# Mist and Murk in the MMP!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Tags:** mmp
**Created:** [November 30, 2020, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785 "2020-11-30T10:16:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
**Page:** 17
### Author:  [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785/321 "2020-12-07T01:25:11Z")
š» Cheers! š„
(Wow, thereās a lot of alcohol emoji available.)
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We managed not to confuse too many ā¦ okay, no. We confused a LOT of West Michiganās potheads today.
Thankfully, it was reeeeeeally quiet today, so we could work through things on the fly as we figured out this should be here/that needs to be there/we need more of this/we donāt need that.
Trying to decide some sort of dinner now. The kitchen is a _mess_ so I am leaning heavily towards letting the good folks at Chiliās fix my food and help with cleanup - by packaging everything into disposable stuff, that I can quickly shove into my Big Bin At The Curb Already while being excommunicated from any hippie/environmentalist cred I may formerly have possessed.
> [@nelliebly](#):
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> Oh, and question: how do your ratties get exercise? Do they have little wheels to run on?
I give them branches to climb/gnaw on.
Wheels are ā¦ interesting with ASF. They tend to heap themselves onto it - all trying to run in different directions, which is _hilarious_ to watch - until everyone piles up for a nap & the wheel turns into a bunk bed; some inside it, some on top, some shoved into the bedding directly underneath the wheel, for reasons that clearly make sense to (and only to) the rodent mind.
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### Author:  [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785/322 "2020-12-07T01:53:29Z")
Howdy Yāall! We have supped, participated in fartfest, and the biiiiiiiiiiiiig trash can has been hauled all the way down to the road for pickup tomorrow. Thus endeth Sunday at da cave. Iām āputerinā whilst OYKW lounges upon the bed and watches a DVD of āKeeping Up Appearancesā cause he said he needed a Hyacinth Boo-Kay fix. Heās weird but Iām kinda sorta used to him, so Iāll keep him around.
**Hippie** š· š» šø CHEERS! š¶ š¾ š¹ I figure we might as well just have a party!
**{{{Nellie}}}** so sorry about your friend!
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### Author:  [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785/323 "2020-12-07T03:43:42Z")
My kids always make me laugh. As my daughter said, āThe apple doesnāt fall far from the tree.ā In other words, itās my fault they have such a wicked sense of humor. I happily claim responsibility on that one.
I had the bath. The water looked like it had been dug out of the Mississippi mud, but it was relaxing.
I hope my former colleague is at peace. She was a kind person. Itās our loss she had to leave so soon.
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### Author:  [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785/324 "2020-12-07T03:44:43Z")
They may be a chain (and they may be sliding down the mediocrity ramp from their heyday \* ) but Chiliās was the exactly correct dinner solution tonight.
( \* ) re: heyday. Look, **purple** , just face it. The 90s were a lonnng time ago.
Me: yeah what, like, ten? fifteen years ago?
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> [@swampbear](#):
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> whilst OYKW lounges upon the bed and watches a DVD of āKeeping Up Appearancesā cause he said he needed a Hyacinth Boo-Kay fix.
I love that show. Your OYKW has excellent taste.
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785/325 "2020-12-07T05:17:30Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#):
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> Your OYKW has excellent taste.
Well, of course he does. He chose **swampy** , didnāt he?
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### Author:  [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2020, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785/326 "2020-12-07T05:40:03Z")
> [@Seanette](#):
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> Have the stealth babies been found yet?
YES! And they were _hidden._
Not many of them. A young mama; they usually go on to have litters of 10-15+ but often start at a modest half dozen or so for their first go-around.
Seems theyāve been cared for well; a robust little crew, NOISY, sporting abundant little fat rolls. Good job, momma (and aunties ā¦ ASF do everything, especially raising babies, as a team effort.)
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### Author:  [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2020, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785/327 "2020-12-07T05:41:06Z")
> [@Wheelz](#):
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> > [@purplehorseshoe](#):
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> > Your OYKW has excellent taste.
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> Well, of course he does. He chose **swampy** , didnāt he?
Thatās not how I heard it.
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### Author:  [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2020, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785/328 "2020-12-07T05:53:11Z")
For the coming nights:
> **[How to Make a Perfect Hot Toddy, the Whiskey Cocktail to Keep You Warm This...](https://robbreport.com/food-drink/spirits/best-hot-toddy-recipe-whiskey-1234583126/)**
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> āItās like whiskey chicken soup.ā
Want one, right now. Cures what ails yah.
[yes, mooom, coordinating coasters will be used]
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### Author:  [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2020, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785/329 "2020-12-07T06:16:25Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#):
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> YES! And they were _hidden_
(of stealth rattie babies)
Got pictures? š
The next couple of days are forecast windy and in the **70s**. Yes, I live in northern California, but it is DECEMBER. Ridiculous.
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### Author:  [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785/330 "2020-12-07T06:42:07Z")
> [@nelliebly](#):
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> I hope my former colleague is at peace. She was a kind person. Itās our loss she had to leave so soon.
{{{{hugs}}}}
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### Author:  [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2020, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785/331 "2020-12-07T10:37:19Z")
Sorry to hear about your friend, **{{{nellie}}}**
**mooom** ginger chocolate is exactly that - chocolate with ginger bits in it!
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### Author:  [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785/332 "2020-12-07T19:39:36Z")
Cheers!
(Dark & Stormy ā Goslingās rum with Goslingās ginger beer)
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### Author:  [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785/333 "2020-12-07T19:42:07Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#):
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> For the coming nights:
> [Best Hot Toddy Recipe: The Perfect Whiskey Cocktail to Keep You Warm ā Robb Report](https://robbreport.com/food-drink/spirits/best-hot-toddy-recipe-whiskey-1234583126/)
Hot buttered rum for me, please!
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### Author:  [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785/334 "2020-12-07T19:54:14Z")
> [@SCAdian](#):
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> Hot buttered rum for me, please!
Me too! They were my first favorite, except I prefer only a wee dab of butter and then only real butter. Iām in it for the rum and the hot, fragrant liquid. Lemon or orange also welcome.
I brought up the whiskey toddies to broaden my horizons as well as to hopefully encourage others to come along.
Cheers ā š· š„
ETA: apologies to all. Would someone who knows how move this to the thread from which it came? Not that a whiskey toddy would be a bad idea for us here at this junction in this thread.
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