# The Contents Of My Pantry... The MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [September 4, 2006, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388 "2006-09-04T10:58:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/241 "2006-09-07T16:29:42Z")
[QUOTE=Jahdra] It hit me last night when I was driving home that I will never ride again, at least not competitively. If I was in agony before, I can’t even imagine how much pain it would cause me now. I haven’t competed in 15 years, but I always thought that some day, I would own horses again and compete. Now, just thinking about getting on a horse makes my knees hurt. [/QUOTE] I can commiserate. In the late 90s, I managed to get a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. I went to a few small time tournaments. I sucked at it, but it was fun, and I got into some awesome physical shape. The bottom dropped out of my world, I gained a whole lot of weight, and I quit working out. After my surgery, TKD was in the cards once again, so I thought. I was serious with the idea of taking it again, at least for the exercise. However, I developed (mostly) asymptomatic arthritis since I last trained. I have no problem with everyday motions in my joints, such as the back and forth motion in my hips for walking, bike riding, swimming, or even weight lifting, but I can not perform any radial motions like a basic roundhouse kick without momentary excruciating pain. My shoulders and knees are afflicted, too. I was a sad Bob when I hung up my belt for good. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/242 "2006-09-07T16:47:03Z")
Whew! What have I been doing the past two days, you ask? _Working_. Yes. Working. _Me_. Go figure. The new job in IT is going pretty well, and now I have stuff to keep me busy all day. Thankfully, none of it is of the deadline variety, so I can go at my own pace. It’s somewhat mind-numbing (updating pictures and descriptions of products on our website), and I’m not yet quite sure if I’m doing it correctly, but it keeps me busy all day, and I actually much prefer that to having nothing to do. It’s a little weird at my new desk, though, because it’s very quiet. I’m in the Marketing Department, just outside the IT Room (which can only fit three people, and the IT Department now contains five), and it’s _very quiet_. Completely different feel from the noisy Customer Service department. And most of the people in the room, I don’t know very well, simply because Marketing and Customer Service really don’t have much to talk about together. So I’m kinda plunked down in a roomful of strangers. I’ll get by, I’m a friendly sort. 🙂 And now, back to work. :eek: ---
**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:** [September 7, 2006, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/243 "2006-09-07T17:25:07Z")
The google ads I saw just now were all about poop and pee. It’s as if they know us! 😃 **Tigs** (That’s what Ive decided on for your nick. It’s quite an honor, really. See I have these two friends who have a cat named Tigger who just lurves me. Ok, actually I am his chosen piece of furniture whenever I’m over there, but in cat reasoning I think that’s lurve. His nickname is Mr. Tigs, hence, Tigs is an honor.) I got quite a giggle out of your post about your dogs lust for **whiterabbit**. I’m picturing this big dog sittin’ there lookin’ at her with big eyes, tongue hangin’ out, panting and a doggy stiffy. **BWAAAHAAAHAAAHAAA** **LiLi** you know any places that have those crane thingy machines you put a quarter in and try to lift out a prize with the crane thingy? Cause that’d be a good place to buy a ring. They look almost like the real thing! Good luck at the dentist **Jah**! I think I have an appointment next month. ICK! I’ve been working on rewriting job descriptions, one of which is my own. I’m hoping for some changes in duties over the next couple months which will make me very happy. Hint: It won’t involve boxes or mops or mop handles or tote bags or any of that stuff. YAY!!! It will involve more travel around the country and throughout Jawja, which I don’t mind so much. Most important of all, it will involve a nice chunk o’ change raise for da bear. DOUBLE YAY!!! Keep all appropriate (heck, I’ll even take inappropriate) appendages crossed for me, 'k? ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/244 "2006-09-07T17:46:10Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] I’ve been working on rewriting job descriptions, one of which is my own. I’m hoping for some changes in duties over the next couple months which will make me very happy. Hint: It won’t involve boxes or mops or mop handles or tote bags or any of that stuff. YAY!!! It will involve more travel around the country and throughout Jawja, which I don’t mind so much. Most important of all, it will involve a nice chunk o’ change raise for da bear. DOUBLE YAY!!! Keep all appropriate (heck, I’ll even take inappropriate) appendages crossed for me, 'k? [/QUOTE] Make yourself the Grand Poobah, and we can call you **PooBear**. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/245 "2006-09-07T18:03:13Z")
trivia - do any of you know where the term “Grand Poobah” comes from? I do 😃 I will tell you for the price of some good quality dark chocolate ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/246 "2006-09-07T18:07:34Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] trivia - do any of you know where the term “Grand Poobah” comes from? I do 😃 I will tell you for the price of some good quality dark chocolate [/QUOTE] Take my entire stash. I hate dark chocolate and always give it away. Someone just gave me a bar of Godiva dark not too long ago. Ick. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/247 "2006-09-07T18:09:14Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] trivia - do any of you know where the term “Grand Poobah” comes from? I do 😃 I will tell you for the price of some good quality dark chocolate [/QUOTE] Earlier than _The Flintstones_? That was the leader of Fred and Barny’s lodge… ---
**Author:** ![Twinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Twinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twinkie)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/248 "2006-09-07T18:22:49Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] I’ve been working on rewriting job descriptions, one of which is my own. I’m hoping for some changes in duties over the next couple months which will make me very happy. Hint: It won’t involve boxes or mops or mop handles or tote bags or any of that stuff. YAY!!! It will involve more travel around the country and throughout Jawja, which I don’t mind so much. Most important of all, it will involve a nice chunk o’ change raise for da bear. DOUBLE YAY!!! Keep all appropriate (heck, I’ll even take inappropriate) appendages crossed for me, 'k? [/QUOTE] But will it involve billing? Because rumor has it, you aren’t so keen on billing… 😉 ---
**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:** [September 7, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/249 "2006-09-07T18:29:00Z")
[QUOTE=Twinkie] But will it involve billing? Because rumor has it, you aren’t so keen on billing… 😉 [/QUOTE] I forgot that part!!! All billing will be transfered to the finance department!!! All that the person I will hire to manage a big ol’ whack of stuff that I’m gettin’ rid of will have to do as far as billing is turn in required delivery and programmatic info to finance so that billing will ensue!!! YAY!!! NO MORE BILLING FOR DA BEAR!!! **Bobbio** I like Grand Poobah as a job title but I think I’m required to call it sump’n more mundane. I was leaning toward, “YAY! I’M GETTIN’ TO DO STUFF I WANNA DO AND GETTIN’ PAID MORE FOR IT!” but I suppose it’ll have to be a bit more professional. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Twinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Twinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twinkie)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/250 "2006-09-07T18:32:45Z")
Well then, **swampy** , consider all my appropriate appendages to be crossed. (Why does that sound so _in_appropriate?) ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/251 "2006-09-07T18:47:10Z")
I just bought a pair of really pretty earrings for only $2.10. I had a $10 gift card from Macy’s, the earrings cost $16.00 and there was a sale. Woohoo! ---
**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:** [September 7, 2006, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/252 "2006-09-07T18:48:07Z")
What if I don’t have any “appropriate” appendages? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/253 "2006-09-07T18:54:14Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] trivia - do any of you know where the term “Grand Poobah” comes from? I do 😃 I will tell you for the price of some good quality dark chocolate [/QUOTE] Answering now, without reading rest of thread. It’s from The Mikado, a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta (and one of my favs)… **BusGuy** --with my keen intelligence, I detect perhaps a reluctance on your part to have your mother visit. No worries! Just post here about it. Think of it as therapy. I don’t have a Palm. I have some knockoff that I got for subscribing to TIME, and it’s still in its box. Nuf said. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/254 "2006-09-07T18:56:37Z")
[QUOTE=VunderBob] Earlier than _The Flintstones_? That was the leader of Fred and Barny’s lodge… [/QUOTE] Heck, yeah In Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, a character named Poobah was Chief Council, Chief Constabulary, Chief Financier, Chief Judiciary, etc etc etc - The biggest muckity muck in Titty-Poo, short of the Mikado himself ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/255 "2006-09-07T18:56:38Z")
[QUOTE=Mr Bus Guy] What if I don’t have any “appropriate” appendages? 😉 [/QUOTE] It all depends on what we’re being appropriate _for_. BTW it’s good to see you around here on a semi-regular basis, MBG. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/256 "2006-09-07T18:59:41Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] Heck, yeah In Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, a character named Poobah was Chief Council, Chief Constabulary, Chief Financier, Chief Judiciary, etc etc etc - The biggest muckity muck in **Titty-Poo** , short of the Mikado himself [/QUOTE] :o :eek: er, that’s _Titipoo_ :smack: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/257 "2006-09-07T19:07:02Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] Heck, yeah In Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, a character named Poobah was Chief Council, Chief Constabulary, Chief Financier, Chief Judiciary, etc etc etc - The biggest muckity muck in Titty-Poo, short of the Mikado himself [/QUOTE] Hey! what am I, chopped liver? \ ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/258 "2006-09-07T19:09:27Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] Hey! what am I, chopped liver? \ [/QUOTE] I didn’t see page 6 - sorry! and the really truly correct spelling if the town is **Titipu** In the script, Pooh-Bah is listed as “The Lord High Everything Else” Here is an exchange in which he lists his various responsibilities: > [@](#): > > ``` > **KOKO:** Pooh-Bah, it seems that the festivities in connection > > ``` > > with my approaching marriage must last a week. I should like to > do it handsomely, and I want to consult you as to the amount I > ought to spend upon them. > **POOH-BAH:** Certainly. In which of my capacities? As First Lord > of the Treasury, Lord Chamberlain, Attorney General, Chancellor > of the Exchequer, Privy Purse, or Private Secretary? > **KOKO:** Suppose we say as Private Secretary. > **POOH-BAH:** Speaking as your Private Secretary, I should say > that, as the city will have to pay for it, don’t stint yourself, > do it well. > **KOKO:** Exactly–as the city will have to pay for it. That is > your advice. > **POOH-BAH:** As Private Secretary. Of course you will understand > that, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, I am bound to see that due > economy is observed. > **KOKO:** Oh! But you said just now “Don’t stint yourself, do it > well”. > **POOH-BAH:** As Private Secretary. > **KOKO:** And now you say that due economy must be observed. > **POOH-BAH:** As Chancellor of the Exchequer. > **KOKO:** I see. Come over here, where the Chancellor can’t hear > us. (They cross the stage.) Now, as my Solicitor, how do you > advise me to deal with this difficulty? > **POOH-BAH:** Oh, as your Solicitor, I should have no hesitation in > saying “Chance it----” > **KOKO:** Thank you. (Shaking his hand.) I will. > **POOH-BAH:** If it were not that, as Lord Chief Justice, I am > bound to see that the law isn’t violated. > **KOKO:** I see. Come over here where the Chief Justice can’t > hear us. (They cross the stage.) Now, then, as First Lord of > the Treasury? > **POOH-BAH:** Of course, as First Lord of the Treasury, I could > propose a special vote that would cover all expenses, if it were > not that, as Leader of the Opposition, it would be my duty to > resist it, tooth and nail. Or, as Paymaster General, I could so > cook the accounts that, as Lord High Auditor, I should never > discover the fraud. But then, as Archbishop of Titipu, it would > be my duty to denounce my dishonesty and give myself into my own > custody as first Commissioner of Police. > **KOKO:** That’s extremely awkward. > **POOH-BAH:** I don’t say that all these distinguished people > couldn’t be squared; but it is right to tell you that they > wouldn’t be sufficiently degraded in their own estimation unless > they were insulted with a very considerable bribe. > **KOKO:** The matter shall have my careful consideration. But my > bride and her sisters approach, and any little compliment on your > part, such as an abject grovel in a characteristic Japanese > attitude, would be esteemed a favour. > **POOH-BAH:** No money, no grovel! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/259 "2006-09-07T19:13:09Z")
I thought I posted in here this morning. Hmm… It’s so slow here at work I think I might reach the end of the internet! Heh. It’s either feast or famine, I swear. I just finished getting updated on the MMP, and I can’t remember anything I read. Old-timer’s disease hits again. I’m thinking about what to cook for dinner. I’ve about decided it’s fried catfish, leftover cole slaw, sliced maters, green onions, and corn dodgers. Any of y’all heard of corn dodgers? Kind of like hush puppies, but no leavening. Fried seasoned cornmeal balls. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388/260 "2006-09-07T19:16:53Z")
I’m a bad one to ask about PDAs. DH has a Sony Clie that I got him for Xmas a couple of years ago. It was crotchety on a Windows PC, and it’s flat-out unsupported on Mac. I believe Sony’s abandoned the PDA market entirely. I’ve got an even older Palm Zire. I’ve not bothered to set it up on my Mac, and it’s been relegated to being a repository of games in the bathroom. My cell phone handles all the name and number memory tasks now. I saw a fellow in a city park this morning raking leaves while having a stethoscope hanging around his neck. I can only guess that he was a tree surgeon. Faire begins this Saturday. We’re heading down there tomorrow morning bright and early as there’s a cubic metric assload of stuff that still needs to be completed. I’m at least caught up on entering membership applications. I haven’t got a clue what the underlying mechanism is, as we’re using Quickbooks to run it all. It makes an amusing little cuckoo noise each time a member is added and their payment is recorded. That’s the extent of my understanding. I don’t even keep a checkbook, so all of the financial concepts that are being warped to make a business accounting package handle non-profit group memberships only make for a confused bear. We had a challenging time with it last weekend - I’ve never touched Quickbooks before, and my predecessor wasn’t the one that set it up, so there was much head-scratching while me, she, and two other people that professed to know QB stared at it. (“Oh, this is 2004. I’ve only used 2000!”) Eventually, we figured out how to tell it “Everything you know about is history, and we want to start fresh without losing all the names and addresses.” They promise me that taking credit card payments will be much easier once I get the card reader plugged in. I just have to go through great lengths to hide all of this technology as we need to look “period” - visible computers aren’t allowed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-contents-of-my-pantry-the-mmp/371388.md?page=14)