# I can't believe I'm starting the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [September 6, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165 "2021-09-06T11:27:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/101 "2021-09-08T21:31:23Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > I remember seeing a car in St. Louis with the plate CATAMT–guess what type of car it was… I’m guessing either a Cougar, or a nondescript white van. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/102 "2021-09-08T21:41:12Z")
Another similar statement: Paint me blue and call me Babe. I know I’ve heard others. I’ll have to give this a think. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/103 "2021-09-08T21:42:26Z")
Argh. Used furniture store said they have too much dining room furniture, so no thanks. This mystifies me. Due to supply chain issues, new furniture takes even longer to arrive than it used to–5-7 months now, I’m told. You’d think people would want used furniture then. Apparently people don’t want dining tables any more? Goodwill doesn’t take furniture here. Habitat moved but said they might take it–IF I could get it out to the curb…from my second-floor apartment…down two blocks from the curb. Finally found a thrift shop that said maybe. They do pick up furniture. I sent photos. Fingers crossed. **Sari** , I know if they paint, it takes a couple days to dry. Such a PITA. I’m glad the bath helped you feel better. Off to the mgmt. office: three light bulbs conked out at once in three different rooms. It’s a conspiracy, I tell ya! ---
**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:** [September 8, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/104 "2021-09-08T21:52:22Z")
**sari** , they canceled pup swim here again this year. The fee goes to the park department for upkeep of the dog parks. Nelson usually gets his annual swim test, but pretty much ignores the water otherwise and just plays with his buds. Your truck hood may have sensors, wiring and lights in it (many do). When the dump truck hit me, my front bumper was about half of the $10K of damage for that reason. **shoe** , :TLDR: version, my old boss is not following process and is winding up paying $20 p/h help to do what his $15 p/h help is supposed to and they are overwhelmed and undertrained (and I had nothing to do with their training). Your crafty friend is my kind of people. Nice baguette, **magic**! Irked, came home, let Nelson off leash for a few minutes for some supervised play with Molly, the Australian shepherd two doors down. After KP, I’ll play some in the studio before heading for bed. Stay safe and healthy y’all! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/105 "2021-09-08T21:57:17Z")
Work went from “short staffed” to “we have too many people, **shoe** you’re getting cut early.” I _would_ say bad words about the pay cut, but I gotta buncha shit I oughta do. > [@nelliebly](#): > > (An artist friend and I decided on a chair today, a green-and-cream buffalo plaid. No yellow. Can’t be helped.) Yellow pillows, then! Or a yellow blanket thrown over the back. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/106 "2021-09-08T22:05:51Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Yellow pillows, then! That’s exactly what my friend recommended! Great artists think alike. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/107 "2021-09-08T22:07:50Z")
I missed a few! > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > “butter my butt and call me a biscuit” is something I’m going to have to remember…is it original or something of a family saying? Ancient, traditional Southern saying. Often said when someone sees somebody unexpected (especially on their front door) but context is everything. > [@overlyverbose](#): > > my daughter’s bus driver once ran into no less than two parked cars on the same road about a block away from each other as she was headed to school, then backed into the bus behind her on the way out Was she drunk, or was it, like, her very first day behind the wheel? > [@overlyverbose](#): > > I tried really hard to ignore it and doze off again, but my sleep tank was just filled enough I couldn’t. I like the phrase “sleep tank” and will borrow it. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/108 "2021-09-08T22:51:24Z")
**Red** , our plunge is for the animal shelter. They charge $5/per dog, but I always give them $20. Even that is cheap for an hour or two of fun. Hot 87 degrees out there tonight. I’ve heard butter my butt and call me a biscuit as both an exclamation of surprise, and as a nice way of saying something not so nice. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/109 "2021-09-08T23:18:09Z")
**sari** , I hear that in various contexts here in the mid-south. One of my favorites though, is borrowed from my dad: _Don’t let your Evinrude mouth overpower your rowboat ass._ ---
**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:** [September 8, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/110 "2021-09-08T23:49:10Z")
Howdy Y’all! Groceries got procured. I made up for lack of sloth. I also made sup, but that’s an easy one to do, so even that was kinda slothlike. The rain today has been weird. It would act like it was goin’ to pour then slack up to a steady rain, then a steady drizzle, then back to an almost pour down, then steady rain, then steady drizzle, lather, rinse, repeat. Did make for a good day to stay inside and dry, however. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/111 "2021-09-08T23:52:28Z")
So the late Air showed up after they turned off the box trains and sent the sort table people home. Nothing like frantically trying to run 200 packages while the package cars are starting up. But “not my circus, not my monkeys”, just my hour of OT. 🥳 > [@overlyverbose](#): > > Renting a dumpster is incredibly freeing Last time I moved, I filled the apartment dumpster twice. > [@Sahirrnee](#): > > Nobody would ever mistake Echo for a service dog. If I tried that with Gordie people would be like " Sir, your service dog needs a service dog." > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Was she drunk, or was it, like, her very first day behind the wheel? Or thought she was playing [Twisted Metal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_Metal_(1995_video_game))? ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/112 "2021-09-09T01:52:47Z")
I ordered Costco via Instacart. I love Skinny Pop popcorn. Forget the “Skinny” part: it’s just the best popped corn out there. So I ordered some. It’s almost kind of semi-healthy, right? The shopper replaced it with a huge bag of Pirate’s Booty. I mean, it’s a big booty. I can’t even pretend it’s healthy. Hmm. On a happier note, the thrift shop said they’ll take the furniture. Yay! I have to empty the china cabinet before they get here because the rug I’m giving them is under it. Hope they don’t mind lifting the china cabinet to get the rug. 🤷‍♀️ **red** and **sari** , I’d pay to watch a dog plunge event. SO cool! I don’t think they do any around here. > [@dogbutler](#): > > So the late Air showed up after they turned off the box trains and sent the sort table people home. Way back in my wild youth, I dated a carney. I couldn’t understand half of what he said, either, but I assure you, my sympathetic nodding is sincere. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/113 "2021-09-09T02:34:28Z")
Evening all. Helped with attendance for soccer and watched some of the 4- and 5- years old practice, then dropped off my water bill and for dinner had a 3-scoop Butter Pecan cone, because that’s got to have as many calories as any meal… **nellie** , yeah for the thrift store. I gave a fair amount of my stuff to a local thrift, my neighbor runs a landscaping business and some of his workers came by and got most of the rest, and a company called We Chunk Junk grabbed what was left. Thanks all for the information on the saying…can’t say I’ve ever heard it here. **flyboy** , yep it was a Mercury Cougar–thought it was an imaginative name (for those that don’t see it, Cat+Amt=Amount is Catamount, another name for a Cougar or Mountain Lion). **Sari** , ouch on the car bill, but sounds like an honest shop, hope the repair meets your needs. All y’all take care now and I’ll catch up with you on Thorsday. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/114 "2021-09-09T03:21:41Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **flyboy** , yep it was a Mercury Cougar–thought it was an imaginative name (for those that don’t see it, Cat+Amt=Amount is Catamount, another name for a Cougar or Mountain Lion). Yep, ‘catamount’ was my first thought. But ‘catamite’ came to mind soon after. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/115 "2021-09-09T03:29:35Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > The rain today has been weird. It would act like it was goin’ to pour then slack up to a steady rain, then a steady drizzle, then back to an almost pour down, then steady rain, then steady drizzle, lather, rinse, repeat. Did make for a good day to stay inside and dry, however. when it does rain here it does that… or pours between 1 and 5 am so everyone can argue if it actually did rain all day … ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/116 "2021-09-09T05:02:57Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > people would be like " Sir, your service dog needs a service dog." LOLOLOL > [@nelliebly](#): > > **red** and **sari** , I’d pay to watch a dog plunge event. Haven’t checked, but can almost guarantee there’s something of this sort on, oh, what do the kids call it … the YouTubes? ETA: Found this, to start: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aP4KQj3iSLc/hqdefault.jpg "Pooch Plunge 2006 -- Dogs in a Pool") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP4KQj3iSLc) ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/117 "2021-09-09T05:12:26Z")
LOVE the video! I wish I could _be_ there. Forget swimming with the dolphins. I wanna swim with the dogs! 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 9, 2021, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/118 "2021-09-09T05:58:43Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave. I wonder what madcap insanity will happen today? shoe, great video. Gordie is obsessed with the complex pool. Which is weird, since he hates getting his feet wet. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2021, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/119 "2021-09-09T10:20:19Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. _YAWN_ 'Tis 72 Amurrkin out and partly cloudy (partly moony?) with a predicted high of 87 and cloudy with maybe a little rain early on. We shall see. The big item on today’s agenda is to go deal with some church janitor Junior Warden duties. Other than that we shall work on sloth as we’ve been kinda behind on that as of late. Sup shall be beastloaf (pulled it outta da freezer last night), mac 'n cheese, and some sort of vegetative matter tbd. **shoe and nellie** that pooch plunge looks fun! I wanna swim with the doggies too! Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, alas, alack, and oh so much bother, I suppose I shall purtify and don appropriate bein’ about the public attire. Woe is me! Happy Thursday Y’all! ---
**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:** [September 9, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165/120 "2021-09-09T11:02:08Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Cat+Amt=Amount is Catamount, another name for a Cougar Well, I learned something today! Go figure!! 😉 > [@nelliebly](#): > > I’d pay to watch a dog plunge event In case you’re wondering, pugs don’t swim. They sink. My daughter’s pug jumped into my mom’s pool and went immediately to the bottom. Higgs has never even tried to get in. She’s not all that keen on water except as a beverage. We had rain overnight - even some thunder-boomers this morning before 6. It’s supposed to be mostly overcast and cool today. **FCD** has therapy at 10:30, then a meeting at noon. I figure after therapy, we’ll drive-thru and grab a burger on his way to the meeting. Then I’ll run to WalMart (which is in that end of the county) while he’s doing his design review. I need a spare carton of cat littler, and Higgs is almost out of denta-stix (or the generic equivalent.) Anyway, two birds, one stone, right? No plans beyond that. Just another day in paradise! Happy Thursday! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165.md?page=7)