# Dope the Halls IV - MADs take note **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 23, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320 "2004-11-23T18:25:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/41 "2004-12-06T14:00:25Z")
I’ll be there. Can I bring anything? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/42 "2004-12-06T17:09:34Z")
I think **OpalCat** and myself may be able to attend. We will post for sure shortly… Are we doing any kind of present exchange? Also, I just got Trivial Pursuit 90s edition, I could bring that 😉 ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/43 "2004-12-06T18:21:20Z")
> [@nyctea scandiaca](#): > > I think **OpalCat** and myself may be able to attend. We will post for sure shortly… Are we doing any kind of present exchange? Also, I just got Trivial Pursuit 90s edition, I could bring that 😉 I sure hope so! It’s very unlikely that we’ll be able to make Opal’s farewell party, so it would be nice to see you guys at Dope the Halls. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/44 "2004-12-06T18:28:59Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > I sure hope so! It’s very unlikely that we’ll be able to make Opal’s farewell party, so it would be nice to see you guys at Dope the Halls. Fo’ real! This is probably the last MAD event Opal will get to attend for a long, long time, so that makes it even more important for her to come! ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/45 "2004-12-06T19:38:20Z")
There is no gift exchange planned this year. Is anyone allergic to anything that I might conceivably cook? The plan is still to do a turkey & trimmings. I don’t know that I’ll make a ton of cookies this year as there were SO MANY left over last year. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/46 "2004-12-06T19:50:54Z")
If you’d like to scale back your cookie baking, I’ll supplement with a few dozen. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/47 "2004-12-07T15:31:59Z")
I’ll be there. Want me to bring anything? Adam ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/48 "2004-12-07T17:34:57Z")
I guess I should give some directions, eh? Please email me at gingerofthenorth at hotmail dot com, and I will send out directions within the next couple of days. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/49 "2004-12-08T06:26:59Z")
Hey! **That Darn Cat** pointed me to this thread in a MB for the D&D game he runs (which was set up on a SDMB thread!) I don’t spend much time in MPSIMS, so I might have missed it otherwise. I’ve never been to a Dopefest before, but I’ve had such a good time meeting Dopers through the D&D game, I definitely will attend this one! Will anyone be driving from Metro stop? (I live in Takoma Park.) I can drive myself, but it’s a work car, and I’m afraid too many unauthorized trips to Baltimore might get me in hot water eventually. Plus, it would be nice to partake of holiday cheer! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/50 "2004-12-08T06:31:56Z")
**moi** , I missed your post the first time I looked at the thread! So you and **TDC** will be there? Awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/51 "2004-12-08T08:40:08Z")
Well, the planning in the weird-north household has reached the final stages. We’ll be getting directions out to everyone in the next day or so, but the time has come for everyone to pony up on what y’all will be bringing to the party. We have a turkey, and we’ll be making stuffing, gravy and a green bean casarole as well. Opalcat will be bring a broccoli casarole, but everything else is wide open. Who wants to bring what? Some suggestions: Chips Dip Salad Beer Soda A vegtable tray Hor’dourves Cheese Wine Cookies Something else I’m not thinking of at the moment. The floor is open, pitch in! I can’t wait to see all of y’all Saturday! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/52 "2004-12-08T12:25:49Z")
I’d be happy to bring some beer and some chips. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/53 "2004-12-08T14:08:48Z")
I’ll bring Chanukah cookies. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/54 "2004-12-08T14:23:42Z")
I’ll bring something appetizerish, but I don’t know what yet. Cheese, a veggie tray, chips and salsa, whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Iris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a5b964/32.png) [@Iris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iris)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/55 "2004-12-08T16:31:16Z")
Ed the Head and I will bring some wine and cheese. I’m looking forward to meeting everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/56 "2004-12-08T16:39:50Z")
I will bring wine and some other sorts of drinks, and some sort of munchie item, I’m just not sure what yet. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/57 "2004-12-08T16:45:46Z")
> [@nyctea scandiaca](#): > > I will bring wine and some other sorts of drinks, and some sort of munchie item, I’m just not sure what yet. We have a ton of hard liquor (which we never touch). I’ll send directions out tomorrow to those who have emailed me. There have only been five people so far, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/58 "2004-12-08T16:52:33Z")
Since **norinew** ’s bringing chips, I’ll bring some dip and some veggies. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/59 "2004-12-08T16:57:37Z")
> [@Alan Smithee](#): > > I’ve never been to a Dopefest before, but I’ve had such a good time meeting Dopers through the D&D game, I definitely will attend this one! Oooh, a newbie to for us MADs to corrupt! Warning, you may never be the same again! ::evil laughter!:: Seriously, I look forward to meeting you, \*\*Alan! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320/60 "2004-12-08T17:03:36Z")
> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#): > > We have a ton of hard liquor (which we never touch). > > I’ll send directions out tomorrow to those who have emailed me. There have only been five people so far, by the way. Ah. I had told hubby that you hadn’t asked anyone to bring hard liquor, so if he wanted any (he doesn’t drink beer or wine) he had better bring some; I’ll update him, based on this post. As far as directions, he’s pretty familiar with the Dundalk area (we both grew up in Glen Burnie), so we plan on just getting a little help off of Yahoo! Maps and we should be fine. We’ll also bring your phone number along just in case. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iv-mads-take-note/276320.md?page=4)