# Cleveland Westside Halloween Dopefest! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 2, 2007, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255 "2007-10-02T14:10:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/21 "2007-10-12T12:22:42Z")
I’m planning on an inside party, with a fire outside weather permitting. I sent **OpalCat** a link to this thread. Someone can email her to make sure. Anyone heard from **Unclebeer**? ---
**Author:** ![StinkyBurrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@StinkyBurrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StinkyBurrito)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/22 "2007-10-12T15:03:34Z")
I’ll try to work up the courage to come again. Anyone got any good ideas for a costume? I am terrible at coming up with ideas. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/23 "2007-10-12T15:14:58Z")
[QUOTE=StinkyBurrito] I’ll try to work up the courage to come again. Anyone got any good ideas for a costume? I am terrible at coming up with ideas. [/QUOTE] here is a revised list of costume ideas, there is no need to panic, do not rush for the lifboats, women, children, Red Indians, spacemen and a sort of idealized version of the complete Renaissance Man! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/24 "2007-10-15T00:48:14Z")
[QUOTE=BMalion] here is a revised list of costume ideas, there is no need to panic, do not rush for the lifboats, women, children, Red Indians, spacemen and a sort of idealized version of the complete Renaissance Man! 😃 [/QUOTE] Was there really a list that I missed? ---
**Author:** ![MisterThyristor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@MisterThyristor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MisterThyristor)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/25 "2007-10-15T05:41:09Z")
My schedule is …different, these days, but put me down for most probably. I guess I’ll have to think about a costume. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/26 "2007-10-15T15:12:28Z")
[QUOTE=samclem] Was there really a list that I missed? [/QUOTE] No, that was a line for **Elendil’s Heir**. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/27 "2007-10-16T02:49:48Z")
[QUOTE=StinkyBurrito] I’ll try to work up the courage to come again. Anyone got any good ideas for a costume? I am terrible at coming up with ideas. [/QUOTE] You mean we _scared_ you the first time? This is the mildest group of dopers out there. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/28 "2007-10-16T03:20:36Z")
I’m really trying to make this one happen. The only things that might hamper my attending would be my shitty car, and my paycheck for my last period of training wages (which is one step above indentured servitude). I know what I want my costume to be, and I have the bulk of it, but securing the necessary extras in time for the partay might be tricky. Anyone from Columbus need a paying passenger? I have all my shots, and rarely bite. I’ll have to use a regular seat though. My human-carrier requires the use of an Expedition or Horse trailer. A regular seat is much easier. ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/29 "2007-10-16T13:06:33Z")
Unfortunately, I’m out for this one. The GF has me booked for some event with her family. ---
**Author:** ![StinkyBurrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@StinkyBurrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StinkyBurrito)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/30 "2007-10-16T13:45:51Z")
[QUOTE=samclem] You mean we _scared_ you the first time? This is the mildest group of dopers out there. [/QUOTE] Naw, you guys are nice. I just have a bit of social phobia. I get all panicky and anxious when I hang out with a bunch of strangers from the internet. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/31 "2007-10-16T15:26:48Z")
[QUOTE=StinkyBurrito] Naw, you guys are nice. I just have a bit of social phobia. I get all panicky and anxious when I hang out with a bunch of strangers from the internet. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Now, now. Remember, they’re just as scared of you as you are of them. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/32 "2007-10-17T01:15:57Z")
[QUOTE=StinkyBurrito] Naw, you guys are nice. I just have a bit of social phobia. I get all panicky and anxious when I hang out with a bunch of strangers from the internet. 🙂 [/QUOTE] But…but…we’re not strangers! We’re your friends! **Lillith Fair** still refuses to attend a Dopefest. And this costume thing is starting to freak me out. Can I just wear a sign saying “Token Female” if OpalCat and the GrizzWife and any other eligible female Dopers don’t show up? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/33 "2007-10-17T05:07:44Z")
[QUOTE=BMalion] No, that was a line for **Elendil’s Heir**. [/QUOTE] Duly noted. Sincerely yours, Jethro Q. Walrustitty, MP ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/34 "2007-10-17T12:18:20Z")
[QUOTE=kittenblue] … **Lillith Fair** still refuses to attend a Dopefest. And this costume thing is starting to freak me out. Can I just wear a sign saying “Token Female” if OpalCat and the GrizzWife and any other eligible female Dopers don’t show up? [/QUOTE] Why would wearing a costume freak one out? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/35 "2007-10-17T19:41:05Z")
[QUOTE=BMalion] Why would wearing a costume freak one out? [/QUOTE] If you’re not freaked out - and if you’re not freaking out other partygoers - you just haven’t given enough thought to your costume. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/36 "2007-10-18T05:51:24Z")
Trying to think up a suitable costume, and then find the time to make it/assemble it…that’s the freak-out factor! It’s okay, I’m getting over the stress! I’ve been on cold medicine for a week…I blame that. I’ll be healthy by next week, I promise ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/37 "2007-10-18T18:42:59Z")
I’m out for this too ☹ . I’ll be in Cleveland for Christmas/New Years instead. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/38 "2007-10-18T18:51:22Z")
Edit: Impatient double post sorry! ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/39 "2007-10-18T19:03:30Z")
[QUOTE=An Gadaí] I’m out for this too ☹ . I’ll be in Cleveland for Christmas/New Years instead. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Well, then, you can skip the costume, I suppose. But give us a head’s up! ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255/40 "2007-10-19T19:15:12Z")
Still on? If part of this is outside, I’ll ring a few treats from the humidor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-westside-halloween-dopefest/421255.md?page=3)