# (Old) I think I MAY start the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [May 11, 2026, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989 "2026-05-11T11:11:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**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:** [May 17, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/281 "2026-05-17T19:54:23Z")
Looks great! Tell us how they were. I might try them next time w Gorgonzola. But I think darn near everything is improved by Gorgonzola. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/282 "2026-05-17T20:58:55Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Is this a usual occurrence or a maintenance thing? Major changes to the freeway is my understanding. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/283 "2026-05-17T21:00:12Z")
They were fantastic, as usual. Now I have a very full belly, and yoga in a half hour. This may not have been the best plan. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/284 "2026-05-17T22:12:13Z")
I cleaned, dusted and vacuumed. I changed Spot’s litter. I took out the trash and recycling. I did 2 loads of laundry. I napped after all that. It got up to 93 Ferret Height today(33.889 Centipedes). That’s the record. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > I presume that was a planned operation… Me: “Getting a head start on the painting prep?” Guy ripping off gutters and old copper wiring: “Uh..yeah. Painting prep. Yep.” 😉 > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > We would ask for tequila sunrise cocktails made with ouzo instead of tequila there, and requested the same at the other one. Ouzo, orange juice, grenadine syrup. It’s called a **Santorini Sunset** ; though looking up recipes, most of them have other (unneeded) stuff in them. I’ll have to try that, I like ouzo. > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > Beer 2 and Beer 3. Sounds like a Seuss style pub. > [@SuntanLotion](#): > > They havent turned the A/C on yet, which is fine down here but the 6th floor people are not happy. Ouch. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/285 "2026-05-17T22:48:48Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > sparkly purple eyeliner AND sparkly purple mascara … and a butterfly clip on my bandana. Went ALL OUT. Already getting (slightly envious) compliments on my 🍕pants. They’re so lightweight, and it went from “nice weather” to “HYOOOOMID” I might invest in a 2nd pair. That’s it for my break. Back to work I go. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/286 "2026-05-18T01:10:57Z")
Evening all. Gym has been sweated so dad some sammiches and salad to assuage my appetite. Turned the AC on for the first time, the house had reached 80F so cooled it down to 76F which I am comfortable with. Nothing else planned except for checking in on the NBA game on Prime (as an old N. Ohioan, still rooting for the Cavs). **Mollie** , interesting recipe. **FCM** , do you overdo on Texas Roadhouse rolls like I do? And that’s probably all for this MMP. See all y’all tomorrow for the new one. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/287 "2026-05-18T01:13:48Z")
Howdy Y’all! We deheathenated (me twice!) and then had stoner food for lunch. I brought my cassock and surplice home to wash cause I discovered a spot on the surplice. I figured if’n I’m goin’ to wash one, might as well wash the other. I treated the spot and it came out in the wash so yay. I thought about some quality cee-mint pond time this afternoon but it was really hawt out and I was tahrd, so nappage won out. Tstorms rolled through around six this evenin’ and cooled things down nicely. It’s still rainin’ a little bit as I post. The temp dropped considerably (like sixteen ferrets) but it is soooooo hyuuumid out after the big rains. **Knotty** I’ve always found that if I get a terrified look on my face, point at “sump’n in the distance”, scream “Oh my GAWD!” and run, I can disengage pretty quickly. YMMV **Coppertone** I’ve been wonderin’ about you. From everything that’s been said here, you will be amazed how much better you see after the cataract surgery. **Hippie** Happy Anniversary to Sunflower and you! 🥳 🎂 🍾 **MOOOOOOM** we have a neighborhood woodpecker. I sometimes see it peckin’ on a pine tree. Sometimes it wants to peck on the privacy fence. When that happens, I find yellin’, “dammit, stop that!” to be a good deterrent. **Taters** glad you had a talk with sis and that she seems to have woken up a little about the situation. TBH when you are the one right there with it most of the time, things can go unnoticed. Hope Zeus does OK at your house. Maybe he’ll be better with his cousins around to keep him entertained. **FlyBoy** glad the SPAM fairy showed up. I never acquired a taste for the stuff. Maybe I’ve never had it prepared right. **BooFae** sorry the travel gods were not with y’all, but glad you had a good time. **red** hope the new to you desktop is everything you wanted. **Cookie** seems the preventative Aleve did the trick. I always feel a bit sorta hungover from those as well. **MetalMouse** you’re makin’ me feel guilty. I really need to mow. We are on the verge of bein’ the worst yahd in da 'hood. Perhaps I shall do so Tuesday. **shoe** sparkly purple eyeliner, mascara, new pants and a lunch bag full of goodies. Sounds like you are all prepared! ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/288 "2026-05-18T01:20:40Z")
> [@LH75](#): > > 51 years ago today: Congratulations! I love that picture, you look so happy. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **FCM** , never had heard of that woodpecker discourager, will be interested to know if it works or not. They made me think about soda-can tab chains. Then I reflected on how old one must be to remember those. > [@Taters](#): > > To be honest, I’m super leery of having Zeus here, but my husband is insisting on it. I hope all goes well. Poor confused Zeus, I do hope he figures out how to be a good dog soon. Will they be going to doggy training classes? > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Ouzo, orange juice, grenadine syrup. It’s called a **Santorini Sunset** Sounds interesting, I will give it a try when next I’m in a full service bar. > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > Very true, I’ve never had any shorts of any kind that had enough pockets. They make cargo shorts now! 8 usable pockets, they are just missing the ones by the knees that regular cargo pants have. > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > There was some seating outside, along with a couple of food trucks I sure do miss taco trucks. We had to drive to a big town to find them in AZ, but at least they were there. No such thing here ☹ > [@missred](#): > > I have arrangements to make to pick up a desktop with Office on it and a printer in a different transaction. If its not too rude to ask, how much does such a thing cost nowadays? My desktop did indeed have a hardware failure and I’m hoping that it was a one off thing. Even with good backups, training a new computer is a pain and I’m sorry that you have to deal with it. > [@Chefguy](#): > > I’ve decided to give tart cherry juice a try. It’s supposed to have a number of benefits. We have looked at it for Hubs and the sugar content in what we have found was enough to make him say no, so be sure to look at that. Also look for frozen tart cherries, they make a great snack when covered with cream (which I think you can have) or frozen when it is hot. > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > some cherries and watermelon on the side. It’s fruit season! I haven’t seen watermelon yet, but have a partial bag of Rainier cherries in the fridge. Fruit season is my fav as well. Oh, and **Nellie**? Please remember to not bend over. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Also have brand new pants (WITH POCKETS!) featuring pizza slices. !!! > [@LSLGuy](#): > > But I think darn near everything is improved by Gorgonzola. I think you are a very smart man! Good to see you posting again. I don’t spend much time online anymore so miss out on a lot. I’m glad things are going so well for you 🙂 So it was HOT here today. Or maybe I’m just not used to it but I was a very moist Handmaid this afternoon, the humidity by the river was just nutz. Its been very quiet lately, no catcalling, no trump trucks coal rolling us. Even the guards have started ignoring us again. Weird. Our lawn was looking beautiful when I left, it was covered with white clover and the goldfinches and butterflies were fluttering around them. Hubs waited until I’d gotten down the street and got his mower out and cut them all down. 🤬 At least the across the street neighbor’s yard is still white covered, I can watch the butterflies and deer enjoying it from my room. Harry’s apple trees haven’t been deer munched which is a good sign. Nothing in our yard has been munched either, but the folks on the other side of the tracks are building gun towers around their garden patch so I guess our turn to get munched will come. My deer deterrent is milkweed. Its not known to be a good companion plant, but deer don’t like it so maybe it will work. We can’t build gun towers, we don’t own a ladder. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/289 "2026-05-18T01:34:42Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > They make cargo shorts now! 8 usable pockets, they are just missing the ones by the knees that regular cargo pants have. I’m not a big cargo pants person, but I need a place to put my stuff. I’d rather avoid a purse; I’d lose track of it the first time I put it down. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/290 "2026-05-18T01:37:14Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > > > Ouzo, orange juice, grenadine syrup. It’s called a **Santorini Sunset** > > Sounds interesting, I will give it a try when next I’m in a full service bar. Just leave out the honey and crap. Just the three ingredients, like a tequila sunrise. > [@swampbear](#): > > the SPAM fairy showed up. I never acquired a taste for the stuff. Maybe I’ve never had it prepared right. 1. Fried SPAM® and eggs. 2. [SPAM® musubi](https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/spam-musubi-recipe-1955670). 3. SPAM®-and-cheese omelette. 4. SPAM® salad sandwich (Dad’s favourite): Run a can of SPAM® through the meat grinder, and mix with Miracle Whip (absolutely necessary – it’s only legitimate use) and sweet pickle relish. Chill. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/291 "2026-05-18T01:59:03Z")
Go outside, Mumpers, and do it now! For those in the Eastern time zone (currently 9:52 PM EDT) it may already be a bit late, but for others in more westerly locations, maybe even a bit early. Look to the west after sunset. That incredibly bright glowing orb slowly following the descending sun is not an invading spaceship, it’s the planet Venus – bright and beautiful in the sky, and a sulphuric hellhole in reality, hot enough on the surface to melt most metals, and raining boiling sulphuric acid from the skies. If you have clear skies you may be able to see Jupiter as a reddish blob just above and to the left of Venus. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/292 "2026-05-18T02:03:33Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > I’m not a big cargo pants person, but I need a place to put my stuff. I’d rather avoid a purse; I’d lose track of it the first time I put it down. I only learned how much I like cargo pants a few months ago but during my shopping, I learned that you don’t have to get the typical baggy pants style. I was able to stop carrying a purse in AZ because I could put all of my stuff in my jacket pockets, but I’m not wearing jackets 365 days a year here. Yes, it is hot outside in AZ, but if you are a cube dweller (office worker) or go shopping, go to movies or eat out, you risk death by AC daily. I used to wear fingerless gloves to work because my fingers would get numb from the cold. You can also carry a cross-body purse but I’ve never been a fan. I carry my purse out to the car and back because I have things in there that I might need while out but don’t really need on my person. Kinda like George Carlin’s routine about stuff. Every time I go out, I have to decide which stuff must come with me but then when I get out of the car, I have to make the decision about what stuff has to come with me now and what can stay in the car. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Fried SPAM® and eggs. That was Dad’s favorite way to eat it. He LOVED Hawaiian food because they were such big SPAM fans, and we went to a couple of Spamaramas back in the 80’s. I wasn’t much of a SPAM fan, but I loved watching him love it so it all worked out. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/293 "2026-05-18T02:06:19Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **Mollie** , interesting recipe. It lies – there’s not one single Italian in the list of ingredients. > [@swampbear](#): > > We deheathenated (me twice!) Let’s not get carried away, now. > [@swampbear](#): > > I really need to mow. We are on the verge of bein’ the worst yahd in da 'hood. You’re welcome to practice on mine! > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > I’m not a big cargo pants person, but I need a place to put my stuff. I’d rather avoid a purse; I’d lose track of it the first time I put it down. Get a sporran. Or a butt pack, which is kind of like having a sporran behind you. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/294 "2026-05-18T02:15:23Z")
If I wear cargo pants and use a cross body bag, should I get a Subaru for the whole white middle-aged lesbian experience? Oh wait. I guess I _am_ a white middle-aged lesbian. But I prefer the Hot Mom Athlesiure aesthetic. Seriously, being a clueless guy was easier. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/295 "2026-05-18T02:23:34Z")
Don’t forget cats. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/296 "2026-05-18T02:35:01Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > If its not too rude to ask, how much does such a thing cost nowadays? My desktop did indeed have a hardware failure and I’m hoping that it was a one off thing. Even with good backups, training a new computer is a pain and I’m sorry that you have to deal with it. Sis will be picking them up tomorrow, since they’re both across town in her neighborhood. The desktop is tower only (I have peripherals) but has Office installed and i5$25. The printer is $40. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > - Fried SPAM® and eggs. > - [SPAM® musubi](https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/spam-musubi-recipe-1955670). > - SPAM®-and-cheese omelette. > - SPAM® salad sandwich (Dad’s favourite): Run a can of SPAM® through the meat grinder, and mix with Miracle Whip (absolutely necessary – it’s only legitimate use) and sweet pickle relish. Chill. 1. Grilled SPAM and peanut butter sandwiches. (Yes, there was herb involved, but still quite tasty) ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/297 "2026-05-18T02:39:17Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Don’t forget cats. I do like cats. **Mrs Magill** does not. At all ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/298 "2026-05-18T02:52:38Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > I do like cats. **Mrs Magill** does not. At all 😾 ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/299 "2026-05-18T02:59:46Z")
It didn’t help that the cat I had brought into the marriage kept pooping in **Fang’s** crib. Way to make a good impression, Millie. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/300 "2026-05-18T06:01:05Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > I wear cargo pants and use a cross body bag, should I get a Subaru for the whole white middle-aged lesbian experience? Don’t forget the unflattering but comfy shoes. * * * Tonight’s LOL for the last of the insomnia Mumpers: Handed out a pizza, like I’ve done a thousand times before. Usually the driver will set it on the passenger seat, or the passenger’s lap if they’re fortunate enough to have company. Oh. Not tonight. She looked up juuust long enough to give the driver the stinkiest of stinkeyes I’ve seen in a while, and went right back to her phone. Not a surly teenager; this was a grown woman who had some feelings about things. He looked up at me, goes, “Uh, she’s kinda mad at me” (yeah, buddy, I kinda picked up that vibe) takes the pizza, _gets out of the car to put the pizza in the trunk_, and then slinks back to the driver’s seat like a beaten dog. At one point she glanced over and made the briefest of eye contact with me, and y’all, I really wanted to be like, “Girl, spill some TEA what did he do?!?” Somewhere out there in western Mitten State, a couple is having either a dramatic breakup, or some pizza-fueled makeup funtimes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989.md?page=16)