# February Bitching- Please Start here **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 1, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028 "2013-02-01T13:38:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![eclectic\_wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac91a4/32.png) [@eclectic\_wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eclectic_wench)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/301 "2013-02-20T00:02:04Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > In today’s episode of Minor-League Shit That Sets Your Teeth On Edge: > > 1. use of the moronic term “baby bump”. OK, I gotta ask: I don’t say ‘baby bump’ but I do say ‘bump’. As in ‘All my tops have got too short, they only cover half the bump’ or ‘I can’t sleep face down any more because the bump’s too big.’ What would you say instead? ‘My gravid uterus’? Because I’m happier not sounding like a weirdo, when possible. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/302 "2013-02-20T03:33:48Z")
Well that was a fun day. Twelve hours of work followed by two hours of cleaning. I’m exhausted and the baby’s all wide awake and ready to rock. Oh joy. ---
**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:** [February 20, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/303 "2013-02-20T05:25:45Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > **Sicks Ate** , today our office dum-dum asked me how to work the packing tape dispenser. Turns out she’d put the tape roll in backwards and the tape was stuck to it. This was beyond her capability to troubleshoot and repair. Y’know, I always think, “If I was that stupid, I’d at least try to keep it a secret…” Unfortunately, she’s too stupid to think of that. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/304 "2013-02-20T05:40:29Z")
> [@eclectic\_wench](#): > > OK, I gotta ask: I don’t say ‘baby bump’ but I do say ‘bump’. As in ‘All my tops have got too short, they only cover half the bump’ or ‘I can’t sleep face down any more because the bump’s too big.’ What would you say instead? ‘My gravid uterus’? Because I’m happier not sounding like a weirdo, when possible. It’s moronic when the tabloids are publishing a picture that shows the slightest amount of convex curve to a (celebrity) woman’s belly, and breathlessly shrieking that they’re showing the first photographic evidence that she’s pregnant. They NEVER show a woman who’s so gravid that her navel is poking out, and call THAT a “baby bump.” ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/305 "2013-02-20T06:46:29Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > It’s moronic when the tabloids are publishing a picture that shows the slightest amount of convex curve to a (celebrity) woman’s belly, and breathlessly shrieking that they’re showing the first photographic evidence that she’s pregnant. I saw [this](http://images.magshop.com/products/4848180213_womans-day_L.jpg) today. Apparently that’s Kate Middleton, aka the Duchess of Cambridge, but it really doesn’t look like her to me. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/306 "2013-02-20T13:47:15Z")
Blargh. Last night I was all psyched up to get up and run this morning, had my clothes laid out and everything (sidetrack rant…can’t wait until I can just grab shorts and a shirt instead of layering). Then I didn’t sleep well at all, so I opted to try to get more sleep instead. Then I didn’t sleep anyway. So now I’m pissed off because I’d actually feel better if I had run instead of rolling around the bed. Tomorrow can’t come quicly enough…it’ll probably snow like a bastard, and I need to stay home and take a mental health day. ---
**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:** [February 20, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/307 "2013-02-20T14:35:08Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Unfortunately, she’s too stupid to think of that. ☹ You’d think her name was Ron-duh! ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/308 "2013-02-20T16:58:41Z")
Speaking of which I wish someone would post a link to the Ron Thread as I have lost it and you can’t search on Ron. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/309 "2013-02-20T17:12:37Z")
Here you go: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=495672&highlight=Melodyharmonius](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=495672&highlight=Melodyharmonius) ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/310 "2013-02-20T18:27:21Z")
Thanks so much! I’m subscribed now. ---
**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:** [February 20, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/311 "2013-02-20T19:18:30Z")
And the Lying Liars at AFLAC have finally acknowledged receiving our paperwork. Of course, they claim that it hit their queue on the twelfth, despite the fact that it was submitted first on January 27. And our agent couldn’t even be bothered with returning a phone call or email for over two weeks. Jerk. ---
**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:** [February 20, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/312 "2013-02-20T22:28:13Z")
Work was such a shitstorm when I left, I’m afraid of what will await me when I go back. Like, stomach knotting afraid. I don’t wanna go back, leaving my semi paralyzed wheelchair-bound husband alone all day, day after day. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/313 "2013-02-21T00:49:47Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Work was such a shitstorm when I left, I’m afraid of what will await me when I go back. Like, stomach knotting afraid. I don’t wanna go back, leaving my semi paralyzed wheelchair-bound husband alone all day, day after day. Hugs and hugs and more hugs. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/314 "2013-02-21T04:02:13Z")
How hard could it be to find a desk on wheels that has an open back that I can use a laptop on while reclining in my recliner? Yes, I know about the laptop-cart/hospital-bed type ones (I have two of them), but the problem with those is that I have to put the footrest up before I wheel it into position, and that’s tricky. Plus it’s a PITA to untangle myself when I need to get out of the chair. All I want is a desk with four legs, ending in wheels, that’s wide enough and has enough clearance that I can sit down in my chair, pull the desk to a comfortable position towards me, and then put my feet up without having to twist and turn and tug and … I cannot be the only person in the world who wants a desk like this, so why is it I can’t seem to find the right search terms to FIND the damn thing? I thought I’d found a good candidate on Amazon, but it’s not on wheels and there’s no way to add wheels to it. GRRRRR! ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/315 "2013-02-21T10:24:30Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > How hard could it be to find a desk on wheels that has an open back that I can use a laptop on while reclining in my recliner? Yes, I know about the laptop-cart/hospital-bed type ones (I have two of them), but the problem with those is that I have to put the footrest up before I wheel it into position, and that’s tricky. Plus it’s a PITA to untangle myself when I need to get out of the chair. All I want is a desk with four legs, ending in wheels, that’s wide enough and has enough clearance that I can sit down in my chair, pull the desk to a comfortable position towards me, and then put my feet up without having to twist and turn and tug and … > > I cannot be the only person in the world who wants a desk like this, so why is it I can’t seem to find the right search terms to FIND the damn thing? I thought I’d found a good candidate on Amazon, but it’s not on wheels and there’s no way to add wheels to it. > > GRRRRR! The twin [Malm rolly table](http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80196480/)? ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/316 "2013-02-21T13:50:49Z")
I get moved by something, post something in the MMP, and people accuse me of being drunk. Huh. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/317 "2013-02-21T15:25:51Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > All I want is a desk with four legs, ending in wheels… There’ve GOT to be a way to attach wheels to almost any table/desk. Any handyperson dopers here with ideas? My best one is “Look around Ikea”, but our closest one isn’t (we’re giving our daughter a trip there for her birthday, and it’s quite the undertaking). Can you post a pic of The Perfect Desk that you wish had wheels? ---
**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:** [February 21, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/318 "2013-02-21T17:47:32Z")
> [@digs](#): > > There’ve GOT to be a way to attach wheels to almost any table/desk. Any handyperson dopers here with ideas? My best one is “Look around Ikea”, but our closest one isn’t (we’re giving our daughter a trip there for her birthday, and it’s quite the undertaking). > > Can you post a pic of The Perfect Desk that you wish had wheels? I can post a link to it on Amazon. [Atlantic Gaming Desk](http://www.amazon.com/Atlantic-33935701-Gaming-Desk/dp/B0058O8EN8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361468651&sr=8-1) The Malm desk that \*\*aruvqan \*\*linked would work; in fact, it’s close to what I had in mind when I first started searching (although I’m generally not found of the ultra modern look). I like the Atlantic one because it’s got ways of keeping stuff in place that the other doesn’t, which was not something I’d considered at the outset. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/319 "2013-02-21T19:51:00Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > How hard could it be to find a desk on wheels that has an open back that I can use a laptop on while reclining in my recliner? Yes, I know about the laptop-cart/hospital-bed type ones (I have two of them), but the problem with those is that I have to put the footrest up before I wheel it into position, and that’s tricky. Plus it’s a PITA to untangle myself when I need to get out of the chair. All I want is a desk with four legs, ending in wheels, that’s wide enough and has enough clearance that I can sit down in my chair, pull the desk to a comfortable position towards me, and then put my feet up without having to twist and turn and tug and … > > I cannot be the only person in the world who wants a desk like this, so why is it I can’t seem to find the right search terms to FIND the damn thing? I thought I’d found a good candidate on Amazon, but it’s not on wheels and there’s no way to add wheels to it. > > GRRRRR! Wheels are so 10,000BC. You need a [Walking Table.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRMQHymffx8) ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028/320 "2013-02-21T20:06:15Z")
> [@digs](#): > > There’ve GOT to be a way to attach wheels to almost any table/desk. Any handyperson dopers here with ideas? My best one is “Look around Ikea”, but our closest one isn’t (we’re giving our daughter a trip there for her birthday, and it’s quite the undertaking). > > Can you post a pic of The Perfect Desk that you wish had wheels? > [@Morgyn](#): > > I can post a link to it on Amazon. > > [Atlantic Gaming Desk](http://www.amazon.com/Atlantic-33935701-Gaming-Desk/dp/B0058O8EN8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361468651&sr=8-1) > > The Malm desk that \*\*aruvqan \*\*linked would work; in fact, it’s close to what I had in mind when I first started searching (although I’m generally not found of the ultra modern look). I like the Atlantic one because it’s got ways of keeping stuff in place that the other doesn’t, which was not something I’d considered at the outset. Since it’s all metal construction, it shouldn’t be too hard to weld some casters to the bottom of the legs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/february-bitching-please-start-here/649028.md?page=17)