# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Dunawake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dunawake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunawake)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/101 "2007-07-11T18:03:27Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] What do you guys think about So Cal dopers? I will come and drink all your water! That which I cannot finish, I will use to overwater completely unnecessary plants hanging about the bar! I contribute controversial non-local suggestions about things to do in San Francisco. I will wear a San Diego Padres cap and claim that it is a Straight Dope hat! Just kidding, I love the A’s and hate the Padres. I lived in the bay area for 6 years. I will wear leather and black clothing. No one will suspect me of not being NoCal (except when I use that term) until I start speaking surfer and valley speak. In any case, I’d like to visit the nephews and my Pops and this is a good excuse. Count me in as a Maybe or BANNED. I await your judgement. [/QUOTE] As long as you pepper your speech will an acceptable number of "hella"s, nobody will be the wiser. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/102 "2007-07-11T19:17:05Z")
[QUOTE=Dunawake] As long as you pepper your speech will an acceptable number of "hella"s, nobody will be the wiser. [/QUOTE] A friend of mine went to Boston to see the Giants play earlier this year. Apparently a bunch of Giants fans took over a bar, and their password was, “Hella Giants Fans.” ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/103 "2007-07-11T19:50:42Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] What do you guys think about So Cal dopers? I will come and drink all your water! That which I cannot finish, I will use to overwater completely unnecessary plants hanging about the bar! I contribute controversial non-local suggestions about things to do in San Francisco. I will wear a San Diego Padres cap and claim that it is a Straight Dope hat! Just kidding, I love the A’s and hate the Padres. I lived in the bay area for 6 years. I will wear leather and black clothing. No one will suspect me of not being NoCal (except when I use that term) until I start speaking surfer and valley speak. In any case, I’d like to visit the nephews and my Pops and this is a good excuse. Count me in as a Maybe or BANNED. I await your judgement. [/QUOTE] Santa Barbara’s in California? Well I’ll be! Ya learn something new every day. You have three days to learn not to say “I came up here on the five”. Around here it’s “I 5”. Say it, “eye” “five”. 😉 See ya. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/104 "2007-07-11T19:50:23Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] What do you guys think about So Cal dopers? I will come and drink all your water! That which I cannot finish, I will use to overwater completely unnecessary plants hanging about the bar! I contribute controversial non-local suggestions about things to do in San Francisco. I will wear a San Diego Padres cap and claim that it is a Straight Dope hat! Just kidding, I love the A’s and hate the Padres. I lived in the bay area for 6 years. I will wear leather and black clothing. No one will suspect me of not being NoCal (except when I use that term) until I start speaking surfer and valley speak. In any case, I’d like to visit the nephews and my Pops and this is a good excuse. Count me in as a Maybe or BANNED. I await your judgement. [/QUOTE] Santa Barbara’s in California? Well I’ll be! Ya learn something new every day. You have three days to learn not to say “I came up here on the five”. Around here it’s “I 5”. Say it, “eye” “five”. 😉 See ya. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/105 "2007-07-11T20:28:33Z")
Unless something changes, I’m a fairly solid NO at this point. My regrets. Have fun everyone! ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/106 "2007-07-11T20:50:31Z")
I may have to cancel as well ☹ There is a high probability that my Saturday will be spent driving up to Humboldt and back to pick up a metric assload of beef. We’re buying half of a free-range steer from our friend/neighbor’s ranch, and it has apparently already been butchered. Anyone know of a facility in the bay area who rents smaller cold-storage units to the public? I had intended to find such an establishment _prior_ to any meat changing hands, but things got a little accelerated the other day, when I got the unexpected “come get your half of a cow” call. One of the more unique phone calls I’ve ever received, I must say. ---
**Author:** ![twopiecesofeight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5e9695/32.png) [@twopiecesofeight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twopiecesofeight)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/107 "2007-07-11T21:48:51Z")
[QUOTE=ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies] I may have to cancel as well ☹ [/quote] I probably won’t be there either. ☹ A friend got me some show tickets last month and I forgot all about them. He asked me over the weekend, “You ready for the show this coming Saturday?” I went, “Uh, sure” and :smack: myself internally. Sorry guys. I am available in the evening on Friday or Sunday, however. If any Dopers are arriving the day before or staying until the day after and want to have dinner or hang around the bar, just let me know. I may stop by the Chieftain at 11pm. If anyone is still around, look out for the clueless-looking guy asking the bartender if he’s seen a group bringing in a goat and squid… ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/108 "2007-07-11T23:17:45Z")
[QUOTE=twopiecesofeight] I may stop by the Chieftain at 11pm. If anyone is still around, look out for the clueless-looking guy asking the bartender if he’s seen a group bringing in a goat and squid… [/QUOTE] I’m sure we’ll be there until _at least_ 11. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/109 "2007-07-12T03:02:52Z")
> [@](#): > > …if he’s seen a group bringing in a goat and squid… Not just any squid, I want to see one longer than a bus. > [@](#): > > I will wear a San Diego Padres cap and claim that it is a Straight Dope hat! Great minds think alike: I was considering putting on my '98 World Series “SD” Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/110 "2007-07-12T22:34:16Z")
[QUOTE=blondebear] In case anyone is planning on spending the night in The City, There are some decent deals available online. I just grabbed a room at the Hyatt Regency for a bid of $75\* on Priceline. \*$93 and change after taxes and fees…parking ( :eek: ) not included. [/QUOTE] That’s awesome!!! We paid $153.26 after taxes, etc. for a room the Grand Hyatt in Union Square on Hotwire. Not as good as $93, but not as bad as it could be, given it’s good location. It’s walking distance to the Cheiftan and also walking distance to the birthday party we have to go to the next day. Works for me. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/111 "2007-07-12T23:20:52Z")
I can recommend a dozen or so hotels in the area for under $200, my husband and I have stayed all over the city. We’re usually there once or twice a month for a weekend or so and like to look for the more unique places; joie de vivre, Kimpton and Personality are our favorite hotel groups. But, I think we’re mostly done with hotel stays and have converted to apartments. Cheaper than hotels, much larger, kitchen/living room/dining room/patio/etc and parking is included. I love that we’re always in the heart of the neighborhoods we want to be in, we can cook, order food in, and just feel more relaxed and ‘at home.’ This trip we’ll be staying in a condo in Opera Plaza - $100 a night, 2 nights. Check out [VRBO](http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/california/san-francisco-bay-ar#2139) and [craigslist](http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/vac/). Looking forward to this weekend! ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/112 "2007-07-13T15:45:09Z")
Weekday bump. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/113 "2007-07-13T17:45:41Z")
It seemed so far off for so long and now it’s, _tomorrow_! Yay! ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/114 "2007-07-13T19:00:14Z")
[QUOTE=I Love Me, Vol. I] I’d kinda like to drop in but… then you guys would know that I am here in the Bay Area. But maybe some people figured that from some of my posts anyway. But still… then you would know what I look like. Oh and anyway, I have to work that night. Wasn’t this an interesting and helpful post? No. No it wasn’t. But I post it anyway. Because I can’t go ☹ — just when I’m starting to feel comfortable and social enough to meet a group of people I know only from screen-dots. Maybe some other time. But I may have to wear a mask. [/QUOTE] Oh c’mon. Me and you can sit in a dark corner, drinking run 'n coke, and glaring at all the people who are actually having fun. Okay? ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/115 "2007-07-13T19:33:33Z")
[QUOTE=Troy McClure SF] A friend of mine went to Boston to see the Giants play earlier this year. Apparently a bunch of Giants fans took over a bar, and their password was, “Hella Giants Fans.” [/QUOTE] How many northern Californians does it take to change a lightbulb? Hella. -Great Dave, sending his regrets ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/116 "2007-07-13T19:45:29Z")
[QUOTE=Great Dave] How many northern Californians does it take to change a lightbulb? Hella. -Great Dave, sending his regrets [/QUOTE] What’s a lightbulb? Oh, an antique CFL. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/117 "2007-07-13T19:54:42Z")
For you "been there"s. Any food reccommendations? Drinks? I’m still on, pending any last minute chicken out. If mangeorge does (probably) show, be kind. He’s led a casually hermetic life for many years. He plans to sit in a dark corner with **I Love Me, Vol. I**. 😉 Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/118 "2007-07-13T20:57:31Z")
[QUOTE=mangeorge] What’s a lightbulb? Oh, an antique CFL. [/QUOTE] You are referring to a Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb, right? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/119 "2007-07-13T21:04:19Z")
I can’t go - I’ll be seeing the new Harry Potter movie at the Metreon at 7. Shame, too - I have to work in the city on Saturday anyway. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048/120 "2007-07-13T21:08:32Z")
[QUOTE=Great Dave] You are referring to a Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb, right? 😃 [/QUOTE] yep Yep! One of the greatest inventions for those of us who don’t know how to change a light bulb. Those suckers last forever. And save money. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-dopefest-the-chieftain-sat-7-14-6-30pm/408048.md?page=7)