# The Case of the Missing MMP

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** mmp\
**Created:** [April 24, 2006, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964 "2006-04-24T11:47:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**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:** [April 25, 2006, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/81 "2006-04-25T13:21:08Z")

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**mika** , I can hardly wait for the next install. 🙂

**fcm** , ooooooo _pretty_. I dig the creamer set.

**shibb** , so what’d they say about your hood?

**bobbio** , I don’t care what you say, that’d scare the bejebus outta me.

**gt** , I’m jealous you got to go to the flower show.

**swampy** , so near and yet so far. ☹

Mr. Anachi sent away for a shade garden-inna-box. He set it up in a corner of the back yard that’s, well, shady. I’m not so sure about the plants and our Flawduh environment. They look a little puny and like our local bug-thugs will take em out in a heartbeat. We’ll see. (P.S., I think he got took for what he paid for this thing.)

All I got for now.

Tupug

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**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:** [April 25, 2006, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/82 "2006-04-25T13:21:10Z")

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I may go have a dip in the pool when I get home today. Water temp should be mid 70’s what with all the humidity and the high 80’s temp today. Just thought I’d mention that. 😃

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/83 "2006-04-25T13:31:18Z")

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> [@Tupug Anachi](#):
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> **shibb** , so what’d they say about your hood?

Well, it starts with “Shibb’s community is shaped like a giant dong and balls…” then goes down hill from there.

Or you can go to [this link](http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/videos/jason_jones/index.jhtml) and watch “Not in your front yard”.

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**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:** [April 25, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/84 "2006-04-25T13:38:04Z")

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> [@swampbear](#):
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> I mentioned at the end of last week’s MMP (sorta toward the endish) that I’m going to Gainesville, FL for a couple of days this week. I’m driving down late afternoon tomorrow and coming back Friday when I get finished, since it’s only a two and a half hour drive. I prolly won’t be around to post whilst I’m gone, so y’all carry on as best you can.

:: sniff :: … :: sob :: We’ll … we’ll try, **swampy**. 😛

It’s hard to believe it’s only Tuesday morning. Yesterday it felt like three days worth of stuff happened, so I keep expecting today to be Thursday or Friday or something. I’ve officially entered Crunch Week, by the way. By 5 pm next Wednesday, I will be done with classes as an undergraduate. I will have handed in 4 homework assignment and 2 projects and taken 2 tests, finished my undergraduate thesis, and started work on another project. I can manage this somehow.

This morning I have to return my old laptop. I shut it down for good last night. It seemed very final. I’ve lived by that laptop for three years, through every single up and down of my time here at RPI, and just like that, off, gone. Now, don’t get me wrong - I’m very glad to have the new laptop, it’s better in many respects. I just can’t help seeing the change in laptops as very symbolic of the much bigger change that I’m about to make. In 24 days I’m going to pile all my stuff into my parents’ van, and just be gone. Just like that. I guess I didn’t realize how much I had grown accustomed to RPI.

I think after I return my old laptop I’ll celebrate with a free cone from Ben & Jerry’s. 😃

> [@](#):
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> Vegetable of the Day: Arugula  
> Arugula \ah-ROO-guh-lah\ noun  
> Definition: Arugula, also known as garden rocket, rocket, rocket salad, rugola, or roquette, is a type of leaf vegetable, and although often mistaken for a sort of lettuce is in fact an herb, being a member of the mustard family. It has been grown as a vegetable in the Mediterranean area sicne the Roman times; it was considered to be an aphrodisiac.  
> Example sentence: Disconcerted by the presence of a large leafy man in my usual bar, I asked the bartender if it was there often, only to hear him reply, “Oh yeah, he’s arugula.”

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**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/85 "2006-04-25T13:38:32Z")

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Yeah, but what’s with the sign Nazis? Jesus-it’s a sign supporting her husband in Iraq! And what is with no trees? I thought that bit was hysterical.

(just so’s you know, I grew up in a community that doesn’t allow pick-up trucks to be visible from the street…) 🙂

At least TDS doesn’t pretend to be “fair and balanced”.

It’s cold here today, and that’s ok, I suppose. I wasted a perfectly lovely day yesterday on errands, doctor appt and housework, so here I am with crap weather and outside work that needs doing. It’s raining here, so no go there.

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**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/86 "2006-04-25T13:39:01Z")

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> [@swampbear](#):
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> I may go have a dip in the pool when I get home today. Water temp should be mid 70’s what with all the humidity and the high 80’s temp today. Just thought I’d mention that. 😃

Thanks **swampy** , the very second I opened this to read it, the rain started. :smack:

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/87 "2006-04-25T14:18:06Z")

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> [@ShibbOleth](#):
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> Well, it starts with “Shibb’s community is shaped like a giant dong and balls…” then goes down hill from there.
> 
> Or you can go to [this link](http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/videos/jason_jones/index.jhtml) and watch “Not in your front yard”.

That’s your 'hood??? That was a great piece!! Were you there when they were filming?

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/88 "2006-04-25T14:20:02Z")

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> [@Spatial Rift 47](#):
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> Example sentence: Disconcerted by the presence of a large leafy man in my usual bar, I asked the bartender if it was there often, only to hear him reply, “Oh yeah, he’s arugula.”

ow  
ow  
ow  
and ow again  
😃

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**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:** [April 25, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/89 "2006-04-25T14:21:08Z")

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> [@Mr Bus Guy](#):
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> Thanks **swampy** , the very second I opened this to read it, the rain started. :smack:

My work here is done. 😃

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**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/90 "2006-04-25T14:21:13Z")

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> [@VunderBob](#):
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> Well, today is the day my whackjob stalker heads home to New Yawk. No sightings, but I had to clear a mess of voicemails from my cell phone pleading me to meet her. :rolleyes:

Tell her to stop by and see me before she leaves. I’m digging a bunch of holes in the yard, and I’m sure I could fit her in.

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**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:** [April 25, 2006, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/91 "2006-04-25T14:31:39Z")

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> [@rifty](#):
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> Vegetable of the Day: Arugula  
> Arugula \ah-ROO-guh-lah\ noun  
> Definition: Arugula, also known as garden rocket, rocket, rocket salad, rugola, or roquette, is a type of leaf vegetable, and although often mistaken for a sort of lettuce is in fact an herb, being a member of the mustard family. It has been grown as a vegetable in the Mediterranean area sicne the Roman times; it was considered to be an aphrodisiac.  
> Example sentence: Disconcerted by the presence of a large leafy man in my usual bar, I asked the bartender if it was there often, only to hear him reply, “Oh yeah, he’s arugula.”

I could hardly read to the end to see what the pun would be. You are the man! Hee, hee!

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**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:** [April 25, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/92 "2006-04-25T14:40:18Z")

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> [@ShibbOleth](#):
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> Well, it starts with “Shibb’s community is shaped like a giant dong and balls…” then goes down hill from there.
> 
> Or you can go to [this link](http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/videos/jason_jones/index.jhtml) and watch “Not in your front yard”.

That was friggin’ hysterical! From now on, I’ll be thinkin of you as a resident of “dongville” or should that be “dicktown”? 😃

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**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/93 "2006-04-25T15:07:27Z")

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I have to tell you all about my horrible, _horrible_ experiences the last two days. Please, remember that I came through it all okay, and despite the horrors you are about to read, _I’m fine._

Yesterday, around 11:30 a.m., _the internet crashed in my office_. No surfing. No e-mail. No work. I was reduced to drawing pretty pictures on my notepad and then coloring them in. Only I just had a pencil, so I was really only _shading_, not coloring.

Then this morning … _still_ no net. It just came up a few minutes ago, and it’s like Heaven itself showered us with gifts. Of course, our website was also down externally, so I don’t even have any new orders to process, and my day will be spent catching up on 24 hours’ worth of surfing.

In other news, last night my mother offered me the opportunity to quit working and go back to school, which I feel would be mooching, even though she pointed out that she _offered_ it and I did not ask. I have declined, mostly because I’m not a fan of school in any form. My parents seem to be distraught over the fact that I’m thirty years old and still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. I spent the evening all depressed and thinking about it (thanks, Mom), and after a brief romance with the idea of becoming a pastry chef, I decided I’m already fat enough, and maybe I should just go see a career counselor. So now I need to find one of those. It’s mildly disturbing to me that my parents are so damn concerned about what I do for a living, but I know that deep down, they just want me to be happy. And I should stop complaining, because they just offered to support me while I went back to school to do whatever (Mom is seriously hoping I’ll decide to be a private investigator, just so she can come work for me), but that makes me feel like what I am now isn’t good enough for them. Hell, it’s not good enough for _me_, but they don’t have to point it out every time they talk to me.

Hm. Didn’t mean to bring the place down. _sigh_ I know. Everyone should have my problems.

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**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/94 "2006-04-25T15:18:44Z")

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From the weekend’s MMP - 'cause I pretty much stop reading it after 5 pm on Friday, and have just now realized that there are some happening things to discuss.

**Bumba** how are you feeling after almost a week with the new med line-up?

**VBob** there area few more houses in my neighborhood up for sale. Just sayin’. And the first house I owned was a HUD home. Talking to the neighbors after we moved in, it seemed that the house was used for years as a Witness Protection place. A lot of official looking folks coming and going, and the families that lived there rarely came outside, and never spoke with any of the neighbors.

**Dolores** my GF has this idea that if one doesn’t get their tax return into the mail for whatever reason by midnight of the deadline date, then at 6 a.m. the next morning US Treasury agents are at the front door. I hope it didn’t happen to you.

**Taters** Yes, it would be nice to head up to DC that week, for at least a day or two. And I’d like to met you too. But I don’t have a lot of opportunities to get away from the office during the week. And it’s about 3-4 hours to get up that way.

**Dorothy** when I was younger than you, my best friend had a dalmation. But then it went crazy one Fourth of July, and it ripped my cheek out (I still can’t grow hair in that spot, so I have to grow my beard in an odd pattern.) The dog soon died (it hung itself, believe it or not. And I felt really bad, because it was a really good dog up until it attacked me), and they got a weimereiner to replace it. This is what I immediately thought about when you mentioned those two breeds of dog.

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**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/95 "2006-04-25T15:37:12Z")

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**Draelin** , you totally need to become a PI. Or a bounty hunter. You could be a redheaded version of Stephanie Plum. Is your mom kind of eccentric?

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**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/96 "2006-04-25T15:37:44Z")

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> [@Sean Factotum](#):
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> From the weekend’s MMP - 'cause I pretty much stop reading it after 5 pm on Friday, and have just now realized that there are some happening things to discuss.
> 
> **Bumba** how are you feeling after almost a week with the new med line-up?
> 
> **VBob** there area few more houses in my neighborhood up for sale. Just sayin’. And the first house I owned was a HUD home. Talking to the neighbors after we moved in, it seemed that the house was used for years as a Witness Protection place. A lot of official looking folks coming and going, and the families that lived there rarely came outside, and never spoke with any of the neighbors.
> 
> **Dolores** my GF has this idea that if one doesn’t get their tax return into the mail for whatever reason by midnight of the deadline date, then at 6 a.m. the next morning US Treasury agents are at the front door. I hope it didn’t happen to you.
> 
> **Taters** Yes, it would be nice to head up to DC that week, for at least a day or two. And I’d like to met you too. But I don’t have a lot of opportunities to get away from the office during the week. And it’s about 3-4 hours to get up that way.
> 
> **Dorothy** when I was younger than you, my best friend had a dalmation. But then it went crazy one Fourth of July, and it ripped my cheek out (I still can’t grow hair in that spot, so I have to grow my beard in an odd pattern.) The dog soon died (it hung itself, believe it or not. And I felt really bad, because it was a really good dog up until it attacked me), and they got a weimereiner to replace it. This is what I immediately thought about when you mentioned those two breeds of dog.

I understand **Sean,** that’s a hell of a drive. I was just musing, is all.

**FCM,** those were nice pieces. I liked the creamer/sugar set too.

I haven’t had a chance to look at the link for the news piece, but I will soon.

**Bobbio,** I’m glad The Stalker is leaving. Hopefully, she’ll have gotten the idea and not bother you anymore. I hope that’s the case anyway. I’d be freaking out.

I’m feeling kind of ucky today. I can feel a headache coming on and I’ve taken something to counteract it, but I don’t know how much success I’m going to have with it.

The weather is sunny, but not too warm. It’s certainly not swimming pool weather.

That’s all I’ve got for now. Time to do some work.

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**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/97 "2006-04-25T15:44:31Z")

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> [@scout1222](#):
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> **Draelin** , you totally need to become a PI. Or a bounty hunter. You could be a redheaded version of Stephanie Plum. Is your mom kind of eccentric?

She doesn’t carry a gun, but I’m sure she could be persuaded to, should she think it would help her character. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/98 "2006-04-25T15:44:44Z")

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**Shibb** , that is awesome. I am very impressed.

Also feeling better on account of drugs, and very excited about meeting **welby** this week! My first MMPer mini-Dopefest! Whee! All the high fat high sodium food we can eat!

Today I have to do laundry, then clean everything in sight. I was so tired from Thursday on that I did practically no household maintenance, and also I was sewing, so there’s bits of fabric and thread all over. Plus stacks of books.

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/99 "2006-04-25T15:50:37Z")

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> [@anyrose](#):
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> That’s your 'hood??? That was a great piece!! Were you there when they were filming?

Yeah, “Yo, I’m from da mean streets of Westchase, boyyyyyyyyy!”

No, I wish I’d known they were filming that. Have no idea how they get anybody to fall for these interviews. Also didn’t know that some of those rules existed, but I’m sure that they do. That’s about a mile or so from my house. They’re fairly strict on the lawn kitsch in our part of town, too.

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**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-of-the-missing-mmp/353964/100 "2006-04-25T16:21:22Z")

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> [@Spatial Rift 47](#):
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> :I think after I return my old laptop I’ll celebrate with a free cone from Ben & Jerry’s. 😃

Oooooh! I forgot about this. When I was planning to be out in Mpls, I looked up B&J’s locations so I could get my free cone out there, but with all the excitement of the job offer and canceling the trip, I just forgot! I’ll have to swing by the one in the Union after work tonight to get my free cone! Yay! Free ice cream!!

I did cancel the trip out to Mpls. I just can’t justify two days away from work when I’m going to be leaving my job next week. I have so much to finish up before I go! And I have to get quotes for moving companies and car insurance and do like 5 zillion other things. I just can’t go away! Stress!!

Thanks everyone for the congratulations and everything. Yay for a job!! And good luck to everyone who’s still looking. I talked to one of my guy friends last night and in quite the coincidence, his girlfriend got a job yesterday too! So now she can move to be with him. Cool for them too.

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