# (Old) April Foolin' in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [April 1, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-april-foolin-in-the-mmp/999670 "2024-04-01T10:11:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 43
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-april-foolin-in-the-mmp/999670/43 "2024-04-01T21:01:16Z")
_Started Typing: 3:36 PM ET Clicked Reply: 5:01 PM ET_ Oh…oh no. I’m so sorry, **JtC**. 💕 🫂 After Saturday’s busy-ness, yesterday’s day off was quite nice (and needed). It got up to the mid-60s and was mostly sunny in the afternoon, so at a little after 2pm I sat on the patio for ~30 min and let Bailey loose in the back yard. Our first quality yard time this year. 🙂 I ate some popcorn while watching her explore the far corners, and had planned to stay outside for a while but pretty soon there were several bees buzzing around and my iPad had overheated and I decided to head back in. Normally, Bailey’s only able to access about half the yard: I usually keep her on a (long, retractable) leash when we go out back, because it’s a big yard and she’s historically bad about coming in when called – and, if left unattended there’s _just_ enough potential for her to eat something she shouldn’t. So I thought she might quibble about coming back in so soon on such a nice day, but she trotted right in as soon as I whistled for her…which I was grateful for, but tiring out that quickly was yet further evidence that she’s an old doggy. \*sigh\* Speaking of dogs, I’ve had a gnawin’ and a cravin’ for a cheese pizza from my local [Lost Dog Cafe](https://www.lostdogcafe.com/) for a couple of days now. I _almost_ ordered one last night, but fought the temptation…which returned at lunchtime, and I fought it off again. I’ve decided, though, that ultimately resistance is futile: I’m going to order one for tonight’s dinner, which will mean having leftovers for tomorrow’s lunch and dinner. Yum! A few carryovers from the old thread before diving into today’s replies: > [@(Old) Everybody's hiding under a rock in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-everybodys-hiding-under-a-rock-in-the-mmp/999328/274): > > The WV folks live anywhere close to where **JtC** is planning to settle down? No idea. 🙂 **JtC** , whenever you’re up for such triviality: are you looking anywhere near Philippi? > [@(Old) Everybody's hiding under a rock in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-everybodys-hiding-under-a-rock-in-the-mmp/999328/278): > > for the egg hunt, each kid was assigned a color and those were the only eggs they could pick up That _was_ brilliant…dare I say, EGGcelent? 😁 (I can’t believe no one beat me to that!!) > [@TruePisces](#): > > Dad’s finally out of the hospital and in a skilled nursing facility Yay! I know there’s still a lot ahead, but this is such a crucial step. > [@TruePisces](#): > > I’m a happy Fishy! Double yay! 🎉 > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I don’t like pranks that are designed to humiliate or embarrass - they’re not funny. Same here. I actually judge people who love those kinds of things. (_Impractical Jokers_ or _Punk’d_ listed as a favorite show on your dating profile? PASS.) > [@pullin](#): > > I’m hesitant about droning on here when things go wrong, but I probably shouldn’t be. You _definitely_ shouldn’t be. > [@pullin](#): > > Some good news. One of our kids is at the end of the: injury-\>surgery-\>long-term-disability-\>recovery-\>return-to-work path. Kiddo is recovering nicely, and it appears that UberMegaCorp is honoring their agreement to return them to the fold - with old job intact. This is a relief for everyone not just for health reasons, the injury was career threatening. Oh, that’s so wonderful! > [@Chefguy](#): > > Today is our 31st wedding anniversary. No mean feat! Happy anniversary! 🥂 > [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > I think someone changed my named to [Joe Btfsplk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Btfsplk). I never read _Li’l Abner_, so I had to click on your link. Learned something new, I did. 🙂 > [@nelliebly](#): > > the people who are working on the fence around the property were hammering all day. Yes, on Easter Sunday. UGH. 😠 --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-april-foolin-in-the-mmp/999670)._