# Bay Area Dopefest- The Chieftain, Sat 7/14, 6:30pm **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 14, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048 "2007-06-14T21:19:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/61 "2007-06-20T03:24:31Z")
If I come do I have to tell what my screen name is? Or can I try to pass as somebody less stupid? ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/62 "2007-06-20T04:42:25Z")
\*\*Rhiannon8404 \*\*and I will be there. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/63 "2007-06-20T16:48:04Z")
Count me in. ---
**Author:** ![Sassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassy)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/64 "2007-06-20T17:05:26Z")
I should have caught up by then, and I like the Chieftan - see you all there! ---
**Author:** ![Myself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@Myself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myself)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/65 "2007-06-20T19:10:20Z")
I, Myself, just scratched the date on the wall. Count me in. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/66 "2007-06-21T07:39:38Z")
I’m there! (so where is everyone… oh!) I’ll be there! ---
**Author:** ![Dunawake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dunawake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunawake)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/67 "2007-06-21T23:48:32Z")
Just bumping the thread in case anyone still hadn’t seen it yet. 🙂 That’s okay right? ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/68 "2007-06-22T00:11:19Z")
[QUOTE=Dunawake] Just bumping the thread in case anyone still hadn’t seen it yet. 🙂 That’s okay right? [/QUOTE] Why you lousy… 😉 The more the merrier, imo. Well, up to a point, I guess. I dunno. Nobody answered my query: Do I have to cop to my username? exA4 ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/69 "2007-06-22T00:31:10Z")
I’ll be there. ---
**Author:** ![qubed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f07891/32.png) [@qubed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qubed)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/70 "2007-06-22T00:32:50Z")
[QUOTE=mangeorge] Nobody answered my query: Do I have to cop to my username? [/QUOTE] Well, I think it’s only appropriate that **Nametag** wear a nametag. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/71 "2007-06-22T00:53:22Z")
[QUOTE=mangeorge] Nobody answered my query: Do I have to cop to my username? exA4 [/QUOTE] Of course you don’t have to but it’d be kind of odd, in my opinion. Kind of the point of these things is to meet the people behind the posts. And, unless there’s a no username using contigent, we’d pretty much know who you are by you’re not giving one up. Or you could just show up and start chatting with the group as a random bar patron, but then you wouldn’t really get to talk ‘board’ stuff without giving yourself up as a member. If I’m counting correctly it looks like we’ve got about 25 confirmed and at least 10 more showing interest. I’ll probably give The Chieftan a call some time next week to confirm the reservation again and see if they can maybe increase it to 30 or so, but I’m not too worried about that, like I said, we’ll definitely find room for everyone. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/72 "2007-06-22T02:06:58Z")
In case anyone else is interested, the following day is the [SF Aids Walk](http://www.aidswalk.net/sanfran/). I’m thinking about signing the wifey and I up and just staying at a hotel in the city after the Dopefest. We could have team…hint, hint… ---
**Author:** ![JCorre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3da27b/32.png) [@JCorre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCorre)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/73 "2007-06-22T08:20:29Z")
Are shameless lurkers welcome to join? If so count me in! ---
**Author:** ![Dunawake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dunawake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunawake)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/74 "2007-06-22T17:28:30Z")
[QUOTE=JCorre] Are shameless lurkers welcome to join? If so count me in! [/QUOTE] I was a shameless lurker until about a year ago, so I assume so 😃 ---
**Author:** ![groman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@groman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groman)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/75 "2007-06-22T21:01:11Z")
Count me as tentative. Count my +1 as a tentative on top of that. 🙂 So what are these things usually like? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/76 "2007-06-22T21:07:05Z")
Well, the Silent Film Festival is that weekend, so if I make it at all, I’ll have to leave early enough to catch **[Beggars of Life](http://www.silentfilm.org/2007festival/Beggars%20of%20Life/schedule.htm)**. We’ll see… ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/77 "2007-06-22T21:41:36Z")
[QUOTE=groman] So what are these things usually like? [/QUOTE] Giant drug-fueled orgies. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/78 "2007-06-22T22:32:54Z")
Here’s what I see now, if we count **ArchiveGuy** as tenative: Attending: **psycat90 lobstermobster ( +1 ) Dunawake ( +1 ) Truy McClure SF ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies ( +1 ) Valgard Mr. Excellent alanak Miller blondebear mangeorge twopiecesofeight garygnu Demo Suburban Plankton Rhiannon8404 SpoilerVirgin Sassy Myself Nametag kevja JCorre** \*Total: 25 people \* Tentative: **Ghanima groman ( +1 ) ArchiveGuy** _Total: 4 people_ ---
**Author:** ![groman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@groman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groman)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/79 "2007-06-22T22:56:36Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] Giant drug-fueled orgies. [/QUOTE] Well I knew _that_ part, but I don’t want to show in full ceremonial headdress and then find out that 98% of Bay Area dopers are actually a tightly knit group of 43 year old plumbers from Cleveland all named Edgar. Would my face be red or what? ---
**Author:** ![groman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@groman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groman)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/80 "2007-06-22T23:03:47Z")
Missed my edit window. Slightly offtopic: Who was the doper who outsourced his body to Pittsburgh so that some guy would breathe for him and is he still around (the doper, not the contractor in Pittsburgh)? I tried searching for “pittsburgh breathing” but I didn’t find that thread? Was he from the bay area? Edit: It was “Homer” and the last post I could find by him was [this gem, but a rather strange note to go out on.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4427688&postcount=38) That was in 2004. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048.md?page=5)