# Return of the NYC Thursday Night Dope-Dinners **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 20, 2001, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205 "2001-08-20T18:38:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/41 "2001-08-24T17:51:53Z")
One of my best friends works there. He would totally set us up… _If he weren’t out of town._ Hellnation. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/42 "2001-08-24T19:00:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Maeglin \* > \*\*One of my best friends works there. He would totally set us up… > > _If he weren’t out of town._ > > Hellnation. \*\* So you’re coming, right? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/43 "2001-08-24T19:21:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by friedo \* > **Ruby Foo** Wouldn’t it be really funny if it had a Ruby Bar inside? HAHAHAHAHAHA Get it? No? huh. Oh well. I thought it was funny. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/44 "2001-08-24T19:22:25Z")
> [@](#): > > So you’re coming, right? Never can tell, never can tell. I can hardly plan stuff more than a half an hour in advance. Let me know when you need to make the res by. MR ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/45 "2001-08-24T19:29:19Z")
Well I’m going to try to make the reservation that day sometime…I’ll do an official count around 1:00 or 2:00 or something. ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/46 "2001-08-24T19:59:04Z")
I just realized that yesterday marked my 1-year anniversary as a doper! Woohoo! Maybe _that’s_ why I was having such a good time… 🙂 Good to see everyone again, and great to meet the new folks! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/47 "2001-08-24T20:15:37Z")
Congrats, **Pucette**! 🙂 Great seein’ everyone again. Sorry **DrM** and I didn’t get to meet **dalovindj**. . . next time. Fabulous photos, **Eve**! ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/48 "2001-08-24T20:28:07Z")
Thank you, dahling—sorry I had to cut out while so many of you were crouched in the alley puffin’ on your ciggies, but I had a bus to catch! Who all WAS there last night? I only caught 50% of the names, it was so gosh-darned loud. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/49 "2001-08-24T21:50:54Z")
I just got back from Blondie’s. I had to retrieve the umbrella we forgot last night. I had a blast. I was great seeing all of y’all. Bitchy? **Eve**? I expect nothing less from you, darlin’. **Joe\_Cool** and **JerseyDiamond** , always a pleasure. Thanks for the MagneLyfe Bio Magnetic Adhesive Bands. That’s something I wouldn’t have bought for myself. . . really! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2001, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/50 "2001-08-26T04:11:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DrMatrix \* > \*\ ***Joe\_Cool** and **JerseyDiamond** , always a pleasure. Thanks for the MagneLyfe Bio Magnetic Adhesive Bands. That’s something I wouldn’t have bought for myself. . . really! 😉 \*\* Well, what do you get for the moderator who has everything except MagneLyfe Bio Magnetic Adhesive Bands? It was good to see you guys again too. We had a blast. ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2001, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/51 "2001-08-26T04:17:22Z")
This afternoon, I set up a NYC Straight Dope mailing list on my Internet server. I thought it would be easier to use a list server to keep in touch and plan dopefests, thursday night lunches, all that good stuff, if we used an automated list instead of doing a reply-all every time. If you guys are interested in using it, send an e-mail to [majordomo@straybullet.net](mailto:majordomo@straybullet.net) with nothing in the message body except: subscribe nyc-dope Once you’re subscribed, just send e-mail to [nyc-dope@straybullet.net](mailto:nyc-dope@straybullet.net) and it will go to everybody on the list. If nobody uses it, I’ll feel kind of stupid for putting out the effort to set it up, but at least now I know how to set up a majordomo list server. So there. 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 26, 2001, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/52 "2001-08-26T13:45:21Z")
Great idea, **Joe**. Signed up and anxiously awaiting the next bit of news! I just wanted to say what a great time I had on Thursday night (sorry it’s taken so long to post this… it’s been a busy weekend!!!) It was great seeing the people I already knew, and meeting people I didn’t. I came up with an unofficial total of 18. Did anyone come up with anything different? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2001, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/53 "2001-08-26T15:36:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joe\_Cool \* > \*\*This afternoon, I set up a NYC Straight Dope mailing list on my Internet server. I thought it would be easier to use a list server to keep in touch and plan dopefests, thursday night lunches, all that good stuff, if we used an automated list instead of doing a reply-all every time. > > \*\* Oh, that explains that mysterious e-mail I got. I get a little snippy when I get e-mails from people (or bots) who seem to know me even though I don’t know them. Good idea. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/54 "2001-08-27T15:08:44Z")
Bumpage. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/55 "2001-08-28T23:14:57Z")
OK, folks! No more diddle daddle. It’s time to fess up. I need to start to get an idea of who will be able to make it this week. Anyone? Anyone? [sub] Bueller? Bueller? [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/56 "2001-08-28T23:19:45Z")
Sadly, I cannot make it this week. But I’ve never been to Ruby Foo’s and I’ve heard good things about it, so I hope we go there again sometime. At one point, I think, there was talk of doing ever other week, to make things easier on both the calendar and the pocketbook. What say we about this? ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/57 "2001-08-29T13:00:03Z")
I also cannot make it this week ☹ Plus, Ruby Foo’s is a little bit too pricey for little old me. Food is exquisite, to be sure, but… I’d vote for the every other week, though of course people should feel free to get together more often if they want to 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/58 "2001-08-29T13:18:03Z")
I won’t be there this week. I’m going out of town Thursday Morning. I’ve been to Ruby Foos. It’s right by my office. The food is very good and the portions are huge so two could easily share one plate. I would like sometime to go bowling. Anybody game for that? ---
**Author:** ![GrandfatherTrout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f17d59/32.png) [@GrandfatherTrout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandfatherTrout)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/59 "2001-08-29T13:51:51Z")
Alas, no. And it’s near my apartment, too! But tonight is the last of my Thursday night coaching sessions (they become Tuesday night coaching sessions next week). So it’s just a matter of time. Trout ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205/60 "2001-08-29T13:56:11Z")
I’d definitely be up for some bowling. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-nyc-thursday-night-dope-dinners/77205.md?page=4)