# A Foolish April MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [March 31, 2014, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975 "2014-03-31T10:19:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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:** [April 1, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/101 "2014-04-01T16:29:55Z")
I finished the chickie noodle soup for lunch. Think I’ll run the vacuum to get up the shoe droppin’s from the carpet. Then I’m going out to futz in the yard a bit. Or not - where did the sun go??? ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/102 "2014-04-01T16:38:59Z")
April Fools Pranks – my favorites doing was a series against a friend who drove a Karmann Ghia. They ranged from turning it sideways in parking spaces to adding a racing stripe by locking the front brake of a dirt bike while riding over it. Look, back then owning a car that small and NOT sporty was just asking for it. Done to me? Sewing me in my canvas wedge tent while I was asleep. Woke up needing a desperate trip to “Fort Necessity” and -------- what the Hell? Ended up pissing back in the bell. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/103 "2014-04-01T17:26:58Z")
Karmann Ghia had the same engine as the Porsche 914, did it not? ---
**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:** [April 1, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/104 "2014-04-01T18:05:14Z")
We had a Porsche 914 - one of the stupider vehicle purchases we made - that and the MG Midget. Front garden bed is raked out. Tomorrow, I’ll start weeding it. Today I’m done outside. Don’t want to overdo it and get overly sore - better to pace myself. Now, supper - what to defrost? Maybe poke chops? That works… ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/105 "2014-04-01T18:11:05Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > We had a Porsche 914 It required the constant presence of Teutonic repairmen, but I loved mine. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/106 "2014-04-01T18:45:32Z")
Karmann Ghia sounds like a stripper name. 😃 What? That’s the first thing I thought of when I read the name. **Jim** meant to say earlier, I feel for ya. Kinda sinusy here as well. Trees gotta do their thang though. I am goofin’ off for a few minutes. I have to be on a conference call at three and there’s no use in gettin’ into sump’n I’ll have to put aside while I’m pretendin’ to pay attention. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/107 "2014-04-01T19:16:23Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > **Sean** you pulled a prank that led to a coroner’s inquiry? Dang! You pull out all the stops! 😃 But my most recent prank happened when I made people on a message board I frequent think, if only just for a minute, that I was actually responsible for the death of another human being. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/108 "2014-04-01T19:20:54Z")
Shed guy can’t move our shed till Thurs - his truck has brake problems. Meanwhile, there’s a chance of rain tomorrow, so we’ve got to put plastic over the hole in the roof of the red shed so the stuff we crammed in there doesn’t get rained upon. Always something… ---
**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:** [April 1, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/109 "2014-04-01T22:06:27Z")
Howdy! Dindin has been cooked and et. Plus also, we got haircuts. Ok, we got haircuts then dindin got cooked and et. We are coiffed and well fed. 😃 > [@Sean\_Factotum](#): > > But my most recent prank happened when I made people on a message board I frequent think, if only just for a minute, that I was actually responsible for the death of another human being. Well, none of us would actually be _shocked_ by the notion of it all. 😛 **MOOOOOOM** it’s like a laundromat lady once said to me, “if it ain’t one thing, it’s sump’n worse.” ---
**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:** [April 1, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/110 "2014-04-01T22:15:13Z")
Supper was yum - poke chops cooked in Sonny’s sweet BBQ sauce, succotash, and whomp biscuits with strawberry jam. The dishwasher is now washing and we’re digesting. Cake later. 😃 ---
**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:** [April 1, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/111 "2014-04-01T22:18:40Z")
Is it bedtime yet? ---
**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:** [April 1, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/112 "2014-04-01T22:27:02Z")
It’s always bedtime somewhere… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/113 "2014-04-01T22:31:00Z")
Dammit, my lower back still hurts. Exercise did not help. I have Tylenol at home, but it’s barely touching this hurt. I have to get some more ibehopin’ at irk tomorrow. :mad: ---
**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:** [April 1, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/114 "2014-04-01T22:38:09Z")
Time to do some afghaning in front of the TV. _ **MWAH!** _ ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/115 "2014-04-01T23:19:26Z")
Had dinner at the unspellable Te-oh-tea-wha-can, awesome does not do the place justice. I had the El Tony, large slab of bbq poke ribs, frijoles refritos, arroz, guacamole, onions, pico de gallo and fresh tortillas. The ribs are so soft, you pull the bones out with your fingers. I am a happy man. **Jim** ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/116 "2014-04-01T23:27:07Z")
Went out to look at two houses. Looked at the first one and said this is it and put in an offer. So the waiting starts. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/117 "2014-04-01T23:35:18Z")
**Sari** appropriate/inappropriate appendages crossed re the house. **Spaz** hope the lower back feels better soonest. Now I shall go lie upon the bed and watch teevee until sleepy time. That may not be far off as I am already yawny. Nitey Nite Y’all! ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/118 "2014-04-01T23:41:37Z")
* * * > [@Sahirrnee](#): > > Went out to look at two houses. > Looked at the first one and said this is it and put in an offer. > > So the waiting starts. Fingers crossed, good luck. **Jim** ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/119 "2014-04-01T23:49:55Z")
_crosses fingers, toes, eyes and ears for **Sari** ’s house_ I done basically nuttin’ today, and very nice it was too. I’m still all gunked uo with a cold, and I thought a rest would be a good plan. I did do some washing, as it was nice enough outside that I could actually dry it on the line, which is a first for the year (I had to bring it in in the evening still damp the time I tried), and planted seeds, but generally just took it easy. It’s going to be a quiet week in the house- one housemate’s just gone off on holiday, and the incompetent housemate has actually moved out! Well… ok… mostly he’s just moved stuff downstairs into the corridor, but the room is empty, and he’s officially gorn. I’m not sure whether I’m swapping rooms or not- I did a quick check, and discovered the mold problem is just as bad in that room. There’s a shared chimney, which was leaking (though supposedly the leak has been fixed) into both rooms. He just never mentioned the problem, so we assumed it was OK in there. I’m not 100% sure I’ll be able to fit all my furniture in there either, as it’s got a big built in wardrobe- though it would mean more light for plants and a cat-resistant window, which I really would like. I sleep with the window open normally, and that means risking a cat jumping through onto my face as it is. It also wouldn’t be as hot, not having the boiler in, which is a plus for me. On balance, that room would probably be better, but it means moving the axolotl tank, as well as the rest of my worldly possessions, and I don’t wanna. Luckily, I don’t have to rush to decide, as there’s no-one lined up to move in, and the landlord said he’s going to try and make sure the mold problem is fixed before he really starts looking. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975/120 "2014-04-01T23:57:43Z")
Thank you **Jim** and **Swampy** and **Nuts** I am not getting my hopes up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975.md?page=7)