# (Old) What's the winter forecast in the MMP? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [October 7, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532 "2024-10-07T12:14:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**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 10, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/161 "2024-10-10T14:45:12Z")
> [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > **Swampy** , _onion gravy_??? šŸ¤¢ Narrator: ā€œAnd just like that, **Sticky** and **Shoe** were no longer friends.ā€ > [@swampbear](#): > > Sup shall be cubed steak 'n onion gravy, smashed N.O.T., peas, butter beans and okra cooked together, deviled aigs and corn bread. OK, I will be somewhat productive as all that will take effort. Plus there will be pound cake with macerated strawberries and real whipped cream! Please adopt me. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > _[singy-song_] šŸŽ¶Someoneā€™s been adopted!!šŸŽ¶ Ask and ye shall receive. (I genuinely hadnā€™t seen this yet when I typed ^^ above.) > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > How a small animal can leave such a huge voidā€¦ Yeah. > [@Taters](#): > > **Sari** , make finding transportation for your son HIS job. Stop making it easy for him and have him call a cab to pick him up from work. Maybe once he discovers what a PITA that is and how expensive that is, heā€™ll edge closer to wanting to get his license. I heartily endorse this sentiment. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **Shoe** , of course you should use Pretzel; charge them for rodent removal and then again for snake removalā€¦ I like your style. > [@Trieste](#): > > Now Iā€™ll never get older!! šŸ™‚ hah And thus was discovered the mythical fountain of youth. > [@dogbutler](#): > > \< makes joke about pizza order with extra mouse-erella cheese \> Dammit, thatā€™s a good joke. ---
**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 10, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/162 "2024-10-10T15:20:20Z")
her hair is glorious!! school picture day never worked well for me. i destroy them as soon as i find them. ---
**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 10, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/163 "2024-10-10T15:37:45Z")
Out of my 12 school pictures, the only one I really liked was from 5th grade. And I suppose my senior portrait was nice, but all the rest sucked. Itā€™s interesting how both grandsā€™ hair are a combination of SILā€™s color and curl, but daughterā€™s straight hair genes make their curls less tight than their dadā€™s. I donā€™t think her light brown tresses affected the color at all. Genetics seems so random!! Dominant and recessive and all that (I took biology in high school and I remember a little bit.) The vetā€™s office gave **FCD** a clay heart that has Higgsā€™ footprints pressed into it and her name on it. Very sweet remembrance. I just laundered the blanket she used to lay on - I swear, I got enough hair out of it to build another dogā€¦ ---
**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 10, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/164 "2024-10-10T16:49:26Z")
You know that joke about Mom being cold and making her kids put on a sweater? Thatā€™s my life these days. MIL is in long pants, sweatshirt, sweater, under an electric blanket, Iā€™m in a t-shirt, and she keeps asking if I want a blanket. Because at 70, I canā€™t possibly know if Iā€™m cold. Weā€™re going to Oxford tomorrow to see a few boats like ours that are having the fuel tanks replaced. Itā€™s a job we canā€™t do ourselves but it needs doing. So this is a fact-finding trek. And a day away. **FCD** is at our boat right now taking pictures to show them. Meanwhile, Iā€™m going to find us a place over that way to have lunch tomorrow. ---
**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 10, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/165 "2024-10-10T18:12:59Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Thatā€™s my life these days. I wore flip-flops and a tank top on the plane. The 1st words out of my momā€™s mouth when she saw me wasnā€™t, ā€œHow was the flight?ā€ or ā€œMy beloved daughter, how I have missed you,ā€ or even something basic like, ā€œHello.ā€ Nope. ā€œYou must be FREEZING!ā€ Hi, mom. Nice to see ya, too. ---
**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 10, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/166 "2024-10-10T18:29:57Z")
I remember visiting home and seeing my asshole brother-in-law for the first time in a couple of years. His first comment: ā€œGeez, youā€™ve gotten fat.ā€ Fuck you, dude. ---
**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 10, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/167 "2024-10-10T19:43:28Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2cfZrcQbbjY/maxresdefault.jpg ""You've Gotten Fat" -- Game of Thrones -- Movie Clips") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cfZrcQbbjY) ---
**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:** [October 10, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/168 "2024-10-10T20:47:01Z")
Howdy Yā€™all! Been a day of makinā€™ da cave smell good. First with cake and then with sup. Sup has been eaten and the cake got tested for quality assurance purposes once it was cooled down enough. Nappage and day drinkinā€™ were accomplished lest yā€™all think us slack in our RDOS inactivities. Now we are digestinā€™ sup and in a while there will be cake, 'niller ice cream, strawberries and real whipped cream! HUZZAH! **Sticky\_Buns** think brown gravy with onions. Itā€™s soooooo good! Unless onions squick you out. Then it wouldnā€™t be soooooo good. You peopled yestiddy. You deserve to be indoors today. **shoe** youā€™ve got an adopted grandma who feeds you chikin sallit. You must be livinā€™ right. Maybe sheā€™ll adopt you. Iā€™d make you do dishes. **MOOOOOOM** if ever any two people deserve to go away for a while itā€™s FCD and you. RoxStar is gorgeous, but you already know that! That is a sweet rememberance of Higgs. **Nellie** hope your sil can find relief soonest. **Hippie** hooray for the numbers beinā€™ down. Hope the other symptoms go away soonest. ---
**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 10, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/169 "2024-10-10T20:48:15Z")
Supper is to be N.O.T. soup, which is simmering away as I type this. Thatā€™s the big excitement of this afternoon. My mom get a chairlift installed from her kitchen to her basement. Iā€™d been thinking about getting one here eventually, so itā€™ll be interesting to see what she thinks. Back to the kitchen with meā€¦ ---
**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:** [October 10, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/170 "2024-10-10T21:49:47Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > her mom specifically said, ā€œMake sure you bring this for **Shoe** ā€ Awwww! How sweet is that? I guess she likes getting her containers back quickly and clean. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I just laundered the blanket she used to lay on - I swear, I got enough hair out of it to build another dogā€¦ Itā€™s so good of you to take care of this without getting FCD involved. That poor man has got so much going on ā˜¹ So we outswamped **swampie** today. I went swimming and then hung my bathing suit up on the drying rack. Then I petted kitties and stitched and smoked for a while. I heated up some leftover pizza for lunch and we et leftovers for dinner. Sanctuary was made safe around 3, which is when hubs emerged from his room and took a nap. He took a shower and got dressed around 4 which I thought was a waste of time. Iā€™d have just put clean jammies on to save changing again in a few hours. Jolene is now sharing his drinks. He uses a regular glass instead of a covered tumbler like I do and didnā€™t use to have problems with cats sharing because he used to keep all cats off his desk. He doesnā€™t want to just shove her off his desk because sheā€™s just little and heā€™s afraid sheā€™ll get hurt. He also needs both hands for his game controller so he just yells at her and expects her to listen. Narrator: Sheā€™s a cat. Cats donā€™t listen. Entertaining as it is to hear him bitching at her, Iā€™ll probably get him a covered tumbler in the next couple of days. ---
**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 10, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/171 "2024-10-10T22:05:43Z")
_Started Typing: 5:21 PM ET Clicked Reply: 6:05 PM ET_ Somehow I feel like I accomplished both a lot and nothing at all today, work-wise. Heh. At least the day is finally over, and tomorrow is Friday! My BFFs gave me a Lego gift card for my birthday last month, and yesterday I ordered the Statue of Liberty set (after I did some measuring and figured out how to display it!). Itā€™s supposed to arrive on Saturday. I have no weekend plans other than going to the gym and grocery store on Saturday afternoon, and Iā€™m looking forward to having a new set to assemble. It has 1685 pieces: I _might_ be able to finish it over the weekend, but the build could easily last into next week. Iā€™ll want to have it done NLT Tuesday night, because the cleaners come on Wednesday and I wonā€™t want to risk having a piece get accidentally knocked off the kitchen table and vacuumed. Iā€™m about to relocate to the living room, where Iā€™ll have dinner (TBD) and catch up on a few shows before switching to the Yankees game on Max. Tonight we could clinch the division! šŸ¤ž āš¾ Iā€™m also rooting for the San Diego Padres at the moment, because I have an uncle who works for them. Heā€™s in his late 70s and has spent his career with MLB, mostly as a scout ā€“ and apparently heā€™ll never retire, though Iā€™m not really sure what my aunt would do if he were suddenly home all of the time after 50 years! Anyway, most of their post-season hasnā€™t been watchable without cable, but their division-deciding game will be on Fox tomorrow night; I plan to watch at least some of it. > [@nelliebly](#): > > Does anybody else here share a birthday with a family member? Not me personally, but two of my cousins had babies on the same day (unplanned) ā€“ and another cousin and her husband have exactly the same birthday, which Iā€™ve always thought was kinda cool. šŸ™‚ My fatherā€™s youngest siblingā€™s birthday is the day after his; the second youngestā€™s birthday is 9 days after Dadā€™s. It was always just such a weird coincidence that 3 out of 6 kids were born in October, until I got old enough to connect the dots that my grandparentsā€™ anniversary was in Januaryā€¦ šŸ˜ I know there are plenty of people in the world who share my birthday (though I think the only Doper who does is Czarcasm), but Iā€™ve never come across one IRL. Though Iā€™ll have something in common with Stephen King, Bill Murray, the Prime Minister of Japan, Ethan Coen, Dave Coulier, Rob Morrow, Cecil Fielder, Faith Hill, Billy Porter, Ricki Lake, Luke Wilson, and/or Alfonso Ribiero if I ever meet them ā€“ especially the latter two, who also share my birth year. > [@nelliebly](#): > > Just heard from my brother that my SIL is in the hospital. She got a sudden, excruciating pain in her leg, so he took her to the ER. They gave her pain meds, but even fentanyl wasnā€™t cutting it, so it was pretty bad. Well damn! Have they figured anything out yet? ā˜¹ > [@LH75](#): > > I have been trying to solve chess puzzles on Facebook and YouTube. Years ago I played much better than now. The puzzles are helping. Chess has never been for me: strategy? Thinking ahead? No thank you! šŸ˜ > [@LH75](#): > > Evidently, I have reduced my PSA number but I am now going through menopauseā€¦ Ha! But, better the hot flashesā€¦ > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > You know that 70s song about šŸŽµ Chama-chama-chama-chameleeeeooooonnnn You mean that _'80s_ song (1983, by [Culture Club](https://youtu.be/JmcA9LIIXWw?si=cduqqgI-IAAZY-VE)). šŸ˜ > [@dogbutler](#): > > Gibbs, is that you? Rule #3! ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/172 "2024-10-10T22:44:09Z")
Just thought I would poke my head in, and let yā€™all know that we survived Milton. Iā€™m hanging out here at the mom and daddy refugee camp. We evacuated since we live in a mobile home. The streets are flooded so we havenā€™t been able to go over and check our property. But we live on an incline so unless something hit the place we should be okay. Just glad to be safe and with my family. Love all yā€™all. I skimmed really super fast, but I do want to tell you mooooom, Iā€™m sorry about Higgs. ---
**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 10, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/173 "2024-10-10T22:44:55Z")
The driver that left me on the shopping trip was on the shuttle this afternoon. It was my understanding that she would not drive our shuttle again. There will be a very firm email tomorrow morning followed by an in person meeting on Tuesday. Feeling a bit hulkish. In other news I got these for the cats. [Amazon.com : Potaroma Cat Toys Cat Pillows, 3 Pack Soft and Durable Crinkle Sound Catnip Toys, Interactive Cat Kicker Toys for Indoor Cats, Promotes Kitten Exercise : Pet Supplies](https://www.amazon.com/Pillows-Durable-Interactive-Promotes-Exercise/dp/B09WHBG4DV/ref=sr_1_4?crid=JN3RXQ5UEOJF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.8Lw3_g8EeKJuSk-OpBbijc6ZtL-HCT7AMBqTZd49d8iav9RK-jFvH2lwmzgqAG2NAK0_muL0XZc7OMXntX9AqZbJNibn0VMeoiF_3Gk2yz73f2ROj-TvuM2CakHPexMY0kBeyZfin24g-uxVBba5Ay99xZ-MZbCzdarcU9VPh1Wv5MDOoHT2mmePQX525qwLb9fAGzUiNmFbf7i7YN560b_nYEpuaJPM07ARNRWIaqC5ZhCMEzQhJrXFzZu12Hy3rqxnuTKPSICpa3VOqSSpGFfNQlH3_L1cv13q-is1ZzM.CeD_kLj9m_85yAJHGYMrVMqN-CLQV5mvhH-Qm0-Ca7s&dib_tag=se&keywords=Catnip%2Btoy%2Bkicker&qid=1728599979&sprefix=catnip%2Btoy%2Bkicker%2Caps%2C209&sr=8-4&th=1) They arrived today. Both cats went crazy for them! Very big hit. Should you have a catnip cat these are really good. Grrrrr. ---
**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 10, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/174 "2024-10-10T23:32:00Z")
Soup, as usual, was yum. I tossed some shredded cheddar in mine for extra yum! Chillage is now under way. We should have gorgeous weather for our fun day tomorrow. Weā€™re having lunch at [Rude BBQ](https://www.rudefoodco.com/) in Easton. I found it while searching restaurants and it seems promising. Hope so. Back to crochet. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/175 "2024-10-10T23:36:28Z")
Iā€™ll have a full rack of dry St. Louis spareribs, thankyouverymuch. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/176 "2024-10-10T23:40:27Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > As for weather reports, it changes here fairly often, but during my 4 years in the United Arab Emirates, there were two types of days: Hot (only getting to 90F) and You Gotta Be Kidding Me Hot (115-120F), and being right on the Arabian Sea we had humidity as an extra bonus attractionā€¦think it rained twice in the four years I was there dad always said the Middle East could get cold at night in the desert and then hot as blazes during the day but the sand didnā€™t keep the heat ā€¦ a lot like here when it finally cools off > [@peedin](#): > > Iā€™ll have a full rack of dry St. Louis spareribs, thankyouverymuch. I could use a few pounds of pulled pork in a bucket and a fork if anyone buying lol ---
**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 11, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/177 "2024-10-11T00:49:08Z")
Whew! If we printed out all the MMPā€™s ever written, weā€™d have 1,000 volumes, each as long as The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire. I just canā€™t keep up! Iā€™m writing this as I lounge on my sonā€™s sofa with a dog lying precariously on the top of the sofa cushions lining the back of the sofaā€“not on the frame, just the cushions. It looks precarious, but apparently she does this all the time. I told her sheā€™s part mountain goat. Iā€™d say part cat, but cats are down there with squirrels, rabbits, and, for some reason, Amazon drivers on her personal J. Edgar Hoover Enemies List. My SIL was discharged from the hospital today. They said she has an intractable back issue and put her on a bunch of pain killers. Thereā€™s a surgery for it, but itā€™s supposed to be hellacious, so her doc doesnā€™t recommend it. I hope to find out more when I talk with my brother. Andā€¦looks like Iā€™ll be moving when my lease is up on Feb. 28th. . Theyā€™re raising my rent by another chunk. Itā€™s so silly. The complex has a LOT of empty apartmentsā€“STILL 3 out 0f 6 apartments empty and my lease is up at a bad time for renting out apartments (according to the manager), but sure, chase out yet another tenant. Hmph. > [@dogbutler](#): > > And also what caliber rifle do you use on 'shrooms? Depends on if you want 'em sliced or stems and pieces. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I think thatā€™s probably because I learned most of my words from books and didnā€™t (still donā€™t) know how they were pronounced so didnā€™t speak them lest I embarrass myself. As a kid, I read a book that had an evil character named Marcia. I thought it was pronounced Mar-SEE-uh and was disappointed when I found out otherwise. MAR-shuh just didnā€™t sound nefarious enough. > [@Paintcharge](#): > > Thats how I felt when I lived in San Diego. I didnā€™t know you once lived there! My mom and dad lived in Carlsbad. The weather was pretty consistently gorgeous. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > You know that 70s song about šŸŽµ Chama-chama-chama-chameleeeeooooonnnn ā€¦ It was, in fact, the '80s. It was a song that got old pretty fast. The song of his that was really overplayed, though, was ā€œDo You Really Want to Hurt Me?ā€ After the 26th time, it became a rhetorical question. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > half-jokingly asked if they could borrow Pretzel. _Borrow_? Do they think Pretzel works forā€¦peanuts? > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > Menopause did that to me - I sometimes canā€™t remember a word for something. I had a little aphasia back in my 30s, but it was only on Fridays because I was so sleep-deprived by then. Now itā€™s a daily occurrence. Phone! SIL ---
**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:** [October 11, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/178 "2024-10-11T00:50:22Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > > [@missred](#): > > > > If anybody asks, you were at Hop Springs with me drinking a [Jackalope](https://www.hopspringstn.com/taproom-menu/). > > That looks like the type of place Iā€™d drink to give somebody an alibi. Ask **metal mouse** how the beer is. They even have disc golf and a dog park. > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > Consequently, everything from my head to my ribs is aching. Gentle hugs. Supper at Chez **swampy** sounds quite yummy! > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > How a small animal can leave such a huge voidā€¦ Hugs. RoxStar looks so grown up in that pic **Mooooooom**. Finished off the irk week and took Nelson to the dog park this afternoon. After, I got a gnawinā€™ and cravinā€™ for Whataburger, soā€™s we hit the drive thru. They even gave Nelson a milkbone (he does know how to work the drive thru window for treats). Now digesting and chilling. Stay safe and healthy yā€™all! ---
**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:** [October 11, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532/179 "2024-10-11T00:53:47Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > As a kid, I read a book that had an evil character named Marcia. I thought it was pronounced Mar-SEE-uh and was disappointed when I found out otherwise. MAR-shuh just didnā€™t sound nefarious enough. Oh, ummm, well. TIL. (Iā€™ve known MAR-shuhā€™s in the past, just never had reason to know how their names were spelled.) > [@missred](#): > > They even gave Nelson a milkbone (he does know how to work the drive thru window for treats). If I were to ever work a drive thru, I would think that giving good dawgs treats was a job perk. ---
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Happy Thorsday! Today was a PITA and a messy day. I woke up at 1am and had trouble going back to sleep. Itā€™s not like me having trouble sleeping, I usually have trouble staying awake. Nothing went as planned today. Stuff got done, but everything done created more things that need to be done, so Iā€™m even further behind. I hope a decent night of sleep will make everything better in the morning, we have a lot planned for tomorrow and most of it involves going out and being around people. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532.md?page=10)