# Philly Dopefest on April 19th **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 10, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994 "2009-03-10T19:21:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/61 "2009-03-24T00:23:32Z")
I’ve bookmarked the thread in case the day frees up. I probably won’t make it but I hope you all have a lot of fun. ---
**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/62 "2009-03-26T06:56:13Z")
This is looking like something I can do. The details seem a bit vague, though. About what time would we be meeting? Also, with this many people possibly attending, it’s probably a good idea to figure out where we’d have lunch/early dinner and make reservations. > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > (and if Reply doesn’t make it, I’ll get the “longest distance traveled” prize) No you won’t :p. I’d be driving in from Rochester, NY. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/63 "2009-03-26T11:17:28Z")
> [@Anita\_Vacation](#): > > Add me to the list, and I’ll make sure they bring the twins. They very well may have a playmate – it’s looking more and more like **kittenlm** and The Littlest Briston (same age as the twins) will be coming along. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/64 "2009-03-26T12:33:02Z")
> [@Cleophus](#): > > This is looking like something I can do. The details seem a bit vague, though. About what time would we be meeting? Also, with this many people possibly attending, it’s probably a good idea to figure out where we’d have lunch/early dinner and make reservations. Yeah, I know. I had been thinking Rotten Ralph’s, but I’m not sure if they take reservations, plus the crowd is getting big. Maybe the Continental? Original plan was Old City for lunch (around 1?), with sightseeing around the historic district after for anyone interested. We may need to move the restaurant, because I’m having a hard time thinking of a place that would be big enough in Old City – but I’ll think of something. And we may need to change the time to a little later to find someplace that can take a crowd that big on Sunday, a traditional brunch day. I’ll make some calls sometime in the next couple days and firm something up. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/65 "2009-03-26T12:37:36Z")
Updated list \*\*Anita Vacation Cleophus DaphneBlack DocCathode Geobabe \*\*and \*\*UncleBill \*\*(\*avec \*young uns?) **Hal Briston, kittenlm,** and the littlest Briston \*\*Little Nemo Meros Mississippienne MsRobyn olivesmarch4th \*\*and husband **ryobserver twickster ultrafilter WomanofScorn** ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/66 "2009-04-03T03:40:25Z")
A bump ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/67 "2009-04-06T16:24:01Z")
I called the [Continental](http://www.continentalmartinibar.com/), which is a nice restaurant that can accommodate a group of 20 on a Sunday afternoon. They can take us at 2 PM, and with a group that size would serve family style – we pick the menu (of three offered) and they bring platters to the table for us to serve ourselves. This would be a fixed price thing ($25 or $30 per person – kids half price), plus tax and tip, plus any drinks other than coffee or tea. Yes, **Doc Cathode** , even you, even if you’re not planning to eat. They count bodies, not mouths. So it’s a wee bit on the pricey side – but it’s a nice restaurant, good food, and they’re set up to take this crowd. See the end of the post for the menus. The first is $25, mostly breakfast foods; the second is also $25, a mix of breakfast and lunch items; the third is $30 and has more substantial versions of both breakfast and lunch. I’m voting for #2. So – question 1 is, are you still in at this restaurant at this price? and question 2 is, which menu do you prefer? I told the woman I’d call back within a day or two to confirm the reservation. (And anyone who wants to find an alternative restaurant in Old City that will take 20 people early Sunday afternoon is more than welcome to do so.) * * * Brunch Menu I Served family-style $25.00 per person\* \*excludes beverages, tax and gratuity Scrambled Eggs \* Brioche French Toast with Maple Syrup \* Granola \* Fresh Fruit \* Bagel & Crème Cheese \* Toast \* Shoestring Fries \* Turkey Bacon \* Coffee or Tea * * * Brunch Menu II Served family-style $25.00 per person\* \*excludes beverages, tax and gratuity Scrambled Eggs & Toast \* Brioche French Toast with Maple Syrup \* Turkey Bacon \* Fresh Fruit \* Continental Salad, Chopped Green with Cucumber, Feta and Tomato \* Turkey Club Sandwich \* Shoestring Fries \* Coffee or Tea * * * Brunch Menu III Served family-style $30.00 per person\* \*excludes beverages, tax and gratuity Continental Salad, Chopped Greens with Cucumber, Feta & Tomato \* Turkey Club Sandwich \* Shoestring Fries \* Seared Tuna with Mushroom Risotto \* Hummus & Pita \* Breakfast Quesadilla with Black Beans, Scrambled Eggs, Jack & Cheddar Cheese \* Grilled Thai Chicken Skewers on Jasmine Rice with Peanut Dipping Sauce \* Coffee or Tea _ **Menu items are subject to change** _ ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/68 "2009-04-06T16:48:39Z")
I have a major project due on the 20th, so I can’t commit to being there. Since they’re charging per head, I think I’m going to have to bow out. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/69 "2009-04-06T16:56:18Z")
I wouldn’t need to give her the final count till a couple of days before – this is just to reserve the space. I’ll leave you in as a maybe, eternal optimist that I am. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/70 "2009-04-06T16:56:41Z")
Doh! I’ll be in Philly on business the 22nd and 23rd. Just missed you guys! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/71 "2009-04-06T17:09:50Z")
I’ll be there. No preference on the menu - any of the three look fine to me. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/72 "2009-04-06T17:15:50Z")
Count in **Sr. Olive** s and myself. I was just in Philly this morning for an on-campus meeting. I get chills everytime I go over Ben Franklin Bridge… seriously doubt I could ever turn down a chance to go back. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/73 "2009-04-06T17:24:18Z")
I love it! I prefer #1, but I’m OK with #2. The sprog and I will likely be taking the train into town. We’re probably going to go to the Franklin Institute before lunch, then we’ll meet you at the restaurant. ---
**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/74 "2009-04-06T19:13:02Z")
Menu #2 gets my vote. ---
**Author:** ![ryobserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@ryobserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryobserver)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/75 "2009-04-06T21:55:26Z")
Menu 2 sounds good to me. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/76 "2009-04-06T22:15:25Z")
Since we’re trying to choose between more than two options, we should use something other than plurality voting. Approval voting is the next simplest system, so that’s probably the best choice. For each menu, mark down whether you like it or not, and in the end the menu that the most people like is the winner. I like menus 2 and 3. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/77 "2009-04-06T22:34:32Z")
You’re going to crunch the numbers on that, right, Mr. Math? **eye-batting smiley** ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/78 "2009-04-06T22:51:09Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > You’re going to crunch the numbers on that, right, Mr. Math? **eye-batting smiley** Sure. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/79 "2009-04-06T22:55:42Z")
Okay, then I’ll vote for #2 or #3 also. ---
**Author:** ![Mississippienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2009, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994/80 "2009-04-06T23:01:40Z")
Jesus. That place is sort of expensive (keep in mind that my Americorps stipend is about $200/week) and it’s not like the food sounds plentiful or exceptional or anything. Can’t we find someplace else? I don’t care if it’s in Old City or whatever, I don’t even know where Old City is, really. All I know is that I usually get off the PATCO at 8th and Market. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-dopefest-on-april-19th/488994.md?page=5)