# Too soon to start talk of Gettysdope III? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 3, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919 "2006-03-03T16:52:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/301 "2006-07-16T04:19:27Z")
Some more Gettysdope pictures: [Photo Storage](http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j25/smcgroty/) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/302 "2006-07-16T11:31:45Z")
We made it back to Philly safe and sound. Sorry we didn’t stick around and help clean up – but not as sorry as I would be if I were a better person… ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/303 "2006-07-16T12:10:08Z")
The Doorses also made it home safe and sound. We had a great time. Aaron loved the playground equipment; he pretended it was a pirate ship. He had a great time playing with mudgirl, too. Looking forward to next year! Robin ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/304 "2006-07-16T20:50:18Z")
More pics: [http://userweb.suscom.net/~sokosfamily/dopefest2006.htm](http://userweb.suscom.net/~sokosfamily/dopefest2006.htm) ---
**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:** [July 16, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/305 "2006-07-16T21:12:20Z")
Oh, sure…take my picture when I’m deep in the throes of the knitter’s constant conundrum: “Where the hell did _those_ stitches come from?!” ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/306 "2006-07-16T21:48:19Z")
Crap. I was in Gettysburg yesterday, purely by chance. I guess I really should have checked the dates on this dopefest, rather than assuming it happened already. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/307 "2006-07-16T22:18:33Z")
You were probably within three miles of what was, for five short hours, the center of Cecility in Pennsylvania, and you never even knew it! ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/308 "2006-07-17T04:08:10Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Oh, sure…take my picture when I’m deep in the throes of the knitter’s constant conundrum: “Where the hell did _those_ stitches come from?!” [/QUOTE] For some reason, I was flashing on “The Thinker” instead. Of course I must have been wrong… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/309 "2006-07-17T13:58:41Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] Thanks to everyone who braved the July heat and attended today. \ Some discussion was had regarding a set date for Gettydope future events, and the popular opinion was the third Saturday in July… [/QUOTE] I missed out on that discussion (one can’t be in all the conversations at once, unfortunately). But I note the preceding juxtaposition, as well as the reality that beastly-hot weather isn’t exactly an unusual July phenomenon, and humbly submit that the discussants are batshit crazy. (Not that that’s news, but you know what I mean. :)) How about the third Saturday in **June** instead? Much better odds of decent weather. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/310 "2006-07-17T14:11:25Z")
**RT** , there was some discussion of June, but in PA, school doesn’t let out until the very end of June. Now, being a Marylander, June would be fine for me, and you’re right, the weather would likely be cooler. But the PA school system just doesn’t seem to work in favor of that. BTW, you’re not just noticing now that we’re all batshit insane, are you? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/311 "2006-07-17T14:50:07Z")
[QUOTE=norinew] **RT** , there was some discussion of June, but in PA, school doesn’t let out until the very end of June. Now, being a Marylander, June would be fine for me, and you’re right, the weather would likely be cooler. But the PA school system just doesn’t seem to work in favor of that. BTW, you’re not just noticing now that we’re all batshit insane, are you? 😉 [/QUOTE] I’m just wondering here (usually a prelude to some obnoxious point) but why is it important that school be out? It’s a Saturday, folks. You can leave your home on a Saturday and get home before school starts again, right? If you’ve got to turn this into a weekday thing, I think you’re misconceiving what a one-day weekend event means. May and June are cool, temperature, pleasant months in which travel and outdoor activities are often desirable. July and August are hot, extreme and often unpleasant months. That’s my reason for advocating them. Obnoxiousness over. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/312 "2006-07-17T15:30:25Z")
[QUOTE=norinew] **RT** , there was some discussion of June, but in PA, school doesn’t let out until the very end of June. Now, being a Marylander, June would be fine for me, and you’re right, the weather would likely be cooler. But the PA school system just doesn’t seem to work in favor of that. [/quote] I’m with **pseudotriton ruber ruber** on this. I’d appreciate it if someone would explain to us how the PA school calendar makes a June Gettysdope more problematic for PA Dopers with kids (or for anyone else, for that matter). > [@](#): > > BTW, you’re not just noticing now that we’re all batshit insane, are you? 😉 Like I said, “Not that that’s news.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/313 "2006-07-17T16:03:12Z")
Well, I totally agree with **RTFirefly** and **pseudotriton ruber ruber**. I’d just as soon the weather was cooler, and there would be fewer bugs out. I believe it was **Rubystreak** who was advocating after school is out. I think she (and a few others) travel a distance, requiring more than one day of time. But the fact is, I don’t think we’ll find any one weekend that _everyone_ agrees is best. **danceswithcats** , you might consider starting another thread (with link) because the MADs who couldn’t attend this year are probably not paying any attention to this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Boggette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Boggette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boggette)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/314 "2006-07-17T16:27:25Z")
I’m one with kids and I vote for “cooler”. My poor little ones wilting were the reason we had to leave early! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/315 "2006-07-17T16:31:52Z")
I did notice that the reason that **pseud** ’s and my arrival was greeted with enthusiasm was mostly about the coolerful of bottled water we brought… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/316 "2006-07-17T16:40:58Z")
Why are all the ads about frogs? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/317 "2006-07-17T17:20:51Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Why are all the ads about frogs? [/QUOTE] I’m seeing a completely different set of ads. So the ones involving frogs must be geared specifically for you, and it makes me wonder what we don’t know about you. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/318 "2006-07-17T17:30:58Z")
[QUOTE=RTFirefly] I’m seeing a completely different set of ads. So the ones involving frogs must be geared specifically for you, and it makes me wonder what we don’t know about you. 😉 [/QUOTE] I’m seeing ads about frogs, too. As to the date for the next GettysDope–I was the one who suggested during the discussion that we consider having it earlier when the weather was cooler. Or maybe later (say, late October), also when the weather is cooler. ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/319 "2006-07-17T18:06:19Z")
I supported the July date, for workplace politics reasons. I generally work weekends, and taking leave in June involves more conflicts. However, the **Will of the Peepul** should prevail. This decision was made, and can certainly be made over again. I do believe that the more distant dopers might have been under represented, and the vote not so very overwhelming seeing that several Distant Dopers had already left. So, let the people speak out! Here, of course. And pretty damn quick, too. If you feel that the agreed upon date is bad, wrong, and unsuitable, post it here. Since the vote was at least a dozen in favor of July, you got to get a dozen posts at least to get a recount. Deal? Tris ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919/320 "2006-07-17T18:19:29Z")
I hope I’m not being counted as a vote towards July – I was “pro-angst” all the way. I’m really not clear why we need to set a date of the “it will always be X weekend” variety – we managed to come up with a date that worked okay for a lot of people starting from scratch each of the last three years. Looking back at my OP, I mentioned June, July, and August – I didn’t mention May, but neither did anyone else. Why don’t we wait and figure this out next year, starting in March, and throwing May into the mix? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-soon-to-start-talk-of-gettysdope-iii/346919.md?page=17)