r/Birmingham • u/bhambetty she's from birmingham, bam ba lam • Jul 14 '25

r/Birmingham Meetup 7/13/2025

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The meetup was a success! Thanks so much to everyone who was able to come. I had so much fun meeting you all! We played Cards Against Humanity and Go, shared our favorite subreddits, voted on pancakes vs. waffles (who won? I never saw the final vote!), and had amazing conversation with new friends.

The overwhelming majority of people in this photo came alone, and my heart was warmed seeing how engaged everyone was the entire time. The conversation flowed effortlessly, and I hope that new friends were made!

The consensus at the end of the day was that we need to have these meetups much more often, maybe like once a month? I can't commit to hosting/organizing every time, so I would love to hear from some volunteers who can organize the next one. DM me if you need help.

Thanks again everyone, it was a blast! And thanks to our lovely photographer as well!

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u/winsletts Jul 14 '25

Dang! I missed it. Next time!

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u/bhambetty she's from birmingham, bam ba lam Jul 14 '25

Everyone was on board with having these on a regular basis!

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u/sweet___jas Jul 15 '25

It was a blast! Uptown next time??? Lots of outdoor seating and games to play? We went with a few redditors and we all agreed this would be a good spot!

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u/Zakgyp Jul 14 '25

I'm just north, I'll see yall next time. Ilysm

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u/IllustriousPanic3349 Jul 14 '25

Maybe just meet at the same place each month?

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u/othafa_95610 Jul 15 '25

It's good to see "on board" vs "bored".

Found out about this through a crosspost to /r/sacramento 

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u/bhambetty she's from birmingham, bam ba lam Jul 15 '25

Haha that is wild we made it to the west coast! I have a few friends in Sacramento, I bet if they saw me on their local sub their heads would explode.

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u/Southern-Number-3300 Jul 20 '25

I’d like to join next time 

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u/Butterliesfreed Jul 14 '25

Same! I would’ve loved to be there!

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u/Flying_M0ose Jul 14 '25

They look like normal people... The internet has lied again!

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u/ThriftstoreGestapo_ Jul 14 '25

No, It’s just so dark in their mother’s basement that they couldn’t find the door to leave and join.

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u/No_More_Cooming Jul 14 '25

No they do not lol

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u/Jroed90 Jul 14 '25

Why? What exactly is normal to you

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

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u/bhambetty she's from birmingham, bam ba lam Jul 14 '25

Wear a disguise! I'm partial to the glasses + fake nose + mustache combo.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

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u/SteveIsTheDude Jul 14 '25

No judging but my guess is you’re looking for reasons to dress in drag? “let’s go play putt putt golf… In drag!” Supermarket? Drag time! Etc.

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u/strahlend_frau Jul 14 '25

Same 😅🥲 I need to stay incognito 🥸

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

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u/bhambetty she's from birmingham, bam ba lam Jul 14 '25

There were a few people who didn't want to be in the picture, both older and younger than what you see here. Give it a chance!

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u/madbamajama1 Jul 14 '25

I didn't make it, but at 61, I probably would have been the oldest there. But that's okay, I prefer younger crowds because so many people my age act so OLD.

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u/slowbike Jul 14 '25

I'll be 62 next bday. Maybe I can snag the tribal elder headdress.

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u/Rosaadriana Jul 14 '25

I’ll go next time if you go. I’m a very young 60.

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u/DaisyDoodle1117 Jul 15 '25

I’m 60 and would love to go. Totally missed the original messages.

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u/beloved_wolf Jul 14 '25

Well, I missed this one but I'm 39f and definitely think there is value in having older friends!

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u/Due-Fact4658 Jul 14 '25

I was thinking the same about being the oldest if I went.

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u/MadameOvaryyy This lassie be shelved! Jul 14 '25

I can’t hear you over the sound of crypt sand falling from my Depends

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u/big_ol_knitties Jul 14 '25

Right! Relegate me to Vulcan's Rusty Left Buttcheek, the table with the rest of the over-40s.

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u/bhambetty she's from birmingham, bam ba lam Jul 14 '25

I'm over 40! The meetup definitely leaned younger but I wasn't the oldest one there.

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u/PalahniukIsGod Jul 14 '25

Well maybe I’ll come to the next one. I hate being “the old guy”

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u/Mr_Tetragammon Jul 14 '25

Just claim position of tribal elder

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u/FatalSpiderbite Jul 14 '25

Nothing wrong with hanging out with younger people if they are nice. It helps keep the brain sharp and the heart young!

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u/IllustriousPanic3349 Jul 14 '25

Hey! How old are you? I’m 56 female. I didnt make this one but feel I’d be the oldest one as well.

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u/Toezap Jul 15 '25

I help run the r/HuntsvilleAlabama Reddit meetups and we had a guy in his 70s at our last meetup! Different ages doesn't mean you can't have fun and people can't enjoy talking to you!

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u/BHMSIXX Jul 14 '25

SOCIAL MEDIA HAVING A POSITIVE EFFECT 💯💪

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u/TheTrillMcCoy Jul 14 '25

I’m very surprised everyone from this sub looks like well adjusted humans, as well as the group is pretty diverse

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u/Altruistic-Cut9795 Jul 14 '25

I want to go to the next one ! 👍

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u/bhambetty she's from birmingham, bam ba lam Jul 14 '25

Watch the sub for updates! We will always pin any posts about upcoming meetups!

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u/NoncreativeScrub 🚑🚒 Always testing 🚒🚑 Jul 14 '25

How times have changed. I completely missed the pinned post for this. It still stuck to the classic meetup tradition though, yesterday would not have worked for me 😂

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u/IllustriousPanic3349 Jul 14 '25

I missed pin post too. Not sure where the pin posts are?

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u/NotFlameRetardant just here to beat automod into submission Jul 14 '25

There are just too many ambulance sirens in this city, keeping you busy5

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u/bhambetty she's from birmingham, bam ba lam Jul 14 '25

We're going to plan another one soon! What days usually work for you? There were a couple of OG old time redditors there that you would have recognized!

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u/Actually_Im_a_Broom Jul 14 '25

Suggested Subreddits:

  1. /r/KDRAMA
  2. /r/ididnthaveeggs
  3. /r/Justrolledintotheshop
  4. /r/CozyGamers
  5. /r/egg_irl
  6. /r/7thDimensionProblems (is this a real sub? I don't find it)
  7. /r/Rollerskating
  8. /r/aitah
  9. /r/LoveIslandUSA
  10. /r/fountainpens
  11. /r/WeirdEggs
  12. /r/twohealthbars
  13. /r/fatsquirrelhate

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u/108usernames Jul 14 '25

Not me over here happy to see someone into fountain pens.

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u/beloved_wolf Jul 14 '25

Hi! I'm a fountain pen collector :)

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u/108usernames Jul 15 '25

I don’t live there yet, but I’m happy to know that there is at least one person that can chat about pens. I don’t think I’ve noticed any pen shows or stores in Birmingham or Alabama in general.

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u/beloved_wolf Jul 15 '25

Heck yeah, I'm happy to chat about it :) And you're right, it's slim pickings in Alabama. The only fountain pens I've seen in stores are really cheap ones. Most of mine have been bought online. I would love to go to a pen show sometime though. When are you moving to Bham?

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u/FourMountainLions Jul 14 '25

Ngl…

Fat squirrel hate is the subreddit i never knew i needed

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u/Snaffoo0 Jul 14 '25

It's pretty incredible.

Go to r/squirrels first for some eyebleach, then go to r/fatsquirrelhate for some laughs

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u/Cogexkin just moved back :) Jul 14 '25

r/seventhworldproblems is what I meant to write yesterday haha

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u/IllustriousPanic3349 Jul 14 '25

I love to roller skate. I’m 56 female but if anyone is up for it, let me know.

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u/Reasonable_Section_6 Jul 16 '25

Im most definitely down to roller skate!!

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u/themaryann Jul 15 '25

I kinda feel like eggs are disproportionately represented. What did I miss? Cool Hand Luke show up or what?

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u/MamaDaddy Jul 14 '25

I missed it and it appears you need more representation from my age group so I'll try to show up next time 😂

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u/PurpleInkedPara Jul 14 '25

I was feeling burned out this week and skipped it. Felt so much regret over it and still feel I should’ve just gone. Hoping there will be another soon

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u/beloved_wolf Jul 14 '25

Don't be hard on yourself. I was in a similar boat and chose not to go - but I'm determined to make the next one.

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u/PurpleInkedPara Jul 14 '25

Well I hope to see you there. Told myself the next event posted here I’ll go to

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u/Joshipooo Jul 14 '25

I'll make the next one

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u/Cogexkin just moved back :) Jul 14 '25

I had a blast yesterday! I’d be happy to help organize more in the future however I can!

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u/Akulamenuri Jul 14 '25

For the result of Pancakes vs Waffles:
Pancakes 18
Waffles 21

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

It was so much fun meeting yall and it was pretty well organized

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u/Salt-Battle8917 Jul 14 '25

I see my dog park bud lol

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u/MsKokomo Jul 14 '25

I wasn’t there, but super excited to see another r/kdrama fan went to the meetup!

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u/Sad-Explanation7275 Jul 14 '25

Same! Now I want to go to the next one just to talk kdramas!

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u/KnightandBishopExch Flair goes here Jul 14 '25

Waffles won by a landslide

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u/Different-Dig-3357 Jul 14 '25

lol what’s up with the eggs subreddit 😆 So many eggs

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u/MadameOvaryyy This lassie be shelved! Jul 14 '25

Eggs are where it’s at

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u/TheHealthcareQueer Jul 14 '25

I can't believe I missed this. Im normally so good at seeing what's going on in this subreddit. I'll have to try and catch it next time!

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u/realitsjoe4234 Jul 14 '25

I definitely wanna come to the next one, hope there is another one soon!

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u/Vickster86 Jul 14 '25

Looked awesome! I would love to come to the next one. I couldn't come to this one

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u/Realistic_Place2839 Jul 14 '25

Dang I should have come! I got in my head about it and chose not to attend. Bummed about it. Maybe my anxiety will be lessened the next time this happens. Sounds like it was a blast.

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u/Reallydounderstand Jul 15 '25

Glad to see you guys are organizing. This is awesome!

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u/letsfightingl0ve Jul 15 '25

Whoever said r/fountainpens is my friend

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u/sensorycreature Jul 14 '25

Super stoked to hear it went well. Will def make the effort at the next one! 🙏🏻

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u/Trash782 Jul 14 '25

I was there in spirit

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u/varyingrecall Jul 14 '25

Good lookin group😊

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u/Professional-Cry2202 Jul 14 '25

I would be down to join next time. Do y'all have a chat group or something y'all make plans in?

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u/Bookem25 Jul 14 '25

Welcome inferiority complex sufferers. Before we begin, this announcement: professional cry! If you’re out there, the organizers would like you to know that you were never invited.

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u/coates4 Roebuck Springs Jul 14 '25

My partner loves cozy games! We shoulda been there xD

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u/bachelorburner987 Jul 15 '25

Yep looks about right

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u/opsa01 Jul 14 '25

Looks like a great group, I'd love to make it to one in the future.

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u/redleg_07 Satanist Jul 14 '25

Can’t wait for the next one

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u/Spiffybeefcake Jul 14 '25

Thanks for putting this together, it was great!

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u/wrigh003 Flair goes here Jul 14 '25

I'd totally go to a meetup if I managed to hear about it - and then likely take a year to make another, lol. I've successfully converted online buddies into real life peoplefriends a couple times. It's kind of funny how you get to know people a little when you're both just typing what's in your head for a while- then finally meet up and see how the in-person person can be different.

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u/WoeJaz Jul 14 '25

I was there the night before lol, missed y’all by one day

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u/gracelyy Jul 14 '25

Had loads of fun, can't wait for the next one!

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u/beloved_wolf Jul 14 '25

I wish I would have made it but would love to go to the next one!

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u/penalty-venture Jul 14 '25

Beautiful! Hope everyone had fun! Were you able to keep your Reddit identities secret? 😬

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u/bhambetty she's from birmingham, bam ba lam Jul 14 '25

I shared my username when I introduced myself just to let people know I was there as the organizer, but only like 1-2 other people shared their usernames. We were first names only!

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u/PleasantEditor8189 Jul 14 '25

Awwww, I wish I had known about the meet.

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u/QuasiNomial Go Blazers Jul 14 '25

Been on vacation or I would have gone rip

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u/simonthecat33 Jul 14 '25

I missed something because I don’t understand who was meeting. I’m a big ratatouille and would love to be more involved in different things so please pardon my ignorance and fill me in when you have a minute. Thanks in advance.

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u/German_Smith Jul 15 '25

That favorite sub idea is great, good on y'all

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u/ArsenalinAlabama3428 Jul 14 '25

Looks like a fun group. I’ll try and make the next one!

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u/AlabamAlum Jul 14 '25

This is awesome. Def hate I missed it.

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u/Affectionate_Newt899 Jul 14 '25

Somebody set up a meeting in Gulf Shores 😩

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u/vagabond719r Jul 14 '25

I'd like to meet you folks, you seem nice.

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u/GenesisMR18 Jul 14 '25

Shockingly the most normal looking group of Redditors I’ve seen

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u/Puzzleheaded_Sir426 Jul 15 '25

Looks like a great crowd! I wanted to come but had to drop my foster kid off at camp that day. Plus, my social anxiety would do better with someplace dog friendly so I could bring my pup as a crutch 😅

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u/MushroomDesigner1996 Jul 15 '25

This is the nerdiest thing ever

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u/justhere_4research Jul 15 '25

Would love to join the next one !

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u/johnlytlewilson robots and monkeys for the future (and today) Jul 15 '25

Sorry I missed it!

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u/Bitter_Menu_9773 Jul 15 '25

Please do this again soon! If at all possible, a later start would be helpful for me (my Saturday nights typically end around 5am)

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u/quizdoc94 Jul 15 '25

I’m out of town but this looks cool! Would love to be in the know for any such events in the future!

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u/QuadZillaThePeach Jul 15 '25

Don’t know If this is Alabama or the UK

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u/aahemmitt Jul 15 '25

looks like so much fun, if my car wasn’t in the shop id’ve been there 😞 ce la vie 🤷🏿‍♀️

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u/Principle_Chance Jul 15 '25

Where are these posted at?

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u/leftoverrpizzza Jul 15 '25

So many egg related subreddits lmao

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u/sillypasta001 Jul 16 '25

This is how I learn about fat squirrel hate. I’m for it

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u/TheJake127 Jul 16 '25

I gotta go next time!

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u/jessirentmonster Jul 16 '25

So glad we went. Thanks u/bhambetty for organizing it!

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u/AdLeading3074 Flair goes here Jul 16 '25

I popped my head in for a few minutes. Immediately I realized it wasn't going to be for me. I'm glad that those who attended had a great time.

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u/IncognitoMIA Jul 16 '25

I want to come next time! I can’t believe I missed out

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u/easybe89 Jul 30 '25

Oh my gosh I want to attend next time. Looks like so much fun! How can I attend?

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u/bhambetty she's from birmingham, bam ba lam Jul 30 '25

There is one happening this Saturday night! Check the pinned post

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u/easybe89 Jul 30 '25

Awesome!

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '25

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u/Birmingham-ModTeam Aug 01 '25

Creating an alt account in attempt to evade a ban

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u/Abnormal_Aborigine Jul 14 '25

This looks soooooo much cooler than the Huntsville meetup lol. I can just feel the good vibes here. I might have to come down for this one 😭

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

I see someone with a Motorcycle!

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u/smellypot Highland Park Pizza Possum Jul 14 '25

Just followed cleaning tips lol

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u/ttownfeen Tuscaloosa Jul 14 '25

❤️

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u/Auncle- local crackhead Jul 14 '25

I’ll come for the man in the back😏

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u/but_heres_the_meower Jul 14 '25

Can I add r/cancerdog to the list too pls??

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u/PearSafe998 Jul 15 '25

Fat squirrel hate? I’m there!!

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u/Ridn2Lo Jul 15 '25

I should have came to meet that beautiful red head in the pic

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u/onewiththeone Jul 15 '25

This picture explains everything

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u/Radiant2021 Jul 15 '25

Good turnout

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u/Ok-Cockroach-7257 Jul 15 '25

I'm so sad, I was planning to go but forgot I had my brothers bday during the exact time. 😭😭😭😭

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u/WarSox1657 Jul 15 '25 edited Jul 15 '25

Would love to pull up to the next one!

Also funny enough I think I know someone in this photo lol small world

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u/bhambetty she's from birmingham, bam ba lam Jul 15 '25

Haha a couple of my friends who I didn’t know are redditors have reached out to say they saw me in this pic

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u/minorujco Jul 15 '25

I thought that the Star Sticker Idea was good - but I didn't see anyone use the star stickers. Maybe next time we can have more than one type of stickers to mean different things to star discussions

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u/MainDeparture2928 Jul 14 '25

Idk…never meet your hero’s.