# TrannaDope! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 28, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617 "2004-10-28T04:11:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/41 "2004-10-30T00:01:41Z")
Stupid? It made Threadspotting, mate! Orange peel! ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/42 "2004-10-30T05:33:47Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > Stupid? It made Threadspotting, mate! > > Orange peel! Hold on, wait, it did? [runs to check Threadspotting] Huh, so it did. Weird. I’ve been spending a little too much time lurking, I think. 🙂 And… Wow, I have almost no recollection of that thread. At all. Orange peel? What the hell? [walks off, scratching his head] ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2004, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/43 "2004-10-30T14:36:04Z")
Okay, we’ve got a list, we’ve got a date. So, when and where? We’ve got a list of places so far: Cafe 668, at 668 Dundas West C’est What Lone Star Cafe Loose Moose Milwaukee’s Fionn MacCool’s The Bier Market Hot House Grill Duke of Argylle One of the Firkin pubs Happy Palace (in Chinatown) The Pickle Barrel (aw, why not? ;)) Which of these sounds good? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/44 "2004-10-31T20:42:35Z")
Lone Star Cafe still has the best chips and salsa on the planet. ---
**Author:** ![Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horrifying_Howler_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2004, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/45 "2004-11-01T02:22:47Z")
I am going to see if I can get the day off, it sounds like fun. If I can come & anyone needs a ride around, my car is relatively clean & safe… ---
**Author:** ![bashere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bashere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bashere)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/46 "2004-11-03T05:52:49Z")
My wife Zber and I are hoping to make it. Nothing seems to stand in the way, but I have problems with commitment. Can I get pencilled in? Was an actual decision about where we might go made? ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/47 "2004-11-03T06:00:11Z")
I’d be happy with **RickJay** ’s vote for the Lone Star Cafe. The Front Street location is certainly central enough. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/48 "2004-11-03T06:04:47Z")
LoneStar works for me. They do decent mashed potatoes… ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/49 "2004-11-03T17:17:24Z")
Lone Star Cafe it is, then! What time should we all meet? And what’s the exact address? ---
**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/50 "2004-11-03T17:50:16Z")
Ooh, ooh, one I can come to! I am excited ! Put me in pencil, please, as I have encroaching time commitments these days … but I should be able to hold them off! Where is the Lone Star Cafe? Any place with the best chips and salsa on the planet is okay by me. I’ve never been to a Dopefest before. What are they like? Does everyone wear nametags, or do we introduce ourselves by sn? ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/51 "2004-11-03T19:08:12Z")
Lone Star’s at Queen and Spadina, right? Near Jamie Fraser’s? ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/52 "2004-11-03T23:27:14Z")
> [@cowgirl](#): > > I’ve never been to a Dopefest before. What are they like? Does everyone wear nametags, or do we introduce ourselves by sn? We’re usually quite casual at these things. We’ve never worn nametags before, but there’s no real reason not to if the majority think it’s a good idea. As for RL vs. SN, it’s up to each individual. I tend to use my real name, although I’m pretty certain that several people only remember Cerowyn. There was at least one individual who was anxious that noone know his real name. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/53 "2004-11-03T23:28:52Z")
> [@Lissla Lissar](#): > > Lone Star’s at Queen and Spadina, right? Near Jamie Fraser’s? I think you’re thinking of Tortilla Flats, where we went for drinks at the one you came to. The Lone Star Cafe is on the north side of Front Street, just west of University (and Union Station). ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/54 "2004-11-03T23:30:40Z")
Huh. I can’t picture it. I guess I haven’t been there. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/55 "2004-11-04T02:35:25Z")
> [@Cerowyn](#): > > I’d be happy with **RickJay** ’s vote for the Lone Star Cafe. The Front Street location is certainly central enough. Lone Star Cafe sounds good to me too. ---
**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/56 "2004-11-05T21:37:55Z")
Hmmm…I was planning on jumping up to Toronto after classes were out (the 10th, if my foggy memory is serving me correctly) and I might be able to make it up for the 11th. Especially considering I’ve yet to see photos from the last one. ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/57 "2004-11-06T00:57:54Z")
I’m here in London for University. Would like to make up, but once again, it probably won’t be possible ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/58 "2004-11-15T03:23:54Z")
So, any updates on TrannaDope? ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/59 "2004-11-15T17:14:11Z")
I think we’ve got the location–Lone Star Cafe–and the date, December 11, but I don’t know when the time is. I say… hm. Is 5:00 p.m. too early for you lot? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/60 "2004-11-15T17:18:45Z")
If it’s on a Saturday, no. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617.md?page=4)