# The MMP People Finder (MMP) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [January 28, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285 "2008-01-28T05:10:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/1 "2008-01-28T05:10:33Z")
Why do I love the MMP? It’s silly and innane, filled with nothing more than birthday wishes and boring life updates. Right? Well, it’s that and more. Including also the fact that it is one of the most updated threads no matter what the hour. This is key for a night owl such as myself who constantly clicks on “New Posts” all night while I’m trying to kill time at work. I know this thread is busiest in the morning and through the early afternoon, but I really enjoy the updates from those posting in the late late hours. Whether it’s someone posting in the PM on the west coast (Seattle or Alaska) or early in the early AM in Europe (UK or Spain), those are usually the posts I read and reply to. Heck, most of the MMP OP’s are written and posted when most people on the East coast are sound asleep. It’s a creature of the night in habit. This got me to thinking, boy, we sure do have people from all over who post here. Wouldn’t it be nice to get a head count and figure out where everyone is. I know most of us have a general understanding of where everyone lives, whether it’s listed under our location or not, but I wanted to make a real list. I give you [The MMP People Finder](http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&gl=us&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=110238373354834723387.0004448c2d954d5a5c647)! Here’s the rules. I’m not going to pull any locations from people who don’t volunteer their location, whether it’s listed already or not. Just simply say where you want me to stick you. For example, I technically don’t live in Boston, but I list it in my location because it’s more easily recognizable (if you look in the People Finder it shows where I really live). You don’t even have to tell me where you really live, I don’t care. Joke locations are silly on the board, so they can be silly in the People Finder too. Tell me you live in Lake Titicaca if you wish, I’ll toss your ass in the lake and watch you swim. I don’t care. Also, just make it clear where you live. Your GPS coordinates? Latitude and longistude? Do I look like a navigator?! Just tell me. And don’t make me work too hard. If you tell me you live at the camp in Eat My Shorts, I won’t have any idea where you go. I’ll try to update as much as possible as I go along, but next Tuesday I’ll print this thread out completely and just make sure I got everyone. Then I’ll just post a link of the finished version in the next MMP (not stealing the OP). - **bbs2k** PS: I swear I’m not trying to stalk you all. ---
**Author:** ![Labelless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@Labelless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labelless)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/2 "2008-01-28T05:13:39Z")
Wee! At midnight, my button flew off and hit the screen. It’s off to bed with my sorry butt! Oh, and my location is Buchanan Michigan. I’m not worried about it. Unless you wanted me to PM it to you. I can be daft. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/3 "2008-01-28T05:21:00Z")
I don’t have enough room for PM’s. Just post away kids! ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/4 "2008-01-28T06:26:52Z")
How fun! As my profile says, I live in Seattle WA. My neighborhood is Matthews Beach, if you want to be that specific. We are going on an adventure(?) tomorrow. We’re driving to Sequim, (about 100 miles) picking up the in-laws new handicapped van, driving it and our car back to Seattle to have something else installed. Then we will drive just the van back to Sequim to drop off the van and bring their other car here to sell. That’s about 500 miles between us. in 2 days and we start and end at home. I’ll bring snacks. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/5 "2008-01-28T06:54:26Z")
> [@MBG](#): > > Hands off to the night [del]wierdos[/del] crew. Hey, wait a minute! And where are the rest of them anyway?! Stop this rain someone. Really, I’ve had enough! ☹ ---
**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:** [January 28, 2008, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/6 "2008-01-28T09:32:24Z")
Morning all, and a belated hippy buffday to **Tagfree**. Nothing much to report today, lazy night yesterday watching Desperate Housewives and a couple of episodes of Prison Break. Just didn’t want to get up this morning and come to work but I did so I can feel like a martyr all day. The good news is that my coughing colleague is back today so at least she can have some of her own urgent jobs back. **bbs2k** - I live just outside Wolverhampton in the UK, see if you can find me! ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/7 "2008-01-28T10:49:06Z")
[QUOTE=ScareyFaerie] **bbs2k** - I live just outside Wolverhampton in the UK, see if you can find me! [/QUOTE] I hope you like the Wolverhampton Wanderers. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2008, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/8 "2008-01-28T10:55:00Z")
[QUOTE=bbs2k] I hope you like the Wolverhampton Wanderers. [/QUOTE] They’re a feckin’ nuisance! [rant] The footie ground is about 10mins walk from where I live so we have the usual match-day parking fiasco in our area and the swarms of fans going to and from the ground who seem totally oblivious to the traffic as they cross the main road wherever and whenever it pleases them. Traffic lights obviously don’t apply to them. [/end rant] Aside from that, they’re generally a pretty crap team! ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/9 "2008-01-28T11:28:25Z")
[del]Good Morning![/del] Blech. Too much caffeine kept me awake for too long last night. Where is **Noonie** lately, anyways? 😕 Thanks for coming up with a cool idea for the MMP, **beebs**! ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/10 "2008-01-28T11:32:38Z")
Columbus, OH, checking in here. What a cool idea, **beebs**! Why does it have to be Monday already? I’m still all yawny, but I have to get up to get recycling together and do some other stuff I didn’t get to yesterday. Oh, and to bump the Valentine’s Day thread… Everyone have a good Monday! GT ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/11 "2008-01-28T11:40:13Z")
Hyattsville MD (a suburb of DC) checking in here. 🙂 Up and caffeinating, getting ready for work. Has anyone heard anything from **SCL** yet, btw? Still wondering about her. Not much on tap except work today; still have to do a regular grocery shop, which may happen this afternoon on the way home from work. Happy Monday, Mumpers. 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 28, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/12 "2008-01-28T11:49:18Z")
Great idea, beebs! I’m in Raleigh, N.C., USA, Earth, Sol System. I’m off to work, all day, as usual. ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/13 "2008-01-28T11:54:44Z")
Good idea, thirded or fourthed. My “location” is my location 🙂 If you want to be more specific, I live within 10 minutes walk of Tel-Aviv University (which is in the Ramat-Aviv quarter, in the Northern part of the city) \*\*Cutie \*\*-- I’ve been hiding from you! 😛 (not really… just been busy, including a half-day of Reserves’ Duty this morning) ETA: Happy (belated) Birthday, **TagFree**! ---
**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:** [January 28, 2008, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/14 "2008-01-28T11:55:49Z")
Yo from da Burg! Leesburg, that is. Jawja. Stick me on the map **beebs**. Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’ here. Got to commence purtification shortly for another excitatin’ week in the inshurnce bidness. Whee! **Herbs** I have the feelin’ betwixt work and hockey **Snakes** has little free time right now. Still she should check in. We are talkin’ priorities here. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/15 "2008-01-28T12:18:40Z")
I’m from and currently sleep in Navarra, Spain. See in the map where it says “ **España** ”? I’m sort of midway between the ñ and the W end of the border with France. 2 weeks ago the leads I’d had for projects had all dried up. As of right now, I’ve got 6 cookin’, and given that next Firday is Febrooary Primus, I should know by Humpday at the latest where I’m going to sleep the next few months. Or not so few 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 28, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/16 "2008-01-28T12:21:57Z")
[QUOTE=tarragon918] Hyattsville MD (a suburb of DC) checking in here. 🙂 Up and caffeinating, getting ready for work. Has anyone heard anything from **SCL** yet, btw? Still wondering about her. Not much on tap except work today; still have to do a regular grocery shop, which may happen this afternoon on the way home from work. Happy Monday, Mumpers. 🙂 [/QUOTE] She sent condolences for Lucretia, so she’s alive. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/17 "2008-01-28T13:02:04Z")
Greenville (aka Nowhere) NC here. A few miles from East-by-God Kakalak Universitee where I’s finishin’ my edumacation. [Learn me a book!](http://lolcat.com/edumactionkat.html) Gotta do my online class duties this morn and redo my morning work schedule so I can start observing ESL classes week after next. Dried cranberries are an acceptable raisin substitute in oatmeal. I’m thoroughly sick of raisins. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/18 "2008-01-28T13:04:09Z")
Great idea, **beebs**! I’m in Houston, Tx as my location states. We watched a movie called [A Perfect World](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107808/) last night. It was very good - Costner plays a likeable escaped convict who takes a boy hostage. Check it out! I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but I feel all blah and have no energy. I’m still sniffly and snotty and coughing - but not technically sick. Blergh. I’m at work though, and about to commence to actually _do_ some work…as soon as I surf a bit. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/19 "2008-01-28T13:07:09Z")
Gatesville NC for me. I’m about an hour north of **Spaz** , and an hour southwest of **Sean**. Off to write my fire school tale… ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285/20 "2008-01-28T13:15:06Z")
Monday? Is it Monday already? I was going to run out early this morning and take care of a few things, but it’s only 25 and I decided to wait until it warms up a bit. “Here”, btw, is currently Chapel Hill NC. I’m going to start house-hunting soon, which should be interesting since one of my requirements is access to public transit because I don’t drive. This does limit my options somewhat; I have considered taking lessons and getting a driver’s license, but the last time I tried to drive was a disaster, and somehow I don’t think things will be any different now. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-people-finder-mmp/435285.md?page=2)