# (Old) Your first furniture in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [July 6, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453 "2026-07-06T11:25:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**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:** [July 10, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/241 "2026-07-10T19:22:31Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > > [@Taters](#): > > > > I hate sitting down low because I can’t see around the vehicles in front of me. > > I feel invisible when I’m sitting low. Yeah, I know the cars around me can (probably) see my vehicle, but in my heart of heart, I know they’ll run over me. Which is why I loved my Aerostar so much!! My car sits fairly low. I hate it when I’m in the left turn lane without a light and a van or SUV is in the left turn lane opposite. I can’t see around them for the three lanes that I have to cross. Sometimes, I just go down several blocks to a traffic light and take the long way around. I do miss my pick up truck. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Am ahead of schedule so taking the back roads through Ohio rather than the turnpike. We used to drive US 6 to go to Cedar Point. It’s a nice drive. **{{{shoe}}}** > [@Paintcharge](#): > > Still some work to do, but carving is just remove everything that doesn’t look like a nose Seriously cool! > [@Misnomer](#): > > Never in a million years could I make anything even _resembling_ a nose. Well, wait a bit, maybe Lego will come up with a kit. 😛 The floor is mopped and lunch lunched. I’ll take Nelson out in a few, then mess around in the studio. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/242 "2026-07-10T20:56:54Z")
Howdy Y’all! The doc and vampire visit went well. I also got to pee in a cup this time! I had a text askin’ if the sammiches could be at the church by ten a.m. tomorrow because some are wanted to feed the family lunch and the rest will be for the reception after the service. So, instead of goin’ over to the church house today, I will take care of stuff that needs doin’ whilst I am there tomorrow. The funeral is not until two p.m. so maybe I’ll go have myself some lunch at Eggs Up as they serve sammiches and stuff as well. However, they do breakfast all day long sooooo… Maybe I can convince OYKW to meet up there for lunch and then to funeralize. We had some quality cee-mint pond time late to early afternoon and then nappage and day drinkin’. We did suppunch just a bit ago and now 'tis time to chill and watch stoopid stuff. **Cookie** I was goin’ to make a remark about **Hippie** and succulents, but I could not top yours! \* snort \* **Cat\_Glove** we put stuff down at the road a lot and it always disappears. One of the best was when we replaced the chairs at the bar that sits under the gazebo. There were three of 'em and a guy rang the doorbell and asked if he could move 'em up the driveway a little bit so no one could get 'em before he had time to get home and get his truck. This happened about half an hour after we put 'em out. I helped him move the chairs to the carport and he was back within fifteen minutes to get ‘em. Also, you’re goin’ to spend forty days in a cemetary! **Rocker** glad Koritza is more herself and that the new fish tank is doin’ well. **Taters** that was a bzzy day! Nice of you to haul off some neighbor stuff. Hope Buster is feelin’ better soonest, poor baby. :: skritches to him and Maisie :: **Mollie** hope **Mrs. Magill** has a safe trip home. May the new hair be all you wanted it to be and more! **nuts** I often had “out of brain” errors on Firday afternoons durin’ my irk years. Be the cursèd stoodint! Be the reason they drink! **MetalMouse** I love to wander the back roads when I can. Enjoy! **Spice** what a great story! Yeah, spendin’ eleven hours assemblin’ a desk with someone, is a sigh that someone really likes you. **{{{shoe}}}** plus good on you for havin’ a chat with S.M. about that. That does not deserve to slide. **VanGo** that is a most impressive nose! **Oopsie** at least those long days will be in the comfort of your abode. I would have liked that, but WFH was never an option for me. Yay for there finally bein’ some relief in sight! Yay for new not weird kitchen faucet! I nuke popcorn for 2:30 and it’s perfect every time. **MetalMouse** glad you are safely at your destination. Hope you can have fun at the park tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/243 "2026-07-10T21:29:17Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > That was weeks ago, shortly after moving in; I’ve been entering that time manually (almost) every day since. Fast forward to earlier this week, when I found instruction manuals for the oven/cooktop (which is kind of fancy) and the microwave in a drawer and skimmed both. I learned that hitting the popcorn button _twice_ was how to get to the option for a 3-oz bag, and I tried it Wednesday evening…and discovered that doing so sets it for 2:10. We just moved in too, and it’s always interesting getting to know a new place. There are a baffling number of light switches in this house and it’s not clear what they all do. The sellers installed a new fan in the living room which worked great when we first arrived, but suddenly stopped working. Eventually my husband figured out the switch for the fan in the living room (on the first floor) is located in our master bedroom (on the second floor.) Who would look for the switch in the master bedroom?! It’s like one of those old mansions with secret passageways and revolving shelves, only with light switches. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/244 "2026-07-10T21:34:01Z")
**{{{Shoe}}}** > [@Misnomer](#): > > Never in a million years could I make anything even _resembling_ a nose. Betcha could with Lego!! 😉 (Durn you, **red** - beat me to it!!) Otis was in hunt mode, and he may or may not have killed a fawn. I saw a doe in our back yard, and shortly thereafter, he disappeared into the woods. I went to look for him and he followed me back, then went out again. Then **FCD** went out and brought him in for supper, but he didn’t eat. After we ate, **FCD** went out again and at one point a deer went speeding past him with Otis in pursuit. Then he saw a fawn, then heard some screaming. And somehow he managed to get Otis in the house and close his doggy door. So idiot canine is panting like he ran a marathon and I guess we’ll have to go out tomorrow and see if we can see anything. Plus we need to repair a section of fence before Otis figures out he could escape there. Speaking of supper, when we lived in FL, our favorite BBQ places had fried corn on the cob on the menu - OMG, so yum!!! I’d made it at home a few times, but I hate frying stuff - it makes a gawd-awful mess! But today, I decided to give it a try in the air fryer - and it works!!! Just as tasty and not as greasy. And just in time for sweet corn season! The replacement curtain for the forward head was delivered today, so I need to stitch on the slides so I can install it tomorrow. Off I go… ---
**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:** [July 10, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/245 "2026-07-10T21:59:49Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > **Mollie** hope **Mrs. Magill** has a safe trip home. May the new hair be all you wanted it to be and more! She’s gassing up at the Memphis Costco, which she (re)discovered is right next to the IKEA, so she might hit that for dinner. And the new hair looks fab. The wig shop lady was super excited. There were lots of “That looks so pretty on you.” I was almost tempted to wear it out, but didn’t. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/246 "2026-07-11T00:12:47Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > today would have been my husband’s birthday. {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ our **shoe** }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/247 "2026-07-11T00:38:57Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > today would have been my husband’s birthday. 🫂 ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/248 "2026-07-11T01:33:11Z")
> [@teelabrown](#): > > I just had an ocular migraine while driving home from an errand. I haven’t had one in fifteen or twenty years. > [@Seanette](#): > > I just had one today myself, and it’s been months (don’t remember exactly when the last one happened). Those are the weirdest things, aren’t they, **lucky** and **nettie**? I get them a lot. First time really unnerved me. Now I just go with the flow and wait for them to pass. Sometimes I’ll get them one right after another, and that’s pretty annoying. My eye doc says they’re nothing to worry about, so I’ll take her at her word. Scary when one is going on while driving. I usually just pull over and wait for it to pass. I hope both yours are a one-and-done! > [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > We got a liter of honey (just over a quart) last August and it lasted until April. Our friend’s cousin has bees, and he brings in honey once in a while. We’re spoiled. Honey is always a most welcome gift, isn’t it? You are very lucky, **dicey**! 🙂 **Mollie** , deer killed off my raspberry canes. 😢 At least you’ll have another chance next year! And how great that you’re happy with the new hair! Looking forward to pics, but I understand that may be a big step. Will be patient. 🙂 > [@Aspenglow](#): > > unwittingly tucked your skirt into your tights at the rear > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I did this at a cousin’s wedding. Eh, we’re all family, right?? I am so happy I’m not the only person to have done this. 😃 The only advantage to my situation, embarrassing as it was, is that I will never have to see any of those people again. (Except the wait staff. It’s a good restaurant. And yes; they do remember.) > [@missred](#): > > Today’s draw was quick and painless Yay for painless blood draws! This is how they _all_ should be! Glad Koritza came good, **rocker**. It’s awful when our fur kidz display signs of illness. **metal mouse** , thanks for checking in! You are right, though. Can’t go home again. I now have a firm policy to never revisit a place I used to live. It’s too sad. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > DWAAA!!! Who’s the cutie patootie, huh? Yeah, I guess I’ll keep him. 😉 Superb instructions to **Mollie** on how to manage a short skirt with heels when vital items have been dropped! I know an expert when I see one! Sure sorry about the additional delay to jettison the sling. Given that you’re considering hip surgery next, I’ve got to believe things are improving, at least…? **Van Gogh** , I look forward to seeing more piccies of this giant nose as it comes to fruition! I think you have a job for which you are perfectly suited. Your creativity is wonderful! > [@swampbear](#): > > **BrightTree** that would be paradin’ around with a skirt tucked into my tights. It would happen multiple times daily. Again, my name would definitely not be Grace! **swampy** , I bet we could trade stories long into the night about the lack of grace that is a characteristic we share. Put it this way: My mother called me “moose.” And it’s so good of you to donate your time and efforts for your parishioner’s funeral. > [@Aspenglow](#): > > Ollie > [@SCAdian](#): > > Nice! Full-sized, or mini? Ollie is a… errrr… ummm… I think they call him a Mini-Plus, meaning missed the mark. I wanted a mini, top weight of 11 pounds. I got Ollie. His fighting weight is 14-15 pounds. Good enough for who he’s for. 🙂 > [@dogbutler](#): > > Yeah. I’ve seen gardens around her with electrified fences worthy of a Federal Supermax prison. Same around here. I never did it, but I understand the impulse. > [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > So sorry about the demise of the chickens. 🙁 Keeping chickens is a delight, except when this happens. And sooner or later, something almost always happens. Glad the nap was a really good one! > [@susan](#): > > I was surprised to learn I was getting my Invisaligns this morning. This involved affixing bumps, a.k.a. attachments, to two teeth (this directs specific pressure at key points) and having the enamel on several bottom teeth shaved down to create space. I then practiced putting in the trays and taking them out, the latter requiring a tiny plastic crowbar, and reviewed the protocols. I received a bag with 3 months of trays, Sensodyne, and a new vibratory tool (don’t bother clutching your pearls; it’s to vibrate your teeth) that I will read more about before using. Yikes!! What a process! Even a wee crowbar? Never thought I’d say this, but you’ve made me glad I had conventional orthodontia as a youngster, complete with headgear! I hope the routine becomes easier. 🙂 > [@Taters](#): > > And yes, it’s sometimes kind of disheartening to see changes to past abodes or workplaces. I once did a Google Street View/Walk View of my grandmother’s house in Springfield, Oregon. I was so disheartened to see how run-down the neighborhood looked. I’m so sorry. 😢 > [@Taters](#): > > I was rather busy yesterday. Yes, you were! Between you and **FCM** , I am in awe! I hope Buster improves soon, poor biscuit. It’s good he’s eating. Hope he comes good soon. > [@SCAdian](#): > > Had a friend in VA who could legally shoot varmints any time. “Varmints” being anything that threatened his crops – eg, deer. We have the same law here. When I had a bear hanging around here a few years ago, Fish and Game advised me (rather gleefully, I thought) that I was within my rights to shoot and kill the bear if I deemed it a nuisance animal. You bet, buddy. That bear was never in any danger from me, I can tell you! > [@AskNott](#): > > I am a profoundly silly man, and I always wanted a silly job. **Knots** , we need more like you. 🙂 **red** , glad the monthly mopping is done. It’s a pain, but always a great feeling when it’s done. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Yesterday was a rough day at work, not b.c of customers but, ah, internal staffing conflicts. Sorry it was a bad one yesterday, **shoe**. Sounds like today isn’t going to be much better. Tomorrow…? Big hugs to you. > [@liirogue](#): > > **Bright Tree** yay for Ollie pics! He looks like a very good boy, give him all the pets from me. You got it, **52**! > [@liirogue](#): > > My sister made fun of me when I ordered new checks after I moved earlier this year. She couldn’t believe anyone still wrote them. I rarely write checks, but it does still happen. There are a surprising number of folks like your lawn guy who live in the PNW. Also my trash transfer station only takes checks. Glad you will soon have help at work, **Oopsie**. And yes, the new kitchen faucet is a vast improvement! * * * I got the lawn mowed, very early before it got warm. A triumph, as there were no wasp encounters! I moved some things around while I had the little lawn tractor out to do some haulage. \< sigh \> Everywhere I look, there is more to do. Also, some paying work got done. I _do_ have a date with the pond repair guy on Monday, so it might be a good thing happening there. I hope it’s not a huge ordeal. He does sound like the right guy for the job, at least. Dinner was pasta in pesto cream sauce with chicken and a little side salad. Very rich, so the portion was small. All I want for dessert is a glass of water. Hope everyone has a good evening. 🙂 ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/249 "2026-07-11T01:49:25Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > Never in a million years could I make anything even _resembling_ a nose. Well, ya got one on yer face, doncha? (Oh, well, technically, your parents made it.) > [@swampbear](#): > > Be the cursèd stoodint! Be the reason they drink! Most students don’t need a reason. They just need a friend-of-a-friend with (im)proper ID. > [@swampbear](#): > > good on you for havin’ a chat with S.M. about that. That does not deserve to slide. Thanks, and also to all the rest of you. I knew if anyone would gather righteous indignation, it would be you lovely folks. I did have a quick, quiet chat with her, and she thanked me for letting her know. She also said that Will. Not. Happen. Again. > [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Eventually my husband figured out the switch for the fan in the living room (on the first floor) is located in our master bedroom (on the second floor.) Scavenger hunt, interior house style. > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > she (re)discovered is right next to the IKEA, so she might hit that for dinner She’s so gonna come back with random bookshelves, or possibly a lamp or pillows, and OH! they have really nice candles, too. Pretty colors, subtle scents. * * * I treated myself on my break to soooooouuuuuuup and sushi from the inexpensive place nearby. I managed one (1) piece of Alaska roll (salmon & avocado) at work, but I’m home now & nibbling/sipping the rest. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/250 "2026-07-11T01:55:50Z")
Up from naptime, having a Puritan with fish and shrimp Chinese style black bean and garlic stew. [Randolph Manthooth has died](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236644221/) \< pours out bag of Ringer’s lactate for dead homie \> > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > (decided not to visit the Monster Truck museum I passed) Why do you hate America? > [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I thought the guy might have feelings for me, and I was talking to my Mom about it. She said, “Spice, I love you, and I would not spend eleven hours assembling a desk with you. He likes you.” > > He did. We’ve been married twenty years. Awwwww. ❤ > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > This is not gonna be a good day. {{{{ **shoe** }}}} > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I did have a quick, quiet chat with her, and she thanked me for letting her know. She also said that Will. Not. Happen. Again. Good. > [@Misnomer](#): > > I know they will be a small price to pay whenever the time comes to have another dog, but they’re part of why that won’t be any time soon. I feel ya. And the same. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/251 "2026-07-11T02:10:46Z")
Holy shit! I forgot the weather report! 🙀 Yesterday: Ditto. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/252 "2026-07-11T02:15:25Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > unwittingly tucked your skirt into your tights at the rear > > FairyChatMom: > > I did this at a cousin’s wedding. Eh, we’re all family, right?? > > I am so happy I’m not the only person to have done this. The only advantage to my situation, embarrassing as it was, is that I will never have to see any of those people again. (Except the wait staff. It’s a good restaurant. And yes; they do remember.) > > missred: I did this once at work. Fortunately, Miss Dorothy caught me before I walked out of the restroom to ridicule. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/253 "2026-07-11T02:21:11Z")
LOL, I like the members of this new club! 😃 ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/254 "2026-07-11T02:45:07Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > He did. We’ve been married twenty years. So cute! ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/255 "2026-07-11T02:59:10Z")
I’m sitting in the Whataburger lot, patiently waiting for **Squeaky** to get off work. > [@Aspenglow](#): > > Looking forward to pics, but I understand that may be a big step. Will be patient. 🙂 Nah, I just need a chance to get all dolled up. No one here has done anything to warrant having to see un-dolled pics. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Well, ya got one on yer face, doncha? > > (Oh, well, technically, your parents made it.) **oopsie’s** parents provided the recipe. **oopsie** did the actual building. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > She’s so gonna come back with random bookshelves, or possibly a lamp or pillows, and OH! they have really nice candles, too. Pretty colors, subtle scents. Crisis averted. She just grabbed something at Costco. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/256 "2026-07-11T03:11:34Z")
Otis came in with blood in his beard. So in the morning, we’ll go in search of a carcass. Dammit. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/257 "2026-07-11T05:16:39Z")
{{{{{shoe}}}}} > [@missred](#): > > > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > > > > [@Taters](#): > > > > > > I hate sitting down low because I can’t see around the vehicles in front of me. > > > > I feel invisible when I’m sitting low. Yeah, I know the cars around me can (probably) see my vehicle, but in my heart of heart, I know they’ll run over me. Which is why I loved my Aerostar so much!! > > My car sits fairly low. Lady SCAdian is only half joking when she says she wants to get a deuce-and-a-half. For the above reasons, plus people who keep trying to change lanes into her. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/258 "2026-07-11T05:23:51Z")
**FCM** How do you do fried corn onna cob in the air fryer? I’d really like a way to cook corn not on the grill or in boiling water, and I don’t have a microwave.. Ms Peach is back into a velociraptor phase of destroying things when I’m not watching. I suppose couch cushions are better than elsewise. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453/259 "2026-07-11T06:15:49Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > She just grabbed something at Costco. That’s usually a $200 minimum. > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > I’m sitting in the Whataburger lot, patiently waiting for **Squeaky** to get off work. … and stuffing your face with fries? > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Otis came in with blood in his beard. > [@Paintcharge](#): > > I suppose couch cushions are better than elsewise … wellllllllllll … **Otis** might have bad advice. ---
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Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave. It’s my Firday. It’s also 73 degrees Ferret Height(22.778 Centipedes) outside. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Otis came in with blood in his beard. So in the morning, we’ll go in search of a carcass. Dammit. I guess it’s slightly better than “dragged a half eaten carcass through the doggie door, cat style”. > [@Paintcharge](#): > > Ms Peach is back into a velociraptor phase of destroying things when I’m not watching. They usually grow out of it by age 10. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-your-first-furniture-in-the-mmp/1031453.md?page=14)