Oh, so you come on to me, then go to bed – alone – leaving me hanging out to dry? 
First, breaking out clothesline is coming on to you? :dubious:
Second, I didn’t say I was going to bed alone. 
Third, I didn’t tie you up yet, so you’re good to go. 
Fourth, good night! 
Morning all! Great OP, Swampy - I’m confused, are you still awake?
My only question today is “who stole my weekend”? I can’t believe it’s Monday already and I’ve got to fact a whole week of Tin Knickers. Bah! Oh well, on the plus side my new boots should be arriving soon - in case you missed it in the other thread, they look like this but I’m not sure how long they’ll take to get here because we have a postal strike at the moment. At least, I think we still do, support for it amongst postal workers seemed to be declining over the weekend so they might just have gone back to work.
On the other plus side, my friend Gill’s coming round tomorrow night to talk about stuff we want to do while we’re in Vegas at the end of November. Woohoo! Only seven more weeks to wait!
::dips toe cautiously in MMP waters::
What the heck… MMP newbie here! I can’t sleep 
Now I’ll just have to try to think of some moray puns. Hey, that’s almost one itself some more = some moray.
Otherwise, got nuthin’.
Just about bedtime, but when I saw that the MMP was by my dear swampy, I had to stop in. No amore puns, The best I have is from the old Stan Boreson’s Clubhouse; a pun on Catch a Falling Star, by Perry Como (I think) :
“Catch a pickled herring,
Put it in a barrel,
Watch the neighbors move away.”
Anyway, I’m off to bed now. Maybe in the morning…
HEE! That’s a good one picu. Maybe that’s cause I am old enough to remember the song. Yeah, I think it’s Perry Como.
I’m still awake! I’ve been doin’ some other stuff to occupy my time. I have some chicken boobs and thighs boiled up, cooled and deboned. They will turn into a chicken pot pie tomorrow. I got an urge for chicken pot pie.
Ummmm… that’s all I got for now. Think I’ll go read email.
Gah. I wrote out a huge reply and hit delete instead of send. It IS early here…
Boofae–those are some boots! With them, you can kick Tin Knickers straight to ------ :eek: (how do you walk in those?)
Purplkid-Welcome to the MMP. Sit down, put your feet up! I didn’t say take your shoes off, youwiththestankyfeet! Post anything you like here, as long as it’s pertinent to you.
Off to work soon. Afterall, it’s 0439. I feel disembodied with all these crazy hours lately.
No puns today-too groggy.
Welcome Purplkid! Come on in and join us! I’m still awake y’all! Couple hours and I can go to bed.
So, you may ask (go ahead - I said you may): Why is **FCM ** up at such a ridiculously early hour on a day off? (It was just after 5 when I started writing this)
Simple, my dears - tomorrow I have to be up at a ridiculously early hour anyway, so this way, I should be tired enough when bedtime comes. And because last night, I stayed up till 10:30 which is way too late for me and if I slept till I was rested, I’d be up till some equally stupid time tonight. But then all of us who are readjusting our sleep clocks can identify.
So far this morning, I’ve brushed my toofies, let the dogs out to do their potty thang, fed said dogs and the cat, and got me some caffeine. After we breakfast, I’ll be heading back to my studio to put ears and noses and tails on the critters I trimmed yesterday. I’ve also got a new damp cabinet to put together.
[boring clay talk] Ya see, when you throw a piece, it has to dry to the leather-hard state before you can trim away the excess in anticipation of finishing it. That’s also the state when you can affix other parts - like handles, spouts, ears, noses, and tails. If the clay goes beyond leather-hard to mostly dry, it is possible to do limited trimming if you have the right touch, but sticking anything to it is pretty much out.
Now, to keep works from overdrying, I’ve been wrapping them in plastic and/or putting them in a large, lidded plastic box. However, that’s pretty much a pain. So yesterday, we bought a tall plastic cabinet (the better not to rust) that should work fine for short-term wet storage. I’ll add a bowl of water to keep a level of humidity, and if all goes well, I won’t have any more over-dried pieces to try to finish. Failing that, I’ve got more studio storage, which I need anyway. [/bct]
This is going to be a chopped-up short week for me. Today off, work tomorrow, Grand Jury duty on Weds, work Thurs and Fri. During this chopped up week, I need to find out if there’s money for me to do my trip at the end of the month. I kinda hope there isn’t - I really hate to travel, especially for an entire week. It’d be great if we don’t have enough of a continuing resolution to permit it… Or is that unprofessional of me? I don’t care. I don’t want to travel. <insert pout here>
Welcome, Pk_Caterer - I assume from your name that you brought snacks for everyone to share. You did, didn’t you? Because, you know, nothing will buy our love like snacks. Especially chocolate (hint hint) although certain **bears ** can be bought off with cheap beer. Anyway, don’t be shy. Embrace the inanity and be one with us. But don’t forget the snacks. 
And tell us about yourself.
And on that note, I will third the Perry Como confirmation, and I shall continue with my morning Dope-and-comics-reading routine.
Happy Monday, all!
Afternoon all.
You still up, swampy???
Roo, church music is fine. I am Muslim but grew up RC, so I can deal with just about anything after a childhood replete with hosannas and hallelujahs!
Nooner, you are just asking for trouble, aren’t you? 'Nuff said!
Well the sticky date pudding is in the oven doing its thang and Noor is down for her midday nap. Just time to make the caramel sauce, then try to find the energy to bring the vacuum cleaner downstairs and kill some dust bunnies, particularly as HRH has decided that today is the day to start crawling (commando-style) all over the lounge room. Durn it - my nephew (my brother’s son) turned 1 in August and only started crawling just after that. Why does my child have to be such a fast learner? Now, nowhere is safe and we need to go shopping NOW for safety gates!
And just to add insult to chasing baby 'round the house, Aunt Flo has come to visit for the week. :mad: I have to admit that was one part of being pregnant that I really relished!
Okay, off to be a good housewife. More later!
Yup. Wanna help me look for it?
Oh, and we now need to find a way of distinguishing our two esteemed Purple Mumpers… I therefore hereby decree that Haze shall be Indigo while Purpl_Caterer will be, well, Purple.
All those in favor… “Aye!”
All opposed… whaddyamean you **still **can’t tell the difference!? Get a new pair of glasses!
Yeah, but the song ain’t called Purple Haze for nuthin’!
Yep Dotty I’m still awake. I figure it should be daylight before I go to sleep if Ima be a day sleepin’ type bear now.
Ok, this is not Perry Como but he does a pretty good job of imitatin’ ol’ Perry. Catch A Falling Star. Plus there’s this funky disco ball in the background. Who doesn’t like a funky disco ball!
Everybody sing!
ETA: Whee! Lots of youtube videos goin’ on up in here.
Um, ::looks around nervously:: I brought Chocolate Pie! (And some beer to wash it down with)
About me? Well, I’m trying (but not very hard) to remain optimistic about being a guinea pig in a drug study on a new antidepressant. But as of right now I’ve been off my old meds for about 4 days and on my new meds the same amount of time. This has caused a wicked ‘discontinuation syndrome’ whilst also making me irritable and likely to cry about every 30 seconds with little or no provocation. Enough about that, though…
FCM, thanks for expounding on the [bct]. I was worried that there was some sort of sadistic pin the tail on the donkey sort of thing going on. :eek:
When romance comes along
on The Road to Hong Kong
that’s Lamore, hey!
Georgia on your mind
but you can’t drive, you’re blind!
That’s the law, Ray.
and, at a stretch…
When a glacier you see
and in Oslo you be,
you’re in Norway!!!
mm
Up and caffeinated, it’s a long day so I’ll see you on page 2.
Oh, no no no no no… at least, not as far as you know.
Chocolate pie - breakfast of champions! YAY!
Here’s a funny Perry Como version. (YouTube is a goldmine, isn’t it?)
Slept till 7 or so, which is almost a miracle. I’m going to try to go back to sleep for another hour or so, but sleeping 5 hours or so in a row is pretty good, for the moment.
Welcome, O Purple One!
Back after a bit…
GT
When a Povich can bite
Connie Chung every night,
That’s a Maury.
Welcome to the MMP Kid.
When you nails are rag-ged
and a rough stick is drag-ged
That’s Emery