# Let's keep a happy thought in the MMP! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [November 14, 2016, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949 "2016-11-14T11:30:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/41 "2016-11-15T03:03:49Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > Well, there was Smithwick, and 12 kinds of Irish Whiskey, so it was not like anybody was hurting.šŸ˜ƒ I donā€™t remember if I did this or not when you were up here or not but -------- I ripped off a habit from one of the guys in the Electric Amish who is like me; as long as it qualifies as some sort of beer heā€™ll drink it. So when he goes into a bar he starts with whatever is on the tap at the right, then next to the right, then third from the right and so forth. Or if they have a line of bottles on display he does the same basic thing. If he makes it to the end (or choices are limited) he works his way back and forth. It seems like sometimes it gets you remembered - one bar I only visit during Santarchy once a year remembers me to the point of asking ā€œSo - you starting from the right or left tonight?ā€ šŸ˜ƒ Mr Humble has rearranged my face all lovely and Santa-ish and I got to pet his dog for about 20 minutes. Work was fine and all is right in my world for now. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/42 "2016-11-15T03:33:00Z")
:smack: Really racking my brain over this one happy though a day for a whole week. Trying to think of one for tomorrow and coming up blank. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/43 "2016-11-15T03:37:48Z")
**Batboy** congrats on the projects. **Wetone** good job with the 5K! **Ruble** now that the beard is the right shape, do you spray it white for Santa-duty? **Swampy** congrats on the dishwasher. New appliances are nice. Other than that I haz blurf. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/44 "2016-11-15T04:00:47Z")
> [@Buttercup\_Smith](#): > > :smack: Really racking my brain over this one happy though a day for a whole week. Trying to think of one for tomorrow and coming up blank. _You have me for a friend, what could be happier than that!_ šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/45 "2016-11-15T04:17:57Z")
I survived work, they started playing Christmas music.:dubious: Gonna need extra beer tonight for that. > [@Jennshark](#): > > My newest baby pitbull (four months old) was the star at her first puppy class! She even got promoted from Kindergarten to pre-teen class! > > Good work, Tally! Congrats! And welcome to the MMP! Welcome, **DeeDee**! {{{{ **Butters** }}}} At least you have Louie.šŸ™‚ **Baker** , beautiful sermon. **Ruble** , I donā€™t remember. It was all hazy after that 4th shot of tequila, anyways.šŸ˜‰ ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/46 "2016-11-15T11:37:35Z")
Good morning! I woke at 4 this morning, absolutely furious at Dennyā€™s - you know, the restaurant. I was having a dream that weā€™d stopped there to grab a quick lunch before heading back to work. I ordered a ham-n-cheese sammich and the server kept coming back to ask if I wouldnā€™t rather have _\_ instead. I replied that I wanted my sammich, and why was it taking so long? Finally, I got fed up and just left, and suddenly, I was on a school bus. But when I woke, I was so ticked off at that server!!! šŸ˜ƒ And I have no idea why it was Dennyā€™s - we quit going there some time back because of marginal food and lousy service. My brain is weird. But we have a few pleasant weather days ahead - at least till the chill returns on Sunday. I remember to pull some ground beef out of the freezer soā€™s I can make a big batch of sketty sauce tonight. And it looks like Iā€™ll have sufficient work to do at the office, so it should be a good day. \*\*DeeDee \*\*- whereabouts are you from? We donā€™t need an actual address, but a geographical area would be nice. šŸ˜ƒ Happy Tuesday!! ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/47 "2016-11-15T12:59:58Z")
Good Morninā€™ Yā€™all! Up and caffeinatinā€™. _YAWN_ ā€˜Tis 40 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 76 and N.O.S. for the day. Another day of open windows, so YAY! For some reason **flytrap** is tryinā€™ to goad me into moppinā€™ but it ainā€™t happeninā€™. So There! šŸ˜› No big plans for the day outside of a couple loads of laundry. Iā€™m thinkinā€™ a trip to the liberry may be in order. I have a small roast beast in the slow cooker. It shall become my version of Philly chesesteaks for dindin along with oven fries. OK, I need more caffeine and rumbly tummy demands sustenance. Then I suppose I should purtify ifā€™n Iā€™m goinā€™ out and about the public. Plus, laundry awaits! Happy Tuesday Yā€™all! ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/48 "2016-11-15T13:05:45Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off today. Hockey tonight.šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/49 "2016-11-15T13:08:55Z")
**blurf** My happy news of the day; I got up thinking it was 730 and rushed, rushed to get out the door cause I have a 9am meeting and an hour commute. When I got into the car it was 7am so I got up at 0630 and now I have to kill an hour before my meeting. So, I shall be on time for my meeting. How happy is that? Yes **Sari** I am happy you are my friend. Yes **dogiooo** I have my **Lucky Louie**. I left him home again today. I may have to make this a short day. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/50 "2016-11-15T13:38:48Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > **Ruble** now that the beard is the right shape, do you spray it white for Santa-duty? No; I usually go with the normal gray. If you look at the video from the other week or check out my portrait picture [http://www.nouilles.info/illustrations/sdmb\_portraits/68402\_extra\_2.jpg](http://www.nouilles.info/illustrations/sdmb_portraits/68402_extra_2.jpg) it is gray enough to work. Back before it was I tried both dye and spray and didnā€™t like the results from either. The dye ended up with a lot of yellow (in my younger days my beard had a lot of red in it) and the spray looked like some kind of bad flocking. Back then I trimmed short and went artificial. But since the color is acceptable now and ā€œnatural beardā€ is like an extra $20 per hour on the usual Santa-scale ---------- what you see is what you get. šŸ˜‰ ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/51 "2016-11-15T13:42:25Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > **Ruble** , I donā€™t remember. It was all hazy after that 4th shot of tequila, anyways.šŸ˜‰ I remember the first day better. Being the driver on two wheels meant someone had to remember what was going on! šŸ™‚ Especially after the chili and that old lady comic at the dive bar. (You on the other hand ā€” I had bungee cords available if I had needed them.) Edit ā€” WOOHOOO on page two!!! ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/52 "2016-11-15T14:33:41Z")
Nice hat. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/53 "2016-11-15T16:38:05Z")
I am so **GRRRRRRR**. I fuckin HATE that SSA, NYSoH, and DSS donā€™t talk to each other. I. Trying to renew my Medicaid, but I canā€™t because someone signed me up for Medicare! I never authorized that! Meanwhile, Medicaid and UHC expired, and Iā€™m thinking Iā€™m uninsured. Well, Iā€™m sort of not because I havenā€™t paid the Part B premium yet because I DIDNā€™T KNOW I WAS ENROLLED IN MEDICARE!!! And everyone is all ā€œwe canā€™t fix this, you have toā€ and I am ready to rip someoneā€™s face off! ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/54 "2016-11-15T17:05:37Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Nice hat. šŸ™‚ Both hats in the portrait gallery are actual ā€œAmish issueā€; what they actually wear and not what they make/sell to the Tourons. The straw is actually my favorite; it keeps me warm in winter and cool in summer and after 20some years it still is/looks as strong and good as ever. ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/55 "2016-11-15T17:22:33Z")
Heeeereā€™s Tally, the wonder student! Sheā€™s a bit bigger than this now, I need to take more pics. http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/JennDiamond1967/Puppy%202\_zpstv4mlexp.jpg"][http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/JennDiamond1967/Puppy%202\_zpstv4mlexp.jpg](http://s628.photobucket.com/user/JennDiamond1967/media/Puppy%202_zpstv4mlexp.jpg.html) ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/56 "2016-11-15T17:30:52Z")
Happy Toosday! Itā€™s a partially N.O.S. 55 degrees outside, itā€™s going to warm up a bit around here until Sunday. Itā€™s time to mow the wild flower patch I think, but I looked over Sah-sonā€™s school work for the week (yes, Iā€™m nosy that way) and he is going to be swamped. Iā€™d better not expect much from him this week. His Geology class is creating a wiki page and it looks like itā€™s going to be a hell of a lot of work. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/57 "2016-11-15T18:18:42Z")
> [@Jennshark](#): > > Heeeereā€™s Tally, the wonder student! Sheā€™s a bit bigger than this now, I need to take more pics. > http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/JennDiamond1967/Puppy%202\_zpstv4mlexp.jpg"][http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/JennDiamond1967/Puppy%202\_zpstv4mlexp.jpg](http://s628.photobucket.com/user/JennDiamond1967/media/Puppy%202_zpstv4mlexp.jpg.html) Squee! Sheā€™s a cutie. **DeeDee** , excitable is simply terrier nature. šŸ™‚ Obedience classes may help though. Still covered up. Beats boredom by a mile. ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/58 "2016-11-15T18:25:44Z")
> [@missred](#): > > Squee! Sheā€™s a cutie. > > **DeeDee** , excitable is simply terrier nature. šŸ™‚ Obedience classes may help though. > > Still covered up. Beats boredom by a mile. šŸ˜ƒ Thx, sheā€™s a wonderful puppy šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/59 "2016-11-15T18:55:06Z")
Puppiespuppiespuppies! Love puppies. My happy thought for todayā€“going out to dinner. Other than that my foot still hurts from Ariel grinding it, although the acupuncturist kinseotaped 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:** [November 15, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/60 "2016-11-15T20:01:27Z")
**{{{rosie}}}** surely someone there at the hospital (social worker perhaps) can help guide you through the maze. Most likely you got immediately enrolled in Medicare when you were awarded SSDI. Still you should have been told that would happen so you could make sure you had coverage. You have every right to be all GRRRRRRRRR! Iā€™m all GRRRRRRRRRRRR! for you as well. **DeeDee** Tally is such a keeeeeeyooooooootie! I just want to smooch on her and give her tummy rubs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949.md?page=4)