# Chicago Dopes Check-in **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 13, 2001, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236 "2001-09-13T02:18:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/81 "2001-09-23T16:41:00Z")
I had a great time, as is usual for any Doper gathering. Thanks to **Nym** for organizing this sorry bunch. FTR, **tiggeril** won the coveted ChiDope Cleavage Award. And for once, we were _not_ the most loud and obnoxious group at the bar. There was a huge group of people ostensibly there for a birthday party, but they were wearing nametags. WTF? They were loud and obnoxious, but not in a good way like Dopers are. And, as **VileOrb** said, pound for pound, we definitely surpassed the nametage losers. Stoooooooopid me left a disposable camera on the table. Did anyone pick it up? ---
**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/82 "2001-09-23T17:28:44Z")
I licked people! Woo! porc, I have both cameras. I can get them developed. šŸ™‚ I also have mysterious bruises. I donā€™t know where I got them from. Nen is very tall. Very very tall. But he didnā€™t kill and eat me, so itā€™s all good. NymDawg is as rockinā€™ as ever. Nym is the best Chidopinā€™ hostess in the world. Iā€™m crawling my sorry ass back to bed now. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![JoeyHemlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@JoeyHemlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeyHemlock)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/83 "2001-09-23T17:29:26Z")
we got the extra camera, porc. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/84 "2001-09-23T17:30:11Z")
**tiggs** , I would venture a guess and say the bruises are from hugging **Nen** , what with him being all angular and stuffā€¦ šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/85 "2001-09-23T22:53:00Z")
If Iā€™m the best hostess, why did I wake up to nobody there? I mean, yeah, I passed out and all, but not BEFORE I told you where the air mattress was! Oh, my head. Ow. Ow. Ow. There _may_ have been moments of sobriety this weekend, but if there were, I was asleep during them. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/86 "2001-09-23T23:15:44Z")
Note to self: get to know these people better before accepting or extending any invitations. Signed, Slightly Alarmed ---
**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/87 "2001-09-23T23:46:19Z")
Love letter from Joey? Check. Clothes covered in dog fur? Check. Missing items of clothing? Check. Reeking of smoke? Check. Mysterious bruises? Check. Embarassing pictures? Check. Still slightly dizzy, even 10 hours later? Check. Obscene amounts of liquor consumed? Check. People licked? Check. Passing out on Dyno while heā€™s watching SNL reruns? Check. Giving Nen a backrub? Check. Drunken chatting? Check. Yep, it was a Chidope. šŸ˜ƒ LifeonWry, donā€™t worry, we donā€™t bite. We lick. Or at least, I do. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/88 "2001-09-23T23:52:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LifeOnWry \* > \*\*Note to self: get to know these people better before accepting or extending any invitations. > > Signed, Slightly Alarmed \*\* Iā€™ve had the privilege of meeting **Nym** , **tiggeril** , **MikeG** , **porcupine** , and **VileOrb**. There is NO better bunch to hang with. Others come close, but no one can out-do the ChiDopers. Check out chat before you go to the next one so you feel a little more comfortable. Itā€™s a great way to meet other Dopers too. [sub]The usual disclaimer about chat not being affiliated with the Chicago Reader, the SDMB, or anything else for that matter, applies.[/sub] Robin ---
**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/89 "2001-09-23T23:55:45Z")
:o Robin is too damn kind. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/90 "2001-09-24T01:47:47Z")
ā€œCheck out chatā€? CHAT? Where?? Goddammit, you people have got to get better about this welcoming newbie thing. And Iā€™ve been a such a GOOD newbie, too. I did searches before posting, I cited where I was supposed to, I flamed gently and only royally pissed off one person so far and goddammit, none of you people could point me to a MAP or something??? \ I still have all my clothes. I think thatā€™s just unfair of you-all. ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/91 "2001-09-24T02:03:35Z")
Try doing a search on ā€œchatā€ in ATMB, then, dear one. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![FalconFinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@FalconFinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FalconFinder)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/92 "2001-09-24T16:21:32Z")
Ok, Iā€™m about to show my complete an utter ignorance here, but what does ATMB stand for? (Well, it IS Straight Dope and this is where we fight ignorance, right? ā€“ I said RIGHT? šŸ™‚ ) Iā€™m with LifeOnWry here about being a little nervous nowā€¦ šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/93 "2001-09-24T16:43:27Z")
About This Message Board. Itā€™s one of the forums here on the Straight Dope. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/94 "2001-09-24T16:44:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FalconFinder \* > \*\*Ok, Iā€™m about to show my complete an utter ignorance here, but what does ATMB stand for? > \*\* About This Message Board - you know, that forum at the top of the main page. šŸ˜‰ And if the description of this miniChiDope scares you, donā€™t look at the pictures [here](http://photos.yahoo.com/porcupine_barb) or [here](http://photos.yahoo.com/th1nksn0w) or [here](http://photos.yahoo.com/misscreant1107) of the ChiDope Drunken Debuachery that took place the weekend of August 25. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/95 "2001-09-24T16:50:04Z")
[ā€œArs Technica Message Board,ā€](http://arstechnica.infopop.net/OpenTopic/page?a=cfrm&s=50009562) although I fail to see what it has to do with SDMB chat. šŸ˜‰ Really, itā€™s ā€œAbout This Message Board.ā€ The forum you were SUPPOSED to start with here. Not like I did, but thatā€™s what they tell me. Try [http://www.undernet.org/webchat.php](http://www.undernet.org/webchat.php) and type in **/join #straightdope** once you make a connection. You may have to try a few different servers because they get busy. ---
**Author:** ![Sasquatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Sasquatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sasquatch)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/96 "2001-09-24T16:53:30Z")
Bah, I canā€™t make it. And I was looking forward to meeting some of ya tooā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/97 "2001-09-24T17:13:50Z")
Ah, thereā€™s nothing like a ChiDope. I canā€™t wait for my next one. ---
**Author:** ![Nen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Nen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nen)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/98 "2001-09-24T23:01:14Z")
Okay, so Iā€™m sorry for not posting back to this thread more prompty, but Iā€™m still recovering. Yes, thatā€™s right, the wicked Nen was bested by a weekend of drunken debauchery. FTR, **tigg** , Iā€™m not that tall, youā€™re just very, very short. šŸ˜‰ Also FTR, **Rasa** , I am not angular, I am curvaceousā€¦In Riemann geometry, at least. Since my kidneys, liver, brain and other miscellaneous parts not longer funtion, Iā€™m going to go drink some tea and get a body transplant now. ---
**Author:** ![FalconFinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@FalconFinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FalconFinder)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236/99 "2001-09-25T16:18:16Z")
Thanks! I may be lurking soon! šŸ˜‰ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopes-check-in/81236.md?page=4)