# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/61 "2003-05-01T11:18:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by garius \* > \*\*have you tried calling it? galaxies are pretty obedient if you’ve trained them properly: > > “here galaxy! come on boy! come to **angua**! here boy! goooood galaxy…” \*\* Hehe! Sig line 🙂 Its too far away though. It won’t hear me… ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/62 "2003-05-01T12:24:00Z")
I’m good for any of those dates. If it does end up on the 9th, that is the last day of [The Great British Beer Festival](http://www.camra.org.uk/shwebclass.asp?wci=ShowCat&CatId=235). The Saturday session runs from 11:00 to 7:00, tickets are a fiver and probably best bought in advance. I usually go during a weekday lunchtime session, so I don’t know how busy it’s likely to be. As for quizzes, I’m as useless as a very useless thing, but I’m happy to play along. Wetherspoon’s pubs can be quite soulless, but are generally large and the prices won’t be such a shock to the northerners. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/63 "2003-05-01T12:34:54Z")
shocking northerners with the prices down here is half the fun. I’d quite like to see us catch the beer festival if possible. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2003, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/64 "2003-05-01T12:48:44Z")
Well, I will almost certainly be at the beer festival, but us Londoners can catch the beer festival on our ownsome if we want, unless people are interested in coming down for that specifically, I think we sould make the _official_ Londope on the date best for those travelling? ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/65 "2003-05-01T12:51:50Z")
thats actually quite a good idea. NOTE TO SELF: When taking over country have **Tir** killed for being too clever by half. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2003, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/66 "2003-05-01T12:56:38Z")
/me hides the silver bullets and stakes… hey, **Garius** come over here… have you seen my pwetty, pwetty pool of petrol? Ooooooh! Look at all the colours! Here, hold this naked flame, you’ll get a better look then… ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/67 "2003-05-01T13:02:49Z")
oooh okay if you say that its pre… wait a minute …this is a trap isn’t it! ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/68 "2003-05-01T13:10:15Z")
Thus proving that even **garius** is not immune to serious acts of stupidity 🙂 Oh, and I have now managed to locate, and purchase, flash paper. I can now go and scare people with it 😃 _No one_ is to say that I’m scary enough 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/69 "2003-05-01T13:20:15Z")
i’d have thought firebreathing would have been more down your alley… ---
**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:** [May 1, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/70 "2003-05-01T13:21:29Z")
**FIRE!!!** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/71 "2003-05-01T13:27:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by garius \* > \*\*i’d have thought firebreathing would have been more down your alley… \*\* What? Me? But, but, I’m lovely really. 🙂 ::flutters eyelashes:: ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/72 "2003-05-01T14:26:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tir Tinuviel \* > \*\*_bouncy 😃 bouncy 😃 bouncy 😃 bouncy 😃 bouncy_ > > no fire? _sniffle_ > Shame **Ryan\_Liam** wont be 18 till September… I lurve him I do! 😛 \*\* All good things come to those who wait:D…remember when I’m 18 I need to experience the virtues of “Punch Drunk Love” and you are a crazy mad tiger! ---
**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:** [May 1, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/73 "2003-05-01T15:44:10Z")
heee! Well, I’ll get you drunk, but methinks **Twisty** might have something to say about the others! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/74 "2003-05-02T09:38:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Angua \* > \*\*Its too far away though. It won’t hear me… \*\* Nothing can be that far away. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/75 "2003-05-02T11:23:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ianzin \* > \*\*Nothing can be that far away. \*\* now thats just eeeeeeevil. ---
**Author:** ![ObiWan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47774/32.png) [@ObiWan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ObiWan)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/76 "2003-05-02T14:04:02Z")
All of the suggested dates work for me, so count me in. So, did you all enjoy BrumDope? (and is there “an aftermath” thread?) ---
**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:** [May 2, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/77 "2003-05-02T14:09:12Z")
Yay! **ObiWan**! there sure is… the thread is [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=180157). And there is a website with piccies [here](http://www.kat22.com) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/78 "2003-05-02T14:44:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ianzin \* > \*\*Nothing can be that far away. \*\* That’s not very nice at all now is it? My galaxy is too far away - 190 megaparsecs in fact 🙂 (That’s about 6000000000000000000000000m) Besides, in space, _no one_ can hear you shout - let alone talk 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/79 "2003-05-02T14:51:10Z")
I forgot to mention, I agree with **Kabbes** about the quiz. It’ll be nice to see you all again! ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136/80 "2003-05-02T14:52:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Angua \* > **That’s not very nice at all now is it? My galaxy is too far away - 190 megaparsecs in fact 🙂 (That’s about 6000000000000000000000000m)** About ten minutes away then 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-londope-plan-now-and-avoid-the-rush/172136.md?page=5)