# Bluebell Ice Cream Is Evil And A Big Cow Statue... The MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [June 26, 2006, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179 "2006-06-26T08:46:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/281 "2006-06-28T23:00:17Z")
I have some fire stories. First one, I was temping at a start up that had gone from 40 to 200 people in 2 months and no one knew anyone anymore. The company had the classic start-up kitchen: free chips and candy bars, soda and water in the fridge with beer on the bottom shelf with a sign that said “For Fridays only.” The kitchen had a dishwasher, microwave, hotplate and toaster oven. So one day, I hear the VP of Marketing yelling. I sniff and look up and there are clouds of smoke roiling across the ceiling. The VP had set his bagel on fire in the toaster oven and was demanding to know whose job it was to empty out the crumb tray. :smack: How about you check before toasting? I laughed and laughed (no one was hurt, except the VP’s pride) because temps can get away with that. Second story, my grandfather owns a business with his brother and their HQ is gorgeous, perched on a cliff overlooking the ocean and my grandfather’s personal airstrip, with huge floor to ceiling windows all the way around. They _used_ to have a firepit with a large woodstove in the middle of the office, and that was their primary source of heat. It was the responsibility of the first person in the office to start the fire in the morning in wintertime. So, they had a new secretary and sure, she knew how to start a fire, no problem. Well, the day came when she was the first one in. She grabbed the scratch papers from the to-be-burned-pile and stuffed the stove full of paper and lit the fire. Well, you know what happens when you light an all-paper fire in a wood stove. All the paper flies up the stovepipe, usually still on fire. She lit the roof on fire. And \*then \* she panicked. Luckily, the company’s fire truck is parked near the building anyway, so the only damage was a slightly singed roof and a melted stovepipe. The poor woman was so mortified, she never came back to work again. Ooh, a third fire story. My grandfather’s company again. Plumbing is limited out on the factory site (they’re a long, long way from anywhere, even now.) So they have outhouses all around and then they have to walk to the lunchroom to wash their hands. (My mom told me they finally got plumbing last year, so she doesn’t have to hold it all day anymore.) Since 99.9% of the workforce is male, you can imagine how nasty those outhouses get. To facilitate cleaning, they are made entirely of concrete and steel. They are generally cleaned by standing at least 5 feet from the door, using a fire hose. So one day, oh, let’s call him Jean-Claude, my mom’s future ex-boyfriend, decided that the fire hose just wasn’t getting that outhouse **clean** enough. So he sloshed about a gallon of gasoline around the outhouse and threw a match. That was one sanitary outhouse, after they scraped all the soot off. 😃 Actually, I’ve got lots of stories about my grandfather’s company, from the hooker van, to the reason the employee bathroom ended up with a 16-wheeler size hole in the wall, to spontaneous combustion, to the Rolling Stones concert, to the poet in residence. Oh, lots of things. If you want to hear 'em, I can share 'em. **FCM** I am envious of your studio! It’s beautemous. I’ve never been in a maze of corn, but I think there’s one within driving distance. I’ll have to look around this summer, it sounds like fun. I loved running through cornfields when I was little. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/282 "2006-06-28T23:09:31Z")
Good evening, everyone. I am incompetent. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2006, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/283 "2006-06-28T23:12:09Z")
> [@Jahdra](#): > > Actually, I’ve got lots of stories about my grandfather’s company, from the hooker van, to the reason the employee bathroom ended up with a 16-wheeler size hole in the wall, to spontaneous combustion, to the Rolling Stones concert, to the poet in residence. Oh, lots of things. If you want to hear 'em, I can share 'em. Sounds like MMP starter material to me. So, was this your grandfather’s company’s hooker van? 😃 ---
**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:** [June 28, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/284 "2006-06-28T23:21:37Z")
> [@Telperien](#): > > Good evening, everyone. > > I am incompetent. That’s OK we still love you. 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 28, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/285 "2006-06-28T23:22:43Z")
> [@Telperien](#): > > Good evening, everyone. > > I am incompetent. Just don’t go on the carpet, ok? ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/286 "2006-06-28T23:26:48Z")
**FCM** , your studio looks fantastic. At some point, when I have something vaguely resembling a permanent residence, I’m going to go all out too. Only it’ll be a laboratory instead of a Pottery [del]Barn[/del] Basement. > [@Telperien](#): > > Good evening, everyone. > > I am incompetent. I’m **Spatial Rift 47**. Nice to meet you. **Twinkie** - that. was. HILARIOUS. My response would have been to quickly look around the place and say nonchalantly, “Nice pad.” 😃 Oh yeah, I actually exercised today. More on that and on the new work I’ll be doing after I shower. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/287 "2006-06-28T23:48:45Z")
> [@Spatsie](#): > > **Twinkie** - that. was. HILARIOUS. My response would have been to quickly look around the place and say nonchalantly, “Nice pad.” _that_ got a guffaw ot of me and frightened the kitty. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/288 "2006-06-29T00:01:35Z")
I sit at your feet, **Twinks** --that was hilarious! I sooo needed a good snarky laugh, too. **Telper** -bet you’re not. Bet any one of us could top your [del]incontinence[/del]incompetence story. Really. The cabinet and trim showed up. 'Member how I had to be here from 12-6? It came at 6:15 pm. How about that? I did get alot done today-#2 son and I cleaned out the [del]puddle[/del] pond, cut shrub and primed the DR wall. I am now resting on my laurels (and they’re scratchy as hell). I may sleep on the porch tonoc–I am loving this weather! Cool and sunny. We need some rain, though. I ordered some for this weekend, since I hafta work. Hope you all don’t mind. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/289 "2006-06-29T00:07:00Z")
It’s nothing big. I was so proud of myself because I’d gotten all but two of my intercompany recs done with rather minimal help from the boss. Then today I went to ask her to help me with those, because she’d said she would. She seemed impressed that I was already done with the others, but when she started going over the ones I needed help with, she found so many really stupid mistakes that it was obvious she wondered how I managed to finish all the other ones. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/290 "2006-06-29T00:13:58Z")
> [@Telperien](#): > > Good evening, everyone. > > I am incompetent. Good evening, Incompetent. I am Trevor. Trev…or. Pleased to meet you! ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/291 "2006-06-29T00:34:56Z")
**LOUNE** - post #286. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/292 "2006-06-29T00:36:58Z")
And just as lame as when **Spats** did it, too. Not only am I incompetent, I am Not Nice. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/293 "2006-06-29T00:40:40Z")
\ how are ya, **Not Nice**? I’m **eleanorigby** hee. Off to loll in a hot tub of suds and read a good book. Life is good, as long as I stay out of the kitchen. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/294 "2006-06-29T00:41:17Z")
Dinner was good. We had ice cream for dessert. I am very tired and slightly sunburned. I am going to post, then go to bed. Thank you all for admiring my studio. It is truly a great studio. But I still haven’t done the preliminary kiln firing. Maybe that’s how I’ll celebrate the 4th! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/295 "2006-06-29T00:44:09Z")
**SR47** , I think you ought to have to be the one to bathe the cola off of [url=http://community.webshots.com/photo/551443134/2385007710092851307nKPyot]Cricket]/url] since your remark is the reason she’s covered in it. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/296 "2006-06-29T00:45:31Z")
Could a friendly mod please fix the coding in the above post? Or do the mods stay out of here? I blame it on my sinus headache. ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/297 "2006-06-29T00:48:48Z")
> [@Mr Bus Guy](#): > > I present to you: The Butter Cow Lady > > Scroll down the page for a Last Supper Pic. She’s famous in Ioway, for being, well for being the Butter Cow Lady. Just the other day at work (and I’m not sure just which day that was because they tend to blur togther, but it was probably Monday) we were talking about the big butter sculptures you get at the State Fair. (And I don’t think it matters much which state you have your State Fair in. Odds are there will be sculpted butter.) And the Butter Cow. And how you can get mini butter cows. Only one of my co-workers didn’t hear the whole thing and thought it was a butter cow you just ate. Which would make sense at the State Fair. Especially if they put it on a stick, breaded it and then deep fried the butter cow. A lump of butter breaded and then deep fried on a stick. The epitome (ep- EE- tome) of Fair Food. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/298 "2006-06-29T01:11:04Z")
> [@SnakesCatLady](#): > > **SR47** , I think you ought to have to be the one to bathe the cola off of [Cricket](http://community.webshots.com/photo/551443134/2385007710092851307nKPyot) since your remark is the reason she’s covered in it. **squeeeee** Kitty Pics! Valentino looks like my Simon (see scary wallpaper pic from previous post) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/299 "2006-06-29T01:13:18Z")
> [@SnakesCatLady](#): > > Could a friendly mod please fix the coding in the above post? Or do the mods stay out of here? I blame it on my sinus headache. I fixed it in my reply, will that do? ---
**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:** [June 29, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179/300 "2006-06-29T02:03:44Z")
Woo-hoo! **Rue** showed up! We love you, **Rue**! I have returned from dance class. Frilly Pink Camisole Guy was lamentably absent. We did combo stomach accents and lifts plus shoulder shimmy in the first class, and my stomach is going to hurt tomorrow. The second class was folklore, and we did assaya, which is dancing with a cane. Mr. Lissar may be all awesome with weapons, but I bet he can’t spin a staff while doing hip-kick! I got to dance with a cane balanced on my head. It was fun. Ow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluebell-ice-cream-is-evil-and-a-big-cow-statue-the-mmp/362179.md?page=16)