# The official RibFest 2004 Thread
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [April 16, 2004, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287 "2004-04-16T01:59:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 3
### Author:  [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2004, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/41 "2004-05-28T14:08:28Z")
**Ginger** , ten buckeroos per adult to purchase meats, beers, plates, plasticwares, etc. Not a bad deal since it’s “all you can eat.”
Personally, I think dogs and burgers would be great, since I personally find ribs barely worth the effort no matter how good they are.
As far as sides, what is really needed? I mean, there could concievable be a huge overflow of the same stuff.
We could do deviled eggs. How’s that sound?
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/42 "2004-05-28T20:37:16Z")
Mrs. Teasdale is about as definite as she’s going to get, before actually packing an overnight bag. At any rate, I’ll be forking over dough for the both of us.
Side dish TBA. I like doing the black bean salsa I made last year, but it’s not easy to make a small quantity of it, so I might do something else.
And I just picked up two of those folding outdoor chairs at a yard sale for $5 total, so now I’ve got a set of four of them which I can bring along.
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### Author:  [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2004, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/43 "2004-06-02T21:16:40Z")
Yes, the price is a sawbuck per adult. **RTFirefly** , if you want to hold off on Mrs. Teasdale’s contribution until you come up, that’s fine. I’ll be buying a couple extra racks of ribs anyway, so it’s no big deal.
I’ll be emailing the definites with my home address and phone numbers in a day or two.
So far we have:
**Day and Time:** Saturday, June 26, at about noonish, at beautiful Casa Dave-Guy, we will chow down on ribs, beer, assorted soft drinks, and sundry side dishes (provided pot-luck style by our guests)
**Cost:** Ten bucks per adult person. Kids eat free, and there’s plenty of free parking, though.
**Definites:**
The Weird Gingers of Northern Maryland
Biggirl, Houseman, and kid(s)
Morgyn
Frank #2
RTFirefly (and possibly Mrs. Teasdale)
Little Nemo
FriendBill and HelenWheels
Danyne and Mark (my friend from work)
ElJimbo (my daughter’s boyfriend)
TellMeI’mNotCrazy (we’re not big on technicalities, young lady; come ahead, by all means)
**Definite Maybes:**
Billdo
Cosmo
Meros
Hamadryad, Tark, and various small heathens
Canhattan and Manby
Sunfish
Eutychus plus one
The Airman Doorseses
JeffB
Zyada
**Definitely Nots:**
SueDuhnym (drat the luck!)
Zappo (drat the luck![sup]2[/sup])
AnitaVacation (drat the luck![sup]3[/sup])
**Gorgon Heap** , devilled eggs are a great idea. I’ll put you down for that, if that’s okay. We need to get our side dishes straightened out, so chime in and let me know what you’ve got.
So far, I’m aware of:
**FriendBill and HelenWheels** Bill’s famous macaroni salad
**Gorgon Heap and Acrylic Vessel** devilled eggs (and maybe Jell-O shots? Those were good last year! 😃 )
**Biggirl et al** I’m assuming more beer, since you have a discount beverage center nearby. I’m cool widdat.
**Meros** breadage
**Little Nemo** home-made ice cream (chocolate and vanilla are fine, AFAIC)
**Mrs. Dave-Guy** The world-famous chocolate chip cookies, without which she would be lynched, and probably a malt-ball pie.
We could use something like baked beans and maybe a green salad and perhaps some fruit salad. Pipe up and lemme know what’s in the works.
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### Author:  [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/44 "2004-06-02T22:30:45Z")
We’re in for green salad.
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### Author:  [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/45 "2004-06-02T23:31:46Z")
Hmmm side dishes… Deviled eggs are my specialty, but since that’s taken I dunno. My next specialty is Scotch Eggs, but I dunno if that’s too redundant? I can’t stand baked beans, so I don’t think I’d do them justice making them… My mother makes killer spring rolls, but those aren’t very barbecue-y. Fruit salad I’m not very strong on… Unless I convince my mother to make some of that ambrosia stuff that everyone either loves or hates.
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### Author:  [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/46 "2004-06-02T23:31:51Z")
> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#):
>
> We’re in for green salad.
Duly noted. Green salad is good.
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### Author:  [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2004, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/47 "2004-06-03T00:08:56Z")
I’m in, and I can bring pasta salad. Looking forward to it!
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### Author:  [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2004, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/48 "2004-06-03T11:46:08Z")
> [@Juniper200](#):
>
> I’m in, and I can bring pasta salad. Looking forward to it!
Pasta salad sounds good, but I have to close the door on them after you. Both **FriendBill** and my friend from work Danyne are bringing similar dishes. We still need potato salad and fruit, and possibly a little more dessert.
But I’ll email you with the particulars, **Juniper200.**
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### Author:  [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2004, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/49 "2004-06-03T12:42:44Z")
It’s looking more like “Heck Yeah!” than “Probably…” at this point. Tark may not be able to go but the kids and I are all looking forward to it.
I can probably make cookies or something…anything I bring has to have a decent shelf life though.
The only things which would prevent my/our attendence are catastrophe and gas prices.
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### Author:  [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2004, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/50 "2004-06-03T12:46:24Z")
Okay, I’m committing myself, work be damned! And I’d be happy to handle the fruit salad.
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### Author:  [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2004, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/51 "2004-06-03T14:16:25Z")
Jell-O shots? Consider yourself drunk, my friend!
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### Author:  [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/52 "2004-06-03T22:28:07Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#):
>
> Hmmm side dishes… Deviled eggs are my specialty, but since that’s taken I dunno. My next specialty is Scotch Eggs, but I dunno if that’s too redundant? I can’t stand baked beans, so I don’t think I’d do them justice making them… My mother makes killer spring rolls, but those aren’t very barbecue-y. Fruit salad I’m not very strong on… Unless I convince my mother to make some of that ambrosia stuff that everyone either loves or hates.
You can bring spring rolls if you want. I mean, why not?
Okay, update, since we’re now on page 2.
**Day and Time:** Saturday, June 26, at about noonish, at beautiful Casa Dave-Guy, we will chow down on ribs, beer, assorted soft drinks, and sundry side dishes (provided pot-luck style by our guests)
**Cost:** Ten bucks per adult person. Kids eat free, and there’s plenty of free parking, though.
**Definites:**
The Weird Gingers of Northern Maryland – green salad
Biggirl, Houseman, and kid(s) – beer
Morgyn
Frank #2
RTFirefly (and possibly Mrs. Teasdale)
Little Nemo – homemade ice cream
FriendBill and HelenWheels – Bill’s famous macaroni salad
Danyne and Mark (my friend from work) – Danyne’s not-as-famous macaroni salad
ElJimbo (my daughter’s boyfriend)
TellMeI’mNotCrazy – spring rolls or ambrosia (I like ambrosia, but don’t let that influence you; I like spring rolls, too)
Sunfish – fruit salad
Meros – breadage
Hamadryad, Tark, and various small heathens – cookies
Gorgon Heap and Acryllic Vessel – devilled aigs and Jell-O shots
Juniper200 – pasta salad
**Definite Maybes:**
Cosmo
Canhattan and Manby
Eutychus plus one
JeffB
Zyada
**Definitely Nots:**
SueDuhnym (drat the luck!)
Zappo (drat the luck![sup]2[/sup])
AnitaVacation (drat the luck![sup]3[/sup])
Billdo (drat the luck![sup]infinity[/sup])
The Airman Doorseses (drat the luck![sup]in a fighter plane[/sup])
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### Author:  [@Cosmopolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmopolitan)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2004, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/53 "2004-06-04T05:35:10Z")
Hey **sunfish** : Please check your e-mail (the one you have listed on here), if you can. Thank you muchly.
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### Author:  [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2004, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/54 "2004-06-04T10:35:19Z")
**Cosmo** , I saw your email and wrote back, but in case it got lost in the ether - just tell me where in Manhattan you’ll be, and we can set a time later.
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### Author:  [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2004, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/55 "2004-06-04T10:57:26Z")
I hope this means I can bump **Cos** to the “Definite” list.
(I’ll bump you down the stairs later 😉 )
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### Author:  [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2004, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/56 "2004-06-04T10:59:04Z")
I know she’s looking foreward to it, **Dave**. 😉
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### Author:  [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/57 "2004-06-07T20:53:13Z")
So far I’ve received money from **Gorgon Heap** , **FriendBill** and someone else who didn’t think to put her screen name anywhere on the check. I assume it’s either **sunfish** or **Juniper200**.
Female…living in the Bronnix…
little help here…
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### Author:  [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/58 "2004-06-07T20:54:57Z")
**Dave** can you e-mail me where o send the check? I’ll get it out right away once I have your address. My e-mail’s in my profile.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/59 "2004-06-07T21:02:02Z")
**Meros** , email sent. Grassy-ass.
And it definitely wasn’t **Juniper200** , because Junie doesn’t even live in New York State, let alone the Bronx. So I’m guessing **sunfish**. But I’d still like confirmation.
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### Author:  [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-ribfest-2004-thread/240287/60 "2004-06-07T22:00:55Z")
**Dave** , though not entirely down to the wire yet, is there anything I can do to help you out?
I’m watching this thread with baited breath because I haven’t seen any of y’all since January, so please let me know if I can do anything for you.
And **Cosmo** , are you going to give me a call, or what?
😉
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