# What's the deal with MMP's?

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**Created:** [May 21, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-mmps/404987 "2007-05-21T21:48:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![George\_Kaplin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-mmps/404987/1 "2007-05-21T21:48:29Z")

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Couldn’t think of anywhere else to put this.

Every Monday a different poster makes an MMP or Monday morning post. I wouldn’t be puzzled if it was the same poster every week, but it always seems to be a different poster. Is there some sort of schedule, or something? Or is it like the first person to post an MMP wins and no-one is allowed to post one after that?

What’s the deal?

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-mmps/404987/2 "2007-05-21T21:57:47Z")

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When in doubt, check the [FAQ](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320298).

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**Author:** ![George\_Kaplin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-mmps/404987/3 "2007-05-21T22:01:32Z")

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> [@FAQ](#):
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> MMP – Monday Morning Post. One of our posters used to do a rambling thread every Monday morning. I don’t know why he or she isn’t doing them anymore, but others have been stepping up to continue the tradition. Sometimes “Guest MMP” or “Member MMP”

Ah, nice one. Cheers. I think I’ll do one of my own next week.

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**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:** [May 21, 2007, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-mmps/404987/4 "2007-05-21T22:11:00Z")

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[QUOTE=George Kaplin]  
Ah, nice one. Cheers. I think I’ll do one of my own next week.  
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You might want to check into the existing MMP for that. They generally don’t have more than one going during any given week, so they coordinate with each other during the week who will do the next one.

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**Author:** ![George\_Kaplin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-mmps/404987/5 "2007-05-21T22:24:24Z")

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Ah, thanks for the tip.

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**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:** [May 22, 2007, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-mmps/404987/6 "2007-05-22T03:39:09Z")

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Stop over and say hi! [Here’s the link to this week’s MMP, if you haven’t seen it already.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=421670) Everyone’s welcome to play. It always winds up being one long hijack, with occasional mentions of whatever the (sometimes very loosely-defined) topic of the OP was.

GT

P.S. Bring chocolate. 🙂