# Conversations with kids - a thoughtful, giggle-induced (and highly parenthetical) MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [August 10, 2009, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-kids-a-thoughtful-giggle-induced-and-highly-parenthetical-mmp/505913 "2009-08-10T10:19:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 15
**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:** [August 16, 2009, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-kids-a-thoughtful-giggle-induced-and-highly-parenthetical-mmp/505913/281 "2009-08-16T23:46:58Z")
Congrats on **TatersSon’s** driving success! Glad your son had such a good time at camp, **Soapy**! **rigs** , you take that bike back right now, young lady!!! :p:D I dutifully spent 4 hours at work. It got me pretty inspired to finish a good part of the rest tonight. I’ll still have some stuff to work on tomorrow, but it should be minimal. Need to go out and water some more. We keep having rain in the forecast, but not in reality. Also, I should eat something else, I suppose. Had some goldfish crackers at work, but that’s not quite enough to count as dinner. Back later… GT ---
**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:** [August 17, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-kids-a-thoughtful-giggle-induced-and-highly-parenthetical-mmp/505913/282 "2009-08-17T00:06:56Z")
I nuked some frozen eggrolls for dindin. I’s a gourmet all the way! 😃 It’s drizzly and dreary out. We should get a bunch more rain tonight. I let water out of the pool in anticipation of the rain. Now, watch me have to add more tomorrow since I got all smart and prepared. :rolleyes: Who’s got tomorrow? ---
**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:** [August 17, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-kids-a-thoughtful-giggle-induced-and-highly-parenthetical-mmp/505913/283 "2009-08-17T00:27:55Z")
\*\*swampy \*\*- are you going to get hit with Claudette? Does that sound dirty?? Just finished making breakfast and lunch for tomorrow. That should make my morning less insane. After last week, I need a less insane start of the day. I don’t think anyone volunteered for tomorrow, so we’ll just see what happens, won’t we? ooooo - how exciting. 😃 Time for me to log off and think about sleepy-bye. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-kids-a-thoughtful-giggle-induced-and-highly-parenthetical-mmp/505913/284 "2009-08-17T00:40:33Z")
I slammed my right index finger in my desk drawer. I hurt… I managed to whip it up enough to actually vacuum #2 son’s room, and the whole upstairs AND I made homemade biscuits with cold ham for dinner. It poured rain like a mother for about 20 minutes and then God turned the faucet off. It wasn’t enough (1/4 of an inch), but it was something. The rain did nothing to break the heat or the humidity. Ugh. I may wear a skirt to work tomorrow. I only own two skirts–that’s how often I wear them. I am finding I am getting sick of pants, though. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-kids-a-thoughtful-giggle-induced-and-highly-parenthetical-mmp/505913/285 "2009-08-17T00:46:12Z")
**rigs** I’m impressed! You turned cold ham into homemade biscuits! Though, to be honest, I like cold ham enough to eat it as is. 😛 **MOOOOOOM** the rain is from the outer bands of Claudette, so she’s not hitting us real hard. Hard enough though. Eight inches of rain in 24 hours is a bunch, with more on the way allegedly. And that’s all the news from swampland. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-kids-a-thoughtful-giggle-induced-and-highly-parenthetical-mmp/505913/286 "2009-08-17T00:48:09Z")
I’m doing laundry! And cooking chili! **swampy** , I saw a front license plate that made me think of you: “Ain’t Skeered” **LiLi** , that sucks. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-kids-a-thoughtful-giggle-induced-and-highly-parenthetical-mmp/505913/287 "2009-08-17T00:51:47Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > **rigs** I’m impressed! You turned cold ham into homemade biscuits! Though, to be honest, I like cold ham enough to eat it as is. 😛 You are a silly man. You know something I hate? I hate being told that X couldn’t be because some person has never experienced X, so I’m wrong. No, I’m not wrong (about X, anyway)–you just don’t get out enough. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-kids-a-thoughtful-giggle-induced-and-highly-parenthetical-mmp/505913/288 "2009-08-17T01:42:37Z")
:mad: I pick my butt all night last night, and I took 2 of 7 total calls today when I’m supposed to be off-duty. They keep coming in pairs, except for the last one just paged. No Broom Hilda, so far. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-kids-a-thoughtful-giggle-induced-and-highly-parenthetical-mmp/505913/289 "2009-08-17T01:46:10Z")
the hacking finally stopped - but now I sound like a Boca retiree also I think my fever may have gotten as high as 102 today, but I hugged an ice pack for an hour or so - that & Tylenol seemed to have helped Still going to the doc in the morning for a Z-pak ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-kids-a-thoughtful-giggle-induced-and-highly-parenthetical-mmp/505913/290 "2009-08-17T03:05:17Z")
so - who is starting us off? ---
**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:** [August 17, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-kids-a-thoughtful-giggle-induced-and-highly-parenthetical-mmp/505913/291 "2009-08-17T03:49:41Z")
No one’s volunteered yet, **rosie**. But I’m sure someone will have something to start us off with. Off to sleepy bye. See everyone in the new MMP. GT ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-kids-a-thoughtful-giggle-induced-and-highly-parenthetical-mmp/505913/292 "2009-08-17T04:04:06Z")
Seeing as it is now Monday on the east coast of US (and across the sea where some mumpers are fast asleep or just starting their day) I present [the new MMP](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=528385) ---
**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:** [August 17, 2009, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-kids-a-thoughtful-giggle-induced-and-highly-parenthetical-mmp/505913/293 "2009-08-17T04:07:28Z")
Well, dang! **BioRosie** beat me to it! I did one [Ovah Heah](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=528386) too! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-kids-a-thoughtful-giggle-induced-and-highly-parenthetical-mmp/505913.md?page=14)