# For Swiddles and Houseman. . . This fest's for you! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 3, 2000, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054 "2000-08-03T22:31:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/21 "2000-08-09T14:40:21Z")
> [@](#): > > Pink Slinky- What’s this about nipples? I am confused… I have never seen beer bottles with nipples. (I have never checked kegs though… maybe that’s how kegs feed their young) I’m hoping we’re talking about being breastfed beer here, I won’t settle for any substitutes. Women that breastfeed beer through their nipples to their boyfriends/husbands/young are right up my alley. Ladies? ---
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/22 "2000-08-09T14:56:51Z")
[rude and crass] I like **soulsling’s** “boobs and beer” idea… [/rude and crass} ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/23 "2000-08-09T15:14:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wonko The Sane \* > \*\* > Pink Slinky- What’s this about nipples? I am confused… I have never seen beer bottles with nipples. (I have never checked kegs though… maybe that’s how kegs feed their young) \*\* You asked for bottles, I looked for nipples. Tell me I’m not accomodating. Mayhaps I should have left the nipple searching to you, but my maternal instincts just jumped out when I heard your tragic beer story. ---
**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/24 "2000-08-09T15:27:06Z")
[humble apologies] my, was I rude and crass… I’m sorry. [/humble apologies] So, do we have a time and/or place yet? Heck, I’ll even go to Jersey I suppose… Do I need my passport for that? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/25 "2000-08-09T17:17:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by soulsling \* > So, do we have a time and/or place yet? Heck, I’ll even go to Jersey I suppose… Do I need my passport for that? No passport necessary. You will need a survival kit, though: – Springsteen tapes – A big jar of change to pay Parkway tolls – A can of Aqua-Net (X-tra hold) – A gas mask in case you have to drive through Port Elizbeth ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/26 "2000-08-09T17:49:18Z")
Make that “Port Eliz **a** beth.” It’s bad enough that I share a name with the stinkiest place in Jersey! I could at least spell it correctly! :o ---
**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/27 "2000-08-09T18:05:36Z")
Gee, I’d love to go, but I’ll be sitting in a dark smoky bar that night. Seriously, weekends are usually **bad** for me with all of my out-of-town plans and all, but I’ll check back to see the date etc etc. My roommate has a mini-van, I could borrow it to transport people as well. ---
**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/28 "2000-08-09T21:15:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Green Bean \* > **Make that "Port Eliz** a\*\*beth." > > It’s bad enough that I share a name with the stinkiest place in Jersey! I could at least spell it correctly! :o \*\* Went to school in Elizabeth when I was just a wee little tot, private school. Yeah, the town stinks. Literally. ---
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/29 "2000-08-10T12:22:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Green Bean \* > \*\* > > No passport necessary. You will need a survival kit, though: > > – Springsteen tapes > – A big jar of change to pay Parkway tolls > – A can of Aqua-Net (X-tra hold) > – A gas mask in case you have to drive through Port Elizbeth > > \*\* You forgot the most important item- **A finger brace-** In case you strain something while flipping off other drivers. VERY important. ---
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/30 "2000-08-10T20:10:18Z")
Hey- it’s a NJ tradition!!! ---
**Author:** ![Houseman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c77e96/32.png) [@Houseman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Houseman)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/31 "2000-08-10T21:53:46Z")
I think it’s a great idea to explore the other boroughs. If not Park Slope how about Brooklyn Heights or Carol Gardens. I also hear there are many new places in Hoboken, N.J. ---
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/32 "2000-08-11T12:42:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Houseman \* > \*\*I think it’s a great idea to explore the other boroughs. If not Park Slope how about Brooklyn Heights or Carol Gardens. > I also hear there are many new places in Hoboken, N.J. > \*\* Hoboken has a great German bar called Helmer’s. It’s big enough for a dopefest, and is near enough to PATH for most anybody. Oh, and it has a great beer selection, and the food doesn’t suck. ---
**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/33 "2000-08-11T12:56:34Z")
Groan. I used to live in Hoboken. There is no way I’m going back there. No way. That town is overpriced and overpolluted with assholes. If not Park Slope, I vote for Williamsburg, the neighborhood where everyone walks around with those dark rimmed glasses on. ---
**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/34 "2000-08-11T13:04:42Z")
Oh, Williamsburg, that overpriced part of Brooklyn where people pay way too much to live in warehouses… jk **Sax** , had to say it. I think Hoboken’s a fine Idea (as long as we don’t need to sneak in any illegal aliens from Jersey back into NY.) and anyways, if we do decide to cause a ruckus, I wouldn’t want it to be in my home town where I would never be allowed to go again because of being associated with those evil and unruly Dopers. Let Jersey deal with the mess, I vote for Hoboken. It’s just for one night? 😃 😉 pretty please ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/35 "2000-08-11T14:30:38Z")
My server goes down for two days and all of a sudden we are meeting in _Hoboken_? At Houseman’s suggestion, no less! I was _thisclose_ to getting them to come to Park Slope and El Viejo Yayo. Oh well. So, smartypants Houseman, how are we getting to Hoboken? ---
**Author:** ![Houseman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c77e96/32.png) [@Houseman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Houseman)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/36 "2000-08-11T21:02:10Z")
to PinkSlinky We get to Hoboken by taking the Path train. Or we could stay in Manhattan and go to Googies, our old college hangout. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/37 "2000-08-14T12:56:22Z")
The date: Mid September. Let’s work on being more specific. The place: Hoboken Park Slope Williamsburg And the ever popular Manhattan. My vote is for El Viejo Yayo. An excellent spanish restaurant with bottled beer. There is a tasteful eating area for those of us who are refined and a smoky bar for those of us who are unrefined. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/38 "2000-08-14T13:01:29Z")
Awright. If I can’t get y’all out to Jersey, I vote Park Slope. P.S. had supper at Rancho Alegro the other nite. I had a fabulous dish: Arroz con chorizo y pollo. Yum yum. I still can’t get over how good it was. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/39 "2000-08-14T13:04:45Z")
Oh yeah, the reason I object to smoky bars is simply this: the smoke makes me sick. Literally. ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054/40 "2000-08-14T14:42:24Z")
Nothing is finalized, but there is a possibility I might be in town this weekend. Me Da has to drop YoungerSisterRiddles off at AuntRiddles in Long Island, and he’s staying the weekend. If PopRiddles decides to take the motorcycle (as he wants to) I am up the preverbial creek. However, if he agrees to take his car, and split driving time with me, I will be in town sometime Saturday afternoon, with the intention of going to the Guster concert in Central Park at 6:00ish. We’re heading back sometime on Sunday, it has yet to be determined whether I’ll stay in Manhattan or take the train back Saturday night. So the long and short of it is: anyone want to go see Guster with Swiddles? If PopRiddles decides to take his car, of course. I will find out for sure tonight. There is a possibility of an early dinner, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-swiddles-and-houseman-this-fests-for-you/28054.md?page=3)