# The moment all you MADs have been waiting for... Gettysdope II! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 22, 2005, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518 "2005-04-22T00:45:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/21 "2005-04-23T05:06:50Z")
> [@supervenusfreak](#): > > LOL. Can we bring a cat along too? Those dates look pretty good here too for Jayjay and myself. I can swing switching work hours. The last time someone brought a cat along, they had to leave it at Paul’s house… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/22 "2005-04-23T07:54:32Z")
> [@AntaresJB](#): > > I need to do some calendar-counting and figure out if those are weeks I have Saturday off (I have to work every other Saturday) and then I will let y’all know. I had a great time last year! Make sure you bring the boy with you:) I’m about 25% likely to attend. On the one hand, I haven’t been to a fest since Gettysdope. On the other hand, I really don’t fancy all that solo driving. However, on the third hand, I have absolutely no clue what I’ll be doing then, so I don’t know what sort of schedule-type stuff needs clearing. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/23 "2005-04-23T12:00:50Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > …the last weekend of July is Harrisburg Pride, so that weekend is out for us (we’re booked). The weekend before and the weekend after (as mentioned in one of the posts above) are fine, however. The last weekend in July is the 30th, which is a “I’d rather not” for me, as is the weekend after that. The two Saturdays currently in play are **July 23rd** and **August 13th**. Anyone who has a definite conflict with either of them, state it now, so we can start pinning down a date. (Since those weeks are three weeks apart, **Antares** , with her every-other-Satuday sked, should be able to make one of them.) And **Misnomer** (eek! She _is_ stalking me!) – it was definitely only A Look. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/24 "2005-04-23T12:01:32Z")
I’m thinking that August is best for us. I’ll be heading home for ~a month as usual, but I’m not exactly sure when. ---
**Author:** ![The\_27th\_Evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ebca7d/32.png) [@The\_27th\_Evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_27th_Evil)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/25 "2005-04-23T12:25:59Z")
I don’t know how my work schedule will be, but I’m sure I can clear a day and try to drag PocketGoth with me (hey, she was a Doper for one day last year…) ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/26 "2005-04-23T13:42:46Z")
Hmmm. The local science fiction convention is July 15-17th ([Here’s a link.](http://www.parsec-sff.org/confluence) That buddy of mine who’s a writer’s one of the featured speakers.) The Columbus Mensa RG is July 29-31st. I do believe you’ve picked the one weekend I’ve got open! I’m in! Once again, I’ll see if I can bring both gentlemen, including the writer, aka **HJay** , aka **Polycarp** ’s brother-in-spirit. I’ll also throw in various games including _Fluxx_ and, if I can borrow it from the gentleman, _Nuclear War_. August 13th works as well for me, as far as I know. On the drive back from the last GettysDope, the three of us were talking about making a seperate visit and touring the battlefields properly. Both gentlemen are history buffs, and **HJay** ’s written a few short stories based on the Civil War including a very good one set at Gettysburg (OK, probably more than one, but that’s the one I can attest to from personal experience. It’s in _Civil War Fantastic_, an anthology editted by Martin H. Greenberg.) Would anyone else be interested in doing some touring, perhaps the day after the Dopefest? See you there, CJ ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/27 "2005-04-23T14:01:41Z")
I might be able to swing over that way. Once the date is nailed down, I’ll be able to tell for sure. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/28 "2005-04-23T15:01:21Z")
I’ll be in Montana the weekends of August 13 and 20, but anytime in July works for me (including July 23), as does the first week of August. So if the choices are down to July 23 and August 13, I’m rooting for July 23. I keep missing GettysDopes, and would like to attend this one. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/29 "2005-04-23T16:10:05Z")
**HJay** is in and would be happy to do a tour of the battlefields on Sunday. He also asked if **Polycarp** would be willing to join us. This should be fun! CJ ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/30 "2005-04-23T19:37:35Z")
A quick unscientific survey shows 23 July with 5 favorable, as opposed to 13 August with 3 favorable. Love to see **Ginger** and **RTFirefly** in attendance, as well as **iampunha** , and the others we haven’t laid eyes on since last year. 🙂 What be the _vox populus_? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/31 "2005-04-23T19:43:32Z")
July 23 sounds fine. ---
**Author:** ![Aquafina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@Aquafina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquafina)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/32 "2005-04-23T20:10:33Z")
Awesome, can a newbie join ? ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/33 "2005-04-23T20:31:19Z")
> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#): > > I’m thinking that August is best for us. I’ll be heading home for ~a month as usual, but I’m not exactly sure when. Any chance you can scoot your trip a little on the early side so that you’ll be back by July 23rd? I know schools let out later and later each year but I’m keeping my fingers crossed. ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/34 "2005-04-23T20:35:44Z")
> [@Xung](#): > > Awesome, can a newbie join ? Sorry, I didn’t mean to ignore your question! Of course, anyone and everyone are welcome, Newbies, Old Dopers and Non-Dopers equally. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/35 "2005-04-23T20:38:04Z")
> [@Anita Vacation](#): > > Sorry, I didn’t mean to ignore your question! Of course, anyone and everyone are welcome, Newbies, Old Dopers and Non-Dopers equally. She meant to include the category “Mature but still quit attractive Dopers” before “Old Dopers”. I’m sure she did. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/36 "2005-04-23T20:48:56Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > She meant to include the category “Mature but still quit attractive Dopers” before “Old Dopers”. I’m sure she did. 😃 You may include yourself among the former but I assure you that I was referring to myself with the latter. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/37 "2005-04-23T21:17:47Z")
Quit your semantic arguments, you darn kids! Where’s my walker? Dammit! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AntaresJB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/38 "2005-04-23T22:27:42Z")
July 23rd I _can_ do. August 13th I cannot. So it’s a good thing we’re leaning towards the 23rd! Would hate to miss it. Did I mention I had a marvelous freakin time last year? **’punha** - Even assuming the boy and I are still together by then, I don’t know if he could handle this lot. He’s… eh, not quite the type. He might freak and flee. We’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/39 "2005-04-23T23:07:25Z")
July 23rd looks OK so far. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518/40 "2005-04-23T23:07:44Z")
I think i might be able to make this get-together. I have a couple of research trips to do this summer, but they should be done by the end of July. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518.md?page=3)