# The I Could Have Lived Without Knowing That MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [September 8, 2014, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849 "2014-09-08T09:16:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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:** [September 11, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/101 "2014-09-11T01:29:13Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Or bagpipes. > > If you start to really hate them, I have an LP of the soundtrack from the ride It’s a Small World. You’ll have to find your own auto-load phonograph, though. [Wagner](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjLKKPR90g8) pisses off everyone in the civilized world, save me. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2014, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/102 "2014-09-11T01:39:09Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I believe that it was love… You keep your eyes closed?:dubious: ---
**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:** [September 11, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/103 "2014-09-11T03:35:57Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I believe that it was love and sausages. Then explain porn. :dubious: > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > [Wagner](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjLKKPR90g8) pisses off everyone in the civilized world, save me. Which means you’re uncivilized! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/104 "2014-09-11T09:29:54Z")
Morning, mumpers! Blurf! It’s crazy busy at work this week, we have all the processing for supplementary exams to finish and I have two exam boards to sit through today. Is there enough tea in the world to get me through the day? ---
**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 11, 2014, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/105 "2014-09-11T10:35:23Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. _YAWN_ ‘Tis 74 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 92 and _very dry conditions_ whatever that means. I did not post last night and I’m sure y’all were worried.😛 I got home, made dindin, we et, the kitchen got cleanded up and after that I just crashed. I felt tahrd and a little ick, so I made an early evenin’ of it. **Red** yay for gettin’ sprung! Hope things go well with the surgery next week. I read but didn’t retain much, so yays, boos, hugs, kisses, trouts, chitlins, noogies, how _you_ doin’s all around as needed. And now, the latest from **MOOOOOM’S** life as a [del]pirate[/del] tourist on the high seas. > [@MOOOOOOM](#): > > Another in the series of Princess messing with us happened during our at-sea day. Mom got a letter saying her credit card had been rejected. Way back when we made the reservation – over a year ago – we both filled out the various on-line forms, including our credit card for on-board purchases. Between then and several months ago, Mom got a replacement credit card, so she went to the site to put in the new number, and that’s what she used for the first 12 days of the cruise. Then when they magically re-started us, the also magically lost the account number to which they’d been charging her purchases. So we got to make yet another trek to the Guest Services desk. It didn’t take but a couple of minutes, but on top of everything else we’ve had to deal with, it was just one more thing, and it’s been added to the cumulative critique document that will be sent to Princess when we get home. It may put BBBobbio’s letters to shame. > > Back to the adventures – Tuesday was an at-sea day, so we didn’t do a whole lot. However, the disadvantage of My Time Dining came to roost at dinner. We were seated with a couple from New York who were decidedly high maintenance. They had to have special dinners – they seemed incapable of ordering off the menu. They were demanding and they whined a lot. And talk about opinionated!!! And the woman was either permanently amazed, or she had some work done that made it impossible for her to blink or even lower her eyelids a bit. As it happened, they were seated with us again today, but because they were facing the window and it was sunny, they whined and demanded a new table, and Mom and I were greatly relieved. They were replaced by a lovely couple from San Diego, so we had a very pleasant dinner tonight. But I get ahead of myself… > > We were scheduled to arrive in Bergen about 11 this morning. For the last hour or so, we were sailing down a fjord, and the scenery was amazing! Rocky islands, sparse vegetation, remote houses as well as towns along the water. After we had breakfast, we wandered the promenade deck, taking photos on both sides of the ship. And, as scheduled, we docked around 11. We didn’t have to meet for our excursion till 1, so we had a leisurely lunch, then moseyed down to the assembly point to get our bus stickers. > > The first part of the trip was a boat ride thru the fjords, narrated by the 2 tour guides. They were knowledgeable, but their accents were pretty thick, so much of what they said went over our heads. The boat ride took nearly 2 hours, which was about twice as long as we would have preferred. After a while, the picturesque scenery all looked the same. At the end of the line, we reboarded our bus for a scenic and somewhat terrifying ride back to the city, up and down the hills with some steep drop-offs and no shoulders. We stopped in the old part of town and had a very short walking tour before taking the bus back to the ship. There was no time to explore on our own and Mom didn’t get a fridge magnet, alas. I wish I’d chosen a different tour… oh well. > > We’re now underway to Lerwick, Shetland Islands. I think we arrive there early in the morning. It’s a tender port, meaning we anchor our and ride the tenders in to the town dock. We have no tours booked – we’re just going to wander about on our own like we did in Guernsey. Meanwhile, we set our clocks back again tonight, which means another long night, which means we need to force ourselves to stay up. I’m going to see if there are any movies worth watching. Last night, I watched The Notebook – a very predictable tear-jerker. Hope I can find something I like tonight. > > As of today, we’ve been aboard for 2 weeks. 11 days plus debark day to go. I am so ready to sleep in a nice big bed again and not listen to deck chairs being dragged across the deck over my cabin. And I’m just tired of cruising. In fact, I asked my sweetie to go ahead and cancel the cruise we’d scheduled for January – I know he didn’t really want to go, and I’m of the same mind now. Instead, we’ll just drag the camper down to the Keys and hang out at our leisure. So, Butters, I’ll let you know when we’ll be there! > > Meanwhile, I’m going to turn the computer over to Mom so she can play scrabble and I’ll crochet and look for a movie or something to watch. > > MWAH!!! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/106 "2014-09-11T11:36:00Z")
Blurf. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/107 "2014-09-11T11:55:30Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > Blurf. That is all. me, too ---
**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:** [September 11, 2014, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/108 "2014-09-11T12:28:34Z")
Up, caffeinated, off to work. Nice out this morning. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2014, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/109 "2014-09-11T12:34:34Z")
How do you folks become so motivated so early in the morning? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/110 "2014-09-11T13:06:44Z")
Mawnin all and Happy Thorsday Up,Caffinating and a bit Blurfy I read **Cartooniverse’s** post from that fateful day and am feeling…well I don’t know what Probably shouldn’t have done that **Jim** ---
**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:** [September 11, 2014, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/111 "2014-09-11T13:16:11Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > How do you folks become so motivated so early in the morning? > :dubious: [COFFEE!](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e260/dogbutler/Toons/photo1Copy29.jpg) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/112 "2014-09-11T13:29:16Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > How do you folks become so motivated so early in the morning? > :dubious: Necessity. Gotta go to work/school. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/113 "2014-09-11T13:32:44Z")
I remember - I was getting dressed - I had an appointment for pre-op testing and a pre-op class to attend (for my hip replacements). I thought I’d misheard the news report, then I thought they were talking about a Cessna or something. I was in the car when the second plane hit. I could hear the fear and horror in the reporters’ voices. I was still a few miles from the hospital when the first tower fell. I had to pull over to the side of the road so I could concentrate on the news. I got to the hospital and had some tests. But there was a lot going on, because this hospital had be designated a backup destination for the less critical patients. I watched, in the waiting room with several other people, as the second tower fell. They cancelled the class and sent us all home. On the route home, there were cops setting up security checkpoints. My route took me over the main highway into NYC. The outbound lanes were completely empty; the inbound lanes had fire and emergency vehicles as far as the eye could see, all heading in to help. I will never forget that sight. ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/114 "2014-09-11T14:26:17Z")
And my FB feed is full of truther BS Aaaaaaaaaaaargh **Jim** ---
**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:** [September 11, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/115 "2014-09-11T14:39:50Z")
Happy Thorsday! It’s an overcast 73 degrees with a projected high of 87 today. Too hot for me, I guess I will have to close my window. The dog was being a brat last night, up and down all night, wanting to go out, come in and go right back out. He moves his bed from one side of the room to the other, huffing and puffing the whole time. I haven’t talked to my mother in over a week. I’m still mad at her, I don’t know or care if she is mad at me. I’m afraid she will say the wrong thing and I am going to explode so it’s better to avoid her. Eight more days, just eight more days. I was dropping Sah-son off at school when the first tower was hit. I remember thinking it was some dumb cessna pilot again. After I dropped him off I heard what was really going on and I turned right around to get him. The school didn’t want me to take him but I insisted. I wanted him with me. I barely got home when the county closed all the schools. I live near Ft Meade and **N** o **S** uch **A** gency. I expected them to be a target as well. {{{Rosie}}} I can’t even begin to imagine what it was like to be living in NY at the time. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/116 "2014-09-11T14:49:59Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > What I want is a dancing zombie hula girl for my dashboard. Our Zombiefest is coming up ------- in case you want to order one custom made. I know some people who would probably be happy to make one. > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > You should speak to your Minister or Physician, but I have suggested this before. > :dubious: Hey! I could be his Minister and/or Psychologist! And look at 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:** [September 11, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/117 "2014-09-11T14:58:21Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Hey! I could be his Minister and/or Psychologist! And look at me! There’s a bad apple in every bunch. :dubious: ---
**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:** [September 11, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/118 "2014-09-11T16:39:58Z")
So now my loan is in underwriting I should know something by Monday It should be approved, I thought it already was but now it’s still a waiting game. I’m getting people to help me move lined up. OAOASO has a trailer and he is willing to help. He is strong and a truck driver so he’ll be able to do a lot of lifting and be able to back the trailer in anywhere. My niece said her current and ex bf are willing to help. With Sah-son that is four strong men. Of course I haven’'t picked a day yet. Then again I really don’t have a whole lot to move. If it wasn’t a two hour drive each way I’d just move stuff in bits and pieces. I prefer that nobody is here when I move out. ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/119 "2014-09-11T17:24:32Z")
Wow Mumpers I went to the store, a short walk, and noticed something was just out of wack. Took a while to figure it out and then it hit me… I am not walking in an oven, yep only 91f/33c here in lovely Houston TX at noonish Have a great day **Jim** ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-could-have-lived-without-knowing-that-mmp/697849/120 "2014-09-11T18:11:55Z")
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