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Topic: Endercon
Michael Peterson
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posted January 10, 2005 06:57 PM
When and where is Endercon this year?
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Amka
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posted January 10, 2005 07:16 PM
Trisha is right. Endercon was a 25th anniversary event, I believe.
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Michael Peterson
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posted January 10, 2005 07:17 PM
my brother said that endercon was being held in Utah this year.
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Theca
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posted January 10, 2005 07:37 PM
I believe OSC said once that the next Endercon would definitely NOT be in Utah next time.
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rivka
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posted January 10, 2005 07:49 PM
*pat pat* Bad news. Your brother was misinformed (or pulling your leg). Who is your brother?
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Michael Peterson
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posted January 10, 2005 07:55 PM
no, my brother is a loyal fan named Chris Peterson*tells trisha the hottie to pull out bronze nuckles* but you can still punch him
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sarcasticmuppet
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posted January 10, 2005 08:00 PM
trust me, as long as I am in Utah I will provide a cosmic magnetic repellant to OSC, so that he will never be here while I am going to school. That said, there hasn't been an Endercon in, what, three years? It was just a one time deal.
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rivka
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posted January 10, 2005 08:06 PM
sm, if that's true, it's only because he hasn't tasted your walnuts.
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Michael Peterson
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posted January 10, 2005 08:14 PM
[QUOTE] *pat pat* Bad news. Your brother was misinformed (or pulling your leg). Who is your brother? /QUOTE] I think he was mis informed, cause he doesn't usually pull my leg
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Amka
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posted January 10, 2005 08:14 PM
Yeah, I want the recipe for those.
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hansenj
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posted January 10, 2005 08:35 PM
*drools*
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sarcasticmuppet
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posted January 10, 2005 08:49 PM
Way easy. cupa nuts cupa sugar cupa water lots of cinnamon heat it up till the water boils away, then keep cooking. The sugar will get all powdery for a while then turn brown and glossy.
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rivka
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posted January 10, 2005 08:52 PM
We're cooking this . . . on the stove? in the oven? microwave? And at what temperature/power level?
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rivka
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posted January 10, 2005 08:55 PM
*takes notes* Stirring the whole time?
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sarcasticmuppet
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posted January 10, 2005 08:58 PM
Stirring's really important once the water starts disappearing and it gets sticky before it goes away completely, or else one side will end up powdery white and the other will be burnt. Before then, you can be lazy. oh yeah, and use a wooden spoon. [ January 10, 2005, 09:00 PM: Message edited by: sarcasticmuppet ]
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Teshi
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posted January 10, 2005 09:06 PM
Wow. Totally derailed thread.
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rivka
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posted January 10, 2005 09:20 PM
*giggle* Yep. Now it's about something non-imaginary.
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Sara Sasse
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posted January 10, 2005 10:28 PM
quote: sm, if that's true, it's only because he hasn't tasted your walnuts. I should say not. And I disapprove of such implied allegations, I'll have you know, young missy. *eyebrows raised
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neo-dragon
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posted January 10, 2005 10:44 PM
Hey, there should be an Endercon this year. I just realized that it's the 20th aniversary of the publication of Ender's Game! (The novel, not the short story.)
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Trisha the Severe Hottie
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posted January 10, 2005 10:54 PM
Michael- did your brother say where he got the information? The "who is he" part was to see if we had heard of him. Before the last Endercon I got regular emails from the Hatrack Webmaster. I would expect something like that to have preceded any planning.
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rivka
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posted January 10, 2005 10:54 PM
*laugh* How did I just know that Sara would find subtext in that post?
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mr_porteiro_head
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posted January 10, 2005 10:55 PM
I actually pre-paid for Endercon, but family responsibilities kept me about three miles away from Endercon.
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T_Smith
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posted January 10, 2005 10:59 PM
Hey everyone, EnderCon is taking place in March in... was it Atlanta? Talk to Olivia. Or, if you happen to miss that one, why don't you try Iowa in April? ::whispers:: but not really
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msquared
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posted January 10, 2005 11:21 PM
OrneryCon happens in June in Dayton, Ohio. This will be the fourth year running. msquared
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Trisha the Severe Hottie
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posted January 10, 2005 11:28 PM
And my husband told me there wasn't very much sugar in those walnuts. They did taste good.
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sarcasticmuppet
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posted January 10, 2005 11:52 PM
Well, my recipe was a little modified. I had, maybe, two and a half cups of nuts and a cup and a half of sugar. You just play around for a while.
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ketchupqueen
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posted January 11, 2005 01:09 AM
Mmmm. I love carmelized nuts. I have a recipe for a salad with carmelized almonds...
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TomDavidson
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posted January 11, 2005 09:32 AM
If you can make it up to Wisconsin, a lot of us will pretend to throw a convention for you.
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Ryuko
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posted January 11, 2005 01:25 PM
I will be there!! With bells on!!
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TomDavidson
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posted January 11, 2005 02:03 PM
You mean Wisconsin? Or a hypothetical EnderCon?
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