# (Old) Puzzling Days in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [November 2, 2026, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335 "2026-11-02T08:31:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/322 "2026-11-08T22:06:33Z")
Dang, that’s terrible. As you said, not really a choice there though. Food allergies/intolerances are a big fear of mine. I’m pretty much allergic to everything _but_ food, and I can’t imagine trying to navigate that - you have to put a lot of trust in whoever is preparing your meal and their level of knowledge. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/323 "2026-11-08T22:45:09Z")
Well, I thought the pretzels were somewhat disappointing. First problem, I couldn’t get them to roll into long snakes (16" the recipe said) and I ended up squeezing/stretching/smooshing/pulling to get them close to the length with uniform thickness, then I sorta shaped them into pretzels. No idea why the damned things wouldn’t cooperate. Then the egg wash seems to be a fail - not sure why that happened. They tasted OK but they were more bread-y than chewy as soft pretzels should be. On the other hand, the recipe would probably make good sammich buns. I will search for more recipes, tho. Daughter and her bestie decided that meeting in Cumberland is a good compromise - that way neither one has to make a long drive - both make half a long drive. And when she got here, she visited a bit before hauling her spawn back home. I’ve been thinking about bestie’s stay here - I think we’ll consign them all to the basement. It’s going to be hard enough managing Otis with a new dog here, no matter how well-behaved the other dog is. If they stay downstairs, the visiting dog will have a place to stay apart from Otis and there will be plenty of space for two people and a dog having the whole basement rather than just a room at night, especially since it’ll be 3 nights. Will discuss with **FCD** and Daughter… For now, I think I’ll watch some more Poirot and crochet some more. See ya in the next MMP!! ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/324 "2026-11-08T22:48:18Z")
> [@](#): > > Thanks. They fired the offensive coordinator the next day. I hate the throwing the trash on the field too, it seems so mean to young players who are doing their darnest. > > I’d say it can’t get any worse but it might. I’m guarding my heart and hoping the KC Chiefs don’t have another bad game today, we need to salvage some prairie pride. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/325 "2026-11-08T22:50:15Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > So far, my mood has improved, and suddenly just now, I feel like I need to cry. I have no reason to, just the urge. This is really wierd. I often pour a few fingers of whiskey and listen to sad country songs. We all need to cry sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/326 "2026-11-08T23:21:32Z")
**FCM** Isn’t there something about boiling in lye involved in pretzels? Or is that bagels? Faily uneventful day at the museum. Unfortunately I did not get the product I need to fix the Dam(n) the creek exhibit, which I need to do after hours since it is toxic. Maybe tomorrow? I did manage to repair the outdoor xylophone, so that can get put back in place in the AM. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/327 "2026-11-08T23:33:52Z")
Spot and I did windsprints in the living room, now I’m having a Wisconsin Old Fashioned and watching Packers football(Panthers blew it in the early game). Poke tenderloin will go into the oven shortly. > [@Paintcharge](#): > > **FCM** Isn’t there something about boiling in lye involved in pretzels? Or is that bagels? Heretics. 😉 > [@LH75](#): > > I often pour a few fingers of whiskey and listen to sad country songs. We all need to cry sometimes. Good choice. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > get some pretty leaf pics. They stated changing a couple of weeks ago, but I was too preoccupied with _somebody_ going on walkabout to snap photos. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/328 "2026-11-09T00:00:12Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I simmer it in chicken broth with some diced veggies (the usual carrot/onion/carlic, celery if it’s on hand) and sometimes some diced kielbasa. My favorite way of fixing it is cooked in broth, then mixed with sauteed onion, garlic, mushrooms and spinach. It’s a fantastic side dish. Aldi run has been completed and dollar store run done. I now have a new waste basket for beside the recliner and deodorant for the next couple of months. Plus some rhinestones for cards. Ya gotta love Giant Dollar! ---
**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:** [November 9, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/329 "2026-11-09T00:10:27Z")
And early evening to all, Fall soccer is completed, I refereed 7 games this weekend (1 as center and 6 as sideline ref) so got a pretty good workout. Now I get about 3 weeks off before Futsal (Indoor Soccer) starts… Day was nice, about 55F when I went to ref this morning and into the 60’s this afternoon, so comfortable running around chasing kids over the fields (wait, that don’t sound right…). Home now, will forage for sustenance (beyond the ice cream I just finished) in a little while, it’s only 5:30pm but somehow feels a lot later with the sun going down by 5pm these days. And a lot of catching up to do, so engaging warp factor scroll… **FCM** , glad Valerie was able to make it over and enjoy the new mailbox. And how a trained therapy dog reacts to Otis and visa verse could be…interesting. Sounds like the bedroom solution is for the best. **Knots** , my 73 year old bladder is acting up this weekend, seems like everytime I stand up from sitting it decides I have to go NOW-NOW-NOW and has the reflexive muscles to back it up, so about 7-8 trips already today. Good luck with the stairs. **BBBoo** , I see that the Chiefs kept the pride alive out in the Great Plains. **shoe, red** , kitchen and bathrooms are tiled and the ‘office/3rd bedroom’ has wood, the rest is carpeted. Still break things because of course I do. And **shoe** sounds like you’ve carped your diem… **Oopsie** , glad you have solved the garage door problem. Never been much for reading about the ‘behind the scenes’ stuff, except for politics, and even there not to often. And that’s one busy dining room there. Happy decorating! And that’s a good point, I just did some looking and yep, still have the previous desktop sitting in a corner of a closet I seldom if ever get into. > [@Misnomer](#): > > One of the reasons I chose my current 3-level townhouse is that it has half-baths on the main _and_ bottom floors (and two full baths on the top floor)! One of the things I wanted when I moved to N. Ali-bama was a single-story ranch-type house and since most houses here do not have basements, it would not require steps, and after nearly 30 years I think I made the right call on that. **Lily** , all the best to dear wife and too you for caring. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > > [@Misnomer](#): > > > > This made me realize that I will never again work with anyone who is twice my age ( > > Last job, I shared an office with a guy young enough to be my grandson, had all the assorted stars aligned just so. I am 40 years older than he is. So that’s a bit of a kick in the ego. The center referee on the last soccer game I did today was 17 years old…my age in 1970…yeah, I’m old. **52** , glad the felines are mostly in good health, any treatment prescribed for Oliver? **Mollie** , good luck to **Squeaky** on being accepted where he wants to go. And **doggio** mentioning hot dogs has decided me to fix a couple cheese dogs for the evening feed. **VanGo** , don’t really need to tell you to be careful with that toxic stuff, but what the heck, BE CAREFUL!! And caught up as far as I can manage. Take care and I’ll try to be back for a late-night final. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/330 "2026-11-09T00:21:24Z")
We had the Molcajete for Two at Paso del Norte yesterday. Today I cooked some stir-fry beef (pieces cut in half lengthwise) with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onions; then made some mole from Doña Maria paste (my first time) and mixed it in with the meat. I steamed some corn tortillas, and chopped up the rest of the onion and some cilantro for me. I also made avocado dip (avocados, some mayo, and garlic powder). Mi Esposa pronounced everything good. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/331 "2026-11-09T00:22:09Z")
Howdy Y’all! We deheathenated and I managed Verger duty sans catastrophe, so I call it a win. We didn’t hang around after. Matter of fact I told Priest I would not make it to group this afternoon. I just needed to chill and thus did. McLunch got et and nappage accomplished. We watched some stoopid teevee as well. OYKW is upon the bed watchin’ one of his crime shows whilst I do this and check out whatup on teh intartoobz. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/332 "2026-11-09T01:08:58Z")
One last check-in before the new MMP tomorrow. 🙂 A good productive day, though few would be able to tell. It remains warm for this time of year with mornings in the upper 40s and highs around 65Ferrets. Even now, 55Ferrets are running around! > [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > As my dad says, it’ll keep you off the streets at night. Funny. My Dad says the same thing. 🤔 **swampy** , glad you took some down time at last! And I agree with you about the not-classy fan behavior at the Dawgs game. It just ruins things for everyone. > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > Sunday’s are for slothing, right? Indeed they are. I screwed up today, however. Hope you enjoyed yours! **FCM** , poor Rusty. 😢 Good proposed arrangements for Valerie and her new dog. You’re going to have your hands full, that’s sure! Sorry the pretzels were somewhat disappointing. It sounds like the dough needed more time to rest and relax before you shaped it. Better luck next time. > [@Taters](#): > > **Bright Tree** , I watched several episodes of High Country last night too. I had watched the first season some time ago, and I enjoyed it. I finished Season Two today and I thought it was good. I hope they keep making them! **BBBooo** , yaaayyy for your Chiefs! **red** , my floors in kitchen, bathrooms and mudroom are either wood or tile. I break things on them regularly, too. And I have plenty of counter space, so I have no excuse! Hope you had a fine day, too. 🙂 Nice work on sorting out the GDO remote snarl, **Oopsie**! Your home is going to look very festive when you have everything put together and lights hung! Looking forward to pics. (Hint, hint!) **Lily** , I’m sorry for your lovely wife’s challenges, but you seem to have the cooking thing well in hand. And of course, the important thing (as you point out!) is that she’s _around_! **52** , glad your Oliver-kitteh is in good shape! I hope Jax gets a similar outcome. Sounds like you had some fine weather today, too. > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > I try, but I think you have that backwards. You’re both lucky to have found one another. 🙂 > [@dogbutler](#): > > I wish I had some Modelo Negra to go with them. I always have a six pack of this in the fridge. It’s my favorite. Not sure about those hot dogs, though. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Cry. Get it over with. You’ll feel better. > > (Boss Level: cry in the shower.) 'Struth. Bonus points for howling and scaring the dog. I hope you found some beautiful leaf spots to delight in today, **shoe**! Revel in your time off! **metal mouse** , sounds like you actually got worn out today! I wasn’t sure that was possible. 😉 Enjoy dinner and some RDOS! * * * So I finished up what I needed to do for clients next week and got it all set up to go out in tomorrow’s email first thing. I should have some quieter time in this upcoming week because of being dedicated today. Then Ollie and I took a pleasant stroll around the place to stretch our legs. Caught up on some correspondence once Ollie abandoned himself to an afternoon snooze. Dinner was ground chicken sauteed with garlic, onions, chili crisp, rice vinegar and soy sauce mixed with peanut sauce (made earlier), soba noodles and cilantro. And a beer. Easy and delicious, with enough left over for dinner another night this week. Second episode of the fourth season of The Gilded Age is on in an hour. Sure, it’s a glorified soap opera, but I love the costumes and the characters. We all have our guilty pleasures! 😃 Have delightful evenings, all! See you in the new MMP. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/333 "2026-11-09T01:22:36Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > ground chicken sauteed with garlic, onions, chili crisp, rice vinegar and soy sauce mixed with peanut sauce (made earlier), soba noodles and cilantro Holy $%&! that sounds amaaaaaazing. Shoot, soften up a rice wrapper or two, and that would make a bang-up spring roll filling. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/334 "2026-11-09T01:31:53Z")
Definitely based on that flavor profile. One of my favorites, but I don’t have the patience to roll 'em. This scratches the itch with a lot less work! ---
**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:** [November 9, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/335 "2026-11-09T02:48:02Z")
I put some holiday Lego together this afternoon and did laundry this evening, but wound up spending most of the day/night reading the stupid TBBT book. 🙂 And now suddenly it’s almost 9:30pm and I need to go to bed soon, because I have to get to the office early. Tomorrow and Tuesday are going to be long and stressful: tomorrow I’m helping interview a candidate for a colleague’s opening, Tuesday I’ll be offboarding one of my direct reports, and on both days I need to finalize a bunch of briefings – prepared by other companies/gov’t personnel – that have to be presented starting on Thursday morning (and Wednesday is a holiday, so everything needs to be completed by COB Tuesday). Hopefully I’ll be able to catch up with y’all on Wednesday! > [@susan](#): > > That said, my lovely wife wouldn’t be alive without the medical treatment that caused these intolerances, and we’re well aware of that. Same goes for WifeBFF: in her case, it was for breast cancer (15 years ago). It’s also what led to her mobility issues. > [@dogbutler](#): > > In _Stargate_, they call the transmitter that opens the Stargate iris a GDO. HA! I need to rewatch that show sometime soon. 🙂 > [@Aspenglow](#): > > Second episode of the fourth season of The Gilded Age is on in an hour. Sure, it’s a glorified soap opera, but I love the costumes and the characters. We all have our guilty pleasures! 😃 I love that one, too! I watch it on Monday evenings…no spoilers, please. 😁 ---
**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:** [November 9, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/336 "2026-11-09T03:07:44Z")
Behold! For I have rolled the biiiiiig trash bin out, and the last of my summer-weight clothing is in the dryer. I’ve officially given up on lightweight clothes, after several “Chilly. Brr! Oh, just kiddinnnnnnng! … oops! we gonna be warm!” from Mama Nature lately. In unhappier news, my drill is absolutely refusing to release the bit stuck up in there. I have tried all the YouTube suggestions, and it’s either find a semi-competent hardware store employee, or replace the damn thing. @LH75 I think you deal with power tools. If so .. any ideas? ---
**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:** [November 9, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/337 "2026-11-09T03:14:50Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I’ve officially given up on lightweight clothes, after several “Chilly. Brr! Oh, just kiddinnnnnnng! … oops! I wore long pants and a hoodie today. I don’t think it got past 70 ferrets. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/338 "2026-11-09T03:36:18Z")
> [@LH75](#): > > In beginning we could say “At least he is better than Scott Frost”. Matt Rhule is almost at the Frosty level Coaching wise, yes. Decency and human being wise Rhule is head and shoulders above Frost. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/339 "2026-11-09T03:48:10Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **BBBoo** , I see that the Chiefs kept the pride alive out in the Great Plains. > [@Aspenglow](#): > > **BBBooo** , yaaayyy for your Chiefs! Thanks all! Prairie 🏈 pride lives, even if we have borrow it from Kansas. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/340 "2026-11-09T03:52:35Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > find a semi-competent hardware store employee I vote to try this one first. I have had great luck at my local Ace Hardware just a few blocks from me. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335/341 "2026-11-09T03:57:07Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > my drill is absolutely refusing to release the bit stuck up in there Is it a key-less chuck or a keyed chuck? Keyless, grab onto it with a set of channel locks or plyers and run it in reverse. Keyed, uhhm, stick the key in there and use some extra leverage to get it to move. Most anything that will make the lever of the key longer. Must abed now, going to be a long week. Take care, y’all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-puzzling-days-in-the-mmp/1034335.md?page=18)