# (Old) Today in History - a pivotal moment in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [October 14, 2024, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758 "2024-10-14T08:02:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [October 14, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/21 "2024-10-14T16:00:30Z")
> [@NinthAcolyte](#): > > Pretty much everything has ended in success though, so I’m feeling ever-more-confident in my position. Aw, hey there! And that is always a lovely feeling. (Negative Nancy: “It won’t last.”) Scritches for Junior, of course. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/22 "2024-10-14T16:09:24Z")
Back to semi normal, Surepost, then helping in Green 88. Plus dealing with a bunch of Surepost that had to be reprocessed because..reasons. > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > What significant things happened in your area? The English suffered defeat at the battle of [Shallow Ford](https://allthingsliberty.com/2020/09/the-battle-of-shallow-ford-october-14-1780/) in 1780. 😛🇺🇲 > [@swampbear](#): > > I see it’s also Thanksgiving Day in Canada. Happy Thanksgiving to all the Canadian Mumpers! I get mistaken for Canadian all the time. So thanks, eh? > [@Wheelz](#): > > I’m working in beautiful (not really) Pasadena, TX, just outside Houston. I should be able to find some time to say hello throughout the week. Watch out for the little old lady! > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Tomorrow’s is the year 33 - I leave you to guess what that event is… When Brian panted _ **ROMANES EUNT DOMUS** _ in giant letters in Jerusalem? > [@NinthAcolyte](#): > > Some real good news a while ago: Junior the Cat no longer needs insulin! He’s in remission, Yay! And welcome back! > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > (Negative Nancy: “It won’t last.”) [Oddball]You and your negative waves,[/Oddball] ---
**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:** [October 14, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/23 "2024-10-14T16:11:25Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Why not? > > Mine is ancient and still has lots of safety features. I’m sure yours is newer & less decrepit. > > Don’t run it near blowing curtains or loose paper, but I can’t think what else would be wrong. > > Lots of people leave slow cookers running all night, for ex. Heaters draw a lot of amperage. While anything UL certified should be able to handle it, those cords still get pretty hot. Slow cookers are low wattage and not in the same category at all. I’m probably overly cautious, but better safe. Good for you to take proper precautions. Not everybody does. I would suggest that if your heater is that old, you should have someone replace the cord. Years of heating/cooling causes the insulation to break down. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Wait, outside, or inside? Outside. The natural insulation of the building is still enough to keep the interior from getting uncomfortably cold, but that won’t last much longer. Luckily, we’re back on line as of today. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/24 "2024-10-14T16:25:09Z")
I did a dance when lager went into remission. I hope your furface has a good long remission run. Everyone is so much happier and less stressed. I have been going to micheals during the shopping trips. This is very dangerous. There was a knitting kit in the clearance area. 14 dollars off! I started it this weekend. I don’t know if this is faster that needle knitting, but it is going well. > **[Hat Not Hate Quick Knit Loom](https://boingtoys.com/products/hatnothate-quick-knit-loom)** > > The Hat Not Hate Quick Knit Loom in partnership with Lion Brand Yarn, allows children to create two knit hats. No experience necessary! Hat Not Hate is an anti-bullying campaign founded by Shira Blumenthal, herself a victim of childhood bullying. The... ---
**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:** [October 14, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/25 "2024-10-14T16:35:15Z")
Its 50 for a high. Housing doesn’t think we need our heat on yet. I covered my 1 window, 10’ by 4’ with plastic but am still wearing my winter coat when not in bed. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/26 "2024-10-14T16:43:30Z")
58º Ferret Height, and raining. Mrs. L.A. is dressed and ready to go get the sarcoma excised from her hand. I had a grilled tuna & egg salad sandwich with cheese for breakfast. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/27 "2024-10-14T17:28:22Z")
Afternoon all. Have most of my windows open and it’s 62F outside so for the first time in months I’m wearing layers of clothing while indoors. Still, nice to get the whole house aired out and there is an abundance of sunshine, so a good day. Shopping and sammich have been procured and dealt with properly, and will head off to swimming here in a bit. No soccer practice until Thursday, but I procured a lighted field for then and Friday, so the boys should enjoy that. Have snacked too much this weekend and today, so the gym scale might be scary, but I’ve also worked out and kept busy during that time, so we’ll see. **JtC** , it is a valiant effort by Hubs to avoid the inevitable. **FCM** , I’m starting to use the treadmill more at the gym, up to 20 minutes at 3.2mph and a 6-degree elevation, still doing my pedaling but my now skinnier butt is hurting more after long shifts on the bike (at least that’s my excuse) so this is a good alternative. Still haven’t worked up the nerve to try the stair-climbing machines… **Sari** , hope the accountant meeting went well, so far I’ve been able to keep things at the Turbo tax level. And I’d be frustrated too, our Recycle pickup is done under contract with the city, so we would just complain to the politicians… And is there any distinguishing marks the dog place can use to ID the boys better? **Cookie** , glad the heat is on…and despite it’s noted safety precautions, I turn it off my space heater at night too. **Legend** , enjoy the family visit. **Cupcakes** , anytime I read of someone younger or the same age as me dying I get a little introspective…but then I remember I am going to live forever, or die trying. **Oopsie** , sorry to hear about the distant connection passing, and Lady Liberty just doesn’t look the same without a face… **shoe** , just read your pit post and… 😱 😱 That is disturbing. Were the guys locals you knew or just guys he might have hired? **Niner** , welcome back and glad work has edged back a bit. And a happy-dance for Junior. **rocky** , good wishes on the knitting. **Coppertone** , you’re in N. Ohio IIRC; the heat most definitely should be on by now. Stay warm. **flyboy** , best wishes for Mrs. LA… And that’s 30 minutes of the day spent. Probably need to gather up the swimwear and head off to the gym. Excelsior! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/28 "2024-10-14T17:40:31Z")
The Hospice nurse has come and gone. The Dr did FaceTime with MIL and **FCD** - MIL is certified to remain in Hospice at least thru the end of the year. Meanwhile, the temp is dropping and it’s rather windy outside. I expect before the week is up, we’ll dump our first bag of pellets into the stove. I’m thinking I shouldn’t have put on shorts this morning… _brrrrrrrr_ After a nearly interminable wait, I finally got thru to the appointment desk to cancel **FCD** ’s dermatology follow-up. So he doesn’t have to show up 15 minutes early for a 7:40 appointment at an office 45 minutes away for a Dr to say “Yep, looks good…” OK, back to my crocheting. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/29 "2024-10-14T18:00:49Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Were the guys locals you knew or just guys he might have hired? Probably family/friends. \>\< ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/30 "2024-10-14T18:13:51Z")
D’oh! Forgot until I woke up that it’s Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day, so no heat fixing until tomorrow. Misery does not love company, **cookie** , so I hope yours gets fixed pronto. Thanks to those who said I’m kind. I don’t think that lady and her daughter would agree with you, though! And **Taters** , there were three other people on the bus, all sitting in the back. They must’ve heard her, but I think most people think it’s smarter to stay out of disputes. I’ve probably told this before, but one time my Italian mama asked me why people wanted to call Columbus Day something else. I explained, and she wailed, “But not Columbus! He’s all we have!” I pointed out that two continents are named after an Italian, Amerigo Vespucci, but she was not consoled. (She accepted that Columbus was in most ways not an admirable man. She just loved the US so much, and I think Columbus Day made her feel like Italians were a part of the founding of it and worth celebrating. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > He seems to think that if she has her own glass she will leave his glass alone. He honestly is a very smart man, despite being so silly about some things B-b-but then it won’t have his lip prints on it! If it helps to have more in the boat, I got son’s reluctant eater dog to eat her kibble by pretending I was eating it. Perhaps your husband belongs to my chapter of MENSA (Mentally Eclectic Neurotic Smart Asses). OOH! Maintenance Guy went into apartment across the hall! Maybe he’s working today and will be here next! Gotta go try to waylay him! ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/31 "2024-10-14T18:33:02Z")
Happy Monday / Thanksgiving / Katy Manning’s Birthday\* Nothing special happening in Switzerland today. Went to work, did exercises, and now hubby’s watching Kaos while I catch up with you all. Today’s low was 8°C/46°F, with a high of 16°C/61°F, but we had rain at the warmest part of the day. Definitely fall weather. > [@Misnomer](#): > > I’m not crazy about her face – kinda looks like home plate – but I get why that would be the easiest/simplest thing to do. Very American (home plate face). It seems that the home plate shape is unique to home plate. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Alternative alternative solution: Assume incorrect harnesses. Tattoos? Hopefully the pups know their names. > [@NinthAcolyte](#): > > That’s freed me up to make plans to go home to CA for Christmas, which will be real good for my heart. Heart health is important. ❣ And CA in December is probably warmer than Minnesota. At least, I hope it is. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > No soccer practice until Thursday, but I procured a lighted field for then and Friday, so the boys should enjoy that. Are most of the fields lit? What happens if they don’t get a lighted field? {{{FairyChats}}} Good that the doctor confirmed MIL’s continued hospice care. @purplehorseshoe I’m staying out of the pit - I’m trusting your warning. Hope Monkey is driving you nuts for many, many years. There’s a show called “Bad Monkey” and I wanted to see if there was a thread on the Dope. Seems that “bad monkey” leads to many MMP threads, in addition to threads about the actual show. \*Katy Manning, know for being a companion (Jo Grant) to Doctor Who (Jon Pertwee), is one of the few people I miss from quitting Twitter. Such a cheery person. I did not actually know today’s her birthday, but her name was the first one I recognized. 🕰🌀🪐💫 ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/32 "2024-10-14T19:34:14Z")
OK, one problem sort of resolved, but a weird, scary one cropped up. The maintenance guy is working today! Apparently he just forgot me and is way behind. Anyway, I saw him going into the place next door and snagged him. Sure enough, the thermostat hadn’t been programmed, but it supposedly won’t respond to changes for the desired temperature that are too close to the temp it’s already set at. Got me. He had to turn it way up for it to come on, but hopefully when the place warms up, I can figure it out. And then I got a weird phone call. This woman knew my first name and said she met me at the post office yesterday and I was supposed to give her back something. I said I’m sorry, you must have the wrong number, as I was traveling yesterday and did not go to the post office. She insisted I did and described my hair and height, which was exactly right. I said again I was not at the post office and besides, it was Sunday. The PO was closed. She said something about the TTP would prove I was there. I said I wasn’t at the post office, period. Then she asked why I sounded so defensive. I said I wasn’t there, told her sternly not to call me again, and hung up. This is freaking me out. Either someone who looks like me used my first name and phone number, or…well, I was going to say this woman is nuts, but nuts or not, she knows what I look like, my first name, and my phone number, and she got all that from someone. I checked my bank accounts yesterday, and everything looked fine. I’ll check again, but now I’m afraid to go for a walk. My first name isn’t so common she could just guess, and my hair is short, dark, and curly, and I am short. Any guesses as to what’s going on or advice on what I should do? ---
**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:** [October 14, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/33 "2024-10-14T19:41:49Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **flyboy** , best wishes for Mrs. LA… She was in and out very quickly. The sturgeon took one slice, took it to another room to be tested, and came back and said he’d gotten it all. No stitches. Wifey, RN isn’t seeing any patients for a couple of days. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/34 "2024-10-14T19:50:11Z")
Until recently I didn’t know cats or dogs could require insulin. I don’t know how it is with administering it, but if you absolutely had to be away, could you board a pet with your veterinarian so they could give your baby it’s meds? Just curious. What kind of cat is Junior? I have Atilla, shorthaired and yellow, who turned seventeen at the end of April. Also Mauser the dachshund, who is twelvish. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/35 "2024-10-14T19:51:22Z")
A fish did the medical work? Sorry, I couldn’t resist. ---
**Author:** ![NinthAcolyte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ninthacolyte/32/13676_2.png) [@NinthAcolyte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinthAcolyte)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/36 "2024-10-14T20:03:52Z")
Administering is pretty easy. I was able to find a reasonable selection of petsitters that I could hire to come by and inject him, but that’s a _very_ expensive proposition and I am somewhere slightly above ‘shivering Dickensian waif’ on the personal wealth scale. [![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/496572710797836288/1294530786317434956/20241012_002250.jpg?ex=670ea4fe&is=670d537e&hm=e64bb1b91c8cfef42371b8cf3745c06269d14af14144359657f6d68ee3b6d25f&) ](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/496572710797836288/1294530786317434956/20241012_002250.jpg?ex=670ea4fe&is=670d537e&hm=e64bb1b91c8cfef42371b8cf3745c06269d14af14144359657f6d68ee3b6d25f&) He’s a large white shorthaired marshmallow, about 10 years old, and the very best boy in the world (incontrovertible fact.) ---
**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:** [October 14, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/37 "2024-10-14T20:11:07Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > A fish did the medical work? > > Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Neither could I. This is MMP, after all. 😉 ---
**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:** [October 14, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/38 "2024-10-14T20:25:39Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **shoe** , just read your pit post and… 😱 😱 I just talked with my neighbor and … oh, wowza, it’s worse. I’ll wander over there after I scream into the void for a while. > [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > Seems that “bad monkey” leads to many MMP threads, in addition to threads about the actual show. This gave me a smile. * * * While I was running errands, I got a big smile (before coming home & talking with my neighbor) cuz I was accosted by a pair of friendly “are you registered to vote?” ladies. We had a very pleasant chitty-chat (and I assured them, oh, boy, was I gonna vote!) and after we sorta gently reassured each other of where we stood, all neutrality was abruptly dropped and we were sharing jokes & memes (@JaneDoe42 I told them about your yard sign … one didn’t get it; one about died laughing immediately) and it was such a pleasant moment in the sunshine. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/39 "2024-10-14T21:31:16Z")
Forgot to mention, today is the exact fiftieth anniversay of Columbus Day 1974. I was at the Presidio of Monterey, we had the day off as it was a federal holiday. I went to the rec center to see what was going on and played chess with a guy I met there. Next July we were married. Not long after Columbus day 1979 we were not married… ---
**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:** [October 14, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758/40 "2024-10-14T21:39:09Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Success! The heat is on! …aaaand [this song](https://youtu.be/uZD8HKVKneI?si=QZ1WgaRwG2o0jVcI) has been stuck in my head ever since I saw your post. 😂 (But yay for warmth!!) > [@NinthAcolyte](#): > > Hoping for a much quieter winter. 🤞 … > [@NinthAcolyte](#): > > That’s freed me up to make plans to go home to CA for Christmas, which will be real good for my heart. Woo hoo! > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > MIL is certified to remain in Hospice at least thru the end of the year. Not exactly “yay” news, but it seems like where she needs to be so in that regard I guess it’s good…? 💙 > [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > It seems that the home plate shape is unique to home plate. Huh! TIL! 🙂 > [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > There’s a show called “Bad Monkey” Weird show. I liked it, but I don’t think I could explain why if my life depended on it… > [@nelliebly](#): > > Any guesses as to what’s going on or advice on what I should do? I totally get how it would freak you out, but my immediate thought is that your name and number wound up on a list and the woman totally guessed at your height and hairstyle. IOW, it was just a scam attempt. I mean, worst case she’s completely wrong and the target immediately hangs up, right? But if she guesses right, the person could be freaked out enough to not connect the dots you did (the PO being closed, not to mention that _you weren’t there_). She didn’t count on calling a not-so-nervous-nellie!! I don’t think you should be worried about leaving the house. 🫂 > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > it was such a pleasant moment in the sunshine Awww. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758.md?page=3)