# Mark Your Calendars: NYC MegaDopefest III -- January 3-5, 2003 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 27, 2002, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715 "2002-08-27T02:13:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715/201 "2002-10-29T23:43:13Z")
I… might be coming 😃 Due to the generosity of a few friends and low transatlantic airfares in the post-xmas climate, it’s looking like I might be able to make it. I’ve only been to America once before and never on my own or to NY. I am tentatively excited. ---
**Author:** ![fizzestothetop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fizzestothetop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzestothetop)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715/202 "2002-10-29T23:51:21Z")
Looks like I’m goin’. The ‘rents have ok’d it so I’ll be goin’ with **'punha**. I’ve always wanted to go to New York. w00t. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715/203 "2002-10-30T01:32:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gorgon Heap \* > \*\*Great. Talk to you that way!!! \>\>\>\>\>\>\> > > [sub]Heh. That was a little joke.[/sub] \*\* Yeah, _very_ little. 😃 Sorry; I’m not being snarky. It’s just that that’s one of my favorite snappy comebacks, and I never get to use it, because I’m such a nice guy and all. 🙂 Anyhoo, yeah, e-mail me whenever you want, and we’ll discuss it. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715/204 "2002-10-30T13:19:15Z")
You got it. I have to discuss the details with my wife to make sure she doesn’t do anything stupid like forget this is happening. Oh, and it will be very fun to meet you, **Fran**. Great that you can skip the Atlantic to participate. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715/205 "2002-10-30T15:09:42Z")
Yay, Frannie! It’ll be so cool to meet you IRL. I’ve never met a foreign Doper before. 🙂 [sub]Canadian Dopers don’t count. :d&r: ;)[/sub] Robin ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715/206 "2002-10-31T01:08:11Z")
AIEEEEEEEEEEEE! **Frannie** is coming to Noo Yawk for my birthday! English birfday smooches! Meeting Frannie in person! New York City, laid out like a carpet of jewels at my feet! Oh maaaaaan, I am so there. . . ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715/207 "2002-10-31T04:41:15Z")
Yikes, how many people are going to show for this? I might have to stop lurking and attend. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715/208 "2002-10-31T04:52:22Z")
I’m curious, I’m in New York City, I’m on vacation that week, I’m a newbie–what am I in for? ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715/209 "2002-10-31T14:43:05Z")
Y’all new guys … there was something more tyhan 100 of us last year, but asides from the actual dinner Saturday night, most folks split up into smaller groups to do things they wanted to do. One morning a number of people went to the Brooklyn Museum (I among them) while others, who had never been to the city before went to the Statue of Libert and the Empire State Building. You can do whatever you want, though you may find it easier to go with a group that is doing something you will enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715/210 "2002-10-31T16:04:02Z")
Pssst. Gorgon. There were something like 65 of us last year. As for what happens, yeah, that’s basically the deal. The main event is on Saturday night, but there are tons of other things organized for Friday night through Sunday brunch, and they’ll get posted here as the time draws nearer and people get struck with bolts of inspiration. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715/211 "2002-10-31T16:30:11Z")
Hey, kiddo, I only know what I’m told. Since I got to the dinner late, I was told “something like 100.” So there! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2002, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715/212 "2002-11-01T22:16:32Z")
Hey all, the second installment of the NYC MegaDopefest III thread has been posted with the details of the Dopefest Dinner. Check it out [over here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=142239). If a kindly moderator could close this thread, that’ll help direct comments to the new thread. Thanks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-your-calendars-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/125715.md?page=10)