# Joy To The World! There's A New MMP! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [December 24, 2012, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999 "2012-12-24T10:36:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/41 "2012-12-24T18:17:56Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > Reminds me of the zombie pinworm thread we had here on the Dope a couple of months back. > > In all seriousness, I hope you get rid of the nasty things soon. Oh we will. I am doing an all day laundry-thon with my husband and I have bleached the bathrooms about 5 times already. Everyone has been medicated except me since I am pregnant, and this will be conquered! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/42 "2012-12-24T18:32:31Z")
Hi everyone! Haven’t posted in here for a while, but now that I’m temporarily (I hope!) a lady of leisure I have some time on my hands. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/43 "2012-12-24T18:37:16Z")
When I was in fourth grade, our teacher Mrs Rogers would “treat” us each Friday with a “chapter” from the “pinworm story” which she told from personal experience (I think I remember her German Shepherd being involved) She planned it out so that the last chapter was told on the last full Friday of the school year, at a picnic in her HUGE back yard. I remember absolutely none of the details other than her cool house and all the climbing trees in the yard. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/44 "2012-12-24T18:39:03Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > When I was in fourth grade, our teacher Mrs Rogers would “treat” us each Friday with a “chapter” from the “pinworm story” which she told from personal experience (I think I remember her German Shepherd being involved) She planned it out so that the last chapter was told on the last full Friday of the school year, at a picnic in her HUGE back yard. I remember absolutely none of the details other than her cool house and all the climbing trees in the yard. What a weird teacher, LOL 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/45 "2012-12-24T18:46:38Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > Hope all the sickies feel better soon! > > Merry almost Christmas to those who celebrate. > > I spent yesterday cooking and baking up a storm. We’re having dinner at Local Best Friend’s tonight. We’re bringing potstickers (we made the filling yesterday), cookies (chocolate chip and Lebkuchen, i.e. German gingerbread), totally kickass barbecue sauce for the pork chops (my nephew requested a sauce his grandpa used to make), and, for lunch, oriental chicken salad (chicken thighs braised in a sesame/soy/ginger marinade over greens and veggies with a sesame/soy/ginger dressing. Yummy. But took forever. What are my chances of getting that marinade recipe? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/46 "2012-12-24T18:52:58Z")
Good news: my sink is working correctly now. Bad news: all three of us (DH, HFM, and me) have the grouchies. The bird doesn’t, but then she never does. ---
**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 24, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/47 "2012-12-24T19:11:43Z")
If this morning wasn’t cold enough, I’m sitting here getting colder & colder until I remember that the programmable thermostat thinks today is a weekday & therefore has dropped the temp during the day. :smack: If they made one with a “programmable temporary” setting (meaning I could set the override for tomorrow _now_ rather than waiting to do it in the morning) I would totally buy it. ---
**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 24, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/48 "2012-12-24T20:07:16Z")
Doggy is back safe and sound with his family thanks to the oh so loveable bear. I took a little ride up in the subdivision behind mom and Frank’s place. Mind you, this is not the house I grew up in. Mom and Dad sold that place and bought this nice little farm house in 1984. Thus, I had never ridden up in that subdivision before because, well, no reason to do so. Sure enough I saw a flyer about a lost dog. One look and I knew it was Gizmo (doggie’s name). I copied down the number and called. A couple came down to mom’s and Frank’s and Gizmo went nuts when he saw ‘em. So YAY!!! Gizmo is home with mommy and daddy. They were laughin’ and cryin’ and carryin’ on about how this was the absolute best Christmas gift they could have gotten. So, no doggy lil’ bro anymore but a very happy doggy, mommy and daddy. Hope everyone is havin’ a good day and all the sickies are feelin’ better. ---
**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 24, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/49 "2012-12-24T20:07:37Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > If this morning wasn’t cold enough, I’m sitting here getting colder & colder until I remember that the programmable thermostat thinks today is a weekday & therefore has dropped the temp during the day. :smack: > If they made one with a “programmable temporary” setting (meaning I could set the override for tomorrow _now_ rather than waiting to do it in the morning) I would totally buy it. Awwww Spidey I could keep you warm ::batting eyes::: ---
**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 24, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/50 "2012-12-24T20:09:24Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Doggy is back safe and sound with his family thanks to the oh so loveable bear. I took a little ride up in the subdivision behind mom and Frank’s place. Mind you, this is not the house I grew up in. Mom and Dad sold that place and bought this nice little farm house in 1984. Thus, I had never ridden up in that subdivision before because, well, no reason to do so. Sure enough I saw a flyer about a lost dog. One look and I knew it was Gizmo (doggie’s name). I copied down the number and called. A couple came down to mom’s and Frank’s and Gizmo went nuts when he saw ‘em. So YAY!!! Gizmo is home with mommy and daddy. They were laughin’ and cryin’ and carryin’ on about how this was the absolute best Christmas gift they could have gotten. So, no doggy lil’ bro anymore but a very happy doggy, mommy and daddy. > > Hope everyone is havin’ a good day and all the sickies are feelin’ better. I’m glad Gizmo found his home but maybe your mother would like one of her own? ---
**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 24, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/51 "2012-12-24T20:22:55Z")
There, I’ve finished wrapping up my presents for my dad and sister. (My mother having disappeared, I didn’t get anything for her.) I wrapped 2 presents for my dad (a CD and a box of shortbread) and one present for my sister. Well, it’s not really just one present. It’s a bag shaped like an ice-cream sandwich, and it contains lots of littler gifts I got for my sister. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/52 "2012-12-24T20:26:58Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Taz put himself on the Naughty list already today. He knocked over my yarn bowl so that it fell just the right way and broke. Bummer. **Guess when I’m up for more clay play, I’ll have to make myself another. Idiot cat.** Good thing is, if you make yourself another idiot cat out of clay, he’ll never knock anything over again. Up, at irk. Waiting for stuff to break. Love the ones you’re with. ---
**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 24, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/53 "2012-12-24T20:36:00Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > They were laughin’ and cryin’ and carryin’ on about how this was the absolute best Christmas gift they could have gotten. > [@sahirrnee](#): > > Awwww Spidey > I could keep you warm ::batting eyes::: **Swampy** , I think I’m getting one better than they did! 😉 **Nuts** hope the gift came before your left. My doorbell just rang & I saw a big brown twuck outside. Hmmm, what am I getting? Turns out it was what I ordered on Friday that they said would take 3-5 days or so to show up (I thought that was business days, not calendar days). Go Macys, you’re awesome! ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/54 "2012-12-24T21:49:42Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > There, I’ve finished wrapping up my presents for my dad and sister. (My mother having disappeared, I didn’t get anything for her.) > > I wrapped 2 presents for my dad (a CD and a box of shortbread) and one present for my sister. Well, it’s not really just one present. It’s a bag shaped like an ice-cream sandwich, and it contains lots of littler gifts I got for my sister. You have a lot of strength **EmG**. Hugs! ---
**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:** [December 24, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/55 "2012-12-24T21:52:43Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > There, I’ve finished wrapping up my presents for my dad and sister. (My mother having disappeared, I didn’t get anything for her.) Oh, right… Damn, must be a difficult holiday season for you ☹ Hang in there… {{{ **Emily** }}} ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/56 "2012-12-24T22:00:08Z")
Here is Frosty (Frosting) the Snow Man by my 5 year olds: Little Lady’s verse: Frosting the Snow Man Was a Jolly grain of snow With lots of friends to go and go With him on a big adventure. Little Man’s Verse: Frosting the Snow Man Was a very happy snow With a chop chop chop And a pumpkin nose And two eyes made out of snow ---
**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:** [December 24, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/57 "2012-12-24T22:03:16Z")
It’s now officially Christmas (what? **of course** it’s determined according to Bethlehem time! :D) so **Merry Christmas** , y’all!! 🙂 ---
**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 24, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/58 "2012-12-24T22:08:56Z")
Thanks all. 🙂 I delivered some Christmas cookies to some friends today. I was asking for $24 for the cookies, but they gave me $30 and said to keep the change! ---
**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 24, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/59 "2012-12-24T22:15:18Z")
Howdy sis’s ‘puter! Gettin’ ready for this evenin’s festivities with bil’s family. **Apes** HEE! Those are now my favorite Frosty lyrics. 😃 **Sari** Mom says she misses Gizmo, so who knows. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999/60 "2012-12-24T22:25:57Z")
Mom, you need to rename the pup to Spaz;) My nickname too, this week, as I’ve managed to spill every single purchased cup of coffee, lol. It’s nearly 70, with a WARM wind coming from SandyYeggo way, and I’m enjoying it. Looking forward to hot chocolate with Kahlua tonight with my sweetie. I hope everyone has a great Christmas Eve, 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joy-to-the-world-theres-a-new-mmp/644999.md?page=4)