# The "I stayed up past midnight just to start the MMP" MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [December 1, 2014, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010 "2014-12-01T05:01:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/21 "2014-12-01T14:56:36Z")
Hey, **lieu**!! Where ya been hiding??? Didja bring me a present?!?!?! šŸ˜ƒ Meanwhile, I have had success - I found [glasses](http://www.lnt.com/product/blowout-deals/10084-100616/libbey-samba-glass-set-of-8.html?utm_source=googleproductads&utm_medium=cpc)that are close to the ones I have and want to augment. And I learned that large drinking glasses are called ā€œcoolersā€ - whoā€™dā€™a thunk it? Anyway, I just ordered an 8-pack and I should have them next week. YAY! Today is a happy day! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/22 "2014-12-01T15:10:27Z")
Well this morning is full of blurg and ack. Woke up with migraine. Took meds, went back to bed for a couple of hours. Iā€™m working from home today, which is great, but someone is repeatedly slamming the door to one of the other apartments. This is not helping my head, and I may axe-murder them. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > ā€¦and I just trimmed my bangs without poking myself in the eye with the scissors! Go me!! šŸ˜ƒ What makes it more remarkable - I didnā€™t have my glasses on! Is it even possible to trim bangs while wearing glasses? FCM, did you try Google Images for your drinking glasses? I think you can upload a photo and search for a similar image. (Thatā€™s my pre-caffeine description.) ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/23 "2014-12-01T15:17:15Z")
\*\*Bun \*\*- I donā€™t think I could have trimmed my hair with my glasses on, but without them, everything is kinda blurry, hence the delight at accomplishing it sans specs! And I found the drinking glasses that I think will do the job. We shall seeā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/24 "2014-12-01T15:20:24Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Didja bring me a present?!?!?! The winning numbers for the next Lotto are 18, 27, 4, 36 and 41. I would recomend you do a lump sum distribution. > [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > ā€¦ I may axe-murder them. You know how when youā€™re chopping down a tree and you swing and hit it just right and wood goes flying everywhere and the axe feels so perfect in your hand, you hardly even feel it hit? Surely that feeling canā€™t be limited just to trees. ---
**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 1, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/25 "2014-12-01T15:23:39Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > ā€¦and I just trimmed my bangs without poking myself in the eye with the scissors! Go me!! šŸ˜ƒ What makes it more remarkable - I didnā€™t have my glasses on! I tried trimming my beard once without my glasses. Now I can pass for Jewish. :eek: Yes my eyesight is THAT bad. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/26 "2014-12-01T15:39:34Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > The winning numbers for the next Lotto are 18, 27, 4, 36 and 41. Lotto is 6 nuimbers. Just sayinā€™ā€¦ šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/27 "2014-12-01T16:12:45Z")
Power Ball is 5 with a bonus number. I came, I saw, I blurfed. And I apologize, **Spidey** , for stealing your thunder. ---
**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 1, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/28 "2014-12-01T16:24:41Z")
Still getting screwed over financially. I have half a mind to go to the job centre and ask them what the hell is going onā€¦ well, Iā€™d put it more politely than that. ---
**Author:** ![Grrlbrarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrlbrarian/32/4048_2.png) [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/29 "2014-12-01T16:48:20Z")
Hey yā€™all! Long time lurker, first time poster in the MMP. As is traditional, here is your virtual brunchinā€™ fare: For the lighter appetites: Coffee with Baileys or Jameson (or even without, if you like your coffee puritanical) Hot tea, variety of flavors Cranberry-orange muffins Chocolate chocolate chip muffins For the heartier appetites: Guinness or Strongbow Bangers and mash (yes, those are sausages, and fine they are too for breakfast / brunch) Truly hearty appetites: Eat it all, call aloud for more Health, wealth, and a good morning to all. Slainte! ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/30 "2014-12-01T16:48:36Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > \*\*Spaz \*\*- do you know that a replacement is on the way? If I were in your place, Iā€™d be calling to ask. You donā€™t need someone getting their hot little hands on your debit cardā€¦ Iā€™m giving them a day since there was no mail delivery on Thanksgiving. I think thatā€™s whatā€™s holding up the train. Finally got my foot x-rayed and I did some worldbuilding based on some thoughts I had while reading Tad Williams in the waiting room. The bad thing about writing your own fantasy novel is that you start reading other peopleā€™s fantasy novels more critically. ā€œWell, why is that common trope the case? What if one tweaked it in this fashion thereby causing this inversion of said tropeā€¦ā€ Iā€™m officially beyond help. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/31 "2014-12-01T16:52:59Z")
> [@Grrlbrarian](#): > > Chocolate chocolate chip muffins You are now officially my new bestest friend! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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 1, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/32 "2014-12-01T16:55:15Z")
**thoughtless** , blurf is what comes out of your mouth between your eyes opening in the morning and your first hit of caffeine, to paraphrase others. This is the first full day back at irk and not a lot to do. Oh, well. ---
**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 1, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/33 "2014-12-01T16:57:10Z")
So, **spaz** , what did the x-rays reveal? ---
**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 1, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/34 "2014-12-01T17:25:50Z")
> [@Grrlbrarian](#): > > For the heartier appetites: > > Guinness or Strongbow > Bangers and mash (yes, those are sausages, and fine they are too for breakfast / brunch) And for those who truly believe the liver is evil and should be punished, skip the food and go straight to Delirium NoĆ«l or Delirium Tremens. \ (You know ā€“ we really could use a drunken smiley) > [@missred](#): > > So, **spaz** , what did the x-rays reveal? Iā€™m taking a wild shot but I would say bones and lots of other ickey stuff under the skin. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/35 "2014-12-01T17:28:00Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > Still getting screwed over financially. I have half a mind to go to the job centre and ask them what the hell is going onā€¦ well, Iā€™d put it more politely than that. Pfffft. You need to take lessons from **BBBobbio** , or else at least call him in as backup. Good luck - hope you get a resolution soon. My neighbor appears to have a little bitty crushy-poo on me. Nothing overt, nothing creepy or anything like that, and heā€™s nice enough as a person and as a neighbor, so Iā€™m in this weird balancing act where I want to be friendly but I donā€™t want to lead him on or give anyone the wrong idea. Still, when he offered my carless ass a ride in to work this cold, windy morning so I wouldnā€™t have to wait at the bus stop (thus getting me to work in 1/3 of the time AND saving my broke ass some bus fare) you better believe I accepted the offer. Anyway, happy Monday everybody. Hereā€™s to one last day of turkey leftovers. (Side note: my mom has \*\*\*got \*\*\*to start making more gravy. A meager little dribble per slice? I want a SOUP BOWLā€™S worth!) ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/36 "2014-12-01T17:31:07Z")
Oh, my way to work this morning, while I was in the drive-through at Taco Bell, there was a ping announcing the message that my granddaughter had been born. Sheā€™s the first grandbaby born into the family. Apgar: 9.9. Weight: 7 lbs 1 oz. Good way to start the day. * * * On the topic of the blurf - someone posted a picture of it months ago. Does anyone have a link to that? A picture is worth a thousand words. ---
**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 1, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/37 "2014-12-01T17:31:09Z")
> [@Grrlbrarian](#): > > Hey yā€™all! > > Long time lurker, first time poster in the MMP. > > As is traditional, here is your virtual brunchinā€™ fare: > > For the lighter appetites: > > Coffee with Baileys or Jameson (or even without, if you like your coffee puritanical) You got that one wrong, it would be straight Baileys or Jameson; hmm, I thinks I just found me a new morning drink! šŸ™‚ If you want to stay, youā€™ll need a nickname. Between the ā€œGrrā€ & the end that looks like ā€˜brainā€™, your new Delta Tau Mumper name now **Zombie**! P. S. way to go with the beer & chocolates on your first post, youā€™ll fit in well! ETA: Missred - Bones! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/38 "2014-12-01T18:19:30Z")
> [@missred](#): > > So, **spaz** , what did the x-rays reveal? Donā€™t know. Havenā€™t seen them yet. I think that means thereā€™s something unspeakable in there. ---
**Author:** ![Grrlbrarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrlbrarian/32/4048_2.png) [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/39 "2014-12-01T18:21:38Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > You are now officially my new bestest friend! šŸ˜ƒ Hello, new best friend! šŸ˜ƒ **Zombie** fits me pretty well, especially on a Moan-day morning. **Spidey** , canā€™t argue with you on the straight Baileyā€™sā€¦ but I might sub in some Evan Williams spiked eggnog. 'Tis the season, and eggnogā€™s full of eggs, rightā€¦ so itā€™s definitely a breakfast drink šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Grrlbrarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrlbrarian/32/4048_2.png) [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010/40 "2014-12-01T18:24:27Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Oh, my way to work this morning, while I was in the drive-through at Taco Bell, there was a ping announcing the message that my granddaughter had been born. Sheā€™s the first grandbaby born into the family. Apgar: 9.9. Weight: 7 lbs 1 oz. > > Good way to start the day. Ahhhh congrats on the grandbaby! Photos linked here or elsewhere? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010.md?page=3)