# Doperéal II (Montreal, Canada) - August 15-17, 2003 - Planning thread! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 19, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830 "2003-06-19T01:10:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Harli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c0e974/32.png) [@Harli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harli)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/81 "2003-07-08T19:01:36Z")
I think I’m going to have to pass on this Fest ☹ The ride up probably wouldn’t be a problem, but I somehow doubt I could get a ride back to a campground in Clifford, Ontario (near Watch-Out-For-The-Water-Walkerton) which is where the SO will be for the duration of the week following. ::le sigh:: ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/82 "2003-07-08T19:30:07Z")
\< **Sunspace** sticks head into thread\> It seems likely (though not certain) that I can pass by. 🙂 I haven’t been to Montréal for ten years, and I’m suffering from Métro-withdrawl. \ Any chance of a tour? 🙂 I’d be taking the train from T.O. Sleeping place: I’d be (if possible) pestering someone in Pasporta Servo for a place to sleep (note to self: check to see whether there in fact _are_ any Pasporta Servo hosts in Montréal), or staying at the HI hostel, or, if worse comes to worst, staying in Ottawa. N.B. Must brush up on French. _Je désire du flocons du maïs granulées_ ain’t gonna cut it… ---
**Author:** ![Potter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Potter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potter)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/83 "2003-07-08T23:24:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sunspace \* > \ Any chance of a tour? Cripes. I doubt you need to implore him anymore than you would should you have a nutella-covered nekkid Charlie Hunnam on your hands who needed a good licking clean. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/84 "2003-07-09T04:39:52Z")
In other words: _not_ a problem. Maybe we could organize it as an activity. Ankau, kompreneble pasportservumeblas montreale, vi voku Normandon kaj Zdravkan. ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/85 "2003-07-11T03:30:41Z")
Smashing. Waiting to hear from the rest of the out-of-towners… ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/86 "2003-07-11T04:42:32Z")
Sounds good, **matt**. 🙂 _Mi sendos mesagxon al Normando kaj Zdravka._\* [sub]\*This is not the Esperanto Mafia in action. You did not see this line. There is no such thing as [Pasporta Servo](http://www.tejo.org/ps/).[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/87 "2003-07-18T19:53:35Z")
One month to go. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/88 "2003-07-18T21:17:40Z")
Ottadopers needing a ride: Speak up or forever hold your peace. No holding **Eonwe** ’s piece though. **scott evil** told me that he likes it a little too much. ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/89 "2003-07-21T22:27:54Z")
**Eonwe** has a nice piece. I’d love to polish it. Anyhoo, here’s who were expecting. If you’re in this list and can’t make it, or if you’re not on the list and are planning on coming, do let the Doperéal 2003 Planning Committee know. **CuriousCanuck Eonwe LaurAnge Daerlyn detop matt\_mcl Potter scott & jeremy evil MsRobyn Sunspace clayton\_e 5U1C1D3 Upside\_Down\_Amber jools ladydisco & Mr-disco kung\_fu\_lola Stephi jovan CanadianVampyr** We also have some Dopers from the Toronto area who don’t seem to be able to get their acts together. 😉 Do come. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/90 "2003-07-21T22:52:42Z")
A little bird tells me **New & Improved Scott** will very likely be able to join us for evening activities. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/91 "2003-07-21T23:30:01Z")
BTW, what are the activities ? Lottsa stuff has been suggested but so far I don’t know if anything definitive has been set. ---
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/92 "2003-07-21T23:30:41Z")
i just hope the weather would be great instead of the gloomy-rainy days we’ve been having… ---
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/93 "2003-07-21T23:33:21Z")
has anyone else been to the _Just for Laughs Festival?_ i’ve been living here for over 10 years and this was my first time:D very much enjoyed an Australian man do a show on a unicycle ---
**Author:** ![New\_Improved\_Scott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f17d59/32.png) [@New\_Improved\_Scott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Improved_Scott)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/94 "2003-07-22T00:21:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scott evil \* > \*\*A little bird tells me **New & Improved Scott** will very likely be able to join us for evening activities. \*\* If I can’t make it, I’ll hear about it from LaurAnge for a while. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/95 "2003-07-24T01:59:44Z")
Oh yeah, activities. For the Friday, I guess it depends on who’s here from out of town. A light dinner, maybe, then drinks somewhere. I _still_ want to go do karaoke at Club Date in the Village. I hear **matt** has an angelic voice that makes the Baby Jesus weep tears of joy. 😛 Saturday, a cemetery tour was suggested. I’ll look into it. I think there might be a metro tour in the works as well. Then Saturday evening, the traditional Dopefest dinner, followed by whatever. Lovebirds **CuriousCanuck** and **Eonwe** have some beer tasting competition thing they want to do. Sunday would be La Ronde, if people are up for that. (It’s $29 for admission with unlimited rides.) Given the price, a cheap cheap cheap lunch would be in order. And no going to Hong Kong (where we went last year and at Sugardope) again. They were busted and fined $10,000 not too long ago, for unsanitary nastiness! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/96 "2003-07-24T02:12:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scott evil \* > \*\*Sunday would be La Ronde, if people are up for that. (It’s $29 for admission with unlimited rides.) Given the price, a cheap cheap cheap lunch would be in order. And no going to Hong Kong (where we went last year and at Sugardope) again. They were busted and fined $10,000 not too long ago, for unsanitary nastiness! :eek: \*\* But the food was soooo good 😛 Anyway, maybe Indian or Lebanese for Sunday’s brunch ? I would avoid the La Ronde’s concessions unless absolutely necessary, don’t you agree ? ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/97 "2003-07-24T02:19:38Z")
I’ve been wanting to go to Buffet Maharaja for years… ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/98 "2003-07-24T02:23:51Z")
Maybe there’s a late planetarium or IMAX show we could see after dinner on Saturday… **detop**? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/99 "2003-07-24T02:34:52Z")
I don’t know about IMAX, but [here](http://www.planetarium.montreal.qc.ca/Planetarium/hor_droits.html) is a schedule and price list for the planétarium (sorr, it’s in French). ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/100 "2003-07-24T02:46:41Z")
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