# August Londope -- plan now, and avoid the rush **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 30, 2003, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136 "2003-04-30T13:10:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![Tir\_Tinuviel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/341 "2003-08-01T14:15:01Z")
**Bibliovore** , there are lots of piccies of some of us here… [Londope 1 and Brumdope](http://www.kat22.com) BTW, did anyone get any piccies of the second Londope we did last year? When we went to the Museum? Damn, I need to finish that site… That’s a cunning idea Frannie 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tir\_Tinuviel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/342 "2003-08-01T14:22:46Z")
oops, sorry **Biliovore** and the rest of your question… Yep, 23rd August at the Silver Cross at the Trafalgar Square end of Whitehall. Have we sorted out a meeting time for the pub yet? If the play starts at 2:30, it’s gotta be done by what 6:30? Meet in the Silver cross at 7? Meet somewhere near Regents Park at 12? 1? for a pre-perfromance bevvie? panic panic panic! Must sort out beer! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bibliovore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/343 "2003-08-01T16:13:17Z")
Thanks, **Tir** , sounds brilliant. I’ll be there at 7 then. And I’ve just realised that none of you have the faintest idea of what _I_ look like, so I have the advantage, hee, hee! Is there any special ettiquette to meeting other Dopers in real life? Do we refer to each other by our Doper names or our real ones, or simply as “Hey, you”? Any particularfaux-pas I should avoid? Do we get to gossip about dopers that aren’t there? Gosh, I’m looking forward to this! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/344 "2003-08-01T21:28:04Z")
Well, it _is_ customary for first-timers to buy the first four or five rounds… 😉 It’s actually not very difficult to locate the Doper table, as we’re the ones talking loudly and waving our arms even before the drinking has started in earnest. Plus, if **Tir** ’s there, you’ll just _know_ who she is. I thought about bringing nametags, but that’s a bit too naff for a pub setting. You’ll just have to figure out what to call people when you get there. Incidentally, I’ve trimmed down the quiz to allow for the usual yakking/drinking/loo breaks, but you should still bring your trivia brains. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/345 "2003-08-03T18:18:14Z")
I like the idea of the theatre matinee too, if we could coordinate things so that we’re not sitting on opposite sides of the park. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/346 "2003-08-03T19:56:19Z")
Is it going to be necessary for me to wear That Shirt again? And I may have to take enormous offence if I’m called by my SDMB name instead of my real one. Or vice versa. Or something. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/347 "2003-08-04T10:16:12Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Steve Wright \* Is it going to be necessary for me to wear That Shirt again? QUOTE] Not necessarily - if it’s cloudy then i’ll be wearing my green german army surplus shirt like last time, and if its sunny then i’ll wear either my red one with pictures of che guevara on or my blue one with pictures of dali, ghandi, einstein and james dean. Either way i’ll probably be pretty distinctive. And whats happening with this theatre thingy? i’m interested. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/348 "2003-08-04T11:01:07Z")
Re: the theatre thingy. Having suggested it, I’m going to have to admit that there’s no way I can afford to book tickets for everyone and then have you pay me back. I trust you, I just can’t make the initial outlay. Any brave volunteers for that? Or are we all as broke as each other? Alternatively, I can HIGHLY recommend The Reduced Shakespeare Company - they usually have tickets left on the day for the matinee and they’re brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/349 "2003-08-04T11:04:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Francesca \* > \*\*I trust you, I just can’t make the initial outlay. Any brave volunteers for that? Or are we all as broke as each other? > \*\* i’ve just cleared off my credit card so _technically_ i could do it - it would depend on how many i’d need to get. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/350 "2003-08-04T11:57:43Z")
_sits in a corner, sulking jealously about all the fun you’re all going to have, which I can’t make_ ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/351 "2003-08-04T12:04:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Angua \* > \*\*_sits in a corner, sulking jealously about all the fun you’re all going to have, which I can’t make_ \*\* Its your own fault - don’t expect sympathy… ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/352 "2003-08-04T12:07:31Z")
Whaddaya mean? My own fault? Can’t make the beer festival because of workaholic supervisor, and can’t make LonDope because of a family wedding… _sulk_ Its not fair. _pout_ ---
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/353 "2003-08-04T12:31:44Z")
> [@](#): > > 23rd August at the Silver Cross at the Trafalgar Square end of Whitehall. I’m on a stag weekend in Theydon Bois that weekend. If we come into town I’ll suggest this place for a couple of jars, but I’m sure you all understand that organising blokes on a stag do is like juggling live eels. Will there be some kind of heraldic device or must I play a game of “guess the Dopers table”? ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/354 "2003-08-04T12:49:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SentientMeat \* > \*\*Will there be some kind of heraldic device or must I play a game of “guess the Dopers table”? \*\* Just say at the top of your voice to a mate: “Did you know that a duck’s quake doesn’t echo? _And nobody knows why?_.” The table that starts throwing empty glasses and beer bottles at you is where the Dopers are sitting. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/355 "2003-08-04T12:55:04Z")
The spotter’s guide to Londopers: _One of us_ has fangs. _One of us_ will be the shortest person in the pub and may be wearing a crown. _One of us_ will be wearing some kind of army surplus shirt. _One of us_ will be explaining statistics and/or cricket with the use of drawn diagrams. _One of us_ will be a deceptively quiet beardy man asking trivia questions. _One of us_ will be uttering a low moan any time someone mentions “WH Smiths”. _One of us_ will be either playing with a pack of cards or hammering a nail up his nose. _One of us_ will be the tallest bloke in the pub and everyone will think he is Canadian because he’s too polite to American. Anyone care add some? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/356 "2003-08-04T13:42:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Francesca \* > **_One of us_ will be either playing with a pack of cards or hammering a nail up his nose.** I thought that one was going to be on the other side of the world at the time. Did I miss an itinerary change? And don’t worry, **Angua** , you won’t be forgotten. We promise to talk about you in great and graphic detail… ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/357 "2003-08-04T13:44:44Z")
I wasn’t sure. I couldn’t remember whether this was a date he could make or not. And anyway, how do you know _I_ won’t hammer a nail up my nose? ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/358 "2003-08-04T13:49:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jr8 \* > \*\* > And don’t worry, **Angua** , you won’t be forgotten. We promise to talk about you in great and graphic detail… \*\* :eek: is really all I can say. I may be able to pop in for an hour or so, seeing as I’ll be in London. I’ll see what I can do. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/359 "2003-08-04T13:56:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Francesca \* > **I wasn’t sure. I couldn’t remember whether this was a date he could make or not.** I thought he was away too. ---
**Author:** ![Bibliovore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/360 "2003-08-04T14:44:49Z")
**Tir** , I’m sure you get this all the time, but I’ve just got to ask about the fangs! Are they natural, or are they ceramic implants? I have to admit that implants sound quite cool, but I just don’t have the complexion to pull it off. I’ve got more of an Italian glow than an appropriately milky pallor… Anyway, it doesn’t sound like I’ll have too much trouble spotting you lot. I’ll be the guy with the shaved head and the goatee looking on incredulously at the goings-on from the corner. **Garius** - how’s the house-hunting going? Found a place yet? **Angua** - please do try to make it, it’d be such a shame if I didn’t get to meet you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136.md?page=19)