# Scottish DopeFest? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 18, 2011, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132 "2011-08-18T07:29:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/1 "2011-08-18T07:29:02Z")
Over in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=618024) it looks like we’ve got quite a few Dopers in Scotland - Jeneva, JessMagic, PaulParkhead, myself, etc. Does anyone fancy a meetup, maybe in Glasgow, sometime? Or Edinburgh, if it’s easier for everyone to converge on? (thought I’d better stop hijacking the other thread with Scot-talk and take it elsewhere before someone complained!) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![notquitekarpov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@notquitekarpov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notquitekarpov)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/2 "2011-08-18T10:04:36Z")
Maybe. I’m English but married to a Scot and lived in Colinton, West Edinburgh, now for five years. Into hill walking and, bizzarly, following Ayr United FC (yes - home games are further away than most away game!) due to the Mrs being a fanatical fan. But settling in nicely, thank you. Let’s see where this goes… ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/3 "2011-08-18T12:09:56Z")
I could be up for it, especially if it’s in Edinburgh! Have to be an evening, or possibly a Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/4 "2011-08-18T12:45:25Z")
I’m in Singapore most of the time, only in Aberdeen for two week spells occasionally. So I’m a very tentative “maybe”! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stafford_cripps/32/7167_2.png) [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/5 "2011-08-18T20:03:05Z")
> [@JessMagic](#): > > I’m in Singapore most of the time, only in Aberdeen for two week spells occasionally. So I’m a very tentative “maybe”! Are you named after the wonderful Eoin? ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/6 "2011-08-19T04:51:44Z")
> [@Scheidt-Hoch](#): > > Are you named after the wonderful Eoin? Blimey - I never expected anyone on this board to recognise it… After every game in which he scored, the Aberdeen Green Final would invariably use “Jess Magic!” as their headline. It became a bit of a running joke between me and a pal. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/7 "2011-08-19T08:30:02Z")
Hell, I’d be there. I would need a years lead in time though. ---
**Author:** ![Hogfather65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@Hogfather65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogfather65)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/8 "2011-08-19T08:34:18Z")
A maybe in Glasgow… Well after the Zombie movie is done though…:smack: ---
**Author:** ![graememorrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/graememorrison/32/2287_2.png) [@graememorrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/graememorrison)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/9 "2011-08-19T10:19:39Z")
> [@JessMagic](#): > > Blimey - I never expected anyone on this board to recognise it… > > After every game in which he scored, the Aberdeen Green Final would invariably use “Jess Magic!” as their headline. It became a bit of a running joke between me and a pal. Make that two folk that recognized it, always nice to see another Dandy kicking about the Dope, even if I haven’t posted in about 5 years. Never thought i’d see the legendary Green Final get a mention on here. Ace! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stafford_cripps/32/7167_2.png) [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/10 "2011-08-19T11:51:20Z")
> [@graememorrison](#): > > Never thought i’d see the legendary Green Final get a mention on here. Ace! Ah, yes, takes me back to when we went top on the second last week of the 90/91 season. I bought the GF to celebrate but then left it on the floor of my room in Castle St for the following week as I thought picking it up would jinx the last game. Didn’t help, as you no doubt remember. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/11 "2011-08-19T12:53:54Z")
> [@graememorrison](#): > > Make that two folk that recognized it Three…🙂 Well, it was either Eoin, or Postman Pat’s cat. ---
**Author:** ![graememorrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/graememorrison/32/2287_2.png) [@graememorrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/graememorrison)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/12 "2011-08-19T13:02:05Z")
> [@Scheidt-Hoch](#): > > Ah, yes, takes me back to when we went top on the second last week of the 90/91 season. I bought the GF to celebrate but then left it on the floor of my room in Castle St for the following week as I thought picking it up would jinx the last game. Didn’t help, as you no doubt remember. Indeed I do, I think my sweet, innocent childhood died that day. Mark Hately, fit a radge. :mad: Still, at least it didn’t mark the beginning of a 20 year decline. Anyway, a dopefest, aye count me in, if very occasional posters are invited. ---
**Author:** ![Scougs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scougs/32/3158_2.png) [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/13 "2011-08-19T13:09:08Z")
Count me in. Edinburgh preferred, but don’t mind a wee train ride through to Glasgow. Please limit the football talk today though. I’m still looking forward to my trip to White Hart Lane next week, honest… ---
**Author:** ![Dunkelheit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dunkelheit/32/248_2.png) [@Dunkelheit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunkelheit)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/14 "2011-08-19T13:35:11Z")
> [@hermette](#): > > Does anyone fancy a meetup, maybe in Glasgow, sometime? Or Edinburgh, if it’s easier for everyone to converge on? Glasgow would definitely be easier for me and Parkhead, but Edinburgh’s not undoable. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/15 "2011-08-19T14:02:29Z")
Another one here who recognised the Eoin Jess reference, heh. As Jeneva said, we’re closer to Glasgadelphia\* than Edinburgh but it’s only an hour or so on the train, so either would be fine. Or maybe we should split the difference and have the Dopefest in Shotts 😛 Or Harthill Service Station. \*Has anyone seen it? It’s uncanny, it really is. ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/16 "2011-08-19T14:03:39Z")
> [@Scougs](#): > > Please limit the football talk today though. I’m still looking forward to my trip to White Hart Lane next week, honest… Last night just wasn’t bad enough, right? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stafford_cripps/32/7167_2.png) [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/17 "2011-08-19T16:28:17Z")
> [@graememorrison](#): > > Still, at least it didn’t mark the beginning of a 20 year decline. At least it didn’t. Crikey, imagine we’d been playing Spurs last night! Or if we played Real Madrid now… ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/18 "2011-08-19T18:03:33Z")
> [@PaulParkhead](#): > > As Jeneva said, we’re closer to Glasgadelphia\* than Edinburgh but it’s only an hour or so on the train, so either would be fine. Or maybe we should split the difference and have the Dopefest in Shotts 😛 Or Harthill Service Station. Why do you hate your fellow Dopers so much? Isn’t Harthill one of the known Hellmouths? > [@PaulParkhead](#): > > \*Has anyone seen it? It’s uncanny, it really is. Not yet, I’m hoping to make it in to town next week to have a nosey! I’m not greedy, I don’t want to meet Brad. Just one of his four lookalikes/stunt doubles would do me 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/19 "2011-08-19T19:15:46Z")
> [@PaulParkhead](#): > > \*Has anyone seen it? It’s uncanny, it really is. Just some photies, but from that it is pretty amazing what the film company have done. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132/20 "2011-08-20T00:41:03Z")
> [@hermette](#): > > Why do you hate your fellow Dopers so much? Isn’t Harthill one of the known Hellmouths? Well, I admit Harthill Services isn’t my ideal Dopefest location, but at least we’d be sharing the pain. And it probably has a puggie. Oh, OK then, we can go with Embra. But it would need to be somewhere easy to find, as I’m a Weegie type and my normally excellent sense of direction vanishes as soon as I pass Bathgate. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-dopefest/593132.md?page=2)