# Brit Dope Winter 2003 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 1, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981 "2003-10-01T21:07:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/81 "2003-10-07T13:48:34Z")
I’m really liking all this talk of ridiculously skewed gender imbalances… Now I just need to screw my courage to the sticking place and see if I can hunt down the Continental Contingent in my awful, rusty French! Wish me luck! ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/82 "2003-10-07T14:18:35Z")
I don’t make them, they come with a children’s book called _The Naughty Sheep_. I have sixteen small sheep. They do balancing tricks. [Behold!](http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QAD8AocSS1KtiFpwrSf8arR41ZQv7bFRv6LuEOk2iclm4fLhbpCOBnxoCWnDnEeNq4Ydiolpxu0zIGC6bi3eBZv15Msd0rhNqo78AhxwwR0/pyramid2.jpg?dc=4675378691343506083) ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/83 "2003-10-07T14:56:11Z")
I don’t make them, they come with a children’s book called _The Naughty Sheep_. I have sixteen small sheep. They do balancing tricks. [Behold!](http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QAD8AocSS1KtiFpwrSf8arR41ZQv7bFRv6LuEOk2iclm4fLhbpCOBnxoCWnDnEeNq4Ydiolpxu0zIGC6bi3eBZv15Msd0rhNqo78AhxwwR0/pyramid2.jpg?dc=4675378691343506083) ---
**Author:** ![curly\_chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@curly\_chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curly_chick)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/84 "2003-10-07T16:09:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eva Luna \* > \*\*Now I just need to screw my courage to the sticking place and see if I can hunt down the Continental Contingent in my awful, rusty French! Wish me luck! \*\* Bong shyhontz 😃 Is that rusty enough for you? ---
**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:** [October 8, 2003, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/85 "2003-10-08T08:22:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by garius \* > \*\*Us getting that right goes down as one of my proudest but geekiest moments of all time. 😃 \*\* I know _I_ was impressed you got that one right. Yes, there will be a quiz. Yes, it will be somewhat shorter. I will also make at least a halfhearted attempt at enforcing the answering of questions in a timely manner (i.e. less than the time it takes to go to the loo, go to the bar, buy a pint and come back, as some folk did last time). The format will be similar to that of the last one. The questions will probably not be as difficult as last time (or at least most of them won’t be); however, they may be more demented. As before, I make no apologies for questions blatantly swiped from other people. Yes, there will be at least one question involving a monkey again, so **Tir** had damn well better show up this time. Yes, I am accepting bribes of money and pints. The information you receive in return may have no bearing on the actual quiz, but hey, that’s the risk you take. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/86 "2003-10-08T12:04:59Z")
It looks like November 29th has been settled, but has a place been decided? London? Birmingham? Edinburgh? Slough? Outer Hebrides? ---
**Author:** ![sirtonyh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@sirtonyh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sirtonyh)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/87 "2003-10-08T13:10:03Z")
okey doekey then, I’m almost vaguely certain I might possibly be able to definitely make the 29th in London. Can’t do Birmingham I’m afraid 'cause, well, it’s like north of watford and my passport is out of date. Do we have a location or numbers yet? - female or male - married or happy - straight/gay/lesbian/transvestite/transgender/indifferent/flexible ---
**Author:** ![Herge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Herge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Herge)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/88 "2003-10-08T13:12:19Z")
I’d be up for it, as long as its London. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/89 "2003-10-08T13:21:27Z")
London or immediate environs for me, please; otherwise I’ll have to deputise a quizmaster/mistress. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/90 "2003-10-08T13:51:08Z")
FYI: [The last quiz.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=216128) ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/91 "2003-10-08T14:15:29Z")
Ain’t promising but I’ll pencil it in ---
**Author:** ![confessorknight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9a140/32.png) [@confessorknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/confessorknight)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/92 "2003-10-09T10:29:10Z")
If its London based then I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/93 "2003-10-09T10:30:44Z")
Well, since **qts** has offered me a place to stay, I’m up for London. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2003, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/94 "2003-10-09T11:32:10Z")
beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and be… ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/95 "2003-10-09T11:49:38Z")
I sure hope it’s London, since the earliest I’ll be able to reach England will be Saturday very early a.m. (Mom will kill me if I miss Thanksgiving, and the earliest direct Chicago-London flight leaves at 4 pm Friday), and I’ll already be jet-lagged as hell. Having looked at the last quiz, I think I’m screwed; it’s a tad UK-centric. But I did know the Monopoly question; my grandparents used to live there. That’s OK, though. I’m sure that plenty of others will be making fools of themselves, and there are no huge egos in this crowd, right? ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/96 "2003-10-09T11:56:59Z")
yeah, what Tir said. are we off to Camden at the start of november? i havent been there for ages. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/97 "2003-10-09T12:39:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tir Tinuviel \* > \*\*beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and be… \*\* Look… Lines! ---------\> ----------------------- Oh and KABOOM! From my stash of fire paper. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SpaceDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spacedog/32/9932_2.png) [@SpaceDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpaceDog)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/98 "2003-10-09T15:44:06Z")
:: shuffles timidly into thread :: Eh, chances are reasonable good that I’ll be in London 'round that time and I’ve always fancied going to a dopefest … so, any objections to some random Scots bloke turning up ? Oh, and, > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tir Tinuviel \* > \*\*beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and be… \*\* Well said. SD :: ambles out of thread again :: ---
**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:** [October 9, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/99 "2003-10-09T15:54:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tir Tinuviel \* > \*\*beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and beer and be… \*\* See, this is exactly the problem. It’s all very well saying that sort of thing here, but you just _can’t_ do it to the bartender like you did Tuesday night. It’s no wonder the pub ran short on pint glasses… ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981/100 "2003-10-09T17:26:13Z")
As mentioned above: > [@](#): > > Where will most of the activities take place? > > Kinda hard to find a place to stay without knowing which area is within stumbling/waddling distance. Any ideas??? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dope-winter-2003/204981.md?page=6)