# And a bitchy New Year - January 2012 minirants **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 1, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003 "2012-01-01T02:05:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/381 "2012-01-25T11:18:50Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > This is indeed the very essence of evil. Alternately, you can come in and confiscate everything that’s not picked up, and not only do The Adults With No Taste pick out her clothes, she has to do chores for every item that she wants out of storage. If she wants that adorable top available, she has to scrub the kitchen floor, for instance. Of course, this is in addition to cleaning up her own room. > > I suggest buying a pair of “school uniform” outfits. Polo shirt, khaki or navy slacks or skirt. And THAT’S what she gets to wear to school each day. Hmmm. I like the way you think! The gutters do need cleaning, and there’s a lot of pine straw and cones in the yard, and the carpets needs to be shampooed… Maybe I’ll get lucky and she won’t meet her deadline! (And she already has school uniforms from last year. Khakis and a white turtleneck every day - won’t she be thrilled!) ---
**Author:** ![1GothMama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/90ced4/32.png) [@1GothMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1GothMama)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/382 "2012-01-25T12:51:29Z")
It’s almost 5 am. I have a c-section scheduled at noon and I cannot sleep. Heartburn + restless leg + all the usual aches and pains + I’m sure a little nerves = no sleep for me. I so wanted to be well rested for _one_ of my kids’ births. **Francis** sending you fellow mommy get-out-of-there-baby thoughts! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/383 "2012-01-25T13:37:00Z")
> [@1GothMama](#): > > It’s almost 5 am. I have a c-section scheduled at noon and I cannot sleep. Wow! Congratulations and good luck! ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/384 "2012-01-25T14:10:51Z")
Lovely little morning. Eldest daughter just missed the bus so I had to grab baby, run out and drive her. Baby woke up at 1 am, 2 am and 3 am. Asshole neighbors have hired a tree service and leaf blower people that showed up at 7 am in violation of noise ordinances. And I think this fucking website has given me malware so I have no idea why the hell I’ve logged on here. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/385 "2012-01-26T04:45:08Z")
Still waiting for the baby announcement. Bets that **1GothMama** will waste her time with rl stuff…like surgery and new baby and family instead of updating us. insert snarky remark about people having a rl. Then adds wishes that all is going well. So, my rant. Bill bought me a new car last year. This has been a point of contention between us, so I didn’t register it or put insurance on it. Today, I went to register it and it took 3 hours (yes I did time it) to get the title transfered over and temp tags issued. After I called my insurance people, they wanted to see the car because they didn’t believe that there was only 170 miles on it. I’m really irritated at Tony because now that he knows that I’m driving my spare car, he isn’t doing what he should to deal with the accident and legal problems. I didn’t really expect anything else, but I’m still irritated, so its pit worthy. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/386 "2012-01-26T05:13:58Z")
These two cavities didn’t bother me a bit. They weren’t hurting. If the dental hygienist hadn’t told me, I would still not know they were there. (yeah, I know that wouldn’t have lasted forever) But now? Now I know they’re there. Now that they’ve been filled I know they’re there. I definitely know they’re there. It’s been almost a week and they still hurt at least part of every day. And it doesn’t help that there’s one on each side. I think I might have been better off to let them go until they got bad enough for a root canal and just get it over with. I **hate** pains in my head! whine ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/387 "2012-01-26T05:29:51Z")
Tears in eyes now. Everyone told me to not love an older man because he would die first. Everyone was right. I’m flying out in 5 hours., I live in the fucking sticks and I can’t get there sooner. FML. I thought we had something good happening and now he’s going to die one me. Its now fair. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/388 "2012-01-26T05:54:17Z")
Oh no flatlined, what’s happened to Bill? {{{flatlined}}} ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/389 "2012-01-26T05:57:38Z")
Oh, **flatlined** , no! \ ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/390 "2012-01-26T06:53:22Z")
**flatlined** , oh no, I hope whatever it is, is minor, and has just been blown out of proportion. Don’t you dare die on her Bill ☹ ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/391 "2012-01-26T07:46:09Z")
Oh God **flatlined**! Please let it be all right!!! ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/392 "2012-01-26T08:40:39Z")
Oh, \*\*flatlined, \*\*I hope this is just a false alarm. ---
**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 26, 2012, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/393 "2012-01-26T11:19:47Z")
**{{{{{flatlined}}}}}** ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/394 "2012-01-26T12:27:13Z")
Hugs and good wishes, flatlined and Bill. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/395 "2012-01-26T13:55:03Z")
I live in a suburb of Melbourne, FL. Pronounced MEL-burn. Not MEL-BORN, even though that is a semi-acceptable alternative pronunciation. But for Og’s sake, it’s _not_ pronounced MEL-BURN with an emphasis on both syllables. That deliberate pronunciation of the schwa grates like newcomers to Louisville who pronounce it LOO-ville without any hint of a schwa in the middle, from what I hear it’s better to just say Loo-ee-ville until you get the hang of it. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/396 "2012-01-26T16:38:19Z")
Holy shit, **flatlined**. :eek: Pfft. There went my petty little rant. Seems so … petty now. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/397 "2012-01-26T20:07:47Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I live in a suburb of Melbourne, FL. Pronounced MEL-burn. Not MEL-BORN, even though that is a semi-acceptable alternative pronunciation. But for Og’s sake, it’s _not_ pronounced MEL-BURN with an emphasis on both syllables. That deliberate pronunciation of the schwa grates like newcomers to Louisville who pronounce it LOO-ville without any hint of a schwa in the middle, from what I hear it’s better to just say Loo-ee-ville until you get the hang of it. I can relate; Calgary is pronounced CAL-gry, not Cal-GARR-ee. You can always tell who’s new in town from the way they pronounce it. 🙂 ETA: Dammit, I meant to express my sympathy and hopes that it isn’t that bad to **flatlined** , too. ---
**Author:** ![eulalia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eulalia/32/457_2.png) [@eulalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eulalia)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/398 "2012-01-26T20:15:55Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > Tears in eyes now. Everyone told me to not love an older man because he would die first. Everyone was right. I’m flying out in 5 hours., I live in the fucking sticks and I can’t get there sooner. > > FML. I thought we had something good happening and now he’s going to die one me. Its now fair. Something good DID happen, no matter what. Love is always worth it even if it hurts a lot. I hope things turn out better than it seems now, but please don’t have any regrets about loving someone. Just know we’re all thinking of you and hoping for the best. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/399 "2012-01-26T20:21:31Z")
We’re with you, **flatlined** , even out here where you can’t see us. Hoping for the best. ---
**Author:** ![Tracyfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f14d63/32.png) [@Tracyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracyfish)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003/400 "2012-01-26T21:19:05Z")
Oh, no, **flatlined**! Add my sympathy and hope that things will work out for Bill to everyone else’s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-bitchy-new-year-january-2012-minirants/608003.md?page=21)