# The Scheduling Begins: NYC MegaDopefest III -- January 3-5, 2003 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2002, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901 "2002-11-01T22:13:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2002, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/241 "2002-12-14T21:09:26Z")
> [@](#): > > You fickle bitch! Oh please. You’d drop me like a hot rock for \*\*Zappo. \*\* I’m no fool. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2002, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/242 "2002-12-14T21:11:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DAVEW0071 \* > \*\*And **Scott Evil** , goodness, I’m flattered! I want to meet you, too. > \*\* You’ll have to stand in line. 😛 No, really, it’ll be fun. Damn, I need a new tiara. ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2002, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/243 "2002-12-14T21:11:39Z")
Yeah, you, me, Geobabe, TruePisces, and who knows how many others. **Zappo** is a favorite, for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/244 "2002-12-15T00:55:17Z")
::looks around:: Shit, when did I become one of the popular kids? I can’t wait for this! ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/245 "2002-12-15T01:11:56Z")
C’mon, **Zap** , all the wimminz luuurves ya. And the menz admires ya. You’re officially a member of the Royal Order of the Helluva Guys. ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/246 "2002-12-15T02:46:42Z")
**ZAAAAAPPPPOOOOOO!!!** Dave’s been trying to scam the Tastykakes you promised me!!! Make him stop!!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/247 "2002-12-15T02:49:20Z")
Just one. I just wanted one butterscotchie. Honest. Not even a whole pack. Just one. One cake. …mmmmm…butterscotchie goodness… ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/248 "2002-12-15T02:51:33Z")
I’ll be monopolizing **Zap** like an oil baron on a gusher. But without the monocle. (Barons of any type require monocles. As does The Penguin. But not penguins in general. They don’t wear monocles. They wear contact lenses 'cause they ain’t got ears to hold up glasses with.) [shill] If one of the people coming down from Canada loves me a whole bunch and would like to give me a birthday present I am DYING for an Aero bar. I haven’t had one in about a year. I will love you all forever. [/shill] How come the train from Vermont is $18 and the train from here, which is closer and a straight line down the tracks, is $36 each way? ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/249 "2002-12-15T02:57:05Z")
He’s lying! He wanted them all! He’s just trying to make himself look all innocent and stuff! :::sniffle::: ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/250 "2002-12-15T03:01:29Z")
**racinchikki** , I think I can get Aero bars right here in my hometown. I’ll look for ya, and if I find any, I’ll bring you one or three. Just cause I likes ya. And **Persephone** , you … you … ooooh, you… grrrrr. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/251 "2002-12-15T03:19:43Z")
Hey, \*\*Zappo? \*\* Never mind. Dave has successfully blackmailed me into giving him a butterscotchie. Oh well. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/252 "2002-12-15T03:20:56Z")
hee hee hee knowledge really _is_power! ---
**Author:** ![Wisest\_Novel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wisest_novel/32/13329_2.png) [@Wisest\_Novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wisest_Novel)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/253 "2002-12-15T03:43:57Z")
Looks like I’m now a tentative to be at the House of Pain. Still have to wait for a few planets to align, but I’m really looking forward to (re)meeting many of you (you know who you are). Just clear the I-80 corridor of all deer, and everything should be fine! ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/254 "2002-12-15T03:56:12Z")
> [@](#): > > Looks like I’m now a tentative to be at the House of Pain. Still have to wait for a few planets to align, but I’m really looking forward to (re)meeting many of you (you know who you are). Just clear the I-80 corridor of all deer, and everything should be fine! Well. That pleases me greatly. …okay, so it actually makes me do the Wild Happy Dance around my living room. But you get my point. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/255 "2002-12-15T05:19:59Z")
Alas, I will not be able to attend the festivities. (I can’t believe that I haven’t caught this thread before now.) I have a big mamma-jamma wedding to attend, and **Rebound Guy** is coming all the way to Charleston for the event. So, you guys have fun. Include me when you drink a toast to Dopers who couldn’t be there. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/256 "2002-12-15T08:39:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Skerri \* > \*\*So, you guys have fun. Include me when you drink a toast to Dopers who couldn’t be there. ☹ \*\* Well, OK. I guess I can handle that. BTW, **Skerri** , you’re on my short list of Dopers I Must Meet[sup]TM[/sup]. If I ever find myself in Charleston (you _are_ in Charleston, right?), which happens to be my second-favorite city in the whole world, I promise to let you know beforehand. ---
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/257 "2002-12-15T16:20:19Z")
Aww, **LindyHopper** , you made my day. I don’t think I’ve ever been on anyone’s list before! 😃 Yes, I am in Charleston, born and raised here. Let me know, and we’ll definitely get together. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/258 "2002-12-15T16:36:35Z")
> [@](#): > > - Originally posted by Zappo\* > \*\*::looks around:: > > Shit, when did I become one of the popular kids? > > I can’t wait for this!\*\* When you started showing the whole Doper Community what a total and complete sweetheart you are, silly man! All I know is that **DaveW0071** , **Persephone** , **Zappo** , **Lindyhopper** , **pucette** , **Eutychus** , **racinchikki** , **soda** , and many, many, _ **many** _ others (I just don’t have the time to name them all!) better make sure there’s time for me to monopolize! I refuse to be left out of the monopolization, whether y’all want me or not! So there! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/259 "2002-12-15T18:25:38Z")
Geez. My head’s all swole up like a Tastykake cupcake all fulla creamy goodness. :😊: **Persephone** : Don’t worry, sweetheart. There will be plenty of Tastykakes for you to enjoy and take home, too. I won’t let mean 'ol **Dave** take 'em all. **DaveW00** : Thank you, sir. You’ll have to show me the handshake and Secret Sign Of Recognition when we get together. **racinchikki** : Wooooooo! Monocle or not, you wanna monopolize lil’ ol’ me? Just call me Marvin Gardens, then! 🙂 **TruePisces** : You get any sweeter, I’m gonna need a pancreas transplant! 😉 This is gonna be the BEST BIRFDAY EVER! ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901/260 "2002-12-15T18:33:24Z")
**Zappo** … if it makes you feel any better, I don’t care if I meet you or not. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scheduling-begins-nyc-megadopefest-iii-january-3-5-2003/134901.md?page=14)