# (Old) Did Everybody Retire In The MMP? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [April 14, 2025, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029 "2025-04-14T11:50:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**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 20, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/301 "2025-04-20T16:15:21Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > There’s something about holding a baby that restoreth the soul, don’t you think? Yes it does! ---
**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 20, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/302 "2025-04-20T16:22:58Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > ETA just saw the post with the ingredients. > > Color me “huh.” Chia, but no poppy? The weird thing is Sara Lee says different ingredients in different places on their site about their everything bagels. Both of us are copying but Sara Lee isn’t consistent. Maybe chia seeds are cheaper than poppy seeds so that’s how Sara Lee gets the right look while lowering their raw material costs. But without real poppy seeds it ain’t right. ---
**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 20, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/303 "2025-04-20T17:18:56Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > I’m home from the protest. Thank you for going. I’m out for the count for a bit, but continue to send letters and emails. Happy birthday **metal mouse**! 🥳 🎂 🥳 > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > She’s been bugging me every time she sees me to make cucumber-onion salad, and tomorrow will be the day It’s cool that she likes her veggies! I made colomorbus to go with the red beans and rice today. Happy Easter and happy 420 to all who celebrate! Not a lot shakin’ at CasaRoja in the way of celebrations, although Sis did bring home some pineapple empanadas for our dessert today. Stay safe and healthy y’all! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/304 "2025-04-20T17:52:42Z")
Sadie’s Easter morning nap, which is very similar to her ever other morning nap. [![](https://i.imgur.com/17JlQSs.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/17JlQSs.jpeg) ---
**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 20, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/305 "2025-04-20T18:18:08Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > > [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > > > several frozen pizzas made with cauliflower crust are carb friendly and lots better than no pizza at all > > No…no, they aren’t. (😂) We have a cauliflower crust at work for the gluten-free option. I … haven’t tried it. > [@Misnomer](#): > > Maybe he was asking “on the burger” vs “on the side” (e.g., packets), Possibly (you’re probably right) but they were not far from closing time, which means folks get … looser, sometimes, about funny stuff. > [@Misnomer](#): > > It’s been 10 days since I finished my last set. I heard this in my head as a Catholic confession. > [@nelliebly](#): > > The birds are singing, the sun is shining, and the new little green leaves on tree branches are waving gently. It’s what Easter should have been like when I was a kid. … climate change, yay? > [@nelliebly](#): > > I planned ahead and got some good ham slices from the deli and a long roll and other things for a truly deluxe sandwich. No cooking and cleanup is easy. I have strawberries for dessert. See? Ya wanna be lazy, ya gotta think ahead. Also, dammit. Now I want one (1) strawberry. > [@nelliebly](#): > > If anyone tries to deport our **shoe** , the Army of Mump shall defend her! For a buncha people I’ve (mostly) never met, I luv all y’all. > [@nelliebly](#): > > There’s something about holding a baby that restoreth the soul, don’t you think? Well, then there’s the rest of us. > [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Maybe chia seeds are cheaper than poppy seeds so that’s how Sara Lee gets the right look while lowering their raw material costs. Having eaten both, they are … not interchangeable in flavor. Having bought chia for the ratties … if that’s cheaper than poppy seeds, then holy 👿 imma start an opium farm. Screw the illegal drugs, I’ll start a bagel cartel! > [@missred](#): > > I made colomorbus to go with the red beans and rice today. You made what in the who-what now? Even Google was no help. > [@missred](#): > > pineapple empanadas Well, there’s a thing I never knew existed until right now AND I WANT ONE. Human ingenuity is amazing. “If I take _this_ and put it into _that_ and set fire to _that other thing_ then, hours from now, we eat!” > [@Chefguy](#): > > Easter morning nap, I would like to very gently give pets on the head. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/306 "2025-04-20T18:46:00Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > > [@LSLGuy](#): > > > > how best to eat when I’m 99% dependent on restaurants and have no desire to deal with Easter crowds > > DoorDash, bay-bee! 😁 Not really IMO. Then they have to deal with the overloaded kitchens which means my food comes hours later if at all. Instead I went to a favorite Mom’n’Pop diner, figuring few people would think of that as a source for an Easter feast. I got there around 1230. They were typically busy for noonish on a Sunday but nothing crazy. It’s a scruffy little joint (4 2-tops outside, 4 2-tops inside plus a couple of 4-tops), but the owner is a genuine French-from-France Chef who retired after selling his last real restaurant, got bored, so bought this dive as his retirement hobby project. Ten years on he’s now mid 70s and only actually works the kitchen himself 2 or 3 days a week. But everything has a French flair. I chose the breakfast Easter special. Which was 2 eggs, a slice of ham with Marsala wine sauce, French-style scalloped potatoes, and toast or grits. The ham was a hefty thick slice (10+ oz) off a real bone-in ham that I saw nestled in a roasting pan in the exposed kitchen. The potatoes were a big casserole pan of super-thin slices layered horizontally w cheese & béchamel; like a potato-based lasagna. The slice I got was almost 2" wide, 3" tall and 8" long with a hard crunchy cheesy wonderful top crust. Oh yeah, and every special on every weekend comes with a free Mimosa. Not bad for $15.95. Cheers! Oink! 🥂 🐷 Anyhow, to loop back to Door-f-ing-Dash. … As I walked up to the outside tables there was a couple seated next to the table I was going to take. The evidence was they’d ordered and were waiting for their food. So I sat down, got my coffee & water, then Doped for about 20 minutes before ordering my meal. So far so ordinary for me; eating out alone is a slow process. At which point they asked the waiter what was the hold-up as they’d ordered quite awhile ago? He said the kitchen (2 guys working in an overgrown broom closet) had just finished a ginormous doordash order and would be starting in on their and other waiting in-house orders about now. Sure enough, about 5 minutes later their and my food appeared almost simultaneously, despite at least 20, and maybe 30, minutes elapsing between their order and mine. A few minutes later a car pulled up and a guy got out with what looked like an overgrown double- or triple-sized milk crate. Which he carried into the store. We watched as he made 3 trips from car to kitchen & back with his crate, filling his car trunk to overflowing with bagged take-out containers. Probably 30 meals there. Then he drove off. To deliver a now-cold Easter brunch to some group that had been waiting an hour or more already. Boy do I not understand why anyone would use that service. And boy do I hate what it does to sit-down service in restaurants. You can’t tell how busy or how backlogged they are by looking around the room. And the delivery companies have the restaurants by the 'nads and demand their orders have priority over the in-house ones. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > We have a cauliflower crust at work for the gluten-free option. > > I … haven’t tried it. My experience is they aren’t bad. It’s not the same as bread-based crust, but it isn’t gross. It might in fact be gluten-free but it totally is _not_ low-carb or low-glycemic. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > > [@nelliebly](#): > > > > There’s something about holding a baby that restoreth the soul, don’t you think? > > Well, then there’s the rest of us. Yeah. As between cuddling an infant and cuddling somebody of the appropriate body type much more my age I’ll take door #2 every time. Far more fun and much more restorative. 😁 > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I would like to very gently give pets on the head. I’d be happy to do that for / to you. When are you not working? 😉 FTR: I _am_ kidding. ---
**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 20, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/307 "2025-04-20T19:12:02Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > It might in fact be gluten-free but it totally is _not_ low-carb or low-glycemic. It’s not ANY of those things. Hilarity ensues when someone gets a gluten-free and then loads it with the fattiest toppings. “Hi. Can I get a gluten-free? With sausage, bacon, uh … pineapple, oh, and ground beef?” “Uh. .. sure.” Kitchen: { _dafuq?_ } Me: _shrugs_ “That’s what they wanted.” ETA: joke fully understood, no worries. ---
**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 20, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/308 "2025-04-20T19:15:33Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > > [@Misnomer](#): > > > > No…no, they aren’t. (😂) > > We have a cauliflower crust at work for the gluten-free option. I stand corrected. I eat them at my daughter’s because she has celiac disease and gluten doesn’t cross her threshold. I haven’t ever closely read the nutrition label obviously. Mea culpa twice-once for **oopsie** , once for **pilot**. The premade cauliflower pizza makers must mess up the carb balance with hidden added sugar in the sauce (added sauce sugar is everywhere 😡) or in toppings or how they bind the cauliflower into a crust. Having looked it up, a cup of cooked cauliflower does have 5 grams of sugar, which somehow surprises me considering its low level of appeal to me. I can have a cup and a half of cheerios for only 2 grams of sugar. No contest-cheerios or cauliflower then. Granted, cheerios wouldn’t make a very good pizza crust. Back to the drawing board then. > [@Chefguy](#): > > Sadie’s Easter morning nap Such a beautiful, fluffy kitty! My fingers twitch wanting to skritch that beauteous coat and serene face. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Having bought chia for the ratties … if that’s cheaper than poppy seeds, then holy 👿 imma start an opium farm. Walmart sells 2 pounds of chia seeds for just under 9 dollars. Oh! [Nuts.com](http://Nuts.com) will sell us poppy seeds for 6 dollars a pound. Of course if you buy a wee little one or two ounce spice rack bottle of poppy seeds at Walmart or Target that cute packaging and sprinkle top will cost yah three bucks and up. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/309 "2025-04-20T19:47:06Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > It’s not ANY of those things. Hilarity ensues when someone gets a gluten-free and then loads it with the fattiest toppings. > > “Hi. Can I get a gluten-free? With sausage, bacon, uh … pineapple, oh, and ground beef?” > > “Uh. .. sure.” > > Kitchen: { _dafuq?_ } > > Me: _shrugs_ “That’s what they wanted.” But sausage, bacon, pineapple, and ground beef are all gluten-free. The total including the cheese and tomato-based result might be high fat, high calorie density, high carb, and highly glycemic. But it will be gluten-free. Which might be useful (ref **BBoo** ) for people who actually care about gluten as such. But yeah, if “gluten free” is just the new fad supposedly healthier way to eat, then I sure agree these fools don’t know from healthy. But they do know their fads. Overheard at the ice cream parlor: > Gimme a double banana split with extra caramel sauce _and_ fudge sauce. But leave off the maraschino cherry; I’m dieting. Norman Vincent Peale got it wrong. The power of positive thinking frankly pales to insignificance before the power of wishful thinking. ---
**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 20, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/310 "2025-04-20T20:05:19Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Which might be useful (ref **BBoo** ) for people who actually care about gluten as such. You get it. My daughter has to be vigilant about gluten in all its forms, many sneaky and unexpected. Her celiac disease can put her in the hospital if her guard drops in the slightest. People think they know how to do ‘gluten free’-very few actually do, including 99.9% of the restaurants offering gluten free this or that. Being safely gluten free is as complicated as being orthodox kosher. Both requirements have my respect. It ain’t easy to do right. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > But yeah, if “gluten free” is just the new fad supposedly healthier way to eat, then I sure agree these fools don’t know from healthy. But they do know their fads. > > Agree. It is a fad with the vastly majority of the gluten free eaters, the successors to turmeric and apple cider vinegar fads, it sure screws things up for those who truly need the gluten free food or pills or even lip balm or lotion or shampoo. Just like the people who selfishly impose their emotional support pets on folks in stores or restaurants make life difficult for people who rely on genuine service dogs. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > Norman Vincent Peale got it wrong. The power of positive thinking frankly pales to insignificance before the power of wishful thinking. Another agree. Not unlike my pet (my wish to take my pet everywhere) is a service animal (your wish for your pet doesn’t make it a need). . ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/311 "2025-04-20T20:16:51Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > > [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > > > several frozen pizzas made with cauliflower crust are carb friendly and lots better than no pizza at all > > No…no, they aren’t. (😂) I must concur, I’ve never found a decent cauliflower crust. (And reading further down the thread, this might be an option for your daughter **BBBoo** ) If you like mushrooms, I find them to be a _much_ better alternative. Take a large portobello mushroom, scrape out the gills, and cook formerly-gilled side down at 450 for about 7 minutes. The main thing is to get excess moisture out of the shroom and start the cooking process, so timing will vary. Flip it over and fill with sauce and toppings of choice and then back in the oven until cheese is nice and melty. > [@Chefguy](#): > > Sadie’s Easter morning nap My goodness she is such a photogenic cat - I want to pet her so much!! > [@LSLGuy](#): > > The ham was a hefty thick slice (10+ oz) off a real bone-in ham that I saw nestled in a roasting pan in the exposed kitchen. The potatoes were a big casserole pan of super-thin slices layered horizontally w cheese & béchamel; like a potato-based lasagna. The slice I got was almost 2" wide, 3" tall and 8" long with a hard crunchy cheesy wonderful top crust. Man I really screwed up not spending Easter with you… that sounds amazing! ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/312 "2025-04-20T20:20:18Z")
Just popping in for a few inane Public Service Announcements: 1. **Taters** , all my very best to you. You’re exactly the sort of civil servant this administration wants to get rid of: Conscientious, dedicated, smart, will work yourself to the bone on principle because it’s The Right Thing to Do and so much more. I’m sorry your career came to an end in a way that was beyond your control – but it _was_ beyond your control as I’m sure you’re aware, and they would have gotten rid of you one way or another. So best to have done it on your own terms. Enjoy – nay, savor and revel in! – your well-deserved retirement, and don’t second-guess yourself. You are a star, and that never changes. 2. Happiest of birthdays to you, **Metal Mouse**! You are always so kind, generous of spirit and cheerful. Your posts bring smiles to my face every day, and it is appreciated more than you know. Enjoy every minute of your special day! 3. To everyone suffering from assorted and sundry owies, I am glad you are on the mend! You all bring your own wonderful _je ne sais quoi_ to the Mumper Motley Crew. Keep healing and feel better soon! 4. To those who couldn’t drop the topic of bagels, thanks. Thanks a lot. They are now baking in my oven. Not really on my food regimen, but… there are lots of excuses reasons to make today special. And now it looks like I need to make some smoked salmon later this week. Hope everyone enjoys a safe, uplifting Easter~4/20~slothful Sunday. 🙂 Oh! And **BooFae** , I’m waiting for photos of Muffin. I’m going to be waiting awhile, aren’t I? You’re so good to stick with her. Not many would. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/313 "2025-04-20T20:24:00Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > > [@LSLGuy](#): > > > > But yeah, if “gluten free” is just the new fad supposedly healthier way to eat, then I sure agree these fools don’t know from healthy. But they do know their fads. > > > > Agree. It is a fad with the vastly majority of the gluten free eaters, the successors to turmeric and apple cider vinegar fads, it sure screws things up for those who truly need the gluten free food or pills or even lip balm or lotion or shampoo. Just like the people who selfishly impose their emotional support pets on folks in stores or restaurants make life difficult for people who rely on genuine service dogs. Another PSA: For the record, **BBoo** messed up the quote in the above snip. The first paragraph is my words, the second should be shown as her words, not mine. No hard feelings, and I agree w what she wrote. But I didn’t write it. > [@liirogue](#): > > Man I really screwed up not spending Easter with you… that sounds amazing! It was _tres_ yummy. The Marsala sauce was not something you’d expect to find with ham, but it was a great combo. It helped that I ordered about 50 minutes before they were closing for the day. So I probably got a double serving of both ham & potatoes that were otherwise going to go to waste. So instead they went to waist. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/314 "2025-04-20T20:30:16Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > And boy do I hate what it does to sit-down service in restaurants. You can’t tell how busy or how backlogged they are by looking around the room. And the delivery companies have the restaurants by the 'nads and demand their orders have priority over the in-house ones. You’ve listed a pet peeve of mine, which I’ve intended to post as a mini-rant, but have forgotten to until I saw your post. I’ve put up with this many a time, and it’s getting really old. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/315 "2025-04-20T20:33:41Z")
Okay. Updating. I stopped going to my former church 3 weeks ago. I just couldn’t. They think its a sin to have musical accompaniment to worship. Also one canNot be saved til they are baptized. It took me a few years to find a church after I got saved so supposedly I was still in my sins until I found a church and got dunked. First church I ever went to thats in error like that. This one is nice. Today they had breakfast- hash browns, pancakes, eggs, fruit, etc. I took some in small containers. Then the pastors wife invited me and others to her mom in laws for lunch, which was ham, prime rib, potatoes, dark carrots. I think I weigh more. I unfriended church guy as he never messaged me unless I messaged him first and when I said morning, he didnt reply. Its a cool 56 degrees here. I wore dress👗 for the first time in decades ( of course yoga pants underneath. ---
**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 20, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/316 "2025-04-20T20:37:16Z")
> [@liirogue](#): > > If you like mushrooms, I find them to be a _much_ better alternative. Take a large portobello mushroom, scrape out the gills, and cook formerly-gilled side down at 450 for about 7 minutes > [@LSLGuy](#): > > For the record, **BBoo** messed up the quote in the above snip. The first paragraph is my words, the second should be shown as her words, not mine. I apologize, I didn’t intend to misquote you. I’m sorry. Given how much my bonked brain is struggling to do simple things lately, I think I’ll give Mumpers a break and not even try to post for a while. Before I go, happy, happy, happiest of birthdays to **metal mouse** ~ 🎶🎵 **hippo 🎉🎊 birdies 🎂🍰to 🥂🍾you** 🎵🎶, with hugs! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/317 "2025-04-20T20:45:06Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > I apologize, I didn’t intend to misquote you. I’m sorry. > > Given how much my bonked brain is struggling to do simple things lately, I think I’ll give Mumpers a break and not even try to post for a while. No worries at all. I knew you didn’t. You and your bonked brain get a total pass. Besides, doing anything on an iPad is 10x harder than on a PC with a real keyboard and a real screen. But I wanted everyone else reading to be sure to see the distinction between my blathering and your wisdom. Plus, TPTB around here are fussy about quoting errors and I’d rather pre-emptively protect you from them. Hugs Honey! 🤗 ---
**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 20, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/318 "2025-04-20T20:48:31Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Hugs Honey! Back atcha! 👍🏻 ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029/319 "2025-04-20T20:54:17Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Given how much my bonked brain is struggling to do simple things lately, I think I’ll give Mumpers a break and not even try to post for a while. Please don’t - we are richer with your posts, and I personally enjoy your humor and learning from you. ---
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Breakfast at church this morning. There were assorted pasties, jello, apple sauce, quick oats (not steel-cut oats), brown sugar, cheesy egg casseroles with Bisquick… In other words, things I don’t eat. They _did_ have deviled eggs and cold hard-boiled eggs. So I had four devied eggs and four hard-boiled eggs – in other words, six eggs. And two cups of coffee. The Easter ha is in the oven. I went ahead and made the potatoes au gratin and put them into the oven. I usually cook them at higher heat for a shorter time, but I’ll give them a head start before I do that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-did-everybody-retire-in-the-mmp/1017029.md?page=17)