# The Surprise! MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [February 11, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946 "2013-02-11T05:49:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**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:** [February 17, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/381 "2013-02-17T04:18:14Z")
Rosie? TV? Guests? You’ve been texting Mrs. Plant v.3.0. _Dammit._ ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/382 "2013-02-17T11:50:11Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Do you have cable or satellite? > How large is the TV in my room? > How about pets? > Where do I put my 100 gallon Tanganyika aquarium? > Who will Kosher the kitchen after Swampy cooks pork? > What about overnight “guests”? Cable top of the line package, phone & internet included 32" for the bedrooms - 50" in the living room Cats are fine - dogs need to audition You’ll each have a den No one. I don’t keep Kosher “guests”? “GUESTS”? Whaddaya think it’ll be, a hotel or something? Sheesh Lookit, I’m going to have to win a big Power Ball jackpot for this to happen, so you don’t need to pack just yet. eta - **doggio** , you and anyone who wants to may clean and do any housework chore that suits your fancy. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2013, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/383 "2013-02-17T11:58:24Z")
Dang - I actually got a pretty good night’s sleep! I crashed around 9:30, and mostly slept til 6:30. \*\*FCD \*\*didn’t go to bed til around 11, so after he took the dog out and fed her this morning, he crashed again, and I’m having a little \*me \*time. It’s cold but clear out - what little snow fell yesterday all melted and the driveway is mostly dry - I assume the same for the roads. I plan to spend a few hours in my studio - I’m going to make some yarn bowls and some spoon rests, and maybe some flower pots if I feel so inclined. I’ve also got to do some laundry either today or tomorrow. Meanwhile, \*\*FCD \*\*is going to do a major water change and tank cleaning. Overall, it should be a pretty good day. Happy Sunday!! ---
**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:** [February 17, 2013, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/384 "2013-02-17T12:16:33Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. _YAWN_ 'Tis 27 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of _onl_ 52 for the day. Well brrrrrr! **flytrap** I’m sure we could have a Kosher and Non-Kosher kitchen. Not that you would like refuse to eat the bacon and poke chops. 😛 Deheathenization this mornin’ and laundry/ironin’ this afternoon. I can hardly wait! This bein’ the first Sunday in Lent, we shall pray (yes, when we do this it’s called prayin’) [The Great Litany](http://www.bcponline.org/GreatLitany/Litany2.html) also known as The Great Monotony by those of us who need extra special deheathenization. There’s a loooooooooooong part of it where the response is “We beseech thee to hear us good Lord” over and over and over and over. I always imagine the good Lord’s response, “alright, enough already I hear ya!” 😃 I am a major candidate for extra special deheathenization. Now I need more caffiene and should consider brekkie for rumbly tummy. Then purtification for deheathenization must commence. Happy Sunday Y’all! ---
**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:** [February 17, 2013, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/385 "2013-02-17T12:22:42Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > **flytrap** I’m sure we could have a Kosher and Non-Kosher kitchen. Not that you would like refuse to eat the bacon and poke chops. 😛 All of which reminds me of the story of the Jewish family that had – count 'em – _ **five** _ refrigerators in their home. As they explained: - One is for dairy - And one is for meat. - And two more are for the same, but during Passover. And the fifth one? They were asked… - Oh, that one’s for the _treif_… ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/386 "2013-02-17T12:30:25Z")
In my paternal grandmother’s world, that was the case for dishes. eta - you had to have _treif_ in case _goyishe_ company came to visit. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/387 "2013-02-17T13:12:46Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > Blinkies per unit? I’m going to need the 17 year old to explain this to me. Has more knobs, switches and screens than the space shuttle. Heated seats. Those will be the FIRST thing figured out. Presently snowing, blowing sideways. Everyone but me heading to Monster-in-Laws as soon as the snow clears, so I will be without allegedly adult supervision for 5 days. After emailing the first draft of a paper for a class, I plan on cleaning for a few days. Trash day is Wed., and they are NOT going to be happy with me. ---
**Author:** ![ems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@ems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ems)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/388 "2013-02-17T13:53:29Z")
Good Morning! I am sleeping very very poorly at the moment. I wake up with a headache and feeling like I have been put through a wringer! LibbyCat seems to have realized this and has not woken me up at 5.30am by stomping all over me so I get up and feed her soft food for breakfast which has been nice. I have the bed stripped and sheets in the washer and the clean replacements are out of the line closet ready to go on thebed. I have also wiped down the kitchen and taken the trash out and that is about all I intend to do today. I will get dressed briefly to go get my quad venti latte but that will be about it. I intend to be a slug today. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/389 "2013-02-17T14:09:37Z")
The Bakersfield Condors video I linked at the beginning of the MMP just got mentioned on [Wait, Wait!](http://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/) 😃 There’s white stuff on my deck this morning. It’s going away. We’ve had “don’t even bother calling it” snow this year and I’m most displeased. I need to recharge my snowbringer batteries. Today’s plans include making jambalaya and finishing this[horrible Ellery Queen novel](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9992407-house-of-brass) so I can write out the conversation I want to have with my mom about it. (Sneak preview: “Hey, mom, did these read better in the 70’s? I sure hope so.”) No sounds coming from the vent today. I’ll wait until tomorrow to take the tape off. I admit I’m a bit askeert of what I’ll find. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2013, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/390 "2013-02-17T14:17:14Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > No sounds coming from the vent today. I’ll wait until tomorrow to take the tape off. I admit I’m a bit askeert of what I’ll find. He probably just went somewhere else, Spaz. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![2gigch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2gigch1/32/3313_2.png) [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/391 "2013-02-17T14:20:41Z")
Good morning all. Did some major house cleaning yesterday, so today a friend will drop by at 11 or so and we’re going to watch all the NFL playoffs and Superbowl I have on the DVR. As Baltimore natives we shall both get great pleasure out of it. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/392 "2013-02-17T14:48:32Z")
Up, and caffeinated. There’s a little white stuff on the ground. Gordie is dreaming. **Alien** , heated seats are da bomb. I like to say Rory the Grand Cherokee has bells _and_ whistles. **Lunch** , I’d just need 3 fridges. ! for the keg, one for the bottles and cans, and one for food. rosie, I’m sure Gordie could charm you. He’s weird but lovable. **Spaz** , hope it’s not a zombie mouse now.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/393 "2013-02-17T14:48:43Z")
OK, nobody tell tugig that SF lost ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/394 "2013-02-17T15:09:05Z")
I’m not even Jewish, and I have 2 refrigidaters. One is the regular one, the other is overflow and special projects. There are times when the second one is empty and unplugged. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/395 "2013-02-17T15:13:39Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > I’m not even Jewish (Channeling “Independence Day”)\* Nobody’s perfect… (\* And yes, I know full well who I. Day was channeling there… :)) ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/396 "2013-02-17T15:24:26Z")
> [@ems](#): > > I am sleeping very very poorly at the moment. No kidding. You’re wide awake. 😛 ---
**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:** [February 17, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/397 "2013-02-17T15:37:31Z")
How’s this for a surprise? Last night I was at a party. We ordered pizza, but the pizza place delivered the pizza to a faraway address in another town. As compensation, they then delivered $90 worth of free pizza to our party. \* $90 worth of free pizza!!!\* I am not kidding. I am not exaggerating. Wow!! (And it all got eaten too. 🙂 ) ---
**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:** [February 17, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/398 "2013-02-17T15:40:42Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > How’s this for a surprise? > > Last night I was at a party. We ordered pizza, but the pizza place delivered the pizza to a faraway address in another town. As compensation, they then delivered $90 worth of free pizza to our party. > \* > $90 worth of free pizza!!!\* I am not kidding. I am not exaggerating. > > Wow!! > > (And it all got eaten too. 🙂 ) It’s all a conspiracy to fight people’s diet! :mad: I mean – I’m sure it’s OK for _you_ to indulge in infinite amounts of free pizza once in a while; but I know that in **my** case it would definitely be part of the conspiracy to keep me fat… :smack: :o ---
**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:** [February 17, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/399 "2013-02-17T15:42:09Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > How’s this for a surprise? > > Last night I was at a party. We ordered pizza, but the pizza place delivered the pizza to a faraway address in another town. As compensation, they then delivered $90 worth of free pizza to our party. > \* > $90 worth of free pizza!!!\* I am not kidding. I am not exaggerating. > > Wow!! > > (And it all got eaten too. 🙂 ) [Homer Simpson]Mmmmm…unexplained pizza…[/Homer Simpson] ---
**Author:** ![ems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@ems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ems)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946/400 "2013-02-17T16:03:46Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > No kidding. You’re wide awake. 😛 😛 It is 10AM and I need a nap… **mr ems** is headed back from TX woohoo! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surprise-mmp/649946.md?page=21)