# MMP - The Fire Within **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [February 6, 2006, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222 "2006-02-06T12:50:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/281 "2006-02-10T16:01:05Z")
> [@Dolores Reborn](#): > > \*:: whines :: > > I want a good MMP nickname, too!\* šŸ˜ƒ Youā€™re _askinā€™_ for ā€œDollyā€. You donā€™t want that, do you? šŸ™‚ We can come up with something better. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/282 "2006-02-10T16:03:01Z")
> [@Dolores Reborn](#): > > I, however, am a bit miffed that no one has thought up a nick for me. Yā€™all call me Dolores. Even in real life I never had a nickname. My name is Robin. Sometimes my parents called me Rob. > > \*:: whines :: > > I want a good MMP nickname, too!\* šŸ˜ƒ Oh, all right! How about **Reb**? or **Lores**? Whyā€™d you pick an un-nick-nameable name like Dolores? (who is she, anyway?) And the only nick I can think of for Robin is cock-robin and somehowā€¦ šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/283 "2006-02-10T16:03:41Z")
> [@Dolores Reborn](#): > > My name is Robin. Sometimes my parents called me Rob. Are you my sister? Wait, she lives in Indianaā€¦ [Emily Latella] Never mindā€¦ [/Emily Latella] She always hated it when we played superheros as kids, because I was always Batman, and she wasā€¦ ---
**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 10, 2006, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/284 "2006-02-10T16:04:22Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Youā€™re _askinā€™_ for ā€œDollyā€. You donā€™t want that, do you? šŸ™‚ We can come up with something better. Uh, I know yā€™all are more creative than that. Plus Iā€™d have to be looking over my shoulder for **Hal Briston**. \ ---
**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:** [February 10, 2006, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/285 "2006-02-10T16:04:40Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Youā€™re _askinā€™_ for ā€œDollyā€. You donā€™t want that, do you? šŸ™‚ We can come up with something better. Or it could be **Rebo**. Heck, I always refer to ya as **DR** but if you really, really, really want a nicknameā€¦ weā€™ll come up with one. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/286 "2006-02-10T16:06:08Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Or it could be **Rebo**. Heck, I always refer to ya as **DR** but if you really, really, really want a nicknameā€¦ weā€™ll come up with one. I like **Rebo** , but thatā€™s because Iā€™m a big Star Wars geek. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/287 "2006-02-10T16:06:19Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > You canā€™t pick your own nickname. Have you not seen the ā€œIā€™m _spicy!_ā€ commercial? > > Hmm ā€¦ **Smitty** is my grampaā€™s name, but Iā€™m cool with that. While I enjoy **Super Captain Cool Man** , you have to remember that we _lurve_ to abbreviate, which will make you **SCCM** , which will inevitably turn into **Suckem** in everybodyā€™s inner monologue, and do you really want that to be your name? > > I say go with **Smitty**. Okay, I must say, I chuckled when I read this. Welcome **Winston.** Iā€™m thinkinā€™ **Smitty** is the way weā€™ll be going too. You should feel honored to receive a nickname. My name is too short and sounds nick-namish anyway. See, I _planned_ it that way. Okay, not really, I just couldnā€™t come up with a good name when I joined the SDMB and I donā€™t really want to change it because thatā€™s how everyone here knows me now. There are plays on my name. Just watch and see when some is talking about preparing taters for dinner. Dang, I need to do some work now. Iā€™ll pop back in later. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/288 "2006-02-10T16:06:45Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Or it could be **Rebo**. Heck, I always refer to ya as **DR** but if you really, really, really want a nicknameā€¦ weā€™ll come up with one. Iā€™d like to point out that ā€œDoloresā€ means pain in Spanishā€¦ :eek: šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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 10, 2006, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/289 "2006-02-10T16:09:34Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > Oh, all right! How about **Reb**? or **Lores**? Whyā€™d you pick an un-nick-nameable name like Dolores? (who is she, anyway?) > And the only nick I can think of for Robin is cock-robin and somehowā€¦ šŸ˜ƒ Yā€™all havenā€™t heard the story behind my user name? Well, let me regale you! Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, uhā€¦ I used to be Dolores Claiborne, a character in a Stephen King novel. She was in a bad marriage. I was in a bad marriage, too, and it sorta fit at the time. I had to come up with _something_ to join the board! Anyway, life got better, I remarried, and now Iā€™m way happier. So I asked the mods to change my name to Dolores Reborn. (After I polled this place, of course.) The End. ---
**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 10, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/290 "2006-02-10T16:12:13Z")
**Rebo** ā€™s pretty good! ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/291 "2006-02-10T16:13:03Z")
Ha! Well, everyone here calls me **Ellen** for heavenā€™s sake, like it was my **name** or something. NO NICKNAMES FOR ELLEN. No wait. Rue and Swampy sometimes do a funkatated red and emboldenated thing. So ā€¦ never mind, **smithers** and **Deborn**. ::: Ellen Previews :::: I didnā€™t know you were the same one who used Dolores Claiborne! I thought that person went away, or I never saw her posts ā€¦ or something ā€¦ and then you came along and used Reborn because the other name was taken! :smack: Well [Goober]Goolllll~leeeeeeee [/Goober] ---
**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 10, 2006, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/292 "2006-02-10T16:16:04Z")
> [@Ellen Cherry](#): > > Ha! Well, everyone here calls me **Ellen** for heavenā€™s sake, like it was my **name** or something. NO NICKNAMES FOR ELLEN. > > No wait. Rue and Swampy sometimes do a funkatated red and emboldenated thing. So ā€¦ never mind, **smithers** and **Deborn**. > ::: Ellen Previews :::: > > I didnā€™t know you were the same one who used Dolores Claiborne! I thought that person went away, or I never saw her posts ā€¦ or something ā€¦ and then you came along and used Reborn because the other name was taken! > > :smack: Well [Goober]Goolllll~leeeeeeee [/Goober] We could call you **El**. Oh, and I forgot to say: My anniversary is this Sunday. Two years married to the most wonderful man on the planet. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/293 "2006-02-10T16:19:53Z")
> [@Winston Smith](#): > > I donā€™t feel any different. Gee, it looks like the forgot to tell you about the initiation, but Iā€™m not gonna fix that one. Iā€™ve got a weak stomach, and it can only take so much. ---
**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 10, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/294 "2006-02-10T16:21:58Z")
> [@Ellen Cherry](#): > > Ha! Well, everyone here calls me **Ellen** for heavenā€™s sake, like it was my **name** or something. NO NICKNAMES FOR ELLEN. > > No wait. Rue and Swampy sometimes do a funkatated red and emboldenated thing. So ā€¦ never mind, **smithers** and **Deborn**. > ::: Ellen Previews :::: > > I didnā€™t know you were the same one who used Dolores Claiborne! I thought that person went away, or I never saw her posts ā€¦ or something ā€¦ and then you came along and used Reborn because the other name was taken! > > :smack: Well [Goober]Goolllll~leeeeeeee [/Goober] We could call you **El**. Oh, and I forgot to say: My anniversary is this Sunday. Two years married to the most wonderful man on the planet. šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [February 10, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/295 "2006-02-10T16:32:31Z")
> [@Dolores Reborn](#): > > Oh, and I forgot to say: > > My anniversary is this Sunday. Two years married to the most wonderful man on the planet. šŸ™‚ Actually, you said it twice. Fishing for presents? Happy Anniversary. > [@VunderBob](#): > > And Iā€™ll put a plug in for '84ā€¦ Well that oneā€™s kind of obvious. But apt. **swampy** the problem isnā€™t \*using a power a tool, itā€™s whether or not the thing is usable. When itā€™s plugged in and the trigger pushed, it does make the loud noise. But the working bits seemed to be a bit off-kilter, kind of askew instead of plumb. And I donā€™t want to make a six-foot long angled cut using an iffy saw. That can only end in tears. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/296 "2006-02-10T16:40:22Z")
> [@Dolores Reborn](#): > > Uh, I know yā€™all are more creative than that. Plus Iā€™d have to be looking over my shoulder for **Hal Briston**. > > \ How about **Dore** (pronounced ā€œdorrieā€) for **Do** lores **Re** born ---
**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 10, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/297 "2006-02-10T16:40:49Z")
That was weirdā€¦ I got a time out error, and I didnā€™t send it twice! I swear! **Sean** - I feel your pain. All the remodeling weā€™ve doneā€¦youā€™d think the builders were on crack! _Nothing_ is square. Even the freakinā€™ windows are crooked, so our curtains donā€™t hang parallel! Good luck. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2006, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/298 "2006-02-10T16:41:01Z")
No, no, no, **Lori** , _you_ canā€™t be married to the most wonderful man on the planet, because _I_ am married to the most wonderful man on the planet. Or men. Actually, Iā€™m not sure if theyā€™re collectively the Most Wonderful Men. Lazy Husband is oretty darn useless, although heā€™s interesting to talk to. Mr. Lissar is still wonderful. I donā€™t know what to get him for his birthday. Weā€™re going out to a very nice restaurant, and we have icewine for after, but I donā€™t know if thereā€™s anything else I should get him. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/299 "2006-02-10T16:42:17Z")
Is there an echo in here? We _could_ call **Ellen** , **Cherry** --but I donā€™t trust some here to be mature about that! Plus, I always think of Cherry Ames. I like Rebo. Off to MAIL my resume and essays off to the People Who Hold My Future In Their Handsā€¦ ---
**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:** [February 10, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222/300 "2006-02-10T16:42:20Z")
Welcome, **Smitty** , and re-welcome, **Rebo**. šŸ˜ƒ Now, **rigs** , I appreciate the sympathy, but Iā€™m afraid **taxi** is rather taken and rather out of my age range. Oh! I totally forgot! Regarding the RPI Model Railroad, you may recall I mentioned the students-only meetings on Wednesday evenings. However, I found out that if I become a member of the Railroad club thinger, I can bring non-students along with me to those Wednesday meetings. And becoming a member would be really easy. So what say you, **taxi** and **Mika**? A Wednesday Railroad outing? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-fire-within/343222.md?page=16)