# 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:** 16\ **Page:** 6
**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, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/101 "2003-07-24T02:54:37Z")
What, you expected city employees to work late. On a Saturday 😕 ---
**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, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/102 "2003-07-24T23:43:14Z")
Well, it’s a touristy thing, you know… I forget that tourists aren’t from here, and so don’t share our “we’ll get to it… later” mindset. ---
**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, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/103 "2003-07-24T23:59:12Z")
What did you expect of a planetarium that was originally named after [a brand of beer](http://www.blork.org/blog/imyjiz/DowBeer.jpg) ? ---
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/104 "2003-07-25T02:56:08Z")
Well, let’s make sure it’s not late to the point where the metro closes, shall we??😃 ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/105 "2003-07-25T05:20:02Z")
**5U1C1D3** , don’t be a spoilsport. We’ll just make sure that it lasts until it reopens in the morning 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Daerlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Daerlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daerlyn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/106 "2003-07-25T05:57:35Z")
In other words, when I get off work and can be excessively cheerful at all of you? ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/107 "2003-07-25T06:00:44Z")
What, you’re not coming now ? ---
**Author:** ![Daerlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Daerlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daerlyn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/108 "2003-07-25T06:17:52Z")
Oh, I’m still coming. But only to daylight activities, less’n I manage to get the weekend off. I work ten pm to eight am now. I _will_ try to get the weekend off, so I can participate without sleeping through Dope _or_ work. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/109 "2003-07-25T07:49:57Z")
Ah, I see, thanks for the clarifications. Hope you succeed in your attempt. ---
**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 26, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/110 "2003-07-26T05:34:48Z")
Yeah. Doperéal rocks. ---
**Author:** ![Upham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Upham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Upham)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/111 "2003-07-31T08:02:21Z")
Well sir, as long as this is going to happen and folks will be drinking, count me in. I’m not too into graveyard walks, but as long as some of you are looking to get a little souzed i’m there Where exactly might there be, then? ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/112 "2003-07-31T21:02:26Z")
_ahem_ Okay, so I’m getting closer to sorting out whether or not I’ll be attending. Just trying to finish some work and figure out how I’m getting there (an whether or not I want to deal with getting my car out of storage). ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/113 "2003-08-01T01:14:03Z")
Eats Crayons: where are you driving from? if you get to Ottawa, I can drive. 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 1, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/114 "2003-08-01T03:18:37Z")
May I direct everyone to [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=201521)? Thanks, kids. ---
**Author:** ![Upham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Upham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Upham)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/115 "2003-08-01T03:33:38Z")
Is that a threat? Cause I know vaguely where you live. (Montreal, right? Right??) ---
**Author:** ![Upham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Upham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Upham)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830/116 "2003-08-01T03:45:51Z")
sorry, misread something… Continue about your business [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopereal-ii-montreal-canada-august-15-17-2003-planning-thread/182830.md?page=5)