would you drive 1,508 miles to meet a DU'er that you have never

[mdmc]

met or spoken to before?

[flvegan]

1. Yup, if I thought it would be a good meetup.

I'd also drive 10,000 miles to meet a certain DU'er that I've not met, but I have spoken to...

[In_The_Wind]

2. Yes

I'm driving south with Miss Honeychurch to meet Clintmax and Greekspeak in September.

[951-Riverside]

3. Actually I don't have to

I can walk right out the door and have a chat with "msongs" :D

[LeftyMom]

4. I would drive 2991 miles to meet a certain DUer

but we talk all the time.

Edit: God damn it, he beat me to it. :P

[flvegan]

25. You gotta be quick

And "meet" is such a funny word...

[LeftyMom]

26. Well, there's another verb that'd work there

but children are reading. :blush:

[ghostsofgiants]

37. Get a room!

:P

[LeftyMom]

38. The lounge is kinda a room

:shrug:

[ghostsofgiants]

40. Damn, beaten on a technicality...

x(

[Deja Q]

5. I've been highly tempted to drive about 800, myself...

But I've conversed with the DUer in question and it sounds like he'd be interested in meeting. O8)

[JVS]

6. No fucking way! That's going to take a shitload of gas!

[KitchenWitch]

8. You selfish fuck!

:rofl:

[JVS]

10. No, it is you who are the selfish fuck! Using up natural resources like..

a greedy piggy wiggy! :evilgrin:

[KitchenWitch]

13. touche!

:rofl:

[Deja Q]

49. Selfish, yeah, but how do you know he's that other thing?

:spray::rofl:

[jobycom]

41. That doesn't sound like much gas

Then again, I'm vegetarian, so maybe that's a smaller load for me? :shrug:

[Monk06]

7. If Helen Keller fell over in the woods would she make a sound?

[JVS]

11. Is there anyone around to hear it?

[Monk06]

19. Thanks for providing the crucial but missing part of the set up. Duh

[miss_american_pie]

9. I'll be driving 892 miles anyhow

May as well meet up with a DUer when I get there. ;)

[RetroLounge]

50. What time do you get in town?

I'll be waiting. :D

RL

[miss_american_pie]

51. Minnesota. August.

:)

[RetroLounge]

52. Well, you have to come thru Milwaukee to get there

:hint:

RL

[mdmc]

62. how far away from alpine valley are you?

I went to see the dead there once.... it took fuckin forever from Newburgh, nY

[diamondsndust]

78. Alpine Valley.... in the middle of the night... six strings down...

on a heaven bound flight...

Alpine Valley took away a hell of a man and a guitar god when it reclaimed Stevie Ray Vaughn from this earth.

Rock on, Stevie Ray!

[hippiechick]

12. No but I flew 1000 miles to meet one I'd talked on the phone with ...

:hi:

[greatauntoftriplets]

15. I flew approximately 2,000 miles to meet one I had talked with...

It was Andy Stephenson. :)

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

14. Sure- if they pay for the gas.

:rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

16. Yes, but I'd prefer to have talked to the person first.

And if I liked the person enough, if we got along well, then why not?

[bridgit]

17. i dunno, maybe 1473-82...

that sounds about right :thumbsup:

[jukes]

18. sure, but

only after i get the Alfa running! *dying* for a "road-trip" in that badboi!

[mdmc]

46. lets see a pic of that badboy

my dad is restorin an old jag right now.

[jukes]

53. so sorry

buried right now under the seats that became scratchpads for cats, the box containing the new convertible top, toolboxes and various effluvia.

currently restoring the drivetrain and suspension bushings on my daily-driver, a '82 nissan 280ZX, so the alfa is out of reach.

mixed/matched parts from 2 alfas i bought to repair major body creases, filled minor dents w/ lead instead of bondo, sanded & repainted.

rebuilt the engine, the orig '78 2000cc mill but w/ dual side-draft webers instead of the clunky mechanical fuel injectors.

all it needs is reupholstered seats (my fault, i shd have known the kitties wd find them irrestible) and mounting the new fabric tiop, but it's out of reach till i can get the Z car out of the garage.

jags rule! your father's prbly having a blast w/ it. think he'll let you drive it when he's done?

[mdmc]

61. I am sure that he will let me cruise around in it

it is a robin egg blue 1962 Jag 3.8 coup...

i don't have a pic, but it looks like this

[DS1]

20. No fucking way

I'd fly

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. My dear mdmc!

I would drive a lot farther than that to meet a DU'er! :woohoo:

[LeftyMom]

22. Well yeah, but you can do that on gas you buy with the change in your sofa

now that you got your new car. :P

[huskerlaw]

23. Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuure...

now that you've got a hybrid... ;)

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. OK, you two.....huskerlaw, and LeftyMom!

I would have done it even BEFORE I had my hybrid!

Do I sense some slight envy here? Not that I blame either of you!

:grouphug: for both of you lovely ladies! :loveya:

[huskerlaw]

28. Hello, my name is Huskerlaw

and I'm suffering from hybrid envy.

Yes indeed, I'm practically green. But that shiny new Camry couldn't belong to a nicer person, so I'll live. ;)

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. My dear huskerlaw!

That is sooo sweet of you!

Thanks.....:loveya: :hug:

[ContraBass Black]

24. Depends on which DUer.

:D

[NewJeffCT]

29. If I was single & she was really attractive

of course, I couldn't tell if she was attractive inside without speaking to her... but, she would at least be a Democrat/liberal/progressive.

[Kerrytravelers]

30. Only if I was already going to be there anyway.

No offense, but for me to go that far, I don't want my entire trip to hinge on one person I've never met before.

[Mutley]

31. Sure, if it was someone I get along with.

But I'd probably fly instead of drive. :D

[miss_american_pie]

32. Is that paper done yet?

:evilgrin:

[Mutley]

34. Mostly.

I need to do some proofreading in the morning. I'm going to bed soon for tonight, though. :D

[UTUSN]

33. and *I* would drive 500 miles - to meet CatWoman, CApeg, lbm, and

various other DUers.

[Left Is Write]

35. Well...probably not if that was the ONLY reason for the trip...

although when I was single I flew across the country not once but twice to meet in person friends I'd made online.

I would be HAPPY to meet any DUers along the way on trips I take, though.

[XemaSab]

39. Only if it was LSK

:hi:

[jobycom]

42. If they lived some place cool or I was really in love, probably.

Otherwise, hell yeah, I love impulsive, irrational acts!

[Nicole]

43. No

I would fly though if it was someone I really wanted to meet.

[mdmc]

87. that would count too

[Iniquitous Bunny]

44. Nope.

Not someone I never talked to, no. However, if I liked someone a lot and spoke to them on an ongoing basis, I probably would. Life is an adventure. Enjoy! :party:

p.s. Why don't you talk to one another?

[mdmc]

80. no reason

lets say a DU was running for office, and posted on DU that they would be having a press conference to announce their canidacy... something like that....

(thanks for your post)

[GalleryGod]

45. Oh,goody..we've devolved in to EHarmony.Com

:wtf: "We're Ser-geant Pep-pers Lone-ly........":wtf:

[silvershadow]

47. would that be "DHarmony"? n/t

[GalleryGod]

58. And Why not.

How about a Sgt. Peppers Page?

I always thought Skinner,Earl,and Elad could make some copious folding money if they allowed a "Pay Page for Cyber Sex" for all these "Flirty Folks":rofl: :hide: :rofl:

[mdmc]

81. lol

:kick: I was thinkin, if a Du'er announced that they were runnin for office or something... who would make the trip...

[LynneSin]

48. Other:

I would fly.

Hell, I dont' even want to drive 200 miles if I don't have to - I'd rather take the train

[npincus]

54. I want to hear the backstory....

sounds good.

[mdmc]

86. the truth is out there

in da lounge...

[Rabrrrrrr]

55. I flew 7547 miles to meet some wonderful DUers in Minnesota!

[Zookeeper]

72. And I'm sorry I missed you....

it sounds like everyone had a good time!

[Dukkha]

56. only if she puts out

:evilgrin:

[5thGenDemocrat]

57. The farthest a DUer has travelled to FUNDAY is about 400 miles

Davsand travelled from her hometown near Danville, IL to Saginaw, MI -- 399 miles -- for FUNDAYs VIII and IX (bringing Kheph with her to the first) and the Ohio Blues came from Cincinnati last year. Maybe we'll set a new distance record this year (Edited to add that the farthest anyone has travelled to attend a FUNDAY is my old buddy Liz B, who got here from Tempe, AZ for FIII. A nod also has to go to my childhood friend, Paul P, who journeyed from Tulsa last year and will be here again for this one).
John
All are invited. See the corresponding thread over in the MICHIGAN forum.
It is now 25 days, 20 hours and 12 minutes to FUNDAY XII.

[KamaAina]

59. I would do no such thing

if I were to drive 1,508 miles in any direction I would be in the middle of the ocean, assuming I was driving a VW Beetle, otherwise I'd be at the bottom of it. :-)

edit: nothing worse than typing in an extra 'W'!

[Renew Deal]

60. Guys will go anywhere if they know that they will get laid.

That's an old joke from some comedian.

[u4ic]

63. My car would barely get

the 8 miles...:rofl:

[mdmc]

64. i think that i would need to rent one myself

:)

[mdmc]

66. did you see that u4ic grovelbot sticky?

the one billyshank drew of you? lookin good in the hood.

[u4ic]

68. Yes, billysKank is very talented artist

and an allround nice chap!

[mdmc]

70. sh'nough

sure enough

[ForrestGump]

65. Nope

I'd go 200 miles further than that.

:-)

[mdmc]

67. you are a

:patriot:
:yourock:

[ForrestGump]

69. I am the

Last of the Great Romantics. :D



And sometimes I know why they don't make 'em any more... :P


Sounds like you might be a kindred soul... :headbang:

[mdmc]

71. I guess that I am a romantic

I guess that I am...

[u4ic]

73. Why don't they make them anymore?

:shrug:

[ForrestGump]

74. Outdated software

Most of us got terminally sore bottoms or feet from riding or walking thousands of miles, chasing the impossible dream. Design flaw.

:-(

And nobody knows how to pronounce 'Quixote.'

"What? Quix Oat? Is that some Wilford Brimley product?"

[mdmc]

77. they do

but they rare

[HornBuckler]

75. Is a blow job involved?

Teehee!

I'd surely walk a mile or two - but 1500 miles with the way gas prices are? Better be a really cool person!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

76. Sure, if they're holding a large bag of money.

[mdmc]

79. money, money

:kick: for the cash

[jadedconformist]

82. If you were going to go through all that trouble...

why wouldn't you try to speak to him/her by phone first?

[WCGreen]

83. I'd have to speak to them....

But yea....

I would....

[Seabiscuit]

84. Makes no sense unless you're both single, horny and stark raving mad.

[mdmc]

85. i guess it doesn't make much sense

:patriot:

[qnr]

88. No, if that was the /only/ reason for the trip. n/t

[Frank Cannon]

89. Is this she?

If so, then I say go for it!

If not, then meh...

[mdmc]

90. meh

:)

[brainshrub]

91. Is she single and cute?

Because unless there is a DU convention, there is no way I would drive that far to meet a DUer.

[In_The_Wind]

92. Are you still sitting there at home?

Hell Yeah! I'm heading west in a few weeks to meet lots of DUers for the first time.

[IsIt1984Yet]

93. 1,508 miles is ridiculous. I'd never go more than 1,437.

ever.

[Samurai_Writer]

94. I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more...

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers

When I wake up yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
When I go out yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you

If I get drunk yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
And if I haver yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you

But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles
To fall down at your door

When I'm working yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
And when the money comes in for the work I'll do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you

When I come home yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
And if I grow old well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you

When I'm lonely yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man whose lonely without you
When I'm dreaming yes I know I'm gonna dream
Dream about the time when I'm with you.

But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles
To fall down at your door