# (Old) A Day Off in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [April 7, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728 "2025-04-07T08:47:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/81 "2025-04-09T00:22:02Z")
Leftover chili colorado for dinner. šŸ™‚ Wifey, RN said one of her patients is very ā€˜downā€™ because of Trump. I told her to tell him (the next time she sees him) ā€˜My husbandā€™s head is going to explode.ā€™ She did tell him that weā€™re writing letters and protesting. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/82 "2025-04-09T00:40:29Z")
> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > More than 30 years later, my friend who walked to school with me, remembers the clunking of the clogs and the swishing of the pants. So, not a sneaky ninja. > [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > However, not sure the ant access has been properly located and blocked, so any fresh fruit is staying in the fridge. Do they sell boric acid where you live? Itā€™s a white powder (here itā€™s at every hardware store and even some big box grocery stores, by the roach bait and mouse traps) and itā€™s basically poison to all insects. To deal with ants, cut a plastic drinking straw into smaller pieces (approx. 4 cm or so) and mix a some boric acid powder into a spoonful or two of jam/jelly. (The person who told me this said _they_ were told that mint works best.) The jelly will become pastel colored and opaque. Using a toothpick, scoop a bit of the mix into each end of the straw piece, then tape it ā€¦ wherever you like. Certainly on their trails, and basically wherever you commonly see them. They take the poison bait back to the nest, and triumphantly feed it to their queen. It takes a few weeks, but they _WILL_ disappear, and you can tape the bait where kids/pets canā€™t reach. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > using a chocolate bunny (hollow) as a bong Stoners are such creative engineers. * * * Today was brilliantly sunny, but _COLD_ (the sunshine was a lie!). However - and I swear I didnā€™t see any as recently as last weekend - there are daffodils exuberantly popping up in their random spots, and I saw a few hyacinth and crocus, too. Got home long before dusk, so Monkey got some outside time and even a roll in some catnip I sprinkled on the driveway. Worked a whopping hour anna half of overtime last week, but my paycheck was just a wee bit heftier - that was nice. Last nightā€™s vegetarian quiche (spinach and tomato, plus the requisite onion) was delishush, and disappeared rapidly. I have enough left for tonight, although thereā€™s plenty of the ingredients left to make another one ā€¦ oh, wait, Iā€™m out of tomato. Well, still, I can conjure up something, and meantime, I need to use the stuff for another grape-apple-celery salad. The last one I made I swear, had just a whisper of chicken. Iā€™m mostly there for the dressing anyway - the balsamic really takes it over the top, and the red grapes Iā€™ve gotten are _light years_ from the sour, seed-filled red grapes of my youth. More fruits and veggies in a few weeks than I usually consume over the course of _months_ so go, me, beinā€™ all healthy and shit! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/83 "2025-04-09T00:53:42Z")
You can smoke your bunny and eat it too? Wow. Let the bunny hoarding begin! ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/84 "2025-04-09T00:55:02Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > The Army Air Corps (AAC) was the aerial warfare branch of the United States Army from 1926 until 1941. It was later reorganized as the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in 1941. The USAAF was the primary land-based aerial warfare branch of the U.S. military during World War II. The AAC was abolished in 1947 when the Department of the Air Force was established.ā€¦ > > [google AI] > > My uncle flew for all three. My late Uncle Ray went into the USAF in 1950 and stayed in for 21 years. As kids, we used to go to the air shows at Wright-Patterson or Grissom AFB. Hidy-ho, Mumpers. Nothing too exciting today, so Iā€™mā€™a head to bed. Stay safe and healthy yā€™all! ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/85 "2025-04-09T01:10:15Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > The only way to get them out is with moonshine sterilized pointy tweezers. Cranky night nurse approves~probably higher proof than what medics sterilize with. And you can always console yourself with a hefty swig when itā€™s all over. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/86 "2025-04-09T01:14:09Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Stoners are such creative engineers. I just entertained myself by contacting ICE to report an illegal alien for financial crimes and drug use. > [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Cranky night nurse approves~probably higher proof than what medics sterilize with. Iā€™m fairly sure that Mrs H still has a bottle of iodine somewhere in the medicine cabinet. Iā€™ll bet the local 150 proof moonshine is much safer! ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/87 "2025-04-09T01:15:23Z")
Or mecurachrome-dang that stuff stung! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/88 "2025-04-09T01:16:29Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I just entertained myself by contacting ICE to report an illegal alien for financial crimes and drug use. Who, me? (Iā€™m on my way to the dispo, you snitchinā€™ narc.) ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/89 "2025-04-09T01:19:35Z")
Nah, I loves you. I just heard a rumor that ICE is having a DDOS attack caused by folks reporting the kk and thought I should join in. Maybe you shouldnā€™t. Maybe I shouldnā€™t have either, but whats done is done so Iā€™ll probably do it again tomorrow. My burner phone still has almost three weeks left on it, why not annoy as many people as possible? I live to be annoying! ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/90 "2025-04-09T02:02:19Z")
And good evening to all. Soccer has been coached (sort of, keeping the kids attention for more that 5-6 seconds is impossible) and have Mac-and-cheesed myself along with some applesauce to a happy state of being. Made an appointment for Thursday for the annual eye exam, I suspect Iā€™ll need new glasses so that is an expense to be considered. Otherwise a quite night is expected. Down to 46F now but due to hit 70F tomorrow. Now itā€™s time to wade through the news of the dayā€¦ **rocky** , always nice to have the sun in the sky, even if the air is cold. And sorry to hear your clogs have bit the dust, hope new ones are readily available. **Cat Glove** , hope it warms up for you soon.And good news on Hubs Dr. visit. **wet one** , my thanks to you and all the others for your explanations. But Iā€™m glad horses are more phlegmatic than humans, if I saw someone coming after my teeth with a power grinderā€¦ **JtC** , hope Hubs sees reason and departs the house. And a chocolate bunny bongā€¦I have never used maryjewanna, but that would be temptingā€¦ **FCM** , yay for the upholstery arrival. And hope SIL is doing ok, falls hurt no matter the age (I see that he is, but bet heā€™ll be sore in spots all week). **OOpsie** , hope things continue to proceed well. **VanGo** , I was told it snowed in Northern Ohio the day I was born (coming up in a couple of weeks). Kinda glad I donā€™t have to see it again here in N. Ali-bama for another 10 months or soā€¦ > [@fachverwirrt](#): > > \*18-22 year olds. AKA tiny little babies. When did college students get so young? Iā€™m working with 6-9 year olds on soccer. You have it easyā€¦ šŸ˜‰ šŸ˜ > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I just entertained myself by contacting ICE to report an illegal alien for financial crimes and drug use. I understood that referenceā€¦well done. And thatā€™s all for tonight. Will do my usual You Tubing for about an hour and then head off to bed. Catch up with yā€™all tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/91 "2025-04-09T02:47:27Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > 18-22 year olds. AKA tiny little babies. When did college students get so young? We have the same reaction to the babies we see in uniform around here. When did the Navy start recruiting in day care centers?? Just get 'em off my lawnā€¦ I didnā€™t do the dishes till after we watched Lynley and Vera, so the machine is sloshing away now. **FCD** has a Dr appt at 7:15 tomorrow and Iā€™ll probably run to FoodLion while heā€™s there. Then home to stitch up the weather cloths. And when he gets home, heā€™ll do a trash-n-recycle run. So we have that to look forward to. Meanwhile, sleepy-bye! ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/92 "2025-04-09T03:49:37Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Hubs cousin just sent me a pic of her using a chocolate bunny (hollow) as a bong Brings a whole new meaning to ā€œYour ass is grass.ā€ ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/93 "2025-04-09T07:58:48Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave. It is currently 39 degrees Ferret Height(3.89 Centipedes). ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/94 "2025-04-09T08:27:10Z")
Morning, mumpers! Itā€™s currently 7c/45f with a predicted high of 14c/58f and partly cloudy. Weather app says ā€œIā€™m sorry but the fucking sky canā€™t stand you today.ā€ Thatā€™ll be why itā€™s sunny out there, right? > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > They have the even more famous **[Snallygaster](https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-the-snallygaster)**! I can see everything getting blamed on that one! > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > it is the money that talks today. Sadly money is all the president and Musk care about, and only theirs, not yours. Theyā€™ve never cared about ordinary people, the only time trump would remotely care about anyone is if they have money and support him with it. > [@Misnomer](#): > > I _think_ Iā€™m starting to connect some dots. Itā€™s great when you have that lightbulb moment and everything comes together šŸ™‚ > [@Misnomer](#): > > Have you ever discussed _Welcome to Wrexham_ with them? If so, what do they think of it? I havenā€™t, heā€™s not a football fan so he wouldnā€™t have watched it anyway. On a similar note to your _Torchwood_ story, 'im indoors is Scottish. Whenever I drive us up to Scotland, he has to open the window as soon as we pass the ā€œWelcome to Scotlandā€ sign on the motorway, so he can breathe proper fresh air! > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Apparently SILā€™s fall was yesterday and his boss made him get checked out today since it was at work. Iā€™m glad he got checked out but itā€™s a bit worrying that there are things that might be a bother later. > [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > Hubs Dr appointment went very well. Yay! That sounds like positive news šŸ™‚ Yesterday was a busy day, I irked all day as well as doing a load of laundry, then logged off irk and made campus food for the rest of the week. I tried to spend a bit of time talking to Muffin but she was having none of it. She decided instead to have a poo and a wee in the corner where sheā€™s hiding. Fortunately she moved just enough that I could get the puppy pad out and dispose of that, and replace it with a clean one. She was growling, hissing and spitting all the while, so I left her alone with the door shut for the evening. She had a plate of treats and a little bit of ham when I went to bed, and she was back to growling at me this morning while I freshened her supplies. I decided to move the cat bed out of the place Iā€™d put it and have instead put a small litter tray there in the hopes that sheā€™ll use that if itā€™s closer to her and doesnā€™t require her to cross to the opposite side of the room to find it. Iā€™ve found some food that she likes, which is a bonus as I was worried that she wasnā€™t eating enough. I will be seeing the lady from Little Paws on Saturday so will talk to her then, and see what else I might be able to do to help Muffin get over her distress. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/95 "2025-04-09T09:38:14Z")
Good Morninā€™ Yā€™all! Up and caffeinatinā€™. _YAWN_ ā€˜Tis 48 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 72 and N.O.S. Today is provisions day, but we donā€™t need much. Thus I think we shall take care of that after the Wednesday doinā€™s over to the church house this eveninā€™. I foresee a quick in and out at the Food Kitty. Once OYKW is up and about Iā€™ll see if he wants to go break fast at Jackā€™s. **MetalMouse** got me wantinā€™ to do so. I do not believe it will take any arm twistinā€™ on my part. Now I need more caffeine. I will also purtify myself. Maybe hearinā€™ me in the bathroom will inspire OYKW to arise. Happy Hump Day Yā€™all! ---
**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:** [April 9, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/96 "2025-04-09T10:22:47Z")
> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > Then I paid my car insurance after first grilling the agent on why itā€™s increased so significantly. We have our home and car insurance through the same company. Our homeowners insurance increased something like 40% and I did a thorough investigation of other options and what we have is still the best. And congratulations to your husband for the good news! > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Did the yeast package get damaged during itā€™s escape attempt? No, the yeast was ok. Part of the problem was that I was running out of patience and energy and didnā€™t let them rise long enough the second time around and also I forgot the 1/4c of sugar that was supposed to be in the mix as these were copycat Texas Roadhouse rolls. Iā€™ve tried eating one with lots of butter and another with lots of butter and some honey, but neither was very good. I suppose Iā€™ll have to try again or switch to the pepperoni bread that I had originally intended to make. Today my mom and I are going to go investigate getting her a new phone and adding her to our plan. Her bill for just her phone which is 2-3 years old is about 1/2 of my bill for two newer smartphones and two Apple Watches. So, there should definitely be room for improvement. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/97 "2025-04-09T11:26:43Z")
> [@scareyfaerie](#): > > Iā€™m glad he got checked out but itā€™s a bit worrying that there are things that might be a bother later. Heā€™s got a lot of health issues that Iā€™m only vaguely familiar with - I donā€™t pry and he doesnā€™t share a lot. I do know itā€™s partially related to his diet - diabetes and lack of proper hydration come into play. But I will worry a bit next week when weā€™re all away. Sometimes I think he needs a keeper. > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > see what else I might be able to do to help Muffin get over her distress. Not being snarky here - is there some kind of chill pill that she can be given? Of course, pilling her might be next to impossible anywayā€¦ > [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > Today my mom and I are going to go investigate getting her a new phone and adding her to our plan. Weā€™re with Consumer Cellular and we added MIL for a pittance, especially since she didnā€™t use any data at all. FWIW. They use AT&Tā€™s network, which can be a bit spotty in places, but weā€™ve been mostly satisfied. 32-stoopit-degrees to start the day here going up to mid-50s. Near as I can tell from extended forecasts, this should be that last freezing temps we see till cold weather returns. So maybe when we get back from TN, my plants can finally go outside. I had a really good sleep at last, till the stoopit alarm went off for **FCD**. Heā€™s at the Dr right now and I need to gather the household trash and recycling for him to take when they open in 2 hours. I want to make a run to Food Lion since Coke products are on sale, as are chuck roast and green grapes (for the trip for Tobias.) The main chore for today is stitching up the weather cloths, after I fill a couple of bobbins. Thereā€™s some roadwork going on along our street and the one along the side of our yard. I suspect itā€™s resurfacing, as the other road in our neighborhood got new asphalt a couple of years ago. There are lots of white symbols spray-painted on both roads - the only ones that make sense to us are what appear to be along the centerline. Thereā€™s been a grader and a porta-potty and one of those things with the rotating brush in front parked across the street from our house. Itā€™ll be interesting to see what happens. Meanwhile, onward! Happy Wednesday!! ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/98 "2025-04-09T12:43:18Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Not being snarky here - is there some kind of chill pill that she can be given? Not snarky at all, Iā€™ve been using a Feliway spray that has not been massively successful. I had a chat with the lady from Little Paws earlier and she said she can give me some Gabapentin to sprinkle on her food that might help calm her down a bit. I think sheā€™ll be much better once she stops fighting all the time, relaxes a bit and realises that other people can be nice too šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/99 "2025-04-09T13:14:20Z")
iā€™ve done the sit on the floor and read out loud in ā€œthe voiceā€. the one you use to read to wee kids. gentle and a bit sing songy. i sit away from the cat (or dog) not facing them but perpendicular, so they can look, and i have them in sight, but not threating. she may need more time with you where you are still and she can watch you. reading gives her a chance to hear your voice and gives you something to do while you while away 10-20 minutes. muffin does have quite the tortitude! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/100 "2025-04-09T13:42:45Z")
I scored a chuck roast from the used meat pile - for $2.99/#!! The chuck on sale this week is $4.99! I cut it in half for 2 pot-roasts-for-two some time in the future. But despite that, 2 small bags of groceries plus 2 cases of coke cans and four 6-pack of bottles all came to $60!!! The yogurts that were 59Ā¢ last week are 69Ā¢ this week. A carton of 18 eggs was $7.19, but I didnā€™t need any so I didnā€™t buy any. I feel so sorry for low wage-earners trying to feed a family. Itā€™s ridiculous. Work on the side rode has begun in earnest. Theyā€™re going along the shoulder, such as it is, and scraping away the old asphalt and all the weeds growing around and thru it. I saw one worker dragging a sharp tool that I think is marking how far the surfacing will go. Theyā€™ve also scraped the end of our driveway - I encountered a 2" drop as I was leaving - that got my attention! Wonder how long this project will take? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728.md?page=6)