# What'cha gonna buy me in the MMP? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [December 7, 2020, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454 "2020-12-07T10:38:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/21 "2020-12-07T19:49:36Z")
Good morning, everyone (is _too_ still morning)! If the money is truly unlimited, Mooooom, I’ll build that neighborhood we always talked about. Please get your housing preferences to me within 60 days of when Mooooom waves her magic wand. Otherwise, I’ll decide for you, so if you don’t want orange shag carpeting in the kitchen and a toilet loft accessible only by ladder, start thinking about what your ideal home looks like. For those who are perfectly content with their current abodes, exact replicas will be built. I love all the other suggestions. **OW** , I’ll give you a chaperone for the chaperone to make sure they both make themselves scarce when appropriate, which apparently will be most of the time. I must have missed something, so if anyone knows what became of **Dot** , would you please PM me? More wrapping today, then a trek to the USPS. I’m going to try to strap the biiiiiiig box to the top of the babushka cart so I don’t have to ask anyone for a ride. One of the lab tests from last week showed I’m quite low on vitamin D, a logical consequence of avoiding sun when it shows its face plus living where the skies are sure cloudy all daaaay. 🎵 I’m supposed to take a high-dose supplement once a week. Those who take vitamin D, is that the way you do it? I’m confused, as usual. **BooFae** , I’m so sorry about your friend. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/22 "2020-12-07T20:10:08Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > Those who take vitamin D, is that the way you do it? > [@nelliebly](#): > > Please get your housing preferences to me One level. Open plan. With a view of a river. Fireplaces. Lots of cat nooks. Reuse of historical architectural materials. Lots of room for housemates and Mumper guests yet private retreat spaces also. Huge built-in library wall. Roomy dine-in kitchen. ADA accessible. Big, wide, deep, porch. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/23 "2020-12-07T20:31:03Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > Those who take vitamin D, is that the way you do it? Oops, so excited by my new house I forgot to reply to first quote. I take mine via an OTC calcium+D supplement, even though it was prescribed because I tested low after bone density scan. It turned out to be the cheapest way. I split the big honker tablet and take it twice a day for better absorption and tolerability on my touchy tummy. I have to do Vitamin A too. Seems like I’m deficient on a lot of things, but then we knew that. I buy the Calcium+D at Target because I like the graphic design (hello @Spoons)on their bottle and they sell a big (cheap per tablet) size. The Vitamin A I get at Whole Foods because they have a good uncomplicated version that oddly is quite inexpensive relative to other sources. I could do cod liver oil but ugh! Used to get that every morning as a kid, from my Maine born and bred bio Mom. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/24 "2020-12-07T20:38:36Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I’ve used my magical FairyChatPowersTM to grant you a buttload of money, but you have to spend it on another Mumper in this season of love and giving. Who do you choose and what do you give them? You can pick multiple people, too. For everyone: **One** breeding pair of animals from the following list (your choice), along with ten hectares of fenced land in an appropriate [climate zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification), a care-and-feeding manual, and a lifetime supply of food for the original pair and first-generation descendents: - aardwolf - okapi - saiga - dik-dik - ratel - wisent - kinkajou - corsac - takin - numbat - kodkod > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > **MetalMouse** gets an unlimited Amtrak pass, including a private compartment, I’ll upgrade that to a private car. 🙂 > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I’ll charter a cruise ship and an all-inclusive resort and we’ll all spend some time at sea, then some time resorting That’s a world cruise, right? All four oceans, all seven continents… > [@nelliebly](#): > > I’m supposed to take a high-dose supplement once a week. Those who take vitamin D, is that the way you do it? One 5000IU cap per day. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/25 "2020-12-07T20:54:31Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > start thinking about what your ideal home looks like. [https://www.loirevalley-france.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/facebook/public/sit/data/media/images/pcucen0370000048/chenonceau-gillard-vincent.jpg](https://www.loirevalley-france.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/facebook/public/sit/data/media/images/pcucen0370000048/chenonceau-gillard-vincent.jpg) [https://www.bognorregispost.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/shutterstock\_1623563647.jpg](https://www.bognorregispost.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/shutterstock_1623563647.jpg) [![](https://www.attractiontix.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Warwick-663-663x300.jpg) ](https://www.attractiontix.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Warwick-663-663x300.jpg) [![](https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/siteassets/home/visit/places-to-visit/bolsover-castle/history-new/aerial-view_bolsover-castle.jpg?w=640&mode=none&scale=downscale&quality=60&anchor=&WebsiteVersion=20201120150053) ](https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/siteassets/home/visit/places-to-visit/bolsover-castle/history-new/aerial-view_bolsover-castle.jpg?w=640&mode=none&scale=downscale&quality=60&anchor=&WebsiteVersion=20201120150053) (All fully restored, of course, with all mod con. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/26 "2020-12-07T21:02:34Z")
Forgot one: [![](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?resize_to=fit&width=640&height=522&quality=80&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2Fb-rKBCMb8MbZpwgUS7DaoA%2Flarge.jpg) ](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?resize_to=fit&width=640&height=522&quality=80&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2Fb-rKBCMb8MbZpwgUS7DaoA%2Flarge.jpg) These houses are a little big for just my family of four, so if some of y’all want to move in with us… ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/27 "2020-12-07T21:03:40Z")
still stuck in Xmas hell … insides almost done but there’s the outside …ill post a vid when we’re totally done … The only thing id need is enough money to buy my aunt a house and pay off what I allegedly owe her so I could hit the bricks… Still stuck in the middle of Christmas hell but its almost over… although one bit of obnoxiousness continues …aunt bought a dryer from sears about 15 or so years ago she has some of their infamous “protection agreements” … it went out again about 2 weeks ago and has to be totally rebuilt for about the 4th time well when I called to make sure that we were had all the parts for it I found out that one was on backorder and they might have to change the date and will call me with an update If they call with a date change a WWE style brawl will be occurring because they should have replaced it years ago, Aunt thinks its because I complained to sears their last guy they sent out had the personality of a bag of moldy dicks, ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/28 "2020-12-07T21:04:19Z")
🔼 Now that’s my idea of a home library, as long as it has those little roller ladders. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/29 "2020-12-07T21:25:28Z")
Balconies don’t look wide enough for the roller ladders. Have to settle for stepstools, I think. In case you were wondering, per Wiki “this library is 88 m long, 9.5 m wide and 13 m high” (288.7 x 31.2 x 42.7 ft), with over 36,000 books. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/30 "2020-12-07T22:56:48Z")
Howdy Y’all! We have spiffed da cave, I retrieved my med (only one was due up), managed nappage, cook and et sup, kitchen all cleanded up, and the biiiiiiiiiiiiig trash can hauled all the way back up from the road to where it stays durin’ the week. Quite a day! Lots of neat Mumper loot bequeaths (is that a word?)! We are a generous lot with our fantasy bucks. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/31 "2020-12-07T23:00:27Z")
I got all gifts for 5 people wrapped and boxed. I eventually found the adjustable bungee cords and got the biiiig box secured to the babushka cart. Now I just have to get it down 18 stairs and then a mile to the UPS store, where there’ll probably be a very long line, hopefully socially distanced. Thanks for the replies on the vitamin D. Doc said high dose once a week for 12 weeks. I looked it up. For severe deficiency (me, I guess), that’s 20,00- 50,000 IU once a week for 6-8 weeks. She said “high dose” without quantifying and specified 12 weeks. Why is she so cryptic? And the mega-dose is usually by Rx. Another thing to ask the pharmacist, I guess, only I can’t get there today before dark if I’m schlepping to UPS, so it’ll have to wait until tomorrow. > [@SCAdian](#): > > Forgot one: One per customer, bud. Limited time offer. Some restrictions may apply. See your dealer for details. LOVE that library, though. Why can’t it be a communal library accessible by tunnels from our respective houses? We could even have little trains we could run from each house so there’s plenty of room to take the family and haul home everyone’s books. And to heck with the balconies. I want rolling ladders. Or we could have something like cherry-pickers for those who need them. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/32 "2020-12-07T23:02:49Z")
I am terrible at picking out gifts for people. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/33 "2020-12-07T23:34:50Z")
Slow volume on the sort table today. Which is good, because at one point it was just me and the newbie on his first day there. 😬 It’s been rainy and cold today, and there was snow the next town down the Interstate. Perfect weather for a retail Christmas mood. For Mumper gift giving, $100k gift card, and an on call charter plane so we can see each other in meatspace more often. > [@silenus](#): > > Stay safe, y’all. The light is at the end of the tunnel, but the tunnel is long and filled with trolls and goblins. > [@Zork](#): > > It is dark. You are likely to be eaten by a Grue sorry about your co-worker, Boofae. > [@peedin](#): > > But what I don’t have to give is any f\*\*\*s…Tee Hee But shoe could help you out, if you want to give a rat’s ass. > [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Chartering a jet for 10 of us to go across the pond to visit **scareyfarie** and beyond? Done. Oooooo. Pub Night with Boofae, Nut, and live bees 🐝! Moooooommmm!, I like your cruise idea. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/34 "2020-12-07T23:59:09Z")
Evening all. No nappage but not much accomplished. Burger King screwed up my order (Whopper instead of Double and the fries were ice cold) so they are on The List. Love the suggestions for Xmas if money wasn’t the object, but **BBBoo** , why stop at 10 on a jet? A Boeing Dreamliner business jet can take 40 folks (in a space for 300+) in great comfort across the Atlantic. **Herald** , I could spend quiet a lot of time in that library…one of these days I’ll post my home library here, it’s not a big but it’s fairly impressive…and I’ll take that private car, I’ve seen some and they are…nice. **nellie** , I like 1-story, open-space houses with a swimmin’ pool and very large rooms, with a huge whirlpool bath and lots of library space. OK, need to set the dishwasher to dishwashing mode so it’'s done before bedtime. All y’all take care. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/35 "2020-12-08T00:06:57Z")
If someone’s givin’ out houses, I’ll take this one: > **[Casa Finisterra Luxury Rental – Pedregal - Luna Cabo](https://lunacabo.com/properties/casa-finisterra-luxury-rental-pedregal/)** > > Casa Finisterra Luxury Rental: located in the exclusive Pedegral of Cabo San Lucas. It offers great oceanvies, and an infinity pool!. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/36 "2020-12-08T00:10:46Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > **MetalMouse** gets an unlimited Amtrak pass, including a private compartment, so he can travel at will Me too! Me too! > [@\*\*Boo\*\*](#): > > One level. Open plan. With a view of a river. Fireplaces. Lots of cat nooks. Reuse of historical architectural materials. Lots of room for housemates and Mumper guests yet private retreat spaces also. Huge built-in library wall. Roomy dine-in kitchen. ADA accessible. Big, wide, deep, porch. Same for me please, but instead of cat nooks, please include a train room, and a full basement. > [@silenus](#): > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74FWtmSdYDs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74FWtmSdYDs) Oh, and a Madeline Kahn for me too, please. Waddya mean she’s dead? 😱 She woulda been hard to explain to **Wifey** anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/37 "2020-12-08T00:31:35Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > For everyone: **One** breeding pair of animals from the following list (your choice), along with ten hectares of fenced land in an appropriate [climate zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification), a care-and-feeding manual, and a lifetime supply of food for the original pair and first-generation descendents: > > - aardwolf > - okapi > - saiga > - dik-dik > - ratel > - wisent > - kinkajou > - corsac > - takin > - numbat > - kodkod No kudu? What a rip-off. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/38 "2020-12-08T00:39:23Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > Thanks for the replies on the vitamin D. Doc said high dose once a week for 12 weeks. I looked it up. For severe deficiency (me, I guess), that’s 20,00- 50,000 IU once a week for 6-8 weeks. When the doctor started me on it, it was 10k IU every day. After a year or so it went down to 5k. > [@nelliebly](#): > > One per customer, bud. One’s enough – those were just suggestions for the architect. The library is mandatory, though. And I’m **not** using ladders on the balconies. I do wonder what those doorways lead to. Little reading rooms? More books? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/39 "2020-12-08T00:40:31Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > For everyone: **One** breeding pair of animals from the following list (your choice), along with ten hectares of fenced land in an appropriate [climate zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification), a care-and-feeding manual, and a lifetime supply of food for the original pair and first-generation descendents: > > > > - aardwolf > > - okapi > > - saiga > > - dik-dik > > - ratel > > - wisent > > - kinkajou > > - corsac > > - takin > > - numbat > > - kodkod > > No kudu? What a rip-off. Too prosaic. ---
**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 8, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454/40 "2020-12-08T00:49:55Z")
Yay on finding the ratlets **shoe**! **{{{boofae}}}** I’m sorry about your friend. **nellie** , I can’t make up my mind if I want a [bungalow](https://www.houseplans.net/floorplans/00900121/bungalow-plan-966-square-feet-2-bedrooms-1-bathroom?msclkid=b7f7deb694d717dc110981785cbe7fd6&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=**LP%20Shopping%20-%20Plans%20-%20-%20Cabins%20%26%20Cottages&utm_term=4575617642185522&utm_content=009-00121%20%7C%20Bungalow%20House%20Plan%20%7C%20%24725) in an old urban neighborhood or a [lake cottage](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=4mzgktFd&id=28088F9BC433BDC45F030FC1AB598F72321DA8A4&thid=OIP.4mzgktFdsNuUAy7hndSf2wHaFj&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimagesus-ssl.homeaway.com%2Fmda01%2F04d57bea-b643-41c8-ae73-ded7cbac65e3.1.10&exph=768&expw=1024&q=lake+cottage+images&simid=607994153561424789&ck=6377DC4778764CB87B09B5F9A4509292&selectedindex=18&qpvt=lake+cottage+images&form=IRPRST&ajaxhist=0&vt=0&sim=11). If I’m the one passing out boucoup bucks, I would get a limo with a chauffeur for **nellie** , a rail car for **metal mouse** , a maid and gardener for **Moooooom** , the services of a lifeguard (preferably handsome) for **swampy** and **OYKW** , an Irish pub for **doggio** , some good Columbian for **shoe** , and $$$$$$$ in gift cards for everyone else. Irked, got home before dark 😮 vaccuumed and et supper. Now to chill in the studio. Stay safe and healthy y’all! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-gonna-buy-me-in-the-mmp/927454.md?page=3)