# Gettysdope IV: The Quest for Peace **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 25, 2007, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095 "2007-07-25T15:57:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/81 "2007-08-13T18:08:41Z")
Maybe. And I am the worst guest ever because I’m not going to be able to RSVP for sure until the day before - I don’t know yet how much work I’ll have to do. ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/82 "2007-08-14T01:03:15Z")
I plan on coming. I’ll bring some kind of food and a non-doper friend or two. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/83 "2007-08-14T01:07:45Z")
[QUOTE=Anita Vacation] I plan on coming. I’ll bring some kind of food and a non-doper friend or two. [/QUOTE] Yay! I haven’t seen you in _forever_! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/84 "2007-09-04T13:58:47Z")
**bump** because it’s only a month away. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/85 "2007-09-04T16:38:44Z")
I seem to have fallen off of the list since we moved the date. I’m bringing burgers and hot dogs, Mrs Geek, and the 3 Geeklings (not necessarily in that order). ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/86 "2007-09-04T17:09:04Z")
[QUOTE=engineer\_comp\_geek] I seem to have fallen off of the list since we moved the date. I’m bringing burgers and hot dogs, Mrs Geek, and the 3 Geeklings (not necessarily in that order). [/QUOTE] Mmmm, I’m all about freshly grilled geekling. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/87 "2007-09-10T14:04:17Z")
_ **D’oh!** _ Bad news, guys. Well, good news with a bad result is more accurate. I won’t be able to make this Gettysdope because I have a family wedding to attend. _Sigh._ I keep telling people to _check with me before they make important life-changing decisions_, but nobody listens. Sorry I can’t make it. Next time. I hope. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2007, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/88 "2007-09-10T14:06:17Z")
_glares at **rockle** ’s sister/brother/cousin/aunt/uncle_ ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/89 "2007-09-10T14:22:52Z")
Bummer, **rockle**! What’s wrong with people, don’t they know what’s _important_? I need to confer with Papa Tigs about what we’re bringing food-wise. We’re going to be going on from the party to a friend’s place in WV for the rest of the long weekend, so we’ll definitely have the Idiots and will probably have to leave at a reasonable hour so we don’t get lost in the wilds of WV trying to find their place. :eek: But knowing Papa Tigs, he’ll probably throw something in the crockpot, so be prepared for _delicious_! ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/90 "2007-09-10T14:33:13Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] _glares at **rockle** ’s sister/brother/cousin/aunt/uncle_ [/QUOTE] > [@Mama Tiger](#): > > Bummer, rockle! What’s wrong with people, don’t they know what’s important? Obviously _not_. I am seriously considering going all Jan Brady on them: “I wish I were an only child!” Har_umph_. On the up side, the reception is advertised as “a karaoke party,” and there’s going to be beer, so I think I’m taking a video camera. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/91 "2007-09-10T14:59:02Z")
[QUOTE=rockle] On the up side, the \ reception is advertised as “a karaoke party,” and there’s going to be beer, so I think I’m taking a video camera. [/QUOTE] Ooh boy, **rockle** , please post your video on YouTube! ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/92 "2007-09-11T02:14:38Z")
[QUOTE=rockle] Sorry I can’t make it. Next time. I hope. [/QUOTE] \*::: cries ::: \* ☹ You better come next time. I was only coming because you were. Well, that and because I go where **danceswithcats** goes. But still. I was looking forward to meeting you. We’ll save you some kimchee. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/93 "2007-09-11T03:10:03Z")
Lessee. **Jayjay** and I will be bringing a pasta salad, some brownies, perhaps some cold fried chicken, and… Bacon Salt! 😃 Looking forward to seeing all of you soon! ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/94 "2007-09-11T03:50:36Z")
[QUOTE=supervenusfreak] Bacon Salt! 😃 [/QUOTE] Yay, Bacon Salt! I know who I’m sitting next to! ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/95 "2007-09-11T03:53:47Z")
[QUOTE=BiblioCat] Yay, Bacon Salt! I know who I’m sitting next to! [/QUOTE] LOL. Guess I will order a three pack just for the Gettydopers! 😃 ---
**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:** [September 11, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/96 "2007-09-11T04:00:05Z")
[QUOTE=supervenusfreak] LOL. Guess I will order a three pack just for the Gettydopers! 😃 [/QUOTE] Let’s not get crazy, now! ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/97 "2007-09-11T04:29:07Z")
I disagree. Let’s get crazy. We’re never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/98 "2007-09-11T10:49:59Z")
I will bring a plate of assorted sliced cheeses for slapping on burgers or just picking up off the plate and nibbling. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/99 "2007-09-11T11:35:06Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Let’s not get crazy, now! [/QUOTE] > [@Doc Cathode](#): > > I disagree. Let’s get crazy. We’re never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy. I’m with **Doc** on this one. Are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down? [sic, btw] Of course, I can’t make it. So MMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095/100 "2007-09-11T19:21:36Z")
[QUOTE=engineer\_comp\_geek] I’ll be there with my usual assortment of burgers and dogs. Mrs Geek and the 3 Geeklings will be there as well. Not if you take that route. 30 is SLOW and twisty and when it’s not twisty you are slowing down to go through every little town 3 house town along the way. Your best bet (IMHO) is to take 76 to 70 (towards Baltimore) then cut up 15 N at Fredrick to get to Gettysburg. ETA: 3 1/2 hours is probably about right as long as you don’t follow mapquest’s crappy directions. [/QUOTE] Or stay on 76 all the way to the US 15 exit just southwest of Harrisburg, then take that south; a llttle less time on US 15, I think (though you’ll hit 3-4 traffic lights). Not sure whether that’s shorter or longer than doing 76 to 70. I concur though, do NOT take US 30 the whole way. It may be scenic but… Unfortunately we are NOT gonna make it. One of these years, though… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095.md?page=6)