# My first emergency repair in the new house; a handy MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [July 10, 2006, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846 "2006-07-10T09:39:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/381 "2006-07-14T14:41:21Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] thanks, **Mika** , for er, so many links to my own self–no doubt I will be featured in some manga porn clip soon… [/QUOTE] Oh, man - if I had some skill, I would do it myself now, just to have fun. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/382 "2006-07-14T14:42:14Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] the last 3 links did work, **meeks** \*\*rigs \*\* - you look like someone I went to school with - did you by any chance go to college in new york? [/QUOTE] No. \ I look like everyone. I have been approached on the street by complete strangers who say things like, “Steph?” “Anne?” and I say, “no.” One of them actually looked at me again and said, “are you sure you’re not Steph?” :rolleyes: Polish pts think I’m Polish, Dutch bankers think I’m Dutch, Catholics think I’m Irish Catholic and Germans think I’m German. I should be a CIA spy I have so many identities. 😃 My sister went to Syracuse–but she had brown hair. Does that help? ---
**Author:** ![Twinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Twinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twinkie)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/383 "2006-07-14T14:46:10Z")
[QUOTE=Mr Bus Guy] Of course, I’m still the only one that knows that tea thing she does. [/QUOTE] Nope. She told us all about that tea thing _ages_ ago! She’s just pretending so you don’t feel bad. (Just kidding. And you’re still special.) **Rigs** - You look terrific! I have to put on make-up before I can even look at _myself_ for too long. Wow! So, it seems my house is not trying to kill me. It’s a vast conspiracy of houses trying to take over the country. No wonder the houses keep getting bigger – they’re winning! I don’t have the Giant Dope either. Oh - Ren Faire-goers, please remind me… did we pick a date? ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/384 "2006-07-14T14:47:21Z")
Hey! I have a brilliant idea! How about next week is MMPer pic thread week? \*\*FCM \*\* aka **Pottery Goddess** can do the MMP, but then we sprinkle pics of ourselves throughout–I want to know what everyone looks like! So far, I know **MBG** and **Mika** and **Lida-oops, anyrose** look like. But how about **Rue** or **spats** or **kawik**? Forgot I have also seen pics of **Drae** and **Lisslar** … what say you? \ ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/385 "2006-07-14T14:47:26Z")
**rigs** , you’re safe. It’ll be known as “that tea thing”, and I’ll snicker to myself while everyone goes crazy trying to figger it out. Pinkie swear. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/386 "2006-07-14T14:49:01Z")
[QUOTE=Twinkie] Nope. She told us all about that tea thing _ages_ ago! She’s just pretending so you don’t feel bad. (Just kidding. And you’re still special.) **Rigs** - You look terrific! I have to put on make-up before I can even look at _myself_ for too long. Wow! So, it seems my house is not trying to kill me. It’s a vast conspiracy of houses trying to take over the country. No wonder the houses keep getting bigger – they’re winning! I don’t have the Giant Dope either. Oh - Ren Faire-goers, please remind me… did we pick a date? [/QUOTE] I thought we were thinking about September? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/387 "2006-07-14T14:50:31Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] Hey! I have a brilliant idea! How about next week is MMPer pic thread week? \*\*FCM \*\* aka **Pottery Goddess** can do the MMP, but then we sprinkle pics of ourselves throughout–I want to know what everyone looks like! So far, I know **MBG** and **Mika** and **Lida-oops, anyrose** look like. But how about **Rue** or **spats** or **kawik**? Forgot I have also seen pics of **Drae** and **Lisslar** … what say you? \ [/QUOTE] Wow, that is a great idea! I’m for it. About my bout of extreme nostalgia earlier - I just had to be on a conference call which was stupid. While i was on it, I wrote a letter to my cousin and am dropping it in the mail right now. I feel a little better. Not much, but a tiny bit. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/388 "2006-07-14T15:06:13Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > Plastics looking better, Benjamin–I mean, **spats**? Wave of the future, they are. 😉 [QUOTE=Mr Bus Guy] **rigs** , you’re safe. It’ll be known as “that tea thing”, and I’ll snicker to myself while everyone goes crazy trying to figger it out. Pinkie swear. [/QUOTE] OOH! OOH! I KNOW! She knows how to _make tea_. What do I win? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/389 "2006-07-14T15:08:23Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] I thought we were thinking about September? [/QUOTE] Our current not-so-tentative date is September 9, yes? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/390 "2006-07-14T15:09:26Z")
[QUOTE=Draelin] Our current not-so-tentative date is September 9, yes? [/QUOTE] I must have missed that but no matter, I’ve marked it down on the calendar. I’m free that day. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/391 "2006-07-14T15:28:24Z")
[QUOTE=Spatial Rift 47] OOH! OOH! I KNOW! She knows how to _make tea_. What do I win? 😃 [/QUOTE] Silly man-child. If you only knew…anyone fool can make tea. Kids today. Am off to Sam’s (and I’m kinda skeered–I read that thread! I hate Sam’s, but go there once a month. I refuse to shop at Wargmart and to that I hold) \ ---
**Author:** ![Twinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Twinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twinkie)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/392 "2006-07-14T15:51:30Z")
[QUOTE=Draelin] Our current not-so-tentative date is September 9, yes? [/QUOTE] OK - September 9 it is! **Rosie and Spats,** , does that work for you both? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/393 "2006-07-14T15:57:06Z")
[QUOTE=Twinkie] OK - September 9 it is! **Rosie and Spats,** , does that work for you both? [/QUOTE] yes - weather, health, and scooter-rental dependant ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/394 "2006-07-14T15:58:20Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] Hey! I have a brilliant idea! How about next week is MMPer pic thread week? \*\*FCM \*\* aka **Pottery Goddess** can do the MMP, but then we sprinkle pics of ourselves throughout–I want to know what everyone looks like! So far, I know **MBG** and **Mika** and **Lida-oops, anyrose** look like. But how about **Rue** or **spats** or **kawik**? Forgot I have also seen pics of **Drae** and **Lisslar** … what say you? \ [/QUOTE] and we could post olds pics, too, so everyone can see how we’ve changed I think I’ll dig out and scan in some high school shots ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/395 "2006-07-14T16:02:21Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] I think I’ll dig out and scan in some high school shots [/QUOTE] I don’t have a scanner, but I think a picture of a picture might work. I think you’d all be amused by what I looked like in high school. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/396 "2006-07-14T16:06:54Z")
I’m in. I dunno if I have high school pics, maybe my yearbook, but I certainly could provide pics over the years! ---
**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:** [July 14, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/397 "2006-07-14T16:15:38Z")
Goodness, **rigs** , you’re pretty and have a lovely smile. You look a trifle apprehensive about the picture taking. I feel exactly the same way when pictures are taken of me- slightly sceptical. My parents’ minister’s wife just phoned to invite me and Mr. Lissar to a barbeque on the first of August. That will be lovely. They’re really nice people. I wonder if I should bring something? I’ll fuss for the next two weeks about what I should bring. Wine and something snacky, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/398 "2006-07-14T16:17:49Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] note to self–apply make up prior to picture taking and sending… [/QUOTE] Aw, nonsense - you look fine! Makeup would only create stalkers, says I. 🙂 ---
**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:** [July 14, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/399 "2006-07-14T16:24:43Z")
TGIF! I took the afternoon off, just because. **rigs** , since I don’t want to overinflate your ego or anything, I can say in all honesty that when I brought your pic to the screen, the dog didn’t run away… 😛 Criminy, you look all presentable and everything, silly woman! Actually, I didn’t take off just because. I took off to do laundry. We’ve got stuff to do tomorrow that’ll keep me away from the washer, so I thought I might take care of it today. That’ll leave me Sunday to _not_ do laundry. Which means I’ll have time to draft the MMP. Unless someone else has something inspired to share, in which case, I’ll yield. Whatever. I need to see what pics of me I have - I should set up the scanner and have some fun… That’s all for now. Off to laundry land. Envy me, one and all! 😃 ---
**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:** [July 14, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846/400 "2006-07-14T16:40:04Z")
[QUOTE=Twinkie] OK - September 9 it is! **Rosie and Spats,** , does that work for you both? [/QUOTE] mumblemumblemumble. Not sure. I’m moving up to Hanover, New Hampshire on September the 3rd. This presents two complications: 1. The almost three weeks before classes start will be filled with meetings, orientations, and almost certainly a qualifying exam. I have no idea what the schedule for these is. While none of them will happen on a Saturday, it could complicate when I’m available. 2. How the hell do I get down there anyway? I’ll have to look into renting a car, I guess. > [@eleanorigby](#): > > Silly man-child. If you only knew…anyone fool can make tea. > Kids today. Okay, so what is it then? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-emergency-repair-in-the-new-house-a-handy-mmp/363846.md?page=21)