# Foghorns 'R' Us, a navigational MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [July 27, 2009, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412 "2009-07-27T09:20:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/181 "2009-07-31T18:36:05Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] \*\*Nava \*\*- did you see your typo?? šŸ˜ƒ [/QUOTE] \ _Itā€™s a dead manā€™s partyā€¦_ [QUOTE=Always Brings Pie] As of today I have lost 60 pounds. šŸ˜ƒ [/QUOTE] Need help finding them? Unrelated to either of thoseā€¦ I have a new winner in the ā€œMost horrid excuse for a PCā€ Drumrollā€¦ My neighborā€™s PC is so clogged up with whatever, and itā€™s so underpowered that it took half an hour just to get Housecall started, and its initial estimate for completion was eleven DAYS. After about 15 minutes, it re-calculated and was down to 9 hours. For comparison, this machine started with an estimate of two hours and soon re-calculated to 22 minutes. At one point, I did something to trigger a screen refresh, and it was so weird to watch the thing paint line by line - took about 20 seconds to refresh the screen. ---
**Author:** ![kaiwik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaiwik/32/3978_2.png) [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/182 "2009-07-31T18:48:43Z")
I am a bad mmper. Happy belated Birthday to da **Swampbear!!!** Happy belated Birthday to **VWife!!!** Happy Birthday **BBBobbio!!!** Yay Pie!!! Not much to report, I have photos to share, but it is a beautiful morning on the emerald isle, and I am going out with my friend Cat to dig wildflowers to transplant in the yard, and to pick berries. As I am the gimp I get to have bear watch while she picks berries in the underbrushā€¦you know, where the bears like to nap during the day. I am taking my camera, so if we donā€™t get eaten, I will be back sometime soon to share. Been busy, having a good summer, taking a bit of a hiatus from the computer. But I knew this was an important week. My love to all _big hugs and kissies_ and everyone get ready for the first weekend in August! ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/183 "2009-07-31T19:10:49Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > **hooray for pie!** Hooray for you, too, **Spaz**. And \*\*rosie \*\*too. I just havenā€™t been around and/or remembering all of the comments that I wanted to make. No thanks, **gotti.** Itā€™s taken me waaaay to long to get this far. I donā€™t want any of them back.šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [July 31, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/184 "2009-07-31T19:13:17Z")
If you donā€™t get back soon, **kai** , weā€™re sending out a rescue team. I am presently making a grocery list with every edible frozen Presidentā€™s Choice product there is. Do you have PC in the States? Itā€™s a sort of Trader Joe-ish line of foods. Anyway, so far itā€™s three types of pizza, mushroom lasagna, and frozen chicken and vegetable pies. Mr. Lissar and Attacks Husband get to make and freeze chicken cacciatore and butter chicken over the weekend. They donā€™t know yet. šŸ™‚ Oh, and **Muppet** , dulce de leche cheesecake is on sale. šŸ˜ƒ You know, I should never be allowed to do the food shopping. ---
**Author:** ![kaiwik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaiwik/32/3978_2.png) [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/185 "2009-07-31T19:18:57Z")
Hi **li-li** , and thanks! Didnā€™t I read somewhere that you caught pregnant again? All my best, and sticky prayers for baby and a quiet tummy for you! ---
**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:** [July 31, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/186 "2009-07-31T19:29:02Z")
Dryer Man is here!! YAY!! Heā€™s replacing the control board. He saw the burned-out element on the old board, so this should take care of things. Finally. Yay. \*\*FCD \*\*and daughter just headed to Loweā€™s. In my car. Funny how that happens. OK Sears Guy blocked **FCD** ā€™s car in, but still - MY CAR! :mad: I went downstairs with Dryer Man, and while he did whatever it is he does, I started gathering my tools for class tomorrow, and I checked on the stuff in my damp cabinet. It wasnā€™t all that damp - I had to spray down several pieces. Plus one cat lost its tail, so I had to reattach it. Hope it holds. Otherwise, my sister is getting a manx. šŸ˜ƒ Dunno what to do for dinner tonight. We have corn on the cob. But we really need some sort of protein matter. Cheese? oh - wait - mac-n-cheese! Thatā€™s healthy, right? Mac-n-cheese-n-Amish Corn?? Yum! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/187 "2009-07-31T20:27:35Z")
Should we be worried about the safety of the **ems** hubby? She sounds like sheā€™s ready to rip his clothes off in the middle of the airport! Congratulations on losing those bothersome pounds, **Pie** : may you never find them again! Hi **kai**! ---
**Author:** ![kaiwik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaiwik/32/3978_2.png) [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/188 "2009-07-31T20:32:37Z")
Hola **Navaita** , gracias pro noticing yo. yep, I speak spanglish!) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/189 "2009-07-31T20:42:01Z")
Hi yā€™all! Mr Rebo said the interview was great! He got there early, and they talked about 45 minutes. ā€”Oh jeezā€” the phone just rang and we thought it might be them! It was another company. Anyway, the guy had one more interview at 2:30 (itā€™s 3:30 right now) and he said he might send him to get his drug test today or Monday - like Mr Rebo was the one getting picked. Itā€™s nerve-wracking waiting like this. Mr Rebo has a qualification that (it seemed) the first interviewee didnā€™t have - an endorsement for delivering to the Port of Houston - itā€™s sort of new in the last year or so. Itā€™s an anti-terrorist type requirement. The moneyā€™s ok, the hours are good, the commute is greatā€¦ Iā€™m rambling. This is gonna be a long weekend if we donā€™t hear something by 5:00. :: crosses fingers:: ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/190 "2009-07-31T20:43:50Z")
I didnā€™t know **Bobbio** was dead. šŸ˜• I NEVER get these memos! I am back from the Museum of Science and Industry with the family. We were supposed to go see the Harry Potter exhibit, but I thought TH had gotten the tix and he thought I hadā€“we are both to blame for this cock upā€“we didnā€™t even check with one another. :smack: So, we just went to the museum. never again. I LIKE children and it was too much. I have rarely seen so many poorly behaved, obnoxious kids in one place, complete with obnoxious parents. It is LOUD, hot and crowdedā€“the layout of that place is Byzantine. I will be making plans to go to the HP only evening show soon. It looks neat and while Iā€™m not an insane HP fan, Iā€™d rather see it then miss it. Other than that, itā€™s been a day of nothing. I did some major gardening yesterday and my muscles are sore today. Congrats, **ABP** on your loss! That is incredible and wonderful! ---
**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:** [July 31, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/191 "2009-07-31T21:28:17Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > I didnā€™t know **Bobbio** was dead. 'eā€™s not dead, 'eā€™s resting!! šŸ˜ƒ PapaJohn made supper. Rain is coming. Laundry will be done when pizza is consumed. TGIF. ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/192 "2009-07-31T21:32:46Z")
\*\*Pie, \*\*many congrats on your weight loss. That is something to be proud of and I know what hard work it is too. Keeping my fingers crossed for **Mr. Rebo.** I am sitting here enjoying a nice, frosty pina colada. I deserve it. I came home to an e-mail from the company I used to take me to and from the airport. It seems my credit card had declined. Well, DUH! Itā€™s a government travel card and itā€™s only turned on while Iā€™m on TDY. I was TDY from the 20th through the 24th. My card was turned off on the 26th. The shuttle company didnā€™t try to run my card until the 28th. So, I got that squared away with them. I was compensated on my travel voucher for the shuttle service, so I ended up using my personal card. They are forwarding my complaint though. I told them that waiting to scan a card for eight days was not acceptable. A great many of us fed employees use their services, so it behooves them to get things right. Iā€™ve never had a problem with them before, so I was shocked to see this. I may be making a run to the butcher shop. A ribeye steak would be mighty tasty today. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/193 "2009-07-31T22:07:04Z")
\ clearing throat \ \*\* haaapppyyy biiirrrttthhhdddaaayyy toooooo youuuuuu!!! haaapppyyy biiirrrttthhhdddaaayyy toooooo youuuuuu!!! haaapppyyy biiirrrttthhhdddaaayyy deeeaaarrr bbbooobbbiiiooo!!! haaapppyyy biiirrrttthhhdddaaayyy toooooo youuuuuu!!! \*\* Sorry youā€™re dead. šŸ˜› Yay **CutiePie**! Trouts, hugs, boos, yays, trouts, chitlins, wedgies, nougies, how _you_ doinā€™s distribute as needed. Do we have a volunteer for the next MMP? If not, I have a tale of termites and trees to tell. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/194 "2009-07-31T22:10:39Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > \ clearing throat \ > > \*\* > haaapppyyy biiirrrttthhhdddaaayyy toooooo youuuuuu!!! > haaapppyyy biiirrrttthhhdddaaayyy toooooo youuuuuu!!! > haaapppyyy biiirrrttthhhdddaaayyy deeeaaarrr DEAD bbbooobbbiiiooo!!! > haaapppyyy biiirrrttthhhdddaaayyy toooooo youuuuuu!!! > \*\* I fixed that for you. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2009, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/195 "2009-07-31T22:39:47Z")
Hee, thatā€™s one of the funniest typos weā€™ve had in a while. šŸ˜ƒ Yay! Itā€™s **kai**! Yeah, I can imagine the museum could be stressful. When I went a couple of years ago, it wasnā€™t too bad, but school had already started, so there werenā€™t too many kids. Appendages crossed for Mr. Rebo. Gotta go get a holster for the new phoneā€¦guess Iā€™ll wander over to Target. Back laterā€¦ GT ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/196 "2009-07-31T23:18:13Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Oh JESUS! > > Ehm ā­•o:o:o:o:o:o Itā€™s a good thing I ainā€™t got no shame, otherwise Iā€™d die of embarrasment. Sorry **Bobbio**! :dubious: Hell, I didnā€™t see it until just nowā€¦ ETA: I didnā€™t get the memo, either. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/197 "2009-08-01T00:31:53Z")
Yanno, it might be a good idea to let \*\*swampy \*\*do the next MMP. After all, at his advanced age, heā€™s only got so many coherent thoughts leftā€¦ šŸ˜› šŸ˜› šŸ˜› šŸ˜› šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/198 "2009-08-01T01:02:03Z")
I burned my index finger (my RIGHT index fingerā€“the mouse clicker) making a fire in our fire pit about an hour ago. ā˜¹ That and Iā€™m boredā€¦ ---
**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 1, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/199 "2009-08-01T02:49:38Z")
Survived work. Rain sucks. 45 hours, minutes, seconds till vacation. {{{ **rigs** }}} You could play with Gordie, then youā€™d be too pooped to be bored. Anyone tell **VWife** that **BBBobbio** is pining for the fjords?:eek:šŸ˜ƒ Good luck to Mr. **Rebo**! : waves at **kai** : Yay for Pie! ---
**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 1, 2009, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412/200 "2009-08-01T03:03:00Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Yanno, it might be a good idea to let \*\*swampy \*\*do the next MMP. After all, at his advanced age, heā€™s only got so many coherent thoughts leftā€¦ > > šŸ˜› šŸ˜› šŸ˜› šŸ˜› šŸ˜› Ooooh, excellent point. I guess we oughta let him get us started then. šŸ˜ƒ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412.md?page=11)