# Maryland Dopers, make room for Antigen! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 8, 2006, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534 "2006-11-08T11:11:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/21 "2006-11-09T14:22:50Z")
[QUOTE=Antigen] Don’t make this harder! What I will mourn most, after the loss of French, is the hockey. I mean, am I supposed to start watching _Capitals_ games? I don’t know if I can manage to get some Canadiens games on cable (when they play American teams, anyway), but I sure hope so. And if not there’s always NHL radio online, where I can listen to the games, in French if I want to. Stay tuned for my “I miss hockey” thread in about a month and a half. [/QUOTE] You can get the Centre Ice package on cable, IIRC. Lauramary and her husband have it, and live in AA. He’s a hocky freak. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/22 "2006-11-09T14:42:25Z")
He’s also a hockEy freak. ---
**Author:** ![Fir\_na\_tine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/23 "2006-11-09T16:56:01Z")
[QUOTE=FairyChatMom] I know you won’t be living anywhere near me, because no one lives anywhere near me, but, welcome, **Antigen**! [/QUOTE] I have a son who lives in Mechanicsville. Nice area. Just disappointing that the nearest ice cream stand is apparently a thousand miles away. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/24 "2006-11-09T17:13:10Z")
Well, we have Bert’s 50s Diner where they do pretty good ice cream and ice cream related stuff, and there’s another place whose name escapes me in Charlotte Hall that just closed for the season and that place next to North Sandgates Rd. Plus Jethro’s and a couple other places in Solomons - all well within a thousand mile radius. _\_ I’ve been able to have my ice cream needs met pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/25 "2006-11-09T17:17:31Z")
I bitch about how you guys live seven miles from the middle of nowhere, but you’re still only about half-way to where Esprix lives. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/26 "2006-11-09T17:22:45Z")
Where are you measuring half-way? I don’t think he’s 20 miles from me, is he? _\_ ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/27 "2006-11-09T17:45:00Z")
Down at that naval place. And believe me, to someone not used to that drive, it seems like it’s at the edge of the world. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/28 "2006-11-09T18:12:50Z")
By “that naval place” I’m assuming you mean the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, home of Test Pilot School and a buncha other cool stuff. Anyway, I like living in the boonies. It’s mostly peaceful. ---
**Author:** ![Renob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8c91f0/32.png) [@Renob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renob)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/29 "2006-11-09T18:20:52Z")
[QUOTE=FairyChatMom] Anyway, I like living in the boonies. It’s mostly peaceful. [/QUOTE] The boonies are indeed good. If I could only convince my wife of that! We live over on the Eastern Shore, which is relatively rural, but I love southern Maryland. I hung out in Charles County for a few days and loved it. My dream is to move to Pomonkey, not only for the fact that it’s the middle of nowhere, but to say that I live in a town called Pomonkey. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/30 "2006-11-09T18:41:11Z")
I love visiting the eastern shore - when we cruise, St. Michael’s is always a favorite stop. And Rock Hall. But I wouldn’t want to live anywhere other than where I am. I probably shouldn’t be too enthusiastic about it - next thing you know, all kinds of riff-raff will want to move here. :eek: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fir\_na\_tine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/31 "2006-11-10T14:29:34Z")
[QUOTE=FairyChatMom] Well, we have Bert’s 50s Diner where they do pretty good ice cream [/QUOTE] Bert’s basic burger is excellent ! Ate there several times while we were visiting. Maine is the per capita ice cream consumption capital of the world. Dairy Queen’s abound on almost every street corner. When we were last there (Mechanicsville) in August we just drove and drove and drove looking for a simple ice cream cone. We ended up having one at breakfast at one of the mall restaurants. Can’t remember the name. All in all, a nice town. Like the local farmers markets. Our oldest son enjoyed the drive up, take out window for booze on the corner of Golden Beach and Route 5. Very handy if you’re too drunk to walk. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/32 "2006-11-10T16:55:29Z")
Welcome, you hoser. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Figaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea666f/32.png) [@Figaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Figaro)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/33 "2006-11-10T17:18:35Z")
I’m a displaced Marylander now living in the Midwest, so… Welcome in absentia! You’ll love it. All the friendliness of the South combined with a good dose of Northern progressiveness. Plus crabcakes. Mmmm…crabcakes. Did I mention the crabcakes? Or the crab soup?Or the steamed crab? ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/34 "2006-11-10T21:07:28Z")
[QUOTE=FairyChatMom] I know you won’t be living anywhere near me, because no one lives anywhere near me, but, welcome, **Antigen**! [/QUOTE] How quickly they forget. Did I forget to put enough goodies in your “Welcome to Southern Maryland” basket? Have you already forgotten about my homemade crab balls that I brought to Uglyfest? The Captain ( who lives only a stone’s throw away, if you happen to be real strong and can throw a stone about a dozen miles!). ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/35 "2006-11-11T01:45:31Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] Welcome, you hoser. 😉 [/QUOTE] pfff. Take off, eh. 🙂 And for all of those making lovely and good-hearted offers of crab-related goodies… um… I… don’t like seafood. I’m sorry! Please don’t hurt me! You guys probably won’t even let me in now. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/36 "2006-11-11T01:57:33Z")
[QUOTE=dbygawdcapn] How quickly they forget. [/QUOTE] Go ahead, embarrass the forgetful old woman!! :o But you’ve been mighty scarce here, sir! ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/37 "2006-11-11T02:07:37Z")
You’re moving to AA County and you don’t like crabs? Wow, you’re going to miss out on so much…sounds like it’s time for us to work on her, isn’t it, fellow Marylanders? I’m in Anne Arundel County, Antigen, so any help you need, email me. It’s in my profile. This i s a really nice area – a nice mixture of urban and rural. And lots of wonderful crabcakes. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/38 "2006-11-11T02:17:00Z")
Hot damn. Now I have someone to sit with and eat turkey sandwiches at crab-related things. Antigen is not a flatlander like me. I don’t know how this crab disdain came about, but I love it. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/39 "2006-11-11T04:37:09Z")
Hey, I _grew up_ in Maryland and I don’t like crabs. Crabs are for dive sites, not dinner plates. Welcome to the MADs, **Antigen**! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534/40 "2006-11-11T12:39:45Z")
[QUOTE=Scuba\_Ben] Hey, I _grew up_ in Maryland and I don’t like crabs. Crabs are for dive sites, not dinner plates. [/QUOTE] I \*knew \* there was something “off” about you… 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryland-dopers-make-room-for-antigen/379534.md?page=3)