# DC/NoVa/MD Party/Dopefest! 6/2/01 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 18, 2001, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440 "2001-03-18T02:51:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Anniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@Anniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniz)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/41 "2001-04-09T19:22:07Z")
**Jonathan Chance** , a very good idea with a web came, I would feel so much better then.😉 **iampunha** , I don’t need a leash, he’s alreaddy been trained by me.😉 ---
**Author:** ![moi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/42 "2001-04-09T20:49:23Z")
Um, whips, chains and webcams… O.O **Jonathan** , are you certain this doesn’t qualify as a Dopefest, then? ---
**Author:** ![dcnewsman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dcnewsman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dcnewsman)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/43 "2001-04-09T21:12:49Z")
Add me to that maybe list too. Sounds like fun. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/44 "2001-04-10T14:53:43Z")
I insist! It’s a **party**!!! I might rethink that if the Dopers to pal ratio exceeds 1-1, not before! And **Anniz**? I’m not sure I want to know what a ‘web came’ is… So at the moment we’re looking at interest from: \*\* Montfort activgurl RTFirefly iampunha ultress goboy Who\_me? Olentzero and Mrs O JuanitaTech Lucretia, Bluesman and kids RobotArm Weirddave SuaSponte Captain Amazing moi Attrayant that\_darn\_cat Airman Doors, USAF Falcon dcnewsman \*\* Looking good! Anyone else interested? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/45 "2001-04-10T15:17:29Z")
Y’know, I saw this thread weeks ago. And I was _certain_ I had replied to it. Apparently, I didn’t. Anyways, I’ll likely be there, and hopefully will be able to coax out Rebecca (I assume Greg’s been invited as well, which may help coax her). John ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/46 "2001-04-10T17:28:52Z")
My dopefest quotient will go up by 10 if everyone comes! Yippee! Gosh . . . I have my English final done, I have no worries for sociology, no worries for psych, summer is planned, fall is getting to be that way . . . and my dopefest quotient is going to get near 50. Life is good. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/47 "2001-04-11T17:24:40Z")
**iampunha** , I’m glad things are going well for you! God knows we all need a little of _that_ from time to time! **John Corrado** , yes Greg will be there (so he tells me) and Rebecca is more than welcome to come as well. I look forward to having you all out. Last time you didn’t get closer than the driveway at 3AM if I recall correctly. Try to bring that Chrononaut game, will you? I think I’m going to set up my music room as a game room this time and that was a lot of fun. And what’s a ‘dopefest quotient’? ---
**Author:** ![activgurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@activgurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/activgurl)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2001, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/48 "2001-04-16T10:40:20Z")
How’s everyone doing? I haven’t been able to come up with any food suggestions, but as long as it isn’t haggis or some kind of blood pudding, I think we’ll be alright. I’m still looking forward to this get-together! You wouldn’t mind if me & my tent squat on a piece of your yard/field? We thank you in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2001, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/49 "2001-04-16T13:51:37Z")
**activgurl** , as long as it’s not a circus tent we should be OK. We’ve got an acre and a half and lose about 1/3 of it to the buildings so there should be room for you. Heck, you’re not the only one who’s mentioned wanting to camp on site. Bear in mind though, I live right ON Route 9. You can camp withing sight of the road or behind the guest house (it’s not ready for guests) with a lovely view of the propane tank. Hey, the choice is yours… Still looking for food suggestions. Otherwise I’m sticking with middle-american food, cold cuts, BBQ, that sort of thing… ---
**Author:** ![that\_darn\_cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@that\_darn\_cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/that_darn_cat)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2001, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/50 "2001-04-16T14:55:12Z")
A few quick vegatarian/vegan suggestions: Obvious, but a big prepared veggie tray. Most folks will nibble on this anyway. If your freind doesn’t do dairy, then you may wish to serve an italian or other dairy-free dressing. It’s worth checking the bottle for animal indgredients. If your planning on barbacuing, there are numerous brands of Veggie burgers and dogs, **moi** and I are fond of Moringstar Farms, but Boca makes a vegan burger that your freind should be able to eat. You may have to throw some tinfoil on the grill to keep the meat juices off them. (I’m not that picky, but some folks are.) A pasta sald without mayo or dairy will probably pass muster. We’d be willing to bring a dish or two, and bring down the veggie burgers, let us know the aprroximate number of veggies coming. Cheers ---
**Author:** ![Theios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e8c25b/32.png) [@Theios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theios)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2001, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/51 "2001-04-20T05:53:48Z")
Even though I’ve been lurking for about two years, I wouldn’t dare think of attending (I feel I know you, but you sure don’t know me). What’s been driving me nuts is trying to figure out where you live. You see, I live right just inside WV and I commute to McLean. I drive Rt 9 everyday and now you say you live “right on 9”. Okay, on Rt9 with “buildings” (??) and a guest house thingy. Gaahhh!! It’s driving me nuts!! (great, now I sound like a stalker) BTW… I think it’s cool that “O” will be there. He and Foster (glass blowing guy) are my favs at the Fair. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2001, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/52 "2001-04-20T06:14:01Z")
A dopefest quotient, Jonathan, is the number of dopers you have met at dopefests. The term doesn’t make sense to me . . . it’d seem to ME that a dopefest quotient is how many dopers you see per dopefest. Theos, come on along! It’ll be fun:) ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2001, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/53 "2001-04-20T17:01:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Theios \* > \*\*Even though I’ve been lurking for about two years, I wouldn’t dare think of attending (I feel I know you, but you sure don’t know me). What’s been driving me nuts is trying to figure out where you live. You see, I live right just inside WV and I commute to McLean. I drive Rt 9 everyday and now you say you live “right on 9”. Okay, on Rt9 with “buildings” (??) and a guest house thingy. Gaahhh!! It’s driving me nuts!! > > (great, now I sound like a stalker) > > BTW… I think it’s cool that “O” will be there. He and Foster (glass blowing guy) are my favs at the Fair. \*\* _ **GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY!!!** _ Another Doper actually lives near me!!! You drive past our place every single day. It’s the big, yellow, ramshackle house right at the intersection of Route 9 (Charles Town Pike) and Route 671 (Harpers Ferry Road). Right across from where the general store burned down last July. (Side note: It’s a helluva thing to be awakened at 3AM because the fire trucks are hosing down your house ‘just in case’) **Theios** , you **have** to come! It’s a natural! Come, enjoy the food, meet the dogs, drive the tractor! It’s _ordained by fate dang it!!!_ Can I please have a show of hands from everyone who would like **Theios** to make it to the party? Who cares if you’re mostly a lurker? We all did that at one point. The important thing is that you’re **welcome** in my house! Think of all the fun we’d have! C’mon! I’ll buy the wine! * * * Another thought on preview… You say you feel you know me but I don’t know you. Well, I don’t care! I’ve met a grand total of **one** doper so far in my life and that was by accident. So it’s not like all of us are bestest buddies! But we share a common thread… _starts humming America the Beautiful_ A common thread centering on the eradication of ignorance. A common thread about being positive. A common thread about getting to know the people that you hang out on message boards with. God Bless America! And show up to the party. You’ll be amazed at how much fun you have. Here’s another enticement. I read your profile (don’t think I’m creepy or anything, one good stalk deserves another, after all) and I, too, have been in IT, Mrs Chance is current testing manager for a software design firm, we’ve both been network admins, I currently run an independent computer game newsletter and we have tons of pets. Finally, I commute from Hillsboro to Vienna everyday. **I’M TELLING YOU IT’S MEANT TO BE!!!** Who’s with me here?!?!?!?!?! ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2001, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/54 "2001-04-20T18:41:02Z")
I concur wholeheartedly, Jonathan. Theios, you gotta come! I registered June 6 of last year. My first dopefest was in . . . October of last year? Whenever “The Exorcist” got re-released. I was going to dinner and a movie with pldennison, peta tzunami, falcon, sqrl cub and dcnewsman. They all knew eachother very well. Was I intimidated by all these vets? Initially, yeah. But then I found my niche. You will, too. But you have to COME to the darned DOPEFEST to find it! ---
**Author:** ![Theios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e8c25b/32.png) [@Theios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theios)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2001, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/55 "2001-04-20T20:30:15Z")
Lord have mercy, Jonathan. After a moving post like that, how could I refuse you (not to mention the tractor rides!) I talked to my SO about it and explained that I wouldn’t really know a soul there. She reminded me that total strangers come up to us and tell us their life story anyway, so what’s the difference. So count me and my SO in please. No need to give us directions, I know where your place is. ---
**Author:** ![activgurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@activgurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/activgurl)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2001, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/56 "2001-04-24T12:57:10Z")
Goody, goody, goody! I get to meet ANOTHER doper! A local one, at that. I want to get a lot of suggestions of things to see in the area, and not the “most likely tourist-type” ones, either. As for driving the tractor, I will let the rest of you fight over that. I’ve baled enough hay to tide me over for awhile, thanks. And I’m not humming “America the Beautiful”, it’s more like “I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it. C’mon, c’mon…” ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2001, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/57 "2001-04-24T14:11:05Z")
We’re a little short on ‘touristy’ things out here. But I’ll look around. There’s always Harper’s Ferry or just the brilliance of the Shenandoah Valley from the scenic overlooks on the Blue Ridge. Is this becoming the happenin’ party or what? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2001, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/58 "2001-05-05T01:00:08Z")
Time for the intermittant bump of the amazing JC and the Dopers party thread. We’ve pretty much settled on having Sweet T’s Ice Cream and Deli handle the catering for the party. That means cold cuts in the afternoon and hot food delivered around 5-6. In addition we’ll have makings for Sundaes. What’s everyone like? Caramel? Hot Chocolate? Banana Splits? What? Out with it. And don’t forget, you’ll get to meet the newest one-year old on the block, Lil Baby Kate! Lastly, who makes those ‘Putz!’ buttons? I thought they’d be a winner at the fling! Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2001, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/59 "2001-05-05T03:22:56Z")
For the sundaes: CHOCOLATE!!! (Could I make that any clearer?) Anyway…the Doper for the buttons is baglady. Also…I’m pretty sure I’m coming. I didn’t look through the thread…is there a hotel or something fairly close where I could spend the night? ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2001, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440/60 "2001-05-05T03:36:30Z")
Sadly, you all are partying two days before I am coming home from college. Raise a glass in my honor? By the way, my absence is not worth being sad over, because Quietgirl is helping me move back home. She’s never been able to visit me at school before, and I can’t wait. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-nova-md-party-dopefest-6-2-01/58440.md?page=4)