# Is there serious real-world interest in an Old Dopers Retirement Community?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-serious-real-world-interest-in-an-old-dopers-retirement-community/725348>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 16, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-serious-real-world-interest-in-an-old-dopers-retirement-community/725348 "2015-07-16T18:43:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-serious-real-world-interest-in-an-old-dopers-retirement-community/725348/41 "2015-08-07T21:35:39Z")

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I’m sure you’re all lovely people, but I’ll take the hemlock.

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-serious-real-world-interest-in-an-old-dopers-retirement-community/725348/42 "2015-08-07T21:42:10Z")

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> [@clairobscur](#):
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> Nope. Not going to retire surrounded by people talking some unfrench language.

But I can speak French.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-serious-real-world-interest-in-an-old-dopers-retirement-community/725348/43 "2015-08-07T22:03:46Z")

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> [@EmilyG](#):
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> What if someone on the Dope gets banned between now and retirement-time? Would they still be welcome at the retirement home?

What if they get banned after they’re in the retirement home?

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