# NYC MegaDopefest Weekend -- Jan 16-19 -- Post if and when you'll be here. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 30, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-megadopefest-weekend-jan-16-19-post-if-and-when-youll-be-here/221678 "2003-12-30T02:12:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2004, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-megadopefest-weekend-jan-16-19-post-if-and-when-youll-be-here/221678/221 "2004-01-20T00:44:43Z")
TWo things… A) I’m very jealous of you all. B) If anyone sees weirddave tell him he’s got Diplomacy orders due tomorrow, the lush. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-megadopefest-weekend-jan-16-19-post-if-and-when-youll-be-here/221678/222 "2004-01-20T00:50:39Z")
> [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > TWo things… > > A) I’m very jealous of you all. > > B) If anyone sees weirddave tell him he’s got Diplomacy orders due tomorrow, the lush. “I know I have orders due tomorrow. They’re due _tomorrow_. What’s his point?” ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2004, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-megadopefest-weekend-jan-16-19-post-if-and-when-youll-be-here/221678/223 "2004-01-20T01:00:25Z")
This from Mr Delay (and not the powerful one!)(No one, except maybe Ginger, calls Dave ‘The Hammer’ now, do they?)??? And how many do you have to have to make the orders work? Just call it ‘preemptive GMing’. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2004, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-megadopefest-weekend-jan-16-19-post-if-and-when-youll-be-here/221678/224 "2004-01-20T01:14:42Z")
> [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > This from Mr Delay (and not the powerful one!)(No one, except maybe Ginger, calls Dave ‘The Hammer’ now, do they?)??? > > And how many do you have to have to make the orders work? > > Just call it ‘preemptive GMing’. Shall we talk about Israel’s orders, hmm? ---
**Author:** ![SirRay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2004, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-megadopefest-weekend-jan-16-19-post-if-and-when-youll-be-here/221678/225 "2004-01-20T05:25:45Z")
So, er, how was the NY MegaDope Weekend anyway (which I unfortunately could not attend this weekend)? If it was already discussed to death in a different thread that I missed, then please link me to that thread, otherwise … 😕 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2004, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-megadopefest-weekend-jan-16-19-post-if-and-when-youll-be-here/221678/226 "2004-01-20T12:57:57Z")
> [@SirRay](#): > > So, er, how was the NY MegaDope Weekend anyway (which I unfortunately could not attend this weekend)? > > If it was already discussed to death in a different thread that I missed, then please link me to that thread, otherwise … 😕 > **[The NYC Megafest in progress thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=235322)** > > Well, I’m here. Which is to say, Canby and I decided to stay at one of the hotels just for the heck of it – I’m using the opportunity to have some work done in my apartment. The Red Roof has wifi included with the price of the room! Yay for geek... ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-megadopefest-weekend-jan-16-19-post-if-and-when-youll-be-here/221678/227 "2004-01-20T23:18:15Z")
Am I sober yet? It’s always so hard to tell. ---
**Author:** ![GrandfatherTrout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f17d59/32.png) [@GrandfatherTrout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandfatherTrout)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-megadopefest-weekend-jan-16-19-post-if-and-when-youll-be-here/221678/228 "2004-01-21T04:00:25Z")
> [@TruePisces](#): > > I think he’s got some explaining to do. 😉 Ladies. _Laaaadieeeees._ There’s plenty of GrandfatherTrout for all of you. (bow chukka chukka wow) ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-megadopefest-weekend-jan-16-19-post-if-and-when-youll-be-here/221678/229 "2004-01-21T10:53:01Z")
> [@GrandfatherTrout](#): > > Ladies. _Laaaadieeeees._ There’s plenty of GrandfatherTrout for all of you. I can attest to that. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-megadopefest-weekend-jan-16-19-post-if-and-when-youll-be-here/221678/230 "2004-01-21T13:33:13Z")
> [@scott evil](#): > > I can attest to that. So can I. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-megadopefest-weekend-jan-16-19-post-if-and-when-youll-be-here/221678/231 "2004-01-21T13:40:21Z")
> [@TruePisces](#): > > So can I. 😉 So can I. Heh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-megadopefest-weekend-jan-16-19-post-if-and-when-youll-be-here/221678.md?page=11)