# How to throw a party! - A 12-step MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [February 18, 2008, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071 "2008-02-18T05:39:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/281 "2008-02-21T06:07:27Z")
:smack: I just now put things together here. Looking at moon earlier. . .it looked kinda odd. . .neat but odd. Reading about lunar eclipse for a while. Then all of a sudden. . .bam! Those two things are related! Well, at least I figured it out in the same day/night. šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![Labelless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@Labelless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labelless)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/282 "2008-02-21T06:20:54Z")
[QUOTE=Dottygumdrop] So, **Tagfree** , no bear huh? Maybe it was **swampy** come to raid the kitchen for snacks and run away really really fast! šŸ˜‰ As for the sound of childā€™s body hitting something, then the ensuing wail, I am becoming more familiar with it! HRH is almost 11 months old and is testing her (and my) limits on an almost daily basis. She has a knack for trying to stand up underneath chairs and tables, so much so that I swear her head should look like a golf-ball! And the crying that follows nearly breaks my heart, particularly as she is now at that clingy-cuddly stage. If it ever happens at MILā€™s house though, the first thing MIL asks is, ā€œWhat did you do to her?ā€ Like I delight in causing physical injury and emotional distress to my own flesh and blood! :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] _Looks around suspiciously_ Hrm, Iā€™ll have to check my snack supply. I do have Pop Tarts, graham crackers, Teddy Grahams, and Goldfish. Those are the kidsā€™ though, my stash is very well hidden. I canā€™t say Iā€™ve ever had the pleasure of hearing a child hitting the toilet until tonight. Must be a boy thing. Oldest Child fell in once, but she was ten, and the cries were more of disgust. My _own_ mother will ask to this day what I did to my children if they start crying when sheā€™s around. Drives me batty! I torture my kids for fun! Not for pain! Speaking of children, the Middle Princess asked tonight if she could take classes this summer. Sheā€™s in KG. I asked her why, and she said, ā€œHow else am I going to learn things over the summer?ā€. Like she couldnā€™t believe it. So Iā€™ll be looking into classes for her it sounds like. This one, if she keeps it up, will be the one to look out for. I just know it. Thats it for me for the night though. Turning in now! ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/283 "2008-02-21T06:54:50Z")
Night Crew checking in. I got nuttinā€™. But you did ask where we wereā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/284 "2008-02-21T07:03:53Z")
Hi, bye. Iā€™m going to be playing in the game room most of the night, I love new stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/285 "2008-02-21T07:38:22Z")
Checking in and out also. I need my beauty rest. Iā€™m off to bed. Perchance to dream. . . of something good! šŸ†’ ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/286 "2008-02-21T07:45:07Z")
Actually, I do have somethingā€¦ **Dotty** , \*\*TagFree \*\*-- when you hear a crash and then, **immediately** , crying, you can be pretty sure things are most likely within the bounds of ā€œit will heal sometime before they get married.ā€ Itā€™s when things go all quiet that you need to be very very worriedā€¦ :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Dottygumdrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Dottygumdrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dottygumdrop)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/287 "2008-02-21T07:58:57Z")
What really freaks me out is the split-second-that-lasts-a-lifetime pause between crash and wail. Like the time HRH took a nose-dive off our bed - she hit the ground, there was deafening silence for an eternal millisecond, then a heart-rending scream! I think my heart stops in that moment of silence. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/288 "2008-02-21T08:49:59Z")
Over in the new game forum I am proposing a game-style weekly thread, something to combat you MMP no-gooders. Finally, [my dream](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=443822) of defeating the MMP can come to fruition! ---
**Author:** ![Dottygumdrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Dottygumdrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dottygumdrop)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/289 "2008-02-21T10:23:57Z")
You will never defeat us! Why, you ask??? [channeling **FCM**] Because weā€™re nice, dammit!!! [/c **FCM**] ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/290 "2008-02-21T11:48:28Z")
**beebs** , we cannot be defeated. (See above.) And weā€™re so nice that many of us will probably join you in the weekly game thread (at least from time to time). So, there! šŸ˜› Why is it morning already? And why do I have to go to work. Itā€™s possible that today is my Friday (since I worked the hoiday on Monday, I might get to take tomorrow instead; assuming I can get enough stuff done today). Pretty moon last night. When I last looked, it red with some dark gray. Very cool. GT ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/291 "2008-02-21T12:09:00Z")
I will accept expatriates by all means, after all, I would be one as well. But plans are still in development. First step, moderation okay. Second step, I gotta actually get the thing rolling. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/292 "2008-02-21T12:38:58Z")
[QUOTE=bbs2k] Over in the new game forum I am proposing a game-style weekly thread, something to combat you MMP no-gooders. Finally, [my dream](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=443822) of defeating the MMP can come to fruition! [/QUOTE] B.b.butā€¦ I just got here! ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/293 "2008-02-21T12:47:17Z")
Nice eclipseā€¦ :dubious: Damned clouds. **Spuds** , one of the fringe benefits of being a fireman is that I get an automagic pass on jury duty. Well, that, and I know everyone in the Cottonfield County Sheriffā€™s Department, so Iā€™ll be tainted as far as impartiality is concernedā€¦ šŸ˜ƒ Since everyone is griping about stoopit pets, I have one annoying foster cat and two foster pups that Iā€™ll pay someone to take away. Off to forage for brekkie and caffeine. Carry on. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/294 "2008-02-21T12:49:23Z")
[QUOTE=IvoryTowerDenizen] B.b.butā€¦ I just got here! ā˜¹ [/QUOTE] How 'bout we let **Beebs** and the others go away ā€“ then it will be just you and me left here! šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/295 "2008-02-21T12:52:49Z")
[QUOTE=Noone Special] How 'bout we let **Beebs** and the others go away ā€“ then it will be just you and me left here! šŸ˜‰ [/QUOTE] Now, thatā€™s what Iā€™m talkinā€™ aboutā€¦ šŸ†’ Have you recovered from your kidsā€™ bday parties yet? ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/296 "2008-02-21T12:55:08Z")
[QUOTE=IvoryTowerDenizen] Now, thatā€™s what Iā€™m talkinā€™ aboutā€¦ šŸ†’ Have you recovered from your kidsā€™ bday parties yet? [/QUOTE] I predict somebody mentioning a room number in the immediate futureā€¦ šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/297 "2008-02-21T12:58:42Z")
[QUOTE=Noone Special] I predict somebody mentioning a room number in the immediate futureā€¦ šŸ˜ƒ [/QUOTE] Hope it has a bathtub (re-reading my earlier post wants me to take a bubble bath again tonightā€¦). šŸ˜ƒ mmmm bubblesā€¦ šŸ˜‰ (OK- must eat breakfast and go to workā€¦ sigh. This is more fun.). ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/298 "2008-02-21T13:03:26Z")
Up caffeinated, and off to work. Hockey tonight. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/299 "2008-02-21T13:14:47Z")
Good Morninā€™ Yā€™all! Up and caffienatinā€™ here. Today is the offical ā€œGrand Openingā€ at work, so I donā€™t need to be there til around noonish. For reasons unknown to moi (and reasons I donā€™t care to know) thereā€™s a cleaninā€™ crew in this morninā€™ to spiff the place up. Weā€™ll have **N.O.L.** , a ribbon cutting deal, then get talked at by the state Insurance Commissioner. Be still my beating heart! :rolleyes: The eclipes was waaaaaaaaaaay jake last night! I had a great view of it. I sat out by the pool and watched it from the swing. All by myself though. Olā€™ yā€™all know who couldnā€™t stay up to watch it all. He goes in waaaaaaaaaay early everyday, poor thing. [del]Great snacks[/del] Hope no one stole all your snacks **Tagfree**. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-throw-a-party-a-12-step-mmp/438071/300 "2008-02-21T13:25:22Z")
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