Melbourne meetup by the Yarra, with snags and beer. February 26, 2010 5:01 AM Subscribe
Melbourne meetup by the Yarra, with snags and beer. March 26. Be there.
Sorry, I forgot the name of the place, but Goshling or JohnathonStrange will be along shortly to remind me. There's beer and snags. Also, Ritchie has to come, because I'm going to sell him a video game, as per some prior discussion about how we're all wowsers down here.
So, who's in?
Sorry, I forgot the name of the place, but Goshling or JohnathonStrange will be along shortly to remind me. There's beer and snags. Also, Ritchie has to come, because I'm going to sell him a video game, as per some prior discussion about how we're all wowsers down here.
So, who's in?
(Also, barbie at my yard tomorrow, erm today.... message me for details, if you're at a loose end)
posted by pompomtom at 5:05 AM on February 26, 2010
posted by pompomtom at 5:05 AM on February 26, 2010
I'm in! (for drinks and BBQ) - and I think you'll find the place on the river is called Riverland!
Calendarised! see you tomorrow!
posted by jonathanstrange at 5:30 AM on February 26, 2010
Calendarised! see you tomorrow!
posted by jonathanstrange at 5:30 AM on February 26, 2010
Riverland
And you bastards know I'm working til 8.30pm. I hate you all.
posted by goshling at 5:30 AM on February 26, 2010
And you bastards know I'm working til 8.30pm. I hate you all.
posted by goshling at 5:30 AM on February 26, 2010
See you tomorrow. Which is actually now later today. I still hate you.
posted by goshling at 5:31 AM on February 26, 2010
posted by goshling at 5:31 AM on February 26, 2010
What are snags? (sorry for butting in my American nose)
posted by desjardins at 5:52 AM on February 26, 2010
posted by desjardins at 5:52 AM on February 26, 2010
Australians eat sunken trees from the river. It gives them plenty of fiber, keeps their waterways safely navigable and they lose less fishing lures.
posted by vapidave at 5:59 AM on February 26, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by vapidave at 5:59 AM on February 26, 2010 [1 favorite]
Is Riverland the one just down from Transport? I may pop by on my way home from work...
posted by prettypretty at 6:47 AM on February 26, 2010
posted by prettypretty at 6:47 AM on February 26, 2010
Desjardins: snags are sausages. Riverland do a range of tasty snacky food, including a BBQ with various gourmet sausages.
prettypretty: yes, it's the one right on the river down the stairs from Transport.
posted by goshling at 7:04 AM on February 26, 2010
prettypretty: yes, it's the one right on the river down the stairs from Transport.
posted by goshling at 7:04 AM on February 26, 2010
Australians eat sunken trees from the river.
Which is why the murder victims are able to drift freely, rather than getting wedged underwater.
posted by turgid dahlia at 8:12 AM on February 26, 2010
Which is why the murder victims are able to drift freely, rather than getting wedged underwater.
posted by turgid dahlia at 8:12 AM on February 26, 2010
Which is why the murder victims are able to drift freely, rather than getting wedged underwater subsequently to be devoured by swarms of voracious platypus.
posted by tellurian at 12:54 PM on February 26, 2010
posted by tellurian at 12:54 PM on February 26, 2010
Which is why the murder victims are able to drift freely, rather than getting wedged underwater.
Unless Paul Kelly is there, in which case they get wedged under a rock until the fishing is done.
posted by pompomtom at 1:06 PM on February 26, 2010 [1 favorite]
Unless Paul Kelly is there, in which case they get wedged under a rock until the fishing is done.
posted by pompomtom at 1:06 PM on February 26, 2010 [1 favorite]
I put my murder victims up in the attic amongst the ceiling batts, and then call Peter Garrett's office for a discreet & hassle-free removal.
posted by UbuRoivas at 2:43 PM on February 26, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by UbuRoivas at 2:43 PM on February 26, 2010 [1 favorite]
unfortunately I am otherwise engaged that evening for drinks with a different collection of internet folks... reckon I'll swing by for a starter or two though...
posted by russm at 4:02 PM on February 26, 2010
posted by russm at 4:02 PM on February 26, 2010
I'll be there. When my bloated, lifeless corpse floats past just fetch me into shore with a tree branch or something, okay?
posted by Ritchie at 5:50 PM on February 26, 2010
posted by Ritchie at 5:50 PM on February 26, 2010
well actually the government spends a bit of time and effort these days resnagging our rivers.
pompoms, remind me closer to the date alright?
posted by wilful at 2:34 AM on February 27, 2010
pompoms, remind me closer to the date alright?
posted by wilful at 2:34 AM on February 27, 2010
unfortunately I am otherwise engaged that evening for drinks with a different collection of internet folks...
And this is how we find out? Last meetup meant nothing to you?
posted by vapidave at 3:25 AM on February 27, 2010
And this is how we find out? Last meetup meant nothing to you?
posted by vapidave at 3:25 AM on February 27, 2010
/sigh
odds are good that I will be able to have a drink in the spirit of the thing at the right time. It'll be late Thursday night for me, but I'm willing to make that effort.
posted by jacalata at 5:19 PM on February 27, 2010
odds are good that I will be able to have a drink in the spirit of the thing at the right time. It'll be late Thursday night for me, but I'm willing to make that effort.
posted by jacalata at 5:19 PM on February 27, 2010
Unless Paul Kelly is there ...
to be fair, he did get the idea from an american...
Last meetup meant nothing to you?
well, about the same as all the others... also I've since been informed that the other internet people may not be very interesting so we'll see how it goes...
It'll be late Thursday night for me, ...
sounds like as good a time as any for a drink... :)
posted by russm at 6:35 PM on February 27, 2010
to be fair, he did get the idea from an american...
Last meetup meant nothing to you?
well, about the same as all the others... also I've since been informed that the other internet people may not be very interesting so we'll see how it goes...
It'll be late Thursday night for me, ...
sounds like as good a time as any for a drink... :)
posted by russm at 6:35 PM on February 27, 2010
Apologies from me, peeps. Sounds like a fantastic plan, but I'm off to Canberra for the weekend that week and will miss it.
posted by tim_in_oz at 11:14 PM on March 1, 2010
posted by tim_in_oz at 11:14 PM on March 1, 2010
Totally missed this until now (I obviously need more time in my life to read metafilter). But I should be able to stop by for a bit. I've always wanted to go to that place.
Oh, and I don't get the apologies to Floridians joke.
posted by mosessis at 1:15 AM on March 5, 2010
Oh, and I don't get the apologies to Floridians joke.
posted by mosessis at 1:15 AM on March 5, 2010
well he didn't specify Melbourne, Australia, so folks from Melbourne, Florida might've gotten their hopes up...
posted by russm at 3:51 AM on March 5, 2010
posted by russm at 3:51 AM on March 5, 2010
You could avoid that confusion by spelling it Melbun, as opposed to Melborne.
posted by UbuRoivas at 1:26 PM on March 5, 2010
posted by UbuRoivas at 1:26 PM on March 5, 2010
Easier to teach the kids, too. Only, they'd probably end up writing Melbn'.
posted by UbuRoivas at 2:26 PM on March 5, 2010
posted by UbuRoivas at 2:26 PM on March 5, 2010
Sweet! emd3737 has arrived and moved into her new apartment in Fitzroy. She doesn't have her internet set up at home yet so I sent her an email at work...
posted by web-goddess at 10:38 PM on March 7, 2010
posted by web-goddess at 10:38 PM on March 7, 2010
hey, anybody up for an informal meetup in melb this fri evening?
(or saturday, i'm not fussed)
posted by UbuRoivas at 12:18 AM on March 8, 2010
(or saturday, i'm not fussed)
posted by UbuRoivas at 12:18 AM on March 8, 2010
well I need to catch up with pompomtom... I'll see if he's up for something...
posted by russm at 5:58 PM on March 8, 2010
posted by russm at 5:58 PM on March 8, 2010
on afterthought...friday's a lot better for me.
might not be in town on saturday.
posted by UbuRoivas at 6:09 PM on March 8, 2010
might not be in town on saturday.
posted by UbuRoivas at 6:09 PM on March 8, 2010
UBU! You must meet up with Eileen. I'll email you her details.
posted by web-goddess at 6:32 PM on March 8, 2010
posted by web-goddess at 6:32 PM on March 8, 2010
I'll be along for a CBD lager or two on Friday arvo...
posted by pompomtom at 8:27 PM on March 8, 2010
posted by pompomtom at 8:27 PM on March 8, 2010
Hi, yes, I've arrived in Melbourne- and I'm game for snags on the 26th, now that I know what they are. I should be free this friday as well, in case some sort of pre-meetup meetup ends up happening.
posted by emd3737 at 10:35 PM on March 8, 2010
posted by emd3737 at 10:35 PM on March 8, 2010
the Workshop on Elizabeth St seems to be the meetup place of choice. shall i suggest approx 6pm?
typically of melbourne, the entrance isn't signposted. you need to walk down the cross street behind the budget bookstore, then into a graffiti-covered nook*, then there's some kind of industrial metal door you go through and up some stairs.
*it's altogether possible that melbournians actually know how to read graffiti tags & murals etc, and to them all their bars are, in fact, clearly signposted.
posted by UbuRoivas at 11:36 PM on March 8, 2010
typically of melbourne, the entrance isn't signposted. you need to walk down the cross street behind the budget bookstore, then into a graffiti-covered nook*, then there's some kind of industrial metal door you go through and up some stairs.
*it's altogether possible that melbournians actually know how to read graffiti tags & murals etc, and to them all their bars are, in fact, clearly signposted.
posted by UbuRoivas at 11:36 PM on March 8, 2010
No, it's not the graffiti. We're just naturally keyed to the pheromone markers in the urine of people who have pissed in the doorway.
posted by Ritchie at 11:57 PM on March 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Ritchie at 11:57 PM on March 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
well he didn't specify Melbourne, Australia, so folks from Melbourne, Florida might've gotten their hopes up...
Aha, of course. Didn't even compute, even though the gramps used to live in Melbourne FL.
hey, anybody up for an informal meetup in melb this fri evening?
I will really need a drink on Friday afternoon if this week continues the way it's started.
posted by mosessis at 12:10 AM on March 9, 2010
Aha, of course. Didn't even compute, even though the gramps used to live in Melbourne FL.
hey, anybody up for an informal meetup in melb this fri evening?
I will really need a drink on Friday afternoon if this week continues the way it's started.
posted by mosessis at 12:10 AM on March 9, 2010
it's actually largely dumb luck... you don't want to know about some of the places I've walked into thinking "I bet there's a bar through this grotty back alley door"...
posted by russm at 4:23 AM on March 9, 2010
posted by russm at 4:23 AM on March 9, 2010
I bet Ivan Milat wishes he'd thought up that strategy.
posted by UbuRoivas at 5:55 PM on March 9, 2010
posted by UbuRoivas at 5:55 PM on March 9, 2010
I'm here, in our usual sears... and I see nobody I recognize... hullooooo!
posted by russm at 11:59 PM on March 11, 2010
posted by russm at 11:59 PM on March 11, 2010
Look for the devastatingly attractive blokes in the corner...
posted by pompomtom at 12:20 AM on March 12, 2010
posted by pompomtom at 12:20 AM on March 12, 2010
unless, I guess, ubu was here at 6 on his lonesome and pissed off because nobody else was about?
posted by russm at 12:58 AM on March 12, 2010
posted by russm at 12:58 AM on March 12, 2010
Sorry about ditching last minute - some friends of ours decided to up and move to new zealand and I had forgotten last night was their going away.
I did get drunk and talk about techie things, so I was there with you in spirit.
posted by mosessis at 6:08 PM on March 12, 2010
I did get drunk and talk about techie things, so I was there with you in spirit.
posted by mosessis at 6:08 PM on March 12, 2010
damn, i was there from about 6:15 to 6:45 - didn't see any familiar faces, but asked a few internet-looking groups whether they were friends of matt, but without any luck.
normally, i'm quite comfortable showing up at bars alone for random conversations with strangers, but the workshop is more of a group destination than a pull-up-a-seat-at-the-bar kind of place, so i started to feel like a shag on a rock. [insert joke here]
oh well, next time.
posted by UbuRoivas at 2:31 PM on March 14, 2010
normally, i'm quite comfortable showing up at bars alone for random conversations with strangers, but the workshop is more of a group destination than a pull-up-a-seat-at-the-bar kind of place, so i started to feel like a shag on a rock. [insert joke here]
oh well, next time.
posted by UbuRoivas at 2:31 PM on March 14, 2010
Only if they were wearing black turtlenecks, sipping wine & reading a book, with minimalistic jazz in the background.
posted by UbuRoivas at 2:53 PM on March 15, 2010
posted by UbuRoivas at 2:53 PM on March 15, 2010
You guys suck :P
posted by turgid dahlia at 5:56 PM on March 15, 2010
posted by turgid dahlia at 5:56 PM on March 15, 2010
I was on a bus the other day and noticed the icon next to the "no alcohol consumption on public transport" sign was a wine glass and bottle... I didn't realise our public transport riding boozers were so classy!
posted by russm at 12:22 AM on March 16, 2010
posted by russm at 12:22 AM on March 16, 2010
I've seen those.
The thing is, the bottle is unmistakeably a red wine bottle, and yet the glass is a white wine glass.
It's not actually against drinking on public transport, but a warning not to be so gauche as to drink wine like an uncultured pig.
posted by UbuRoivas at 3:16 AM on March 16, 2010
The thing is, the bottle is unmistakeably a red wine bottle, and yet the glass is a white wine glass.
It's not actually against drinking on public transport, but a warning not to be so gauche as to drink wine like an uncultured pig.
posted by UbuRoivas at 3:16 AM on March 16, 2010
I find that the rattling of the trams assists the swirling of brandy in my snifter.
posted by turgid dahlia at 5:59 PM on March 18, 2010
posted by turgid dahlia at 5:59 PM on March 18, 2010
So what's the story here? this meetup is listed for this week, does it exist, or was pompomtom jsut really confused?
posted by wilful at 8:51 PM on March 22, 2010
posted by wilful at 8:51 PM on March 22, 2010
Why wouldn't it exist? I still have a video game to sell, and I believe there are still snags to be had...
posted by pompomtom at 9:36 PM on March 22, 2010
posted by pompomtom at 9:36 PM on March 22, 2010
wil - the previous one was just an abortive warmup for this friday's main event...
but this friday is the main event, what with the *gasp* going somewhere other than Workshop...
posted by russm at 12:30 AM on March 23, 2010
but this friday is the main event, what with the *gasp* going somewhere other than Workshop...
posted by russm at 12:30 AM on March 23, 2010
cool, I shall be in attendance. Oh, can I crash at yours or his place?
Oh and you know what I want.
posted by wilful at 3:41 PM on March 23, 2010
Oh and you know what I want.
posted by wilful at 3:41 PM on March 23, 2010
wil - tell me what you want, what you really really want...
(and I already have a houseguest at the moment, so I can't help with the couch...)
posted by russm at 4:32 AM on March 24, 2010
(and I already have a houseguest at the moment, so I can't help with the couch...)
posted by russm at 4:32 AM on March 24, 2010
Man, those Jetstar $1 flights are a pain. Have a meetup between November and December on a Tuesday (late night flight) so I can get back to work on Wednesday (early morning flight) and I'm there. I'll drop off those dusty zip disks to you then too, pompomtom.
posted by tellurian at 7:56 AM on March 24, 2010
posted by tellurian at 7:56 AM on March 24, 2010
So that's 2/11, 9/11, 16/11, 23/11, 30/11, 7/12, 14/12, 21/12 or 28/12.
You can pick, but I reckon 28/12 is out.
posted by pompomtom at 10:47 PM on March 24, 2010
You can pick, but I reckon 28/12 is out.
posted by pompomtom at 10:47 PM on March 24, 2010
I'm still in, and just I resigned from work in order to devote all my time playing pompomtom's video game. I'll give the snags a miss, as I just paid a visit to the orthodontist and I'm sticking to soup until my teeth stop hurting.
posted by Ritchie at 2:53 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by Ritchie at 2:53 PM on March 25, 2010
I'm out unfortunately -- spent this week sick in bed :(
posted by prettypretty at 5:30 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by prettypretty at 5:30 PM on March 25, 2010
We are up at the bridge end.
A bit moist up here though...
posted by pompomtom at 11:26 PM on March 25, 2010
A bit moist up here though...
posted by pompomtom at 11:26 PM on March 25, 2010
It's almost 9pm, I've just finished 8.5 hours of massaging & I'm tired, oily, ravenous & going home to flop on the couch. I hope you're all having fun!
posted by goshling at 2:48 AM on March 26, 2010
posted by goshling at 2:48 AM on March 26, 2010
Oh man I should check metatalk more often! Next time someone should phone me, or better yet knock on my door and hand me a flyer. Next meetup I'm totally in!
posted by nomis at 6:07 AM on March 26, 2010
posted by nomis at 6:07 AM on March 26, 2010
Hi all- sorry I was a no-show! I had a work party to go to and then kinda wussed out when I realized I might have to go table to table at a busy bar asking people if they were my friends from the internet. But I will make it to the next meetup, I swear.
posted by emd3737 at 11:30 PM on March 26, 2010
posted by emd3737 at 11:30 PM on March 26, 2010
thanks wilful, show me up for a slack chess player as well as a slack mefite...
posted by nomis at 12:37 AM on March 28, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by nomis at 12:37 AM on March 28, 2010 [1 favorite]
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