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Post by Caitshidhe on Jan 21, 2010 18:29:13 GMT -5
Is anyone interested in doing a Washington DC meetup in spring or something, when the weather won't suck and we can hang out on the mall and storm the museums? For those of us in the MD/VA/DC/PA area.
Or not, you know, if no one is interested. I just met Jeb and Erictheblue last year and it was fun, a bigger crowd might be funner-er-er.
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Post by Sleepy on Jan 21, 2010 18:37:19 GMT -5
Is anyone interested in doing a Washington DC meetup in spring or something, when the weather won't suck and we can hang out on the mall and storm the museums? For those of us in the MD/VA/DC/PA area. Or not, you know, if no one is interested. I just met Jeb and Erictheblue last year and it was fun, a bigger crowd might be funner-er-er. That would be cool, but I know my parents (despite me being 18) would beat me over the head with a club if I told them about it. "You're going to DC to meet up with strangers from a website??? What the hell is wrong with you???!!??!?!?"
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Post by Vene on Jan 21, 2010 18:53:15 GMT -5
Is anyone interested in doing a Washington DC meetup in spring or something, when the weather won't suck and we can hang out on the mall and storm the museums? For those of us in the MD/VA/DC/PA area. Or not, you know, if no one is interested. I just met Jeb and Erictheblue last year and it was fun, a bigger crowd might be funner-er-er. That would be cool, but I know my parents (despite me being 18) would beat me over the head with a club if I told them about it. "You're going to DC to meet up with strangers from a website??? What the hell is wrong with you???!!??!?!?" This is where you should mention that these strangers are likely to be gay and/or transsexual. I find that once you mention transsexual parents no longer care about something as trivial as internet strangers.
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Post by Caitshidhe on Jan 21, 2010 19:45:33 GMT -5
Is anyone interested in doing a Washington DC meetup in spring or something, when the weather won't suck and we can hang out on the mall and storm the museums? For those of us in the MD/VA/DC/PA area. Or not, you know, if no one is interested. I just met Jeb and Erictheblue last year and it was fun, a bigger crowd might be funner-er-er. That would be cool, but I know my parents (despite me being 18) would beat me over the head with a club if I told them about it. "You're going to DC to meet up with strangers from a website??? What the hell is wrong with you???!!??!?!?" Well, my parents are like that too. (My mom, anyway.) Which is why she doesn't get details about my plans. Just say you're meeting up with some people on the Mall, or lie and say you just feel like poking around one of the museums alone. (For what it's worth, I met Jeb's mom when we hung out in DC because she wanted to make sure I wasn't a serial killer. I do look quite respectable with clothes on.)
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Post by Jebediah on Jan 21, 2010 20:50:49 GMT -5
That would be cool, but I know my parents (despite me being 18) would beat me over the head with a club if I told them about it. "You're going to DC to meet up with strangers from a website??? What the hell is wrong with you???!!??!?!?" Like Cait said, my mom came with me. She didn't really like the idea of me meeting Internet strangers, especially alone, and her tagging along was a pretty good solution. She said hi to Cait and then went off to a museum. Why don't you talk to your parents about doing the same?
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Post by dantesvirgil on Jan 21, 2010 21:13:25 GMT -5
I'm in the same place Jeb is. So I could do DC, although driving in the metro area overwhelms me a bit. I guess I could always bus in.
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Post by Sleepy on Jan 21, 2010 21:43:13 GMT -5
Good idea, Jeb. I'd have to convince my dad to go since my mom and I are both terrified of driving in DC. He'd probably hop off to a museum after meeting everyone.
Admittedly, I wouldn't know how to react if I actually did meet up with you guys. I'd probably feel strange and constantly worry about awkward silences.
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Post by Mira on Jan 21, 2010 21:47:53 GMT -5
Well, being worried about awkward silences is a good conversation piece Why am I trying to give social advice? I really shouldn't.
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Post by Caitshidhe on Jan 21, 2010 21:50:03 GMT -5
I don't drive in DC, it's THE WORST city for driving in. I take the train. Anyway, we can meet your dad and pretend to be normal human beings to prove we're not going to hurt you. ^^
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Post by ironbite on Jan 21, 2010 22:18:41 GMT -5
.....I hate you all.
Ironbite-FUCK!
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Post by cagnazzo on Jan 21, 2010 22:24:19 GMT -5
Admittedly, I wouldn't know how to react if I actually did meet up with you guys. I'd probably feel strange and constantly worry about awkward silences. Maybe you'd just get really scared and hide behind your parents? Like Jeb did.
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Post by Jebediah on Jan 21, 2010 22:36:22 GMT -5
Admittedly, I wouldn't know how to react if I actually did meet up with you guys. I'd probably feel strange and constantly worry about awkward silences. Maybe you'd just get really scared and hide behind your parents? Like Jeb did.Whoaz. I would like to point out that my dad was not there. I only hid behind my mom. It's all your fault for making me nervous, anyway.
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Post by cagnazzo on Jan 21, 2010 22:39:46 GMT -5
Maybe you'd just get really scared and hide behind your parents? Like Jeb did.Whoaz. I would like to point out that my dad was not there. I only hid behind my mom. It's all your fault for making me nervous, anyway. Hey, I was 3400 km from home and I didn't hide behind anybody! Because there was no one to hide behind.
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Post by cagnazzo on Jan 21, 2010 22:41:39 GMT -5
Anyway, Sleepy, that sounds like a good plan. Unless your parents are really paranoid, you should be able to point out that they'll meet the people, they'll know who you're with, and you will be in a crowded area.
Though you probably shouldn't point that last one out, as it is not as encouraging as the other two.
Also, you're over eighteen. Sometimes that argument works. When I remind my mom of that she's usually like "Erm. Good point. Sorry, I was forgetting."
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Post by RavynousHunter on Jan 22, 2010 6:01:19 GMT -5
Shit, if my dad finally gets his disability thru, I could even potentially do a DC thing. Of course, we'd have to take a quick stop at the White House, I want to shake the President's hand.
And, if its after a certain day in late September, have a drink with him. I could say I tied one off with the motherfucking President! How fuckin awesome would that be?
After all, it ain't a party until you have a fat, drunk half-Irishman running down the street without a shirt and brandishing a club screaming about the Communist takeover of Zimbabwe.
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