# Days are too long, nights are too long, and I'm going nuts **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 5, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773 "2021-07-05T23:46:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/1 "2021-07-05T23:46:25Z")
Spelled out in the title. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/2 "2021-07-06T00:02:50Z")
šŸŽ¶ Nights are forever without you. šŸŽµ ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/3 "2021-07-06T00:04:58Z")
They are! though Iā€™d love to see a midnight sun someday. Whatā€™s on your mind? ![](https://c.tenor.com/Jpx11TfiVOQAAAAC/cinderella-pumpkin.gif "Cinderella Pumpkin GIF - Cinderella Pumpkin Midnight - Discover & Share GIFs") ---
**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:** [July 6, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/4 "2021-07-06T02:45:31Z")
> [@chela](#): > > Whatā€™s on your mind? Hey, your gif is stealing my namesakeā€™s mojo. Go get your own. Peace, BippityBoppityBoo, est. June 2020 ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/5 "2021-07-06T03:58:26Z")
![](https://c.tenor.com/xkdIl-LxsP8AAAAC/sleeping-beauty-merryweather.gif "Sleeping Beauty Merryweather GIF - Sleeping Beauty Merryweather Flora - Discover...") Flora, Fauna and Merriweather at your service! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/6 "2021-07-06T04:12:30Z")
Winters are too long, summers are too short. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/7 "2021-07-06T14:32:31Z")
Itā€™s been one damn thing after another and Iā€™m set to throw in the towel. Iā€™m giving up. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/8 "2021-07-06T15:58:52Z")
Sometimes giving up is the fastest route to peace. Maybe it will help to give life permission to suck. Itā€™s going to suck whether we give it permission or not. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/9 "2021-07-06T16:17:30Z")
1. A pretty nurse (iā€™m so shallow) 2) helped me into my wheelchair. 3) I lost twelve pounds. 4) If facilities gets me the new TV they promised my happiness will be complete. ETA: I am pretty flaky, arenā€™t I? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/10 "2021-07-06T16:40:30Z")
See, happiness is there all the time You just have to look for it. Message me. I got lots of free time too. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/11 "2021-07-07T02:42:44Z")
-1. I ended up parked in that wheelchair for 5.5 hours. -2. My back was killing me hours before the end. -3. My left knee hurts more than it has in months. -4. I feel sick, -5. so Nurse took a urine sample, -6. apparently ignoring that Iā€™m a man and not prone to UTIs. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/12 "2021-07-07T02:45:44Z")
The longer the days, the better. The short days in winter really bother me ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/13 "2021-07-07T05:09:48Z")
May all your nurses be pretty. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/14 "2021-07-07T10:15:52Z")
As I age being nice and fun become more and more important. I tried looking at a current favorite ā€œobjectively,ā€ and decided that, with the right personality, looking like Kenan Thompson with tight dreadlocks can work. šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø ---
**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:** [July 7, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/15 "2021-07-07T13:17:55Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > May all your nurses be pretty. > [@dropzone](#): > > tried looking at a current favorite ā€œobjectively Surely nursing professionals arenā€™t being objectified? All those years of college and training and we are reduced to being pretty or not? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/16 "2021-07-07T13:23:19Z")
I donā€™t get the impression that anyone was reduced to anything. Itā€™s really okay to appreciate how someone looks while also respecting their professional expertise. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/17 "2021-07-07T22:40:00Z")
How about ā€œMay all your nurses have a good sense of humor.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/18 "2021-07-08T01:29:41Z")
How about ā€œsheā€™s not as funny as Kenan Thompson, but she tries, and Iā€™d rather have her help me with some of the medical stuff she does?ā€ ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/19 "2021-07-08T01:41:41Z")
For what itā€™s worth, I realize that I have a bit of a problem with low-grade misogyny and am trying to work it out in public here. Should I not do that? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773/20 "2021-07-08T01:54:47Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > I realize that I have a bit of a problem with low-grade misogyny and am trying to work it out in public here. Should I not do that? Yeah, we really love hearing low-grade misogeny. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773.md?page=2)