theMountainGoat Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 So the original Worldcon thread is near the 400 post limit so let's start a new one for everyone to post reports, favourite moments and memories in.I'm going to start this off with an event from lunch today at the Purple Parrot restaurant in the Atlantis casino. I am now in San Francisco and left right after the lunch so I don't know what everyone back in Reno is calling it, but every "Holy Fucking Shit I can't believe that just happened moment involving a Total Freakazoid" has to have a name and since this shit happened to me I hereby dub this incident the:Granny Goat GroperYes I got groped by a geriatric at lunch.Yes it was highly highly embarrasing.But I nearly fucking died laughing along with everyone else. By a long way the funniest holy shit moment of the con.Let's set the scene. There are 16 of us at lunch, Lodey sat to my right, JetBoyGirl to my left, Neal, RaceBannon and Stego sat opposite. While we are waiting for our food to arrive we are talking about favourite moments of the con when someone appears from nowhere behind me putting her hand heavily on my shoulder. It's some old lady and for some unfathomable reason she starts telling us some rude joke about golf involving holes, balls and clubs. Feel free to make up your own punchline.We are all exchanging WTF? looks as she launches straight into another joke about two piece bathing suits being the only option allowed on beaches and ends with the punchline "you choose" as she starts lifting up her shirt. Only a few inches up thank God but for one heart stopping moment I feared the fucking worst.The granny was stood to my right side between Loday and me so I could not really see but Stego, Race and Neal saw everything and they are trying so hard not to laugh. And failing. Stego's head on the table, shoulders shaking. On the other side of me JetBoyGirl is in absolute hysterics setting me off too but I am doing my best to hold the laughter in. My face blazing like a beacon with the effort and embarrasment of the moment.Just when I thought it could not get any worse it did. The crazy drunk old lady suddenly decides, for reasons I will never ever be able to understand, to start talking about a man groping a woman's breasts from behind and proceeds to demonstrate this on me groping at my cheast like some demented harpy, ripping the last of my precious dignity to tatters in the process.Thank fuck she left right after that.Later JetBoyGirl tries to get the conversation back on track with favourite moments and Race correctly answers "that just now".The con was missing a memorable nutjob and the GGG got in at the last possible minute, albeit at my expense. I got 3 hours sleep last night and I am exhausted but I suspect my rest will be plagued with horrific nightmares.OK I know that story is going to be a tough act to follow but please share your stories and experiences of WorldCon 2011 Reno. Hope to see you all again in Chicago next year. Hopefully with the absence of goat groping geriatrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 :lmao: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 LMG,Damn. I can't believe I missed that. The con, all things considered, was a pretty smooth ride this year. Little drama worth noting. Many BwB members, myself included, volunteered doing various con related jobs. It was interesting to see how things worked from the inside out. The Parties went well, in my opinion, both nights being very well attended. The bar was well manned by a number of different members of the BwB. There were a few minor glitches and hiccups that were dealt with as expediously as possible. The raffle on Saturday night was quite fun. I thought Peader was an amazing MC for the BwB raffle. He should be considered by the World Science Fiction Society to host the Hugos. He'd have the entire con in stiches. I had the distinct pleasure to sample some of Mr. X's finely crafted beer. It was subtle. Hoppy without out being too hoppy. It nicely brought out the floral aspects and was very well balanced. It is nice to be among the few who have tasted his wonderful beer.I hope to see everyone again in Chicago next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LacyinTX Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 That's great, LMG. So sorry I missed that!My favorite memory was hearing a Klingon warrior yelp "She bit me!!" when he was attacked with a forceful kiss unexpectedly by a very unassuming looking woman at our party. That was hilarious. :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Lacy,Damn, I missed that too. I forgot to mention your amazingBeef Jerky. If you like beef jerky and you haven't tasted what Lacy and her family produce you haven't lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSC Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 On three seperate occasions, people I was having pleasant conversations with, totally bailed on me after I mentioned what I did for a living. Granted, it's a horrible job at a cable television company, but you'd think I confessed to being a gravedigger or a proctologist or something. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veira Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Whoops, and here I was going on about how wonderful you all are in the wrong thread. DURP. Ho hum, I'll just have to do it again.There were too many highlights for me to possibly list them all, but one of the best has to be chatting with David Peterson, aka The Dothraki Guy, who was at the Friday party. Super cool, super friendly fellow. Getting knighted (finally) was of course a major highlight. Those awful awful burgers were awfully tasty, although the Nugget was a complete terror. Most of the rest of the time involved Hedgerow dosing me with glitter and... there was something about a fanged koala riding a dolphin into battle against a unicorn-eating baby. I'm truly heartbroken about missing the Granny Groping incident, though I'm glad to know we didn't make it through the con without a bonafide freakazoid incident. Cons just aren't the same without them. Thanks for taking one for the team, LMG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Pod, Wolfgang, and Snow TigerFigured I should post this before the universe tries to swallow it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filippa Eilhart Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I didn't know you were a furry, Frisco. :leaving: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Lodey making out with Stego.This actually happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 There was a guy in a full body fuzzy iguana costume at the end of the Saturday party. I guess he's a "scaly". I should have snapped a photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luzifer's right hand Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 There were a lot of awesomely funny moments at this con. :)Right now I'm sitting in a hostel in SF doing my laundry which is a bit of a let down. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Lodey making out with Stego.This actually happened.Both of us can moderate this forum, you know. :PYeah, it happened. Can you blame me? He is a sexy fucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedgerow Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Most of the rest of the time involved Hedgerow dosing me with glitter and... there was something about a fanged koala riding a dolphin into battle against a unicorn-eating baby. Yes, I'd have to say hanging out with Veira, Yalen, and the other Knights of Rhinestone Keep is high up there. Also, just to be clear: the baby was eating the unicorn. I can't really narrow down all the awesome... Chatting with John Picacio about covers? Speaking Dothraki? Slapping Stego? Weeping like a jackass when I met George? Personally, I'm glad I didn't witness LMG's trauma because SOME THINGS CAN'T BE UNSEEN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Hedgerow hits hard. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceBannon42 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Harder than Chataya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Harder than Chataya?No. Chataya left bruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedgerow Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 No. Chataya left bruises.Oh good. Something to aspire to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronn Stone Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 She must have spared the riding crop or there would have been welts as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Both of us can moderate this forum, you know. I could post this slashfic I just wrote in GenChat instead...There's no reason you and me should be aloneTonight, yeah babeTonight, yeah babeThere's no reason you shouldn't take me home tonight As the sounds of Lady Gaga drifted in from the No Food No Bid Just Dancing party next door, Lodey glanced longingly at Stego. How he longed to lose a bet just to feel those tattooed arms around him! The exchange in the Godswood, the insinuation that perhaps a paleo-dieting Crossfit enthusiast might take a just-married smoker seriously....he flirted with the possibilities in his mind. I need a man who thinks it right when it's so wrong,Tonight yeah babe,Tonight yeah babe,Right on the limits where we know we both belong tonight Lodey's mind was elsewhere when he walked up to the curly-haired woman and called her Xray. Sure, all mods look the same, he thought. But he never thought it would lead to making a stupid promise to Xray. Women! Always holding a grudge. It's time to feel the rush,To push the dangerousI'm gonna run back to, to the edge with youWhere we can both fall in love Just thinking about his promise made him weak in the knees. He sighted Stego again from across the room talking about pulling a truck around on weekends for fun. He could pull anything he wanted with me in it, he thought. And then, what the hell, he went for it, pulling Stego into a kiss. It was like nothing he had ever experienced before! I'm on the edge of glory,And I'm hanging on a moment of truth,I'm on the edge of glory,And I'm hanging on a moment with you Blood rushed to his ears and he felt like he might faint, except that roar might have been the sound of five blasting fans, and not fainting after all. He managed to collect his wits and get outside to make a phone call to Destiny. Crisis avoided. For now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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