# It's a holiday for some in the MMP!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [October 12, 2015, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411 "2015-10-12T09:47:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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:** [October 13, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/101 "2015-10-13T22:15:56Z")
The good news is that security software is included with Windows 10, so you’re not completely unprotected. (Earlier versions as well, btw) One of MS big goals in moving people up the OS chain is getting more people protected. I can explain that in excruciating detail if anyone really wants to know… 😃 The less-than-good news is that most people consider the security barely adequate, if not plain old bad. Sort of like the tarp in the movie Martian. There is software out there that will do a much better job of cleaning and protecting your system. It’s probably worth upgrading to a paid suite, if you rely on your computer for work or anything important (other than us of course!) And FIRST! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/102 "2015-10-13T22:16:43Z")
> [@ddsun](#): > > More… > > ddsun: Sunny > Sahirrnee: Sari > Sario: Rio > anyrose: rosie > Buttercup Smith: Butters > TheSpeculationElucidation: Luci > Kaylasdad: Daaad (or variations) > kopek: shekel > Catamount: BigKitty > GotPasswords: Gotti > > Nava, Seannette and MissRed I’m missing your nicknames… > > And Taters is just Taters? Right? > > I know I’m missing some regulars. sigh. **kopek** is **ruble** but the rest are good ---
**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:** [October 13, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/103 "2015-10-13T22:56:51Z")
> [@ddsun](#): > > More… > > ddsun: Sunny > Sahirrnee: Sari > Sario: Rio > anyrose: rosie > Buttercup Smith: Butters > TheSpeculationElucidation: Luci > Kaylasdad: Daaad (or variations) > kopek: shekel > Catamount: BigKitty > GotPasswords: Gotti > > Nava, Seannette and MissRed I’m missing your nicknames… > > And Taters is just Taters? Right? > > I know I’m missing some regulars. sigh. I would be **red**! 😃 Seanette is **nettie** ---
**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:** [October 13, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/104 "2015-10-13T23:04:51Z")
Call me anything but late to dindin. 😃 ---
**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:** [October 13, 2015, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/105 "2015-10-13T23:41:24Z")
Filbert is Nuts and ScaryFaery is Boo Fae they have been a bit scarce lately ☹ ---
**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:** [October 13, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/106 "2015-10-13T23:50:29Z")
\*\*BooFae \*\*is in Hungary - I stalk her on FB! 😃 I’ve packed breakfast and lunch for tomorrow. I may go to bed early tonight - I’s tahred! But first, I need to find a book for tomorrow - I’ll need at least 200 pages to last the day. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/107 "2015-10-13T23:52:00Z")
Why the hell do I get “Flytrap”? Why not[Dionaea muscipula](http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/69/5669-004-B4BF1047.jpg), or [Sarracenia](http://www.lewisginter.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Pitcher-Plant-Sarracenia-leucophylla-jonah-holland-500.jpg), or [Nepenthes?](http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/wwfeatures/624_351/images/live/p0/2p/lb/p02plb38.jpg) dammit. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/108 "2015-10-13T23:53:04Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > But first, I need to find a book for tomorrow - I’ll need at least 200 pages to last the day. Is gummit paying for this? :dubious: ---
**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:** [October 13, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/109 "2015-10-13T23:53:34Z")
Be glad you didn’t get **[Audrey II](https://www.google.com/search?q=audrey+ii&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAmoVChMInbSDvtLAyAIVBPceCh2Z0Agj&biw=1296&bih=898)**! 😛 ---
**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:** [October 14, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/110 "2015-10-14T00:03:33Z")
OK, enough for today. \*\*\* MWAH!\*\*\* ---
**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:** [October 14, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/111 "2015-10-14T00:09:30Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > OK, enough for today. \*\*\* MWAH!\*\*\* Is gummit paying for this Senator? Er, I mean Mom. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/112 "2015-10-14T00:57:18Z")
A message saying you have malware is almost certainly malware trying to sell you a “fix” for $39.95. If you don’t already have active and up to date antivirus/malware protection, head over to [http://housecall.trendmicro.com/](http://housecall.trendmicro.com/) for a free scan. They also have a free anti-ransomware tool. Trend Micro is a good company - last I knew, we use their products to protect our Exchange servers. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/113 "2015-10-14T01:18:19Z")
> [@ddsun](#): > > kopek: shekel I’ll also answer to Ruble, Hey You, and Comte de Monet 😃 ---
**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:** [October 14, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/114 "2015-10-14T01:22:58Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Call me anything but late to dindin. 😃 Campfire Buns??? 😃 > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Why the hell do I get “Flytrap”? Why not[Dionaea muscipula](http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/69/5669-004-B4BF1047.jpg), or [Sarracenia](http://www.lewisginter.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Pitcher-Plant-Sarracenia-leucophylla-jonah-holland-500.jpg), or [Nepenthes?](http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/wwfeatures/624_351/images/live/p0/2p/lb/p02plb38.jpg) > > dammit. Because you always remind me of him. [![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4765217922_1a2c44a2bf.jpg) ](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4765217922_1a2c44a2bf.jpg) ---
**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:** [October 14, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/115 "2015-10-14T01:29:59Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > I’ll also answer to Ruble, Hey You, and Comte de Monet 😃 Merde. :smack: ---
**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:** [October 14, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/116 "2015-10-14T01:33:28Z")
I ducked out of irk early and came home and napped from 4PM to 7PM. I guess I was tired. I am up for a while watching the debates :rolleyes:. Who are these people? ---
**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:** [October 14, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/117 "2015-10-14T01:41:08Z")
> [@Buttercup\_Smith](#): > > I ducked out of irk early and came home and napped from 4PM to 7PM. I guess I was tired. I am up for a while watching the debates :rolleyes:. Who are these people? Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and a bunch of silly ass folks with Oxford commas. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/118 "2015-10-14T02:16:53Z")
Well the hockey game was awful. But at least I’m not a Leafs fan.😃 ---
**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:** [October 14, 2015, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/119 "2015-10-14T04:02:33Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Is that a nickname once removed? Can we have you removed once. Once! > [@ddsun](#): > > kopek: shekel Funny, **ruble** doesn’t look Jewish. 😉 > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > That would be cool, and annoy some folks who like this nick name thing, so go for it. Change your username to “AirForce”, and they will have to come up with a new nickname; perhaps Wild Blue Yonder. 🙂 THE WORLD IS ABOUT TO END!!! :eek: (I agree w/ **flytwerp**!) :eek: :eek: Yes, **AirForce** , if you change your username to match your Mumper nickname, you will force us to come up with a new Mumper nickname, & probably an extra serving of squid & goat for you. :eek: _ **Hint:** You don’t want that!_ ---
**Author:** ![TheSpeculationElucidation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@TheSpeculationElucidation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSpeculationElucidation)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411/120 "2015-10-14T07:15:22Z")
Hah! You guys crack me up. Thanks for the list - it’ll take me a while. About to make some popcorn and watch a recap of the Dem debate, since I slept through it (tried to take a nap and ended up sleeping all day. Whoops!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-holiday-for-some-in-the-mmp/734411.md?page=7)