# Resolved: Happy New MMP 2013! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [December 31, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627 "2012-12-31T02:17:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/81 "2013-01-01T01:57:54Z")
Good luck with your dad… **spaz**. Best wishes. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/82 "2013-01-01T02:03:38Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > I read that as bric-brac, so I thought you’d toss Hummel figurines at each other. Not again. [This](http://calbricks.netfirms.com/brick.baden5.jpg) is a brickbat. [This](http://www.dasbumblebeeshaus.com/425.jpg) is a Hummel Figurine. Get a grip. There will be a test on Friday. :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/83 "2013-01-01T02:11:19Z")
Not again? This has happened before? ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/84 "2013-01-01T02:15:28Z")
Can I use the brickbat on the Hummel figurine? [Yosemite Sam] I hates cute. [/Yosemite Sam] ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/85 "2013-01-01T02:29:00Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Sir you insult me! We shall meet at three p.m. tomorrow (fiveish if I need a nap). We shall toss banana peels at each other from twenty paces. Then we shall both rush forward and the first one to slip on a banana peel shall be declared the victor. > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Dammit. > > As the Challenged, the choice of weapons is mine. > Brick bats at a hundred yards. > My Second shall be Rosie. > > Rosie…please make the arrangements. After six PM this time, dammit. I’m having the strangest feeling of déja vu ---
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/86 "2013-01-01T03:06:40Z")
[Yosemite Sam] Ah’m thinkin’. And it hurts.[/Yosemite Sam] ---
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/87 "2013-01-01T03:09:59Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Not again? This has happened before? Yes, dammit, and as a Nice Jewish Girl, Rosie is always my Second. She arranges the time to be at the crack of dawn, before Shacharit. I prefer to duel after breakfast, lunch and dinner, it’s dark, maybe he won’t see so well already, nu? ---
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/88 "2013-01-01T03:11:20Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > I’m having the strangest feeling of déja vu I went out with her, once. A very nice French girl. This forum requires that you wait 60 seconds between posts. Please try again in 5 seconds. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/89 "2013-01-01T03:12:34Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Yes, dammit, and as a Nice Jewish Girl, Rosie is always my Second. > She arranges the time to be at the crack of dawn, before Shacharit. > I prefer to duel after breakfast, lunch and dinner, it’s dark, maybe he won’t see so well already, nu? I meaaaaannnnnt that brickbat and bric brac got confused. Do try to keep up, dear. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/90 "2013-01-01T03:33:12Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > I meaaaaannnnnt that brickbat and bric brac got confused. > > Do try to keep up, dear. See post 82, and be prepared for the test. [Charles Hamilton] Dear? Dear![/Charles Hamilton] ---
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/91 "2013-01-01T03:35:17Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > I meaaaaannnnnt that brickbat and bric brac got confused. > > Do try to keep up, dear. Er, yes, Rosie confused brickbat and…something… ---
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/92 "2013-01-01T03:35:50Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > See post 82, and be prepared for the test. > > [Charles Hamilton] Dear? Dear![/Charles Hamilton] No… ‘Not this again’, meaning the brickbat/bric brac confusion. Stay with me. Will this be on the test? How many questions? Multiple choice? ---
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/93 "2013-01-01T03:45:14Z")
It will be multiple guess. 1. What is a brickbat? 2. What is a Hummel Figurine? 3. Which of CP’s wives is Mrs. Plant v.3.0? 4. Who is Charles Hamilton? 5. Is Swampy Evil or Merely Malicious? ---
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/94 "2013-01-01T03:57:48Z")
OK, fine. Here is the test: It will be multiple guess. 1. What is a brickbat? A. A piece of a brick used to smack people up the side of the head. B. A piece of a baseball bat used to smack people up the side of the head. C. A piece of a fruitbat used to smack people up the side of the head. 2. What is a Hummel Figurine? A. A kitschy ceramic thing. B. A silly ceramic figurine. C. A stupid ceramic figurine. 3. Which of CP’s wives is Mrs. Plant v.3.0? A. His First Wife. B. His Second Wife. C. His third Wife. 4. Who is Charles Hamilton? A. Scarlet O’Haras first husband. B. A Star Trek Character. C. A Star Wars Character. D. A Gunsmoke character. 5. Is Swampy Evil or Merely Malicious? A. Yes. B. No. C. Maybe. D. Do I care? ---
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/95 "2013-01-01T04:04:31Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > It will be multiple guess. > > 1. What is a brickbat? > > 2. What is a Hummel Figurine? > > 3. Which of CP’s wives is Mrs. Plant v.3.0? > > 4. Who is Charles Hamilton? > > 5. Is Swampy Evil or Merely Malicious? 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B Irked, came home, chatted with Hockey Lady:) ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/96 "2013-01-01T04:06:37Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > It will be multiple guess. > > 1. What is a brickbat? > > 2. What is a Hummel Figurine? > > 3. Which of CP’s wives is Mrs. Plant v.3.0? > > 4. Who is Charles Hamilton? > > 5. Is Swampy Evil or Merely Malicious? 1. [This](http://www.arkive.org/pipistrelle-bats/pipistrellus-pipistrellus-and-pipistrellus-pygmaeus/image-A21581.html) 2. This [Hummel](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.thefablife.com/files/gallery/deanna-hummel-06-24-09/deanna-hummel-3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.vh1.com/celebrity/nggallery/post/jon-kate-and-jons-girlfriend-plus-eight/image/19868&h=700&w=460&sz=113&tbnid=Ac2DjAczEiCWUM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=64&zoom=1&usg=__-ln6grBh0sy5goUD6wEi1PrQBjU=&docid=oxIpsp336Or-vM&sa=X&ei=S17iUPrlJ-Hs0QHEiYGADA&ved=0CEMQ9QEwBQ&dur=7397) appears to have a very nice figure. 3. Uhh, the incumbent future ex-Mrs. Plant? 4. [A rapper.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hamilton_%28rapper%29) 5. Neither. He was here before you, so you better respect your elders sonny boy. Did I pass? ---
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/97 "2013-01-01T04:09:32Z")
I bolded the answers I want to be true. > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > OK, fine. > Here is the test: > > It will be multiple guess. > > 1. What is a brickbat? > A. A piece of a brick used to smack people up the side of the head. > B. A piece of a baseball bat used to smack people up the side of the head. > **C. A piece of a fruitbat used to smack people up the side of the head.** > > 2. What is a Hummel Figurine? > **A. A kitschy ceramic thing.** > B. A silly ceramic figurine. > C. A stupid ceramic figurine. > > 3. Which of CP’s wives is Mrs. Plant v.3.0? > **A. His First Wife.** > B. His Second Wife. > C. His third Wife. > > 4. Who is Charles Hamilton? > A. Scarlet O’Haras first husband. > **B. A Star Trek Character.** > C. A Star Wars Character. > D. A Gunsmoke character. > > 5. Is Swampy Evil or Merely Malicious? > **A. Yes. > B. No. > C. Maybe.** > D. Do I care? ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/98 "2013-01-01T04:13:21Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > OK, fine. > Here is the test: > > It will be multiple guess. > > 1. What is a brickbat? > A. A piece of a brick used to smack people up the side of the head. > B. A piece of a baseball bat used to smack people up the side of the head. > C. A piece of a fruitbat used to smack people up the side of the head. > > 2. What is a Hummel Figurine? > A. A kitschy ceramic thing. > B. A silly ceramic figurine. > C. A stupid ceramic figurine. > > 3. Which of CP’s wives is Mrs. Plant v.3.0? > A. His First Wife. > B. His Second Wife. > C. His third Wife. > > 4. Who is Charles Hamilton? > A. Scarlet O’Haras first husband. > B. A Star Trek Character. > C. A Star Wars Character. > D. A Gunsmoke character. > > 5. Is Swampy Evil or Merely Malicious? > A. Yes. > B. No. > C. Maybe. > D. Do I care? I liked the essay version of this test better. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/99 "2013-01-01T04:14:26Z")
I wouldn’t cheat off any of these guys, folks. :rolleyes: The test is Friday. You still have time to send Glenlevet bribes. Er, presents. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627/100 "2013-01-01T04:15:49Z")
Sorry, I have an alternative education plan on file. All tests need to be submitted in the form of an interpretive dance. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-happy-new-mmp-2013/645627.md?page=6)