# Anyone up for a Batdope? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 5, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880 "2003-02-05T04:22:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/1 "2003-02-05T04:22:37Z")
Lately, I’ve found myself thinking “You know, it would be really good to have a Batdope soon.” Anyone else agree? I’m thinking mid to late March, just to get the time-frame discussion going. ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/2 "2003-02-05T05:40:54Z")
Batdope? What’s a Batdope? Is its secret location deep underground in the Dopecave? Is Robindope its sidekick? ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/3 "2003-02-05T05:43:55Z")
I’d be up for that- and, hey… mid-to-late March is just in time for my birthday! Anyone know if the bats’ll be back in town by then? It’d be good to actually see 'em again. ---
**Author:** ![bristlesage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@bristlesage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bristlesage)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/4 "2003-02-05T06:02:16Z")
Umm, just a suggestion, which it is totally understandable if you’d rather take a miss on. I’m going to be visiting **Genseric** in Abilene the weekend of the 28th-1st-2nd, and I’d love to meet the BatDopers. If it’s too early, that’s fine, but if you’re amenable, so are we. I’ll even bring cake to make up for the fact that we moved it away from **Lightnin’**'s birthday. ---
**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/5 "2003-02-05T06:02:17Z")
I was wondering if the 1st would be good for anyone. **bristlesage** is coming in to Abilene for a visit that weekend, and we’d like to come down to the big city. A Batdope would be great. The problem is, there’s a slight chance plans may change up until around the 22nd, so we can’t commit to anything until then. I’d hate to screw anything up for anyone, but even if there’s no Batdope, we might still come down, and if anyone wanted to hook up with us, that’d be great too. ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/6 "2003-02-05T06:28:39Z")
Look–I was only being semi-facetious. Seriously–where would a Batdope be? I see people from locations in TX and NV saying they’re interested, so…where is the “Bat-” in Batdope? ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/7 "2003-02-05T06:29:55Z")
> [@](#): > > Batdope? What’s a Batdope? It’s a dopefest in Austin, TX. Austin is known for a rather large roost of bats that live underneath one of the main bridges. ---
**Author:** ![Harli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c0e974/32.png) [@Harli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harli)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/8 "2003-02-05T15:05:44Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Joe K_ > **It’s a dopefest in Austin, TX. Austin is known for a rather large roost of bats that live underneath one of the main bridges.** Ohhhhhh! And here I was all excited about the potential of a DopeFest exclusively for Batman fans. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/9 "2003-02-05T15:14:39Z")
[The bats at the Congress bridge](http://www.batcon.org/discover/congress.html). The first dopefest I went to, we all walked down to see the bats, after dinner. If you’ve never seen the bats, I HIGHLY recommend you do so. It’s pretty awe-inspiring. The colony’s something like 1.5 million strong. When they take off at night, the flock (swarm?) shows up on weather radar. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/10 "2003-02-05T15:19:19Z")
Interested - I’ll follow this thread. ---
**Author:** ![TheNerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TheNerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheNerd)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/11 "2003-02-05T15:41:18Z")
Sounds like fun. I’ve got no beef with the time-frame either. ---
**Author:** ![Coda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Coda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coda)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/12 "2003-02-05T16:32:35Z")
Unfortunately I live in the north east. But I had the chance to see them last year whilst visiting my son. Safety Tip\* If they fly directly over your head, do not stand there with mouth agape saying, “WOW”… ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/13 "2003-02-05T17:04:02Z")
I’ll happily turn up and sulk in the corner as usual:p ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/14 "2003-02-05T18:12:37Z")
Bad News Baboon is going to SxSW on the 13th of March… ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/15 "2003-02-05T18:35:12Z")
Well, with my new schedule, I tend to work on Saturdays, but given enough advanced warning, I should be there. There is apparently a Zombie Film Fest on the 8th, if anyone’s interested :). If not, then whatever date will work for me, so long as we get settled a good couple weeks in advanced. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/16 "2003-02-05T19:36:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*Bad News Baboon \*\*\* > Bad News Baboon is going to SxSW on the 13th of March… Screw the bats. Now I’m just jealous of you. ---
**Author:** ![lonelocust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@lonelocust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lonelocust)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/17 "2003-02-05T21:32:47Z")
Gah, I’ve lived in Austin for going on eight years now and have never gone to see the bats :smack:. Barton Springs, Mount Bonnell, etc. dozens of times but never the bats. Not even when I lived on So-Co. What the hell’s wrong with me? ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/18 "2003-02-05T22:13:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bad News Baboon \* > \*\*Bad News Baboon is going to SxSW on the 13th of March… \*\* Cool! If you’re planning to stay in Austin that weekend, I’m perfectly cool with holding it on the 15th. I have yet to make it up to Mount Bonell. The first time I saw the bats was at the Sep. 2001 Batdope. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/19 "2003-02-05T22:24:16Z")
sounds fun! my parents live in Leander, so staying the weekend is not a problem… in fact it’s probably mandatory! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880/20 "2003-02-06T04:33:59Z")
**Funky Space Cowboy** and I should be able to attend. I have old friends to look up in town anyway… time I paid the city a visit again after all these years. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-batdope/152880.md?page=2)