# Abbreviations, in-jokes and references you don't recognize

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-in-jokes-and-references-you-dont-recognize/368085>\
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**Created:** [August 10, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-in-jokes-and-references-you-dont-recognize/368085 "2006-08-10T01:04:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-in-jokes-and-references-you-dont-recognize/368085/1 "2006-08-10T01:04:54Z")

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1. What is an MMP?

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-in-jokes-and-references-you-dont-recognize/368085/2 "2006-08-10T01:06:54Z")

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Monday Morning Post, I believe.

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**Author:** ![Thalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f475e1/32.png) [@Thalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thalion)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-in-jokes-and-references-you-dont-recognize/368085/3 "2006-08-10T01:36:23Z")

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Yup, Monday Morning Post.

For this and any others, [see here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320298)

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-in-jokes-and-references-you-dont-recognize/368085/4 "2006-08-14T22:34:34Z")

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Suppressed vomiting, I reckon.