# A Happy Little Orange, the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [October 13, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165 "2014-10-13T02:51:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [October 13, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/41 "2014-10-13T20:29:05Z")
I bought some [dog food that resembled beef stew](https://www.beneful.com/_res/img/product/wet/lockup/product-lockup-6.jpg), a can of Dinty Moore, and switched labels. It was swiped and presumably eaten at work. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/42 "2014-10-13T20:29:21Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > Anyone got any ideas for dealing with breakroom beverage thieves? I’m thinking either food coloring (then see whose mouth is a weird color) or something like methylene blue (making their next restroom visit scary for them). Add vodka to the drinks. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/43 "2014-10-13T20:37:23Z")
Brownies made with Ex-lax, although I guess that con be construed to be harmful and illegal. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/44 "2014-10-13T20:39:21Z")
A note that says “I spit in one of these beverages - guess which one!!” Or “I put pepper sauce in one of these beverages…” Or “This fridge is under video surveillance.” ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/45 "2014-10-13T21:38:12Z")
DH just had to watch the old MASH episode about Adam’s Ribs… As a result, we’re having meaty xylophones for dinner. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/46 "2014-10-13T21:40:37Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I bought some [dog food that resembled beef stew](https://www.beneful.com/_res/img/product/wet/lockup/product-lockup-6.jpg), a can of Dinty Moore, and switched labels. > It was swiped and presumably eaten at work. You’re horrible! I knew there was something I liked about you. 😃 ---
**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:** [October 13, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/47 "2014-10-13T22:05:19Z")
I think I’ll do my reclinage early today. _ **MWAH!** _ ---
**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:** [October 13, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/48 "2014-10-13T22:27:06Z")
Dindin was good! OYKW was impressed. I told him if I didn’t have to irk he come home to this every night. Then I added, until I got tired of it all thenhe’d come home to me in a chenille robe, laid out on the couch, munchin’ bonbons, sippin’ wine out of the box and watchin’ trashy teevee. 😃 **Midget** Nettie wants to stop the beverage thief not make the thief happy. Hope the thief is caught soonest **Nettie**. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/49 "2014-10-13T22:35:00Z")
Today, Columbus Day, is the 40th anniversary of the day I met the man who was to become my (ex)husband. Don’t ever go to the recreation center on post, on your day off, looking for someone to play chess with. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/50 "2014-10-13T22:54:03Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > A note that says “I spit in one of these beverages - guess which one!!” > > Or “I put pepper sauce in one of these beverages…” > > Or “This fridge is under video surveillance.” That reminds me- I decided to have a fried aig for breakfast this morning, and accidently fried it in infused chilli oil. I discovered the mistake by taking a biiig mouthful. This did not help my Monday morning mood. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/51 "2014-10-13T23:12:19Z")
My mother has been helping me pack all day. She’s pulling all kinds of stuff out and wrapping it up in newspaper and/or putting it in bags. You think she might be excited to see me go? Or maybe just excited about getting junk out of her house? ---
**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:** [October 13, 2014, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/52 "2014-10-13T23:20:54Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Then I added, until I got tired of it all thenhe’d come home to me in a chenille robe, "Chenille-According to textile historians chenille-type yarn is a recent technique, being produced in the 18th century and is believed to have originated in France. Back then the yarn was actually made by weaving a “leno” fabric and then cutting the fabric into strips to make the chenille yarn. Alexander Buchanan is credited as the person who introduced chenille fabric to Scotland in the 1830s. Guys who wear skirts. OK. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/53 "2014-10-13T23:24:48Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > Add vodka to the drinks. Some of my co-workers operate forklifts, which makes this one just too dangerous to innocent bystanders. ☹ I’m looking for non-harmful, non-dangerous, so I don’t get in trouble with management, but I definitely want something with impact. Shaming the thief with some telltale would be excellent. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/54 "2014-10-13T23:39:25Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > Some of my co-workers operate forklifts, which makes this one just too dangerous to innocent bystanders. ☹ > > I’m looking for non-harmful, non-dangerous, so I don’t get in trouble with management, but I definitely want something with impact. Shaming the thief with some telltale would be excellent. How about strategically placed drops of gel food coloring? At least you’d know who it was when the guy with violet fingers walked by. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/55 "2014-10-13T23:50:35Z")
> [@Filbert](#): > > That reminds me- I decided to have a fried aig for breakfast this morning, and accidently fried it in infused chilli oil. I discovered the mistake by taking a biiig mouthful. > > This did not help my Monday morning mood. But once you got over the shock, it was tasty, wasn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/56 "2014-10-14T01:12:46Z")
> [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > How about strategically placed drops of gel food coloring? At least you’d know who it was when the guy with violet fingers walked by. I’m seriously considering food coloring IN the beverage (switching to a dark one, such as cola) to dye the offender’s mouth. (evil grin) Methylene blue is also a possibility, IMO. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/57 "2014-10-14T01:20:29Z")
I’m sleepy Done irk I should grab something to eat so I don’t get all shaky later, then I’m going to bed. Hopefully it won’t be raining tomorrow and I can load up a bunch of stuff and go home. I am ready. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/58 "2014-10-14T01:33:26Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > I’m seriously considering food coloring IN the beverage (switching to a dark one, such as cola) to dye the offender’s mouth. (evil grin) Methylene blue is also a possibility, IMO. Methylene is used as a medicine for aquarium fishes. Is it dangerous to ingest? ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/59 "2014-10-14T01:35:21Z")
Hope you can get a bunch moved, **sari**. And Mom is probably glad to have the HFH gone. 🙂 I like the dye idea, **Nettie**. rosie, chili oil aigs are da bomb! ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165/60 "2014-10-14T01:49:08Z")
> [@It's the MMP for the (Hockey) Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-mmp-for-the-hockey-season/700527/262): > > Walked around on the mountain and went to a lovely jazz concert at the mountain chalet. Best weekend for the autumn colours, I heard. Which one? I’ve hiked Grégoire & Hilaire. It was a boo-fit-all sunny day yesterday, so we went to Hawk Mt. As expected, it was still a bit early for color, & the raptors were busy flying by in the am, but not so much when we were there. > [@dogbutler](#): > > Oranges are good, because you need them for Mimosas and screwdrivers. Damn Heathen, diluting good alcohol. grumble, grumble, grumble. That’s the good part about ballooning, we’re done, packed up, & drinking champagne by 7 - 7:30 on a summer morning. 🆒 > [@Capt\_Kirk](#): > > Yesterday I traded the Miata for a 4runner, 4x4 baby. First you trade 2 wheels for 4, then you give up a topless gal for something more sensible. :mad: Next thing you’ll tell us is that you’re retired from slinging sharks. ☹ - Speaking of which; [del]bad[/del] awful news; there will be no World Championship Punkin Chunkin this year; & they’re moving it to Dover, which, while closer, isn’t as bubbaish a neighborhood. The (complete, total, & utter lack of) ambiance just adds to the hickishness of the event. **Nuts** , the best aigs is smothered in Tabasco sauce, so I’m thinking fried in chili oil should be quite tasty, I’ll try in next time I fry an egg. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-little-orange-the-mmp/701165.md?page=4)