# How old is old, or Relativitiy in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [August 3, 2015, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869 "2015-08-03T09:46:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**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 7, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/201 "2015-08-07T13:35:01Z")
Up, caffeinated,and off today. šŸ™‚ 1st on 5! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [August 7, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/202 "2015-08-07T14:32:30Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Yellow jacket sting update: My right hand is still slightly swollen and stiff. The other spots itch a bit. I found one of the dead little bastards on the bedroom floor - I guess it came out of the clothes that I tore off enroute to the shower. Definitely a waspy little yellow jacket bastard. We hates them we do!!! Benadryl \ and make note for the future of the event; in other words tell your doctor. I stepped on a nest of similar little bastards once and got like 40+ stings. I didnā€™t develop a full-blown allergy but I did get what my PCP calls a ā€œsensitivityā€ which is about the same damn thing. Good thing to know if I get bitten again and react badly. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > \*\*FCD \*\*found the waspsā€™ nest. Iā€™m going to rent a flame-thrower!!! > > OK, maybe not. But I am going to look up how to eradicate the damned thing. If its in the ground (I could read back and remind myself but Iā€™m rushing my Dope today) gasoline. No need to flame it, just pour and soak. If its in hedges or a gate or something, RAID with the 10ā€™ spray option. Itā€™s best to wait until around sundown so most of the little bastards are home and die quick. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/203 "2015-08-07T14:34:20Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > Up, caffeinated,and off today. šŸ™‚ > > 1st on 5! šŸ˜ƒ a) I know I say it a lot but weā€™re both a little ā€œoffā€ every day. b) Missed by this () much. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/204 "2015-08-07T14:54:46Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > No need to flame it, just pour and soak. But that would be cool! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/205 "2015-08-07T15:07:29Z")
Howdy all. Iā€™m super impatient because I have next week off and Iā€™m out of here in an hour. But I have already done all of the productive work I will do today. Come on, 12 pm! ---
**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 7, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/206 "2015-08-07T15:43:44Z")
\*\*kopek \*\*- I didnā€™t take Benedryl, but I did take an antihistamine. Glad we had some. The nest is definitely in the ground, and I did read that itā€™s best to kill it at night. I donā€™t think I want to dump gasoline in my yard - Iā€™ll get some sort of commercial killer. Meanwhile, our pellets have been delivered and stacked. Anyone who wonders what 3 tons of pellets looks like can check out my FB. To summarize - itā€™s 150 forty pound bags. Several split and spilled. I had to sweep after they left. \*\*FCD \*\*is finishing with his paint. He wants to try to reassemble the bike today and drive it around to the garage. Heā€™ll put the saddlebags on up there - otherwise, heā€™d have trouble squeezing it out of the basement. Itā€™s 71Ā° and drizzly - feel more like spring than August! ---
**Author:** ![2gigch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2gigch1/32/3313_2.png) [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/207 "2015-08-07T15:58:38Z")
Benadryl also comes in a handy topical cream which I highly recommend. You can put some on the affected area without the full body downer of an oral antihistamine, also good for scratches & bug bites. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/208 "2015-08-07T17:42:02Z")
**FCM** maybe you can get some molten aluminum and make a yellow jacket nest casting. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/209 "2015-08-07T17:42:02Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > Does every bar band in Nashville have the same playlist? :dubious: No. šŸ˜ƒ You likely got the tour package pub crawl. ---
**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 7, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/210 "2015-08-07T18:12:03Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > No need to flame it,ā€¦ Unless youā€™re \*\* da Bear \*\* šŸ˜ƒ And ya, the normal thing about me us the one setting on my washer. > [@missred](#): > > No. šŸ˜ƒ > > You likely got the tour package pub crawl. Actaully, except for the dinner at The Wild Horse, it was cat herding. But like I told one friend who was complaining about the band butchering \*Friends in Low Places \*, thatā€™s why there are Thursday bands and not Friday and Saturday bands. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/211 "2015-08-07T18:33:01Z")
> [@Sahirrnee](#): > > **FCM** maybe you can get some molten aluminum and make a yellow jacket nest casting. I hate to say this but I knew/met an artist who actually did stuff like this. I think the medium was something light but I canā€™t recall if it was tin or an alloy or what. > **[Methods for Casting Subterranean Ant Nests](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3383426/)** > > The study of subterranean ant nests has been impeded by the difficulty of rendering their structures in visible form. Here, several different casting materials are shown to make perfect casts of the underground nests of ants. Each material (dental... > [@missred](#): > > No. šŸ˜ƒ > > You likely got the tour package pub crawl. Probably; thatā€™s what they basically had in Pittsburgh. **Doggio** was lucky though and had a friendly native to guide him to some of the lesser-known local watering holes. Complete with really bad local comics. (Although that little old lady was pretty funny) ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/212 "2015-08-07T18:48:26Z")
**MID DAY BLURF** I got most of the bills paid. Had pizza for lunch and now am slacking for a bit. I would like to skedaddle early but I donā€™t want to leave my girl here alone even though it is kind of slow today. So, stay I shall until 1800. I have the weekend off with no plans except slothfulness. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/213 "2015-08-07T19:06:32Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Contrary to popular opinion I am very live and let live re snakes. Except the ones who slither up into trees and wait to jump on me. Those are e-vile snakes! > > Dindin has been consumed. OYKW is soakinā€™ in the tub. Life is good. That is completely understandable. Anything that jumps on you from trees is evil. Which reminds me - - back in the mid to late nineties I lived in an apartment with two high school age sons, two cats, and one dog. One day one of the neighbors warned us to be careful when going to the mailboxes. The mailboxes were in a big metal block on the edge of the parking lot. The block was under a couple of trees. It seems that a cat had developed the habit of lurking in the trees and dropping down onto people as they got their mail. It wasnā€™t clawing anyone. It landed soft-pawed and scampered away quickly. It just enjoyed startling people. She started describing the cat. It was mine. I could totally see him doing that. In current news, we got between 2 1/2 and 3 inches of rain last night. There was thunder and lightning and everything. Boy did we need that. ---
**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 7, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/214 "2015-08-07T19:19:55Z")
Howdy from da cave! I hereby and forthwith declare it the weekend! YAY! :: Opens Beerverage :: I got back to town right at three and twuck insisted on headinā€™ to da cave, so here we are! šŸ˜ƒ Dindin shall be hotdawgs, slaw, and chips. Simple, easy, and tasty just like how I like my men. > [@Yeller](#): > > In current news, we got between 2 1/2 and 3 inches of rain last night. There was thunder and lightning and everything. Boy did we need that. Thunderbolt and lightning! Very, very frightening! I couldnā€™t resist. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/215 "2015-08-07T19:36:06Z")
I donā€™t think I like this new job. I work in a room that is a humunguous safe and thereā€™s no Intarwebs, therefore no SDMB, MMP, or FB during the irk day. The horror! ---
**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:** [August 7, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/216 "2015-08-07T20:14:05Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Thunderbolt and lightning! Very, very frightening! I couldnā€™t resist. But will you do the Fandango? šŸ˜› ---
**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 7, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/217 "2015-08-07T20:18:55Z")
\*\*BBBobbio \*\*- maybe if you ask nice, you can get your old job back?? šŸ˜‰ Weā€™re just back from a late lunch/early supper at DQ. \*\*FCD \*\*is doing a bit more bike assembly, and tomorrow, heā€™ll be bringing it up to the garage. By the end of the day, he should be on the road. We shall see. Iā€™ve mostly wasted the day. Maybe tomorrow I can be productive. At the very least, Iā€™ll do some laundry. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/218 "2015-08-07T20:38:58Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > \*\*BBBobbio \*\*- maybe if you ask nice, you can get your old job back?? šŸ˜‰ Iā€™d rather slide down a 50 foot razorblade into a pool of salt water. ---
**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 7, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/219 "2015-08-07T21:18:51Z")
> [@Spidery](#): > > But will you do the Fandango? šŸ˜› No, but, Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me. Dindin has been ingested. All is well. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869/220 "2015-08-07T21:19:30Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > I donā€™t think I like this new job. I work in a room that is a humunguous safe and thereā€™s no Intarwebs, therefore no SDMB, MMP, or FB during the irk day. The horror! Just ignore your wife for an hour before work and an hour after and catch up on your Dope. Thatā€™s what I do. šŸ˜‰ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-old-or-relativitiy-in-the-mmp/726869.md?page=12)