# (Old) Going bats in the MMP

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** mmp\
**Created:** [October 23, 2023, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-going-bats-in-the-mmp/991945 "2023-10-23T05:52:41Z")\
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> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#):
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> instead of driving over to the Krispy Kreme, I called an audible and borrowed a play from **swampy’s** book

I’m so proud of myself for understanding this on the 1st try.

> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#):
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> finding a good (like Mother used to make) meatloaf is tough

But .. but … I don’t _want_ tough meatloaf!

> [@FairyChatMom](#):
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> we’ve been to a few games. Not the best baseball

I believe the phrase is “damning with faint praise.”

> [@Misnomer](#):
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> So now I’m on the fence about maybe bringing our tent after all;

Better to have & not want, than to want & not have.

(It’s more concise in Polish, which is how I grew up knowing the concept, but spoken aloud it’s a bit of a tongue twister, and written down involves more "z"s than your average Yankee is accustomed to seeing.

> [@Misnomer](#):
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> My current car has a backup camera (my first one), but even after 3.5 years I still don’t really use it. I finally started _looking_ at it, just to make sure there’s nothing/no one directly behind the car, but I can’t break the 30+ year habit of physically looking around before backing out of my driveway or a parking spot.

Make that “28 year habit” and ^^ is precisely me.

Now get ~~offa my lawn~~ outta my car.

> [@Misnomer](#):
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> he’s actually why I finally gave them a try earlier this year

Oh, I didn’t realize this was a relatively new hobby for you! Boy, you really dived right in!

> [@Misnomer](#):
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> I’ve heard good things about that show, but honestly the 1945 and 1743 settings _really_ don’t appeal to me.

Can you show me on the nice dolly where the year 1743 hurt you?

> [@Misnomer](#):
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> Not at all. 😃

Well, guess who called _me_ up. At 1:30 a.m. Wasn’t expecting that, but since I had sufficiently decompressed by that point … and he did ask nicely …

Didn’t start making my pork chop till around 3:45 a.m. but the marmalade sauce was damn tasty & worth the wait. Had to cook quietly, but that was worth the effort as _some_one was rested up for Round II after I had sufficiently refueled.

> [@Misnomer](#):
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> > [@Taters](#):
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> > neither my husband nor son felt good leaving so early in the morning. They both experienced stomach issues.
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> I totally empathize with them: I don’t like to do _anything_ super early, because it will likely mess with my stomach.

Same here.

> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#):
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> the smothered Turkey sounds interesting

If they weren’t closed on Sundays, I’d probably be shoveling some into my mouthhole right now.

It’s so utterly nutritionally devoid - as only soft, beige food can be - but so dang good - again, as soft, beige food can often be.  
My only “upgrade” was adding chopped green onions, during the brief interval at home between picking it up & heading to work. Definitely a welcome addition.

> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#):
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> instead of driving over to the Krispy Kreme … Buttermilk Pancakes, Bacon and Orange Juice. Probably as many calories

… but you swapped sugar for both protein _and_ Vitamin C, so technically, much healthier.

{ _cue echoing organ music_ 🎵  
}

Hence, I absolve you of your dietary sins, my Child, and counsel you to go forth and sin no more.

(But we all know you will. 😉 )

> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#):
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> Which teams are yours?

That reminds me … did Michigan, I dunno, _do_ something last night, football-wise?

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