# Dope The Halls V - MADs take note **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 21, 2005, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017 "2005-11-21T02:12:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/41 "2005-11-27T13:22:54Z")
Poor **twicks** - the voices in her head don’t have much of a sense of humor… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/42 "2005-11-27T16:16:57Z")
And here I am thinking I’ve offended them, and I haven’t even met them yet. I’ll be over there, cowering in the corner. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/43 "2005-11-27T16:41:38Z")
What’s that, voices? **BiblioCat** is our friend? Are you _sure_? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/44 "2005-11-27T18:13:21Z")
I’ll bring brownies. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/45 "2005-11-27T19:04:26Z")
BE NICE TO HER! She doesn’t often venture into Doper-Land. I’ve met her on a couple of occasions, and she’s perfectly lovely. Meanieheads. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/46 "2005-11-27T19:46:27Z")
> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#): > > BE NICE TO HER! She doesn’t often venture into Doper-Land. I’ve met her on a couple of occasions, and she’s perfectly lovely. > > Meanieheads. ARRRRR! New meat! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/47 "2005-11-27T19:57:40Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > ARRRRR! New meat! 😃 :eek: Okay, scared of you. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/48 "2005-11-27T20:07:36Z")
Er, I still need an address or directions. I’m fine for either date. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/49 "2005-11-27T20:44:59Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > I’ll bring brownies. 😉 In that case, you’re _definitely_ our friend. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/50 "2005-11-27T22:05:16Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > :eek: Okay, scared of you. > > 😉 You don’t need to talk to him unless you need a bottle opened. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/51 "2005-11-27T22:42:57Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > I dunno, **Ginger, MsRobyn** – should we take this personally? I don’t. I know y’all don’t mean it. Of course, if my presence will be an issue, I’ll be happy to stay home and, um, iron my dress or something. Robin ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/52 "2005-11-27T23:43:31Z")
Bowing out here. **supervenusfreak** can’t get off more than one weekend in December, and my mom has precedence. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/53 "2005-11-28T02:07:33Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Bowing out here. **supervenusfreak** can’t get off more than one weekend in December, and my mom has precedence. Boo, dude. You both have a good _insert festivity of your choice_ day/evening/season. Seems like just yesterday we were enjoying a warm day at Ren Faire. The preceding generic greeting was not intended to offend any race, creed, religious sect, including all types of non-believers, and alternate worship types, but if it managed nonetheless to tick you off, Bite me! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/54 "2005-11-28T13:47:31Z")
Don’t worry about it, jayjay. Go to Altoona and have a nice visit with your mom. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/55 "2005-11-28T13:52:52Z")
> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#): > > You don’t need to talk to him unless you need a bottle opened. Oh, I’ll probably talk to him anyway, even if I don’t need a bottle opened. He’s an EMT or a paramedic (or something) and I just became an EMT over the summer, so we can talk shop. And **jayjay** , I’ll miss meeting you, too. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/56 "2005-11-28T15:05:08Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > And **jayjay** , I’ll miss meeting you, too. Ditto. You’re going to have to come to Gettysdope next year. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/57 "2005-11-30T14:17:51Z")
So it might be time to discuss who will bring what. As always, we’ll do turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing (yes DRESSING, it’s not going in the bird), the ubiquitous purple stuff. There are Canadians coming so there will be Butter Tarts. We’ve got a shelf full of liquor which doesn’t get touched the rest of the year. So, we’ll need: Pop/soda Beer chips and snackies plates, cups, napkins dessert-type things I can’t think of anything else right now. Can someone post that they’ll take care of these things, and then whatever else anyone wants to bring we’ll add as we go along? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/58 "2005-11-30T14:27:06Z")
I’ll bring carrot cake and some diet soda. And **Ginger** , I’ll need directions – my email address is in my profile. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/59 "2005-11-30T15:25:51Z")
What I was thinking was that I’d get everyone to email me at gingerofthenorth at hotmail dot com, and I will send out a mass e-mail with the directions. I should have mentioned that earlier. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017/60 "2005-11-30T19:18:24Z")
What is ‘the ubiquitous purple stuff’? Is that a Canadian thing or a Baltimore thing? I’ll bring brownies (since I already said I would) and some sodas (diet or regular? both?). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017.md?page=4)