# MAD Dopefest - Welcome Antigen to Baltimore **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 27, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726 "2007-03-27T19:36:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/61 "2007-04-10T22:20:04Z")
[QUOTE=Scuba\_Ben] But have you ever _tried_ to milk a chicken? [/QUOTE] The _really_ short stools are almost impossible to find, and you have to gently blow on their feathers to expose the tiny chicken nipples. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/62 "2007-04-10T23:14:04Z")
Well, I’ll definitely be there. But I refuse to milk any chickens. ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/63 "2007-04-11T00:40:36Z")
Okay, well, my reasons for backing out have now gone away, so now I’d like to attend. The issue is that I’d need a ride from NoVa or DC. Is there anyone who’d be willing to give me a ride to and maybe from? Thanks! I’ll bring pumpkin bread! ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/64 "2007-04-11T02:58:16Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] The _really_ short stools are almost impossible to find, and you have to gently blow on their feathers to expose the tiny chicken nipples. 😉 [/QUOTE] Oh, yeah? When was the last time YOU milked a chicken, wise guy? Chickens don’t have nipples. As for the roll call, I’ll be there, along with that guy that always hangs with around me now. He says it’s our official ‘coming out party,’ since it’s the first DopeFest we’re attending as a couple. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/65 "2007-04-11T04:06:47Z")
I’ll probably be coming, so send me directions. ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/66 "2007-04-11T11:09:46Z")
**Tris** has kindly offered me a ride, so I believe I am set. I’ll work on the pumpkin bread on Friday. Anything else I can bring? ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/67 "2007-04-11T16:43:04Z")
So, does this mean \*\*Scuba\_Ben \*\*_will_ be milking a fish? Dinner and a show! Bringing hot dog chili, onion relish, and a kangaroo. Tris ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/68 "2007-04-11T19:08:38Z")
Let’s get my sister to milk a fish. Or a chicken. Or chicken-fry fish. It’ll be fun. I’ve got four pounds of strawberries, a fondue pot, and a bunch of chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/69 "2007-04-11T20:03:52Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] I’ve got four pounds of strawberries, a fondue pot, and a bunch of chocolate. [/QUOTE] Well, yeah, but will there be any left for _us_? ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/70 "2007-04-11T20:04:16Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] I’ve got four pounds of strawberries, a fondue pot, and a bunch of chocolate. [/QUOTE] _That_ being the case, I’ll get there early. Let’s not share the chocolate fondue. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9c0ed/32.png) [@El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Perro_Fumando)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/71 "2007-04-11T20:18:59Z")
Well dang. **Only Mostly Dead** and I will be stuck at home waiting for a much-needed appliance delivery on the 14th. Count us out for now, but we’ll see about the next one. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/72 "2007-04-11T21:52:49Z")
[QUOTE=BiblioCat] Oh, yeah? When was the last time YOU milked a chicken, wise guy? Chickens don’t have nipples. [/QUOTE] It was when I was on the lam, shielding a widow woman and her young son from a bad cop in the department. I ended up at her family chicken farm in Kansas, unfortunately with a gunshot wound. After she nursed me back to health, I stayed in touch with my partner, but worked on the farm as a chicken milker, blended in with the locals, and finally got the bad guy, before heading back to KC. They made a movie about it, but changed some of the details. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/73 "2007-04-12T01:15:21Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] They made a movie about it, but changed some of the details. 😉 [/QUOTE] Yeah, I saw that one. I think it was called **Witless**. Tris ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/74 "2007-04-12T03:29:50Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] Let’s get my sister to milk a fish. Or a chicken. Or chicken-fry fish. It’ll be fun. I’ve got four pounds of strawberries, a fondue pot, and a bunch of chocolate. [/QUOTE] I’ll pass on the chicken-fish, but can I have some melted chocolate to go? ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/75 "2007-04-12T10:51:18Z")
I have a gig that night, but I’ll be there early on. (I already have directions). How about if I bring a tray of veggies? ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/76 "2007-04-12T11:23:41Z")
Oh good! I was thinking you were away. Sure, bring veggies. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/77 "2007-04-12T12:23:40Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > but can I have some melted chocolate to go? No, you may _not_ have it “to go”. I barely got to talk to you at the last one. You’re stayin’, dammit! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/78 "2007-04-12T13:45:15Z")
[QUOTE=norinew] No, you may _not_ have it “to go”. I barely got to talk to you at the last one. You’re stayin’, dammit! 🆒 [/QUOTE] Oh, yeah, I’m staying. Apparently I have to stay until **danceswithcats** gets thrown out in the wee small hours. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/79 "2007-04-12T18:02:51Z")
[QUOTE=Triskadecamus] Yeah, I saw that one. I think it was called **Witless**. Tris [/QUOTE] _Applause_ > [@BiblioCat](#): > > Oh, yeah, I’m staying. Apparently I have to stay until danceswithcats gets thrown out in the wee small hours. Nope. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726/80 "2007-04-12T18:31:26Z")
[QUOTE=BiblioCat] Oh, yeah, I’m staying. Apparently I have to stay until **danceswithcats** gets thrown out in the wee small hours. [/QUOTE] Okay, I’m not staying that long. Long drive home, you know. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-dopefest-welcome-antigen-to-baltimore/397726.md?page=5)