# I'm Up too Early so May as Well Start the MMP

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**Tags:** mmp\
**Created:** [August 24, 2020, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-up-too-early-so-may-as-well-start-the-mmp/918872 "2020-08-24T09:09:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-up-too-early-so-may-as-well-start-the-mmp/918872/9 "2020-08-24T12:54:22Z")

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Sorry to double-post, just found this in the last dregs of last week’s posts:

> [@Halfway through August in the M.M.P](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-august-in-the-m-m-p/918312/334):
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> Will reach the age of my life expectancy in a few weeks. It’s just statistics but it’s sad nonetheless.  
> It’ll be a milestone birthday I guess. Or maybe if/when I reach 37, that’ll be a milestone, because I outlived the statistics.

Nobody ever hired me for my math skillz but … @EmilyG are you saying you’re not expected to live past age 36?

What on earth stamped that “Best By” date on ya?  
And how can we help fix it?!?

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