Hey everyone,

Christmas is coming and Patchou is coming to town. I'll be in Paris for the holidays and as I already got several emails from people asking if I would be able to meet them there, I'm making this official announcement.

If you have nothing to do on December 27th and want to spend some time with fellow Messenger Plus! users in Paris, you're invited to come meet with us. The date is fixed to the 27th and won't be changed. We'll meet sometime in the afternoon and go have a drink, get something to eat, whatever you want to do in fact, I'll plan something more carefully once I'll know how many people will be there. Even if I would like to invite everyone interested, the number of people could rapidely become way too high so unfortunately, I have to restrict the invitation to people who are active in the community, including msnfanatic's forum, mess.be's forum, this forum, and any other Messenger related forum.

I will offer to all the attendees a meal and a drink (give your thanks to the sponsor ). I'm sure we'll have a good time, after all, this is not called a "community" for nothing! I'm counting on all of you who's been on this forum for so much time. I rarely go to France and I'd really like to meet my users&helpers to talk head to head for a change .

If you're a qualified attendee, please send an email to **edited (invites full)** , I will get back to all of you next weekend with the precise time and location. The deadline is December 20th, not a day more (I won't be home any more after that date).

Note for those coming from other countries: if needed, I'll pick you up at the train station (or equivalent). I'm reserving the whole day to meet with all of you so, even if the "official" meeting will be in the afternoon at a fixed location, I see no problem in meeting with some of you earlier in the morning so that you don't get bored to death.

Thank you
Patchou

I am so annoyed that I can't get to Paris, I mean, what 14 year old could! Maybe you should go to London sometime to meet up with some of the British users of the Messenger Plus! Forums . Then I would happily come and see you, believe you me, if I had the money I would definitely come to Paris, but I can't afford it to be honest .

Have fun anyway ..

London is really nice btw, maybe you should go there sometime for some sight seeing

Hey Patchou, hope you have a great time in Paris!  It would be great to go along and meet others in the community, but I'm not allowed abroad for another 18 months

Never mind, maybe next time.  Have a great time meeting all your fans

It's great to know about this, but I have no family, friends in Paris in whose house to sleep (and I don't think I'll have enough money to spend in a hotel).

I'll think about it: 18h in train (there and back) may be worth the meeting!

Good Luck to you there Patchou!! If you have any souvenirs of the sculptures pls share to us.

All booked, e-mail sent

Plus 'n Paris

* Sunshine will be there

I've already send the mail. I'm comming. As for how I come, dunno, maybe by train (although very expensive), maybe by car (but I need a GPS then cause I'm hopeless )...

Staying overnight? dunno, it is possible to go back the same day by train (to Belgium/Netherlands) if the meeting isn't till the night though. For others, there are many cheap hotels in Paris also, (youthhostels), maybe I'll do that too, dunno yet.

But, when I can drive (I hope so, although the car wouldn't be mine, so let's hope) I can bring 4 other people from Belgium/Netherlands....

All depends when we have more info (like location/time).

are you paying the plane ticket?

err... no?

Well, I can't go to Paris either, but great idea and, for once, POST PICS! 

(or send them to your web designer so that he makes a special section )

Paris is only a 24 hour flight , so i can't make it
Have a great time everyone who is going
Get a few group pics.

Why can't this be regional? , Pitcho! Host one in Canada for us Canadians that love MP!

Hopefully I can go if you do :x

Ok let's plan one in Canada, then one in the US, then on in the UK, then one in South America... then we'll see if we still have money

oi Fraisie you forget australia

Im with you on that

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Originally posted by EvilSeph
Why can't this be regional? , Pitcho! Host one in Canada for us Canadians that love MP!

Hopefully I can go if you do :x

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Argh.. id really like to come and meet everyone.. that would be wicked. But i doubt id be able to come on the 27th. Im in Canada.. and i can get a plane ticket and hotel and stuff, but the date is too soon

Oh well, take lots of pictures   Have fun you guys

Well, if some of you want to meet in Montréal, I'm always available

I would love to come but it wont happen I will be working

Hey Patch, who's idea was this really?

I'll be in Paris too
Hope to see lots of you there!
(I will most likely already be in Paris the 26th, so if anyone else will be in paris by then, just PM me for my mobile-phone nr)

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People coming up till now seems to be Patchou, twwb, Fraisie, Cookie, and me...

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I'll be there that morning too, so I and Patchou will be able to meet with you at bus/trainstations if you want
Also, if you think you're not worthy of going, just send an email to patchou and let him decide wether you are or you are not It's worth a chance!

twwb? What the?

* MoRiA shrugs. Maybe. ¬¬

Yeah need to come to London, England

Messenger Plus! World Tour!

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Originally posted by Patchou
Well, if some of you want to meet in Montréal, I'm always available

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Cool idea, really like it . If I can arrange transport (mostlikely the train) I'll be there too! Looking forward to it already !

opti & I have the old cost-of-transport problem
Return train journey is looking like £140 for the two of us, excluding the hotel stay if TB prods us into coming down on the 26th..

I will be there, but I dont know where to sleep, and I dont have the money to sleep in a hotel.

Little tip for people having trouble with transport, try www.eurolines.com, then go to "country sites" and go to your own country to book...
they go troughout all europe, and they are relatively cheap...

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Originally posted by A. Madsen
I will be there, but I dont know where to sleep, and I dont have the money to sleep in a hotel.

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Total Price*
     
     
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I would really like to come, but I cant...
Im only 12 years old...
My parants and my brother coming to Paris?
Nah...
It would be too expensive...

Just be sure to come to Greece after comming back from Paris
Not in Athens, but Thessaloniki

Nah j/k.
Have fun in Paris

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Originally posted by TheBlasphemer
they go troughout all europe, and they are relatively cheap...

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GPS = Global Position System, a satellite- based navigation system.

I'll try to be there

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Originally posted by Mike2
[offtopic]By the way, Cookie, what is a GPS? Because I have also seen this in Need For Speed Underground 2 [/offtopic]

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* TheBlasphemer bumps thread up, mods, sticky? stick it till 20th please?

Bastards.
The Plus! World tour is in high demand now! Can't see my parents letting me run loose in Paris tbh. London maybe but Paris? Well have fun everyone who go's.

Hello Patchou,

Comment vas-tu?
En fait Sophie, Arthur et moi-même serions très interéssés pour assister à ton meeting le 27.

Est-ce toujours possible?
Serait-il possible avoir le détail de comment s'articule la journée?

Merci de me tenir informer assez rapidement pour que l'on puisse s'organiser.

Je te remercie par avance.

A plus tard

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Originally posted by noemie
Hello Patchou,

Comment vas-tu?
En fait Sophie, Arthur et moi-même serions très interéssés pour assister à ton meeting le 27.

Est-ce toujours possible?
Serait-il possible avoir le détail de comment s'articule la journée?

Merci de me tenir informer assez rapidement pour que l'on puisse s'organiser.

Je te remercie par avance.

A plus tard

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If I can arange some money, I will certainly go. And if anyone is from Amsterdam (or somewhere near) I would be happy to meet you and you can join me. And if anyone around Amsterdam has a car and is going to take it, please contact me if I can join you.

Thanks,

Art.

This is quite weird actually, I know it's sad but I had a dream a few days ago that everyone from the forums met up somewhere I would absolutley (hmm...) love to come but too expensive

Have fun everyone who's going!

If only this had been posted sooner

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If only this had been posted sooner

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Originally posted by Millenium_edition
sorry, it was me who gave the idea, i just knew about it yesterday

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i made a quick dodgy logo in good old PSP 8

Patchou, I actually do have free plain tickets I could use, but I do already have plans for the date you listed.  If you ever have one in canada, I'll drive up and meet with ya.

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Originally posted by traxor
Okay, Patchou, maybe you should only go to two other places other than where you live, and that would be London, UK (or birmingham) lol and Paris, France.

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Same here, if anyone is willing to go to London or Birmingham, maybe even Stratford-Upon-Avon, then I assure you that me and Stigmata will meet you there definitely. Patchou, Stratford is quite good for site seeing and is the birthplace of one of the worlds most renowned playwrights ... William Shakespeare.

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Originally posted by traxor
Same here, if anyone is willing to go to London or Birmingham, maybe even Stratford-Upon-Avon, then I assure you that me and Stigmata will meet you there definitely. Patchou, Stratford is quite good for site seeing and is the birthplace of one of the worlds most renowned playwrights ... William Shakespeare.

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Originally posted by traxor
Same here, if anyone is willing to go to London or Birmingham, maybe even Stratford-Upon-Avon, then I assure you that me and Stigmata will meet you there definitely. Patchou, Stratford is quite good for site seeing and is the birthplace of one of the worlds most renowned playwrights ... William Shakespeare.

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lol....thats dodgy if only I could go to london...traxor and stigma you should meet up with me, anubis and cky in Midd'Boro and we could shoot some major skarz footage! It would be crazy..!

* Choli has a lot of work and can't go to Paris

I really would like to go, but can't lose any working day, sorry Patchou. Maybe next time

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Originally posted by Choli

* Choli has a lot of work and can't go to Paris


I really would like to go, but can't lose any working day, sorry Patchou. Maybe next time

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
Damn, the only possibility to go there by car has disappeared...

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Well... whether or not I would have been going before, I have just remembered that my passport expired in July or so.. >.<

sux2bme, eh?

you can borrow my passprt

Well...

spending 1500 dlls in roundtrip airfare is not a problem for me, but the timing is...

I just wish that the next meeting is announced with some time before the actua meeting date, so we people in other continents can make the necessary arrangements....

As KS said in the spanish forums.... I wish that somebody will take pics (or video) of CookieRevised and The Blasphemer when they decide to settle their differences once and for all in a fist fight...


Cheers

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Originally posted by Attitude Extreme
lol....thats dodgy if only I could go to london...traxor and stigma you should meet up with me, anubis and cky in Midd'Boro and we could shoot some major skarz footage! It would be crazy..!

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i might be able to go, if i cud only get some cheap plane tickets

Be sure to send meeting_mplus@patchou.com an email and make sure it's settled

Well, I gotta say I'm finally going to the meeting thanks to the encouragement of some members

I'll have to find out how to get from Orly to the center, but I don't think my 2-years-French has got that lost.

See you there!

to get from orly to paris you can pay a taxi..or go by train

i'll be there too.

* Apatik 's gonna be intimidated among all those smart ppl

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Originally posted by Apatik
to get from orly to paris you can pay a taxi..or go by train

i'll be there too.

* Apatik 's gonna be intimidated among all those smart ppl

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And I'll be there to represent the crappy-French-speaking people

"Ou a-t-il des taxis pour aller au centre?" - will be my phrase.

A useful phrase for people going:

Avez-vous quelquchose contre la douleur?

(i can't rememeber how to spell it)

"parlez vous anglais?"
"non"
"Stupid frenchie!"

Heheeh, i even put in the booking as a note to hotelstaff "we don't speak french".
Well i do just a lil, but they don't need to know that

Yeah, well, my English isn't that good either. I'll prolly have to mix up French, English and some Interlingua or Esperanto.

Anyone speaking German out there?

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
Yeah, well, my English isn't that good either. I'll prolly have to mix up French, English and some Interlingua or Esperanto.

Anyone speaking German out there?

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Originally posted by Sunshine
Anyways your english is good enough

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so, KeyStorm, finally you're going... good luck there. you'll represent all the spanish people because you're the only from spain tthat goes, aren't you?

[spanish joke]And remember: to speak in french you have to say "I don't buy bread" in catalan: (Jo (je) no compre pa)[/joke]

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Originally posted by Choli
[spanish joke]And remember: to speak in french you have to say "I don't buy bread" in catalan: (Jo (je) no compre pa)[/joke]

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Originally posted by KeyStorm

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Originally posted by Sunshine
Anyways your english is good enough

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You'll be thinking that until you _hear_ me speaking English. Do you recall my recorded voice/accent?

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I'd loved to be able to come and visit you all (Thats if i qualify )
But its a short time after christmas time and im quite frankly skint, maybe if it was in London

Good offer though, wish you all a good time who goes

There's no way i'll be able to go

Please visit the UK some time

ooo and takes pics!!

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Originally posted by Choli
(Jo (je) no compre pa)

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Originally posted by Choli
you'll represent all the spanish people

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
I'll take loads of pics for you, guys. Well, that if they allow me to.

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
and you know you can tell me whatever you want to ask Patchou and I'll prolly do.

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Originally posted by TheBlasphemer
Try me and you'll prolly end up with a very pissed off tb

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So I guess I'll be able to practice some spanish Keystorm, some english with Sunshine and some french with Apatik ! This will be fun !

We should all wear nametags or stuff like that... we should have our avatars on us ! lol easier that way !

hey ya patch u should come on holidays to portugal...the south zone is full of great beachs...temperature 40 ºC (top) on day 10 ºC at night(min)...this is a great country=)...bad for it's political situation[fuckin' socialists are goin' to power in next elections for sure] but we dont give politics that much atention=)...

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Originally posted by Fraisie
So I guess I'll be able to practice some spanish Keystorm, some english with Sunshine and some french with Apatik ! This will be fun !

We should all wear nametags or stuff like that... we should have our avatars on us ! lol easier that way !

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Cincinnati, Ohio sounds pretty good
never got to see Patch at E3...

well i speak english, dutch, french, i'll translate everything needed

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Originally posted by Sunshine
So who offers to make nametags (in colour)?

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
(if available)

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I've been to a Helbreath meeting in Madrid and everyone called each other by the nickname or the shortened nickname. Why? Everyone's used to it. 

I have got used so much of people calling me keystorm online and on messenger that I don't mind they do so in real life.

I wouldn't get used to call you André, for example

well yeah you are right After all some friends call me Chrono

You Could try comin 2 Singapore if u like tho..im only 11..cant go there cos my sch hol's r comin 2 an end I would meet u in Singapore if u do com in June or December tho cos that is when the sch hols rand mayb u could go pay a visit 2 the magestic "durian"btw it is not a duian..it is just a concert hall named "Esplanade" which looks like 2  semi durians haha...find out more bou't it at this website

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
Ok, I'll grab my Photoshop and ask my mother () to print them with her color laser printer. The problem is that we don't have those tag holders with clips.

Everyone who's coming: What should I put on your tag?

Nickname (big font)
Real name (smaller font) (if available)

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Originally posted by KeyStorm

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Originally posted by Sunshine
So who offers to make nametags (in colour)?

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Ok, I'll grab my Photoshop and ask my mother () to print them with her color laser printer. The problem is that we don't have those tag holders with clips.

Everyone who's coming: What should I put on your tag?

Nickname (big font)
Real name (smaller font) (if available)

MP! logo to the left and a MP!3 styled blue background?

if I'm in mood I'll make a sample tomorrow (if no one else has done it by that time )

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Hm... well... a crappy try, tbh



edit: It will be smaller once printed

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
Hm... well... a crappy try, tbh



edit: It will be smaller once printed

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I think I will be in Paris for new years as i have an apartment over there... but if i am ther on the 27th or 28th hasnt been decided yet...

So if i am over ther for the 27th, I will allow people to stay (2 or 3)...

Also I am new to posting, not new to the forum.... for i am now a converted lurker. Hazzah for me....

My name is Seb.... and i will have a go at making so nametags for you all...


[Edit] Ok then.... Name Tag #1...

Feedback?

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
Hm... well... a crappy try, tbh

[img]http://shoutbox.menthix.net/attachment.php?pid=348832[/img]

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[Edit] Ok then.... Name Tag #1...
Feedback?

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Hm... I didn't like the "MsgPlus" either, but Messenger Plus! is a long name

Anyway, I tried in a rathe credit card format, and I've discovered that I have much less space.

Here's an example:


"Cookie" is short, but what about "TheBlasphemer" or "Millenium Edition"?
I also want to keep the avatar, but then "Messenger Plus! Paris '04 would have to lay over ther logo, wich makes it look ugly.

I need some sleep, maybe tomorrow I'll try better.

Tonight I gotta be showman at a Gym's xmas dinner... , really

Well, as the logo already states Plus! why not put Paris '04 in the exclamationmark (black font)? And to make longer names fit aswell use a slightly smaller font for the name, it looks a bit outta proportion for the size of the card as it is now. Real name can be placed between the Plus! logo and avatar

Can I ask Rolando to make one for meh

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
"Cookie" is short, but what about "TheBlasphemer" or "Millenium Edition"?
I also want to keep the avatar, but then "Messenger Plus! Paris '04 would have to lay over ther logo, wich makes it look ugly.

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Originally posted by TheBlasphemer
Can I ask Rolando to make one for meh

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there should be 1 type of card for all, ... or none...

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
there should be 1 type of card for all, ... or none...

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c'mon, i dont think you are going to call anyone by their nickname . So the real name shall be there

What would people say if you are saying "CookieRevised" all the time? Even worse if you call him cookie

j/k

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No need to add Messenger Plus! if the logo is there

only Paris 04 

( i want one ks buy me a plane ticket )

If i were going (which i wont be able to, well, not to paris anyway,   ), then this would be my card...

very nice card ^

i cant come..have fun

I can't Come to Paris i'm afraid , train is full ...

Come to Amsterdam some time

nice jren! I'll steal you some of the parts to make the rest and have them printed.
My fonts were too big so there wasn't space for any logical layout.

Who would Like to pay a Ticket to Paris for me ?

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Who would Like to pay a Ticket to Paris for me ?

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I can't Come to Paris i'm afraid , train is full ...

Come to Amsterdam some time

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Originally posted by Ezra
I can't Come to Paris i'm afraid , train is full ...

Come to Amsterdam some time

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go by bus, it's much much cheaper (although takes longer of course)
http://webapp.eurolines.nl/
+-69 euro (retour ticket for a'dam-paris)

and to stay overnight it will be +-23 euro's here: http://www.3ducks.fr/

(many of use, from belgium/netherlands are using same bus-company and will stay in that hostel)

But decide quickly, aka "now", because everybody who wants to come must confirm this by mailing Patchou before the 20th (see first post)....

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can that be viewed somewhere? as there is still the possebility to make a reservation for that night, and I can't find any link with the current availability....

never mind, found it http://www.hostelsclub.com/hostel-en-735.html

* Pipish is so jealous

i would love to come really but it is impossible you should come to sydney sometime that would be great all the aussie msgplus users and others in the one room how cool

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Originally posted by Patchou
Well, if some of you want to meet in Montréal, I'm always available

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No rooms available in 3 Ducks Hostel
       from Dec 27, 04 to Dec 27, 04

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We'll organise something in Montreal in January if you want .

As for Paris, I'll send an email to everyone's who's been invited in a day or two, with detailed information about how the meeting is going to be organised.

Bah, and I was hoping to stay another day or two. Now the hostal is full1? Anyone know any other?

Ok, I bought 20 card holders. I'm not sure if they're enough, but I can buy more if necessary. I repeat:

EVERYONE WHO'S GOING TO THE MEETING PLEASE SEND ME A PM WITH YOUR DESIRED NICKNAME, REAL NAME AND AVATAR LINK.

Thanks

PS: those who already did, don't need to

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
EVERYONE WHO'S GOING TO THE MEETING PLEASE SEND ME A PM WITH YOUR DESIRED NICKNAME, REAL NAME AND AVATAR LINK.

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Oh btw, we need a big sign for Patchou to hold up
so we can find him
We've met before, and I was looking for him like half an hour wondering "Hmmm, looks like him, but doesn't EXACTLY look like him... hmmmm.... shall i ask him if he's cyril or not?"

I'm comming too! Booked at 3 Ducks Hostel and got a confirmation number. Also called them, they say that if you recieved a confirmation number you are sure of a room. However, they are almost full...

People who are comming and want to stay the night, go to www.3ducks.fr and try to book.

Looking forward to meet people :0.

I was wondering... i will sleep the night 27th to 28th in Paris, but are there people doing stuff on the 28th itself? I'm traveling alone, but i wonder when to leave at the 28th. Don't feel like checking out Paris by myself. Maybe some people/someone wants to do somthing on the 28th? I don't have anything in mind yet, anything cool. Else i will probally return back in the morning already. Lemme know.

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We've met before, and I was looking for him like half an hour wondering "Hmmm, looks like him, but doesn't EXACTLY look like him... hmmmm.... shall i ask him if he's cyril or not?"

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It would be way better to take a nightly tour, instead. But it will be the night from Monday to Tuesday, so nothing will be open.
I'll be leaving in the morning, dunno what others will do.

(Double poster )

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just walked towards him asking 'cyril? :x'

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lol, then just run and shout 'messenger plus rooooocks' until suffocation

How about Patchou wearing his "It's optional" t-shirt

Btw, I wish I had an MP! t-shirt to have it signed by Patchou

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Originally posted by MenthiX
How about Patchou wearing his "It's optional" t-shirt

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it's a tshirt he made for the MSN Event in Paris on 5th november '04

I've never seen the pics btw

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ooks lost, it maybe TB you ask him?', 'eeer, you first '

I actually didn't have any problem to recognize patchou, just walked towards him asking 'cyril? :x'

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hey, this is to all you australians out there lol if any of yas are planning on coming to maryborough queensland anytime soon, im sure id be happy to meet up with ya. but other then that i cant leave this lil town, parents wont let me lol..

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Originally posted by Vantage
Patchou are you going to the slipknot concert by any chance ?, lol, anyways one in montreal that would be great!. Meet at the Pepsi forum near dawson and go check out a movie or something. Or La Ronde would be a great place for in the summer!!!!!. We should have whatpulse teams playing against each other in Metro tag!!!!., Anyways i hope to hear more about this meeting in montreal , have fun in Paris.

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In roughly 12 hours we'll be finally meeting in Paris.  Some of us are already in Paris, others are to arrive tomorrow morning.

I hope we have lots of fun and a great time.
We'll let you know about (almost) anything that happens.

* KeyStorm grabs batteries for the digicam

(I think this thread can be closed now... )

* CookieRevised is almost ready to go.... just grabbing some money and of I go (in +-20mins).......

Batteries charged, money with me, tickets, almost awake... gonna find something to eat, freash up, jump in the train, sleep a bit more... hopefully end up in Paris . On my way.

* segosa cries

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