# An "ELL"-A Dopefest? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 24, 2002, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529 "2002-09-24T23:18:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2002, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/1 "2002-09-24T23:18:33Z")
Rumour has it that doper Ell is coming up from Oz on December 15th. Sounds like a good excuse for a party to me! If it’s a small-ish group, how about [Ye Olde King’s Head](http://www.yeoldekingshead.com/)? Great fish’n’chips, tasty bangers’n’mash, and those barbequeued robs **Heloise** got that time looked pretty snacky! If it’s a bigger group… any suggestions? How about “The Ad(d)ams Family” for the reservations? ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2002, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/2 "2002-09-24T23:38:15Z")
I just checked out the menu, and it sounds delish! I do love how they parenthetically claim that Welsh Rarebit has nothing to do with rabbits! Depending on if it’s actually the 15th or not, and depending on the time, I could probably drive up and make an excuse to visit family as well. ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2002, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/3 "2002-09-24T23:54:42Z")
I’d like to come, but I’m not sure of my availability in December. Can I get a “maybe”? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/4 "2002-09-25T00:59:08Z")
Oh – that should be barbequeued _ribs_. :o Warning: I’m a big guy, and it’s all I can do to finish off the “Queen Size” fish’n’chips – when I’m actually able to finish it. It’s a pretty good portion. You’d have to be very hungry to finish the King Size! ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/5 "2002-09-25T01:32:58Z")
Me love Ye Olde King’s Head. Me love Beer. Me love anything deep fried. Yeah, I think **JustPlainBryan** & myself shall be there. ---
**Author:** ![Mercutio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/6 "2002-09-25T02:16:24Z")
December 15th… hm… count me in. Don’t know how I’m getting there, but I’m there. If I have no school, I’ll take big blue or something. ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/7 "2002-09-25T02:50:53Z")
**Mercky-Merc** : Since December 15th is a Sunday, chances are Bryan and I will be able to retrieve you and take you home. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/8 "2002-09-25T03:50:03Z")
Mmm… fish & chips & beer & Santa Monica… December 15th is too far off for me to make definite plans, but count me in as a potential ‘maybe’! ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/9 "2002-09-25T03:50:10Z")
Count me in as a “maybe” too. ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/10 "2002-09-25T04:06:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JavaMaven1 \* > \*\*Me love Ye Olde King’s Head. > Me love Beer. > Me love anything deep fried. > > \*\* Does two out of three count? And if I show up, it’ll be a trifecta. This sounds very do-able. ---
**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/11 "2002-09-25T04:57:10Z")
How embarassing :o I like hiding in a little dark corner of the Straight Dope and there my name is on the front page. ---
**Author:** ![Mercutio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/12 "2002-09-25T05:34:10Z")
Yay for Java. You treat me so good 🙂 I’m like the leechy child you never had. ---
**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/13 "2002-09-25T07:59:06Z")
If December 15 is no good for you guys (what with xmas being so close) I will be back in LA a few weeks later. I go back to Oz on Tuesday 14th January, I assume I’ll be in LA for at least a few days previous. I so far have not much idea of what I’ll be doing when I get to America, but these dates are locked in stone. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/14 "2002-09-25T12:10:26Z")
> [@](#): > > How embarassing :o > > I like hiding in a little dark corner of the Straight Dope and there my name is on the front page. I _think_ the So. Cal. Dopers have had the largest Dopefest to-date – last October, IIRC. We seem to have, if not the most get-togethers of any region, then at least close to the most. Any excuse for a party, eh? 😉 (If this is a big one, we’ll have to look into a larger venue than The King’s Head.) > [@](#): > > If December 15 is no good for you guys (what with xmas being so close) I will be back in LA a few weeks later. I go back to Oz on Tuesday 14th January, I assume I’ll be in LA for at least a few days previous. We have a couple of months. We can decide on a date later. Fridays and Saturdays are the best days, as some Dopers have been known to consume mass quantities of alcohol. But we’ve also had small gatherings during the week. If you’re game, let us know when you’re available. (Are you here from the 15th through 14 January? Or oare you leaving and then coming back?) We can work out a night that people can attend. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/15 "2002-09-25T13:54:13Z")
I’m leaving and then coming back. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/16 "2002-09-25T16:45:34Z")
:: nothing to see here, just clicking email notification so that a month down the road when this is resurrected, I’ll know :: ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/17 "2002-09-25T16:46:59Z")
Shit. I forgot to check the box. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/18 "2002-09-27T01:36:03Z")
Anyone feel like setting a tentative date? **Ell** , will you feel like going out after 15 hours in the air? Could we have an “early-ish” meeting during the week? Or should we do it in January? Ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2002, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/19 "2002-09-28T08:08:19Z")
Is that that place to which Mr. Rilch and I got about an hour late? Anyway, yes, we’d love to attend. [confidential to **Johnny L.A.**]: Yes, I’m still here. The lure of the Dope is too strong. **scout** , you don’t have to post in order to get notification. Just click “Subscribe to this thread”. ---
**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2002, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529/20 "2002-09-28T14:22:41Z")
**Johnny L.A.** , check your email. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ell-a-dopefest/129529.md?page=2)