# Come on, everybodys doing it.........or Iowa get together **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 16, 2001, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-everybodys-doing-it-or-iowa-get-together/76530 "2001-08-16T06:41:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f14d63/32.png) [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-everybodys-doing-it-or-iowa-get-together/76530/1 "2001-08-16T06:41:28Z")
In the year or so I’ve been posting I have seen one attempted dopefest, and one happen that I couldn’t attend. I want to see about getting together, but my biggest problem is that I work weekends. So, Iowa Dopers, check in and let’s toss some ideas around. ---
**Author:** ![Formerly\_Bandersnatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e36b37/32.png) [@Formerly\_Bandersnatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Formerly_Bandersnatch)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2001, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-everybodys-doing-it-or-iowa-get-together/76530/2 "2001-08-17T17:05:45Z")
Where in Iowa?? If it’s within driving distance of Omaha, I’d be interested. ---
**Author:** ![Kricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f14d63/32.png) [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2001, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-everybodys-doing-it-or-iowa-get-together/76530/3 "2001-08-17T19:04:40Z")
I’m not sure how long it would take to get here. I’m in the Quad Cities area, and I don’t get out of Iowa much. Chas.E and LittleBird, I have heard you both make Iowa reference, are you close to me? BeagleDave, I’m sure has a thousand things going on right now. Veb? I know there are more out there close to the Quad Cities. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2001, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-everybodys-doing-it-or-iowa-get-together/76530/4 "2001-08-17T20:42:44Z")
Until the 25th of August, I’ll still be in the very southern part of Minnesota. (After that I’ll be in Duluth.) There’s a small chance I might be able to make it to an Iowa dopefest. ---
**Author:** ![Spavined\_Gelding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@Spavined\_Gelding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spavined_Gelding)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2001, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-everybodys-doing-it-or-iowa-get-together/76530/5 "2001-08-17T20:46:55Z")
Any place East of I 35 will work of me. CR is a pretty good town with good resturants and taverns. ---
**Author:** ![Chas.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Chas.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chas.E)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2001, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-everybodys-doing-it-or-iowa-get-together/76530/6 "2001-08-17T21:42:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kricket \* > \*\*Chas.E and LittleBird, I have heard you both make Iowa reference, are you close to me? I don’t like to get too specific about personal info like my address, but I’m not very far west of you. I get weirded out at the thought of meeting internet people in real life. So if I went to a dopefest, it would be the first time I’ve ever done something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Kricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f14d63/32.png) [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2001, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-everybodys-doing-it-or-iowa-get-together/76530/7 "2001-08-18T10:27:55Z")
Chas.E, e-mail if you would like. Honest I don’t bite. Okay, so I nibble a bit, but only if you ask real nice. As for date, time, location, I’m not sure of any of that yet. Like I said I work the weekend warrior shift. I’m not good at planning these things but I really want to meet a few of you. ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2001, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-everybodys-doing-it-or-iowa-get-together/76530/8 "2001-08-18T17:49:03Z")
Maybe middle September-ish… for me…(my birthday is September 12…hint hint) my standing offer of homebrew libations still stands. As far as this “nibbling” thing goes…I think Kricket is just a tease…I live in the same damn town as her…and so far no nibblin’, or gropin’ 😃