# The Official New Jersey OcDoperfest Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 9, 2002, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584 "2002-10-09T20:50:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/41 "2002-10-16T22:03:08Z")
Well, my journalistic friend, if you’re going down for the day, I am well and truly ska-roood. On the other hand, I can navigate that stretch of the GSP with no problemo, even under cover of darkness. Think about it… ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/42 "2002-10-16T23:06:38Z")
Not sure … I have unconfirmed reports that the missus may be visiting at some point, so we may be able to do this after all … Though when I’ll speak to her I don’t know. Comin’ down to the wire, eh? ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/43 "2002-10-17T00:26:14Z")
Well, if it happens, it happens. I’d hate to miss getting together with some really fine people (I mean, I haven’t seen **Wonko** in, like, a year or so! And I haven’t seen **Zappo** in, like, two weeks or so!). But things being what they may, if I have to take a Pasadena, so be it. If my saying I’ll be designated driver helps (at least to my house), then, hey, I’ll teetotal. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/44 "2002-10-17T12:03:05Z")
Not to worry; she called last night. She does intend on coming up tomorrow, with a slight chance of her not being able to. (frustrating, isn’t it?) She would really like to go, as would I, but I would feel bad if we left you all alone at home. :sad What time will you be home from your vanquishing vermin? I’m thinking, if I can talk her into it, that we just meet at Casa Dave-Guy at about that time and skip out as soon as you’re ready. How’s that sound? ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/45 "2002-10-17T13:19:11Z")
I will be there, but I do not know when I will be able to arrive. The suspense is killer, is it not? ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/46 "2002-10-17T13:35:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Pucette \* > \*\*I will be there, but I do not know when I will be able to arrive. > > The suspense is killer, is it not? \*\* It’s killin’ me! ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/47 "2002-10-17T13:36:26Z")
Death by Suspense, the latest Stephen King thriller. In it, the audience simply dies waiting for J. D. Salinger to write something else. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/48 "2002-10-17T13:38:46Z")
It is. And don’t worry, **Dave** , I would just as soon avoid the outsidedness anyway: it’ll be chilly for the kid, and I can’t hike. We may as well wait til later and go together ('course, you’ll have to sit in the back with the other kiddie). ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/49 "2002-10-17T13:40:18Z")
Oh, yes, and I finally get to meet … ZAP! ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/50 "2002-10-17T13:49:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Green Bean \* > \*\*Hmm…Arthur’s pretty much a party animal, and then will fall asleep in his carrier whenever he’s ready, so I honestly didn’t think about this. I don’t have the social longevity of the 'dults either! Anybody have any ideas? \*\* Aaron’s pretty much the same. He’ll probably fall asleep in the car on the way over, be conscious enough to say hello for a few hours, then pass out in his carrier when he’s ready. And he can sleep through anything. He’s slept through fire-engine sirens before. [sub]Like father, like son. :eek:[/sub] Robin ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/51 "2002-10-17T13:51:56Z")
Well, I’m pretty sure the doctor’s not going to let me do this. I’ve been wearing this boot for a few weeks, and it’s tough to walk in, let alone hike. ☹ And I don’t think - but I’ll still check - he’ll let me go without it. Which means you guys are gonna have to survive without me. Sure, it’ll be tough at first, but you’ll manage. Just think of me whilst hiking. I’ll be on here, posting. Or maybe I’ll be napping. I have a lot planned. ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/52 "2002-10-17T15:27:27Z")
Woohoo! I’ma meet **Gorgon Heap & The Gorglet** , see **The Dave-Guy** AND meet the lovely and talented **Pucette**! Plus a road trip with **MsRobyn** and **Young Mr. Doors**! And **Green Bean** and **The Beansprout**? Yowzers. This is gonna be fun. [sub]Note to self: remember to use utensils and inside voice.[/sub] Zap! ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/53 "2002-10-17T15:28:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\*Well, I’m pretty sure the doctor’s not going to let me do this. I’ve been wearing this boot for a few weeks, and it’s tough to walk in, let alone hike. ☹ And I don’t think - but I’ll still check - he’ll let me go without it. > > Which means you guys are gonna have to survive without me. Sure, it’ll be tough at first, but you’ll manage. Just think of me whilst hiking. I’ll be on here, posting. Or maybe I’ll be napping. I have a lot planned. \*\* Well, does the doctor still allow you to eat? If so, maybe you can make it for dinner at 6 in Cranford. Come on! The more, the merrier! ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/54 "2002-10-17T15:36:29Z")
Naw, he’s against my eating. He recommended an IV. 😃 Oh, I could do dinner! But you see, it’s a long drive for me - I’m down here in Maryland. I have family up there, though, so I did have a place to go to. Who knows, maybe I can still work this out… ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/55 "2002-10-17T15:44:13Z")
[Bumpkin] You can do iiiiiit! [/Bumpkin] ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/56 "2002-10-17T17:56:03Z")
Well, there’s a possibility that the Tees won’t make it after all. BabyTee has an ear infection and a cold. He’s got two days on antibiotics to feel better though, so we’ll probably show in Cranford, but we’ll have to see. If Mr.Tee and BabyTee can’t make it, I’m sure that Mr.Tee will send me forth alone into the night by myself, so hopefully I, at least, will be there. Too bad–I was hoping that my Aaron (BabyTee) could meet AaronJustinDoors. And of course, he’d love to see his friend Arthur. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/57 "2002-10-17T18:00:14Z")
Mr. Tee… :snicker snicker: I pity da foo who don’t post on the SDMB! ---
**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:** [October 17, 2002, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/58 "2002-10-17T19:45:32Z")
**DrMatrix** and I will be there for the evening festivities. ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/59 "2002-10-18T00:07:36Z")
Okay, here’s the deal. I got a cold. I doubt I’ll be contagious by Saturday, but I just may not feel up to it. I won’t know until Saturday. And, while I would miss everyone terribly, I wouldn’t wish to be a wet blanket and spoil everyone else’s fun. Nor would I want **Gorgon Heap** and the beautifully elfin **Acrylic Vessel** to feel they had to leave early to taxi the sick guy home. I’m on the fence on this right now, a lot depends on how I feel Saturday, which would be the fourth or fifth day since the onset of this whole thing. Can we leave me up in the air (in a nice way, I mean) for now? I’ll be getting home probably around 2:00 or so. If people are meeting at the restaurant at 6:00, we should leave my house at around 5:00. Since the board is being crotchety, can I suggest email for solidifying plans? ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584/60 "2002-10-18T00:16:16Z")
I’ve hedge more than a flotilla of suburban lawns, but… I talked to my doctor tonight, asking him if exercise would be good for the foot. He asked how it was feeling, and I said it wasn’t feeling all that great. He said he definitely would prefer I rested it, and he added he was going to order an MRI for me to see if there’s a tear somewhere. So, in light of that… ☹ I know what you’re thinking. HEY! you think. Why can’t he just drive and dine? Trouble is, this is my right foot, and driving adds stress to the ankle. I’m such a schmuck! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-new-jersey-ocdoperfest-thread/131584.md?page=4)