MN Duers met up today at Pancho Villas, a Mexican restaurant in uptown Mpls

[quip]

A great time was had by all; it was nice to meet a few new folks. Here is ocelot and I showing off my t-shirt:


And here is a group shot. That's me blocking the naughty ocelot, ocelot, Lydia Leftcoast, dflprincess, DemonFighterLives, and in front is jasonc:


Good conversation, and good fun. We're meeting up again next week to welcome turtlensue from DC; more news on that later! :hi:

[KG]

1. wait...there's no beers on the table? what kind of meet up is that?

[quip]

4. Lunch. We usually just get shit-faced for our dinner meet-ups

[Pierre.Suave]

18. unfortunately, there are no pics of the dinner meet ups...

cause obviously, everyone is too shit faced to operate the camera. Or even remember to take a picture... Or for that matter, even remember it happened in the first place.

;)

[quip]

20. BAAAAAAH!!!!ELEVENS!!

:spray: :thumbsup:

[petronius]

40. That was my first thought as well - these posers should be TSed immediately...

[Pierre.Suave]

41. LOL

Boy, if we ever get a picture of the dinner meetups, you will eat those words...



























:rofl:

[petronius]

50. It doesn't matter what you do at dinner, six people should never sit around

a beer-free table at a social event. It's a rule, dude, like from the Bible or something...

;)

[TZ]

2. Nice pics

Ironically, If I were sitting behind you in a pic, I would probably be doing the exact same thing as ocelot....Now I will have to think of something different..:)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear temeah!

What a fine looking bunch of DU'ers!

How cool to put names with faces, too!

Meetups are always fun...

Thanks for posting!


:grouphug:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

5. I would like to inform all the people bragging about 95° temperatures..

that it was 30° (that's Fahrenheit) with strong winds and snow flurries in Minneapolis today.

[quip]

7. Yes; seeing you all was definitely the highlight of a completely dismal "Spring" day!

:hi:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. 30° Celsius would have been nice.

Today was not nice, except for hanging out with you guys.

Temeah, I thought you were going to photoshop my rude gesture away. ;)

[quip]

15. And deprive you of your moment of glory??? Perish the thought!

I'm just sorry that I was obscuring you! :D

[Pierre.Suave]

16. Just the way we like it...

right?


:shrug: :rofl:

[TZ]

30. But not the way us warm blooded southerners like it!

I command you to make it warmer next week....:rofl:

[quip]

33. Series, how could it fricking be any COLDER?????

:grr:

[TZ]

34. Oh btw..

It was 75 degrees here today!:D

[quip]

37. Remind me to tell you about our land in Arizona on which we plan to retire when you come....

B-)

[Pierre.Suave]

38. Just for that...

I am going to make sure it is SNOWING when you get here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

x(

[quip]

44. Yeeouch! Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face!

Noooess!

[Pierre.Suave]

47. I am an..

All or nothing kind of guy.

[quip]

32. Where is the:

:sarcasm: emoticon???? :P

[BeachBaby]

17. Bleck!

Sounds like Minnesota is behind the times!

Glad you all had a good time, though! :)

[quip]

22. I've got a good feeling this November about Dewey!

[Pierre.Suave]

28. Awesome reply...

[WritingIsMyReligion]

62. That's my kinda town!

:P

:)

[VenusRising]

6. What a gorgeous group of DUers.

Thanks for sharing your pics. It looks like you had a great time.

I :loveya: the pot luck shirt. :thumbsup:

[Pierre.Suave]

9. I am ALWAYS out in front...

nice pics, I was wondering when they would get up on DU.

We ALWAYS have a great time too.

it was nice to meet some more DUers today too!

[quip]

12. That's cuz you drive the beamer!

Good to see you, again. Thanks for taking the first one! :D :hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

14. Actually...

it is a Bimmer, a Beamer is a BMW motorcycle.

I thought that was common knowledge out in Edina...

:rofl:

[quip]

19. We in Edina prefer Mercedes, so you'll have to forgive my my ignorant faux pas.

[Pierre.Suave]

21. I see I got some work to do...

before i am allowed in then...

:mad:

[quip]

23. I can get you a 1 hour pass any time; just let me know. "Give" is my middle name.

:D

[Pierre.Suave]

24. I have stacks of those...

I need a "Buy a house" pass...

[quip]

27. You'll need 500 of them; they look like this:

[Pierre.Suave]

29. Hey, can I just copy that and make some of my own?

Awesome, thanks for the info...

:rofl:

[quip]

35. You could.....

I wouldn't recommend it, however. Just go to Mystic. Or play the lottery. That should fix you up.

[Pierre.Suave]

36. yeah...

I would most likely lose the $20 I went to the casino with, and the dollar I played the lotto with...

[puerco-bellies]

10. Way cool

Thanks for the pics.

[Fire Walk With Me]

11. Hello DUers!

[quip]

25. Hey, Peake! Your snowflake tag mocks us!

:rofl: :hi:

[Fire Walk With Me]

61. It's a water crystal, snow in another form.

The steam from your tea kettle mocks you as well ;)

Now go order diet coke with no ice.

:toast:

[LeftyFingerPop]

13. Great pics! hello all! n/t

[S n o w b a l l]

26. Sweet!

Nice to see you all! Looking good...all of you!

[quip]

39. It is better to look good than to feel good!

:hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

31. I have horrible posture...

I need to work on that.

[quip]

42. Your "bimmer" needs a Recaro seat:

[Pierre.Suave]

43. I think I just need to be more conscious of

my posture and not slouch so much.

it is cheaper.

[quip]

45. You are not thinking like an Edinan. Welcome to my "Ignore the unwashed masses list"

[Pierre.Suave]

46. DAMN...

at this rate, I will NEVER get in...

x(

[krispos42]

48. There was a meetup today?

Damn, me and my kid could have made it! :-(

[quip]

49. Bummer. Reserve Monday the 21st for dinner if you can; Mall of America. Details to come.

[krispos42]

51. Can't.

I work nights, and I'm up north a bit.

I come down on Saturday to pick up my kid over in Oakdale, so I try to do my "city" stuff on that day.

Like that dinosaur thing at the Xcel in a couple of months. My kid wants to go see that. And I don't feel like being ripped off my Ticketmaster, so I'll have to stop by there and get tickets at some point if they don't cost too much.

[quip]

52. We have decided that our Saturday lunch meet ups happen on the 2nd Saturday of each month

So our next one is scheduled for May 10th.

[krispos42]

53. Okay

I'll have to pry myself out of bed early enough to get down there in time! :-)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

54. You need to check the MN Forum more often

The notice was up for a week. :hi:

We plan to do this the second Saturday of every month.

[krispos42]

104. Guess so!

What caught my eye was the Mexican place.



Mmmmmm... mexican.... :drool:


:-)

[Fox Mulder]

55. I want to go to a MN meet sometime.

I hate that I live ~2.5 hours from The Cities. x(

[Skittles]

56. I can easily kick Minnesota ass

I was raised by a native Minnesotan and lived there for a short while too so I am on to your ways - yes INDEED

[quip]

64. That doesn't concern me, Skittles, seeing as that there isn't much ass that you CAN'T kick!

:kick: :hi:

[RainDog]

57. You all survived temeah!!

what's with the "wide stance" there, Jesus?

oh, btw, I am SHOCKED, I tell you, SHOCKED that you have any association with eeevul weed. Next thing you know you'll be listening to music and playing guitar.

[quip]

63. That eevul weed actually grows wild along the St. Croix River (the state boundary between MN and WI)

Further, RainDog, it's only a t-shirt; it's not as if I actually smoke the stuff. Okay, I smoke it, but I don't inhale! :P

Already play the guitar. As for the "wide stance," about all I'll say to that is that the boys need their space....

:hi:

[RainDog]

67. ditch weed is everywhere

esp. in KY and IN b/c they were such big hemp growers during the WWII effort. but you shouldn't smoke that. you should make paper out of that!

I didn't smoke evulwid for almost 20 years (JESUS, I AM SOOO OLD NOW!) until one day I got a killer migraine and someone offered to help me with the nausea. I can vouch that this is a valid medicinal use for this herb (oh, and agent mike, I was in canada, yes, or amsterdam.) AND that smoking it is the sensible way to titrate a dose for medicinal reasons... not to mention the immediate response.

(heh. I said titrate.)

have you ever seen Weeds?
http://www.watchtvsitcoms.com/weeds.php

Very funny. all three seasons on that site. season 3 even has major nipplez. makes me consider getting showtime just to see the new season starting in... June I think.

[lost-in-nj]

58. OMG the first thought i had to

was

THERE ARE NO BEERS ON THE TABLE!!!!!

Not even a Margarita at a Mexican restaurant!!!!

Is that WATER!!!!!!!????????11?????????

bleh.... all talk and no action......


lost







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you all look great though..... :hi:

[quip]

65. Fine. You want the truth? That isn't water, it's vodka. Absolut vodka. We drank 5 fifths,

just to protest the boycott of Absolut. We want Mexico to take back the western United States.

There. Happy? :shrug:




:hi:

[lost-in-nj]

69. I love you guys

:hug:


no worries....



lost

[geardaddy]

59. Sorry I couldn't make it.

:( I overslept, then had my tax meeting at 1:00. A bad day all around. :( Did you guys meet at Spyhouse first? Did Avidor go?

[quip]

66. No worries. Next month we'll have Skittles come by and kick your ass!

Started at the Spyhouse. No Avidor. :hi:

[grannylib]

60. Damn, I'll have to spend more time in the Minnesota forum;

my girls both live in the Cities now - maybe I could combine a visit AND a meetup!
Looks like a fun group - glad you were able to get together!
:hi: from Garden City (just SW of Mankato)

[Shine]

68. Cool! Great lookin' bunch o' DU'ers!

:hi:

great t-shirt, too! :D

[Robeson]

70. Damn. I wish I could have been there....

...I'm jealous...x(

And I'd like to add, what a great looking group of DU'ers! :toast:

[bicentennial_baby]

71. That's nice and all but...what did you eat?!

x(

[Pierre.Suave]

72. Food silly...

:P

the picture was taken after we finished eating.

[bicentennial_baby]

73. Details, I want details, damnit!

:bounce:

[Pierre.Suave]

74. Well

I had combo number 2 with chicken. It consisted of Spanish rice, refried beans, a chicken Enchilada and a chicken taco.

[quip]

77. And I had el número 3 con el pollo

:hi:

[Dr. Strange]

82. Did anyone have soup, salad, and breadsticks?

[quip]

84. I actually didn't eat any food. I lost my appetite when a woman at the next table started

breastfeeding in public.


:hide:

[Dr. Strange]

85. No way!

Did she have a receipt? I would have tased her ass. Or at least the kid.

[quip]

86. I didn't say she was breastfeeding *a kid*.....

:scared:

[Dr. Strange]

87. That's true. You didn't.

:rofl:

[TZ]

88. I think thats next Monday's meal

That and cornflake chicken, right temeah?:D

[Dr. Strange]

89. Don't forget the potluck alcohol.

To wash your meds down with!

[quip]

98. Cornflake chicken was before my time. I'm just having a plate of miracle whip.

:9

[Lydia Leftcoast]

103. I had the enchiladas with molé sauce

:7

[SalmonChantedEvening]

75. You all look great!!

It's always nice to match up faces with names I've seen and talked to here for years now.

Glad you had such a good time! :grouphug:

[KitchenWitch]

76. I am officially jealous

Looks like y'all had a great time.

[quip]

78. One day you will return and we will all gather in your honor, Kitch!

:hi:

[crim son]

79. jasonc!!!

Heh. Thanks for posting the pics. I love seeing other DUers, and especially those I know a little.

[quip]

80. (Don't say anything about his bad posture-- he's self-conscious about it!)

:hi:

[crim son]

81. I wouldn't - I like the slouch look.

You're kidding, right? :rofl: He's cute as hell!

[quip]

83. I'm actually kidding him for saying it about himself

:D :hi:

[crim son]

92. I knew you were kidding!

Otherwise I woulda punched you. :D

[quip]

93. I love jason like a brother I never had!

I'm afraid that I exploded his head this morning, though....

[Pierre.Suave]

101. HAHAHA

yeah, that was FUNNAY!!!!!!!

[quip]

102. Hey, bro!

:D

[siligut]

91. Damn, I know.

Here I had Jason and the Argonauts pictured in my head. He does do the slouched look well.

[Pierre.Suave]

99. Hi Crim Son...

How are you doing?

Enjoy the slouch while you can, I am working on eliminating it...

:hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

100. LOL

:rofl:

[CottonBear]

90. Y'all are a really good lookin' group of DUers!

BTW, I love the T-Shirt! ;)

[quip]

95. Thanks!

:hi:

[dpbrown]

94. There's a motley crew!!!

Looks like fun!

[quip]

96. Only if/when you join us!

:D :hi:

[dpbrown]

97. I've been an absentee DUer lately!

I'm going to try to make the next one - I promise!