# 2012 - A New Year MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [January 2, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112 "2012-01-02T03:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/101 "2012-01-05T12:19:46Z")
I’m awake. Bubba and I did not go to the emergency vet last night because he had gotten a little bit better and, really, to take him there would have meant an overnight stay with IVs, bloodwork, and X-Rays and he wasn’t that bad. I just looked in on him in his crate and he looked back at me (probably annoyed because he was trying to sleep and I turned on the bright overhead light). We’ll see how he is when they get up and go outside. If we have to, I’ll take him to our regular vet today. Otherwise, I’ll just be working in my new workspace to do some more organizing. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/102 "2012-01-05T12:23:33Z")
I just skimmed thru the thread \*\*swampy \*\*linked - \*\*Rue \*\*started it and never came back again! Guess he didn’t love us much, huh? Well, of course he didn’t, since he’s completely deserted us… I need caffeine. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/103 "2012-01-05T12:25:17Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > We got snow overnight! :eek: OK, so it’s barely one flake deep, but still, if the light hits it just right and you squint, the ground kinda sorta looks like it might be whitish… I mainly noticed it because when I let the dog out, the black plastic sheeting that’s covering the firewood pile has obvious white on it. Yup. Just enough to bring Norfolk et al to a screeching halt with bonus run on milk and bread at the grocery. :dubious: 😃 Blurf. I remember the okra thread. That was right after sveltification, and the week my granny died. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/104 "2012-01-05T14:18:10Z")
Just because we don’t say it enough… okra! Okra! Okra! 😃 I put okra in the beef veggie soup I made. I like okra. I like boiled okra. I like grilled okra. I like fried okra. I like steamed okra. I like sauteed okra. I like pickled okra. Okra! Okra! Okra! Plus okra is a fun word to type and say. Okra! -swampbear (sayin’ Okra! Okra! Okra! Gimme an O! Gimme a K! Gimme an R! Gimme an A! What does it spell? Okra! Okra! Okra!) ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/105 "2012-01-05T14:55:48Z")
:grumble: too early, etc… One of my New Years resolutions was/is to quit drinking coffee, so I have been drinking enough tea to make a Brit proud. Doesn’t wake me up like coffee but I can drink it all day without feeling like shit. So that’s a plus. But it takes a bit to get moving in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/106 "2012-01-05T15:32:21Z")
Ook, I have to go to the dentist this morning and I didn’t sleep well. Plus some utility or another started making noise at the crack of dawn. Now my hair is doing something floopy in front. Ah well, it can only get better. Like I can read the rest of the thread from loooong ago. Goodness what silly-tude! Okra! Rolled in cornmeal, fried! Okra! Turkey soup making today. Sweet Pea does love the turkey-- she has a little circle dance just for turkey. Even watches the oven til it’s done and would eat until there was a pop! and Sweet Pea pieces everywhere! Let’s see if coffee will help my sleepy headedness. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/107 "2012-01-05T15:40:40Z")
ew. Okra is slimey and gross, and all I can think of is an old SNL fake-mercial for Okra-Cola (for which I could not find a video :() ---
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/108 "2012-01-05T15:48:47Z")
Fry the okra, really good, et voila-- no slime! Nummm okra! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/109 "2012-01-05T16:06:23Z")
Here’s hopin’ Bubba is feelin’ all better **StickyBuns**. If it were not for the sacred triad of coffee, iced tea and diet Coke (diet Pepsi works too) I would not make it through the day. Da bear must have caffiene! Oh, and OKRA! OKRA! OKRA! -swampbear (just can’t say OKRA enough) ETA: Grilled okra is also crunchy goodness ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/110 "2012-01-05T16:10:03Z")
A joke for your (questionable) amusement: > [@](#): > > Should a child witness childbirth? > > Here’s your answer. > > Due to a power outage, only one paramedic responded to the call. The > house was very dark so the paramedic asked Matthew, a 5-yr old boy to > hold a flashlight high over his mommy so he could see while he helped > deliver the baby. > > Very diligently, Matthew did as he was asked. Heidi pushed and pushed > and after a little while, Connor was born. The paramedic lifted him by > his little feet and spanked him on his bottom. Connor began to cry. > > The paramedic then thanked Matthew for his help and asked the wide-eyed > 5-yr old what he thought about what he had just witnessed. > > Matthew quickly responded, "He shouldn’t have crawled in there in the > first place. …spank his ass again! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/111 "2012-01-05T16:29:29Z")
HEE! **BBBobbio** Also, OKRA! OKRA! OKRA! -swampbear (there is no such thing as too much OKRA) ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/112 "2012-01-05T16:50:21Z")
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! That was awesome! I’m gonna have to tell that one to Sweetie. I’ve never had okra. I don’t think I’ve ever even seen it before. What does it taste like? Caffeine doesn’t seem to do me any good. I drink it when I wake up and the only thing that perks me up is that first jolt of OHMYGODIBURNEDMYMOUTH!!! Hell, the first time I ever drank espresso, I followed it up by falling asleep on the sidewalk while waiting for my ride to pick me up. It’s ok though. I like coffee and tea for the taste. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/113 "2012-01-05T17:15:25Z")
Did someon say [okra](http://www.google.com/imgres?q=oprah+without+makeup+2011&um=1&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&biw=1349&bih=775&tbm=isch&tbnid=MJJpUciP2v9KsM:&imgrefurl=http://www.celebritysmackblog.com/2008/01/30/big-bronzed-bodacious-oprah/&docid=ZdB_EkX7CVFXaM&imgurl=http://c580019.r19.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/oprah02938523.jpg&w=306&h=420&ei=b9oFT7baOI_NtgfQ743KDA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=87&sig=103410244942841456675&page=1&tbnh=132&tbnw=96&start=0&ndsp=29&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=59&ty=56)? ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/114 "2012-01-05T17:27:08Z")
**Ashes** and **Swampy** , I just read the okra thread, and I would like the latest [del]juicy gossip[/del] news about Jose and Big Leather Bubba, plus, can’t forget dear old Uncle Hollis and Aunt Thedadelle, bless thier hearts, Did they ever get out of the pokey? And **Swampy,** you still hear from that National Gaurd fellow?😛 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/115 "2012-01-05T19:23:38Z")
Well, I’ve been singularly unproductive today. Yay! I did run the dishwasher, and I’m making a couple of quiches for supper, but beyond that, nada. I had okra once. It was slimy and gross and disgusting. I’m not a fan of fried foods because they give me heartburn. So no okra for me, thanks. No Oprah either. There’s no edible chocolate in the house. I’ve got a devil’s food cake mix - maybe I’ll throw that together. That’d be productive! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/116 "2012-01-05T20:00:11Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I had okra once. It was slimy and gross and disgusting. I feel vindicated. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > So no okra for me, thanks. No Oprah either. Ditto. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/117 "2012-01-05T20:19:22Z")
Well, I guess I’m now a surrogate grandpa. Within the last hour, former neighbor Lauren from NC, also known as The Rental Daughter, gave birth to Natalie, who is healthy but lacking in reported baby statistics. I’m sure the details will come later tonight. We will be headed back to Cottonfield County next weekend to tickle some baby toes. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/118 "2012-01-05T20:32:51Z")
If I retire to write my memoirs and otherwise slack off, you guys will support me financially, right? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/119 "2012-01-05T20:37:07Z")
> [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](#): > > If I retire to write my memoirs and otherwise slack off, you guys will support me financially, right? get in line! 😛 😉 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112/120 "2012-01-05T20:48:58Z")
**CatDude** , tell ya what. If you do my yard work between chapters, you can live in the shed in my back yard. There’s no electricity or water, but at least the leak in the roof is small! 😉 Cake is in the over and almost done. Pie crusts are standing by to be baked. Then I make quiche fixins. Yum! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-a-new-year-mmp/608112.md?page=7)