# Let's do the HouDope again! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 28, 2002, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158 "2002-04-28T19:54:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/61 "2002-05-14T03:03:07Z")
Dutifully bumping - I believe this is trawling as opposed to trolling. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/62 "2002-05-15T02:48:23Z")
I’m getting lonely, being the sole poster on this thread. Houston? Come in Houston. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/63 "2002-05-15T03:49:14Z")
Do what, huh? Robin ---
**Author:** ![Revedge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@Revedge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revedge)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/64 "2002-05-15T04:51:00Z")
Keep up the good work Ringo! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/65 "2002-05-15T23:39:33Z")
Mmmmm…cable modem… ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/66 "2002-05-16T00:56:05Z")
Ahh! Company on this thread! OK. Roll call. Please check in. It looks like the interested are: **Sealemon BubbleGirl jinwicked MsRobyn Ayesha** that **LIONsob** 😉 **Revedge Road Rash Daoloth Pantellerite** (probably too early for him) **lieu** (!?!) **pravnik Lord Jim** Uh, oh yeah… **Ringo** Any other HouDopers care to check in? **robgruver**? **BigGiantHead**? **Cess**? **Mamapotamus**? If we keep this up long enough, we might eventually draw **starfish** out to a gathering. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/67 "2002-05-16T02:46:16Z")
I should qualify my presence by pointing out that it depends on how I feel, but Aaron generally behaves himself, so it should be okay. I think this baby has been to more places in utero than most kids do in their first five years. Robin ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/68 "2002-05-17T03:04:06Z")
The burning question on my mind is who’s going to buy me some calamari. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/69 "2002-05-17T03:28:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jinwicked \* > \*\*The burning question on my mind is who’s going to buy me some calamari. \*\* Mmmm… calamari! 😛 Robin ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/70 "2002-05-17T03:46:01Z")
Ok, we can share. 😉 I couldn’t eat the whole thing anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/71 "2002-05-18T17:11:44Z")
Just a tag so I can find this when the serious bumping starts in about a week. We are, of course, still recruiting attendees. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/72 "2002-05-21T14:45:44Z")
Trickin’ it along for a few more days…_then_ the bumping begins in earnest. Saturday, June 8th; tick, tick, tick… ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/73 "2002-05-21T14:49:10Z")
I won’t be able to make it on the 8th. Got stuff going on in North Texas. Have fun, Jim ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/74 "2002-05-21T18:27:36Z")
I live in Cypress but will do my best to make it back in. Color me maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/75 "2002-05-21T18:56:24Z")
We will be taking motorcycle lessons all that weekend. But it’s Mr. Claiborne’s birthday - I’ll see if he will want to go to Joe’s that night… color me maybe also. ---
**Author:** ![vebr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/eb8c5e/32.png) [@vebr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vebr)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/76 "2002-05-21T22:29:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lieu \* > \*\*Cafe Adobe or Sherlocks both sound good… > or even The Gingerman. > > \*\* We got a Gingermen here? Where’ve I been? Oh, yeah. At the late night, double feature picture show (in the back row) Vicki ---
**Author:** ![Zap\_Rowsdower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zap\_Rowsdower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zap_Rowsdower)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/77 "2002-05-22T01:32:18Z")
That is the same weekend as the New Orleans Worst Film Festival. I have not decided yet if I will attend, if I do not I will be there. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/78 "2002-05-22T05:10:48Z")
Vicki _et al_, we more than welcome newcomers. And I’d love to see you again **Zap** … OK, it looks like we’re going into bump overtime. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/79 "2002-05-22T05:14:24Z")
I think I can make it, maybe. I’ll make saturday my off day. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158/80 "2002-05-22T05:14:37Z")
Vicki, my first ever Doper meeting was with \*\*Cessandra{/b] at her performance for the RHPS at the River Oaks Theater a few years ago. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-houdope-again/106158.md?page=5)