# FNG's MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [October 17, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873 "2011-10-17T02:09:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cryptic\_C62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cryptic\_C62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptic_C62)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/41 "2011-10-17T18:08:08Z")
Every week I find myself hoping that I’ll somehow magically start enjoying my classes again. I seriously doubt it’s going to happen this week, especially since I already had a moment of total apathy this morning. In my Group Theory course, we were allowed to submit corrections to our most recent quiz, on which nearly everyone had performed quite poorly. I went up to the professor after class to turn in my thing, which I had written on a sheet of notebook paper. She made a fuss about how we were supposed to print out another copy of the quiz and write the corrections there, to which I responded “Well, I can’t time travel, so why don’t you take this instead?” A few moments later, as other people handed theirs in, she looked over at me and said something like “It seems you were the only person who didn’t understand the directions.” As I left the room, I chirped “I’ll be sure to add that to the list of things I don’t give a fuck about.” I don’t think she heard me, but that would have been fun if she had. On a more positive note, I set a personal record for myself this weekend! On Saturday I practiced guitar for 10 hours, shattering my previous record of 9. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/42 "2011-10-17T18:08:50Z")
> [@Filbert](#): > > Whew, **Nava** , that’s one impressive sandwich! How does it all stay together? > I don’t think I’d want to try and eat that in public.. > Sorry to hear 'bout ded fishies **Moom** , I’ve never had the guts (or the money) to try marine fishies- they’re complicated… > > My new exciting thing for today is meeces! Me and my housemate just bought 3 brand shiny new mice, one’s mine, the other two are hers (we were just going to get 2, but I sulked, so she got me one too 😃 ) > > Need name suggestions- it’s grey and white, and very cute… and it’s going nowhere near my parent’s kitty 😉 The others may be named Frankie mouse and Benji mouse, as we’re both Hitchhiker’s Guide fans. Not wholly decided yet though. isn’t it obvious? your mouse should be named Slartybartfast. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/43 "2011-10-17T18:20:37Z")
Culinary Boy and I just got back from hiking [Graveyard Fields](http://www.hikewnc.info/trailheads/pisgah/pisgah/graveyard.html) a little while ago. The colors are peaking like mad around here. They’re actually past the peak and brown up past Mt. Pisgah. It was a very lovely drive and pleasant hike. Something smelled like dog doo up there, though. I think it was the boggy parts. There are plans to go back up there next summer during blueberry season on account of all the blueberry bushes up there. Now we’re waiting for the pizza to bake and for Culinary Boy to get a callback from the job he applied to last week. _crosses fingers_ ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/44 "2011-10-17T18:33:50Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > isn’t it obvious? your mouse should be named Slartybartfast. That’s one of the top options, yes 😃 We’re watching them too see how they act for a few days before picking names, to make sure of getting a name that fits. Yes, we do take this far too seriously, why do you ask? I’ll attempt pics tomorrow- we only just got them back, and they’re all snuggled up in a furry heap of cute at the moment, so I don’t want to disturb them. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/45 "2011-10-17T19:52:39Z")
Apple crumble in the oven and the beginnings of chickie soup simmering on the stove. The house is smelling _goooooooooooood_! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/46 "2011-10-17T19:58:37Z")
Blurf Couldn’t get comfy in bed again last night so I slept on the couch, which means I was only half asleep but at least I was comfy. I went back to the bed after Sweetie got up because the bed was nice and cold and I could spread out. Ended up sleeping for another 6 hours. Oops. Had funky dreams last night. Some chick sold me these pills that were supposed to make my dogs sweet and docile and not psychopaths like they are now. So, I gave them to my girls (for some reason the Terrible Iggy Dammit wasn’t in the dream) and instead of turning sweet and docile, they turned into blood-thirsty maniacs with glowing red eyes. We had antidote pills but they only lasted for half an hour. Second dream was even stranger. My neighbor was supposed to giving me a ride home from the riding school (which is just around the corner and doesn’t require a ride to get back from and why was I there in the first place? And why was she? She hates the owner of the riding school!). Anyway, we were in this big wooden, handmade vehicle. She drove off the side of a hill and we ended up airborne. When we landed, there was a huge flood and the entire world was under water but people didn’t seem to be having any trouble breathing, except us so we stayed in the car. It’s that time of year again. There’s wood on the wood rack and the dogs are gnawing on it. Sigh. I am supposed to be doing homework but I’m suffering from the just don’t cares, even though I do. Ugh. I finished history and gov’t already so I just need to do nutrition and drugs but I think I left my ambition in dreamworld. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/47 "2011-10-17T19:59:35Z")
Hmmmm. Nickname for **Lancia** : Well, Lancia was/is a high end Eye-talian car company. It was bought out in the 60s by Fiat. Fiat mean (in english) _an arbitrary decree or pronouncement_, therefore, your nick is whatever we arbitrarily say it is. 😃 I am plumber today (hear me whimper). Yesterday morning everything came to a halt, drain-wise, so I spent the day futilely snakeing various clean-outs trying to clear things up. No go. So today I’m doing what I always do, digging a hole in the yard where the two 4" pipes come together. That’s always where the clog is. At least this time I took pictures so I can find it with the first hole next time. I have the removable piece of ABS out of the line and I’m eating leftover pizza waiting for the water to drain down a bit so I can see what I’m doing, but I think I’m going to dig the hole a little deeper to give the water somewhere to go and just get on with it. I have an important soccer game to go to in 3 hours. **Zoooommmm** ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/48 "2011-10-17T20:17:07Z")
:mad: I get Intartoobz blocked at work, so no Dope and no MMP at my desk, and today’s episode will go to page2 before I get my dogs fed today. Shows how much of a threadkiller I am… :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [October 17, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/49 "2011-10-17T20:41:24Z")
Howdy Y’all! Home from irk. Rah. Tonight is men’s night at the church house so in a bit I will head out. Steaks are marinated and beer chilled. MMMMM… I wil go collect the old gent who lives one road over and meet OYKW over to the church house. Can’t wait cause Ima gettin’ hongry! Laterz! ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/50 "2011-10-17T22:03:18Z")
> [@Filbert](#): > > That’s one of the top options, yes 😃 We’re watching them too see how they act for a few days before picking names, to make sure of getting a name that fits. Yes, we do take this far too seriously, why do you ask? > > I’ll attempt pics tomorrow- we only just got them back, and they’re all snuggled up in a furry heap of cute at the moment, so I don’t want to disturb them. I told KT we should name the next pair of small mammals that we get Mo and Les, but I don’t think he thought that was as funny as I did. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bri2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/48db29/32.png) [@Bri2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bri2k)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/51 "2011-10-17T22:21:23Z")
Wow not just one, but _two_ MMPs this week! Awesome! Well tomorrow I turn 44 (just like milk going bad “turns”) and if I’m “lucky” I’ll be celebrating at the dentist’s office. I’ve got a tooth acting up. Otherwisem that’s all I got. We’re a day closer to the weekend! Bri2k ---
**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:** [October 17, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/52 "2011-10-17T22:27:30Z")
I remember when I was 44. That as the last year my eyesight worked well enough that I didn’t need spec. I went from that to trifocals. 🆒 Soup was good. I’m going to log off now and knit. Cheers!!! ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/53 "2011-10-17T22:29:06Z")
Hey! Been on a steady diet of [this stuff](http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/17/world/meast/israel-shalit-profile/index.html?hpt=hp_c1) over here for the past week or so. You know the world has gone crazy when the news keeps being more interesting than anything else on TV or book or internet… With all the misgivings, what is done is done, and now all our fingers are crossed for nothing to go wrong at the last minute. I concur with **Bumba** - **Lancia** == Fiat 🙂 Mice shouldn’t be Slartibartfast – they should be Frankie and Benjy! 😃 **Lime** – TAER ☹ (“Their ain’t enough Rolleyes”) {{{ **SCL** }}} Yays, boos, Hugs, gropes, etc… to everyone else ---
**Author:** ![ems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@ems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ems)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/54 "2011-10-17T23:25:48Z")
I was mildly chastised today at PT. I did way to much this weekend and my knee is sore and swollen. I have been instructed to stay off my feet and rest no more vacuuming or mopping and keep it iced. I have to remember I am still healing even if I feel stronger. I will do as I am told no matter how bored/frustrated/sick of sitting in the recliner with my feet up I am as I don’t want to mess this up. Le sigh. Supper tonight is baked sweet potato and squash and goats cheese quiche that I made yesterday and some salad. No real standing involved. Monday is over with. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/55 "2011-10-17T23:35:32Z")
> [@Noone\_Special](#): > > I concur with **Bumba** - **Lancia** == Fiat 🙂 _sigh_ Have some mercy on us that are no good with names in the first place! I have a hard enough time figuring out initials. **Rosie’s** sig as appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![ems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@ems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ems)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/56 "2011-10-17T23:44:01Z")
…and in other news my realtor in Cali just called. The bank approved the short sale on our house! Yay! : Happy Dance in the recliner as I am not supposed to be on my feet : :D:D:D Closing is set for 45 days from today. Yay!😃 ---
**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:** [October 18, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/57 "2011-10-18T00:48:06Z")
Heh. Didn’t even think to check if anyone else had started an MMP. Do we have a part in the FAQ where we talk about the possibility of two MMPs being started at once? Well…it looks like the verbs were cleaned up before dinner; that’s a good sign. That’s an awfully fishy mystery you’ve got going there, **FCM**. Yay for the sale, **mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm**. Sorry for your troubles, **SCL**. ☹ I forgot to mention that it was great to meet **kopek** and that her Ladyship is clearly Mumper material. Made it through my first day back at work. Am now embarking on editing pics. Fun times! Hugs. 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:** [October 18, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/58 "2011-10-18T00:48:59Z")
Yay for short sale **mmmmmms**! I know it’ll be a relief to have it over and done with. **Special1** I’ve sorta kinda followed that young man’s story. Appropriate/inappropriate appendages crossed that it all works out. Home from steak night. 'Twas a good time as always. I do, however, have a minor amount of grrrr. Right now the Southern Ag Expo is happenin’ over in large and in charge Moultrie, Jawja about 40 miles away. TPTB have decided that that would be an excellent venue to tout Medicare. At an agricultural expo. Yep. Just what people who go to an ag expo are lookin’ for. :rolleyes: Thus, yours truly and a cohort will need to be on the road at six a.m. tomorrow to head over, set up, see if laptops will work (we have been assured by the expo folk that wireless is available. I believe that like I believe in oceanfront property in Arizona.) and other fun stuff. So, tomorrow I shall waste a day of irk. I mean, instead of like bein’ where I could actually _help_ folks needin’ help, I’ll be twiddlin’ my thumbs. Oh well, on the off chance wireless does work, I can keep y’all entertained with doin’s from an ag expo. Now I need to go beddy bye. Nitey Nite Y’all! Oh, and if’n I don’t post tomorrow everybody knows why. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/59 "2011-10-18T00:51:05Z")
Irked, and came home. I’m texting with my “just friend”:), surfing, and watching hockey. I love multitasking. Yay for selling, **mmmmm**!!! **Shineycat** , don’t worry, nicknames change so fast, no one else remember either. **FCM** , Roomie made homemade apple sauce and pierogis. mmmm(Not Our **mmmmm** ) lime, :rolleyes: I hate moron cops. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873/60 "2011-10-18T01:09:07Z")
> [@Bumbazine](#): > > I am plumber today (hear me whimper). Yesterday morning everything came to a halt, drain-wise, so I spent the day futilely snakeing various clean-outs trying to clear things up. No go. Did you display the requisite amount of butt crack? Better be careful, or you’ll get **Swampy** all twitterpated… 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fngs-mmp/599873.md?page=4)