# MADs: Post-Christmas-Pre-New-Year's Fest? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 12, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853 "2003-11-12T17:38:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/1 "2003-11-12T17:38:15Z")
My dear sister **AnitaVacation** seems to think this thread will get more views if I start it. I’m skeptical, as I don’t show myself 'round these parts very often nowadays, but since she’s my big sister I’ll indulge her. And also because she had the brilliant idea of hosting a Dopefest at her place in Arlington, most likely on Saturday, December 27, at which we can introduce our two even more rarely spotted brothers, **Harald Bluetooth** and **jimbobboy**. Er…I mean, they appear rarely, not that they have actual spots, rare or not. Well, now that I think about it, I haven’t seen either of them in a while, one or both of them could have developed spots in the meantime. Ehm. Anyway. So, WHO’S WITH ME??? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/2 "2003-11-12T17:50:01Z")
Me. But you knew that. ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/3 "2003-11-12T17:58:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBill \* > \*\*Me. But you knew that. \*\* Stop rubbing it in! You stole my sister away two years ago and I’ve barely seen her since. Now I keep hearing about how you newlyweds keep abusing your bodies with wild sex in strange places. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/4 "2003-11-12T18:11:07Z")
Isn’t that what newlyweds are supposed to do? ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/5 "2003-11-12T18:31:25Z")
I’d like to, but I’m going to be in Hawaii at the time. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/6 "2003-11-12T19:40:36Z")
Count me in! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/7 "2003-11-12T20:03:24Z")
I’m out of town then. I wish I could be there. It’s been too long! ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/8 "2003-11-12T20:31:23Z")
**RT** , Great! Please ask Mrs Teasdale to come, too. **UF** and **JC** , we were afraid that many MADs would be out of town. We will miss you. ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/9 "2003-11-12T20:46:07Z")
Hrm… X-mas plans very much up in the air. Will make sure to stay tuned. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/10 "2003-11-13T15:43:40Z")
We’ll be there, even though NoVa makes me get lost every damned time I’m there. It may be a plot. ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/11 "2003-11-13T17:11:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\*We’ll be there, even though NoVa makes me get lost every damned time I’m there. It may be a plot. \*\* The plot will not thicken with this trip. My house is ridiculously easy to find _once you have the directions_. [sub]Shoot me an email, and I’ll send 'em to you. That goes for the rest of you, too.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/12 "2003-11-13T17:16:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\*We’ll be there, even though NoVa makes me get lost every damned time I’m there. It may be a plot. \*\* We removed the street signs before the war…just in case. Then, in proper fashion, never got around to putting them back up. “Next weekend, honey! I promise!” ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/13 "2003-11-13T17:19:01Z")
We can’t make it. That’s the weekend Dave’s father’s family has Christmas. We’ll be there in spirit, though. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/14 "2003-11-13T18:02:40Z")
Damnation. T, her son and I will be visiting my folks in Philadelphia that day. How long will youses be in town? Maybe we can get together at some point anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/15 "2003-11-13T18:21:27Z")
Bill and I arrive the morning of 12/21 and leave the morning of 12/29, so if anyone can’t come to the shindig and wants to get together another time, we’re all for it. We will likely have the use of my mom’s car, so we can travel a bit. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/16 "2003-11-13T20:02:06Z")
I would love to be there, but I’ll be in Arizona until the 30th ☹ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/17 "2003-11-13T20:25:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anita Vacation \* > **RT** , Great! Please ask Mrs Teasdale to come, too. Thanks, Anita! I have let her know you invited her, and will do my best to bring her along. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/18 "2003-11-13T22:12:21Z")
Dammit, I wish I could but I’ve already promised my mother that **Verrain** and I would head up there that weekend to celebrate Christmas with them. _kicks dirty_ ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/19 "2003-11-13T23:16:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TruePisces \* > \*\*_kicks dirty_ \*\* [sub]I must really be out of it. This sounds kinky.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-post-christmas-pre-new-years-fest/212853/20 "2003-11-17T17:29:31Z")
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