# Have you ever met a fellow Doper in real life, by pure chance? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 19, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-a-fellow-doper-in-real-life-by-pure-chance/365115 "2006-07-19T02:37:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-a-fellow-doper-in-real-life-by-pure-chance/365115/41 "2006-07-20T20:17:07Z")
[QUOTE=gabriela] Try walking up to random strangers and demanding “Cite??” [/QUOTE] What’s the proper response? “Um…www dot..um…god dammit. I can’t remember the entire address! How do I copy and paste in real life?” ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-a-fellow-doper-in-real-life-by-pure-chance/365115/42 "2006-07-20T20:19:01Z")
[QUOTE=Jonathan Chance] EveCon, a small gaming convention in Washington several years ago (probably late 2000). I sit down to play History of the World with some strangers and the guy across from me has a nametag that says ‘John Corrado’. I introduced myself and asked and it was him. Bingo, completely random. [/QUOTE] I don’t think it was History of the World - I’ve only played that once. (I’ve _wished_ I could get a game of it started, though.) Greg and I rushed to the con on Sunday morning to play Advanced Civ, so I don’t think it was _that_, either. Maybe it was that boat-filling bidding game? I want to say Machiavelli, but I think that’s actually an Avalon Hill “Diplomacy but more complex” game. ---
**Author:** ![yBeayf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-a-fellow-doper-in-real-life-by-pure-chance/365115/43 "2006-07-20T20:19:07Z")
I happen to work with **edwino** ’s father, and have met / talked to him a handful of times. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-a-fellow-doper-in-real-life-by-pure-chance/365115/44 "2006-07-20T20:21:22Z")
Also, to answer the question, I don’t think there are very many Dopers in my area. For some reason, the Dope tsunami skipped over Detroit. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-a-fellow-doper-in-real-life-by-pure-chance/365115/45 "2006-07-20T20:26:19Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] Also, to answer the question, I don’t think there are very many Dopers in my area. For some reason, the Dope tsunami skipped over Detroit. [/QUOTE] **Queen Tonya** is in your neck of the woods. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-a-fellow-doper-in-real-life-by-pure-chance/365115/46 "2006-07-20T20:41:01Z")
I’ve met a doper’s brother randomly. Said doper and I been exchanging emails about something and so I knew his last name (which is randomly bizarre) and brother-man came into the bookstore where I worked. I’m not certain if the doper-in-question wants it known he has a weirder-than-him brother. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-a-fellow-doper-in-real-life-by-pure-chance/365115/47 "2006-07-22T10:13:47Z")
[QUOTE=John Corrado] I don’t think it was History of the World - I’ve only played that once. (I’ve _wished_ I could get a game of it started, though.) Greg and I rushed to the con on Sunday morning to play Advanced Civ, so I don’t think it was _that_, either. Maybe it was that boat-filling bidding game? I want to say Machiavelli, but I think that’s actually an Avalon Hill “Diplomacy but more complex” game. [/QUOTE] Maybe. I know it was some crazed thing that Greg wanted me to play. The more complicated the better, as far as he’s concerned. ---
**Author:** ![gabriela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@gabriela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gabriela)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-a-fellow-doper-in-real-life-by-pure-chance/365115/48 "2006-07-22T10:22:06Z")
[QUOTE=Lissa] I once saw a fellow Doper. I overheard that person talking about the board and even recognized their user name. I said nothing, though, because I didn’t want to reveal my Secret Identity. I’m shy like that. (Which is why I’ll never attend a Dopefest unless it’s to lurk in the shadows and evesdrop.) [/QUOTE] OK, I just decided never to attend a Dopefest. What’s the point if you can’t meet **Lissa**? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-met-a-fellow-doper-in-real-life-by-pure-chance/365115.md?page=2)