# Name That Loon: A Nickname MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [November 18, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164 "2013-11-18T04:31:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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 21, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/121 "2013-11-21T22:35:26Z")
Chikin noodle soup was a nummy thing on a chillyish evenin’. **MOOOOOOM** unsupervised _and_ control of the remote. Next thing we know you’ll go all hawg wild and eat ice cream right out of the carton. 😃 ---
**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:** [November 21, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/122 "2013-11-21T22:50:34Z")
\*If only \*I had ice cream… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/123 "2013-11-21T22:52:48Z")
The Christmas cake smells nice (and left the kitchen smelling nice), I don’t wanna wait over a month to eat it… I think my brain’s off today- I went down my allotment earlier, to dig up a few parsnips 'n jerusalem artichokes, got halfway home, and realised I’d left the parsnips on the ground, so went back for 'em :smack: Got home, made dinner, et dinner, suddenly realised I’d run out of milk and forgotten to buy some earlier, and one must have milk for coffee in the morning or Bad Things will happen. Reached for my bag to get some money out to go to the shop, and my bag wasn’t there. It wasn’t downstairs either. Or in the car. I’d left it at the sodding allotment, sitting happily in the open next to the shed, and I’d walked past twice without noticing it. I had to drive back there and look for it in the dark. :smack:[sup]2[/sup] I’m lucky I’d left just before it went both dark and rainy, so no-one had been down there and nicked it. It’s got my driving license, bank card, and money in it, but luckily it just got a bit wet, and was still there. ---
**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 21, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/124 "2013-11-21T23:17:08Z")
What is an allotment? What diameter are your parsnips? Here they are sold to large, and the centers are pithy. I stir fry them in butter for Mrs. Plant (v.3.0). ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/125 "2013-11-21T23:26:47Z")
I’ve mentioned it before on 'ere, basically an allotment’s a bit of ground, rented cheap (from the council in this case) for growing vegetables in. Very handy if you’re living in rented housing, 'cos it means you don’t lose all your stuff if you move house. My parsnips are really inconsistent- some are tiny and some are about 4" diameter, and you don’t always know which is which til you dig 'em up. The ones I got today are about 2". They’re really easy to grow though- just sow the seeds, and ignore them until harvest time, I don’t water them unless it’s really dry (or the roots grow funny) and slugs don’t eat the leaves, which is handy! They do much better than my carrots. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/126 "2013-11-21T23:32:45Z")
I’m losing it. I came to the computer to look something up, but as soon as I opened a new tab, I forgot what I was going to do. dammit. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/127 "2013-11-21T23:58:02Z")
I used to love my job. Used to. But today I discovered (after having suspected it for a while, and been largely able to ignore it) that my boss, and quite possibly also the rest of my company, has ideals that sort of go against my own ideals. Umm… at least I’m only here until next April? In the meantime, I’ll shut the hell up about my own political/cultural views. ---
**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 22, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/128 "2013-11-22T00:15:44Z")
Worked, delt with loons, got stuck in traffic. Home and hockey time. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/129 "2013-11-22T00:39:00Z")
Thanks for the explanation **swampy** , by the way. Important question: If your boss doesn’t like a certain piece of music, and then you bring your melodica to work and play the piece of music your boss doesn’t like, in front of her, will you get fired? ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/130 "2013-11-22T00:42:59Z")
Got in a mood today and pretended I was Dusty Hill. My fingers hurt a bit but all in all a successful day. Could be the beard. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty\_Hill](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_Hill) Mine has just crossed the line at 7in/178mm Cheers and for all you regular working stiffs “Remember Tomorrow is Friday” **Jim** **Midget** you could get fired just for playing the Melodica, some people hate them:D ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/131 "2013-11-22T02:35:22Z")
Could the end of mono be creeping into view? I’m still at home and still exhausted, but I’m not as exhausted as I expected I’d be considering that in the course of work and school today that I walked 4.25 miles. This could be good. 🙂 ---
**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 22, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/132 "2013-11-22T02:43:51Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I’m losing it. I came to the computer to look something up, but as soon as I opened a new tab, I forgot what I was going to do. dammit. You were going to send some money to my PayPal account. ---
**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 22, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/133 "2013-11-22T02:45:49Z")
> [@Filbert](#): > > My parsnips are really inconsistent- some are tiny and some are about 4" diameter, and you don’t always know which is which til you dig 'em up. The ones I got today are about 2". That seems awfully large, but they are probably not pithy if they are fresh. Do you cook the core at 4"? ---
**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 22, 2013, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/134 "2013-11-22T08:29:02Z")
Up at 3 am. It sucks. It’s a dark 46 degrees with a high of 60 today. Positively springlike. I have to see the doctor at 9 and then I’m bouncing over to a friend’s house to visit and get some lunch. I’m going to want to sleep in, but I cant. ---
**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 22, 2013, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/135 "2013-11-22T11:12:52Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. _YAWN_ 'Tis 58 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 76 for the day. Then it shall cool down again over the weekend. I like parsnips but they can be hard to find down in these parts. Quite tasty though! Ok, that’s all I got. I need more caffiene and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, alas and alack, irk purtification must commence. It’s a rigorous regimen but the end result is breathtakin’. 😃 Happy Firday Y’all! ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/136 "2013-11-22T12:14:45Z")
> [@Capt\_Kirk](#): > > … > > **Midget** you could get fired just for playing the Melodica, some people hate them:D Dear me, I was going to play it for a special event. Should I scrap the idea? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/137 "2013-11-22T12:24:35Z")
l LOVE PARSNlPS!!! ---
**Author:** ![Sario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sario/32/18580_2.png) [@Sario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sario)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/138 "2013-11-22T12:58:30Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > l LOVE PARSNlPS!!! Hi \*\* Drew \*\*, nice to see you 🙂 So what is you think of parsnips? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/139 "2013-11-22T13:36:54Z")
_ **b l u r f !** _ ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164/140 "2013-11-22T14:09:32Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > _ **b l u r f !** _ What she said. Another Medical Firday, driving VWife around to see her quacks and drug pushers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-loon-a-nickname-mmp/674164.md?page=8)