# My roomie is about to NOT get to Pennsic **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 25, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384 "2012-07-25T21:59:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/41 "2012-07-26T19:54:49Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > [The irony, it burns.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15313574&postcount=17) At least his was funny. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/42 "2012-07-26T20:14:19Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > :rolleyes: Yes, yes, you’re a successful troll. Well done. In the SCA, Trolls are always needed. ---
**Author:** ![akennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/43 "2012-07-26T21:38:51Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > At least his was funny. When? ---
**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:** [July 26, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/44 "2012-07-26T21:39:24Z")
> [@akennett](#): > > When? When dirt was soft and rocks roamed the earth. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/45 "2012-07-26T21:47:40Z")
> [@drachillix](#): > > In the SCA, Trolls are always needed. For those of a nonSCA persuasion: Troll = entry gate worker. I imagine that working the gate at Pennsic would get complex. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/46 "2012-07-26T22:38:50Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > I understand now, I thought you were going to be driving her out in the truck while hubby was stuck in a motel room, then picking her up again with the truck, while he rented another motel room. I didn’t realize the plan was for her to borrow the truck, and you were considering using your other car to give her a lift. > > Still, you’re a better person than I. Yup > [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Is she hot? I’ll give her a ride. hm, a late 50s slightly overweight farrier. Not particularly hot but I am not into women as a rule =) > [@Mr.Miskatonic](#): > > Instant City. Just add SCAdians. Camping with 15000 of your closest friends =) > [@elbows](#): > > Huh? I’m thinking it’s broken, am I right? I’ve never heard this expression. > > You got me here. Is there a word missing, maybe? How is it nasty to take her? Even if the truck worked? Confused again, apologies. > > Pennsic? I’d never heard of that before either. Learned something new today, thanks for that! Yes, poor currently dead truck. Um, probably missing a word, I was a bit peeved and venting. Glad to be of service =) > [@Ethilrist](#): > > It’d make the Bridge Battle real, for once. Kind of like playing Diablo in Hardcore mode. And the funny thing is that the Curry Rd bridge is currently out, and being replaced. Poor Troll, no goat! ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/47 "2012-07-26T23:05:28Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > Poor Troll, no goat! Oh, such a tempting Sig Line !!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/48 "2012-07-26T23:10:55Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > At least his was funny. Hey, I thought **madmonk28** ’s was funny. I’m not surprised it didn’t go over well on this board, though. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/49 "2012-07-26T23:13:53Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > **aru** , it’s a pity about the truck. Can your roomie not find another lift to the War (I know it’s last minute, maybe she can trade some smithing for a ride or something?) The Unwritten Rule of the Road… ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/50 "2012-07-26T23:17:41Z")
> [@kidchameleon](#): > > The Unwritten Rule of the Road… Gas, grass, or wrought brass? ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/51 "2012-07-26T23:19:18Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > Hey, I thought **madmonk28** ’s was funny. I’m not surprised it didn’t go over well on this board, though. Agreed. I laughed. Its nice that are doing this for your roommate because there is no way in hell I would drive eight doors to do a favor for anyone, especially if money is tight and my spouse needed to stay overnight in a motel to make it happen. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/52 "2012-07-26T23:28:30Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > Hey, I thought **madmonk28** ’s was funny. I’m not surprised it didn’t go over well on this board, though. Maybe one of the anachronisms they’re celebrating is late-50-year-olds with few life skills. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/53 "2012-07-26T23:42:30Z")
Not transportation related, but any chance that she could whip up and flog a few portable holes? Folks always seem to need a few more of those. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/54 "2012-07-27T00:22:34Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > Maybe one of the anachronisms they’re celebrating is late-50-year-olds with few life skills. Personally I was reminded of that free credit report dot com commercial. This one. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZFkWQLqdDHQ/hqdefault.jpg "Free Credit Report Renaissance Fair \*New") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFkWQLqdDHQ) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/55 "2012-07-27T00:29:54Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > [If only you had a magic dictionary at your fingertips that would let you look up an unfamiliar word in less time than it would take to type a snarky post about your ignorance](https://www.google.com/search?q=pennsic&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a). I’m with **digs** on this one - a rule of writing is to define an unusual term or acronym the first time you use it so your audience doesn’t _have_ to go look it up. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/56 "2012-07-27T00:30:06Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > [The irony, it burns.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15313574&postcount=17) Nah, that was just me calling out another poster for also being an asshole. “How dare you not define words in your OP! I’m going to type out an angry message about it rather than googling the word!” Only reactionary assholery on my part, none of that first strike shit. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/57 "2012-07-27T00:31:25Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I’m with **digs** on this one - a rule of writing is to define an unusual term or acronym the first time you use it so your audience doesn’t _have_ to go look it up. Whereas a rule of reading is to look up unfamiliar terms rather than chastising the writer for using them. Sorry, rules is rules. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/58 "2012-07-27T00:34:43Z")
Okay, I take your point, but I think it is about 80% the writer’s responsibility and 20% the reader’s. How about that? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/59 "2012-07-27T00:38:09Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Okay, I take your point, but I think it is about 80% the writer’s responsibility and 20% the reader’s. How about that? 🙂 Fair enough. Appropriate snark then is to say, “Didja really have to make me go look up Pennsic?” That way you get to be a jerk to the writer while showing that you’re not a slacker. Very important to back up self-righteousness with cold hard facts :). ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384/60 "2012-07-27T01:02:45Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Whereas a rule of reading is to look up unfamiliar terms rather than chastising the writer for using them. > > Sorry, rules is rules. Isn’t it a rule of writing that the writer is to do all that is possible to communicate clearly with the intended audience? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roomie-is-about-to-not-get-to-pennsic/629384.md?page=4)