# Since It Ain't Up Yet, Here's The MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [May 7, 2012, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142 "2012-05-07T10:15:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/81 "2012-05-08T17:44:58Z")
> [@Capt\_Kirk](#): > > :smack: and here we go Could have been worse Jim - it could have been “Deflowerer” or something like that. 😃 Dammit it Jim, I’m a doctor - not a humorist. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/82 "2012-05-08T17:52:59Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > 😛 > [Here](http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/rmix/motorcycle%20may%202009/bike1.jpg) is my bike three years ago. It has more stuff on it now, but I’ve still never ridden it. Mr Rebo bought it all torn down from a guy whose wife made him get rid of it. Delores ---- I love it!!! If I’m not mistaken its still got the solid lifters and everything!!! Need any parts? Need any help? Wanna be adopted? I’ll see if I got any others of my Sportie somewhere online; it’s the same bike in my gallery pic. The Road Kow isn’t quite done yet but its close and pictures will follow. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/83 "2012-05-08T18:03:02Z")
Lets see if this works [http://www.cybercoins.net/images/armstrong/side.jpg](http://www.cybercoins.net/images/armstrong/side.jpg) Newer pic. The Road Kow is closest to me but this was before I started to Amishify it. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/84 "2012-05-08T19:18:59Z")
How do you Amisihify a Harley? Take out the engine and strap in a small pony straddling the frame? ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/85 "2012-05-08T20:42:04Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > There’s been a sting operation with the state where they investigate cars that fail at one shop then magically pass at another. State inspectors show up at your home to investigate, and more often than not, the shop that passes the car gets into hot water. About a year ago, the local big-haired lady local-interest reporter at the paper wrote an article bragging about how she batted her eyes at a trooper to get out of an expired registration ticket, then took her car in to a friend’s shop to get inspected. It failed, but her friend passed her anyway because Her Husband Is A Lawyer. I’m pretty sure, judging from the comments on that article, that someone reported her to the state. Request for critique: this is the email template I’m sending out to respond to roommate ads. I think it’s kind of stilted. What think y’all? \*My name is (SpazCat) and I’m interested in renting the room you have listed on Craigslist. I’m 32 years old, single, no pets. I have a full-time (40 hrs/wk) job with a regular schedule. I am a bit introverted at home as my job requires me to work with people all day, so I tend to keep to myself when I’m off. I enjoy hiking, writing, crocheting, old movies, and computer games. I’m a neat person and I like to keep my personal space tidy because I find a lot of clutter distracting. You can reach me either at (email I don’t care about) or (phone number). After 4 p.m. is usually the best time to reach me during the week or all day Sunday and Monday. I look forward to hearing back from you. \* In between the paragraphs I ask a couple of questions about the place and the arrangements, and I tweak each one slightly to the ads I’m responding to so they know I’m not a scammer. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/86 "2012-05-08T20:59:39Z")
**Spaz** I think it sounds good but I’ve never actually responded to a roommate ad so I don’t know if my opinion is any good. Frankly, you sound like the perfect roommate to me (either that or a deranged psychopath who comes off as the perfect roommate at first). 😃 I got a D- in Chemistry. WTF? I can’t imagine how she could have possibly thought I deserved that! I missed half the labs and missing only 2 is an immediate fail. I missed half the discussions and half the tests (including the final). There is no way at all that I earned a D- and I still have to take the class over so what was the point? She might have thought she was doing me a favor but no matter how bad my pseudotumor made my semester, I don’t want passing grades handed to me. On the educational flip side, I have the honors and awards ceremony from Quinsig tomorrow. I’m going to wear a _skirt_ and _nylons_ and everything! My trial run of the outfit for Sweetie’s opinion on it resulted in all 3 dogs freaking out at the scary stranger in the room. Mayhaps I should stop dressing like a tomboy all the time. My mom killed the Mother’s Day surprise. She’s so paranoid about forgetting something important that she keeps asking lots of questions and it got to the point that not answering her questions would have broken the surprise anyway so I just told her. She’s over the moon with excitement. Between the award ceremony, my graduation, and the opera, my ladylike outfit will get to be worn 3 whole times!! Now I have to go buy some vinegar so I can deep clean the Bunn for Sweetie. He said the coffee has started tasting like Dunkin Donuts coffee and that means it’s time to clean the innards. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/87 "2012-05-08T21:39:41Z")
Ugh. All the ads on Craigslist today are stoners and damn hippies or people looking for someone “cool.” :rolleyes: I’ll hit up the [IWanna](http://www.iwanna.com/)tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/88 "2012-05-08T21:45:42Z")
SPAZ email sounds and looks good, it says alot about you in a non pushy way. Good luck Just got back from erranding and it looks like the thunder and lightning are about to start, HTX people are driving like crazy, I guess they want to avoid the coming storm but I was cutoff(Hard brake back wheel sliding) by a school bus full of kids:confused: Still waiting on UPS ☹ Guess working on the bike day is tomorrow Cheers all JTK ---
**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:** [May 8, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/89 "2012-05-08T21:51:38Z")
The yard fairies didn’t show up, and I couldn’t be bothered. I’ll mow tomorrow. Tonight, I’m making a hat. The food bank that Mom’s AARP group supports also doles out hats and scarves in cold weather. They specifically requested hats for kids, so I found a few patterns and I’m trying them out. One I like, and I think I like the second one even better - we’ll see when I finish it. I want to find a couple more - maybe one with ear flaps. So that will be my evening. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/90 "2012-05-08T21:53:11Z")
Coffee maker is soaking and I smashed the top of my head on the edge of the counter. Why is it that head smashes feel like they’re bleeding even when they’re not? Welp, back to MST3K and Diablo. Exactly 1 week from the release of Diablo 3!! I’ve been waiting almost a decade for this game to come out. Who wants to bet that I get offered a job the day it comes out? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/91 "2012-05-08T21:57:32Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I’ll mow tomorrow. We finally grew enough “grass” to warrant mowing. Of course it has barely stopped raining since then. If it stops raining tomorrow I will also be out there mowing. The “grass” and dandylions are so high now that I can barely find my lilac twigs (which have sprouted new growth!) This is pretty bad considering that when I planted the lilac twigs, I removed all grass imposters from around them. hmm, looks like my next opportunity to mow might be Friday. Thunderstorms tomorrow!! WooHoo! [Weather.com](http://Weather.com) changed their layout and I hate it! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/92 "2012-05-08T22:20:36Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Ah, Cats? Moving? > [@VunderBob](#): > > Stepped on a slug barefoot? :dubious: moving and financial goop. I still have bruises from this weekend’s bitch slap by Reality. ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/93 "2012-05-08T22:22:27Z")
Yeah the new M/C mirrors came in and they are beautiful, put em on just now. I would go for a ride but the sky is rather ominous. Will someone tell me how to post pix here? Thanks in advance JTK ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/94 "2012-05-08T22:23:51Z")
The only forum that allows pictures to be posted in posts is in the marketplace. But, in all other forums you can post links to pictures that you host elsewhere. Just use the insert link button. ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/95 "2012-05-08T22:28:26Z")
> [@congodwarf](#): > > The only forum that allows pictures to be posted in posts is in the marketplace. But, in all other forums you can post links to pictures that you host elsewhere. Just use the insert link button. Thanks CD, let me see what I want to set up now ---
**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:** [May 8, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/96 "2012-05-08T23:14:02Z")
Howdy Y’all! Busy day today. I had fun at the event. I was a judge for a senior citizen dance contest even. However, bein’ outside all day has aggravated my sinuses. The promised rain is finally startin’ so that may help. The ground beast and cabbage casserole I made for dindin was really good. Read but not much retained. Thus, yays, boos, hugs, gropes, noogies, trouts, chitlins, wedgies, how _you_ doin’s all around. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/97 "2012-05-08T23:35:08Z")
Been busy lately. Heya **Cap’n**. How _you_ doing? My creative juices are flowing again and I’ve been playing with some of my stories, along with making people in Poser (3d program, which means I just have to load a character and and adjust dials until they look like I want). I need to take them into Photoshop now. I have to share a bit I wrote last November, that continues to crack me up. This is set in a ex-men (basically mutant) registration office. The vast majority of ex-men have a ‘mark’, usually - but not always - something like a birthmark, that can serve as identification. > [@](#): > > Squidhead goes up to Ellen’s window. I see him played by Will Smith. He’s a black youth, whose head looks like a compressed squid – the tentacles are only two or three inches long and the long arms are twice that. He’s got the triangular top of the head. His head is orange. > > Squidhead: Yeah. I’m an ex-man now or something. > > She takes some paperwork from him. > > Ellen: Alright. And what’s your power? > Squidhead: I can breathe underwater. > Ellen: And your mark? > > He looks at her like she’s stupid. > > Ellen: I’m sorry, but it’s a required question. > > He rolls his eyes. > > Squidhead: I’ve got a _squid_ for a _head._ ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/98 "2012-05-09T00:38:17Z")
Hi, everyone! I’m still alive. 😃 Currently in Austin, TX, staying with my best friend from high school - Rose the Great and Powerful. She was able to take two days off work, so we have been carousing and carrying on. Has been wunnerful. We tried to see the bats leave Congress Street bridge last night, but the storm her husband promised would never reach us actually did. The bats stayed in, and we were drowned like rats. Did find a really great burger place, though. I’ve spent a few days in Dallas and will return there tomorrow after seeing my best guy friend from high school. Plan on driving through some of the Hill Country instead of plowing straight through on I-35. Pretty country. In the meantime, I’ve seen the Avengers twice and will be happy to see it a third time, given the chance. The younger brother has been very sweet and welcoming. The job market looks iffy. I have, by turns, been thrilled, terrified, babbling with happiness, on the brink of a panic attack, smug, despairing, and thrilled/terrified all over again. I am husbanding my money, because what was plenty for a ten day trip is going to be very tight for a month’s worth of expenses, minimum. I did a google search for Texas teachers job, just out of morbid curiosity, and it turns out that Mass Mutual is actively recruiting teachers to be, I guess, financial advisors. I’m curious, because I’ve been the person in my family to point out things like a) home ownership = equity; b) second mortgage has lower interest rates than credit cards (ie get the second mortgage and pay off the damn cards), and c) for Og’s sake, create a living trust so your property doesn’t have to go through probate court. So, I’m good at the conceptual stuff, not so good at the day to day nitty gritty. But, I went ahead and got a manicure with a conservative color of nail polish Just In Case. ---
**Author:** ![ems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@ems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ems)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/99 "2012-05-09T00:45:24Z")
Evening! Busy days at work and dealing with health department red tape has wore me out. { **taters family** } and healing vibes { **bob the wonder pony** }. My Wonderful dearly missed Echo was the same as he got older. ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142/100 "2012-05-09T00:53:11Z")
ST love it getting come ons everywhere I go:D, I am well just dodging cars P if you are in TX to check out the job scene, look at in Houston, we have em(Jobs) and the Austinites are just flat out wrong about this city IMHO. Living is cheap as well [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-it-aint-up-yet-heres-the-mmp/621142.md?page=6)