# Whee..Mindless MO survey **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 4, 2000, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721 "2000-11-04T19:03:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SoMoMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@SoMoMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoMoMom)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/21 "2000-11-05T18:35:14Z")
CF, Homer was trying to organize a KC fest. Maybe you two should get together and do one in a central location. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/22 "2000-11-05T18:41:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SoMoMom \* > \*\*CF, Homer was trying to organize a KC fest. Maybe you two should get together and do one in a central location. \*\* LOL! Between [Homer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=37864) and [myself](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=40347), expect that to be the first Dopefest with monkey butlers. ---
**Author:** ![HalberMensch242](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@HalberMensch242](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HalberMensch242)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/23 "2000-11-05T18:43:41Z")
dude…i’d sooo go for a MO dopefest! ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/24 "2000-11-05T18:52:30Z")
YAY! Monkey butlers! Count me in! I’ll bring the chips and Crown Royal, who’s bringing the beer chasers? ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/25 "2000-11-05T20:20:53Z")
It seems so far that **HalberMensch242** and myself are the only two in the St Louis area. **Nymysys** seems up for a road trip. (btw, if you haven’t been officially welcomed to the boards, I’d like to take this opportunity to say, “Bite me, newbies.” ;)) Anyone else up for a drive to the St Louis area? Aside from a three-day weekend this weekend (I know, too short notice), I don’t know when I’ll be free this month. Maybe we can get some people interested and plan it for next month or maybe in January, after the holidays. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/26 "2000-11-05T20:33:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shayna \* > \*\*I grew up in St. Louis (as did my mother, father and both sets of grandparents) and I lived there for 32 years before moving to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico then sucky Southern California (where I am now). I’m also an UMSL alumnus. 😃 > > **I MISS THE MIDWEST! (Especially weekend trips to Lake of the Ozarks.)** > > _Sigh_ I’m so homesick. ☹ \*\* **SHAYNA**!!! I just now noticed you there. How are things? I’ll have to call you Wednesday and give you an update on the situation with Honesty’s condition. Hopefully there will be some new (and positive) word on it Tuesday. And any time you come back for a visit, let me know, m’kay? In the mean time YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL ME YOU KNOW. 😛 BTW - That goes for anyone reading this. EMAIL ME! I’m an email whore! I hate coming to work and finding all my email is spam and ads and work-related BS. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/27 "2000-11-05T20:48:42Z")
I like in Overland Park, KS. In Johnson County. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/28 "2000-11-05T20:50:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anthracite \* > \*\*I like in Overland Park, KS. In Johnson County. \*\* That should read **live** , not like. Even the spell checker can not prevent insanity, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/29 "2000-11-05T20:50:26Z")
I also have a ChiDoper roommate that roadtrips with me often, so there’s another. I feel like I should state that there seems to be another ChiDopefest in the mix re:All ChiDope Attendees - Check in HERE also in MPSIMS. Perhaps a meeting of the two cities into one big MidwestDopefest should happen instead. Yeah, yeah, I know. Can’t do links. Newbie. Sue me. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/30 "2000-11-05T20:55:43Z")
Here’s a link to that _other_ midwest DopeFest: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=43180](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=43180) I’m all for combining the two DopeFests, but it looks like there’s no way in hell can I make the trip to Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/31 "2000-11-06T02:40:52Z")
I’d love a KC Dopefest. Tried 3 times, then gave up. Oh well… I can’t afford a roadtrip, but if it were in KC… I could make it. You all would have to spot me my alcohol, though. It’d be worth it to see me drunk. 😃 –Tim ---
**Author:** ![Skwerl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Skwerl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skwerl)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/32 "2000-11-06T04:12:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Crunchy Frog \* > \*\*It seems so far that **HalberMensch242** and myself are the only two in the St Louis area. > \*\* Nope, I’m from St. Louie also. West County. Ballwin, to be more specific. Go Rams! ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/33 "2000-11-06T06:45:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anthracite \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Anthracite \* > > \*\*I like in Overland Park, KS. In Johnson County. \*\* > > That should read **live** , not like. Even the spell checker can not prevent insanity, I guess. \*\* So you’re saying you don’t like OP? What’s not to like? The SUVs? the soccer moms? The great southern migration? Hey, and check out the enriching cultural experience that is downtown OP known far and wide by its signiture two story buildings. Try not to sneeze or you’ll miss it. Homer, a KC dopefest sounds cool…but you drunk is scaring the bejezzus out of me. ---
**Author:** ![AuraSeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AuraSeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuraSeer)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/34 "2000-11-06T10:03:37Z")
I’ve lived in St. Louis for just over three years now. For the first two I lived in Clayton; now I’m in Maryland Heights, right off I-270. As for the idea of a St. Louis DopeFest, I hope you have more luck with it than I did. I organized a meeting about a year ago, and about a half-dozen people claimed they were coming. Total people who actually arrived: one. I sat in Growlers for two hours by myself, eating pretzels and playing video trivia. Though I was severely traumatized by this, I’m willing to show up at another meeting in town-- as long as someone else organizes it. ---
**Author:** ![Alantus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Alantus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alantus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/35 "2000-11-06T10:29:59Z")
I live in West County, but I am an Alabama redneck. Its just that I seem to be attached to a job that keeps me here. You folks sure seem to enjoy beating up on west county folks. Anyway if I qualify as a St. Louis Doper I would be glad to attend a Dopefest. Hope there isn’t a minimum number of post you have to have, I might not qualify. The other problem is that I pack a work week into Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, so I doubt I would have a chance to attend, the 3 day work week sometimes invovles sacrafices. Alantus ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/36 "2000-11-06T14:06:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Enderw23 \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Anthracite \* > > \*\* > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > \*Originally posted by Anthracite \* > > > \*\*I like in Overland Park, KS. In Johnson County. \*\* > > > > That should read **live** , not like. Even the spell checker can not prevent insanity, I guess. \*\* > > So you’re saying you don’t like OP? What’s not to like? The SUVs? the soccer moms? The great southern migration? Hey, and check out the enriching cultural experience that is downtown OP known far and wide by its signiture two story buildings. Try not to sneeze or you’ll miss it.\*\* Your sense of humor throws me a bit. But, FTR, I like Overland Park for the following reasons: Rant on! 1. Fantastic economy, with almost a 0% unemployment rate. 2. Practically no crime. 3. Nice new homes and buildings. 4. Great schools. 5. People actually seem to give a damn about the city, clean neightborhoods, safe schools, etc. 6. A fantastic community college. 7. Lots of nice restaurants, and of course, tons of malls. 8. Great access to DSL and digital cable for net access. Your comment on “culture” is one of the most common, or even the only complaint I often hear (aside from those bright people who describe it as “New South Afrika”, ha ha). Well, culture is what you make of it. What is Kansas City’s “culture”? A few run-down bars in a “Jazz District”? A museum or three? Most would turn up their noses at the whole KC area for it’s lack of “culture”. An associate from the East remarked a while ago to me that KC would have more culture if it was more like New York City. And I’ve spent time in Paris, and London, two cities that give New York bare-bottomed spankings over the subject of “culture”. So we can always find someone better off in that regard. Well, thank Jesus, Allah, Buddha, Baron Samedi, Odin, or whoever that KC is about as far from New York City as a city can be (or that far away from London or Paris as well)! And thank those same esteemed deities that I live in a “boring” city - one where I don’t have the excitement of wondering if I will have a job, or if I will be gang-raped if I go out for a walk at night. Hyperbole? perhaps, but I will rise to Johnson County’s defense when needed, because we have something good here. And you can criticize some things about it, sure, but overall it’s a damn fine place. Rant off! ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721/37 "2000-11-06T14:16:41Z")
I’m not from Missouri but from Kansas. A little over an hour away from Kansas City. I’d be up for a KC Dopefest though. I believe that I’ve said that before… when **Homer** was trying to set something up. I don’t know why that didn’t pan out. Why don’t we try it again guys. I’d like to meet the father of my virtual love child before he/she is born ya know! 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whee-mindless-mo-survey/39721.md?page=1)