# Hopefully an easy week MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [October 14, 2013, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201 "2013-10-14T10:07:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/81 "2013-10-15T23:50:20Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Time for punkin pie and TV and knitting… > > _ **MWAH!!** _ I wish I had some punkin pie to _eat_. ☹ Guess I’ll just haz to go to the freezer & get out some to [_drink_](http://cocktails.about.com/od/vodkareviews/fr/Pinnacle-Pumpkin-Pie-Vodka.htm) 🆒 I was driving down the expressway & in the next lane there was a van towing a [smoker trailer](http://www.horizonbbqsmokersstore.com/servlet/the-Smokers-cln-Trailer-dsh-Mounted-Smokers/Categories), which was smoking. It smelled nummy! We were approaching a curve where traffic always slows & even sometimes stops. If’n it did stop, I was planning on jumping outta my car, running over, opening the lid & hopin’ to find a turkey laig to grab. :o Alas, we didn’t stop. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/82 "2013-10-16T00:06:33Z")
**{{Rosie}}** ouchie I understand you **Swampy** My ex hubbie once got upset with me when he asked me to get him a screwdriver and I said plus or minus? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/83 "2013-10-16T01:13:11Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > **sari** my guess is the little box thingy where the internet comes out (router?) must have electricity to work. I like to talk all technical sometimes. 😃 Upon reporting of what I did to earn my money, I often write, “You have to plug it in.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/84 "2013-10-16T06:16:51Z")
**Flytrap killded the MMP!!!** Anyways To sum up my day Pro: got a new application for a new client. Con: got into a minor fender bender on my way back to the office to submit said application. Thank goodness for great car insurance. I am up getting this app in for my client so it isn’t late. I thankfully don’t hurt, and my car is repairable. I have NEVER gotten into a car accident where I was the driver so this is all new to me. The officer on scene said I should go to my court date and contest the citation of “following too close” based on my good driving record. He said it could get dismissed. I don’t have any idea how to do that since I have never had to before. Any advice? ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/85 "2013-10-16T09:02:58Z")
> [@sahirrnee](#): > > **{{Rosie}}** ouchie > > I understand you **Swampy** My ex hubbie once got upset with me when he asked me to get him a screwdriver and I said plus or minus? “plus or minus” makes more sense to me than the names, and DH says he’d have understood the question and answered it. ---
**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 16, 2013, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/86 "2013-10-16T10:17:00Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. _YAWN_ ‘Tis 62 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 85 for the day. Over the next four days the temps are supposed to climb into the high 80s then back down into the high 70s. It’s kinda like Summer and Fall are fightin’ it out. 😃 **{{{Apes}}}** sorry about the car booboo. There should be a time, date and address for the court appearance on the ticket. Just go and state your case. It’s worth a shot to get it dismissed. At worst you’d have to pay the fine that mornin’ which you’d have to do even if you don’t go contest the ticket. > [@sari](#): > > I understand you Swampy My ex hubbie once got upset with me when he asked me to get him a screwdriver and I said plus or minus? I’d have said, “Straight up or on the rocks?” Then again, I am a natural born comedian. 😃 Now I need more caffiene and rumbly tummy is hongry. Then, alas, irk purtification must commence. At least 'tis Hump Daaaaaaaaaaaay! [Happy Hump Day](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWBhP0EQ1lA) Y’all! Oh like y’all didn’t think I would! ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/87 "2013-10-16T10:40:42Z")
Blurf. [Another day breaks](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtG8kdfM1xw)… Off to work soon. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/88 "2013-10-16T10:44:15Z")
My givadammer is non-functional once more. Rah. ---
**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 16, 2013, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/89 "2013-10-16T10:44:52Z")
Because I blew my money on candy yesterday, I get to wear real clothes (not crappy uniform) to irk. It’s plaid shirt day! Yes, my sartorial sense got stuck in the mid 90’s. Better than the mid 70’s I say. ---
**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 16, 2013, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/90 "2013-10-16T11:40:29Z")
Blurf. Is soggy day, and I don’t have much to do, so had a long lie in. I’m turning even more nocturnal with this job. What to do with the day… maybe some cooking. ---
**Author:** ![Jynxster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jynxster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jynxster)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/91 "2013-10-16T11:44:33Z")
Happeh Whinesday, My contribution: I might have to work late on Halloween and not get home in time to dress up and give candies to all 2 kids that will probably show up. I like the dressing up part, am sad we don’t have more kids in our neighborhood. Anti-whine: Ummmmmm…someone…anyone…Bueller? ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/92 "2013-10-16T12:44:52Z")
**i have whiplash, wahhhhhhhh ☹** ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/93 "2013-10-16T13:36:13Z")
Titanic Engineer: “I need to adjust the iceberg detector. Hand me the screwdriver.” Smart Ass: “Straight up or the rocks?” Engineer: “I beg your pardon?” Smart Ass: “Plus or minus?” CRASH Engineer: “Never mind.” ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/94 "2013-10-16T14:22:18Z")
Happy Hump Day! It’s a cool cloudy 59 with a projected high of 73. It looks like rain. Sah-son just got done mowing the lawn, he hopes for the last time this year. I doubt it, I think there will be one more mowing. I really hate the JGWentworth commercials. I didn’t get enough sleep last night, woke at 330, couldn’t get back to sleep, started drifting off at 6, got a phone call, tried to call my friend who works night and finally somewhere after 7 I fell asleep. The alarm goes off at 8:45 so I feel tired. I guess I got a sinus thing going on, my cheekbones hurt, my ears hurt, my jaw and teeth hurt and my stomach is upset. I have to walk hellpup today, as much as I can walk her when I am feeling so badly. **Nettie** Plus and Phillips both start with ‘P’, that is how I remember which is which. The ex had no sense of humor. **Swampy** I would have laughed, him not so much. **Flytrap** while I can’t speak for Swampy, I can assure you I was not on the Titanic. \*\*Apes \*\* ouch. You just show up in court to fight a ticket. You’ll get a notice in the mail but make sure you don’t have to request a court date. MD doesn’t give them out automatically anymore, so if you don’t pay the ticket and don’t request a date, you’re in trouble. Sometimes if the cop and/or other party doesn’t show up it can be dismissed. I don’t remember all the details, I haven’t been to traffic court in over 30 years. I remember most of the time the judge would reduce the fine by 50% and drop all the points unless you are a repeat offender. ---
**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 16, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/95 "2013-10-16T14:23:03Z")
blurf Sorry, **Apes**. Hope you feel better soon. **Midget** , if you break the day, you have to replace it.😉 rosie, oww! my wallet has sympathy pains. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/96 "2013-10-16T14:27:37Z")
Day One of teaching kids about Renaissance life and history is done. I’m craftily (and sanely) skipping Day Two, but will be back for Day Three tomorrow. Historically, Day Two is when the real problem children come, and I just can’t physically handle three days of Faire in a row this year. The fun part is I get _paid_ to do this. The ironic part is that my mundane employer pays me more by lunchtime on one education day than the Faire pays me for the entire run of the show as they place a high value on K-12 education. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/97 "2013-10-16T14:28:52Z")
I’m free! I dozent hazta go to jury duty! In out county it’s one day or one trial. You have to call in after 4pm the day before & when I called last night, my # was not up, they didn’t need me, so my service is considered complete without needing to go. 😃 Yipee! 😃 Wahoo! 😃 **Apes** , let me get this straight. It sounds like you rear-ended someone, cop pulled your record, saw you were clean but cited you anyway & says it _could_ get dismissed? I don’t know TN law, but methinks he was feeding you a line so that you didn’t go all **Apes** -shit on him & he could go on peacefully w/o any confrontation.\* My advise; practice crying on cue & on court day wear lots of mascara (both for batting your eyes & to create great big black streaks down your cheeks) & a low cut but otherwise conservative blouse…& hope for a male judge. :dubious: - When I was rear-ended two years ago the cop pulled me aside & told me he was going to cite her by mail because there was no way he was handing her a ticket right then & there; he didn’t want to deal with her. I’m not saying this applies in your case, but it does happen. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/98 "2013-10-16T14:45:07Z")
(sticks head up) Howdy!!! Been a frantic summer of amusement parks, zombie stuff and (darn it all) real adulthood things. Had to have the basement french drained and some other work done – the check came to more than both my Harleys combined. It was covered in blood and tears but it got cashed anyway. Heading off to the mountains for a wedding Friday so I may be in and out on this thread. So hows things been around here? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/99 "2013-10-16T14:51:11Z")
> [@sahirrnee](#): > > **Flytrap** while I can’t speak for Swampy, I can assure you I was not on the Titanic. It was a cautionary tale. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201/100 "2013-10-16T15:09:36Z")
Meh. I’m tired. My mother called just after bedtime last night to tell me an admittedly hilarious story about how she dropped her phone in the toilet and didn’t notice until it started backing up, followed by a frantic plunger search and much amusement. The story didn’t take long, but every time I was thiiiiiiiis close to falling asleep last night, I heard my mother say “So, I pooped on my iPhone” again, and I cracked up hard enough to wake myself up. We’ve got a lunch meeting today at noon, which I hate. I hate meetings, and I especially hate taking lunch at noon. The meeting starts at 12, and then we have an hour for lunch when it’s over. Usually, I just go back to my desk until one and then take my usual hour because I can’t stand the longer afternoon. But I think today’s meeting might actually _last_ until one, because I believe there is big news coming. I don’t know if it’s good or bad, really, just that it’s kind of big. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-an-easy-week-mmp/671201.md?page=6)