# Self reflection doesn't always have to hurt (an MMP Thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [October 15, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745 "2012-10-15T02:50:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**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:** [October 19, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/261 "2012-10-19T14:02:11Z")
> [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > Talk about killing the MMP! šŸ˜› Get your Modesty Glasses here, $5.00! ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/262 "2012-10-19T14:03:46Z")
wow, I am irritable today. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/263 "2012-10-19T14:04:51Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Get your Modesty Glasses here, $5.00! actually they are $6.00:cool: ---
**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:** [October 19, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/264 "2012-10-19T14:23:59Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > actually they are $6.00:cool: Why pay retail? ---
**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:** [October 19, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/265 "2012-10-19T15:00:33Z")
> [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > Talk about killing the MMP! šŸ˜› Well, _I_ would enjoy the show. šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [October 19, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/266 "2012-10-19T15:17:55Z")
Avert your eyes, Gentlemen. There are extremities visible. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/267 "2012-10-19T15:21:09Z")
So, for the second day in a row, three people are out sick from our ten person department. Nothing is getting done. Partly itā€™s the lack of techies, also thereā€™s the end users who keep calling and asking ā€œthat complicated driver issue you said your senior techs were working with the manufacturer to resolve yesterday, you fixed that, right?ā€, and then techs in another department are hiding software that needs to be installed. Plus, we have 10+ people starting nearly every week, and for some reason the hiring managers are all ā€œcomputer? Whatā€™s a computer? You mean my new person might need a computer? _AND_ I need to tell you? _ **AND** _ I need to order one for them?ā€ Oy. But bossman is ordering lunch for us. Yay. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/268 "2012-10-19T15:33:07Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Avert your eyes, Gentlemen. > There are extremities visible. Any elbows?šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [October 19, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/269 "2012-10-19T15:52:28Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > Any elbows?šŸ˜ƒ Fie, Sir! You should have your Modesty Glasses stapled to your face. They are now only $4.98, BTW. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/270 "2012-10-19T16:25:59Z")
Oh, no! Big Tex, the iconic animatronic giant at the Texas State Fair has burned down. > **[Big Tex burns at Texas State Fair](https://kfor.com/news/big-tex-burns-in-at-texas-state-fair/)** > > DALLAS ā€” A local landmark and icon, ā€œBig Texā€ is on fire at the Texas State Fair. A fair official said the fire is out and most likely the result of an electrical malfunction. Mayā€¦ Poor guy. I always like seeing him. His arms are left, but everything else is down to bare steel. ---
**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 19, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/271 "2012-10-19T16:32:39Z")
Oh my **Roo**! Gotta admit Iā€™d lurve to be there watchinā€™ him burn though. I mean, seventy feet tall _and_ on fire! I hope he gets replaced cause, well, whatā€™s a state fair without its seventy feet tall cowboy! So we have mumper ladies paradinā€™ around in bathing suits while straight mumper men avert their eyes or wear special glasses that block out lady parts. I should go look outside becasue if thatā€™s true then fluffy puppies, kitties and unicorns are dancinā€™ on a rainbow even as I post. šŸ˜ƒ Oh and Iā€™m at da cave. Just had enough. Ok, doinā€™ some irk from home but I am in shorts and a tshirt, so yay for that. Now I need me a sammich and then back to paperirk, though not really _paper_irk as itā€™s all done online, but still, sorta kinda paperirk. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/272 "2012-10-19T16:40:30Z")
All I have had today is a glass of chocolate milk. Why am I not hungry? Is this is bad sign for my pregnancy? I worry about things like this. ā˜¹ ---
**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:** [October 19, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/273 "2012-10-19T16:41:26Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Oh and Iā€™m at da cave. Just had enough. I wish to hell I could do that. But somebody would break something. I am eating left over kung poa chicken. Strangely enough, Mrs. Plant v.3.0 didnā€™t seem to mind that I brought it to workā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/274 "2012-10-19T19:13:06Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > wow, I am irritable today. I was irritable yesterday. Today I am tired. I tried to stay up to watch _Mantracker_. Then I saw a spider by the window, so I itched, and itched and itched some more, because you know when you see a spider by the window there are 4 or 5 more in your bed. My feet itched, my toes itched, my ankles itched, my fingers itched, that horrible itch that when you scratch you feel it somewhere else, then my nose itched, my head itched, and even my elbows itched. Then I fell asleep and missed _Mantracker_. Terry Grant is hot. I hope you feel better. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/275 "2012-10-19T19:18:53Z")
Thanks **sahi** šŸ˜ƒ Now I am itchy, LOL šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/276 "2012-10-19T19:38:45Z")
Me too, lmao!! Well, itā€™s looking for sure that SOMETHING big will change here, pretty soon. Unless a miracle occurs and Iā€™m hired back by the state, or get an offer some other permanent, full-time job that is above minimum wage, weā€™ll be packing up and movingā€¦out. For sure, MrTao will stay with folks for about 6 months, which will help them out AND us out. If that happens, I am inclined to take up my dadā€™s offer to do the same with him, as I know Iā€™d be working as soon as my boots hit the ground, there. Hereā€¦I give up. Not gonna happen. Gotta go where the money is, and for me, itā€™s not here. And of course in todayā€™s job section I see thereā€™s interviews being scheduled for Alaska work, the same kind Iā€™ve done 4 contracts with, but this time on solid ground, so no seasickness, yay! So I filled out the application for that and weā€™ll see if they think 46 is too old to do that shit anymore. For a lot of people it would be; for me, itā€™s easier to stand 12 hours than sit 12 hours, and I do think I would be just fine. With housing and food taken care of, Iā€™d be sending at MINIMUM 2k home a month, free and clear. I would never be able to save that much working anywhere else, so itā€™s a definite temptation. And it did feel good talking about something I know Iā€™m good at that makes money, yay! Yeah, itā€™s desperation time, lol. Pretty sure MrTao hates the idea, but hey, things have changed since the last time I did that kind of work. Even if cell reception sucks, it wouldnā€™t be 10 bucks a minute for a phone call, thatā€™s for sure, so that right there is a big ups from 15 years ago. šŸ™‚ In other news: Grapenuts for lunch! 'cause I really like grapenuts šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/277 "2012-10-19T19:55:40Z")
Youā€™re welcome. The board does say to share! You can have the grapenuts, I got a little bit of pulled pork barbeque in the fridge with some nice new rolls. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/278 "2012-10-19T20:15:07Z")
Mmm, that sounds good! Iā€™ve mixed breakfast with lunch, so after the grapenuts I finished off the shrimp noodle thingy I made the other night. Still very yummy, though I do need to learn how to cook rice noodles properly. I think last time I didnā€™t cook them enough, and this time I overcompensated by soaking and then, apparantly, cooking too long: they taste like water, lol. Otherwise, a very tasty dish šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/279 "2012-10-19T20:18:15Z")
Home, and slightly confused. My sweetie and I drove separately today since he slept in. But he left before I did, and even tho I got caught in some nasty traffic, Iā€™ve been home 15 minutes and heā€™s not here. I suppose I could call himā€¦ šŸ˜‰ PS - called - he stopped to get the car washed.) Project from the depths of Heck is done - at least Phase 1 is done and the completed drawings were delivered to the engineer this afternoon. Second, unrelated, project from the other side of Heck is now the hot ticket. Iā€™d started on it a couple of weeks ago, then promptly forgot all about it. Today, I looked at it again, and itā€™s amazing how much Iā€™ve learned in those couple of weeks - itā€™s gonna be a piece of cake, mostly. Mega project potentially from the depths of the place worse than Heck is going to hit my fan in the coming months, but thereā€™s really nothing I can do to prepare for it. I did ask if those who will be sending me notes can let me know ahead of time what connectors will be used so I can start building up my parts library - weā€™ll see how that goes. But for now, itā€™s the weekend, and loverly weather is promised. I have the house open, and I may not have to close up for several days, so yay! Fresh air rocks!! šŸ˜ƒ Good luck with the job, **Tao**! I know how much living apart sucks, but sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do. \*\*FCD \*\*and I lived apart on 4 different occasions, ranging from a few months to 2 years. It wasnā€™t fun, but we survived. And thatā€™s all Iā€™ve got for now. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745/280 "2012-10-19T21:08:03Z")
> [@sahirrnee](#): > > I was irritable yesterday. > > Today I am tired. > > I tried to stay up to watch _Mantracker_. > Then I saw a spider by the window, so I itched, and itched and itched some more, because you know when you see a spider by the window there are 4 or 5 more in your bed. > My feet itched, my toes itched, my ankles itched, my fingers itched, that horrible itch that when you scratch you feel it somewhere else, then my nose itched, my head itched, and even my elbows itched. > Then I fell asleep and missed _Mantracker_. > > Terry Grant is hot. > I hope you feel better. \ How _you_ doinā€™? šŸ˜‰ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-reflection-doesnt-always-have-to-hurt-an-mmp-thread/637745.md?page=15)