# Minneapolis DopeLunch - Come 'n' get it! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 22, 2004, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509 "2004-09-22T16:48:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/1 "2004-09-22T16:48:01Z")
Calling All Minnesotan and Wisconsin Dopers… CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG _Suuuuuuweeeeeeeet!_ It’s DopeLunch time again! **Friday, October 1, 2004 – 11:00 AM – MarketPlace Cafe** MarketPlace is located at 1070 Nicollet Mall, the corner of 11th Street and Nicollet Mall, downtown Minneapolis. I shall write to those who have attended or threatened to attend in the past… In addition, I will arrive at the location a little early with a sign for the table that is located just inside the doors, to the left. 😃 See ya there? ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/2 "2004-09-22T17:42:13Z")
Clang clang cla— goes the trolley! No, honest, it does. The light rail has that annoying electronic bell which cuts out mid-clang without even a fading echo. I’m gonna put a penny on the tracks someday, I swear. I’ll be there. ---
**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/3 "2004-09-22T17:47:50Z")
SCHWEET! Fridays are good! That Friday is good! I GET TO GO! I GET TO GO! I GET TO GOOOOOOOO! I shall likely bring a pup. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/4 "2004-09-22T18:10:55Z")
Nice timing. That’s the last day of my contract, so I might not be working downtown any more. I should be able to attend. And I’m not wearing one of **Nurse Carmen’s** damn nametags. ---
**Author:** ![Eliphalet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eliphalet/32/9563_2.png) [@Eliphalet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eliphalet)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/5 "2004-09-22T19:50:30Z")
I shall endeavor to attend. I need to be in Forest Lake later that day, so I’ll be passing through Minneapolis at that time. Eli ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/6 "2004-09-22T20:46:13Z")
It’s on my calender. BBQ pizza, small coconut muffin, and a Sprite in a to go cup. And a sticker for Ethy. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/7 "2004-09-22T21:07:28Z")
Is there any easy parking near by? If I work up the nerve to attend, :eek: I’d be driving in from the 'burbs, and I don’t know that area very well. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/8 "2004-09-22T22:13:44Z")
The Target Boutique (aka: Downtown Target) has a ramp that’s pretty easy to get to. It’s in between 9th and 10th and Nicollet and Marquette. The downtown Target is about two blocks from the MarketPlace. If you spend twenty bucks at Target, parking is free. Most humans find it impossible to spend less than $100 bucks at Target. I’ll be parking there, so if you’re unwilling to donate your funds to Target Corp., I’m sure I could break up my bill into two and get two parking vouchers. Be careful, the original, and more famous Marketplace is at 700 Nicollet, between 7th and 8th. The one you want is between 10th and 11th. Most of us don’t bite. And the one time dogs showed up, they didn’t either. ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/9 "2004-09-22T23:42:50Z")
I’ll get to one of these Dopelunches yet. Yeah, one of these days. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/10 "2004-09-23T15:25:29Z")
\ Oh! Oh, me! Me too! Me me me! I mean, I think I’ll be able to make it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/11 "2004-09-23T15:49:37Z")
> [@Tastes of Chocolate](#): > > Is there any easy parking near by? If I work up the nerve to attend, :eek: I’d be driving in from the 'burbs, and I don’t know that area very well. I’m bringing a service puppy! I mean, what more do you need to be convinced to come! And no, she doesn’t bite. And unlike Nurse Carmen’s dog, she doesn’t have “stinky cheese farts”, either. ---
**Author:** ![rubes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@rubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rubes)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/12 "2004-09-23T21:32:57Z")
Sorry my friends, the oncall demigods will most likely keep me tied to my desk ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/13 "2004-09-24T20:37:44Z")
> [@rubes](#): > > Sorry my friends, the oncall demigods will most likely keep me tied to my desk Man, your work place is into some kinky shit. I wish my work was more like that. But I can bring my dog to work, if he hasn’t had cheese for a week. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Punkyova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@The\_Punkyova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Punkyova)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/14 "2004-09-26T23:06:20Z")
OK, I can make it. Thanks, **Nurse Carmen** for clearing up the whole location issue! ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/15 "2004-09-27T00:03:01Z")
I am going to make lots of non-committal noises. Maybe one day, but meeting new people is scary. ZJ ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/16 "2004-09-27T01:06:25Z")
Damn. Seven years too late! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/17 "2004-09-27T01:07:49Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Damn. Seven years too late! Er, too early. Me, I mean. Not too late, which would be the Dopelunch. I mean. Never mind. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Punkyova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@The\_Punkyova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Punkyova)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/18 "2004-09-27T20:50:11Z")
> [@Zjestika](#): > > I am going to make lots of non-committal noises. > > Maybe one day, but meeting new people is scary. > > ZJ Yeah, but we aren’t new people, we’re Dopers! Seriously, pick a few names from the thread and do a search. Read a few threads started by us, or that we’ve contributed to. You’ll feel that you know us better than you know yourself. I’m not going to get into the issue of whether we (as a group) are scary or not, but I’m universally adored by all who meet me, and Ellen is bringing a puppy. What more do you need? ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/19 "2004-09-28T12:30:23Z")
Hey, I _know_ these people and I’m scared… 😃 Looking forward to it! ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509/20 "2004-09-28T22:05:06Z")
Apparently my boss has been conspiring with my insecurities. I now have a lunch meeting in the office on Friday the 1st. And here I had pretty much talked myself into going. Oh well. Pet the service puppy for me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dopelunch-come-n-get-it/265509.md?page=2)