# No Topic for this MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [June 5, 2017, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163 "2017-06-05T10:28:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/161 "2017-06-10T13:31:42Z")
Happy Saturday! Right now it is beautiful outside, a N.O.S. 66 degrees. Later I’ll have to close the windows ans turn on the AC. I woke up too early so am feeling a bit of a blurf. I ordered groceries this morning and we’ll be picking them up in a bit. We’ll get some mulch too so we can finish mulching out front. Then it is back to irk. My mother was lucky when she was a supervisor, her assistant loved to fire people so she could pass that job off to him. He had no sympathy for slackers, if you weren’t going to do the job he’d find somebody else who would. I knew another supervisor who said you are doing poor employees a favor by firing them because that sets them free to find another job that is better fit, and you are freeing up a position for somebody else who needs a job - win/win all the way around. She is the one who also told me people will spend 90% of their time helping the bottom 10% of their employees, when everybody would be better off if you just cut them loose and use your time to help your top employees become better. So look at it that way **Butters**. Less aggravation for you, a chance for her to find a job better suited to her, and better office morale because the good workers aren’t having to deal with a slacker. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/162 "2017-06-10T13:37:17Z")
Mulchage is done. At least the garden mulchage is done. There’s more I’d like to get done, but not today. Once I cool down a bit, I’ll hit the shower, then look for sunscreen. I may have to run to the dollar store to get some. Time to rest up for an afternoon of partying!! _ **WOOHOO!!** _ ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/163 "2017-06-10T14:12:00Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > Last week I was petting Alex Catt. She rolled over, and when I wouldn’t pet her belly, she reached up, grabbed my had, touched it to her belly, and then bit me. It was the most cat thing ever.😃 That’s how Samantha says hello. Speaking of, she turned into Serena last night and unraveled a whole ball of yarn. I yelled at Tabitha for it until I caught Serena trying to do it with another ball. :mad: ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/164 "2017-06-10T14:28:07Z")
I gave the remains of my sandwich to the dogs and cat. The cat likes\* horseradish.\* ---
**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 10, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/165 "2017-06-10T15:22:24Z")
Howdy Y’all! Home from fetchin’ playground equipment. It’s on the church grounds. I’ll let others figure out what to do with it from this point. I did my duty. We’ve had McBizkits and all is good. I have prepped stuff for dindin as well. Now I shall chillax a bit and then head out for some quality time at the cee-mint pond. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/166 "2017-06-10T15:32:30Z")
We shall be leaving shortly. PARTY ON!!! I found sunscreen, so no trip to the dollar store. I do need to decide which hat to wear - my eye doc said I should keep my eyes shaded. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/167 "2017-06-10T15:48:56Z")
Have fun **Moooom**! I can definitely tell the difference between coke zero and diet coke. Like **bat boy** , I find diet coke pretty flavorless. If I’m drinking diet cola, it’s usually coke zero or diet pepsi. I always liked Tab and kind of miss it. I’m more apt to order unsweet tea when I make a drink stop. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/168 "2017-06-10T16:58:19Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I’m not entirely sure what the difference is between Diet Coke and Coke Zero, but ostensibly they’ve been trying to emulate the original flavour in each iteration, getting closer each time, and in the meantime Diet Coke was more popular with women, while Coke Zero appeals more to men, (for some reason) (though in my case I fell for their cunning marketing strategy hook, line, and sinker). For me Diet Coke is flavourless, Coke Zero is flavourful, and Coke Life (which is only in limited markets I think) tastes like licking stainless steel. > > Not a fan of Pepsi-anything, but it will do in a pinch. My preferred is vanilla Coke, though I like regular just fine. Diet Coke I find gross, and I’ve never tried Coke Zero. Coke Life is ok, I get it sometimes to try to cut out some calories. Pepsi is a nastiness I won’t touch. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/169 "2017-06-10T17:22:01Z")
I don’t really drink any soda, after my securitatin’ job, where every bar gave me free cokes. Wasn’t a massive fan of it before that, but I got totally sick of it then. I occasionally buy Fentimans cola, come to think of it, but that’s about it. I have cut my formerly spectacular caffeine addiction down to one coffee a day with breakfast. I’ve now worked a few shifts with the new chef at irk. I wasn’t sure about him at first, but now I am- he’s one of the most annoying humans I’ve ever met. He. Won’t. Shut. Up. He bangs things, he tunelessly sings along to the radio (which he’s moved to right next to my ear), he whistles, but mostly, he just talks. Not _to_ anyone, just talks. Half of what he says (or at least half of what I couldn’t tune out) is just plain stupid and/or nasty; most memorably for me today, he spent about 10 expletive laden minutes wittering on about how much he hates vegetarians (triggered apparently by one of the nicer regulars ordering a vegetarian dish), even after I (the only other person in the kitchen) pointed out to him that I was vegetarian, which I’ve already told him and been sniffed at for, and I’d really like him to stop talking now. He’s already complaining about how _boooooring_ it is working there. Plus he keeps taking the mickey out of the boss’s accent (pretending not to understand him, and repeating stuff back in a silly voice), and several times pointlessly insulted regulars borderline loud enough for them to hear. Just no filter between brain and mouth at all. I know the boss is pretty fed up with him as well, so hopefully he won’t last. I’m working with just him for most of tomorrow. I’ve promised the boss (who has calmed down substantially lately incidentally, being OK to irk with again) that I won’t punch the guy. At least, not inside the cafe. I have permission to punch him in the street. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/170 "2017-06-10T17:37:26Z")
I now have the giant bottle of Tecnu soap so I can do laundry. 😃 Now it’s MST3KTR time! ---
**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 10, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/171 "2017-06-10T20:15:18Z")
Howdy Y’all! In from quality time at the cee-mint pond and all showered. Dindin prep is commencin’. Life is good. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/172 "2017-06-10T20:44:13Z")
**Blurf**. I have potatoes baking for steak night. And the usual cleaning and laundry that needs doing. Such is my life. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/173 "2017-06-10T20:55:14Z")
Home from the picnic and it was really nice. I chatted with a bunch of people, my deviled eggs were inhaled, I had some crabs ( just 4 - I didn’t want to be a piggy ) and I was released from my volunteer duty on the grill after 10 minutes since there was just no demand. So I grabbed some dessert (OMG, THE DESSERTS!!!) and then we left. I need another shower - it was hot out, and I’m sticky from the sunscreen. And I came home to an amazing surprise - a bonus check from the prez of the company! When \*\*FCD \*\*was opening it for me (since I was parking the car) I guessed it was a pink slip. 😛 Nope. Money. Wow. It’s been a good day for sure. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/174 "2017-06-10T21:25:45Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > …tastes like licking stainless steel. Hey, watch it there!!! Back from refereeing, only one game today and I worked it to ‘keep my eye in’ for next weekend’s tournament in Knoxville. Dishes got washed while I was out. Outside of that nothing much happening. **FCM,** sounds like it was a good day, for both belly and billfold. **Nut,** hang in their. There are good people to work with and for out there, but you also have to put up with the idiots…they are in all places and in all types of work. And nix on the violence, the police frown upon such things… ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/175 "2017-06-10T21:30:00Z")
I am so sick now. I had a relapse of the intestinal disease. I have a fever of 104. I’m thinking if I can’t get this under control I will have to go to ER again. ☹ Yay for bonus Moommm. Yay for boss improving Nuts. ---
**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 10, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/176 "2017-06-10T21:41:55Z")
Dindin has been et, the dishwasher is dish washin’, and everyone has gone home. I love company both comin’ and goin’. 😃 **{{{Sunny}}}** feel better soonest. **MOOOOOOM** yay for a good day with good food and bonus money! **Nuts** boo for co-irker who is, well, nuts, but yay for boss who is improvin’. **Butters** yay for steak night. Any night that involves steak is a good night. I’m sure HRH Lucky Louie will agree. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/177 "2017-06-10T21:52:45Z")
Feel better soon **sunny**! I got the second planting of tomatoes in today. I did keep one pepper since there was a bud on it, but chucked the other. I also added two more to the collection. By early autumn, I should have some heirloom beefsteaks, more cherry and romas. Yum. Now to start supper. Tonight is Puerto Rican chicken and rice and zucchini au gratin. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/178 "2017-06-10T23:20:04Z")
I got off a little early, hi the sto, and took a nap. Now having some Yuengling, and marinating chicken. I don’t drink diet anything, Mexican Coke is better than American Coke, and Pepsi is nasty. > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > I regret to say that I can’t tell the difference in taste between diet coke and coke zero. Recently the station lounge stopped stocking cans of diet coke in favour of coke zero, I opted for water instead. I’m much the same with pepsi, can’t tell the difference between diet pepsi and pepsi max. I most likely wouldn’t be able to tell between coke and pepsi either. Besides, it all just tastes wrong if it hasn’t got vodka in it. OJ tastes weird without vodka. Feel better, **Sunny**! {{{{}}}} **Nut** ,hope the work situation improves. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/179 "2017-06-10T23:37:37Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I gave the remains of my sandwich to the dogs and cat. The cat likes\* horseradish.\* You’re Jewish, right? Mebbe it’s just angling for some Gefilte fish. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Dishes got washed while I was out. Casper the Friendly _Housekeeper_? > [@Filbert](#): > > I wasn’t sure about him at first, but now I am- he’s one of the most annoying humans I’ve ever met. But I thought **Swampy** was retired…& lived on this side of the pond. > [@Filbert](#): > > He. Won’t. Shut. Up. > > He bangs things, he tunelessly sings along to the radio (which he’s moved to right next to my ear), he whistles, but mostly, he just talks. Not _to_ anyone, just talks. Now, I’m convinced it _is_ **Swampy**! (How many times has he posted that exact quote in an MMP?) I did a 10k this morning - won my age group (Which is more a testament to the small size of the field than my awesome ability - I’m still not fully back from my injury yet). The award was a blue pint glass printed with the event name & “Award winner”. They were also giving a free ice cream cone to all participants; I did not get ice cream because the line was too long & I needed to get home & shower & smell all nice & presentable for graduation party. Therefore, I shall have ice cream using my new pint glass award by making a beer float. 🙂 I haz headache; it’s from a combo of (literally) running around today & some part dehydration from the race. Iffn it’s more the first, caffeine will help; but if it’s more the second, caffeine will make it worse. :smack: That is also why I will make a beer float - no caffeine. (Shhhh, don’t remind me that alcohol is a diuretic.) ---
**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:** [June 11, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163/180 "2017-06-11T00:20:41Z")
I ordered a couple of Hawaiian shirts from Kohls, and they were in the mailbox today. And in my email mailbox was a shipping update: “Invalid address, return to sender.”:dubious: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-for-this-mmp/788163.md?page=10)