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View Poll Results: Would you come to a LAN in the Detroit, Mi. area?
YES!! I love hanging out with ueber geeks and drinking bawls!! 11 45.83%
No way. I don't like you guys/live too far away. 9 37.50%
Maybe, depends on when and number of ladies 4 16.67%
Voters: 24. You may not vote on this poll

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pseudonym
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pseudonym
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30 Sep 2003, 2:30am

SM Lan??

Well, after the suggestion in my Vid card thread, and talking to prime today, I'd like to send out a question. Who here on the SM boards would come out to a LAN here in the Detroit, Mi area?? This is just a prelim search for number of people so a location could be determined as there are several we could use. Throw in suggestions below (and if you can come or not), possible dates, etc. Of course this would prolly be a weekend thing, Fri-Sat, that sort of deal... Any help appreciated.
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Camman
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30 Sep 2003, 2:33am
SM LAN, w00t, wheres it gonna be! I've never been to a BIG lan before, is it crazy? how do you coordinate games? biggest I've been to is an 8 person LAN I hosted at my house
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30 Sep 2003, 2:35am
I'd be in if I was closer to Detroit.
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pseudonym
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30 Sep 2003, 2:39am
Camman said
SM LAN, w00t, wheres it gonna be! I've never been to a BIG lan before, is it crazy? how do you coordinate games? biggest I've been to is an 8 person LAN I hosted at my house
It'd be somewhere near Detroit Michigan, or the surrounding suburbs. I don't know how big it would be, but I assume that 32 or more would be possible knowing some of the people around here that aren't on SM. I wouldn't really know how to coordinate, I'd have to organize, and use some of the endless knowledge here
Rot Katze
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30 Sep 2003, 2:39am
yeah same, I voted before location came into effect.

perhaps if it were in Florida, lol
pseudonym
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30 Sep 2003, 2:41am
Rot Katze said
yeah same, I voted before location came into effect.

perhaps if it were in Florida, lol
lol, you dorks!!! Look at the poll title!!!!
pseudonym edited : 30 Sep 2003 at 2:45am .
Camman
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30 Sep 2003, 2:44am
Detroit, ay? We'll use prime's super uber l33t office and intarnet konnecsion for our S-M LAN
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30 Sep 2003, 2:45am
I'd go if I lived closer...
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30 Sep 2003, 2:46am
Pseudonym said
Rot Katze said
yeah same, I voted before location came into effect.

perhaps if it were in Florida, lol
lol, you dorks!!! Look at the poll title!!!!
I know, I was overcome with joy at the thought of a SM Lan, that I voted before reading the whole title.

Alas, if ever a lan were to take place in my area.
primesuspect
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primesuspect
27,798 Posts
30 Sep 2003, 2:50am
SM North vs. SM South?

Yes, we could easily fit a 20-30 man lan in my office. it would be tight with 30, but we have the network infrastructure for it, to be sure.

I vote yes
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Thrax
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30 Sep 2003, 2:55am
Hell....Yes.
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leishi85
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30 Sep 2003, 2:59am
hell yes, i would go, altho it's about 2 hour drive to the east side of the state.
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30 Sep 2003, 3:07am
I'd go if I had money/time off.
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leishi85
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leishi85
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30 Sep 2003, 3:08am
ooh yeah, just talked to a friend of mine, he is interested to go too, that is if i drive the whole way to detroit.

Some of u might remember him, DOSMAN.
primesuspect
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30 Sep 2003, 3:13am
Tell DOSMAN that he gets teh "F" for forcing you to drive.
Camman
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30 Sep 2003, 3:16am
man, I'm in Portsmouth, NH, how long of a drive is that....?
leishi85
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leishi85
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30 Sep 2003, 3:17am
yep, he get teh F big time, when i drive, if he falls asleep, u know what's going to happen, he is going to get teh F on his Face.
primesuspect
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primesuspect
27,798 Posts
30 Sep 2003, 3:17am
hahahahha Dosman shows up and he has a big "F" on his forehead and doesn't realize it.

Let's make a vow right here and now not to tell him about it.

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Leonardo
14,696 Posts
30 Sep 2003, 3:20am
Who here on the SM boards would come out to a LAN here in the Detroit, Mi area??
Sorry, way to far away.

SM North vs. SM South?
You mean hold another LAN in Atlanta? Now we're talkin'.
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Thrax
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30 Sep 2003, 3:21am
We GOTTA do this. It'd be awesome if we did it this winter when Shorty may be in ze Detroit area!
pseudonym
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30 Sep 2003, 3:59am
Thrax said
We GOTTA do this. It'd be awesome if we did it this winter when Shorty may be in ze Detroit area!
Oooo, we will definitely have to look into that timing!!
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30 Sep 2003, 4:00am
TBonZ said
I'd be in if I was closer to Detroit.
Yeah, I think I'm one big ocean short of a roadtrip on this one.
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30 Sep 2003, 5:03am
That would be awesome, a s-m lan. The only thing is I live in North Carolina, so it is kind of out of the way for me. How long of a drive is it from NC to Detroit anyway? hehe that would be an awesome road trip for me. And with me working my new job I get weekends off, so if I leave here at 5:30 p.m on firday, how long will it take me to get there? hmmmmm



Ok a quick trip to Yahoo maps, it will take me around 13 hours to drive to Detroit from my house. That will be over 900 miles, but I think I can pull it off myself. If I leave from my house at 6:00 I can arrive in Detroit at around 7:00 a.m saturday morning. But would have to leave sometime sunday afternoon to arive in town to go to work monday morning.

I think my parents might have something to say about me going that far away though, hehe
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Clutch edited : 30 Sep 2003 at 5:08am .
primesuspect
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30 Sep 2003, 5:06am
I got from Detroit to Washington DC in 13 hours straight through with stops only for fast food and pbreaks.
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30 Sep 2003, 6:41am
Spinner said
TBonZ said
I'd be in if I was closer to Detroit.
Yeah, I think I'm one big ocean short of a roadtrip on this one.
Buy a ticket and we can camp in primes office for a couple of days
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Geeky1
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30 Sep 2003, 6:53am
If I could talk my parents into letting me drive out, yeah... I'd go.
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30 Sep 2003, 6:57am
Any short-media foreigner who comes here has an open invitation to stay at my place, that goes without saying.
Geeky1
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Geeky1
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30 Sep 2003, 6:59am
Oh, and I'd need new tires... 130mph tires on a 155mph-capable car that I'd be driving through Nevada is a no-no. I'd need something rated for at least 155
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30 Sep 2003, 7:02am
primesuspect said
Any short-media foreigner who comes here has an open invitation to stay at my place, that goes without saying.
Cool although you may live to regret that.. Spinner snored like hell when he e-camped on my virtual sofa
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primesuspect
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30 Sep 2003, 7:05am
AMENDMENT TO MY LAST POST:

Any short-media foreigner who comes here has an open invitation to stay at my place, that goes without saying, with the exception of the people on this list:

Spinner

Geeky1
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Geeky1
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30 Sep 2003, 7:12am
How about you just extend that invitation to anyone who doesn't snore?
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30 Sep 2003, 7:19am
Geeky1 said
How about you just extend that invitation to anyone who doesn't snore?
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30 Sep 2003, 7:26am
I'd go if I didn't live in Texas. =P. Heh myself, TheBaron, and Drasnor could be a "node" in the austin, tx area, and connect to y'all game. =)
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30 Sep 2003, 10:15am
Anyone want to help pitch in with the, you know...... plane fare costs?

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30 Sep 2003, 11:40am
Well if I win the lottery at the weekend then I can afford the plane ticket & I'll be up for it. Otherwise I'm afraid I can't be arsed to swim the Atlantic at this time of year. It's too cold and I cant waterproof my rig well enough & scaping off the barnicles off the case is a real bitch as well

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30 Sep 2003, 12:11pm
I just realised, 13+ hours of non stop drivig could become a real pain in the butt, I would have to pull over half way and get some sleep on the side of the road ;( and I don't trust people these days, I might wake up to find I don't have rims anymore on meh stang.
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30 Sep 2003, 10:38pm
I'd be up for it, as long as the LAN could be held before the winter strikes southern Ontario. Driving is a bitch in winter up here.

Detroit's only 4.5 hours (450 KM'ish) from my place.

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30 Sep 2003, 10:52pm
cool, we gonna have SimGuy if we ever do the LAN.
i'm really lookign forward to it.
Same here, i don't want to wait till snow starts, driving in snow is a biatch.

I remember last year driving back from chicago after thanksgiving from my uncle's place.
It snowed like a biatch when i was going back to michigan, took forever to get back home.
Average speed was about 45 to 50 mph
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30 Sep 2003, 11:02pm
The best part... I get to hit the Duty Free on the way back! Cheap liquor and smokes!
Clutch
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1 Oct 2003, 12:44am
Ok guys here is where I'm at on me going to the LAN. My best friend is up for driving up there for the lan, I talked to him today about it and he said yes. The only thing is now, we need to know when the date will be so we can ask off for work and all that good stuff. And I got to talk to my parents about it, but after I find out all the info I will. And if we do we need some good Hotel places to stay at. So whoever is in charge, please let me know so you all can see me, lol
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1 Oct 2003, 12:50am
primesuspect said
Any short-media foreigner who comes here has an open invitation to stay at my place, that goes without saying.
If something concrete is delivered within a reasonable timeframe, I may just invest in a roundtrip to Detroit.
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1 Oct 2003, 1:36am
Well I think it goes without saying that I'm up for it!

Prime: PM me if you'd like help setting up your office.
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1 Oct 2003, 3:30am
Looks like we all waiting on Prime. PRIMEEEEE where are you buddy ol' pal?
primesuspect
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1 Oct 2003, 3:44am
oh wow.

I guess this is for real then?

okay. so let's set a preliminary date:

How does the weekend of October 24th sound? That's Friday the 24th, Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th?

And yes, TheSMJ and other local yokels, I will probably need help setting up my office for this.

By that time, I should have my new house (knocking on teh wood) and I'll be able to sleep probably 5-6 people on the floor. I will have just moved in, so I won't have furniture or a bed for the guest room, but we'll make do
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1 Oct 2003, 3:52am
That's a lot earlier than I anticipated but I'll get an idea of the cost and let you know if it's do-able.
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1 Oct 2003, 3:56am
Maybe we should plan it for november sometime? Give everyone time to prep and plan?

Although too close to the holidays is a bad idea too, since holiday season == money shortage
Clutch
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1 Oct 2003, 4:10am
Well for me I think Oct is a little to short time. I am just starting my new job on Oct 7th so I dont want to be asking for time off soo early, you know. But I mean do not let that hold the date back any, if Oct is good for the rest because of driving in snow and all then go for it, but I might have to miss out.
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1 Oct 2003, 4:28am
Shorty said


Cool although you may live to regret that.. Spinner snored like hell when he e-camped on my virtual sofa
Look... I had a cold alright. Geese dude...


primesuspect said
AMENDMENT TO MY LAST POST:

Any short-media foreigner who comes here has an open invitation to stay at my place, that goes without saying, with the exception of the people on this list:

Spinner

Oh oh! I see what ya doing! Trying to phase old Spinnerboy out of the party eh?, well no way hoesay amigo, night time breathing conditions should not be descriminated against, and if you think for one minute some silly exception list is gonna stop me from rowing accross the atlantic, then you've got another thing coming.

* Spinner starts pumping up his dinggy.
pseudonym
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1 Oct 2003, 4:32am
lol, this did get serious didn't it. Well it seems prime got grabbed for the location, I'm down for helping with whatever is needed etc. Just set the date and we start rollin.
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1 Oct 2003, 4:52am
Err......just please don't make it on the weekend of the U of M /OSU game....puhlease! Nov. 22 The 24th of Oct. weekend also kinda sucks....cause I think pseudo and I might have a engagement party to go to....and let me stop you before anyone assumes Pseudo and I are getting married. Its a FREINDS wedding. Sheesh. Besides....the night of the 24th a friend rented out tiki bobs and have $1 drinks all night. Can you say party bus??
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