# TronnaDope, anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 8, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989 "2007-07-08T20:22:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/41 "2007-07-25T20:05:17Z")
[QUOTE=Nawth Chucka] I’ve been to a Friar & Firkin, it was in a downstairs and had Strongbow on tap, yummmm… I could go there! As long as there’s a fish or veg option, I can eat anywhere! [/QUOTE] So, Friar & Firkin at 7pm on Tuesday, then? We can meet outside, and proceed inside when we’ve got at least a few of us there. **Sunspace** and I will recognize each other, at least. I’ll be the tubby geek with the beard standing around trying to look not out of place, for those of you who don’t know me. As I’m coming from work, I’ll undoubtedly be wearing some ill-fitting “business casual” outfit. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/42 "2007-07-25T21:56:19Z")
[QUOTE=Cerowyn] So, Friar & Firkin at 7pm on Tuesday, then? We can meet outside, and proceed inside when we’ve got at least a few of us there. **Sunspace** and I will recognize each other, at least. I’ll be the tubby geek with the beard standing around trying to look not out of place, for those of you who don’t know me. As I’m coming from work, I’ll undoubtedly be wearing some ill-fitting “business casual” outfit. [/QUOTE] We’ll need an address and cross streets, if possible please. Can I asssume you’re a guy as well? ---
**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:** [July 25, 2007, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/43 "2007-07-25T22:07:20Z")
[QUOTE=Nawth Chucka] We’ll need an address and cross streets, if possible please. Can I asssume you’re a guy as well? [/QUOTE] I suspect that [this](http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=friar+and+firkin+pub,+toronto&ie=UTF8&ll=43.647131,-79.389632&spn=0.009627,0.013969&z=16&iwloc=A&om=1) is the place. 🙂 **Cerowyn** and I are both guys. ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/44 "2007-07-25T22:25:13Z")
[QUOTE=Nawth Chucka] Can I asssume you’re a guy as well? [/QUOTE] Was it the beard that gave it away? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/45 "2007-07-26T10:54:40Z")
[QUOTE=Cerowyn] Was it the beard that gave it away? 😉 [/QUOTE] No, it was the fact that you were going to go out in your work clothes. We ladies try to avoid that. I think that I have been to that Friar & Firkin, as it is close to the HHOF and that’s what I did last time I was in TO, the weekend after Diana died in 1997. People of note die when I go to Canada, I don’t know why. River Phoenix, Vincent Price, Princess Diana, Mother Teresa, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/46 "2007-07-26T15:10:20Z")
[QUOTE=Nawth Chucka] I think that I have been to that Friar & Firkin, as it is close to the HHOF [/QUOTE] The Flatiron and Firkin is a couple of blocks from the Hockey Hall of Fame; the Friar and Firkin is more like a 15 minute walk. The latter is immediately across the street from MuchMusic (and, formerly, CityTV), steps away from Queen Street West. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/47 "2007-07-26T15:13:40Z")
Tuesday August 21, 7:00? As we get closer to the date, I’ll be able to confirm if I’ll be able to make it. Working in consulting doesn’t let you make long-term plans as I’ve discovered in my first two months here. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/48 "2007-07-27T02:23:12Z")
[QUOTE=Cerowyn] The Flatiron and Firkin is a couple of blocks from the Hockey Hall of Fame; the Friar and Firkin is more like a 15 minute walk. The latter is immediately across the street from MuchMusic (and, formerly, CityTV), steps away from Queen Street West. [/QUOTE] Whichever one is in a basement is the one I went to. Twas many years ago. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2007, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/49 "2007-07-27T03:02:10Z")
[QUOTE=Kid\_A] Tuesday August 21, 7:00? [/QUOTE] Sounds good to me. And the location is the one I linked to upthread? ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/50 "2007-07-27T04:38:08Z")
[QUOTE=Nawth Chucka] Whichever one is in a basement is the one I went to. Twas many years ago. [/QUOTE] By chance, both are in the basement. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/51 "2007-07-28T01:48:31Z")
[QUOTE=Cerowyn] By chance, both are in the basement. 😃 [/QUOTE] Then it matters not! We’ll meet up at the one you picked. PM me for our email address. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/52 "2007-07-28T02:47:32Z")
Sadly, Tuesdays in August are impossible for me to be away for, but I miss all you Tronnaers! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/53 "2007-07-28T13:14:41Z")
[QUOTE=Kid\_A] Tuesday August 21, 7:00? [/QUOTE] Sounds great! I’ll bring the squid along as guest of honour. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/54 "2007-08-17T19:40:52Z")
_bump_ Just reminding everyone (and myself) of **Nawth Chucka** ’s imminent arrival… ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2007, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/55 "2007-08-18T04:29:13Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] _bump_ Just reminding everyone (and myself) of **Nawth Chucka** ’s imminent arrival… [/QUOTE] Tripler, too, eh!? ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2007, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/56 "2007-08-18T06:51:39Z")
[QUOTE=Nawth Chucka] Tripler, too, eh!? [/QUOTE] Are you going to be terribly disappointed to learn that Canadians generally don’t append ‘eh’ to many sentences? 'Cause we could make a habit of it for you, if you like. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2007, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/57 "2007-08-18T12:01:15Z")
[QUOTE=Cerowyn] Are you going to be terribly disappointed to learn that Canadians generally don’t append ‘eh’ to many sentences? 'Cause we could make a habit of it for you, if you like. 😃 [/QUOTE] Sure, Canadians may not, but around our house Tripler and I do. Next you’ll tell me you all don’t wear toques, eat back bacon, drink Tim Horton’s coffee and wear snowshoes to work. We saw some Canadian soldiers yesterday at Charleston Air Force Base; I thought it was good luck the day before our wedding! Your camo is far cooler than ours, by the way. Much more ‘blendy’. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/58 "2007-08-20T18:21:10Z")
_hipcheck_ Tripler and I are on a train from Windsor as I type this, at the mercy of Via Rail’s ‘Comfort Class’. We’re looking forward to meeting you all tomorrow at 7pm at [Friar and Firkin](http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=friar+and+firkin+pub,+toronto&ie=UTF8&ll=43.647131,-79.389632&spn=0.009627,0.013969&z=16&iwloc=A&om=1). Man, you all got a lotta corn up here! ---
**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:** [August 20, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/59 "2007-08-20T22:18:01Z")
[QUOTE=Nawth Chucka] _hipcheck_ Tripler and I are on a train from Windsor as I type this, at the mercy of Via Rail’s ‘Comfort Class’. We’re looking forward to meeting you all tomorrow at 7pm at [Friar and Firkin](http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=friar+and+firkin+pub,+toronto&ie=UTF8&ll=43.647131,-79.389632&spn=0.009627,0.013969&z=16&iwloc=A&om=1). Man, you all got a lotta corn up here! [/QUOTE] Ah yes. the southwest. Flat and corny. 🙂 We look forward to seeing you too! **Cerowyn** was suggesting that we [del]hang aropund suspiciously[/del] sit on the patio outside so we can recognise each other. I’ll have something SDMBish, like a sign that says “Cecil”. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989/60 "2007-08-20T23:02:05Z")
[QUOTE=Cerowyn] Are you going to be terribly disappointed to learn that Canadians generally don’t append ‘eh’ to many sentences? 'Cause we could make a habit of it for you, if you like. 😃 [/QUOTE] I would politely dispute this–the Western Provinces are pretty ‘eh’ heavy, of course, it depends on the phrasing of the sentence. I’ll be happy to provide examples to you tomorrow. 😃 Yes, **Nawth Tripler** nee **Chucka** [sub]I’ll get a slap for that later, I figure. . .[/sub] were on the corner of King and Peter, and we had to figure out which way was North. I pull off my trusty Fossil watch, and began aligning it to the sun. This did two things: 1. It began giving me a reference point to North/South and 2. it sent up the **NERD** signal, and a friendly Torontan came up and saved me innumerable minutes and just pointed towards North. I like this town already. Tripler Even got myself a souvenir RCAF zip-up sweatshirt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-anyone/410989.md?page=4)