# Minnesota wildlife is dangerous (MMP... the Sunday Evening Edition) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [June 5, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435 "2006-06-05T02:23:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/281 "2006-06-08T14:34:11Z")
[QUOTE=Tupug Anachi] **sean** , did you recognize Rudy right away? [/QUOTE] Yes I did. Of course, he didn’t know me. And I didn’t say anything stupid, either, like I sometimes do when I meet people who are known by many.\* As for the networking part, there was some of that. Met a pair of brothers who are trying to break into the small-boat building and sales business. And what was really strange/serendipidous, I knew the band that was hired to play. In fact, the drummer is one of my oldest friends from down here, and was the best man at my wedding in 1988. I walked up to the band with a beer in my hand, and asked him, “What are you doing here?” He said, “I’m working. What are _you_ doing here?” “Believe it or not, I’m working too!” And then he told me about his ex-girlfriend who just went to jail. **mika** saw BOOBIES! While sitting next to really uptight people!! \*This refers to the Hideous Matthew Sweet incident, and there’s not enough money in the world to make me live through it again. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/282 "2006-06-08T14:47:02Z")
from memory - one my mom made up back in the 70’s (I think it was around the bicentennial…) > [@](#): > > Two young women were taking a culinary course with a famous Scottish chef. This particular segment was on long term food storage, and the students were encouraged to try different methods with different foods. The two women tried intense cold to preserve a normally very runny French cheese; the results were disasterous. When the chef saw this, he said “Och, ye’ve muddled lasses, learning to freeze Brie” (grin, duck, and run) ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/283 "2006-06-08T14:47:38Z")
[QUOTE=dogbutler] **Bobbio** I hope you get the house. If you ever need a Kato Kalin style house guest for the ranch, call me. [/QUOTE] Of course. Raleigh is about 2 hours from Gatesville. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/284 "2006-06-08T14:59:28Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] from memory - one my mom made up back in the 70’s (I think it was around the bicentennial…) (grin, duck, and run) [/QUOTE] ok-1st-I can’t even get the quote in question to post. And 2nd–I don’t get it. I also don’t get the Big Dagger (a riff on the Big Dipper?). And I missed the sci mi tar one, apparently. I am going to fill in my application for the Illinois State Home for the Bewildered. \ oh, god. oh, god. Oh, ye huddled masses, yearning to breathe free. :smack: \ ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/285 "2006-06-08T15:06:56Z")
Morning! Welcome back, **Mama Tiger**! Ooof. Got five batches of dough rising, and I’ve got all sorts of chores to do. I think I’ll try chocolate cinnamon buns again, trying for a more syrupy filling this time instead of a fudgy one. **swampy** , those are hideous. One of my co-workers sent me this link last night. No, not Useless Git. [Kitten vs Powerbook.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdXTDovB9K8) I didn’t have to kill Useless Git last night because I stayed as far away from him as possible. I’m not sure if I should talk to my manager- I don’t want to tattle, but he’s really annoying about three-quarters of my co-workers. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/286 "2006-06-08T15:07:08Z")
**Bobbio** I’m all atwitter here. What? When I’m Mr. Swampington Bear, overthetopgaydecorator, I’m allowed to be atwitter. Here’s the absolute perfect to die for design for your [home office/study](http://www.plan59.com/images/JPGs/stow57wp.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/287 "2006-06-08T15:11:26Z")
> [@](#): > > Wednesday’s Pun of the Day > > DETROIT, MI - Local area man David Frodan has caused quite a ruckus lately with his homemade weaponry, particularly curved swords. But where most of them are made of steel, Frodan has taken to fashioning the blades from tar, the distillation of organic matter. Whenever passersby chance near his driveway, Frodan has been outside yelling at them to come look at his unique creations with a cry of “Sci mi tar! Sci mi tar!” **rigs** , here’s yesterday’s pun, since you missed it. Today’s is indeed a riff on the Big Dipper, and once again I blame any inadequacies in the setup on the fact that I’ve reconstructed it from memory. Maybe tonight I’ll post what I actually came up with last night. **rose** , I don’t get yours either. Frisbee? ---
**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:** [June 8, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/288 "2006-06-08T15:12:32Z")
[QUOTE=FairyChatMom] Go ahead, have your fun… I’m taking notes so I’ll know who my true friends are when I become Queen. [/QUOTE] :eek: :o ::looks for kiss ass smilie:: Er that is safe to do now, right? ::d&R:: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/289 "2006-06-08T15:18:04Z")
[QUOTE=Lissla Lissar] I’m not sure if I should talk to my manager- I don’t want to tattle, but he’s really annoying about three-quarters of my co-workers. [/QUOTE] Just a little something that may help you make a decision. Eons ago, I had a very trusting boss and a coworker who took advantage of that trust. She put in for overtime and got it approved. I was on overtime at the same time because I had a short-fuse design project that had to get done. Anyway, she spent her time on overtime reading magazines and doing her income taxes. I didn’t feel comfortable saying anything to her as she was older and had been there lots longer than I was. So I went to my boss and said “If someone was abusing overtime, would you want to be told?” He did, and I did. Turns out he suspected she was abusing the privilege. He was appreciative, and I don’t think she ever knew why her OT was disapproved from then on. I will admit that I’ve had my slack moments at work, but when I had OT or comp time, it was because something _had_ to get done, and I was hard at work. And further for the record, I didn’t rat her out when I knew she was going to the mall on the clock. I probably should have, but on the other hand, if the boss can’t keep track of his own people… Anyway, take it for what it’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/290 "2006-06-08T15:19:40Z")
[QUOTE=Tupug Anachi] :eek: :o ::looks for kiss ass smilie:: Er that is safe to do now, right? [/QUOTE] _\_ 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/291 "2006-06-08T15:20:23Z")
[QUOTE=Spatial Rift 47] **rigs** , here’s yesterday’s pun, since you missed it. Today’s is indeed a riff on the Big Dipper, and once again I blame any inadequacies in the setup on the fact that I’ve reconstructed it from memory. Maybe tonight I’ll post what I actually came up with last night. [/QUOTE] You posted it _again_? _dies_ > [@Sean Factotum](#): > > mika saw BOOBIES! While sitting next to really uptight people!! Well it certainly isn’t the first time _seeing_ them…I mean, I do have a pair myself. And there’s always printed material. But yeah, now that you mention it it was the first time seeing others’ bare, live, and in performance art. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/292 "2006-06-08T15:21:42Z")
[QUOTE=FairyChatMom] _\_ 😛 [/QUOTE] Hey, remember how I said I love your pottery? Well, I really love your pottery. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/293 "2006-06-08T15:22:29Z")
I hate having to explain jokes, but > [@](#): > > ye’ve muddled lasses, learning to freeze Brie = > [@](#): > > Your huddle masses yearning to breathe free as for quoting a quote, > [@](#): > > it’s simple. > > > [@](#): > > > > copy, paste, > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > highlight/quote, > > > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > > > highlight/quote > > > > > > , > > > > ad naseum, > > if you really wanted to… ---
**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:** [June 8, 2006, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/294 "2006-06-08T15:25:47Z")
I’m swooning over these ideas for a [den](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.koesteringschumacherhomes.com/pages/photos/misc/thumb.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.koesteringschumacherhomes.com/nav/page_photos.htm&h=101&w=135&sz=7&tbnid=tfAMqpzCshmUgM:&tbnh=65&tbnw=87&hl=en&start=51&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddens%2B%252B%2Bhomes%26start%3D40%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26c2coff%3D1%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN). The new VunderLair shall truly be my most magnificent creation ever! ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/295 "2006-06-08T15:28:28Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] **Bobbio** I’m all atwitter here. What? When I’m Mr. Swampington Bear, overthetopgaydecorator, I’m allowed to be atwitter. Here’s the absolute perfect to die for design for your [home office/study](http://www.plan59.com/images/JPGs/stow57wp.jpg). [/QUOTE] You know, I can just see Darrin Stevens standing in ront of that desk while Larry Tate yells at him without any effort at all. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2006, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/296 "2006-06-08T15:38:21Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] I’m swooning over these ideas for a [den](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.koesteringschumacherhomes.com/pages/photos/misc/thumb.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.koesteringschumacherhomes.com/nav/page_photos.htm&h=101&w=135&sz=7&tbnid=tfAMqpzCshmUgM:&tbnh=65&tbnw=87&hl=en&start=51&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddens%2B%252B%2Bhomes%26start%3D40%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26c2coff%3D1%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN). The new VunderLair shall truly be my most magnificent creation ever! [/QUOTE] **HEEEEEEYYYYYY!!!** , _I_ have those bar stools! No, really. I do. 😛 ---
**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:** [June 8, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/297 "2006-06-08T15:39:58Z")
[QUOTE=Sean Factotum] You know, I can just see Darrin Stevens standing in ront of that desk while Larry Tate yells at him without any effort at all. [/QUOTE] Oh I _know_! Doesn’t that make it just dee-li-ci-ous! Mr. Swamptington Bear is plotzing over [this kitchen](http://cgi.ebay.com/1950s-Original-Pink-Kitchen_W0QQitemZ140000211450QQcategoryZ12514QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting)! ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/298 "2006-06-08T15:40:25Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] I hate having to explain jokes, but [/QUOTE] _I_ got it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/299 "2006-06-08T15:40:30Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] I’m swooning over these ideas for a [den](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.koesteringschumacherhomes.com/pages/photos/misc/thumb.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.koesteringschumacherhomes.com/nav/page_photos.htm&h=101&w=135&sz=7&tbnid=tfAMqpzCshmUgM:&tbnh=65&tbnw=87&hl=en&start=51&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddens%2B%252B%2Bhomes%26start%3D40%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26c2coff%3D1%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN). The new VunderLair shall truly be my most magnificent creation ever! [/QUOTE] Sorry, **Swampio** , I’ll take the dead animals over the Generica-McMansion decor any day… ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435/300 "2006-06-08T15:44:15Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] Mr. Swamptington Bear is plotzing over [this kitchen](http://cgi.ebay.com/1950s-Original-Pink-Kitchen_W0QQitemZ140000211450QQcategoryZ12514QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting)! [/QUOTE] That brings back memories of the kitchen in my very first apartment. It was a studio with a little galley-style kitchen. The countertop and backsplash were tiled - in baby yellow and green. The fridge was pink. I called it my after-dinner mint kitchen. I’ve gotta scan some pics and share them - it was stunning. Especially the wall that wasn’t tiled - it was paneled. :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnesota-wildlife-is-dangerous-mmp-the-sunday-evening-edition/359435.md?page=16)