Prelude to the 26th, or DavidB and Flypsyde Have Lunch

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Well, rather than clutter up the Springfield meeting thread, I’ll start a new one.

DavidB and I were, unfortunately, sans rastahomie for lunch this afternoon. We made plans to eat at one of the lead runners for Springfield’s Greasiest Spoon, Ritz’s Li’l Fryer. (Yeah, can’t ya just hear the arteries harden?) Rasta was gracious enough to stop in and tell us his lunch plans had changed, so David and I managed to tie Sani and Michelle for the smallest Doper meeting.

Here’s who we discussed:

C #3/CheifLaff/K.O.
Melin
MajorMD
LeftBehinders
Phaedrus
FORMERAGENT/MadeMann/TheFinder/MikeyLikesIT
Falcon
Aura
Gaudere
Opal
and various others…

We also discovered that we had met before, and had a common hobby. The advantages of certain hotels for the Feb. meeting were also discussed, as were some of David’s trials as a moderator. We also talked a bit about the problems involved in meeting people about whose appearance you have no clue, and the failed attempt at a St. Louis meeting (so I guess we should add JString and TomTaylor to the list above as well.)

David, I’ll let you know when I clean out my home box. 2600+ messages on a 14.4 will take a bit.

All told, an enjoyable lunch. Rasta wanted to make plans to do it again next Friday, but I realized on the way back that I’ll be in Chicago that day, and can’t make it. If you have time to do it again, either earlier or later, rasta, let us know; my Chicago trek will be next Thursday and Friday, so any day but those is probably ok. And we may want to check into another eatery; Ritz’s is a little too smoky for David and I.

And unless we’re drunk and it’s three a.m., Mr. Ted’s is out of the question.

He weathered a firestorm of agony and did not break.
And while Yori raged against his unbending
courage, we took Kyuden Hiruma back.
His loss is great, but so is the gift his suffering brought.
-Yakamo’s Funeral

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Don’t forget about the beatle/Strainger lunch meeting that took place on 12/23!

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Oooh, I’d love to meet with David B—he and I seem to agree on almost everything!

Then again, Ike and I have such fun DISagreeing and shooting zingers at each other . . .

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Yeah, and didn’t Rubes and Canthearya have a lunch at some point?

I’d also bring up the several meetings between me and Satan, but somehow I don’t think they count.

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BurnMeUp and I were the sole attendees at the Puget Sound Straight Dopers gathering. The worst part was that we had reserved a table for eight in a crowded restaurant. The maitre’d was polite at first but less and less so as the evening continued.

My fear, of course, is that the others came in and saw us and then left! Just kidding! (I hope!)

There is no opinion so absurd that some philosopher will not express it.
Cicero

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Draiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiny!!!

The slutpuppy returns! I gots ta talk to you, girlfriend! About Acrophobia!

Sorry guys. Anyway, Drain is correct, kinda. rubes and I had a drink after work once and have since had lunch once. He’s like, way cool, knowhuttamean?

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Y’know, it’s beginning to chip away at my phenomenal conceitedness (some might say I suffer from a deplorable excess of personality) that my name never seems to show up on these lists.

That’s fine, you go on and live your exciting lives and I’ll just sit here in the dark and eat wet cigarettes like a dog.

Live a Lush Life
Da Chef

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Geez, I didn’t know you were taking notes! :wink: Or were you hiding a tape recorder under the cheese?

A while ago, people were trying to guess what others looked like. Somebody here guessed that I look like Robert Redford. Having met me, Flypsyde (ok, re-met me), wouldn’t you agree?

My schedule is fairly open next week and, at least for now, the week after. Rasta – how long are you going to be in town?

Eve – where do you live? If you want to join us Feb. 26, you’re welcome to come!

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Christ! I forget the other tete-a-tetes and everyone’s bras get in a twist.

Okay, apologies go out to pluto, Burn, Strainger, beatle, rubes, and Cant. It’s not that I meant to exclude ya, but the other meetings slipped my mind.

And absolutely no apologies for Satan and Drain. I’ve a feeling that their meetings are 7,642,358.96 times more fun than ours were. So there.

He weathered a firestorm of agony and did not break.
And while Yori raged against his unbending
courage, we took Kyuden Hiruma back.
His loss is great, but so is the gift his suffering brought.
-Yakamo’s Funeral

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True enough, Pluto. But they missed out on our thrilling conversation, the topics of with we shall never divulge here.

Now, if you send $5 and a SASE to BurnMeUp…

Didn’t Aura have a meeting of 1?

She caught your eye like one of those pointy hook latches that used to dangle from screen doors and would fly up whenever you banged the door open again.

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Flypsyde:

That’s right! Next time read all the posts, and take notes. :smiley:

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Just FTR (and 'cause you’ve already caught some flak about it) another two-Doper meeting was the one that started all the IRL activity - ChrisCTP and boli.

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Sorry David. My response was written over twenty-five minutes, so I didn’t see yours until now.

Damn skippy.

Actually, “DavidB” is a 78-year-old Chinese woman. Her real name is Cho Lun Mei. Rastahomie is the diplomatic envoy from Andorra. (That oughtta throw those damn agents off the trail, neh?)

Me? I’m Antonio Banderas. Nice to meet you.

He weathered a firestorm of agony and did not break.
And while Yori raged against his unbending
courage, we took Kyuden Hiruma back.
His loss is great, but so is the gift his suffering brought.
-Yakamo’s Funeral