# (Old) Happy National Shrimp Scampi Day in the MMP!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
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**Created:** [April 29, 2024, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-national-shrimp-scampi-day-in-the-mmp/1000896 "2024-04-29T04:53:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-national-shrimp-scampi-day-in-the-mmp/1000896/275 "2024-05-05T20:29:08Z")

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Question: Can you get arrested for dumping potting soil around bushes and shrubs in your apartment complex? Asking for a friend.

> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> I lost my wedding ring.

Oh, no. That must be upsetting for sentimental reasons alone. I lost my mom’s wedding ring when I was about 6. I asked if I could try it on and then managed to drop it down the drain when the water was running. I still feel bad about it. (Mom was handy with tools and did check the trap.) I’ll nudge St. Anthony for you.

> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#):
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> holding a dagger and when you press a button in the back, her arm holding the dagger moves up and down”.

Are you sure it was a Happy Meal and not a Stabby Meal? It sounds…sinister.

> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#):
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> so Bella had second breakfast of 1/2 an egg scrambled and half of a bacon.

Aww. Dogs live for little blessings like this, don’t they?

> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#):
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> suspect cheese which is a hunk of cheese with a sedative in it

Oh, my gosh, TOO funny! I’m definitely going to share this with my son and DIL. I’m glad Bella conked out. Once on the train from Seattle, I sat in front of a lady who kept talking to “Sara.” “Are you sleepy, Sara?” "Are you going to take a nap, Sara? “Do you like being in your cage, Sara?” Sara, it turned out, was her cat in a carrier, and the lady, it turned out, was drunk. She talked to everyone who went by. “Look! This bottle of brandy was full when I got on the train!” “I always get drunk when I’m going home to Centralia.” “Ask me anything about trains!” FINALLY she said, “Guess I’ll put on my headphones and watch a movie.” Whew! Uh, no. “La-AH-ah-la-dah-DUM!” She sang, loudly and off-key, to the background music.

Moral: Sara should have given her suspect cheese.

> [@purplehorseshoe](#):
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> Can you explain and/or give a link or something?

Sure! I got [these](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087G913MR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1). They say they’re for cats, but they work for squirrels, too. If one of 'em screams at you, it’s Norman. Tell him I found his peanut.

> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#):
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> I’m pretty sure Spot considers it that you stole **his** mint 🌱sprig to begin with.

Whoa. Pretzel steals hooch. Spot steals mint. Sounds like Mumper pets are planning to open their own bar. (Holy crap. Autocorrect turned _bar_ to _bra_.)

> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#):
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> And what did you do with all the dirt afterwards?

See above. I thought the rain would kind of blend it into the soil. It didn’t.

> [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#):
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> Do they sell those at the Love Shack?

The recipe notes say that most people think they were named after the bomber, but they really were named after the music group. 🙂

Oh, my gosh, I still have 21 posts to go in order to be caught up. I’ll have to post again later.

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