# It's Halloween in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [October 26, 2015, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777 "2015-10-26T09:03:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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 28, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/81 "2015-10-28T00:58:29Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > red, as long as I don’t think he has 8 legs, I’m good…🆒 He is down to seven after the unfortunate incident with the wood chipper. ---
**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 28, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/82 "2015-10-28T01:11:25Z")
Hugs Red. Let’s see, in keeping with the general mayhem on the MMP this week, on Thursday I will have a tooth pulled. It’s cracked and keeps abscessing. In two weeks, ankle surgery to adjust the hardware they put in this summer. 3 more people have quit at work. I think that’s it for now. On the plus side, rain tonight! 😃 ---
**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 28, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/83 "2015-10-28T01:53:09Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Remember, always follow the advice of [Sgt. Phil](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmg86CRBBtw)! I remember when he died; on the show and in real life. ☹ I opted for taking a little time off and we both went in the car. Turned out it could have worked (the rain just started here) but I was glad for a chance to hug our friends as well. So all in all not a bad deal. (Won most original in the costume contest for Amish Santa. Some swag, a VISA gift card, and some candy. Our manager dressed up as the Great Pumpkin. And people wonder why I work so hard for her. 🙂 ) ---
**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 28, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/84 "2015-10-28T01:56:17Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Who has time to think about Halloween? I’m too busy wrapping Christmas presents. > > What - too soon? Depends on how you mean it; which year you are wrapping for. I just gave out my last present from last year so for me ------- {{{{{ **RED** }}}}} ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/85 "2015-10-28T02:06:31Z")
**{{{{{{Red}}}}}}** ---
**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 28, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/86 "2015-10-28T02:08:01Z")
How does Amazon make money on a[$.02 book?](http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0793800986/ref=tmm_hrd_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=&sr=) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/87 "2015-10-28T02:10:19Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > (Won most original in the costume contest for Amish Santa. Does the Amish Santa Claus differ from, say, the Methodist or Reform Judaism Santa Claus? ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/88 "2015-10-28T04:00:16Z")
I worked, I missed hockey. The @#$%%^&&!s won, just to taunt me. > [@swampbear](#): > > Howdy Y’all! I took off to go get shrunk by the shrink > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Hope the shrinkage wasn’t too extreme…🆒 Hope they shrank the right head. :eek:😉 And I only kill spiders for 2 reasons: 1. It’s a Blaock Widow or a Brown Recluse 2. It’s in the tub(I ain’t getting naked with something with poison fangs) > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Reform Judaism Santa Claus? :dubious: {{{{{red}}}}} {{{{{ **sari** }}}} And I’m glad I took my lumps for my mistakes, otherwise I’d be an asshole. **Tugig** , I’d pile on. Dumb ass needs to learn a lesson. **Don** , Christmas presents? [This means war](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJQp-q1Y1s)😛 ---
**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 28, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/89 "2015-10-28T05:31:33Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > How does Amazon make money on a[$.02 book?](http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0793800986/ref=tmm_hrd_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=&sr=) The short answer is its the price some vendors pay to have their stuff listed by Amazon. In the fine print, after Y days Amazon can lower the price and after Z days it can lower it to basically nothing. You have to honor that or risk having all your listings pulled. Mostly its on used books but I have seen them do it even on things they own themselves to get it out of the warehouses and free the space. (One of the guys I worked with last December was a book seller on Amazon.) > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Does the Amish Santa Claus differ from, say, the Methodist or Reform Judaism Santa Claus? I won’t speak for the Methodists since we’re in full communion with them and I hate to risk screwing that up; but as for the rest: Amish Santa (AKA Yoder Claus) hands out tools and hard work Reformed Judaism Santa (AKA Kosher Claus) mostly hands out gilt (Vat? You couldn’t call your mother vonce in a vile? And would it hurt to go out with that nice doctor from Temple? Oy!) (I’m actually thinking of doing a Kosher Claus for Santarchy this year. I had a lovely pair of prayer curls made and that added to the usual Amish Santa outfit should work pretty well.) ---
**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 28, 2015, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/90 "2015-10-28T05:33:22Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > **Don** , Christmas presents? [This means war](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJQp-q1Y1s)😛 Don’t you mean [http://www.7amkickoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/FarginWar-1.jpg](http://www.7amkickoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/FarginWar-1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/91 "2015-10-28T07:44:51Z")
Brought in the candy for the work party. I really tried to find some mini packs of Necco Wafers and Good n Plenty, but I couldn’t. Ended up with bubble gum and carmel apple Laffy Taffy. ---
**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:** [October 28, 2015, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/92 "2015-10-28T08:28:37Z")
Lessee - bladder woke me at 3. Higgs started fussing shortly thereafter. So I got up to deal with her and let my sweetie sleep, hoping she and I would snooze on the recliner. Then I started coughing (\*someone \*in this household gave me a cold, dammit!) So I decided to get up, I found my cough drops (a little relief) and I guess I’ll play on line till I have to start my day for reals. It’s raining, not torrential as I’d expected, at least not yet, but definitely raining. In about 20 minutes, I’ll feed the dog and bag up lunches, then head back to dress for work. Gotta remember to take the cough drops with me. I’ve got tea bags in my cube - that’ll help. And when I get home today, I need to make 2 punkin pies for my sweetie to take to work tomorrow. Speaking of tomorrow, it’s payday, so I’ve got that going for me anyway. Happy Wednesday!! ---
**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 28, 2015, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/93 "2015-10-28T10:06:59Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. _YAWN_ ‘Tis 71 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 79 for the day with rain this mornin’ and sun this afternoon. We shall see. OK, that’s all I got for now. I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, alas and alack, irk purtification must commence. Happy Hump Day Y’all! ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/94 "2015-10-28T10:29:18Z")
Ya mean I got up an hour too early? 5am! Oh well > [@Sahirrnee](#): > > Yeah, October is almost over and we know what that means - Hallmark Channel goes to all Christmas movies all the time. Not even good Christmas movies - oh no- they play the Barbara Cartland, Harliquin Romances of Christmas movies. If I wanted that much sap I’d plant maple trees. Boy have you got that right! Boy meets girls, boy tussles with girl or the opposite, boy marries girl…same crap every movie! I hate movies that I can predict the ending! > [@Sahirrnee](#): > > The Justice Channel changed their lineup as well. The new lineup sucks. The channel I watch at this hour changed their line up again and yeah, sucks. It was too soon since the last time it changed up…and that sucked too! All spiders all the time, they die! Creepy things creeping around waiting to pounce! Raining here too. Dog wants to jump in the bed with the husband but he (the dog) was out side first thing this morning and he is all wet. We have a blanket on top of every thing on the bed so if the dog(s) jumps up all the mess is on there. Well dog is all wet and he ain’t getting up there this morning. He’s locked out until he dries and the husband (sleeping) is locked in! I have a hook on the door because we have to be able to let the cats in while keeping the dogs out. Hump day already? blah half way to the stinkin weekend again. I hate weekends. Think I might go for a nap this morning! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/95 "2015-10-28T10:45:38Z")
B is for back to sleep L is for lullabye U is for uncomfortably early wake up call from cat R is for really sleepy F is for f€¥&sing rain is making me miserable ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/96 "2015-10-28T11:38:41Z")
I hope everything goes well for **DH** ’s fancy-sounding beta-things and for **BooFae** ’s dentistry. Sorry about your cousin, **red**. I keep wondering how are you supposed to describe a midshipman so stupid. “Not the wettest drop in the sea”? “A mis-screwed bolt”? “Dude was two sheets to the wind with no sheets”? ---
**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 28, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/97 "2015-10-28T12:49:21Z")
Up, and caffeinated. Closing again tonight. It’s raining. **Nava** ,there’s always the old standard. “Couldn’t pour piss out of a boot, if the instructions were written on the heel” ---
**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 28, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/98 "2015-10-28T12:49:31Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > I keep wondering how are you supposed to describe a midshipman so stupid. A guy who used to be in the Navy. ---
**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 28, 2015, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/99 "2015-10-28T12:57:02Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > “Couldn’t pour piss out of a boot, if the instructions were written on the heel” Outstanding, Sir, outstanding! ---
**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 28, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777/100 "2015-10-28T13:38:53Z")
**BLURF** At irk. I dropped off my car at the dealership for it’s 30K miles service. I would rather be home in the bed. I may just cut out early today seeing as how I have to irk over 12 hours on Sat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-halloween-in-the-mmp/735777.md?page=6)