Re: Boston Tea Party

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I thought Sifu looked suspiciously pudgy in some of those photos.


Posted by: Gonerill | Link to this comment | 09- 3-08 10:53 PM
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You could email Knecht, but I can't tell you that it would help you be where you're supposed to be four days from now. The gentleman doesn't respond to evening emails. Either that, or I'm Papau New Guineau at Sifu and Blume's thing. Which I couldn't exactly blame them for.


Posted by: foolishmortal | Link to this comment | 09- 3-08 11:28 PM
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Alas, I won't be in Massachusetts until the following Tuesday. But I'll be in D.C. the Monday and Tuesday after that! Anyone around?


Posted by: Wrongshore | Link to this comment | 09- 3-08 11:33 PM
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I think you're supposed to be in Boston.


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 09- 3-08 11:33 PM
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It looks Tropical Storm Hanna may attempt to attend. I don't think she need directions, though.


Posted by: bzbb | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 1:44 AM
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I'm an summering in elitist Nantucket so I look down on your loser institutions like marriage and parties. Also, I get to ride the ferry back in the hurricane on Sunday.


Posted by: SP | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 4:51 AM
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Oh, I was hoping to meet your wife SP.


Posted by: Bostoniangirl | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:08 AM
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His wife is named SP, too? That's pretty confusing.


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:09 AM
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Actually, the one time she posted here she used SPouse.
On an unrelated note- $400 million!. If I actually had control over any of that I'd pay for your wedding.


Posted by: SP | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:19 AM
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We could have the ceremony in the mouse freezer!


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:21 AM
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My sister was in charge of all the mice for several neurobiology labs for many years. She'd be right at home in the mouse freezer.


Posted by: Blume | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:26 AM
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I've been hoping to get back into commenting at Unfogged and even attending events like this one, but I think that leaving the SO alone at home while I hung out with internet people just days after she had surgery wouldn't be the path to domestic bliss. I will be kickin' it all day today at MGH, though.


Posted by: JL | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:28 AM
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everything ok, JL?


Posted by: Will | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:34 AM
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Yes, she's fine. The surgery was Tuesday and she's recovering comfortably--or, as comfortably as possible in a hospital room. Nothing life-threatening, or anything like that. Still, I think her plan for the weekend involves me sitting quietly by the foot of the bed, bringing her jello and whatever else she wants, not my going off to parties.


Posted by: JL | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:42 AM
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me sitting quietly by the foot of the bed, bringing her jello and whatever else she wants, not my going off to parties

In other words, you're married.


Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:49 AM
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Gosh, JL, I had no idea. I'm sorry to hear that there was a surgery. Best wishes.


Posted by: Armsmasher | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:57 AM
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In other words, you're married.

So it seems. Hey, no one threw a party for me! Oh, wait, I think they did.

Gosh, JL, I had no idea.

Well, I don't think I'd mentioned it before, so don't feel bad about it. I should note that this was a good thing--it was a scheduled procedure that should help her out a lot. So while it's a pain, especially for her, it's not a crisis, especially now that the actual cutting part is in the past.


Posted by: JL | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 7:08 AM
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If all you people who are expressing sympathy to JL don't show up for the Ruprecht's, we'll know you didn't really mean it.


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 7:29 AM
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JL, please send your wife our best wishes for a speedy recovery. I think your choice to sit at her bed side and feed her jello is the best choice for you both- but you will be missed.


Posted by: Fleur | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 7:47 AM
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Will there be a video feed from the Ruprecht's? Will you set up a webcam?


Posted by: Will | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 7:47 AM
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I will admit that BR and I have high expectations for the fabulousness of Fleur. Unlike Palin, Fleur will have to be flawless to meet our expectations.


Posted by: Will | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 7:49 AM
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Jello? JL married a Garrison Keillor character?

OK, maybe it was throat surgery. Nonetheless, there are respectable, sophisticated foods to eat after throat surgery.


Posted by: John Emerson | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 7:51 AM
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Believe me, John, she's eager to have some more respectable fare, but unfortunately is on a liquid diet right now--though I hear oatmeal may be on the way. Now I must be off, thanks to all for the good wishes, I'll let her know about them.


Posted by: JL | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 8:17 AM
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OK, maybe it was throat surgery. Nonetheless, there are respectable, sophisticated foods to eat after throat surgery.

Why, John Emerson, stop trying to tar the unfoggetariat with the brush of elitism. We love jello. With little marshmallows in it.


Posted by: mcmc | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 8:29 AM
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Mmm, consommé!


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 8:34 AM
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I'm going to post on this thread because it's the only post that is not currently in danger of making me unreasonably angry and mean to people who probably don't deserve it.

Will there be any kind of "tent" at the party? That'd be swell. I like tents.

Actually I'm curious about how to construct tents, because they turn out to be undogly expensive to rent.

I thought about correcting "undogly", but it's funny.


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 8:50 AM
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But I'll be in D.C. the Monday and Tuesday after that! Anyone around?

I think I will be, actually. We're talking Sept. 15 & 16?


Posted by: Sir Kraab | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 9:04 AM
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23: Pho, obviously.


Posted by: foolishmortal | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 9:12 AM
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If all you people who are expressing sympathy to JL don't show up for the Ruprecht's, we'll know you didn't really mean it.

No, they're expressing sympathy to JL's wife JL.


Posted by: peter | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 9:16 AM
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i was imagining in the summer that i'd attend the KR&F's party, can't make it, sorry
the other day my sister asked me whether i know someone with silvery hair, or a beard or just a lot of hair
she's been worrying about me coz i always complain about things generally, so asked an acquiantance, a shaman it seems, what bugs me etc and he asked her to ask me that question and told her that i'll know what to do and like beware someone with 'great hair' in his words
i know noone fitting that description irl and interpreted that someone with silvery hair's LB's sister since she's the only person i met who is related to unfogged, with beard - JE, great hair - BW or it could be ogged with his back hair, in short, he like diagnosed my unfogged addiction maybe, so suggestible
it's kinda unbelievable though that somebody thousands miles away can read one's mind
/a joke, but the shaman really told that and i'm like a bit paranoid about some hypothetical hairy stalker


Posted by: read | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 9:57 AM
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Dr. Oops does have great hair (silvery, and there's a whole crazy lot of it), but I can't see much point in bewaring of her, given that she's in another state and all and pretty harmless, except to the already technically dead people whose organs she harvests.


Posted by: LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 10:00 AM
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some hypothetical hairy stalker

Possibly Bigfoot's a lurker.


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 10:02 AM
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Will there be any kind of "tent" at the party? That'd be swell. I like tents.

Probably the "malcon-" kind.

In seriousness, I am undecided about whether to erect the glorious Ruprecht party tent, given that a tropical storm might strike the area.

After I exhausted her patience with the tent, Fleur swears she wants to make firewood out of it and buy a factory-made one from Costco, so maybe Sifu and I can negotiate a deal to acquire the tent..


Posted by: Knecht Ruprecht | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 10:04 AM
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Knecht, do you have photos of the tent? Inquiring minds want to see the tent!


Posted by: mcmc | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 10:30 AM
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We can see it this weekend, mcmc!


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 10:34 AM
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Knecht has a tent made of wood? Weird.


Posted by: Jesus McQueen | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 10:36 AM
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Hey, have you guys set a date? Not that we're planning to crash or anything.


Posted by: Sir Kraab | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 10:49 AM
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Dr. Oops does have great hair (silvery, and there's a whole crazy lot of it)

This is funny, because my first thought was, "I think I saw her this morning!" but further reflection revealed that the woman I saw was, if not African-American, certainly darker-toned than Irish-American. So probably not her.


Posted by: JRoth | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 10:50 AM
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Knecht has a tent made of wood? Weird.

I also have a purple horse and a round, orange bed.


Posted by: Knecht Ruprecht | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 10:54 AM
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Knecht has a tent made of wood?

The duvet plays an important structural role as well.


Posted by: Knecht Ruprecht | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 11:00 AM
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Without the hard work of Ogged, are we even having a Unfogged DCon III?


Posted by: Will | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 11:09 AM
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Without the hard work of Ogged

What hard work did he provide? Other than not showing up, of course.


Posted by: JRoth | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 11:20 AM
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The roll call so far:

I have firm RSVP's from

Sifu
Blume
mrh
mcmc
bostoniangirl
bostoniangirl's new BF
foolishmortal

Fleur will be there (obvs.), along with mostly-lurkers Syphax and Magistra, while mrh's wife is a maybe.

Am I missing anyone?

There's going to be food, booze, good wine, and the two-way preposition dance. If you're not tempted, you should have some neurological testing done.


Posted by: Knecht Ruprecht | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:04 PM
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btw, does anyone want a ride from Boston out to Knecht and Fleur's in my automobile? I just had the interior cleaned! So it doesn't smell like old old spilled lattes anymore! I have room for 3, or 4 if small.

email me, or click on my name and leave a comment. My email is down at the moment (note to Apple: MobileMe can BiteMe.) but I should be able to read it at home this p.m.


Posted by: mcmc | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:06 PM
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Nathan Williams should weigh in. Weigh, Nathan! Weigh!


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:07 PM
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Did Brock already weigh? Did arthegall disappear?


Posted by: mrh | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:13 PM
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btw, does anyone want a ride from Boston out to Knecht and Fleur's in my automobile? I just had the interior cleaned! So it doesn't smell like old old spilled lattes anymore! I have room for 3, or 4 if small.

Attaching a battery to your bike doesnt make in a car, mcmc!


Posted by: Will | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:16 PM
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46: Brock hardly weighs anything, from what I hear.


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:19 PM
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I think I outweigh Brock.

I'll be there, and most likely so will my GF. I'll be bringing some assorted homebrew - definitely the wit, probably some others.


Posted by: Nathan Williams | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:29 PM
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Yay, [mutual co-op]!


Posted by: LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:29 PM
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49: oh, hell yeah.


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:30 PM
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47: Did I mention you'll be riding on the hood?


Posted by: mcmc | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:31 PM
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Oh, I want your bike(car)! BR could use it to get to work.


Posted by: Will | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:32 PM
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Without the hard work of Ogged, are we even having a Unfogged DCon III?

The MLA's in San Francisco this year, so there was some talk of having UDCIII be a West Coast shindig. There's been no actual planning, though, so far as I know.


Posted by: Josh | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:34 PM
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I have not heard back from Nathan Williams.

Brock sends regrets on the grounds that his in-laws are in town ("What better time?" I asked him).

Arthegall has gone into deep cover in the McCain campaign, and will not resurface until his work as a saboteur is complete. (When you hear McCain use phrase "Don't you go gettin' all up above your station, boy" in the first debate, you'll know that his work was successful.)


Posted by: Knecht Ruprecht | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:34 PM
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55 superseded by 49.


Posted by: KR | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:36 PM
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By my calculations, if Will/BR and Snarkout/redfoxtailshrub leave now, they can make it in time for the party. The former should take I-95 north, the latter I-90 East.

Pressure's on, guys.


Posted by: Knecht Ruprecht | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:38 PM
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We could e-mail arthegall directly, but I don't think that he reads regularly, and he lives in the boonies. We were planning on taking the train, because the BF (pseudonym John perhaps?) is scrupulous about not drinking and driving, but if somebody wanted to give us a ride back to Alewife we'd be grateful.


Posted by: Bostoniangirl | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:48 PM
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Maybe I could bring the in-laws. They're boring people. Very WASPy. McCain voters.


Posted by: Brock Landers | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:50 PM
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Perfect!


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:51 PM
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In our minds, we have already left.


Posted by: | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 12:53 PM
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They're boring people. Very WASPy. McCain voters.

Bring them! I'll introduce them to my neighbors, who are McCain voters of the evangelical, NRA-supporting, socially conservative-but-hypocritical, anti-welfare-but-illegally-collecting-foodstamps demographic. Or my other neighbor, the lifelong Democrat who's voting for McCain because he can't bring himself to vote for "one of them, you know...". Chances are, your in-laws will be so horrified about identifying with them that they'll switch their vote.


Posted by: Knecht Ruprecht | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 1:01 PM
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M/tch & I deeply regret that we can't make the trip. Blume will have to reprise her dance at UnfoggedCon.


Posted by: Sir Kraab | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 1:05 PM
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Someone seems to have poured an ocean into the way and spread our continents apart. But, otherwise, I would spread a little Emersonian cheer at the occasion.


Posted by: Nworb Werdna | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 1:16 PM
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Web cam people! KR needs to buy a webcam for a live video feed.


Posted by: Will | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 1:18 PM
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Blume will have to reprise her dance at UnfoggedCon.

Are you holding it in Austin this time?


Posted by: soup biscuit | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 1:28 PM
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62: Careful; keep that up, and somebody is going to have to burn your neighborhood to the ground for the sake of the country.


Posted by: soup biscuit | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 1:30 PM
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Fortunately, we're at no risk of having KR's neighbors affect anything electoral besides the popular vote total.


Posted by: Nathan Williams | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 1:49 PM
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68 makes a good point. My in-laws live in Florida. So, if they attended Knecht's party and as a result were, by chance, I don't know, convicted of a felony, that might be enough to tip the election to Obama. In a close race. I'm just sayin'.


Posted by: Brock Landers | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 2:02 PM
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69: You're not going to talk Sifu out of his coke that easily, Brock.


Posted by: Knecht Ruprecht | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 2:11 PM
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My in-laws live in Florida.

That's an easy one. Just convince them that the electronic voting machines are hacked to take every vote for Obama and record it as two votes for McCain, so if they really want to do their guy a favor, they should vote Obama.

Alternatively, tell them that the Dems have cooked up a really devious scheme in revenge for the butterfly ballot, whereby old people who can't see very well will be unsuspectingly lured into voting for Obama. You can't explain the details, but they should know that the oval next to McCain's name is actually for Obama and vice versa.


Posted by: Knecht Ruprecht | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 2:15 PM
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Sorry, Knecht, they're Floridians, but they're not senile. That won't work. It's going to take cocaine, and hopefully also prostitutes.

So: are you willing to do what's best for your country or not?


Posted by: Brock Landers | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 2:31 PM
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58: How does Alewife enter into it? You take the red line to Porter, and then the commuter rail to [appropriate station].


Posted by: foolishmortal | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 3:01 PM
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Rah and I won't be at the party this weekend but we are planning to be in DC for a few days around New Year's regardless of whether there's an UnfoggeDCon III.


Posted by: Robust McManlyPants | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 3:54 PM
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I thought UnfoggedCon III was going to be a West Coast affair.


Posted by: Jesus McQueen | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 3:57 PM
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How does Alewife enter into it

I thought she mentioned Alewife in case she & BF could get a ride back down the turnpike (the other turnpike) from PDBS. Otherwise, Porter makes sense for transfering to the Red line.

I am sooooo tempted to come up this weekend. I hope that you all have a grand time.


Posted by: md 20/400 | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 4:59 PM
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75: I don't know if anyone's willing to host, but there will be a large number of us in San Francisco Dec. 27-30th.


Posted by: A White Bear | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 5:00 PM
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Brock,
we can't promise cocaine and hookers, but can't you tell them it's a College Fund investment seminar? I am really dying to meet my real life counterpart, Mrs. Landers!

Also, we're gonna party like it's 1992! Plus, you could meet JP, the French hound, and sample some of Knecht's fine cuisine.


Posted by: Fleur | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 5:50 PM
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I am really dying to meet my real life counterpart, Mrs. Landers!

Huh?


Posted by: Brock Landers | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 5:52 PM
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I thought UnfoggedCon III was going to be a West Coast affair.

As Josh mentioned upthread, the MLA is in SF this year (of course the Eastern APA is, surprise, in the east), so many modern linguist unfogged types will, correspondingly, be in SF between Xmas and New Year's. That isn't to say that anyone's put the least bit of thought into whether or not there will be any sort of organized shindig—where would it even be held?


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:41 PM
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That isn't to say that anyone's put the least bit of thought into whether or not there will be any sort of organized shindig--where would it even be held?

B's place, duh.


Posted by: Josh | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:45 PM
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81: Turns out California is actually a rather large state.


Posted by: Not Prince Hamlet | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:49 PM
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I wouldn't offer anyone else's place, because that would be wrong, but I believe there's an Oakland-based commenter in the other thread.


Posted by: LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:50 PM
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82: You don't say.

83: There will be no pancakes at UDCIII.


Posted by: Josh | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:51 PM
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If you're not tempted, you should have some neurological testing done.

eekbeat and I are periodically considering and then dismissing as silly the notion that we would drive up to Boston for this Blufu Tweetime affair. It is rather tempting.


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:51 PM
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83: Perfect! Everything can stop at around midnight so those dwelling in San Francisco can catch the last bart.


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:53 PM
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85: du0d! DO IT! DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT!

C'mon. It'll totally be worth your while.


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:55 PM
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84.1: And yet this Northern California/Southern California nonsense is no obstacle to holding a party for a bunch of people who will be in SF at B's place?


Posted by: Not Prince Hamlet | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:57 PM
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We are certainly willing to have Unfogged III, Richmond, Va version.


Posted by: will | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 6:59 PM
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Josh just has inside dirt that B's moving to SF.


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 7:00 PM
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Wait, I'm dreadfully slow, I think. Or something.


Posted by: Not Prince Hamlet | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 7:00 PM
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eekbeat and I are periodically considering and then dismissing as silly the notion that we would drive up to Boston for this Blufu Tweetime affair. It is rather tempting.

Don't believe Stanley!!


Posted by: will | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 7:10 PM
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SO STANLEY YOU'RE IN, RIGHT? OKAY GREAT!


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 7:41 PM
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92: Oh, hush, will. Something came up that time you invited us over to pet your dad's llama. (No really!)

93: Maaaaaaaybe. Email me regarding the matter. stanleysparks at the google mail service.


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 09- 4-08 7:45 PM
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where would it even be held?

B's place, duh.

If this is all a ploy to gather people to work on her new fixer-upper, I don't know if I can make it.


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Oh, hush, will. Something came up that time you invited us over to pet your dad's llama. (No really!)

This isn't the charting and FAM thread, Stanley.


Posted by: Will | Link to this comment | 09- 5-08 6:45 AM
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Okay- the preparations are on!
Here is the list of attendees that I have so far:
Blume
Sifu
Bostonian Girl
Bostonian Guy
Mrh
Mrs. Mrh (?)
Mcmc
Foolishmortal
Nathan Williams
and I have
Stanley and Eekbeat as hopeful maybes?

Sadly, my belly dancing costume is at the cleaners, and the camels have gone back to their refuge, so the dinner will be held indoors. I have my standards.
We would be happy to give you and the Blume the tent as a wedding present, Sifu.


Posted by: Fleur | Link to this comment | 09- 5-08 9:17 AM
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Perfect! Everything can stop at around midnight so those dwelling in San Francisco can catch the last bart.

Ben, you SFist. There are night buses that cover the BART dead time.

Any commenters in San Diego? I'm going down there for a conference in November.


Posted by: Magpie | Link to this comment | 09- 5-08 11:24 AM
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When is the last train inward? My folk's place is about 20 min away, in case of emergency.


Posted by: foolishmortal | Link to this comment | 09- 5-08 3:02 PM
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Also 20 min away is the best Pho in New England. Not that Knecht gives a fuck.


Posted by: foolishmortal | Link to this comment | 09- 5-08 3:09 PM
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Our hurricane is kind of lame, and won't be up to y'all until the wee hours. Have fun and post pictures.


Posted by: Nápi | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 11:48 AM
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Knecht, if you're online, check your e-mail, wouldya?


Posted by: Sir Kraab | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 12:02 PM
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Knecht, continuing on 102, Sir Kraab would like to advise that if you are not online, please refrain from checking your e-mail.


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 12:39 PM
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whew, that was close.


Posted by: The Space-Time Continuum | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 12:44 PM
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Oh, calm down.


Posted by: The Flux Capacitor | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 12:58 PM
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Hanna the Hurricane is now but a weak, yet very wet, tropical storm. Lots of localized flooding around DC. I was out earlier and saw that Rock Creek below CT has gone over its banks, but that is not unusual.


Posted by: md 20/400 | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 1:00 PM
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Very wet is right. When I go outside, my glasses fog up. Hope this party is still happenin', because I'm about to get on the road.


Posted by: mrh | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 3:01 PM
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Hanna has finally blown through DC. It wrapped up with strong winds and then the sun shone through breaks in the clouds.


Posted by: md 20/400 | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 3:31 PM
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It's sunny here in VA, but after a good amount of rain last night, there's a little hole in my basement floor shooting up a constant, if small, jet of water, which is a bit troubling.


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 3:38 PM
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That's not water.


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 3:39 PM
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We're still waiting for it to start raining here on the MA islands. Forecast calls for 8 foot seas tomorrow when we take the ferry, that will be a pleasant ride.
109- Put your finger in the dike.


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That's not water.

Is it wine? Should I taste it?!

Put your finger in the dike.

Meh. I'm just a renter. The landlord can come stick his finger in it if he likes.


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 3:43 PM
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Is it wine? Should I taste it?!

More like egg-drop soup, I hear.


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 3:46 PM
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111. Oooh. That sounds unfun. Sailing that in a small boat is jolting. On a big Steamship Authority ferry that could be nauseating.

JedStanley has discovered clean oil.


Posted by: md 20/400 | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 4:00 PM
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Dude! I've never gotten a present from somebody who's name I don't know before!

And the powerpoint! The powerpoint was amazing.

Okay! Back to the brandy.


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 7:31 PM
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I will excuse "who's" since you seem to be drinking brandy, damn you.


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 7:34 PM
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Yeah uh, oops. Good brandy!


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 7:49 PM
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Post drunkenly! And then we can all watch young Ben fail to resist the temptation to correct your grammar and spelling.


Posted by: Mary Catherine | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 8:15 PM
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Are you telling me I left just before the drunken liveblogging?


Posted by: mrh | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 9:16 PM
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We were inspired by your cob logger's great Keyboard Kommando Komix, Sifu.

Say, it sure has been a long time since he's done one of those. Surely someone as influential as you could put a word in his ear?


Posted by: M/tch M/lls | Link to this comment | 09- 6-08 9:22 PM
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I've been trying, M/tch. I've been trying so very, very hard.


Posted by: Beefo Meaty | Link to this comment | 09- 8-08 8:25 AM
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