# Slightly more than a 3-hour tour – a sea-going MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [August 7, 2006, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664 "2006-08-07T09:24:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/201 "2006-08-09T19:28:37Z")
I love elephant jokes, too…they’re so silly. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/202 "2006-08-09T19:29:20Z")
Oh yeah, not a joke, but this should elicit a laugh. We’ve got an electronic bulletin board at work where we can post ads and stuff. There was one today posted by a woman who has 28-month-old twin boys, 11-month-old twin girls who’s seeking part-time help (_with references_) a few hours on 3 days of the week (10.5 hours total) doing light house cleaning, baby laundry, baby care and feeding, and generally helping out the mother of these 4 little ones. The pay she’s offering is $80/week. I did the math - $7.62/hour. Is that funny or what??? It appears she loves her kids less than $2/hour each. :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [August 9, 2006, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/203 "2006-08-09T19:32:32Z")
And awaaaaaaaaaaaay we go!!! Knock Knock Who’s there? Abbott! Abbott who? Abbott time you answered the door! Knock Knock Who’s there? Adair! Adair who? Adair once but I’m bald now! Knock Knock Who’s there? Asia! Asia who? Asia you going to let me in! Knock Knock Who’s there? Ben! Ben who? Ben knocking on this door all morning! Knock Knock Who’s there? Cello! Cello who? Cello dere! Knock Knock Who’s there? Diploma! Diploma who? Diploma to fix the leak! Knock Knock Who’s there? Don Juan! Don Juan who? Don Juan to go to work today! ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/204 "2006-08-09T19:35:30Z")
Thank you. No more baby jokes, please. If you feel you must, I’ll rejoin y’all next week. ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/205 "2006-08-09T19:37:43Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] Knock Knock Who’s there? Diploma! Diploma who? Diploma to fix the leak! [/QUOTE] Don’t get it. Also, I found the beer truck. _Urp_ ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/206 "2006-08-09T19:42:14Z")
[QUOTE=FairyChatMom] Oh yeah, not a joke, but this should elicit a laugh. We’ve got an electronic bulletin board at work where we can post ads and stuff. There was one today posted by a woman who has 28-month-old twin boys, 11-month-old twin girls who’s seeking part-time help (_with references_) a few hours on 3 days of the week (10.5 hours total) doing light house cleaning, baby laundry, baby care and feeding, and generally helping out the mother of these 4 little ones. The pay she’s offering is $80/week. I did the math - $7.62/hour. Is that funny or what??? It appears she loves her kids less than $2/hour each. :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] but they’re twins - so each pair counts as 1 - so it’s reaaly only about $4 per that she cares :rolleyes: Teenage baby sitters todday get around $15/hour + overnight differential and fridge priviledges no, **ellen** , no more baby jokes. we promise. What’s the difference between a nymphomaniac, a prostitute, and an American Princess? the nymphomaniac says are you done already? the prostitute says aren’t you finshed yet? and the princess says [spoiler]beige. I think I’ll paint the ceiling beige.[spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/207 "2006-08-09T19:43:24Z")
ack! coding hamsters strike again! ack! :smack: that’ll teach me not to preview ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/208 "2006-08-09T19:44:27Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] Yay! You and me both - I’m moving at the end of this month, but have already started moving stuff over. No need to paint for me, but I did clean top to bottom as I said. And I have the day off Friday, too, so I can do plenty of packing. I like the jokes! [/QUOTE] You should come move my stuff for me. We don’t _have_ to paint, but **AG** is the decoraty type, so we went to Lowe’s and bought paint. 360 dollars for paint. I thought I’d cry. Actually, I told you all about this last week, I think, and all the handsome burly men and everything. **Ex** , he’s da plumber. Plumbers fix pipes. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/209 "2006-08-09T19:45:05Z")
Ooh! I went over to that thread and I am over there! This is thrilling me waaay beyond what it should. Get a grip, rigs. Off to register #2 son for 3rd grade. Where did my lil guy go? \ Tis hot and humid here–apparently god didn’t get my memo. jeesh. ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/210 "2006-08-09T19:50:37Z")
[QUOTE=chaoticbear] **Ex** , he’s da plumber. Plumbers fix pipes. [/QUOTE] Ah. The accent tripped me up. Goin’ back to the beer truck. My wife will be pissed when I get home. ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/211 "2006-08-09T19:52:08Z")
fcm, tel, and ellen, my apologies. No offence was meant. However, I do find it curious that no one has pressed the same point about a racist joke. Just sayin… ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/212 "2006-08-09T19:52:40Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] What’s the difference between a nymphomaniac, a prostitute, and an American Princess? [/QUOTE] Having gone to a high school _full_ of \*Something-\*ish American Princesses (and, I suppose, being one myself, if you _really_ want to get technical), I got a bunch of these. 🙂 How do you tell when an American Princess has had an orgasm? She drops her nail file. How do American Princesses make love? Facing Bloomingdales. How many American Princesses does it take to change a light bulb? Three. Two to bitch, and one to get her boyfriend to do it. What does an American Princess make for dinner? Reservations. Have you seen the newest American Princess horror movie? It’s called _Debbie Does Dishes_. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/213 "2006-08-09T19:56:08Z")
[QUOTE=Tupug Anachi] fcm, tel, and ellen, my apologies. No offence was meant. However, I do find it curious that no one has pressed the same point about a racist joke. Just sayin… [/QUOTE] Because it’s not about dead kids? I mean, racism is bad and all - I should know! - but the kid isn’t actually dead in it. Ex, do you work for the government? ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/214 "2006-08-09T19:56:34Z")
[QUOTE=Tupug Anachi] fcm, tel, and ellen, my apologies. No offence was meant. However, I do find it curious that no one has pressed the same point about a racist joke. Just sayin… [/QUOTE] I still seem to have posting priveledges. It’s possible that nobody’s reported me and the mods haven’t seen it yet, but my offence was about eighty times worse than yours. I never should have hit “submit” on that one, but dead baby jokes make me think all bets are off. ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/215 "2006-08-09T20:02:31Z")
> [@meeks](#): > > Because it’s not about dead kids? I mean, racism is bad and all - I should know! - but the kid isn’t actually dead in it. [QUOTE=Exgineer] I never should have hit “submit” on that one, but dead baby jokes make me think all bets are off. [/QUOTE] I see. ::Note to Self:: You are not a comedian. No more jokes:: ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/216 "2006-08-09T20:03:24Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] Ex, do you work for the government? [/QUOTE] I refuse to answer this question on the grounds that I may incriminate myself, or otherwise provide clues to my real-world identity. Let’s just say that I have a recurring nightmare. I’m floating in a warm blue sea under a shining sun, totally at peace. Then out of nowhere I hear the words “Regulatory Impact” and I wake up screaming in a cold sweat. That’s all I’m saying. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/217 "2006-08-09T20:09:23Z")
Why do I suddenly hear Men in Black music. Anyway, I googled that phrase and figured it out all by myself. **Pugs** , it’s not that. I will chuckle at dead baby jokes - because I don’t have any children. I work for an organization in which I hear about dead babies all the time…if you don’t laugh sometimes, you’ll cry. The stories I hear…But I won’t tell any dead baby jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/218 "2006-08-09T20:14:40Z")
Hey **Ex** , c’mere. No, closer. I have a secret to tell you. Ready? Listen… regulatory impact … I’m such a meanie. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/219 "2006-08-09T20:34:07Z")
[QUOTE=Exgineer] . . . or otherwise provide clues to my real-world identity . . . [/QUOTE] Governor Pataki? Is that you? 😉 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Twinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Twinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twinkie)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664/220 "2006-08-09T20:47:17Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] Governor Pataki? Is that you? 😉 😃 [/QUOTE] I think he’s actually Mr. Spitzer. Or a friend of his. Regulatory impact, _indeed_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-more-than-a-3-hour-tour-a-sea-going-mmp/367664.md?page=12)