# Random topic MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [September 17, 2012, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955 "2012-09-17T10:28:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/61 "2012-09-18T21:32:08Z")
Hello, So I took my little dog and the cat to the Vet this morning for their annual checks and shots, heartworm test, fecal tests, etc. Left $409 poorer. I love them but that hurt. Irk continues to be irksome. My birthday is Thursday!!! Happy Birthday Herbs!! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/62 "2012-09-18T21:57:32Z")
**Moooom** - if you’re looking for plus sized models, Making It Big works, but their stuff is expensive. I’ve had enough experience with this group of merchants that I can judge whether or not an outfit will suit me. What I don’t get is why they think any Woman would buy a mini pencil skirt. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/63 "2012-09-18T22:27:36Z")
For that matter why would one want a skirt that’s also a pencil. I mean, seems like you’d just be leavin’ stray marks all over the furniture everytime you sat down. And how would one use it as a pencil? Very impractical idea. Dindin has been et and it was good. Got poke tenderloin left for tomorrow night’s dindin. A big win-win! ---
**Author:** ![2gigch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2gigch1/32/3313_2.png) [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/64 "2012-09-19T01:06:04Z")
Hello all. The SS Former Wife To Be surfaced today after running silent running deep for many months. She is trying to extort $2500 from me to finish the divorce. Not unexpected but I had great pleasure telling her to stick it. Regardless the die is cast and I know what to expect now. Grrrr. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/65 "2012-09-19T01:47:30Z")
So, my brother has been on the phone with my niece for more than an hour. And not fighting. I think it might be the longest they’ve talked in more than 2 years. Yay! Happy happy happy birthday, **tarra**! Hope you’ve had a greatday and enjoyed the lobster. Off to get some work done before beddie bye. Hugs. GT ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/66 "2012-09-19T02:30:07Z")
**Happy Birthday, Tarragon!** ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/67 "2012-09-19T02:40:14Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > What I don’t get is why they think any Woman would buy a mini pencil skirt. What does it mean, “Mini Pencil Skirt”? I shouldn’t think about things like that, a week away from Yom Kippor, right? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/68 "2012-09-19T02:42:02Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > I have no idea what ankylosing spondylitis is but every time I type it, it just seems like a funnier and funnier disease. Spondylolithesis, however, is clearly the product of an asshole with a scrabble set. It hurts like hell, dude, and it keeps me from getting hired because I am bent over and ugly. Is that funny enough for you? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/69 "2012-09-19T02:43:18Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > What does it mean, “Mini Pencil Skirt”? > I shouldn’t think about things like that, a week away from Yom Kippor, right? Okay, well, not so mini, but curvy women in their right mind would not wear [these](http://www.onestopplus.com/Search/SearchResults.aspx?SearchHeader=pencil%20skirt) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/70 "2012-09-19T02:54:14Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Okay, well, not so mini, but curvy women in their right mind would not wear [these](http://www.onestopplus.com/Search/SearchResults.aspx?SearchHeader=pencil%20skirt) They just look like…skirts. Okay, I’ve been married three times, and shacked up a few times. Maybe more than that. So I know I’ve screwed up, but they just look like…skirts. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/71 "2012-09-19T03:00:42Z")
Did I mention that the[pulchers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolamprologus_brichardi) have spawned again? For the third time? Did I ask why he can’t keep it in his pants? I’ve filled up a twenty gallon with fry, and they are making more. Oye gevalt! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/72 "2012-09-19T03:04:38Z")
Oh, Christ. I mean, Aaron and Moses on a stick! > [@link](#): > > A very important item to consider in selecting brichardi for an aquarium is to be mindful of how protective this fish is in defending its fry. They have been known to have spawns numbering more than 100 fry at a time. It is not at all unheard of for a single pair of brichardi to take over a mixed tank of Tanganyikans, even as large as a 120 cm (4 ft), 75-gallon aquarium. As they tend to pair off earlier than most other Tanganyikans, this becomes quite a common occurrence, with all of the other fish either huddled in the top corner, with some degree of damage, and often dead. They breed prolifically in optimal tank conditions but as the fry increase in number after many months they have been known to eat young fry to make room for more. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/73 "2012-09-19T03:06:29Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Okay, well, not so mini, but curvy women in their right mind would not wear [these](http://www.onestopplus.com/Search/SearchResults.aspx?SearchHeader=pencil%20skirt) What’s wrong with those? They don’t look very short to me. My very comfortable and very appropriate denim skirt that I wear all the time is probably right at my knees. I am very stressed this evening. Thursday morning I’ll put my money where my mouth is and become a special education advocate for a very special family who is near and dear to me. It’s one thing when this is all theory and quite another when it can truly make the difference in someone else’s life. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/74 "2012-09-19T03:20:10Z")
> [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > What’s wrong with those? I believe she said something about “curvey”. She is the Cute One, the second most beautiful woman after Mrs. Plant v.3.0, so she knows best. Cowboy up. 🙂 Oh crap, I’ve pissed off the Twickster…I’m a dead man. ☹ ---
**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:** [September 19, 2012, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/75 "2012-09-19T03:29:35Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I believe she said something about “curvey”. I can assure you, I am ‘curvy’. In alllll the right places. ;)😃 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/76 "2012-09-19T03:37:02Z")
But **Sticky** , you’re also properly proportioned. Some of us have a below-the-waist that is several sizes bigger than our above-the-waist. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/77 "2012-09-19T03:38:02Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > She is the Cute One, the second most beautiful woman after Mrs. Plant v.3.0, so she knows best. _sigh_ if only you were several states closer and single. ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/78 "2012-09-19T03:42:56Z")
**plant,** usually pencils skirts are quite form fitting. They don’t really look good on women who have large bottoms, thighs or a stomach. By design, they kind of curve in, unlike a an A type skirt which is generally more forgiving and looks better on larger framed women. Then again, some guys like big butts and would find that attractive. I have a pencil skirt, but until I lose some of the weight I put back on, I refuse to wear it. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/79 "2012-09-19T05:00:48Z")
Had quite a productive evening. Got groceries, washed the produce, took out the trash, actually cooked (well, steamed some fish), cleaned the dishes from dinner (but not the rest of them), hung my new lamp, hung the mirror that had fallen down during the last RenFaire, hung my surge protector so I don’t have to worry about tripping on cords, hung my type box (it was just long enough to hit two studs. Perfect!). My house is a mess still, but that’s alright. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955/80 "2012-09-19T10:21:36Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. _YAWN_ 'Tis 64 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 87 and dry. At least the little rain we got washed away some of the ragweed pollen which made my sinuses feel better. Ok, that’s all I got. I need more caffiene and rumbly tummy wants to be fed. Then, alas, irk purtification must commence. Happy Hump Day Y’all! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-topic-mmp/634955.md?page=5)