# keeping the MMP score: rosie 5, swampy 4 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [February 22, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935 "2010-02-22T02:22:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/81 "2010-02-23T11:36:28Z")
Lovely pendant, **Pie**. And beautiful shawls, **Shadow**. I usually go more for color, but I think I like the raglan shawl the best. Yay for successful taco dinner! Up and quite awake, amazingly. Gotta get some stuff done. Off to find caffeine, breakfast, and to put away a bunch of cards that are newly organized. Yay! Hugs. GT ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/82 "2010-02-23T11:40:39Z")
> [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > I’m glad you all like my pendant, even if we have _alternative_ opinions of what it is. It reminds me of a candelabra I bought years ago in the market on Portobello Road. The “feet” were made of bent forks and the cups where the candles sat were made of bent spoons. I have been to my team meeting and I can officially report that it is extremely cold out there. I am recovering with a cup of tea. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/83 "2010-02-23T12:43:12Z")
I just got “stickybuns” as a nick. That’s cute! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/84 "2010-02-23T12:58:12Z")
Good morning! Maybe I’ll finish the drawing from hell today. _::crosses fingers::_ ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/85 "2010-02-23T13:13:38Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > GMTA Genetically Modified Total Annihilation? Guam Mass Transit Authority? Give Me The Answer! ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/86 "2010-02-23T14:23:47Z")
Petercat died this morning. He was 16. ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/87 "2010-02-23T14:36:40Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > Petercat died this morning. He was 16. ☹ So sorry, **Spaz**. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/88 "2010-02-23T14:53:26Z")
Oh **Spaz** , I’m so sorry. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/89 "2010-02-23T14:57:47Z")
☹ ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/90 "2010-02-23T15:26:26Z")
GMTA - gotpasswords must take aspirin Oy… one rotten weekend is mercifully over. I managed to cut three different fingers, my nose has been alternately clogged and pressurized, or running like a leaky faucet, and we apparently drove through a hardware store as we came out on Sunday morning to find a flat tire. Around here, the only place open on Sunday that does tires is WalMart, so I put enough air into the tire to be drivable, and we head cautiously over there, hissing all the way. As feared, one of the screws was into the sidewall, rendering the tire well and truly dead. The only bright side is that they had a “cheap” tire in stock and we escaped for just under $200, including balancing and rotating all four. I don’t even know what kind of tire we got - it’s round, black and seems to hold air OK. We’ve actually done pretty well on tire karma. We bought the truck a bit over three years ago, and this is the first tire problem we’ve had. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/91 "2010-02-23T15:26:28Z")
I’m sorry for your loss, **(((((Spaz)))))** ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/92 "2010-02-23T15:37:10Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > Petercat died this morning. He was 16. I am so sorry. ☹ ☹ ☹ {{{{{{ **spaz** }}}}}} Just another day of sending out resumes here. At least I now have a method of grinding out appropriately enthusiastic cover letters. Hey! What else would I be doing, right? Big heartfelt yays for all the previously mentioned mumper accomplishments. Well, I’m off to clean out the fridge and then clean up the Tupug. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/93 "2010-02-23T16:01:30Z")
I’m sorry **Spaz**.☹ ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/94 "2010-02-23T16:26:21Z")
**{{{{{{Spaz}}}}}}** ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/95 "2010-02-23T17:35:44Z")
{{{ **Spaz** }}} Gorgeous shawls, **Shadow**! But what do you _do_ with all of them? I have enough trouble getting rid of scarves. I can’t imagine trying to find enough people who want shawls. (I do knit prayer shawls for church, but those have to meet pretty strict criteria so nothing fancy like what you’ve got.) Work was going really really well yesterday, but now I’ve got a big PITA task right now. Who the heck comes up with some of these things?? Oooh, and to gossip about a vendor a little bit… I got an out of office reply from a vendor, which included contacts for all of her clients. Nice to include contacts, but I’m guessing all of her national clients don’t necessarily want to know about each other. Or more to the point, each one doesn’t want the other to know about them… seems like it might have been a little inadvisable to put that list out there. But also kind of cool to see who else she’s working with. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/96 "2010-02-23T18:45:37Z")
{{{ **Spaz** }}} I know it’s not much comfort, but 16 years is a good run, and he had a good human to [del]lord over[/del] care for him. RIP **Peter**. Work is busy again… ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/97 "2010-02-23T18:54:13Z")
I, um, FORKED again! You can see it on facebook or PM me if you’re so inclined. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/98 "2010-02-23T18:57:06Z")
> [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > I, um, FORKED again! You can see it on facebook or PM me if you’re so inclined. 😃 Do you have a lot of silverware waiting to be transformed? You know, a fork queue? ---
**Author:** ![ems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@ems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ems)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/99 "2010-02-23T19:57:35Z")
Sorry about Peter Cat ☹ Moving survey one is done moving survey two is tomorrow AM. I need to pack for my weekend trip but I have no energy. I will do it tomorrow night as I leave Thursday afternoon. Having said that French air traffic control is on strike and 25% of short haul flights are cancelled so we shall see if I even get to go! ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935/100 "2010-02-23T20:16:32Z")
Did someone actually need GMTA translated or was everyone just having fun making up words to fit the acronym? Just in case, it’s Great Minds Think Alike. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-the-mmp-score-rosie-5-swampy-4/529935.md?page=6)