# MADs/DC-area Dopers! FAREWELL OPALCAT PARTY, New Year's Day! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 2, 2004, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-dc-area-dopers-farewell-opalcat-party-new-years-day/277661 "2004-12-02T05:55:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-dc-area-dopers-farewell-opalcat-party-new-years-day/277661/61 "2005-01-01T18:26:56Z")
> [@Anita Vacation](#): > > Do you need a ride? Email me at anitavacation at gmail dot com and I’ll give you my cell number. Thanks, but it’s near where I live, so I can walk there. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-dc-area-dopers-farewell-opalcat-party-new-years-day/277661/62 "2005-01-01T20:09:53Z")
See everyone soon. We might be about 15 minutes late because Katherine is finishing some last-minute packing… ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-dc-area-dopers-farewell-opalcat-party-new-years-day/277661/63 "2005-01-02T01:31:09Z")
Just got home from the party. What a thrill to meet so many Dopers from around here and match faces to your names! Thanks once again for getting us together, **Opal**! We’re a richer community for having had you among us. Lucky 'Lanta to be getting you. It was a swell Dope party, I think everybody there will agree. And that’s without even getting to the part about the sex toys… (I can’t believe this thread got 56 replies without someone going “3. Bye, **Opal!** ”) ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-dc-area-dopers-farewell-opalcat-party-new-years-day/277661/64 "2005-01-02T02:13:17Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > (I can’t believe this thread got 56 replies without someone going > > “3. Bye, **Opal!** ”) I wrote that on the card. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-dc-area-dopers-farewell-opalcat-party-new-years-day/277661/65 "2005-01-02T04:22:33Z")
**Ginger,** I was going to, but I left it for you. We were trying to choose a Doper name for your baby; someone suggested **Weird Baby of the North** … but when I type that out, I think he isn’t a weird baby, he’s just so doggone _cuuuute._ ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-dc-area-dopers-farewell-opalcat-party-new-years-day/277661/66 "2005-01-02T09:30:23Z")
Ah-New Years Day, spent with my beloved Dope buddies. No better way to start a year. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-dc-area-dopers-farewell-opalcat-party-new-years-day/277661/67 "2005-01-02T20:52:17Z")
We got back home safely, in case anyone was worried. We had a great time seeing everyone and giving **Opal** a proper send-off. I’ll have to figure out where to post my pictures! ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-dc-area-dopers-farewell-opalcat-party-new-years-day/277661/68 "2005-01-03T14:55:59Z")
Thanks to everyone for coming out! We had a great turnout, I think we had at least 25 people. It was great to see everyone again. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-dc-area-dopers-farewell-opalcat-party-new-years-day/277661/69 "2005-01-03T17:45:25Z")
We had two big tables and two little tables filled. I would say your estimate of 25 Dopers is about right. (Counting the kids too.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-dc-area-dopers-farewell-opalcat-party-new-years-day/277661.md?page=3)