# So, How Many Dopers Have You Met IRL? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 28, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252 "2012-02-28T14:05:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/81 "2012-02-29T14:52:37Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Maybe we could try to do it again. (Or maybe there are current regular get-togethers that I haven’t been aware of.) We do it sporadically, most often when someone’s in from out of town. (IIRC, you couldn’t make the one for **ArchiveGuy** at the last minute.) **SiamSam** is coming to Philly – see his IMHO thread – and I think we’ll try to do something for him. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/82 "2012-02-29T15:22:12Z")
Probably 30 or so. I’ve been to fests in Amsterdam, London (many times), Dublin (a few times), York, Prague, and San Francisco. It was only the first fest in London where I didn’t know anyone, at all the others there was at least one person I’d met previously. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/83 "2012-02-29T18:24:03Z")
Probably around 100, maybe more, at Dopefests in various NorCal cities, SLO, Chicago, NYC, and Las Vegas. And I also married one. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/84 "2012-02-29T18:36:51Z")
I’ve very happily been to Dopefests in both Ohio and New Jersey, and have met, among others, **BMalion, What Exit?, An Gadai, kittenblue, elmwood, MisterThyristor, samclem, Gfactor, TubaDiva** and **Loach**. A helluva interesting and engaging bunch o’ folks, without exception. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/85 "2012-02-29T22:31:59Z")
> [@Yeticus\_Rex](#): > > Representing the PST! And not just you; I met a few at Seattle pub trivia nights. I hope you’re all well. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/86 "2012-03-01T05:27:39Z")
I have always just assumed that this is one real big Turing test. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/87 "2012-03-01T05:51:58Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > I have always just assumed that this is one real big Turing test. :: jots down a note on a clipboard :: And what makes you say that? ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/88 "2012-03-01T06:09:41Z")
One. And it’s been an amazing and productive experience 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/89 "2012-03-01T06:17:03Z")
Well over a hundred. Probably over two hundred. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/90 "2012-03-01T08:59:14Z")
Not a one. Has there ever been a Dopefest in Sydney? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/91 "2012-03-01T16:40:22Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > I have always just assumed that this is one real big Turing test. Think about the purpose of a Turing test. A clever one would talk about things it’s done in the real world wouldn’t it? _wink wink_ (It almost might post cutesy _wink wink_ thingies.) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/92 "2012-03-01T17:17:30Z")
Perhaps 8 to 10, in all. I should add to my numbers by giving you Toronto Dopers a heads-up the next time I’m there. I’ve certainly been there often enough over the last few years. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/93 "2012-03-01T17:52:36Z")
Close to 2 dozen now. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/94 "2012-03-01T17:58:47Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > Wait..you guys are real? I thought I was hallucinating.. > > I haven’t met anyone from the Dope IRL. > > I wonder how much of a South Florida community we have. Hell..if I threw a Dopefest in the Winter, maybe we’d get out of town guests! > -D/a We’ve had two dopefests that I know of here in S. FLA. I met a dozen or so dopers at the one in Tampa and a few more at the one in Orlando. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/95 "2012-03-01T18:01:58Z")
Have met around 20 or so at various dopefests over the years. And I work down the hall from another doper… ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/96 "2012-03-01T22:40:30Z")
I think I’ve met 11. **ZipperJJ** , come on back for another visit! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/97 "2012-03-01T23:29:04Z")
Oh, the weirdest one for me was early on. I got a PM from another Doper that I had actually gone to High School with. So I haven’t seen her since HS but I did meet her. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/98 "2012-03-02T20:07:51Z")
I’ll ballpark it at around 40 or so… ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/99 "2012-03-02T20:11:42Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > I’ve met **KneadToKnow** , **melodyharmonius** , **Brown Eyed Girl** , **missmossie** , and **Southern Yankee**. > > **Southern Yankee** lives up the road from me, and our kids are in the same grade at the same school. He also works with my wife. > > I think he’s stalking me. I’m not stalking you. Your rear passenger tire is a little low on air though… > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > You all should head down to the Waxhaw Pub Crawl, hosted by our own **Southern Yankee** in April. It’s fun, it shoots business to Downtown Waxhaw (we’ve got TTHREE stoplights now), and it raises money for a good cause. Best of all, it’s after Lent. Absolutely! Saturday, April 28th. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252/100 "2012-03-02T21:33:48Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I think I’ve met 11. > > **ZipperJJ** , come on back for another visit! That’s funny cuz my same friend just got called back to Redmond at the end of March! Sadly, I am way to broke to jet-set to the west coast this year. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-dopers-have-you-met-irl/614252.md?page=6)