# Purim -- a drunk (but not Irish!) MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [March 17, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632 "2008-03-17T07:11:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/461 "2008-03-21T09:03:55Z")
What’s going on in China right now is some pretty terrible stuff. But I saw [this picture](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7306096.stm) and thought, “Awwww, it’s [Tank Baby](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Man)!” ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/462 "2008-03-21T09:58:39Z")
**GT** –That’s what I said! When I got home, all I could think was that I was having TCU flashbacks! It’s nurses. Hate to say it, but it is. We can be a real passive/aggressive bunch. What got me most was her saying,“and you think you’re doing someone a favor.” Well, no, actually. You could easily have said no to coming in. You ARE getting paid to be here. 😕 I can’t wait (sarcasm) to spend today with her. I cannot talk well today–sound less like Kathleen Turner and more like Jimmy Durante. But I slept and slept. I like the house (have forgotten whose it is–sorry). **Jinglwhatever** (it’s too early for names)–how you doin’? A man who uses sunscreen(means you’re sensible), hikes around natural monuments(means you like to be outdoors and can appreciate beauty) and looks good(obvious)? Did I die and go to heaven? 😉 ---
**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:** [March 21, 2008, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/463 "2008-03-21T10:14:27Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’ here. A little earlier than usual too. Actually I’ve been up about an hour. I woke up, had to pee and thought about goin’ back to bed but I was afraid if I did I’d sleep for two-three more hours and then be all panicky cause I’d actually have to hurry to get purtified and such. So, I stayed up. Gonna be a long day. Nice house **Tagless**! I agree that the kitchen is too dark. The cabinets are nice though. I second **BioTigs** idea of sanding and painting the cabinet doors a lighter color. I did that in the kitchen of my first house. The cabinet doors were all dark pine. I sanded 'em down and painted 'em off white. Looked a whole bunch better. Of course that means painting the facings or whatever you call the rest of the cabinets too. Think of it as a project you can do when the rugrat goes to school this Fall. Ok, guess I’ll actually go do sump’n productive since I have some time. Later Y’all! ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/464 "2008-03-21T10:30:48Z")
Ok, rosie, I admit. I only watched about the first 1 1/2 minutes of your video. IF the kitteh starts juggling live mice in the last 30 seconds, I guess I missed the grand finale. But darn it, I was tired and on my way to bed. 😃 I like \*\*beebs’ \*\* scripting idea, but I think my grand finale is better and safer than his. Cute kids, **Noonie**! [del]Good thing there’s nothing to heredity[/del] 😃😛 Still waiting to hear back from **McUne** if I should meet her in room 304. I bet **Haze** would meet me there, though… 😉 I am sooooo tired this morning. I should be getting ready by now but I have zero energy. Today I’ve got two lunches to deliver and then I’ll be on my way to TVLand for the weekend. I assume we’ll be going to TVMom’s house for Easter dinner and I’m still trying to decide what to bring. It’s probably going to be brownies, though, since I’ve already got some made. I’d rather bring some cinnamon bread, but I am severly lacking in ambition and also ingredients at TVMan’s house. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2008, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/465 "2008-03-21T10:40:54Z")
Up, caffeinating, off to work. Firday, meh. I like making out with girls, and watching girls make out. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/466 "2008-03-21T10:47:46Z")
Oh, yeah, I was going to say…I had similar cabinets in a much smaller kitchen. Painted them white right off. I’m about to repaint them (it’s been almost nine years and we did a real rush job. I’d really like to get new cabinets, but it’s not in the financial cards. The sander and paint are, on the other hand, already in the basement. I’m thinking about going with a color this time around (in which case the paint _isn’t_ in the basement), but not sure yet. I rather like the look of your cabinets, though, **NoLabel** … They look like they’re much nicer quality than mine are. Oh…and I wouldn’t sweat the non-matching appliances. Oh…and I also meant to comment on **jnglmassiv’s** pics. Nice. I was hoping you’d say I was way off, **rigs**. Extra boos for crappy NM. Awww, **beebs**. That would be such a cute pic if it wasn’t such an awful reality. OK…off to do a bit of spring-cleaning prep, then to get ready for work. It’s Firday!!! GT ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/467 "2008-03-21T11:25:14Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] mrfl still sleepy up til 12:30 [del]scoring the stoopit feud I hosted[/del] playiing stoopit online game fell asleep around 2:15 awoke suddeny around 3 fell back asleep around 4:30 so, “mrfl” about says it all… where’s that caffeine IV drip… ::wanders off dazedly:: [/QUOTE] lather. rinse. repeat. blrflmrf. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/468 "2008-03-21T11:29:57Z")
[QUOTE=Noone Special] As promised yesterday – Purim 2008: The [Terrible](http://www.flickr.com/photos/noonespecial/2349481752/) [Twins](http://www.flickr.com/photos/noonespecial/2349480086/), [costumed](http://www.flickr.com/photos/noonespecial/2348641945/). For reference: He claims he was a medieval assassin, she says she was an imp, or a pixie. Normally, these would (hopefully!) get uploaded sometime before the end of 2009. You guys make me actually get my ass in gear sometimes :). Or something… 😛 Other than that, I got nuttin’ this morning. [/QUOTE] Cute kids! They look like they were having fun! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/469 "2008-03-21T11:38:08Z")
[QUOTE=Noone Special] As promised yesterday – Purim 2008: The [Terrible](http://www.flickr.com/photos/noonespecial/2349481752/) [Twins](http://www.flickr.com/photos/noonespecial/2349480086/), [costumed](http://www.flickr.com/photos/noonespecial/2348641945/). For reference: He claims he was a medieval assassin, she says she was an imp, or a pixie. \. [/QUOTE] Good looking kids, dude! But, a pixie and an assasin? Back in the day, when we dressed for Purim, we were all Arabian/Babylonian/etc - all the girls claimed to be Esther (but the skinny-ninnies told me I had to be Esther’s mom) and all of the boys claimed NOT to be Haman\* (but we girls knew better) - (even tho he had a cool hat 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/470 "2008-03-21T11:41:26Z")
Morning all, up and caffeinating here. And **Happy Firday!!!** **SpecialOne** , the terrible twins are cute! 🙂 **Rosie** , I loved the cat video and watched the whole thing, but maybe you can add music or sound? I’d suggest talking to Smokey maybe? LOL I admit to “talking” to her myself while watching, saying, “get it Smokey, get it!” Welp, I gotta get ready for work. At least it is Friday. Woo and hoo! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/471 "2008-03-21T11:49:23Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] Good looking kids, dude! But, a pixie and an assasin? Back in the day, when we dressed for Purim, we were all Arabian/Babylonian/etc - all the girls claimed to be Esther (but the skinny-ninnies told me I had to be Esther’s mom) and all of the boys claimed NOT to be Haman\* (but we girls knew better) - (even tho he had a cool hat 😉 ) [/QUOTE] My daughter this year went as a business man. :smack: WHen I was little I went as Esther too- wearing my bubblegum pink flower girl dress and a tin foile covererd crown from Burger King! Hubby and I went out last night as planned- and now I’m having left over Thai food for breakfast! Yum! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/472 "2008-03-21T11:49:48Z")
tarra - I sent it off to my bro, the profesional sound designer, but maybe I’ll try something on my own - with my iPod and iMovie or something ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/473 "2008-03-21T12:11:53Z")
[QUOTE=IvoryTowerDenizen] My daughter this year went as a business man. :smack: WHen I was little I went as Esther too- wearing my bubblegum pink flower girl dress and a tin foile covererd crown from Burger King! Hubby and I went out last night as planned- and now I’m having left over Thai food for breakfast! Yum! [/QUOTE] Clueless Gentile question: In practice, Purim is a holiday when the adults get sloshed, and the kids dress up like it’s a non-creepy Halloween? My kind of holiday… Can I convert partway, and become a Jewtheran? I get the point of the Esther-Xerxes-Haman story. Blurf. I had a fire page last night right at bedtime, to set up a landing zone to medevac a kid who rolled his truck driving stupidly. I was the point guy on the hose, meaning that I’d be the first fireman to roast if the chopper actually crashed. He was loaded without a hitch. BTW, it’s Good Friday, for those of us who observe the relevant faiths. ---
**Author:** ![mmouse9799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mmouse9799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmouse9799)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/474 "2008-03-21T12:41:20Z")
Mornin’. I couldn’t breathe at all last night, and I think I took two 24 hour Claritin-D’s. 😕 One at the regular time and one when I still couldn’t breathe a few hours later, half asleep of course. Stoopid allergies and sick. House is nice **NoLa** , the cabinets are darkly stained. If you want to keep the wood look, you could always sand them and stain them a lighter color. Kitty video is making FireFox close. ☹ Pictures are cute and cuddly though. 🙂 What’s room 304? Eek **Bobbio**. I’m the call went smoothly. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/475 "2008-03-21T12:48:43Z")
[QUOTE=mmouse9799] What’s room 304? [/QUOTE] Come with me, and I’ll show you… 😉 Remember all the talk yesterday of snogging? Well… ---
**Author:** ![mmouse9799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mmouse9799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmouse9799)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/476 "2008-03-21T12:57:21Z")
[QUOTE=VunderBob] Come with me, and I’ll show you… 😉 Remember all the talk yesterday of snogging? Well… [/QUOTE] :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/477 "2008-03-21T13:53:20Z")
Happy Good Friday! Or something! Up and starting to houseclean here, although looking around is enough to make me give up in despair before I start. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/478 "2008-03-21T14:10:24Z")
Room 304 is where we send all the misbehaving ones, **Mousie** , so they won’t disturb us here in the main MMP room. The only way to find out what goes on in there, though, is to visit the place yourself. But be prepared for what you find. :eek: 😃 I’m here this morning; more I cannot say. I about froze when I got up this morning, though – I’d turned the heat off yesterday when I opened the house up, and I stupidly forgot to turn it back on before bedtime! :smack: So the house was a wonderful 57° when I got up. Brrr! Needless to say, I am bundled up while it warms up. It’s Papa Tigs’ RDO, and he thought he was going to have to go in anyway this morning for a meeting but someone else [del]was[/del] volunteered, so he’s home being lazy. The Idiots are all his today. He’s got to take them back to the vet – Isaac needs a recheck of his nasty ears (poor baby has chronic ear infections we have _never_ been able to completely eliminate, and trust me, it’s not for lack of trying), and the lab managed to break Rusty’s vial of blood to do a full panel. :smack: So he’ll probably reward them afterwards with a trip to the Bestest Place Ever (i.e. the beach), which should do an excellent job of taking their minds of the trauma of visiting the EVIL doctor. 😃 Me, I’ve got work to do. Once I warm up. Brr! ---
**Author:** ![Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Most_Creative_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/479 "2008-03-21T14:22:32Z")
**Pie** , meet me in 304, and lock the door behind you. 😉 \*\*Lunch \*\* the terrible twins are adorable! WTF is up with this weather??? Yesterday it was in the mid 40’s and now we freaking have a couple inches of snow on the ground! I just want it to be spring. I’m so sick of snow. Laundry is done and caught up. But I think I’m going to clean some. that would be a good thing to do today. ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632/480 "2008-03-21T14:32:42Z")
Blergh. I joined our resident contingent of insomniacs last night. Ugh. Tempted to take the afternoon off. We’ll see. Didn’t watch the video, **rosie** , but Smokey’s beautiful in the stills. I love gray kitties. Great house and cute kid, **Tagless**! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-a-drunk-but-not-irish-mmp/441632.md?page=25)