Do the words ‘uglier than a two dollar mule’ give you an inkling?
[sub]Actually, I don’t look too bad in tight shiney pants, (as far as you know), I just like to say “'uglier than a two dollar mule”
I need to get out more.[/sub]
FCM you can only get 8 bodies on your boat? Is that with or without the bags of chains?
Actually, tied at the dock, we could probably have a dozen aboard, but it wouldn’t be very comfortable. It’s just a 37’ sailboat - not an ocean liner…
And we don’t keep our chains in bags. We keep it in the chain locker. Silly landlubber!
Actually, one of my fondest memories is of sailing a 36’ Catalina in the San Juans. I was just trying to be funny.
Apparently, not very. :rolleyes:
I know you were joshin’… sheesh, if you can’t poke at a cyber bud, who can you poke?? 
Catalinas are nice boats. We were looking at a tri-cabin 42 shortly before we found our Fisher. I’m looking for a not-too-expensive 30 as a possible place for me to live while we’re building our house.
I like pontoon boats myself. You can get a whole bunch of people on them. As long as you don’t bump into the grill.
And who said anything about a sleezy motel? We were talking about the fine, upstanding Super 8. And the Fairfield Inn. Neither of them are “sleezy”. I think someone is projecting…
Or hoping. 
I think a Doper “cruise on dry land” sounds like the best time ever, but what would you tell the folks at home? :eek: :eek:
"Dear Mom,
How are you? I am doing fine. Today, I met a bunch of Dopers. They had such interesting nicknames! There was a large group of them hanging out at the sleazy motel downtown. They invited me into their motel room, and, since I hardly knew them, I went right in. We played games, ordered pizza, and drank a lot of beer.
I just wanted to reassure you that your little girl was maintaining your high moral standards.
Love,
Winter"
Winter–don’t worry about it. Spending time with a bunch of Dopers dressed as pirates (one with a dead parrot), one man in tight, shiny pants, a couple of others tossing a baby back and forth and burly men bearing beer and cookies is as American as apple pie. Especially because we’re all be eating cheesecake. I mean, what morally reprehensible activities can happen with a bunch of cheesecake eating pirateDopers? Harmless, I say, perfectly harmless.
Well, unless you want to run for office someday . . .
But she said we were “playing games”. I know that’s the regular meaning of “playig games” in that we have games like Clue and Euchre and are playing them. But really? A DopeFest? You know that before too long they’ll all devolve into some form of “strip rules”.
Strip Chinese Checkers… hmm…
Ha ha! I kid. There is never nudity of any sort at any DopeFest. Ever. Not even partial nudity like you can see on network TV. I’m sure CruiseDope would be a family-friendly as they come.
Even that won’t be an issue as long as there are no cameras.
I know I took this outta context but that little snippet of Kallessa’s post brought a smile to my face, a chuckle from my mouth and other things I won’t mention because they’re lurid.
Kallessa’s little snippet, is so good, it is now my new sig line. MWAH! Kallessa.
I’m honored, swampy.
FairyChatMom, you mean all DopeFest don’t end with the words “Film at eleven”?
If not, I must say I’m disappointed. I had hoped for a higher quality of debauchery from you folk.
But I thank you for your reassurances, Kallessa. I’m sure they will help my mother sleep easier.
I think Rue’s the only one that’s being prude- ish here. He’s trying to keep the Party People down! Swampbear, Kallessa, and Wintermute are definitely party folks, and, I’m sure, even FairyChatMom would let her hair down with a few beers in her! You with us, Bumbazine?
It’s a MMPirate mutiny!
Sorry to disappoint you, but I don’t drink beer, and alcohol puts me to sleep. But I’ve been known to be, um, rambunctious on occasion. Not getting-nekkid-in-a-pile rambunctious, but I can party. Sorta. 
We can dress like pirates. We can drink like pirates. We can have dead parrots on our shoulders. Heck, we can even have a monkey if that’s what floats your pirate ship, but if we all start talking like pirates, so help me Gods, I’ll scream bloody murder! Been there, done that, 'nuff said.
Prude-ish? I’m being prudish? Now that hurts. I was just trying to reassure Winter (and her mom) that it’s just all good clean fun. Nothing to worry about. Just friendly people having a good time. No reason to call the cops. I don’t know how those scorch marks got on the drapes. I think they were like that when we got here. As far as I know the goat jumped in the ice machine all be itself. The tubs of cookie dough are strictly for making cookies. The vats of whipped cream are just for said cookies. No, no, we’re as wholesome as a church Bingo parlor. Really.
You start wild rumors and the newbies don’t show up. Then we have to mix our own drinks.
I’ve got a feeling this particular Dopefest would end with “You have the right to remain silent,…”
But I’ll be with you, at least in spirit(s). Seeing as how you all (or almost all) live over there, and I live waaaaaaay over here. 
Nevertheless, I have been known to take a wee drop now and again, for medicinal porpoises.
Do you suppose we could get some chocolate parrots Kallessa? I think I saw some in the latest Signals catalog. I wonder how big they are?
So, if we’re looking for an excus… um, occasion for said Non-cruising cruise dopefest, someone we all know and love is turning 50 next month.
That would be the coolest b-day party ever. Too bad we all live so far apart… <sigh>