# MADS: When is Gettydope this year? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 17, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-when-is-gettydope-this-year/396368 "2007-03-17T21:29:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-when-is-gettydope-this-year/396368/21 "2007-03-20T22:00:33Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Tiger] September 15? Just what happens at Gettydope, anyway? Is it just hanging out somewhere? I’d be another newbie coming, if it suits the schedule – I’ve tentatively got a trip planned to the west coast some time along in then, but don’t know what the dates would be at this point. Anyway, if I can make it, it would definitely be fun. And I’d DEFINITELY be up for an Amazing Race table! 😃 [/QUOTE] Depending on your tastes, there are a gazillion things to do in and close to Gettysburg. Battlefield tours, brewpub, winery, fire and other history museums, scenic train ride, ghost tours, live theater, exotic animal zoos, and the Fallen Firefighter’s Memorial come to mind-all within an hour’s drive. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-when-is-gettydope-this-year/396368/22 "2007-03-20T22:13:02Z")
[QUOTE=Morgyn] You’ve never met _me_ before, and we live in the same town! (Of course, I only moved here back in September.) Do you game? I’ve all sorts of games that I want to play again (various Crayola rails, Arkham Horror, Talisman . . .). [/QUOTE] Really? I thought I was the only person in the boro who actually admits to living here. 😉 I don’t game at the moment, but my husband does, and I always feel like I’m missing out … so perhaps I ought to start? ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-when-is-gettydope-this-year/396368/23 "2007-03-21T02:51:58Z")
[QUOTE=Scuba\_Ben] You bring it, we’ll probably play it. Keep in mind that the pavillions are open-air, so a good stiff breeze will send lightweight game materials (paper money, cardboard counters, cards, etc.) sailing across the table. [/QUOTE] Sorry, **Scuba\_Ben**. I was thinking more of playing games on a regular basis here in Pottstown, not bringing games to the Fest, and for the very reason you mention. So, **rockle** , think you guys might be interested? ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-when-is-gettydope-this-year/396368/24 "2007-03-21T03:15:51Z")
The book exchange sounds fun. I’m in the process of sorting through my books and getting rid of some, so I should have a nice pile to share. ---
**Author:** ![AntaresJB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-when-is-gettydope-this-year/396368/25 "2007-03-21T03:48:06Z")
I will very likely be there. Are we firmly settled on the 9/15? I’ll have to double-check my work schedule, but there’s plenty of time for me to switch weekends if necessary. I shall bring my guitar, if requested, and I volunteer in advance to take the lazy non-cooking-person’s way out and bring the paper plates and name tags like I did the last two years. 🙂 Looking forward to seeing everyone again! (are we really on #4 already? Holy crap.) I wonder if it’s cool for me to bring the books I got from the last two book exchanges and toss them back in the pile… 😃 Not that they aren’t good, it’s just that, well, I’ve read them now, so it’s someone else’s turn. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-when-is-gettydope-this-year/396368/26 "2007-03-21T10:45:05Z")
[QUOTE=AntaresJB] II wonder if it’s cool for me to bring the books I got from the last two book exchanges and toss them back in the pile… 😃 Not that they aren’t good, it’s just that, well, I’ve read them now, so it’s someone else’s turn. [/QUOTE] As the “organizer” of the book exchange – absolutely! The idea is to spread around books you think other Dopers might enjoy reading – so books that at least two Dopers have read would definitely qualify. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-when-is-gettydope-this-year/396368/27 "2007-03-21T12:28:29Z")
[QUOTE=Morgyn] So, **rockle** , think you guys might be interested? [/QUOTE] If you promise to have patience for an utter “n00b,” then definitely. Email me and we’ll work something out. ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-when-is-gettydope-this-year/396368/28 "2007-04-30T02:40:13Z")
You know, we really need to have someone look into the whole goat thing. Leaving it to the last minute is not gonna work. Someone has to check out the local farming community, and reserve us a goat! And we need someone who can carry a goat in their . . . truck, I suppose. It’s already almost May, now, and it seems to me that that is pushing it, goat reservation wise. hmmmmm . . . do goats eat kimche? Perhaps I should bring some fresh cabbage, along with. Tris ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-when-is-gettydope-this-year/396368/29 "2007-04-30T02:45:27Z")
[QUOTE=Triskadecamus] hmmmmm . . . do goats eat kimche? Perhaps I should bring some fresh cabbage, along with. [/QUOTE] Hmm… goats eat anything and no one will go near the kimche. This is one of those irresistible force and immovable object questions, isn’t it? Or is it too early to start the kimche jokes? ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-when-is-gettydope-this-year/396368/30 "2007-04-30T03:02:01Z")
Shut up! I always try the kimchee. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-when-is-gettydope-this-year/396368/31 "2007-04-30T07:36:20Z")
Ignore **Gingy**! The correct answer was, “It’s _never_ too early to start with the kimchee jokes!” ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-when-is-gettydope-this-year/396368/32 "2007-04-30T12:18:52Z")
I don’t want to know about the kimchee. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-when-is-gettydope-this-year/396368.md?page=1)