Wusses.
MMP, my back hurts terribly.
Whatever shall I do?
Dear carnivorousplant,
Cowboy up - don’t be such a wuss. Nobody likes a whiner.
Intolerantly,
MMP
dammit.
But I haven’t complained!!! I do not like the heat but I know it could be much worse so I have been keeping my feelings to myself.
Mooom - I like them! I’d use them. Sweetie’s grandmother has been knitting dishrags and we love them. The ridges are good for stuck on stuff and they’re machine washable.
FCM I like the hotplate holders 
My mom sent some crochetted dishrags and such home with me a while ago, and yeah, I’m amazed at how well they work on the dishes. And that kind of thing DOES wash so much easier than the store-bought floofy kind.
Ok here’s my MMP question:
I haven’t been a Doper long, and haven’t contributed much. But I’ve been popping into the MMP anyhoo, so my question is Does This Annoy the MMP Regulars? I haven’t got the hang of the slang yet, but I’m out of irk atm so mostly I don’t have much to contribute. But I try! Any hints on how to make a noobie’s presence more enjoyable?
I don’t think it matters how long you’ve been a Doper as long as:
You are (relatively) polite,
You contribute reasonably,
You listen to what others have to say,
And you enjoy yourself
Which is honestly the rules of polite company in the first place, which is how I view the MMP.
I am relatively recent (to the MMP) myself. There are plenty of places on the internet, in the Dope and in Real Life where we can engage in conflict & argument.
In my view the MMP is that outdoor patio area of the bar where we all sit, have a few, tell some stories, and comment on the people passing by on the street.
Or I could be full of shit. You decide.
But last time I checked the MMP didn’t require a membership card, just good company.
Thank you! In a couple-few weeks, after the move, I will have a literal fence to hang over, and in the meantime I will practice here.
Anyone but me like soup for breakfast? 'cause I have a lot of yummy posole that I’m never going to be able to finish alone!
The MMP DOES require beer and chocolates to be provided to select long term members. In return, the existing MMP membership will provide the ritual squid and goat.
What is a sequential thread and how do they work? I always see people having so much fun in them, like an orgy, and I want to join but don’t know how it works, also like an orgy.
Um…no. No soup for breakfast unless I’m sick. However, when I froze some soup in the spring, I didn’t expect to be defrosting it in the summer! Sweetie went and got himself sick though (people with pain prone sinuses and asthma shouldn’t do the heavy cleaning without a mask). Yesterday I defrosted some turkey broth with NOTs and carrots and I added some chicken. He said it was very good but it ran out too fast. Now I’m defrosting some kielbasa soup. I’m rapidly creating room in my freezer!
Some random person went around my neighborhood and put announcements on our mailboxes. Apparently, this person will be scouring my neighborhood tomorrow between 8 and 12. Any metal (appliances, yard equipment, fencing, pots and pans, exercise equipment, car parts, etc) left at the end of the driveway with their notice attached to it will be picked up. This works out perfectly for us since our lawnmower died the day after hazardous waste day and the next one is in 3 months. I have no clue who this person is but if they take my rusty kennel sections and my broken lawnmower, I’ll be happy!
Sequential threads are just that - on the various forum main pages, you may see 2 or 3 thread titles in a row that strike you as funny. Since threads move up and down the lists willy-nilly, you may catch a one-time-moment-in-time that you want to share with the world, so you post them. I’m pretty sure that’s as complicated as it gets.
For example, just now in IMHO, I saw these:
*How Exactly does one make money online?
What percentage of people could do this, if they their life depended on it? *
See? Easy-peasy! Afraid I can’t help with the orgy question…
As to soup for breakfast, I never have, but I’m not opposed to the idea, at least in winter. It’s too freekin’ hot still to consider a hot breakfast.
MOOOOOOM I like the trivet thingys. I have some and they are excellent for settin’ hot stuff on. I’d say the price is right too. People who cook would buy 'em.
I have figured sump’n out wrt goin’ on a rampage at irk. If I go to prison I would not get to post in the MMP and I would not like that, so I will not rampage. Scary as this may sound, y’all are keepin’ me sane. 
I was recently rummaging in the pantry for a mid-afternoon snack, and came up with the ingredients for what could be a horrifying “Smore” or really tasty - Triscuits, Swiss cheese and marshmallows. Might actually be edible with cheddar.
Off in a bit for an MRI. We’re pretty much just confirming the need for an L4-L5-S1 fusion. At the moment, artificial disks are not approved for two-level use, and not too many insurance companies are covering lumbar disk replacement at all. Bleah. Plan B would be to go overseas, but who’s got a spare $40,000-50,000 or so laying around?
ETA: Any bets whether I fall asleep in the scanner?
I had the following exchange at irk this morning:
Chirpy cow-orker: “How are you doing today?”
Me: “Oh, nothing that a bell tower and a .50 cal wouldn’t fix…”
Seing how I’m a defense contractor and about 80% of the people in my building are vets, this was high-order humor.
And the Right People being down there.
I’m a little scared of the MMP now.
I like the trivets, and those sound like good prices to me. Aaaand, for back pain, I’ve found that heavy-duty narcotics beat Advil all hollow.
A pharmacy she could own, and all I’d get from FairyChatMom would be a pep talk, already.
Oye.
Howdy Y’all! I’m home! I just knew y’all would want to know.
Gotta go get dindin goin’. Laterz!
Were you gone?
