# DopeToberFest: And so it begins... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 20, 2001, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopetoberfest-and-so-it-begins/88561 "2001-10-20T05:52:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopetoberfest-and-so-it-begins/88561/1 "2001-10-20T05:52:39Z")
I’ve returned in one piece from the Redondo Beach Days Inn, where we Dopers have begun to congregate for the Great Dopetoberfest, also known as **Coldy-Spiny-L.A.-Dope**. Since I believe that I’m the first one to get to a computer, I shall start. First, in attendance so far(I had to leave at 9:30 pm) are: **Shayna, SpinyNorman, Coldfire, Mercutio, Demo, psycat90, pricciar, beatle, Sassy, Scotticher, Quixotic78, katiekilldare, JimB, silverfire, Doobieous, Francesca & Mr. Fran, boli, porcupine** [sub] and I know there’s more and I’m forgetting names… you guys can spank me tomorrow if I’ve forgot your name…[/sub] Others such as **JoeyHemlock, WickedBlue, SeaDiver, Kyla, Nymysys** were going to be showing up later. There has been plenty of beer, lots of pizza, and more salad than a party of 20 could consume in a lifetime. It was actually a quiet start, even though there seemed to be a pizza crust battle going on (one piece even landing upon my cleavage), and everyone was pretty much in a jovial mood. **Scotti** gives good hug; **katiekilldare** looks alot like Trisha Yearwood (yowza). **Demo** & **psycat** are the most adorable Doper couple. I’m sure there will be more to come, as I believe several have brought along laptops and stuff… [Edited by Coldfire on 10-21-2001 at 08:28 PM] ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopetoberfest-and-so-it-begins/88561/2 "2001-10-20T05:53:48Z")
aw, crap. I’ve had so much fun and I’m so tired I’ve even screwed up coding. Jeesh. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopetoberfest-and-so-it-begins/88561/3 "2001-10-20T06:05:30Z")
I hate you all. Equally. [sub]grumble … grumble … damn work … stupid bank account … bitch … moan[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![beckwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopetoberfest-and-so-it-begins/88561/4 "2001-10-20T16:03:58Z")
I will live vicariously through the posts of those in attendance. I am detained in Palm Springs, a mere 2 hours distance yet seemingly a world away from the happenings. Would someone give everyone a hug for me? Especially Coldfire, I want him hugged like he ain’t never been hugged before. I’ll get ya next time, clog boy. May this be the riotous dopefest that many in the future refer to in hushed, reverential tones as “the one”. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopetoberfest-and-so-it-begins/88561/5 "2001-10-20T17:07:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jack Batty \* > \*\*I hate you all. Equally. > > [sub]grumble … grumble … damn work … stupid bank account … bitch … moan[/sub] \*\* What he said. **Jack Batty** , be my date tonight. We can drink Sleeman’s and be bitchy and poor. ---
**Author:** ![Mercutio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopetoberfest-and-so-it-begins/88561/6 "2001-10-20T17:44:30Z")
Holy Jesus, that was one hell of a first night. Can’t put it any other way. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopetoberfest-and-so-it-begins/88561/7 "2001-10-20T18:16:18Z")
So is it a rule that we have to get drunk? Because I’m driving and I can’t. By the way, \*\* Pump Action Gerbil \*\* may put in a brief appearance. ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopetoberfest-and-so-it-begins/88561/8 "2001-10-20T19:30:50Z")
What me jealous that I am not there meeting most of my favorite people in on place…nahhhhhh…[sub] goddam airfares being so high denying me a change to go to a fricking dopefest…nahhh I’m not jealous…honest I am not jealous…grumble, grumble…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopetoberfest-and-so-it-begins/88561/9 "2001-10-20T22:12:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JavaMaven1 \* > **I know there’s more and I’m forgetting names… you guys can spank me tomorrow if I’ve forgot your name…** I was there. _SPANK_ Was it as good for you as it was for me…? > [@](#): > > **Others such as JoeyHemlock, WickedBlue, SeaDiver, Kyla, Nymysys were going to be showing up later.** They made it. > [@](#): > > **there seemed to be a pizza crust battle going on (one piece even landing upon my cleavage)** I always miss the good stuff.