# The Fireflies Light Up NYC!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [July 29, 2002, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312 "2002-07-29T01:53:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2002, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/1 "2002-07-29T01:53:19Z")
Or at least, that’s the plan. I’m giving a talk at the Joint Statistical Meetings in NYC, which take place August 11-15, and my wife is coming along with me.
We’re taking the Acela up on Sunday the 11th, and I give my talk on the morning of Thursday the 15th before we head home that afternoon. Since we may feel like just taking it easy Sunday night after traveling, and I’ll be wanting to rehearse my talk Wednesday night, that leaves Monday the 12th and Tuesday the 13th as free evenings.
So, who wants to get together for dinner in (initial cap) Manhattan with Mr. and Mrs. Rufus T. Firefly? Is one evening better than the other for NYC Dopers, or does it make no never mind? And where shall we get together? Our hotel’s the Sheraton on 7th up around 53rd, in case any Dopers want to stalk us. 🙂
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### Author:  [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2002, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/2 "2002-07-29T02:45:20Z")
I have a probable conflict on the 13th, but would be interested in the 12th.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2002, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/3 "2002-07-29T12:55:57Z")
That would be good - I’m kinda leaning toward Monday the 12th as it is.
Anyone else? 🙂
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### Author:  [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2002, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/4 "2002-07-29T14:40:07Z")
I think I actually might be free! Wow! (My Mondays have been solid booked all summer…)
It’ll be good seeing you again, RT, and you too, lurker! 🙂
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2002, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/5 "2002-07-29T23:10:40Z")
Cool - can’t wait to see you again!
That’s two votes for Monday so far. Any others?
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### Author:  [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2002, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/6 "2002-07-30T18:29:58Z")
Only count me for 1/2. I’m shaky
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2002, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/7 "2002-07-31T00:46:48Z")
OK, then, 1-1/2 votes. But I do hope to see you.
And maybe bumping this thread to right above **Billdo** ’s thread about sailboat racing around Long Island will get this some extra views from the NYC Doper contingent. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2002, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/8 "2002-07-31T00:59:58Z")
How could I miss seeing my hero?
But I do have a problem with school nights. Hmmm.
I am most probably a definite maybe.
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### Author:  [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2002, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/9 "2002-07-31T01:49:19Z")
I’m there for sure. 🙂
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2002, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/10 "2002-07-31T02:24:58Z")
**Gadarene:** yeah, you’ve been down in DC _for an entire year_, and I have to go up to New Yawk to meet you!
Well, hey, whatever it takes - I’ve wanted to meet you for awhile. And maybe we’ll have resolved Bert Blyleven by then. 😉
**Biggirl:** hey, that’s no fair - you’re **my** hero!! So I sure hope you can make it, school night or no. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2002, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/11 "2002-07-31T02:27:55Z")
Well, you know I’ll be there.
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### Author:  [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2002, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/12 "2002-07-31T03:48:17Z")
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> Gadarene: yeah, you’ve been down in DC for an entire year, and I have to go up to New Yawk to meet you!
I know; I was thinking about remarking on the irony. 🙂 I’ll be back down to D.C. by the end of the month for my second year of law school–if we find we can stand each other’s company, we should try to organize some regularish gatherings down there.
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> And maybe we’ll have resolved Bert Blyleven by then.
If not, there’s always fisticuffs. 😃
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2002, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/13 "2002-07-31T17:06:34Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Green Bean \*
> \*\*Well, you know I’ll be there. \*\*
Cool beans! 🙂
[sub]Couldn’t resist. :)[/sub]
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> \*Originally posted by Gadarene \*
> I’ll be back down to D.C. by the end of the month for my second year of law school–if we find we can stand each other’s company, we should try to organize some regularish gatherings down there.
We have frequent gatherings in the greater DC/Balt area, most recently [Weirddave and Ginger’s wedding](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=104182) last weekend. Keep an eye on MPSIMS. 🙂
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> If not, there’s always fisticuffs. 😃
Or there’s always Super-Soakers at twenty paces. 😉
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### Author:  [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2002, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/14 "2002-07-31T20:11:39Z")
How’d I miss this? Of course, of course, count me in.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2002, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/15 "2002-08-01T16:08:04Z")
**Oxy** - I knew if I kept it in play long enough, you’d spot it. 🙂
So we’re on for the evening of Monday, August 12.
What time do you folks normally get together for dinners, when you do that sort of thing? Since I’m just attending a conference, my schedule’s very flexible.
And where shall we eat? I’m counting on you folks who know the area to have good ideas here. Both Mrs. F. and I are partial to spicy foods, btw.
Definites, so far:
**RTFirefly
Mrs. Firefly
Pucette
Gadarene
Green Bean
OxyMoron**
Maybes:
**lurkernomore
Biggirl**
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### Author:  [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2002, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/16 "2002-08-01T16:45:05Z")
Can I be placed in the “Not at all” catagory? 😉
Sorry I’ll miss you.
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### Author:  [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2002, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/17 "2002-08-01T22:41:17Z")
Hmm I believe I can make it into the city that night. Put me on the 3/4’s sure list
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### Author:  [@SmoothOperator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmoothOperator)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2002, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/18 "2002-08-02T01:31:46Z")
I finally get back on StraightDope so I can find out what has happened to you and what do I find…you and the Mrs are running off. All I can say is have fun.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2002, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/19 "2002-08-02T20:01:00Z")
Hey **Smoothie** , I just sent you an email a week and a half ago asking how _you_ were doing! And then I wound up in a pie-throwing contest with you over on Fathom. So I haven’t _totally_ neglected you, honest!
Now if you and the other NC Dopers ever have a get-together, I’ll drive down for it - I miss seeing you, **Poly** , **aenea** , and the others.
Now, back to our regularly-scheduled thread:
So, where do we want to break bread, a week from Monday?
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### Author:  [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2002, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fireflies-light-up-nyc/121312/20 "2002-08-03T00:42:16Z")
Cuff me at 40%. As it happens, I may be down your way at that time. If not, I’m in.
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