# It's Always Monday Somewhere: The MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [May 28, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323 "2012-05-28T05:22:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@ems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ems)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/21 "2012-05-28T15:17:02Z")
Morning all! **mr ems** is at work but I have been awake since he left at 5.30. So far I have been for coffee and watched some daytime TV and some of the Betheny Ever After marathon on Bravo. Trashy/Guilty pleasure I know šŸ˜ƒ I am going to go put in some time on the Eliptical ( **mr ems** put it together yesterday) then go and stake my tomato plants up which I have been meaning to for over a week now. I did a whole bunch of cleaning/laundry yesterday so none of that nonsense today. This afternoon it will be putting togther the greencard application package to mail out tomorrow - all forms are comepleted all the back up documentation is there I just need to date the forms and arrange them in a file with tabs and labels and stuff. Right off to work out! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/22 "2012-05-28T15:20:04Z")
> [@Noone\_Special](#): > > Itā€™s just the English name (at least that I know of) for _[Shavuot](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavuot)_. Itā€™s really the same holiday ā€“ ā€œPenteCostā€ meaning ā€œFiftieth Dayā€ (after Passover/Easter.) _Shavuot_ I understand.So would **Soapy** ; as would most of the mumpers, since the three of us have been hanginā€™ 'round here for so long. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/23 "2012-05-28T15:30:19Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I think a more practical use of modern science is to invent a self-cleaning house. _Thatā€™s_ an idea I can get behind! šŸ˜ƒ Oh, I agree with you, there. > [@Lissla\_Lissar](#): > > I dunno about transporters. Maybe itā€™s just that I rewatched _Galaxy Quest_, but all I can think it, ā€œIt turned inside out!ā€ ā€œIt turned _inside out_?ā€ ā€œAnd it exxxx-ploded!ā€ Heehee. But that wasnā€™t a transporter, it was a digitizer. Biiiig difference :D:cool: > [@rivulus](#): > > Good morning. I am up because the baby thought 5:10 was a good time to get up. Sure the sun was rising, butā€¦ Welcome. Pull up a piece of floor and have a seat. Nuthinā€™ formal here. How do you feel about **rivvy** as a nickname? We all have 'em. > [@ems](#): > > Morning all! > > **mr ems** is at work but I have been awake since he left at 5.30. So far I have been for coffee and watched some daytime TV and some of the Betheny Ever After marathon on Bravo. Trashy/Guilty pleasure I know šŸ˜ƒ I was hoping for something on LOGO to catch my eye, but I found the NCIS marathon on USA. Even better. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/24 "2012-05-28T16:50:53Z")
After spendinā€™ like felt like fourteen hours, though it was really only about four hours, defilthyfyinā€™ da cave I now agree with the self cleaninā€™ house. I want my self cleaninā€™ cave! šŸ˜ƒ **rivvy** welcome! Pardon my manners for not welcominā€™ you earlier but, well, I am a bear, so natch the manners are a bit gruff. Iā€™s hongry. Mayhaps I should go kidnap OYKW and get him to take me out to **N.O.L.**. Mayhaps, even better, I could call the good Mexican place, order takeout and take it over to his place. Then he could be dessert. šŸ˜‰ I think I like that plan. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/25 "2012-05-28T16:57:26Z")
Sometime yesterday, I misplaced my phone, dammit. God, I hope I find it. Really donā€™t need a $400 replacement bill just now. Iā€™m extremely PMSā€™d, which I absolutely hate, because I donā€™t enjoy having hormones run rough shod over my brain. Iā€™m trying to get away from easy fixes like comfort food, but that means I have to be grown up and do things like exercise and not whine. Grrrr. ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/26 "2012-05-28T17:07:21Z")
Good morning everyone. I was up at 5:30 and the only productive things Iā€™ve done are laundry and tending to the dogs. Iā€™ll have to shower in a bit as weā€™re supposed to be at our daughterā€™s place in about four hours or so and she lives 45 minutes away. The drive is longer if thereā€™s a lot of traffic. My MiL made a nice dinner for us yesterday and gave me a card and some pretty posies as a birthday gift. I awoke to gray skies and rain, and the weather has been alternately rainy with spots of sun breaks. I hope you find your phone, **phouka.** ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/27 "2012-05-28T17:29:09Z")
Phoukabro just arrived home for lunch. I will ask him to call my phone. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/28 "2012-05-28T18:11:43Z")
We went to Bertā€™s for a burger - they have a shiny new menu with shiny new prices. A milkshake is now $5 - I donā€™t think I like them that muchā€¦ Iā€™ve done 3 loads of laundry and theyā€™re probably ready to be taken down now, but Iā€™ll give it another hour - all that fresh air is good for jeans and towels and stuff, right? I also took care of the dishes. \*\*FCD \*\*has been futzing in his workshop - so far without bloodshed, which is a good thing. šŸ˜ƒ Itā€™s hot out and I didnā€™t work in the yard as Iā€™d intended. Maybe tomorrowā€¦ ---
**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:** [May 28, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/29 "2012-05-28T18:38:49Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > When we find another Earth-like planet with sentient life, how do they handle Mondays?.. > > ā€¦because in most of the World, itā€™s already Monday. In fact, somewhere in the Universe, itā€™s _always_ Monday. Have a lovely day, and 'merikin or not, say thank you to your troopsā€¦ Heck, we canā€™t even agree on what day Monday is on this planet. Israel starts their week on Sunday, Saudi Arabia starts theirs on Sat. & this weekā€™s special, in America today is Sunday II. When I first read the last sentence quoted above, I missed the apostrophe & then my brain omitted the first ā€œiā€ to spell a totally different word than what you had going. :smack: Just glad I can thank the troops without the need to put feathers in my underwear. šŸ˜› As for me, today Iā€™m Woody; quite literally. Out front Iā€™m staining the garage door, which of course requires sanding first so Iā€™m covered in sawdust. Out back, Iā€™m making dinner, wafting in my favorite cologne, Eau du Hickory Smoke - mmmmm! (I prefer applewood, but am currently out.) Ladies, forget the expensive perfume at the department store; instead go to the grocery store & get Liquid Smoke, itā€™s what $4 or $6 or so; a couple of dabs of that on the neck & the guys will be all over you! šŸ†’ ---
**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:** [May 28, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/30 "2012-05-28T19:36:29Z")
Got off early, so I had a beer at 2:00 on a Monday afternoon.šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [May 28, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/31 "2012-05-28T19:47:34Z")
Laundry is down folded or on hangers, and put away. \*\*FCD \*\*commented when I brought the baskets in that they were as warm as coming out of the dryer! Only they smell fresh and wunnerful!!! ---
**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:** [May 28, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/32 "2012-05-28T19:57:57Z")
**N.O.L.** and ā€œdessertā€ has been had. Laundry is all done and put away. The rest of the day is chill time. Hope you find your phone **kanga**. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/33 "2012-05-28T20:10:54Z")
I found my phone! Bastard wasnā€™t even hiding. Sitting in the cupholder in plain view. Horrible thing. Since then, Iā€™ve been cleaning. Phoukabro is an interesting sort. Until he bought a Mini Cooper a few years ago, his DVD collection was worth more than his car. Now I think itā€™s a tie between his car and his DVD/comic collection. He owns his own home - a two bedroom townhouse with no lawn care (that was a prerequisite) - which is far more than I or phoukabro major can say. Yet, as far as I can tell, heā€™s never actually cleaned the place. As in, swept, mopped, wiped down things, scrubbed the bathroom. He owns cleaning supplies, but they are scattered through the house. So, Iā€™ve cleaned the kitchen and am working on the downstairs bathroom. After that, vacuuming. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/34 "2012-05-28T20:22:26Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > I donā€™t want a flying car. People canā€™t drive properly on the ground. I shudder to think what they can do in the air. ā€¦ And you havenā€™t even been exposed to Boston or Tel Aviv driversā€¦ (says the guy who has been both šŸ˜› :eek:\*\*) > [@anyrose](#): > > _Shavuot_ I understand.So would **Soapy** ; as would most of the mumpers, since the three of us have been hanginā€™ 'round here for so long. ā€œIf English was good enough for Jesus Christ, itā€™s good enough for me!ā€ šŸ˜ƒ > [@phouka](#): > > I found my phone! Yay! šŸ™‚ And good luck on the continued job-hunt! ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/35 "2012-05-28T20:22:35Z")
Changed the sheets, washing the last load, about to pack the suitcase, throw the disposables out of the fridge(never forget to do this before tour) and finish the kitchen whewā€¦ somehow gotta pack 100+ Cds in my bags and keep em under 50lbs, plus tools, mics, strings, electronic gadgets, clothes and shoes oh yeah print up Tour Book, contracts and personal data on my boys crud this is going to take awhile, will someone have a beerverage for me Nose to grindstone **JIM** ---
**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:** [May 28, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/36 "2012-05-28T20:59:52Z")
Yay for findinā€™ the phone **kanga**. They like to hide in plain sight. Sneaky things they are. **Jim** that sounds like a lot of work. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/37 "2012-05-28T21:38:25Z")
**SWAMPY** if I wasnā€™t a procrastinator I wouldnā€™t have this problem, but I am so just call me last minuteā€¦ **JIM** ---
**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:** [May 28, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/38 "2012-05-28T22:03:47Z")
Gonna out to eat, too lazy to cook. Iā€™ll have one for ya, **Jim**. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/39 "2012-05-29T01:02:53Z")
Food is cooked & et (or put away); garage is done & looks good. Itā€™s Sammy time! šŸ†’ (I currently have a new case of Sam Adams, not Miller; which is why itā€™s not Miller Time) ---
**Author:** ![rivulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rivulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rivulus)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323/40 "2012-05-29T01:17:16Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > And welcome to our little playground, **rivulus**! Where in the midwest? St. Louis, MO. Although, I should mention that it hasnā€™t been quite as humid as it could be. So evenings have been lovely these past several days. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-monday-somewhere-the-mmp/623323.md?page=3)