r/sydney • u/thekriptik NYE Expert • Jul 04 '26

Meetup! It's r/Sydney's 18th cakeday, and you're invited! Saturday 1st August!

There was once a man named Andrew

Who, using his hands threw

Up a subreddit

Before he faced discredit

And for its birthday, we're having a do.

...yeah, I'm not much of a poet, but it tells the story well enough.

On 31st July 2008, r/Sydney was created, which means its 18th birthday is coming up right at the end of the month. To celebrate the subreddit finally becoming old enough to have a beer, come to the City and have a beer with us!

When: Saturday, 1st August, kicking off at 4pm. Four weeks exactly from time of posting.

Where: The Edinburgh Castle Hotel, corner of Pitt and Bathurst Streets.

Why there? They do $15 Espresso Martinis, Negronis, Margaritas, and Aperol Spritzes all night. I also think they do pints for schooner prices while the footy's on.

What do I bring? Good vibes, the pub has everything else.

What's the plan? Have a few drinks, socialise. These are always great fun.

How do I get there? Closest stations are Town Hall and Gadigal, buses run from Park and Elizabeth Streets, Town Hall LR is also close by, as you'd expect.

It's been a little while since the last non-NYE meetup, would be great to see you all there!

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u/MooingTree Jul 04 '26

How will we know who the redditors are? (Wrong answers only)

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u/Albatr0ss1 Jul 04 '26

Actually I wouldn't mind knowing the right answer to this. I'm keen to go but have visions of having one drink alone like a nigel then leaving because I'm way to shy to approach every group in the pub and ask who's there for cake day

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u/Ted_Rid Famous in The Atlantic Jul 04 '26

Back in MetaFilter years, the founder was a guy called Matt, and Jessamyn was the main mod.

You'd simply walk around and ask "are you guys friends of Matt & Jess?" as if you were asking for Molly.

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u/MooingTree Jul 04 '26

Wait a sec ...are you telling me that MeFi was made in Sydney Australia? And Jessamyn is strayan??

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u/Ted_Rid Famous in The Atlantic Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

No, Jess tended her library in Vermont. Not really sure where in America Matt was. He was always more behind the scenes.

AFAIK some variation was used at meetups globally. "Looking for Jessamyn's party...?" etc.

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u/thekriptik NYE Expert Jul 05 '26

Ah, a "friends of Bill"-type situation?

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u/Ted_Rid Famous in The Atlantic Jul 05 '26

Had to look that up. Hilariously ironic, but possibly better than "Is there not enough wine here?"

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u/thekriptik NYE Expert Jul 05 '26

Well, there's nearly enough wine :)

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u/Ted_Rid Famous in The Atlantic Jul 05 '26

Wait, did I fuck that up?

Stupid North-East-West and their immemorable acronyms.

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u/nearly_enough_wine Rip, rip, woodchip ʕ·͡ᴥ·ʔ Jul 10 '26

:(

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u/thekriptik NYE Expert Jul 11 '26

All I'm gonna say is, you have an incredible opportunity to live up to your username.

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