# ChiDope 2004 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 2, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113 "2004-03-02T15:19:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/81 "2004-03-21T18:48:09Z")
I’m still thinking about it. My son’s first birthday is on the 20th so, naturally, I was thinking of having his party the following Saturday (which would be the 22nd, for those of you following along… 😃 ) I _suppose_ I could have his party the Saturday before, but I’d have to talk about with That Guy. Put me down as a maybe. ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/82 "2004-03-21T19:54:52Z")
I guess you could put **Spider Woman** and I down as a maybe. It’s not all that much of a drive, 450-500 miles. Plus, we need to get out more. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/83 "2004-03-21T20:01:21Z")
> [@Stover9](#): > > Well, I don’t think we were successful in our attempts at bleacher seats, so we’ll probably end up with standing room only, or scalp some the day of the game. Last year we got great seats for the first Sat Cubs/Cards game for $40. Either way, I know I’ll be there! I’ll have to stop by Section 205 and say hi. . . Excellent! As we approach the date I’ll get in touch so we can meet. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/84 "2004-03-21T20:02:30Z")
> [@Boyo Jim](#): > > Is there any suggestion that it may be a “carnivore-hostile” restaurant? Not at all. I’m a meat eater myself and have had great meaty meals there. It’s Persian food, so shish kebab (HELLO! meat on a stick!) is paramount. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/85 "2004-03-21T20:21:22Z")
Y’know, if I **do** decide to come, I have a 7 passenger minivan. If more MNDopers want to go, we could just take that and then no one has to pay for all the gas. Just a thought. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2004, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/86 "2004-03-21T20:23:23Z")
> [@Boyo Jim](#): > > I’m a little leery of the “veggie-friendly” restaurant. I typically eat vegetables only when they are positioned as obstacles between me and hunks of meat. Otherwise there’s no incentive. Is there any suggestion that it may be a “carnivore-hostile” restaurant? Oh, by no means. They have some of the best hunks of grilled meat in the city. I’m normally not a huge carnivore myself, but Reza’s is one of the few places I get excited about huge hunks of meat (in terms of restaurants, anyway). It’s a Persian place; the Persians are masters of the kebab, but they are also masters of many other things as well, a fair number of them veggie. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/87 "2004-03-21T21:43:50Z")
Dave and I hate you all, so we’re coming to pee on you. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/88 "2004-03-21T21:59:02Z")
> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#): > > Dave and I hate you all, so we’re coming to pee on you. A golden shower from Gingy? Sign me the hell up! ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/89 "2004-03-21T23:03:14Z")
**Gingy** ’s coming! Sweet! I’ll definitely show then. I was sort of on the fence before. (I kid, duh.) I’m trying to convince **LaurAnge** to come now. I know you want to, Lauren! I KNOW YOU WANT TO. Although I said I would go to the Shedd earlier in this thread, I’m about to begin a stint volunteering at the Field Museum, so I guess I’ll go there instead and indulge my weakness for playing the tour-guide. I expect to be a master of the museum by the time ChiDope rolls around. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2004, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/90 "2004-03-21T23:56:13Z")
> [@Gundy](#): > > A golden shower from Gingy? Sign me the hell up! Huh. You got $135? ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/91 "2004-03-22T00:31:27Z")
> [@Boyo Jim](#): > > I’m a little leery of the “veggie-friendly” restaurant. To clarify, Reza’s is not a vegetarian-only restaurant, but they do have a variety of vegetarian entrees for those who want it. There are lots of meat-friendly meals as well. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/92 "2004-03-22T00:39:35Z")
> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#): > > Huh. You got $135? Ah, I see I get the discounted rate. Excellent. ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/93 "2004-03-22T00:53:21Z")
**Gingy** has told me to JUST COME. So, we are. I don’t know how it will happen, but it will happen. ---
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/94 "2004-03-22T01:33:21Z")
Well, **Kyla** , you may get your wish after all… save a spot on the floor for me. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/95 "2004-03-22T01:37:27Z")
> [@LaurAnge](#): > > Well, **Kyla** , you may get your wish after all… save a spot on the floor for me. YES! I am the most persuasive person evar! ---
**Author:** ![Mnementh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/96 "2004-03-22T01:55:06Z")
Watch your ass, Chicago. Mnementh’s comin’ to town. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/97 "2004-03-22T01:55:15Z")
Can Bryan and I sleep on your floor, too? I’ll cook you yummy things and stuff. Promise. ---
**Author:** ![Jadis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/98 "2004-03-22T02:10:47Z")
I hadn’t given serious consideration to attending ChiDope this year, because I already have plans for the weekends before and after…_however_…I see that I can get reasonable airfare, and now I’m giving it some thought. Anyone still needing a roommate for the hotel where Jane D’Oh is reserving rooms? Finding affordable lodging will probably be the deciding factor for me. ---
**Author:** ![Daerlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Daerlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daerlyn)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/99 "2004-03-22T02:28:46Z")
I will also be coming up with **Mnementh, LaurAnge, and CuriousCanuck**. If anyone has crash space for me, that’d be great. Or if anyone knows of cheap motels. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113/100 "2004-03-22T02:31:29Z")
> [@Silver Fire](#): > > Y’know, if I **do** decide to come, I have a 7 passenger minivan. If more MNDopers want to go, we could just take that and then no one has to pay for all the gas. Just a thought. I like the way you think, Silvy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chidope-2004/232113.md?page=6)