# How many SE Michiganders on the board **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 15, 2004, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153 "2004-04-15T12:42:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Daver914](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@Daver914](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daver914)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/41 "2004-04-18T21:15:22Z")
I’m from NW Ohio (Delta, 15 minutes from the line) and I have relatives in Hudson, Clayton, and Morenci? Does that count? ---
**Author:** ![MonsterOnAStick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@MonsterOnAStick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonsterOnAStick)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/42 "2004-04-19T05:36:21Z")
Raised in Melvindale, now living in the Monroe area. What’s funny is that almost no one in Monroe county has heard of Melvindale, so I’ve taken to saying I’m from near Dearborn. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/43 "2004-04-19T11:36:27Z")
> [@](#): > > What’s funny is that almost no one in Monroe county has heard of Melvindale, so I’ve taken to saying I’m from near Dearborn. Heck, no one in _Waynne_ County has heard of Melvindale. You’re only 39 years late. When Dick Purtan was just getting started on WKNR 1300 AM, he used to beat up on Melvindale (along with Garden City) all the time. (Times change. _e.g._ the WKNR call letters moved to Kalamazoo after they were abandoned by the station in Dearborn and, when that station was changed around, the WKNR call letters showed up as Cleveland talk radio.) ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/44 "2004-04-19T12:09:48Z")
> [@RickQ](#): > > Brynda and I were just talking about this. > > We are busy next weekend (I have to work on Saturday. Grrr) but how about Friday 4/30 or Saturday 5/1? > > We live in Ferndale and there are a ton of great places to eat around here but anywhere in the greater Detroit area would be cool with us. > > So, how 'bout it Michganders? Let’s get planning Friday works for me; Saturday probably doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/45 "2004-04-19T19:11:34Z")
if you make it the next week I can make it, and probably bring **The Only Sane One, ebok47, Shirt Ninja 13** and whatever my other sister registered as. ---
**Author:** ![RickQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@RickQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickQ)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/46 "2004-04-19T21:58:19Z")
Brynda and I are available any weekend until the 15th (when we fly to England for two weeks). It also turns out that I don’t have to work next Saturday 🆒 so we could do it then as well. How does Friday 23rd or Saturday 24th sound to everyone? ---
**Author:** ![RickQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@RickQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickQ)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/47 "2004-04-19T22:24:21Z")
That’s April 23 or 24. If that won’t work, Medea’s Child’s suggestion of May 7 or 8 would be fine with us, too. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/48 "2004-04-20T03:11:10Z")
I can’t do anything next weekend (my Uni’s Open House weekend I have to participate in), and after that is studying for final exams and then finals week. Looks like I’ll have to pass this time. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/49 "2004-04-20T03:21:01Z")
Saturdays work better for me than Fridays. I work Friday nights, but usually I don’t go in until midnight so I would be able to show up if it was on a Friday. The exception is this Friday. I have to go in early. Let me know. I’m looking forward to it. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/50 "2004-04-20T21:52:33Z")
I’m out of town this weekend (spectating at the Rolex Kentucky 3-Day Event, thanks for asking) and, almost unbelievably, I have plans Sat, May 1. _Usually_ I’m wiiide open, really. ---
**Author:** ![RickQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@RickQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickQ)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/51 "2004-04-21T01:03:59Z")
OK, to summarize (please correct me if I am wrong). **Brynda** and I can do any weekend for the next three weeks. **Gfactor** can do 4/30 but not 5/1. Any other dates? **Medea’s Child** can do 5/7 and 5/8 **Odinoneeye** can do any Friday or Saturday except 4/23 (Friday). **Hello Again** cannot do the next two weekends. It looks like Saturday, May 8th is going to be the best date. How does that sound? Are there any other Michigan dopers out there (yeah, I’m looking at you, **Cranky** 😉 )? So, we have a date, now all we need is a location. Once we get the place decided, I should be able to call about a reservation. ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/52 "2004-04-21T01:46:32Z")
Seeing how I missed the last local Dopefest due to losing the remains of my hearing, I’d love to make this one. Saturday, May 8th would work just fine. Although not in the morning. Jeez. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/53 "2004-04-21T10:00:42Z")
So what kind of food are dopers partial to? For steak, I like the Texas Roadhouse, but I’m not sure if it can accomodate a large party. They don’t have large areas. There’s a pretty good chinese/mongolian buffet in Berkley (I think) called East meets West (again, I think). That’s on Greenfield Road, just north of 696. Any other suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/54 "2004-04-21T11:23:21Z")
Just dropping in to say I miss the Michidopers. Monroe County, Pa., just ain’t Monroe County, Mich., you know? ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/55 "2004-04-21T11:44:05Z")
> [@Silver Serpentine](#): > > Lived in Burr Oak, Three Rivers, Portage, and Kalamazoo. > > I guess I’m SW, but can I play, too? Of course you can. We share our toys here. ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/56 "2004-04-21T12:13:31Z")
I’m in Virginia, but I was raised in Novi\* and went to school at WMU. That Michigan Pronunciation Guide is a scream. I think now I have some weird Southern/Michigan accent which defies classification; people from the north think I have a southern accent, and people in the south think I have a northern accent. If any of you were in a high school competition marching band from 1985-1988, I undoubtedly saw you play. \*Don’t hold that against me. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/57 "2004-04-21T12:19:16Z")
> [@Hamadryad](#): > > I’m in Virginia, but I was raised in Novi\* and went to school at WMU. That Michigan Pronunciation Guide is a scream. I think now I have some weird Southern/Michigan accent which defies classification; people from the north think I have a southern accent, and people in the south think I have a northern accent. > > If any of you were in a high school competition marching band from 1985-1988, I undoubtedly saw you play. > > \*Don’t hold that against me. Then you probably know a certain band director whose initials are CS. He encountered some legal problems right around that time. I graduated from West Bloomfield in 85, and my cousin graduated from Novi the same year, btw. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/58 "2004-04-21T12:20:32Z")
> [@Hamadryad](#): > > went to school at WMU Me too. Graduated in 88. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/59 "2004-04-21T16:38:16Z")
I for one am very down on the Chinese buffet idea… mostly because I’m a chinese food snob (truth’s out). How about doing something none of us can do in our burbclaves? Such as… -Meet in Greektown for dinner -Road trip to Tony Packo’s + Art Museum or Zoo (Toledo… it’s an hour at most) -That Iraqi restaurant that was closed that one time ( **Brynda** & **RickQ** know what I’m taking about) -Sat morning visit to [Eastern Market](http://www.easternmarket.org/) for some old-school grocery shopping -Early-Season Cedar Point run (opening Saturday, May 8) ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153/60 "2004-04-21T18:10:24Z")
> [@Gfactor](#): > > Then you probably know a certain band director whose initials are CS. He encountered some legal problems right around that time. > > I graduated from West Bloomfield in 85, and my cousin graduated from Novi the same year, btw. Oh, yeah…I know that band director. Fantastic band director. And quite a hit with the ladies. Speaking of which, his legal troubles started the year after I graduated. Who’s your cousin? \ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-se-michiganders-on-the-board/240153.md?page=4)