# Spring Into The MMP! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [March 9, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581 "2015-03-09T05:15:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/201 "2015-03-13T15:18:58Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > “Watch this!”?😉 You forgot “hold my beer”. Yay me! ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/202 "2015-03-13T15:19:40Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Or an idiot. Covers – bed – hide!!! That too. :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/203 "2015-03-13T16:40:40Z")
Ribs are a’smokin’! It’s smelling good out there! Brats will go in about 3 for the last 2 hours. Then I’ll need to find freezer space. We bought a dozen snow crab clusters - that’s tomorrow’s supper. Yum! I also read how to make beef jerky in the smoker - I guess that’ll be the next experiment. Whites are out of the dryer - guess I should pair up some socks, huh? ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/204 "2015-03-13T16:53:12Z")
**emily** , you could get ambitious and shoot for half. 😛 **shoe** , Tennessee English uses the plural as well. 😃 It looks like I’ll get to duck out early today. Tomorrow, I’ll be at the St. Pat’s festival downtown and possibly sitting in a set with a friend’s Irish band. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/205 "2015-03-13T17:57:48Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Ribs are a’smokin’! It’s smelling good out there! Brats will go in about 3 for the last 2 hours. Then I’ll need to find freezer space. We bought a dozen snow crab clusters - that’s tomorrow’s supper. Yum! > > I also read how to make beef jerky in the smoker - I guess that’ll be the next experiment. > > Whites are out of the dryer - guess I should pair up some socks, huh? It’s nice to have appliances that help you cook/make food. (is “appliances” the right word here?) My family recently got a new breadmaker. And of course, our doughnut maker is fun, though we haven’t had reason to use it in a while. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/206 "2015-03-13T18:23:01Z")
I’ll call the smoker an appliance - you plug it in, just like a fridge or a blender! 😃 I can’t believe how good the ribs are smelling - I’m sure the cherry wood has a lot to do with it. In about 10 minutes, I’ll have to put some more chips in, then half an hour after that, the bratwursts go in. I think I’ll pull them out of the fridge to start warming a bit. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/207 "2015-03-13T18:55:43Z")
Howdy from da cave! I hereby officially declare it the weekend! :: Opens Beer :: 😃 Burgers 'n fries for dindin. I have lettuce, tomato, onions, and pickles to go on the burger so as to make 'em all healthy. **MOOOOOOM** I say my smoker, outdoor cooker, and grill are all appliances. I call the little covered deck they live on my outside kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/208 "2015-03-13T19:00:39Z")
**swampy** ’s having fries on a Fryday! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/209 "2015-03-13T19:27:50Z")
blurf ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/210 "2015-03-13T19:31:25Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Whites are out of the dryer - guess I should pair up some socks, huh? FCM: “Hey there, Mr. Sock, it’s Friday eve & I know a \*loooovvvveeeely \*white tube that would be just \*perfect \*for you.” Even better if you can do this while FCD is on the roof…with a violin. 😃 **Swampy** , you were on weekend before I even ate lunch. :mad: ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/211 "2015-03-13T19:39:32Z")
The last load of chips have been added to the smoker. Next time the timer beeps, it’ll be time to unload. YUM!! Meanwhile, I should probably go get the clothes off the line. I don’t want to be rushing to bring the laundry in while the ribs are calling for my attention!! 😃 ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/212 "2015-03-13T20:33:33Z")
I have [del]poured lava and boiling acid on[/del]bathed Gordie. I gave him a cookie afterwards, for [del]being brave[/del]not wetting himself during the ordeal. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/213 "2015-03-13T21:11:42Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > **Swampy** , you were on weekend before I even ate lunch. :mad: Gotta be fast to keep up with da bear! 😃 Burgers have been et, even the Fryday fries **midget**.😛 All is well. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/214 "2015-03-13T22:01:48Z")
Swampy, are you getting ready for your church St. Paddy’s Day bash? ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/215 "2015-03-13T22:20:20Z")
Just FYI, the ribs were yummerrific! And there are lots of leftovers. All I need now is for the smoker-cleaning fairy to sneak in and, well, clean the smoker. Anyone??? ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/216 "2015-03-13T22:41:51Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Swampy, are you getting ready for your church St. Paddy’s Day bash? We’ll be doin’ that next weekend **DeathMistress**. Maybe we should give you an official Mumper nick. Hmmmm… I say **cookie**!😃 Anywho, tomorrow is the second annual “Lap A Leprechaun” 5/10 K run and one mile fun walk. Last year we did both on the same day and that was a bit much. Thus next Sattidy I shall be amongst the cooks for the big feast. It’ll be more fun now that we have a for real Parish Hall. **MOOOOOOM** the smoker cleanin’ fairy is the most slack of all fairies. This I have discovered first hand. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/217 "2015-03-13T23:28:48Z")
I’ve got 4 four-rib slabs for the freezer along with 7 smoked brats. The other 2 brats are in the fridge for whenever. I don’t eat them, but \*\*FCD \*\*lurves 'em. In another 30 minutes, I have to take an antibiotic - so glad this is the last day for those nasty things! Unfortunately, I can’t eat for an hour after I take it, so no ice cream till 9. That sucks. I hate having to wait!!! _\_ Sometimes it’s so hard to be me. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/218 "2015-03-14T00:23:24Z")
We shall all testify at the Canonize Fairy Chat Hearing. 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 14, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/219 "2015-03-14T00:33:36Z")
I got my least favorite job at work today again. Two days in a row. Ain’t gonna happen again – I picked up a couple live chickens on the way home. Now to Google around for some good Santaria chants. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581/220 "2015-03-14T00:56:01Z")
I think it’s time to sign off and have a snooze. _ **MWAH!** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-into-the-mmp/714581.md?page=12)