# A Tale of Two Turtles MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [March 30, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250 "2009-03-30T02:16:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/121 "2009-04-01T18:41:27Z")
I really like the sleeping bag with intestine lining. šŸ˜ƒ We went to Costcovia today, and I didnā€™t buy anything royally stupid. Just sort of stupid. I now have two jars of Nutella. Suggestion beyond ā€œeat with a spoonā€? Sigh. Today is my BiLā€™s third wedding anniversary. Or it would be if they hadnā€™t separated last July, a few days before their daughterā€™s birth. Lesson, kiddoes- donā€™t get married on April Foolā€™s Day. Heā€™s someone I would like to do a Clue Intervention on: donā€™t marry just because she got pregnant, donā€™t screw around if it just makes you miserable, try being single for five minutes, donā€™t spend quite all your money on shiny toysā€¦ Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/122 "2009-04-01T18:44:08Z")
Adding: fingers crossed for **FairyChatDaughter**! ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/123 "2009-04-01T20:01:08Z")
Good luck to **FCDaughter**! All of the ThinkGeek April Foolsā€™ Day items are awesome. I like the USB pet rock. ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/124 "2009-04-01T20:27:50Z")
> [@Mahna\_Mahna](#): > > Aaargh. The woman who sits behind me spends All. Frakkin. DAY. yapping on the phone really loudly. Thankfully, she only works out of this office a couple of days a week, because otherwise Iā€™d never get any work done. I will trade you the woman in the cube next to me who clears her throat at least once every 30 seconds. Sheā€™s really very nice. **boofae** , I forgot to askā€¦what is manflu??? Building management decided to empty out the break room fridge last night and the lunch I just put in there yesterday got tossed, tupperware and all. No e-mail warning either. :mad: I want to go home. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/125 "2009-04-01T22:49:11Z")
Awww, some local Girl Scouts came around and gave us all daffodils and wished us a happy spring! They did the same thing last year. Itā€™s way cute. And now I have two little daffys that havenā€™t quite bloomed yet on my desk. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/126 "2009-04-02T00:14:22Z")
I wish to borrow **Dottyā€™s** housework Fairy to tidy my livingroom and scrub the kitchen. Pretty please? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/127 "2009-04-02T00:17:37Z")
> [@Tupug\_Anachi](#): > > **boofae** , I forgot to askā€¦what is manflu??? Men canā€™t take a day off work with a cold, because then we look like sissies. So any case of the sniffles is automatically upgraded to The Flu. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/128 "2009-04-02T00:23:54Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Wow. I remember you announcing that **FCDaughter** was going to be a freshman at UCF like it was yesterday. Has it really been that long?!?!? Well, yeah. She graduated on May 3, got married on May 4, and she and my new son-in-law moved in with us sometime later in May. Criminy, Iā€™ve been here in MD almost 5 years! Yep, time has zipped by. Thanks to all for the crossed fingers. Sheā€™ll know for sure by June 1. \*\*FCD \*\*is guessing that they sent the letters out to maybe nudge some on the fence to explore other options. We shall see how it plays out. And our county makes offers in July or so. Sometimes you just gotta go with the flow. Weā€™re floating again. The boat was back in the water a bit before 6. We got into our new slip and futzed around to get all the dock lines set correctly, and we hung some fenders to protect our boat and the one beside us. We also met our boat neighbor - he and his wife have lived in one boat or another for about 25 year. Nice guy, and I guess weā€™ll meet her this weekend. Anyway, after we got everything secured, we got something to eat, and weā€™ve been home about half an hour. Weā€™re both exhausted. Where the heck is Firday?? ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/129 "2009-04-02T00:54:01Z")
Homeā€¦long couple of daysā€¦I, too, am wondering where the hell Friday is. Fingers crossed for **FCDaughter.** Theyā€™re making cuts in our state budget, and, par for the course, one of the first things they want to slash is the education budget. So, of course, my sonā€™s school district is talking about laying off staff and teachers. College tuition is going up because of the budget woes too. :mad: There isnā€™t much going on here. It snowed this morning, but it didnā€™t stick. We had high winds yesterday. Many trees came down, but fortunately, I wasnā€™t affected in any way. Well, I supposed I should check out the dinner thing. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/130 "2009-04-02T01:03:24Z")
I forgot to send good wishes to **FCDaughter** , too. Hope things work out well for her. Iā€™d like the housework fairy next, please. Iā€™ve been really lazy lately. Is there a full moon this week? My week has been long as well. Yet another week where I havenā€™t gotten things done that Iā€™d really like to. Guess we should all sit in the corner here and wait for Firday. Hope you have a fun trip, **taxi**! Love that turtle story, **Spaz**. ::Pats **Muppet** on the head for submitting objectives that were coffee-free:: Guess Iā€™ll knit a bit and then crawl into bedā€¦ GT ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/131 "2009-04-02T01:32:54Z")
**FCM** , itā€™s been nearly a _year???_ Egad! You can put me down for a visit from the housework fairy as well. Iā€™m good about picking up, but scrubbingā€¦not so much. ---
**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 2, 2009, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/132 "2009-04-02T01:40:41Z")
Iā€™d like the housework fairy to come fold my laundry. And then the masseuse fairy can come rub my back. I can haz pinched nerve? :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/133 "2009-04-02T02:37:12Z")
Iā€™ll be next in line for the housework fairy, then, since sheā€™s apparently making the rounds. I have no shortage of tasks to keep her occupied, alas. For a man with a normally near-uncanny sense of direction, Papa Tigsā€™ really failed him this afternoon. He ended up calling me as he was wandering around downtown Chicago to ask just where the [Merchandise Mart](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchandise_Mart) is. He had managed to get within one block of it, then turned and went the other way. How he missed it I will _never_ know; that building is half the size of the Pentagon, practically! I have been mocking him soundly ever since, for obvious reasons. Back to work, alas. Iā€™m learning far more about Communism in the US in the 1950s than I really wanted to, although since a lot of it is anecdotal, itā€™s pretty funny ā€“ they were a pretty inept lot! ---
**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:** [April 2, 2009, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/134 "2009-04-02T02:52:29Z")
Iā€™m home from work. Thereā€™s hockey tomorrow. WOOOOOO! I have no fairy, would a bumbutler do? **Muppet** , the only thing better than squeeze bacon is squeeze bacon with Bacon Salt[sup]TM[/sup] on it. ---
**Author:** ![Alastair\_Moonsong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3e96dc/32.png) [@Alastair\_Moonsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alastair_Moonsong)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/135 "2009-04-02T03:16:29Z")
Does the Housework Fairy do homework as well? gt - Full moon is next week, Thursday, April 9th. Yes, I keep a lunar calendar on my wall. No comments on that one. Meh, Discovery Channel apparently decided we neded five straight hours of Mythbusters shark-themed episodesā€¦ Why, I donā€™t know. Iā€™m tired. Trying to decide whether to do more HW now, or tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/136 "2009-04-02T08:28:01Z")
> [@Alastair\_Moonsong](#): > > Weā€™ve never done a problem anything like that before. The process for solving it was totally different from the process for solving any of the impact problems weā€™ve done before. There are no examples of this type of problem in the book. We havenā€™t even had to find the angle of impact between a projectile and a STATIONARY object, much less one that moves when hit. God tā€™s so frustrating I want to scream. I feel cheated. How am I supposed to solve a problem where the procedure is different from anything weā€™ve done before and which is not explained in the book? And how am I supposed to study for exams where I donā€™t know what kinds of problems will be on the test? Youā€™re getting lost in the details. You donā€™t need to memorize every single type of problem out there: your brain doesnā€™t have that much room. What you need to learn is which equations to set up, i.e., which principles to apply, and then the algebra to solve the equations system. 90% of the people Iā€™ve tutored in Chemistry had a problem being able to recognize as a variable ā€œanything not written as x,ā€ the amount who couldnā€™t recognize a quadratic equation unless it was written in the form a x[sup]2[/sup] + b x + c = 0 was even greater. ā€œYour variables are [Na[sup]+[/sup]] and [HCO[sub]3[/sub][sup]-[/sup]]; a variable doesnā€™t have to be represented by a single letterā€ caused cerebral meltdowns among my American students, who for some reason had never been taught how to ā€œcall it xā€. People who learn ā€œspecific proceduresā€ will never be able to solve a problem that doesnā€™t fit those procedures. Your teacher wants you to think like a scientist, youā€™re trying to operate like a computer. Sorry, but in this case heā€™s on the right. _crosses all crossable apendages for **FCD** and everybody else facing job problems_ ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/137 "2009-04-02T08:38:46Z")
**LiLi** , not every 1st April marriage goes down the pan. ā€˜im indoorsā€™ parents got married on All Foolā€™s Day, theyā€™ve just celebrated 47 years of unholy deadlock! **Dimbulb** , youā€™re right about the manflu. He has a cold. Of course it is far worse than any cold anyone else has ever had, therefore it must be the worst cold in the known universe. It matters little that he declared himself well enough to go to the pub last night (so, not serious enough to keep him in the warm nursing hot lemon drinksā€¦) thus it must be a case of manflu. I am at work and everyone is talking about ā€œThe Apprenticeā€ which airs on a Wednesday night while Iā€™m in the pub. Personally I have no interest in the programme, but the rest of the office is apparently gripped by it. ---
**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 2, 2009, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/138 "2009-04-02T10:04:39Z")
Good Morninā€™ Yā€™all! Up and caffienatinā€™. Itā€™s **MY** Firday!!! YAY!!! Of course, week after next, Iā€™ll join the real world again and this will be just Thursday but for nowā€¦ YAAAAAAY!!! Nuttinā€™ much to report from swampland. ā€˜Cept itā€™s still raininā€™ and we have flood warnings for all creeks and the river. Ok, off to brekkify and then purtify for work. Later Yā€™all! ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/139 "2009-04-02T11:10:42Z")
I wish it was _my_ Firday! Cuz Iā€™ve got a bad case of the donwannas. But still, Iā€™ll get up momentarily. I guess. Back laterā€¦ GT ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250/140 "2009-04-02T11:38:27Z")
Up, somewhat caffeinated (LOL) - Iā€™m switching to lemon-ginger herbal tea this morning, though. (Stash tea, good stuff!) And yes, Iā€™m at work already. šŸ˜ƒ One more day! And oh yes, hey **DimBulb** (is that the nickname?!), you must post pics of your 'tiel! Wanna see! šŸ™‚ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-turtles-mmp/491250.md?page=8)