# I GOT A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH YOU PEOPLE-A Festivus Eve MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [December 22, 2014, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897 "2014-12-22T09:40:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/201 "2014-12-26T16:58:42Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Yipee! I’m so glad my gift arrived on time. 😛 There were no cards, I do not know which is yours. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/202 "2014-12-26T17:11:36Z")
**wet one** , what is lumberjack cake? I got a lovely hand crocheted scarf, socks, a pin and some earrings. The celebration with other family is next weekend. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/203 "2014-12-26T17:20:35Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > I’m at irk with a _food hangover_. I ate so much yesterday that I didn’t have room for dessert, which was homemade lumberjack cake. OK, I had a sliver piece and boy, it wuz gud! So you didn’t eat lumberjack (cake) & your _not_ okay. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/204 "2014-12-26T17:39:11Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > There were no cards, I do not know which is yours. That one you really loved the most, that was from me. 😉 ---
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/205 "2014-12-26T17:46:51Z")
GRRRRRRR!!! I hate this f’ing health insurance BS My premium is due on Jan 1 I already paid it and what a f’ed up mess the web site is, they were charging me more than $500 over the premium amount. Then there was a legend on the right side of the page saying you have to check your group number for the correct amount to pay and there was a little tiny arrow at the bottom of the bill which brought up two more bills. I checked my group number, that bill was for the correct amount and I paid it. Now they are sending me a bill saying it has to be paid within 7 days and they are charging me over $400 more than what my premium id supposed to be. I am so sick of this shit, does anybody out there know what the f they are doing anymore??? It seems like every company I deal with is a screwed up mess. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/206 "2014-12-26T17:50:54Z")
and I can’t call them because they are closed for the holidays. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/207 "2014-12-26T17:52:59Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > **FCM** , do you not have a clothes dryer at FC Estates? I’ve got a dryer, but I prefer not to use it most of the time. I like line-dried clothes and I like having a lower electric bill by not running the dryer (altho I do usually put our whites in the dryer because hanging out a bazillion pairs of unders and white socks and bunches of my bras takes forever!) I’ve taken care of the turkey carcass, finally! I took a couple of large chunks of meat and put them in the freezer. I chopped up the rest for turkey salad. Then I tossed the bones into a pot of water with celery and onion chunks, and I’ll let it simmer the rest of the day. Tomorrow, I’ll strain the broth and pick the last of the meat off the bones, and we’ll have turkey soup! We’re just back from KFC for lunch - \*\*FCD \*\*had a hankerin’ and he was buying, so why not?? 😃 It’s nice out there - just above 50° and sunny with a little breeze. I should be able to bring in the laundry in another couple-three hours. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/208 "2014-12-26T17:53:59Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > That one you really loved the most, that was from me. 😉 Oh yes, the lump with the mold on it. Thanks! ---
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/209 "2014-12-26T19:23:28Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I’ve taken care of the turkey carcass, finally! I took a couple of large chunks of meat and put them in the freezer. I chopped up the rest for turkey salad. Then I tossed the bones into a pot of water with celery and onion chunks, and I’ll let it simmer the rest of the day. Tomorrow, I’ll strain the broth and pick the last of the meat off the bones, and we’ll have turkey soup! Mrs. Plant (2.0) would boil a chicken carcass and leave it in the refrigerator until it decayed. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/210 "2014-12-26T19:55:02Z")
Howdy Y’all! Home from seein’ family in Ye Olde Hometowne. ‘Twas a nice time. Loads o’ foodstuffs, and lots of laughter and merriment. We didn’t do anything gift wise this year. I’m so glad we finally did that, cause I’ve wanted to do that for years. I also spent some time with my sis and the dawg horde which I always love. Hope everybody who celebrated had a great time. I read what I missed and it looks like no major family mayhem or bloodshed was had by anyone. Laterz! ---
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/211 "2014-12-26T20:36:39Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > What I don’t understand about _Santa Claus Conquers the Martians_ is why Santa had a giant clarinet on the wall of his workshop. (I think it was Santa’s workshop - might’ve been some other building and I’m not watching the movie again to find out.) You didn’t understand that part? That was one of the few things that did make sense. Not even Santa can get rid of an old clarinet! \ 🙂 > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I don’t understand a damn thing about \*Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. > \* > If there is just one that confuses you, you are way ahead of me. > 🙂 You two really need to watch Santa Claus Vs the Devil. I could have done my Masters in psych on the dancing dolls scene alone. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > This cracked me up. > > My sister gave me [this](http://s72.photobucket.com/user/fairychatmom/media/DSCN2275_zps9d5488b7.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2). > > So I [took out the candy](http://s72.photobucket.com/user/fairychatmom/media/DSCN2276_zps7c9b550a.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1). > > Would you call it [false advertising](http://s72.photobucket.com/user/fairychatmom/media/DSCN2277_zpse5cee7a6.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0)? > > Lest there be misunderstanding, I’m not upset or even bothered by this, just amused. Now, if the candies had been chocolates, that would have been another story!!! So ---------- why am I suddenly interested in the history of her bras? ---
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/212 "2014-12-26T20:38:22Z")
> [@missred](#): > > **wet one** , what is lumberjack cake? > > . Plywood. For that REALLY high fiber diet. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/213 "2014-12-26T21:20:59Z")
\*\*kopek \*\*- my sister didn’t stuff. And I didn’t need to. 😉 Laundry is in and stowed. I’ve been OD-ing on NCIS, but \*\*FCD \*\*is now watching Adam-12. No more Gibbs eye candy, alas! Supper will be whatever. I’m thinking I want a scrambled egg sammich with swiss. Yum! Or I could go even easier and have a slice of quiche. Decisions, decisions… ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/214 "2014-12-26T21:39:12Z")
\*\*swampy \*\*- so glad you’re back - I missed your weather report this morning!! Oh, and the fabulous gift you no doubt sent to me still hasn’t arrived, so you might want to check with your courier service. 😉 ---
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/215 "2014-12-26T22:05:30Z")
Meh. Turns out “nice enough but kinda boring” over the phone morphs, when becoming acquainted in person, into … nice enough but still kinda boring. Who’d a thunk? We had lunch together and overall a pleasant time. End of date report. Now I’m going to take the needles and algae-colored yarn my mom lent me and spend the rest of the afternoon teaching myself to knit in front of a Nick Offerman stand-up special. Splurged on a big 'ol hunk of salmon for dinner, so I guess Nikki will get some as a treat and I’ll stuff myself with seared fish skin. Not most people’s idea of an exciting Friday night, for sure, but I’ll be content. 🙂 Ha! Just noticed: Nick and Nikki … Sittin’ in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G … Ok, I’m apparently still eight years old. 😃 ---
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/216 "2014-12-26T22:17:20Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > So? What’d y’all get for Christmas? I got a hedgehog from Pier One. Oldest Sister got one too. Apparently Older Sister was overcome with the cuteness of it when she saw them at the register. It matches my decor, so it gets to sit on my bookshelf. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/217 "2014-12-26T22:24:31Z")
My sister and I like hedgehogs, and have quite a few toy ones and decoration ones. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/218 "2014-12-26T23:18:14Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > \*\*swampy \*\*- so glad you’re back - I missed your weather report this morning!! Oh, and the fabulous gift you no doubt sent to me still hasn’t arrived, so you might want to check with your courier service. 😉 Ummm… the stage coach had to detour around Ohio due to risin’ waters. It should be there in the next fifteen to twenty years. Perhaps I should have read the reviews for that courier service. 😃 I had mac 'n cheese for dindin. I am alone and unsupervised so my inner eight year old got to decide tonight’s entree. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/219 "2014-12-27T00:56:31Z")
Time for knittage. _ **MWAH!** _ ---
**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:** [December 27, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897/220 "2014-12-27T02:35:03Z")
Sorry about your [del] frog[/del] date, **shoe**. Just think of it as practice. I picked up a new TP holder at one of the big box hardware stores today. I took it home, got it out of the box only to discover that they had not packed any screws. After dragging out the toolboxand cordless screwdriver. ☹ I just got back from exchanging it and picking up Chinese takeout. After supper, I’ll get busy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-lot-of-problems-with-you-people-a-festivus-eve-mmp/707897.md?page=12)