# Midwest Chick Dope
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [September 10, 2001, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685 "2001-09-10T15:57:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/1 "2001-09-10T15:57:36Z")
Yeah, I’m talkin’ to you.
You, the chick, the tomato, the skirt. You wearin’ the dress and high heels. You with the lipstick. You with the rack. HEY YOU!
You know you want to. Shopping, hot tubs, gossip, curlers, facials, nail polish, slumber party atmosphere, female bonding, food, food and more food. Probably some alcohol there too. The works.
You know you want to.
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[li]Where? [Birch Run](http://www.primeoutlets.com/p.cfm/centers/BirchRun/index.cfm), near Flint, Michigan.[/li][li]When? Saturday, November 10th and Sunday, November 11th, 2001[/li][li]Who? Any Doper Chick.[/li][li]Lodging? [Fairfield Inn](http://www.fairfieldinn.com/dpp/PropertyPage.asp?MarshaCode=MBSFR). I’ve reserved 2 rooms with 2 queen beds and 2 rooms with 1 king bed each reserved. If those fill up, I’ve got sleeping bags. There is an indoor heated pool and a hot tub on site. Plus, any DoperChick coming in from out of town who needs lodging on Friday night is welcome to crash at my place in Lansing with my husband, my two cats and myself. I promise to be a good hostess and not show you all the pictures of my cats.[/li]
Hotel prices are $69/night. Split between 4 people that’s DARN cheap. The hotel is in [Frankenmuth](http://www.frankenmuth.org/), a town of charming German heritage and good beer. Not to mention Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland – quite possibly the biggest Christmas store in the world. Miles and miles of all things Christmas. Not my thing personally, but hey, not everyone can be as cool as me. 😛 Plus, I know they’ve got a chocolate shop there somewhere. And a new Brew Pub.
And remember, Christmas is only 6 weeks away at that point so it’s a perfect time to start/continue/finish your Christmas shopping. As for me, in addition to Christmas, I’ll be doing my **Bunny’s** Birthday Shoe Shopping Extravaganza.
So.
Are ya in?
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### Author:  [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/2 "2001-09-10T15:59:56Z")
::franticly going through date book and budget to see if she can make it::
I’ll have to get back to you.
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### Author:  [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/3 "2001-09-10T16:04:13Z")
Well yeah, chocolate is nice, but is there a [Good Vibes](http://www.goodvibes.com/) outlet there?
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### Author:  [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/4 "2001-09-10T16:07:55Z")
I may…just…be there!
GERMAN HERITAGE! Good lord!
jarbaby
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### Author:  [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/5 "2001-09-10T16:15:54Z")
I love you Michigan ladies like the sisters I never had. If I can make it (maybe hitch a ride with Jarbaby or another ChiDoper?? There is no puppy eyes smiley) I will. Yes I will.
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### Author:  [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/6 "2001-09-10T16:16:58Z")
Hey I might be in, only I could only do saturday evening/sunday, cause I feed the horses at my barn saturday morning. Can we go to xanders and eat pounds and pounds of chicken too!? (OMG, shoe shopping, chocolate, chicken AND Dopers… life would be complete). Hey this is turning into an all-star turnout!
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### Author:  [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/7 "2001-09-10T16:17:36Z")
I’m confused. If Michigan is in the MidWest, where’s the Mid? Pennsylvania?
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### Author:  [@Paul\_The\_Younger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_The_Younger)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/8 "2001-09-10T16:37:54Z")
Hey guys, we can’t let this go unchallenged, now can we?
Send me an e-mail at **[stalkingmidwestdoperchicks@themall.com](mailto:stalkingmidwestdoperchicks@themall.com)**, and let me know who can donate what surveillance items, zoom lenses, listening devices, and the like. We’ll need camo gear, and some night vision goggles will probably come in handy, too. I’ve got the recording and A/V devices covered, and my cousin who works hotel security should be able to help us out at the inn.
We’ll need a volunteer to collect contributions for paying off the staff at the [Victoria’s Secret](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=86173) Outlet store. Remember, these are **Midwest** doper chicks we’re talking about here! No expense is too great!
[animal house]Who’s with me? YAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!![/animal house]
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### Author:  [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/9 "2001-09-10T16:50:30Z")
**Paul** , I’m in. I’ll provide the camo gear and zoom lenses. I’ll talk to my buddies at the at the glass factory and see about replacing VS’s mirrors with ones more…acceptable…for our purposes.
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### Author:  [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/10 "2001-09-10T17:04:58Z")
hell if **mags & jarbabyj** are gonna be there, the very least I can do is wander on over there at least for a while. (tho’, sigh, I may have to return my “chick” license, since most of the activities listed are things I don’t generally get into - what is this ‘nail polish’ thing you speak of??) but chit chat w/cool folks, now **that** I can do!
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### Author:  [@Politzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Politzania)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/11 "2001-09-10T17:09:56Z")
Sigh - can you move it up about a month or so? 🙂
Mr. Pol & I are visiting Frankenmuth/Birch Run the end of this month - we’ll be in Disney World the dates you mentioned.
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### Author:  [@RalfCoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RalfCoder)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/12 "2001-09-10T17:24:08Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by BunnyGirl \*
> \*\*Yeah, I’m talkin’ to you.
>
> You, the chick, the tomato, the skirt. You wearin’ the dress and high heels. You with the lipstick. You with the rack. HEY YOU!\*\*
Was I the only one who read this and thought of **Esprix**? Until the line about the rack, that is… 😃
Ralf D&R…
[sub] S’allright, **Esprix!** I’m only kidding! Honest!
[/sub]
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### Author:  [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/13 "2001-09-10T18:23:00Z")
Hey **Bunny** , put me down as a “maybe” - I doubt I’ll be recovered from the DopeFest Triple Threat in October, but you never know…
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### Author:  [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/14 "2001-09-10T18:26:17Z")
If I can whine my way home I’ll be there. (Now, there’s some ditching out on my family.)
But Its probably a no, unless something facinating comes up.
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### Author:  [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/15 "2001-09-10T18:39:10Z")
I’m thinking I should make **thinksnow** my **Minister of Affairs** on this, since I’m filling that role for him at OhDope, but he’s a boy and has cooties, so I’ll have to do it all myself.
Plus, if he and **Paul** are in cohoots, the last thing we need is for them to know our plans. 😃
Okay, I’m starying a list, ladies. Remember, you’ll only be paying for 1/4 of a hotel room (or a 1/2 if you get the King room) so it’ll be cheap. We can eat cheap too. I’ll be putting up DoperChicks at my house on Friday night for whomever has to come in from out of town. My house is only a 3.5 hour drive from Chicago, ChiDope ladies! It would be my great pleasure to host you! I’m also going to see if I can borrow my sister’s Jimmy Blazer to cart us around. I can carry 4 if I can use that. Plus all our treasures.
**wring** , “nail polish” and it’s accompanying accoutrements are only options in our arsenal. They are not The arsenal. Mostly the arsenal consists of a little [sub]or a lot of[/sub] alcohol to loosen the lips and then off to the hot tub or pool!
**Medea** , “unless something fascinating comes up”? I think the pack of us would be fascinating as it is! 😉
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### Author:  [@Soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soda)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/16 "2001-09-10T18:51:53Z")
At times like these I really, really, _really_ hate living in Sweden.
Have fun.
::sigh::
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### Author:  [@Paul\_The\_Younger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_The_Younger)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/17 "2001-09-10T18:56:57Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by BunnyGirl \*
> \*\*I’m thinking I should make **thinksnow** my **Minister of Affairs** on this, since I’m filling that role for him at OhDope, but he’s a boy and has cooties, so I’ll have to do it all myself.
>
> Plus, if he and **Paul** are in cohoots, the last thing we need is for them to know our plans. :D\*\*
Your plans? You’ve already let those details slip, my dear. And don’t bother to try to change them, either – you don’t think that innocent-looking black Chevy Blazer you keep spotting in your rearview is just a coincidence, do you?
Oh, and thanks for reminding me about the hot tub. **think** , how’s your supply of submersible camera gear? And to the hunters out there, we’re gonna need something to mask that cootie smell, or they’ll pick us up a mile away…
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### Author:  [@Miss\_Creant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Creant)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/18 "2001-09-10T19:10:31Z")
I’m there baby!
Who needs a ride from Chicago? (its only a four door corolla so don’t get too excited)
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### Author:  [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/19 "2001-09-10T19:22:06Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Miss Creant \*
> \*\*I’m there baby!
> Who needs a ride from Chicago? (its only a four door corolla so don’t get too excited) \*\*
Woohoo! **Miss C** in the house!
BTW, y’all, thanks to **Cranky** for giving me the name for this yesterday!
:golf clap:
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### Author:  [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midwest-chick-dope/80685/20 "2001-09-10T19:27:20Z")
I’ve got three sets of gear and two underwater cameras, we’re in business!
The anti-cootie spray will be discussed at next weeks mens meeting. Hopefully, we can install some beer-goggles on the women when they aren’t paying attention…perhaps wine-goggles would work better in this application. We’ll have to discuss this too.
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