# Waking up too early for the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [August 25, 2014, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448 "2014-08-25T09:33:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/141 "2014-08-28T15:14:15Z")
> [@Sahirrnee](#): > > When I said I was tired of dealing with this shit I didn’t know I would be taken literally 😃 > > . Cooked spinach always cleans me out. But remember - like a lot of life’s problems, this too shall pass. (I’ll be over here ducking) ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/142 "2014-08-28T16:44:59Z")
**MOOOOOOM** just sent me the latest update. I left out some of it because that part was in what I posted yestiddy. Without further ado… **MOOOOM’s** 2nd day adventures as a [del]pirate[/del] tourist on the high seas! > [@MOOOOOOM](#): > > Today, we walked thru Guernsey, getting lost in our attempt to follow a walking tour, so we just moseyed as we wished, taking pictures and looking around. They’d threatened us with nasty weather, but it was lovely and we got flat worn out climbing the hills. Some of the streets are crazy steep! Luckily, we went down those. The ups were a bit more gradual. > Guernsey was a short stop, and now we’re underway again – it’s 3:40 local as I write this. Tonight is a formal night in the dining rooms – la-de-dah!! We’ll be going to a singing-and-dancing show at 7, then we’ll go see the violinist at 9:15. Did I mention he was major eye candy?? I’m definitely old enough to be his mother, but come to Mama, you sweet thang!! 😃 > Anyway, that’s the quick and dirty of the first couple of days. I think I’m going to stretch out and chill till dinner time – all that fresh air and sunshine kicked my butt!! And on to Cork we go!! ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/143 "2014-08-28T17:06:47Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Cooked spinach always cleans me out. But remember - like a lot of life’s problems, this too shall pass. > (I’ll be over here ducking) You’re lucky I’m too tired to hunt you down. There’s always tomorrow 😃 I avoid spinach for exactly that reason. The last time I ate it I was doubled over in pain. One delivery down, three more to go. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/144 "2014-08-28T17:11:26Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > **MOOOOOOM** just sent me the latest update. I left out some of it because that part was in what I posted yestiddy. Without further ado… **MOOOOM’s** 2nd day adventures as a [del]pirate[/del] tourist on the high seas! Ah, did you send this to Stevie the Bat? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/145 "2014-08-28T17:17:58Z")
**Rosie** , thanks for sharing that clip,it was cute! LOL I must confess to watching “The Love Boat” quite recently on ME TV. It can be entertaining, really. 🙂 A hearty welcome to all the new Mumpers! I can’t remember who all is new, but that’s okay, don’t mind me, I’m just sitting here in my rocking chair, trying to remember my own name! LOL I can’t participate in the drinking games - alcohol is prohibited by some of the meds I take, but that’s okay, perhaps I’ll just chug a mug of root beer instead? 🙂 Sending healing thoughts out to any and all who need them. My legs are doing better, thankfully. My cousin is also much better, thanks for all the prayers and good wishes for her. So glad that she’s out of the hospital. Happy Thursday all - one more day until the holiday (Labor Day) weekend, woo hoo!! 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/146 "2014-08-28T18:16:41Z")
I am bein’ forced _forced_ I say, to exit the orifice. Seems the painter guys are about and since I’d already told 'em no one would be back in our little corner of the orifice tomorrow, they want to get busy with some prep work around three this afternoon. Woe! Woe is me! So I called my PTB to tell 'em and my boss said for us just to call it a day then. Thus, it’s a day! 😃 Let the weekend begin! ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/147 "2014-08-28T18:19:07Z")
Just came by to breathe some life into this thread. It’s been an hour since someone posted, in the middle of the week even. Seems like we rely on **Mom** for posts more than we (or at least I) thought. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/148 "2014-08-28T18:54:59Z")
I hit 40 hours early, so I was sent home at 1130. So I stopped at the Bistro for a beerverage and some Pork Tots. I grabbed beer and coffee and a tuna steak for dinner. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/149 "2014-08-28T18:57:32Z")
It seems like the rest of my group is taking a four-day weekend. Who’s going to help me keep the lights on and the mainframe running? ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/150 "2014-08-28T19:02:20Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > It is settled, then. > Jack O’Lanterns filled with [bristle worms.](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1165930/Barry-giant-sea-worm-discovered-aquarium-staff-mysterious-attacks-coral-reef.html) > > Check your cruise ships and cement ponds immediately! :eek: Good to have things settled, I guess. > [@missred](#): > > Here’s to a bug free Casa **Yeller**. . . . We’ve seen many tiny bodies, but also two looking lively. Don’t know if that means we need to do it again or if they’re just shuffling off their mortal coil more slowly than the others. Glad to hear that Mooms is enjoying her trip. I bet they’re glad that the music is being appreciated so thoroughly. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/151 "2014-08-28T19:16:02Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > So I stopped at the Bistro for a beerverage and some Pork Tots. What the hell is a pork tot? Yes, I Googled it, and there were about 5 different things involving N. O. T.s and bacon donors, so please be more specific. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/152 "2014-08-28T19:32:37Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > What the hell is a pork tot? Yes, I Googled it, and there were about 5 different things involving N. O. T.s and bacon donors, so please be more specific. [Pork Tots](http://www.backyardbistro.com/chefs-features/). The pig wings are good, too. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/153 "2014-08-28T20:28:52Z")
Day four of sitting in this fucking truck. The AC can’t keep up with the outside temp & direct sunlight; it slowly creeps up to 90 or so by 5pm. Slight chance the jury will return tomorrow; more likely I am back here next week. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/154 "2014-08-28T20:47:07Z")
The General shall not eat tonight. We just had an early dindin of his chikin. I have also rubbed down the chikin and the \ butts \ that shall be smoked tomorrow. **doggio** I am sorry but I must call the health department in Raleigh so they can shut down that unogly place. They serve fart blossoms, thus they must cease to exist. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/155 "2014-08-28T21:34:43Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > The General shall not eat tonight. We just had an early dindin of his chikin. Aren’t you worried about annoying[Asian Warlords](http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/10/104878/1991368-genghis_khan_green.jpg)? ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/156 "2014-08-28T22:20:02Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Aren’t you worried about annoying[Asian Warlords](http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/10/104878/1991368-genghis_khan_green.jpg)? IME, Asian Warlords as a whole are quite annoying. 😛 We have decided on a menu for Sattidy’s shindig at the cee-mint pond. Since this is the kind of last Summer hurrah, we shall have smoked chikin, of course, but also grilled corn on the cob, maters fresh out of the garden, marinated garden veggies, and watermelon. Sounds yummy! ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/157 "2014-08-28T22:23:53Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > IME, Asian Warlords as a whole are quite annoying. 😛 > > We have decided on a menu for Sattidy’s shindig at the cee-mint pond. Since this is the kind of last Summer hurrah, we shall have smoked chikin, of course, but also grilled corn on the cob, maters fresh out of the garden, marinated garden veggies, and watermelon. Sounds yummy! Indeed it does, until the [Golden Horde](http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/Njorhg/GoldenHorde.jpg) shows up in a foul mood. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/158 "2014-08-28T22:35:10Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Indeed it does, until the [Golden Horde](http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/Njorhg/GoldenHorde.jpg) shows up in a foul mood. Eh. Give 'em a cold beer and toss some grilled meat at 'em and they’ll pretty much calm down. JDD and Partner just informed me they found some baby okras at the market. We shall also have grilled okra Sattidy. YAY!!! ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/159 "2014-08-28T22:49:31Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > [Pork Tots](http://www.backyardbistro.com/chefs-features/). The pig wings are good, too. Damn you. I’m 2,800 miles from those pig wings. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448/160 "2014-08-28T23:38:52Z")
Dang it **swampy**! Ya starved the general and left me with hot and sour soup for supper. But. Thanks to **kopek** ’s post, washed down wit a bottle of TsingTsao. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-too-early-for-the-mmp/696448.md?page=9)