# Portland Dopefest - 2/29-3/2? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 12, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281 "2008-01-12T14:36:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [January 12, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/1 "2008-01-12T14:36:19Z")
It’s been quite a while since we’ve had a Dopefest here in Portland, Oregon. I was thinking maybe another potluck anytime between April and early June. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/2 "2008-01-13T00:17:28Z")
No replies? But I was going to bring vegetarian haggis! ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/3 "2008-01-13T00:56:10Z")
I’m in if I’m free whenever it’s scheduled. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/4 "2008-01-13T01:00:25Z")
[QUOTE=Shoshana] I’m in if I’m free whenever it’s scheduled. [/QUOTE] Admit it-it was the haggis that convinced you, wasn’t it? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/5 "2008-01-13T01:23:10Z")
I’ll bring pie. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/6 "2008-01-13T01:25:06Z")
[QUOTE=Czarcasm] No replies? But I was going to bring vegetarian haggis! [/QUOTE] I have non-vegetarian haggis in the cupboard. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/7 "2008-01-13T01:56:26Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] I have non-vegetarian haggis in the cupboard. [/QUOTE] Bring it on-It’ll go great with the Rocky Mountain oysters. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/8 "2008-01-13T02:14:07Z")
[QUOTE=Czarcasm] Bring it on-It’ll go great with the Rocky Mountain oysters. [/QUOTE] I’d love to. Only Portland is – what? 280 mile from here? And there’s [The Slog](http://www.i-5slog.com/). And since I’ve remembered the haggis, I’m eyeing it and the box of Ritz Crackers I have… 😃 ---
**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:** [January 13, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/9 "2008-01-13T02:19:00Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] I’d love to. Only Portland is – what? 280 mile from here? And there’s [The Slog](http://www.i-5slog.com/). And since I’ve remembered the haggis, I’m eyeing it and the box of Ritz Crackers I have… 😃 [/QUOTE] If you ship the haggis to the Dopefest, I’ll ship you some Bacon CheezWhiz for the crackers. Deal? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/10 "2008-01-13T02:23:43Z")
Well, it’s my last can… I suppose I could find some online. 😉 Actually, if enough people are going to attend, I might look into Horizon Air. I’ve flown them a bit between Seattle and Bellingham, and I like them. I’ll have to see how the fares are when the time comes. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/11 "2008-01-13T02:30:47Z")
Maybe I could make some scotch eggs. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/12 "2008-01-13T02:35:53Z")
[QUOTE=Czarcasm] Maybe I could make some scotch eggs. 😃 [/QUOTE] _Now_ you’re tempting me! I haven’t had Scotch eggs in years. (Though I love it up here, there are a couple of things I miss about L.A. One of them is Ye Olde King’s Head. And even when I lived there I went for the bangers or the F&C instead of the appetizers.) Hm… I should see if I can find a recipe for faggots & peas. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/13 "2008-01-13T03:33:08Z")
> [@](#): > > Admit it-it was the haggis that convinced you, wasn’t it? Not that that wasn’t a factor, but secretly I was hoping to try some bacon salt. ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/14 "2008-01-14T01:04:22Z")
The ex-Doper formerly known as Master Control and I would be delighted to attend! And a Scotch egg or two sounds loverly 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/15 "2008-01-14T06:26:37Z")
Yep, I’d be all over it–scotch eggs or no! I’ll pass on the haggis though, veggie or otherwise… That stuff makes me hurl in rainbow colors. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2008, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/16 "2008-01-14T06:30:51Z")
Where and when, people? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/17 "2008-01-14T12:36:26Z")
[QUOTE=SmartAleq] That stuff makes me hurl in rainbow colors. [/QUOTE] Really? 'Cause it’s basically brown. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/18 "2008-01-14T19:41:41Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] Really? 'Cause it’s basically brown. [/QUOTE] It’s my blood, throat lining and eyeballs that give it the more florid aspects… So, let’s narrow it down–downtown, SE…not Beaverton? 😛 ---
**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:** [January 15, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/19 "2008-01-15T00:35:30Z")
[QUOTE=SmartAleq] It’s my blood, throat lining and eyeballs that give it the more florid aspects… So, let’s narrow it down–downtown, SE…not Beaverton? 😛 [/QUOTE] Are people wanting a restaurant setting, or a potluck setting? If restaurant, we could do any of the McMenimans pubs. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281/20 "2008-01-15T00:37:06Z")
[QUOTE=Shoshana] I’m in if I’m free whenever it’s scheduled. [/QUOTE] How much are you when it isn’t scheduled? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-dopefest-2-29-3-2/433281.md?page=2)