xkcd

by **Sungura** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:27 am UTC

MICHIGAN PERSON
I made a MI thread somewhere in here.
Detroit, you say? wayne state perhaps???

by **McCaber** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:20 pm UTC

SIX FLAGS! HECK YEAH!!

by **Cytoplasm** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:31 pm UTC

McCaber wrote:SIX FLAGS! HECK YEAH!!

HECK YES INDEED!!

@Sungura, she did say Detroit. ^^
Detroit could be fun^^

But not as fun as Six Flags. The comercials told me six > everything. *nods*

by **killmore231** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:19 pm UTC

Cytoplasm wrote:But not as fun as Six Flags. The comercials told me six > everything. *nods*

Yea, but this may be their last year open, or so I heard.

And also, i'm in WI, Fond du Lac.

by **Torvaun** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:46 pm UTC

killmore231 wrote:
Cytoplasm wrote:But not as fun as Six Flags. The comercials told me six > everything. *nods*

Yea, but this may be their last year open, or so I heard.

And also, i'm in WI, Fond du Lac.

Hooray for another Wisconsinite! I'm from Stevens Point.

by **killmore231** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:22 am UTC

Torvaun wrote:Hooray for another Wisconsinite! I'm from Stevens Point.

Ahhh, i'm guessing there arn't many people from Wisconsin here, at least compared to everywhere else. And I wont be in Wisconsin much longer either. Only a couple more months before I head off to basic. No XKCD meetups there, unless someone else is going to

by **McCaber** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 2:27 pm UTC

So we should get together and have some fun while we still can!

(Milwaukee/Madison here. But I have a tree farm in Wautoma, so that puts me a good deal closer to you two than you would expect.)

by **Cytoplasm** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:30 pm UTC

I guess no one knows "+Cheese" is..>.>

by **killmore231** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:12 am UTC

McCaber wrote:So we should get together and have some fun while we still can!

(Milwaukee/Madison here. But I have a tree farm in Wautoma, so that puts me a good deal closer to you two than you would expect.)

Yea! How did you know I like fun? :mrgreen:

Been looking for a good excuse to get out of town for a bit recently, its pretty boring here otherwise.

by **Jonathan-of-Camelot** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:54 am UTC

I'm from Grand Forks. There should definitely be a Minn/Dak Meetup. Alexandria is approx halfway between GF and the cities, so that might be a good spot. there's an awesome lake there. Some XKCD camp-ness?

by **Cytoplasm** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:43 am UTC

SIX FLAGS PEOPLE! WE NEEDS PLAN! :cry:

by **McCaber** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:41 pm UTC

I don't work Sundays-Tuesdays, but since when I do work, it's nights at a non-demanding job, I could probably be open anytime.

So, which weeks work for everyone?

by **killmore231** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:05 pm UTC

Any time works for me, just needs to know a week and a half before hand. And not the first tuesday of every month. But I think any other time could work.

by **Cytoplasm** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:03 am UTC

Leeet's see...I am on hold for doctor's appointments sooo:

Weekends sound good, yes?

Is Friday or Saturday best for you peeps up for some Flags?

by **McCaber** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:22 am UTC

So...

Let's say not next Saturday, but the Saturday after?

by **Cytoplasm** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:49 pm UTC

That's sounding good..oh! I need to check my times for the play..it would help if I had a schedule.

Yeah..I'll come back to this, but I'm liking the planning!

by **McCaber** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:31 pm UTC

So is it tomorrow or is it next week at the Six Flags?

by **Brandon W.** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 12:50 am UTC

Wow, there is actually a few people here from southeastern Wisconsin. I thought i was the only one! I would definently be up for a Six Flags day as its only about 20-25 min south of me. I would also be up for a milwaukee meet since i work right in Cudahy.

by **Kaldra** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:39 pm UTC

I'm currently going to college at North Dakota State University in Fargo!

But at breaks I can be found in a (very small) town near Mankato in Minnesota.

by **Itsnotinmyidiom** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:51 pm UTC

Hey, I'm one of those forums noobs mentioned once upon a time. In addition, I'm from minnesota so I'd like to see something put together thereabouts. Thing is, I'm a minor with a couple obligations... So it might have to be within state =S if it's any consolation, I might b able to bring a couple more people like myself...? We're not EXTREMELY minor, mind you.

by **McCaber** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:38 am UTC

So does anyone want to go sledding sometime around the next snowfall? Because I'd be up for that.

by **emceng** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:13 pm UTC

Kaldra wrote:I'm currently going to college at North Dakota State University in Fargo!

But at breaks I can be found in a (very small) town near Mankato in Minnesota.

Cool, that's my alma mater. I was actually up there last month to go to a party with some of my college friends.

by **Shro** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:08 pm UTC

ATTENTION MIDWESTERS!

Penguicon is a convention that is happening in Michigan from April 30th-May 2nd. It's a con for science fiction and open source, but obviously welcomes all kinds of nerdery. I am planning to go because it's not even 45 minutes away and thought it would be great to use it as a place to get together with some xkcd forumites!

by **minno** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:08 am UTC

Dxh wrote:Anyway, I live pretty much at the border of MN and WI, in a town called Cottage Grove. Its slightly south and east of the twin cities.

Nice, I'm from Mendota Heights.

by **rath358** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:17 am UTC

North-Eastern WI here. Doesn't look like any of this will work out...

by **attempt** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:53 pm UTC

Well, the six flags post was back in August, but I just joined hence, just commenting. I live about 5 minutes away from six flags, but I havent gone in years. I would be willing to go if we could bring our caculators on the roller coasters and solve math equations.

by **sillybear25** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:31 pm UTC

attempt wrote:Well, the six flags post was back in August, but I just joined hence, just commenting. I live about 5 minutes away from six flags, but I havent gone in years. I would be willing to go if we could bring our caculators on the roller coasters and solve math equations.

I also live remarkably close to Six Flags (When I'm not at college

), but if we're going to sneak things onto rides, it would definitely have to be chessboards with pieces glued on. The log flume would be pretty easy to sneak a chessboard onto, but they've instituted a "No loose articles ever" policy for just about all the coasters, so that would be pretty tricky. Log flume is totally doable though. Most of those people don't pay attention. Or care. I know, because I worked there two summers.

If I were to go to a meetup, though, it would have to be the week of March 20, on a weekend, or after May 14, since I'm at college about 2-3 hours away...

by **thatguy** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:37 pm UTC

Gonna do some minor thread necromancy here.

I'm in Minneapolis (the U of M) for most of the year, unfortunately not right now over the summer. I'm currently in the middle of goddamn nowhere.

But yes, it'd be great to meet some fellow xkcdians. Shame there seems to be so few in Minnesota :/

by **thoughtfully** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:58 am UTC

thatguy wrote:Shame there seems to be so few in Minnesota :/

Oh, I dunno. I had a list going for awhile (unfortunately not handy at the moment), and it was up to 8-10, I think. Not sure how many of those are still active, though.

by **emceng** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:39 pm UTC

I'm in the Twin Cities too. If we can get something together, let me know.

by **thatguy** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 7:25 pm UTC

I'm also thinking about starting up a CopyNight near the U of M, that might draw in like-minded individuals.

by **Impulse97** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:43 pm UTC

Me I do I do! Can I come?? Please!!

by **meatyochre** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:55 am UTC

Egosearchizing this thread cause I live in the West burbs of Chicago and suck at meeting people other than through the internet. I'm always down for a hookah night or coffee.

by **Lasher** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:20 am UTC

I'm in Minneapolis as well. I just got here last month actually.

by **idont_know12** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 3:26 am UTC

Yet another vote for minneapolis. For what it's worth.

by **kitty** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:13 am UTC

I'd also vote for Madison-area; I got dragged into a roadtrip to Chicago back in May and I do agree that the whole driving experience was one of the worst I've ever had, even from the backseat with plenty of A/C and retro-Gargoyles games.

Myself, though, happens to also be located in downtown Minneapolis.

by **pheonixduprese** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:23 pm UTC

Well... Des Moines is a beautiful city, with traditional roots but moving into the modern stage. It has a host of convention centers, as well as beautiful banquet halls located in many of the 3 and 4 star hotels located minutes, if not in, downtown. We also have state-of-the-art museums in the fields of art, history, and science also located near downtown. Please. Come to Des Moines. The last big thing we had was the Junior National Debate Tournament. JUNIOR! That's middle-schoolers! PLEASE HELP US!

))))))))))

by **wmueller88** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:25 pm UTC

Im new to this message board, but a Chicago or Milwaukee meetup sounds great

Interested in Early November, before the holidaze make us crazy busy?

W

by **wmueller88** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:49 pm UTC

PAstrychef wrote:So Chi-town xkcd-ers, I will be hosting the Memorial Theobromas Bash at WindyCon this year. That's November 12th-14th, with the party happening Friday the 12th, sometime after 9PM.
You can come to the party without being a member of the Convention.
There will be chocolate! There will be whiskey for those of you who are old enough.
All are welcome!
Windycon info

I'll be there at about 930 at the Memorial Theobromas Bash with PAstrychef, hope you can join! PM me if you can help coordinate rides or need a ride

W

by **HedwigJune** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:18 pm UTC

nightwing2024 wrote:I'd love to meet up with Midwest XKCD fans. I live in Kenosha, WI. Chicago is baaaaaad idea. Traffic there is like trying to fight Stallman with only a rapier. I vote Madison.

I used to live in Kenosha! Well, still do, sort of. Nuclear family + recent graduation = homeland. But yes, Chicago is difficult enough to WALK around without getting knocked off one's feet (by manic drivers or manic winds), much less drive.

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