# Hey Michigan Dopers! Everybody else is doing it.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 17, 1999, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085 "1999-11-17T01:02:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 1999, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/41 "1999-12-01T03:36:00Z")
I vote for ZenBeam, seeing as how he/she (I don’t know!) actually lives in Ann Arbor. 😉 Really, though, I’ll do what I can. Just tell me what you want. ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 1999, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/42 "1999-12-01T15:25:00Z")
Hey Michiganders!! Just thought I’d share a little deal I put together concerning the 1997 split national championship (college football). [http://home1.gte.net/dulceb/NUvUM.htm](http://home1.gte.net/dulceb/NUvUM.htm) (For amusement purposes only) * * * “It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument” - William McAdoo ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 1999, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/43 "1999-12-02T13:13:00Z")
So, did we decide on Saturday the 22nd of January at Grizzly Peak? How about at 5 or 6:00pm? We should be able to beat the dinner rush at that time. * * * **Dopeler effect:** The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. ---
**Author:** ![saraam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@saraam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saraam)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 1999, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/44 "1999-12-02T14:49:00Z")
Yay! Something to look forward to in January! Sounds fabulous to me. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 1999, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/45 "1999-12-03T13:54:00Z")
6:00 pm would be about the worst time. Right in the middle of the dinner rush. Figure by 5:00, or between 7 and 9 to hit the lull between dinner and night time… I think. I’ll ask around here (I moved here a year ago) * * * _It is too clear, and so it is hard to see._ ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 1999, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/46 "1999-12-03T14:15:00Z")
We eagerly await your enlightening words, o’ Zenbeam * * * **Dopeler effect:** The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 1999, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/47 "1999-12-03T15:03:00Z")
> [@](#): > > So, who’s in charge of getting this whole thing together? > [@](#): > > ROFLMAO! Okay, I confess that I only got about two hours sleep last night, because I fail to see why my previous statement is so funny. ## Anyways, I think if we are going to meet at this restaurant, we should do it after the dinner rush. 7:00 or 8:00 is agreeable to me. Shadowfox “We are what we pretend to be.” - Kurt Vonnegut ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 1999, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/48 "1999-12-03T16:32:00Z")
It was at the end of a long day at work. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 1999, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/49 "1999-12-03T16:36:00Z")
I’d think 7 or 8 also, but since I live here, I’ll defer to everyone with a long drive prefers. One more thing. Is that SuperBowl weekend, or the weekend before? Or does it not matter to anyone? * * * _It is too clear, and so it is hard to see._ ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 1999, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/50 "1999-12-06T06:11:00Z")
I could care less about Superbowl weekend, I’m more worried about whether there’s a college game going on in Ann Arbor that weekend or not. * * * Shadowfox “We are what we pretend to be.” - Kurt Vonnegut ---
**Author:** ![saraam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@saraam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saraam)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 1999, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/51 "1999-12-06T16:40:00Z")
No more games in Ann Arbor for the year…and I don’t care about Super Bowl either. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 1999, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/52 "1999-12-06T16:44:00Z")
The superbowl is scheduled for January 30, 2000. Nobody will have to miss that yawner. * * * “Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I’m worried about the difference between wrong and fun.” ~P.J. O’Rourke~ ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 1999, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/53 "1999-12-06T17:32:00Z")
No Basketball at UM that weekend either. * * * _It is too clear, and so it is hard to see._ ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 1999, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/54 "1999-12-07T19:41:00Z")
Well, are we all in agreement then? Come on, let’s get it together and make some firm committments. The gang in Chicago looked like they had a great time. I think we can do better 🙂 * * * Shadowfox “We are what we pretend to be.” - Kurt Vonnegut ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 1999, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/55 "1999-12-07T19:49:00Z")
Okay, let’s put it on the spike. Saturday, January 22, 2000 at 7:30pm. Grizzly Peak Brewing Company 120 W. Washington St. Ann Arbor, Mi 48104 734-741-7325 I’ll try to post a map to the restaurant and the nearest parking garage later. I’ll will also email BunnyGirl with this info if we have a consensus here. I guess I’ll be the impartial judge between this little fete and the Chicago Jamboree. All in favor, raise your right hand. * * * “Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I’m worried about the difference between wrong and fun.” ~P.J. O’Rourke~ ---
**Author:** ![saraam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@saraam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saraam)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 1999, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/56 "1999-12-07T19:51:00Z")
I’m there! ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 1999, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/57 "1999-12-07T22:41:00Z")
My right hand is typing, and my left hand has a baby in it, so I’m furiously nodding my head. Since we’ve all seen the pics of the Chicago gathering, I think UncleBeer should get to Grizzly Peak first. That way, we have a familiar face to look for. 🙂 Or we could all just wear propeller beanies. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 1999, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/58 "1999-12-09T22:13:00Z")
A kick to top for ya. * * * “Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I’m worried about the difference between wrong and fun.” ~P.J. O’Rourke~ ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 1999, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/59 "1999-12-09T22:20:00Z")
Works here. Hey Cristi, you bringing the baby? * * * _It is too clear, and so it is hard to see._ ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 1999, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085/60 "1999-12-11T07:16:00Z")
## Sounds good to me. Now if I can talk my hubby into it… Shadowfox “We are what we pretend to be.” - Kurt Vonnegut [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-michigan-dopers-everybody-else-is-doing-it/13085.md?page=4)