# the dickens was wrong so bah humbug mmp **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [December 23, 2019, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284 "2019-12-23T10:54:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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:** [December 26, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/81 "2019-12-26T23:37:54Z")
[IT’S ALIVE!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuoKNZjr8_U) > [@kopek](#): > > **OH GOOD LORD WE KILLED THE ENTIRE DOPE FOR MOST OF A DAY!!!** > > I blame either The Grinch or Commies. > > Now to get my system back on track with a lot of pointless things. I _need_ pointless things. I blame the commies. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/82 "2019-12-26T23:46:52Z")
Hi, Honeys, I’m HOOOOME!!! 😃 _\_ We left Ocala about 4:15 of the AM, and got to FairyChatEstates minutes after 6 of the PM. \*\*FCD \*\*is already in his jammie pants. Taz has been running around; I assume he’s celebrating. And my sweetie and I are thrilled that we can sleep in our big bed, sans Higgs! Lots of chores tomorrow, chillage tonight. Happy Thursday!!! ---
**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:** [December 27, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/83 "2019-12-27T00:04:27Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Howdy Y’all! 'Tis 73 Amurrkin out and partly cloudy but feels cooler than 73. The weather report is for **Spidey** because I know he looks forward to it each day. 😛 Ignore the Philthydelphian ----- its the high-point of my existence these days! 😃 > [@dogbutler](#): > > [IT’S ALIVE!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuoKNZjr8_U) I was hoping more for: especially the Mother and Ernie bits [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KkMt2QAdA8U/hqdefault.jpg "Mother & Urnie "Mushrooms"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMt2QAdA8U) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/84 "2019-12-27T00:13:51Z")
Mid-daughter and boys are flying to Fla. to go to Disney. Her husband goes home with the Chihuahuas and back to work. Son-of-a-wrek and his bunch are home playing with the new toys. The lil’wrekker and boyfriend are going out with friends tonight. Mr.Wrekker plays poker til late. I’m resting. Leftovers for supper. Each man for himself. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/85 "2019-12-27T01:05:39Z")
We also having leftovers. Well hubby did. I wasn’t hungry. He said the ham is better today than yesterday. So I had a clerk that retired in July. She and her hubby and me and mine occasionally go to concerts. Willie Nelson is coming to town on Feb 17. Now this clerk has a ton of money they inherited from their parents. I asked her if they wanted to go about a month ago and told her to get us some tickets and I would pay her back. I knew the tickets were either 69$ or 99$. The next day she texted me and said I owed her $596. I almost died. I had no choice but to pay her. I never said anything to hubs until tonight. I told him to guess how much they were and he correctly guessed $300 each. Anywho, I shan’t have her buy any more tickets for me. Hubs said we never go out or do much of anything but irk so he’s going to pay me back. The last concert we tried to go to was Leon Russell who died before the event. We bought tickets to a Zydeco band since she hails from Louisiana and the headline died and it was cancelled. I do not want to kill Willie. Hang in there Willie. Going to bed super early since it was probably past 3 AM last night before I went to sleep. All day on 3-4 hours sleep is rough. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/86 "2019-12-27T02:18:53Z")
Yeah **butters** , please don’t kill Willie. 😛 ---
**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:** [December 27, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/87 "2019-12-27T02:27:09Z")
[quote=“kopek, post:83, topic:845284”] I was hoping more for: especially the Mother and Ernie bits [/QUOTE] That’s sick twisted, and I love it!😃 > [@missred](#): > > Yeah **butters** , please don’t kill Willie. 😛 If your Willie died, [We can fix that](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/dbOv/marley-drug-generics-you-can-afford);)\* - a major TV sponsor of Hurricanes hockey broadcasts. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/88 "2019-12-27T03:55:54Z")
Damn! Nelson just got jumped by the lab mix in the next building. She’s not evil, but pretty unsupervised and uncontrolled. We were out for bedtime constitutional and she came flying off the patio at him. I thought I was going to have to clock her with the flashlight to get her away. She’s a sad case. Her human is a road musician who has a revolving door of roommates to look after her (in 560 square feet, no le!). From what I gather from talking to some of them, he selects them from local AA or NA groups. Some do try to keep her disciplined, but others are just using the place for a landing space. Tonight, the roommate de jour didn’t even know she was outside until the fracas broke out. He wasn’t hurt, but both of us were shaken. Extra treats for my little guy. Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk ---
**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:** [December 27, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/89 "2019-12-27T03:56:11Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Well I checked my stocking; no hookers or blow. You’re hookers were in stockings? Fishnet stockings??? :o > [@kopek](#): > > Now to get my system back on track with a lot of pointless things. I _need_ pointless things. Wanna play darts? 😛 > [@dogbutler](#): > > If your Willie died, [We can fix that](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/dbOv/marley-drug-generics-you-can-afford);)\* [Yes we can](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO_PL3V1c4Y)! ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/90 "2019-12-27T04:46:46Z")
xmas was subdued for here there was some snapping here and there but nothing big … then it started raining from 10 pm tp to 10 am and then it stopped … because it started snowing … and didn’t stop until 7 o clock and started raining again … today wasn’t much better because i got a short loan to fix a mess but didn’t get as much as needed so aunt raided her piggy bank literally … and since its the day her grandson passed … she wasnt in a good mood in the first place… just wish i could warm up … ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/91 "2019-12-27T10:31:49Z")
Morning. I slept hard until 4 am. I guess I should get up and ready myself for a very busy Firday. The highway into the Keys was a parking lot yesterday so I know we will be swamped. But tis Firday thank goodness!!!11!! Seems like it’s been a very long week. Happy weekend everyone. Glad \*\*Nelson \*\* is OK. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2019, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/92 "2019-12-27T10:51:30Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. _YAWN_ ‘Tis 58 Amurrkin out and cloudy (well, dark) with a predicted high of 72 and maybe N.O.S. this afternoon. Apparently Spring beat up Winter and has taken over. :dubious: No big plans for the day for either of us. We might or might not go do the late N.O.L./early sup at the [del]hog trough[/del] Golden Corral. A trip to the Pubic Sto’ might happen today or tomorrow. We are in need of some everyday provisions plus stuff is needed for the big New Year’s Feast. We shall see. **MOOOOOOM** glad y’all made it back safe and sound! **FlyBoy** ya done good! **Ruble and doggio** that is absolutely sick and twisted. My kind of show! 😃 **Red** :eek: Glad Nelson (and you) are OK. Give him extra skritches from his Unca Swampy. **Butters** dang that’s a lot of money! However I think it will be worth it to see Willie. **MetalMouse** have a safe trip home! Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day. Rah. Happy Firday Y’all! ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/93 "2019-12-27T12:27:36Z")
Happy Firday! I guess the board had a bit too much Christmas Cheer? The hamsters were hungover? It’s a not so bad 39 degrees outside. Getting ready for the park. We almost didn’t go yesterday… and Echo is dangerously close to being sent back to her biological mom. Not really, even she laughs when I tell her that. I don’t know why, but I thought Willie was already dead. Glad **Nelson** is okay. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/94 "2019-12-27T13:02:48Z")
Between my good buddy Mel and my own bed, I had a pretty good sleep. I did wake a couple of times, but not for long, and I finally dragged my carcass out about 7:30. Critters have been tended to and I’ve even breakfasted. Caffeination is ongoing. It’s a foggy morning in southern Merrylande and we’re promised an unseasonably warm day, so huzzah! I brought home a sack of Roxy’s dirty diapers and they’ll be part of my laundry rotation today. I’ve also got to run to the grocery store at some point to restock the pantry and fridge. And I definitely need to run the vacuum - I don’t know how Daughter, etc, managed to get so many leaf bits all over the carpet! Cats are glad we’re home, as is Higgs. \*\*FCD \*\*is still abed. Daughter, etc, won’t get back till tomorrow, giving us a day of peace. Happy Firday, all!!! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/95 "2019-12-27T15:57:29Z")
There’s a load in the dryer and a load in the washer. Diapers are soaking in a tub of hot water and OxyClean - should be RoxyClean, right? 😃 Vacuuming is done, including moving the love seat and cleaning Ziva’s hair out of the carpet behind it - I had to pull it out by hand!! Cat box cleaned, Daughter’s cats fed (boy, did they yell at me!!!) and I just finished cleaning the kitchen floor, including under and behind the fridge and under the stove. **FCD** ’s car is now unloaded from the trip - I need to haul Roxy’s stuff to her room. That’s a lot of work for 3 hours, and I’m sweating. Ho ho ho… 😛 ---
**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:** [December 27, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/96 "2019-12-27T16:17:41Z")
How today has been going so far for me: I have to wait around for a Purolator package, so I can’t go to the store even though I’m almost out of food. Food delivery is not an option. And (spoilered for TMI) I coughed up phlegm with blood in it. Probably not much to worry about, but just the latest in my ongoing phlegm problem, which doctors say isn’t anything to worry about. Bah. Hope your day is going better. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/97 "2019-12-27T16:18:07Z")
Yesterday, Mrs. L.A. wanted to get out of the house. (Yay!) We drove through Blaine, turned around, and then stopped into [Drayton Harbor Oyster Company](https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x5485c3ffd1e7ead7%3A0x26bb8d084e006da0!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipN8R-azWChe8ywwpD_KwbxACRtV_i2Q1tYJ3BiK%3Dw426-h320-k-no!5sdrayton%20harbor%20oyster%20co%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipN8R-azWChe8ywwpD_KwbxACRtV_i2Q1tYJ3BiK&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj75KrvmtbmAhVHqJ4KHRqZCl0QoiowaHoECFUQBg). We split an oyster po’boy, and we each had a couple of local brews. The buildings on that side of the street are built onto a hill. [You can see the drop-off here](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Drayton+Harbor+Oyster+Company/@48.9944776,-122.7519949,79m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x26bb8d084e006da0!8m2!3d48.9941738!4d-122.75198), probably about 30 feet. There is a railing built so that people won’t plummet. In that image, you can see some cars parked; a red one, a silver one, and a white one. We were parked where the white one is. When we got into the car, a hawk landed on the railing in front of us. We marvelled at this pretty bird, and I reached for my phone. I started the camera app, and… the hawk took off and landed on the railing farther down, by that old foundation. It came back and landed in a tree on the slope in front of our parking space (not the tree on the sidewalk). We didn’t get a picture, but we liked seeing the hawk in such close proximity. That’s the closest I’ve been to a hawk… except for about a decade ago when one smashed my windshield on the freeway. FWIW, the building Drayton Harbor Oyster Company is in, was originally built in 1892. (ETA: Or maybe it’s the building next to it, where Tony’s Just A Bite is.) . ---
**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:** [December 27, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/98 "2019-12-27T16:18:56Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. I got a 502 error, so apparently the hamsters found some more expired eggnog. Hockey starts again tonight.🙂 > [@swampbear](#): > > **Butters** dang that’s a lot of money! However I think it will be worth it to see Willie. Especially if the seats are in the downwind section.:D;)🆒 Glad Nelson is OK, Red ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/99 "2019-12-27T19:20:11Z")
You have to love the intertoobs. I decided to replace my 3-year-old OEM Mazda wiper blades for some new Bosch Icon blades. I got the front ones off, but could not for the life of me figure out how to get the new ones back on. Turns out I was overthinking it (or maybe underthinking it) and an online video cleared it right up. Simple! I remember the old style wiper blades, where you needed an engineering degree, a sledge hammer and a jug of Crisco to get the damn things off and on. Same for the rear blade, which was even easier. Once again, YouTube saves some busted knuckles, torn fingers and damage to what you’re working on. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284/100 "2019-12-27T20:12:49Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > That’s sick twisted, and I love it!😃 Since you didn’t ask --------- our protest (you can just spot me in the very beginning) I had to keep my head down a little since I was “at work” (not Da Jungle back then) at the time. And some of the commercials they did themselves like > [@Spiderman](#): > > Wanna play darts? 😛 Lawn darts; I have about 50 of the old now-illegal kind. For nostalgia. Not for shooting from my 2-pounders. Yeah – nostalgia. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dickens-was-wrong-so-bah-humbug-mmp/845284.md?page=6)