# A self-rescue MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [May 6, 2013, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605 "2013-05-06T08:50:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/181 "2013-05-08T17:52:23Z")
I want one of [these.](http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/05/08/182229047/wildlife-that-isn-t-wild-and-isn-t-alive) It can carry beer and toilet paper. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/182 "2013-05-08T17:56:05Z")
> [@sahirrnee](#): > > I don’t know what Alice was thinking. IME, when one asks “What was X thinking?”, the first word of that question could easily be left off and still be a valid comment (and the answer is usually “no”). Hope Tracy has her head on a bit straighter than her mother. I’ve managed a bit of productivity today. Ran errands, tried a modified version of Alton Brown’s chili recipe (and it’s not bad, might need a few tweaks to suit my tastes). The car has been fed, and my mechanical pencil has more lead and erasers (this is important to a Samurai Sudoku addict). Laundry’s current enough that I won’t need to run more until Friday. The only really urgent household venture is running the dishwasher so I’m not facing a full sink after my usual busy Thursday. Sleeping at some point between now and 6:30 tomorrow morning would also be a good move. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/183 "2013-05-08T17:58:28Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Our old oil company was bought by another, and the transition of the on-line records has been less than precise. Earlier today, I called to schedule the annual checkup for our furnace and a/c systems. Then in the mail, I got a letter stating that we didn’t have coverage for the a/c and did we want to add it. I was 😕 so I called. Turns out we are covered but the online records are hosed. So our service call next month is free, except for the several hundred $$ we pay per year for the service contract. Money well spent, as far as I’m concerned… > > I took Higglet to get her nails trimmed at a new place near us. The groomer used to work at PetCo and she remembered me from taking Bernie and Scruffy there. For a mere $15, she trimmed Higgs’ nails and used a little power sander thingie to smooth the rough edges. Yay! No more puppeh scratches! > > And on that note, I need to clean the kitchen, since none of you have seen fit to come here and do it for me. Buncha slackers!! 😛 I’m still waiting for the Housework Fairy to stop by my place and magic away the clutter and gunge. 😃 ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/184 "2013-05-08T18:35:52Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > I’m still waiting for the Housework Fairy to stop by my place and magic away the clutter and gunge. 😃 Please send her my way as well. Had an interesting thing happen today. At the corporate coffee shop because I only had two cups worth at home and am outside as usual, on the Dope. Woman comes up to me and says… W:“have you seen two men and a policeman?” CK:“Could you be more specific, this place is really busy” W: ::Tears:: Long story short She had her cellphone stolen about a month ago, pawnshop called her and offered phone back for $220 presumably the price paid, pawnshop guy shows while we are talking, it is her phone but wiped, no cop. No money, no phone. I tell her to wait and meet PSG at the shop later so there are at least records, I also smell a rat because PSG tells her if the cops are involved “they will keep her phone for 3 to 6 months as evidence” I take her to the cellphone store, my carrier as well and I know the manager on duty. MOD tells her “hell no, do not pay the guy a thing, he has to return your phone”. HPD is now on the case. Hope she gets her phone back. Why do I get involved in this cr\*p? Most people have the good sense to get themselves out of this stuff but no, not me. Sucker for weepers I guess. Anyhoo, no good deed goes unpunished **Jim** ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/185 "2013-05-08T18:45:21Z")
> [@tarragon918](#): > > Tomorrow I go to have blood drawn to test thyroid levels - please pray that I get a good phlebotomist, one that will be able to find a good vein! > > Happy Tuesday evening, all. 🙂 This morning one of my bus drivers, in telling me she might be delayed this afternoon, told me she had to “go draw blood”. I said just make sure you use a red crayon. . . . . . . . . . . Yeah, she gave me a blank look too. Oh hell, I thought it was funny, what else matters? ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/186 "2013-05-08T19:12:25Z")
Kitchen is tidy, vacuuming is done, and I hemmed **FCD** ’s chaps. It’s thunderboomery an starting to rain. I don’t know what I wanna do for supper - maybe I’ll go easy with mac-n-cheese? \*\*CatDude \*\*- I cracked a smile at that… 🙂 ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/187 "2013-05-08T19:44:53Z")
**MOOOOOOM** throw in some hotdawgs with that mac 'n cheese and a green sallit and you have a balanced, nutritious meal or the menu for the school lunchroom on Thursday if you throw in a carton of milk and an orange. **CatDude** it made me snicker. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/188 "2013-05-08T20:00:27Z")
I got a haircut today. Beat THAT for mundane and pointless! ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/189 "2013-05-08T20:06:23Z")
> [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](#): > > I got a haircut today. > > Beat THAT for mundane and pointless! I didn’t get a haircut today. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/190 "2013-05-08T20:19:10Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I didn’t get a haircut today. Neither did I. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/191 "2013-05-08T20:25:45Z")
> [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](#): > > I got a haircut today. > > Beat THAT for mundane and pointless! I routinely metabolize oxygen. There, beat THAT. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/192 "2013-05-08T20:28:10Z")
Catdude made me snicker as well. I didn’t get a haircut today either. I didn’t get stuck by the fish hook that was caught in hell pups collar. I haven’t killed anyone today either. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/193 "2013-05-08T20:31:39Z")
> [@Silver\_Tyger](#): > > I routinely metabolize oxygen. There, beat THAT. I hold my breath a lot. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/194 "2013-05-08T21:11:09Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I hold my breath a lot. I can turn beer into urine. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/195 "2013-05-08T21:13:35Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > **Spidey** you got fleas? :eek: No, I was accused of being a [del]male[/del] dog. Just stated that the accusation _might_ not be so far off. 😉 I do not have fleas; or ticks for that matter, which is more that we can say about some other Mumpers! ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/196 "2013-05-08T21:18:26Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > I can turn beer into urine. We are not worthy. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/197 "2013-05-08T21:28:52Z")
Well FFS. I’m away from my desk for a minute and the electrician calls. And I didn’t notice, so I didn’t call him back until nearly an hour later. I hate playing phone tag. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/198 "2013-05-08T21:38:13Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > I can turn beer into urine. I poop. According to a popular book everybody does ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/199 "2013-05-08T21:48:40Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > I poop. According to a popular book everybody does Aww, come on, everyone knows that girls don’t poop. But I poop too. 😛 ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605/200 "2013-05-08T21:49:45Z")
It’s really hot out today. I spent the afternoon irking in an upstairs office. It was very hot in there. One of my coworkers was falling asleep at his desk. Hee hee hee 🙂 I’m going silly from the heat. It’s nice though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-rescue-mmp/657605.md?page=11)