# Philly Prison Dopefest?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-prison-dopefest/373180>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 18, 2006, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-prison-dopefest/373180 "2006-09-18T15:25:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-prison-dopefest/373180/101 "2006-10-28T22:41:16Z")

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[QUOTE=twickster]  
The restaurant is nice, and the food is good – but the service leaves a hell of a lot to be desired. (Okay, we were there during the 4th quarter of the Iggles game, but still…) I ordered “Chicken Rustica” – and ended up with “Pizza Rustica,” but was so friggin’ hungry at that point I said “just give me the damn pizza.”

BTW, **dwc** – would you ever consider exposing **danceswithkittens** to Doperosity if we had a family-friendly Doper outing on a Sunday? I’m thinking of a trip to this really cool topiary garden for next spring sometime.  
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Sure-that would be great, and then you’d possibly believe that I actually have a daughter, not a neighborhood kid I’ve hired for the day to pretend I’m her old man. 😉 Where is said topiary garden?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-prison-dopefest/373180/102 "2006-10-29T13:16:31Z")

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[QUOTE=danceswithcats]  
Sure-that would be great, and then you’d possibly believe that I actually have a daughter, not a neighborhood kid I’ve hired for the day to pretend I’m her old man. 😉 Where is said topiary garden?  
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It’s called [Ladew Gardens](http://www.ladewgardens.com/), and it’s down near Baltimore, so we might get some genuine MAD action. As I said, this is something I’m thinking of for next spring sometime.

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-prison-dopefest/373180/103 "2006-10-29T23:34:09Z")

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Wow. That looks like a very neat place, indeed! After the great time we had at Winterthur, I’m definitely interested. It reminds me of [Brookgreen Gardens](http://www.brookgreen.org/), a place that is a must visit for anyone with similar interests, should they find themselves in coastal South Carolina. I’m grateful that my parents took me there as a youngster-my most recent visit is almost 30 years ago. Yikes!

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