September 02, 2004

DC MoFi/MeFi Meet Up TODAY! Location change to the Big Hunt in DuPont. Please come 'cause we changed the place to make it happen! Previous MoFi thread here (sorry to post again).

Location: The Big Hunt at 1345 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC. Getting There: The bar is about a block away from the Dupont Circle Metro Station (Red Line) / South exit. They have a table for us under "Metafilter" and if you get there first try to get our table outside. Party starts at 6:30. I'll have a monkey.

posted by onlyconnect 20 years ago
  • I'll be there in 20 minutes.
  • Take pics! I can host them if need be.
  • London MoFites have set the standard for artistic shout-outs. So don't forget the crayolas. SideDish, if you need a conversation starter, don't forget your tattoo.
  • i have a tattoo?
  • He means a military drum beat.
  • Oh, I thought he meant a short man in a white suit.
  • she meant...
  • Hurm. She. Cry Pardon.
  • i'm a he?
  • Look, if you don't send me pictures of your tits, how can I know you are female? Now send me pictures of your tits. And money.
  • OK.
  • Nostril, if you're not at the Big Hunt playing a tattoo, I will be sorely disappointed.
  • bearguy, are you still arriving late?
  • I like saying "Big Hunt."
  • SideDish, if I get there, it'll be after 9:30. Will all the monkeys be banana-punch drunk by then? Also, in the interests of full disclosure, I have no tattoo.
  • if bearguy has no tattoo, i'm not showing up.
  • Man, my brother told me a lack of tattoo would get me in trouble one day.
  • BearGuy might not arrive with a tattoo, but perhaps he could leave with one. On the ass, natch.
  • You can always draw a poo flinging monkey on your forearm, or maybe just a monkey. With something other than a crayon to give it a more realistic feel
  • Bonus: meet the philadelphian who started the idea (spurned on by the mefi IRC channel hangers). Kudos to onlyconnect to remembering to include the monkeys.
  • started what idea? tattoos?
  • I would just like to additionally note that my monkey makes noises.
  • BearGuy might not arrive with a tattoo, but perhaps he could leave with one. I would just like to additionally note that my monkey makes noises. This meetup is sounding more and more disturbing...
  • It's a blues singing monkey, thereby tying together the me and the mo.
  • AVG and others are there RIGHT NOW, at the picnic table on the patio outside. Doesn't that sound lovely? Go in to the bar all the way to the back, up the stairs, out to the patio, to the picnic table, and VOILA!
  • sorry i was a no-show, they ended up rescheduling the time for my neuromuscular (OUCH!) massage and that screwed up the evening. y'all have fun?? pics??
  • I can only assume that one of you people had the cerebral wherewithal to remember to bring along a digicam, yes? *taps foot, looks at watch, whistles* they ended up rescheduling the time for my neuromuscular (OUCH!) massage Oldest excuse in the book!
  • SideDish, allow me to recount some facts. 1) You are a woman. 2) You are a journalist. 3) You require neuromuscular massage therapy. 4) You have conveniently eluded photographic proof that you actually live in D.C. Based upon these facts, I must conclude that you are in fact actually my wife and have manufactured an alter ego for the purposes of monitoring my online habits.
  • Oh MCT, if your wife is watching you now, does this mean it's all over between us?
  • Awww, none of the non-MeFi monkeys came to the meet-up! It was still a great group (we had 9-10 people) and alot of fun, and I liked Big Hunt. I think brownpau took a few pics but I don't have them. Next time you guys have to come!
  • that's because NONE OF US REALLY EXIST. ask mid.
  • SILENCE, woman! Shh, not here.
  • I think SideDish is really a super-intelligent gym bag bible.
  • Well, I wasn't there because of a car becoming engulfed in flames...but it's also equally possible that I am simple a figment of all of y'all's imaginations.
  • What?? You okay, BearGuy?
  • Without going into too many details, a family member's car burst into flames after the engine stalled in an intersection. No one was hurt, apart from the 14-year old minivan which has been officially declared 'deceased.' Of course, it did cause transportation problems, so I was called to help out. (-: I just had to throw that in there, because how many times can you beg off a social gathering because of spontaneous car combustion?
  • BearGuy's real name is Charlie McGee.
  • Holy crap. You are excused!
  • What?! Is this like the eighth mofi meetup I've missed by like only three weeks like? Yes. Yes I think it is.
  • PF, I've missed the New York and London ones by days, and it looks like I'm missing the SF one too. At this rate I'll just have to remain a figment of your imaginations.
  • /Must remember 'car burst into flames' excuse.
  • *hands Darshon rag and matches* just in case *nudge nudge wink wink* Also make sure it's a relative's car, not yours :)
  • Or better, the car of someone you don't know at all. A worthless person, sub-human. Burn them all, that's what I say, and their damned cars.
  • Sacre bleu, le SUV est ripe steaming shit en francais.