# Happy Fucking New Year , Ya Bunch Of Turds. Let's hear your gripe for 2016. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 1, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891 "2016-01-01T08:09:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/181 "2016-01-16T02:25:53Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Pop up blocker and adblock should wipe those out too 🙂 I have that - I think. I had to buy a new laptop last Sept and I _think_ that stuff is there - I have the pop up blocker set on my browser for sure. The ads I’m talking about are the ones that sort of slide across screen, until the are in the way of whatever I am trying to read - [Gocomics.com](http://Gocomics.com) is _terrible_ for this. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/182 "2016-01-16T03:33:11Z")
> [@curlcoat](#): > > I have that - I think. I had to buy a new laptop last Sept and I _think_ that stuff is there - I have the pop up blocker set on my browser for sure. The ads I’m talking about are the ones that sort of slide across screen, until the are in the way of whatever I am trying to read - [Gocomics.com](http://Gocomics.com) is _terrible_ for this. Check your browser extensions for adblock plus. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/183 "2016-01-16T03:40:51Z")
Jeez. Is it to much to expect that someone would have TRIED TO TAKE the survey before you sent it out to the entire customer list? First question: What state do you live in? With a choice of five New England states. Fortunately mine (Massachusetts) was among the choices. Second question: Which county do you live in? Giving about five options – none of which were counties in Massachusetts (I recognized at least three of them as being Florida counties, but could be counties with those names in other states, too, I guess) – and “Other” with a fill in box. So I picked that, and typed in the right county. Third question: What is your zip code? (And why not just ask for that first instead of bothering with State/county?) Anyway, I typed it in. And being here in Massachusetts, it starts with “0.” The survey follows up with “Error! You must enter a five digit number!” and shows my entered number with the leading zero gone. :smack: Yeah. You can’t DO that with zip codes, they’re not really numbers. At that point I gave up. I sure hope you didn’t pay whoever programmed that survey more than a buck fifty. ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/184 "2016-01-16T04:27:23Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Check your browser extensions for adblock plus. \> gasp! \< oooo, thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/185 "2016-01-16T05:10:04Z")
If I were to describe my commute home on network TV, I’d sound like R2D2, with most of my remarks being “[bleep]”. Bunch of teenage wannabe gangstas decided to have a brawl on the train. Useless excuse for a “security guard” did squat. The driver was a lot more effective at dealing with it. Get home, latch on pedestrian gate into complex is as usual stuffed with crap so it won’t actually lock, since I have idiot neighbors too damn lazy to actually take a key with them. When I pointed out to lazy bitch yelling from across a parking lot not to lock it that she should take her damn keys because her neighbors would like some degree of security, I was informed that I am a total bitch. Did get a rather personal offer I ignored, since I’m straight, married, and have social standards much higher than some lazy ghetto queen wannabe. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/186 "2016-01-16T05:43:01Z")
> [@curlcoat](#): > > \> gasp! \< > > oooo, thank you! … Sarcasm? ---
**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:** [January 16, 2016, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/187 "2016-01-16T11:16:18Z")
Probably not. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/188 "2016-01-16T13:40:08Z")
My cat, Baxter, has IBD. It had been controlled with a food change and some probiotics for about 18 months. But he had a flare a few weeks back and had to take steroids. The problem is, the steroids have only helped the IBD intermittently. (I can tell that his arthritis feels MUCH better, though – he’s been scampering around like a kitten.) We’re going to the vet, and I’m worried about him. There are four possible causes of IBD in cats – one I don’t remember in my pre-caffeinated state, one is idiopathic, one is eosinophilic (allergic), and one is cancer. Baxter is 13. Cancer is a real possibility. The only way to find out, though, is through surgery, and even if I found out, what would I do? I won’t give him chemo, because I couldn’t explain why I’m making him feel bad, and chemo only gives another 18 months, if it works well. Sigh. I guess we’ll see what the vet says. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/189 "2016-01-16T17:39:13Z")
Good luck with Baxter, **GrumpyBunny**. I’ll be thinking of you. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/190 "2016-01-16T19:58:06Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > My cat, Baxter, has IBD. It had been controlled with a food change and some probiotics for about 18 months. But he had a flare a few weeks back and had to take steroids. The problem is, the steroids have only helped the IBD intermittently. (I can tell that his arthritis feels MUCH better, though – he’s been scampering around like a kitten.) > > We’re going to the vet, and I’m worried about him. > > There are four possible causes of IBD in cats – one I don’t remember in my pre-caffeinated state, one is idiopathic, one is eosinophilic (allergic), and one is cancer. Baxter is 13. Cancer is a real possibility. The only way to find out, though, is through surgery, and even if I found out, what would I do? I won’t give him chemo, because I couldn’t explain why I’m making him feel bad, and chemo only gives another 18 months, if it works well. > > Sigh. I guess we’ll see what the vet says. Has he had an abdominal ultrasound done? ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/191 "2016-01-17T01:00:14Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > … > > Sarcasm? NO! That worked so well, I bow to your superior irritation blocking knowledge! ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/192 "2016-01-17T01:01:47Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > My cat, Baxter, has IBD. It had been controlled with a food change and some probiotics for about 18 months. But he had a flare a few weeks back and had to take steroids. The problem is, the steroids have only helped the IBD intermittently. (I can tell that his arthritis feels MUCH better, though – he’s been scampering around like a kitten.) > > We’re going to the vet, and I’m worried about him. > > There are four possible causes of IBD in cats – one I don’t remember in my pre-caffeinated state, one is idiopathic, one is eosinophilic (allergic), and one is cancer. Baxter is 13. Cancer is a real possibility. The only way to find out, though, is through surgery, and even if I found out, what would I do? I won’t give him chemo, because I couldn’t explain why I’m making him feel bad, and chemo only gives another 18 months, if it works well. > > Sigh. I guess we’ll see what the vet says. If it is cancer, talk to a vet oncologist about whether or not he will feel bad. I had a dog on chemo for six months for lymphoma and he barely noticed. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/193 "2016-01-17T01:28:16Z")
One of the houses across the street has a new owner. The new guy seems to have decided to put around an uberwatt bulb in his carriage lamp, and leave it on 24/7. His garage opens on the side not pointing toward his house, so I bet he has no idea how fucking annoying it is having that at window level all night. I hope some neighborhood kid with a pellet gun informs him of that fact. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/194 "2016-01-17T04:47:04Z")
I’ve been considering beating Idiot Bro to death with a rolled-up diploma but I don’t want The Nephews mad at me… For the last couple of years he’s been unemployed more often than not; he’s one of those people who never answer a “help wanted” ad because they can always find some condition they don’t fulfill. Eventually he decided to go back to school to get a degree which will qualify him to teach at the HS level. Specifically and since his undergrad is in Engineering, he’d be qualified to teach scientific disciplines including draftsmanship but not the highest biology courses, plus several shop subjects. He’s got his practice all set up at our old HS, with one of the draftsmanship teachers. Bro sent an email to the principal asking if they might have a slot for him to do his practice; a few days later he got hailed at the supermarket by his old draftsmanship teacher saying “hey, I hear you’re my new baby-teacher! Cool!” He was seriously considering not taking it to get a month-long contract as a warehouse worker, which is where my hands were trying to roll up his diploma. He finally decided not to after a friend who heard him Took Him Outside, pushed him against a wall and recited the alphabet to him Sesame Street style. 1. The other draftsmanship teacher is retiring at the end of the year. 2. That school is desperate to get teachers who actually know how to spell “altar” and the difference between Advent and Lent. 3. He’s already got “yes” votes from at least 40% of the teachers based on prior acquaintance, including the principal, viceprincipal and dean of sciences, so long as he doesn’t screw up. They’re basically waiting for him to graduate so they can shove the contract into his hands and he was waffling… aaaaaaargh! ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/195 "2016-01-17T21:26:34Z")
I liked the guys music too. But here’s a bulletin: David Bowie died a week ago. Get over it. Not only has my wife’s car been tuned to the fucking David Bowie channel on Sirius all week I have to hear her sing over every song. Including that crappy Lazarus song. (I’m sorry but the new album blows God Bless his soul.) Even worse are all the shitty COVERS of Bowie songs I’m subjected to. I’ve had to listen to that miserable Labyrinth song and a bad Bowie cover of “See Emily Play”. Even the Beatles had duds that shouldn’t be played on the radio, ever. Oh, one other thing no one seems to realize: “Space Oddity” and “Starman” were songs; The Man Who Fell to Earth or whatever it was called was a MOVIE. David Bowie was not a real astronaut so enough of all the spaceman tributes or tributes with the word “star” or “stars” in them. Again, I like his music as well but stop mourning him like he was the family dog you weirdos. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/196 "2016-01-17T22:52:39Z")
Bowie was the Goblin King of the Weirdos. I know current high school kids who looked up to him, because he pioneered the path to being as weird as you want to and how not to give a fuck. Young people still look to his works as a way to work through their own gender issues, and older people love him because we were there when it all was going down. It will blow over, just taking longer than most. There’s a history with him that’s relevant to more generations than most celebrities. In the meantime, I’m sure those around you must appreciate you venting here and keeping your big mouth shut IRL. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/197 "2016-01-18T02:29:34Z")
> [@curlcoat](#): > > NO! That worked so well, I bow to your superior irritation blocking knowledge! Oh good, I am glad that worked for you 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/198 "2016-01-18T02:32:06Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > I liked the guys music too. But here’s a bulletin: David Bowie died a week ago. Get over it. Not only has my wife’s car been tuned to the fucking David Bowie channel on Sirius all week I have to hear her sing over every song. Including that crappy Lazarus song. (I’m sorry but the new album blows God Bless his soul.) > > Even worse are all the shitty COVERS of Bowie songs I’m subjected to. I’ve had to listen to that miserable Labyrinth song and a bad Bowie cover of “See Emily Play”. Even the Beatles had duds that shouldn’t be played on the radio, ever. > > Oh, one other thing no one seems to realize: “Space Oddity” and “Starman” were songs; The Man Who Fell to Earth or whatever it was called was a MOVIE. David Bowie was not a real astronaut so enough of all the spaceman tributes or tributes with the word “star” or “stars” in them. > > Again, I like his music as well but stop mourning him like he was the family dog you weirdos. > [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Bowie was the Goblin King of the Weirdos. I know current high school kids who looked up to him, because he pioneered the path to being as weird as you want to and how not to give a fuck. Young people still look to his works as a way to work through their own gender issues, and older people love him because we were there when it all was going down. > > It will blow over, just taking longer than most. There’s a history with him that’s relevant to more generations than most celebrities. > > In the meantime, I’m sure those around you must appreciate you venting here and keeping your big mouth shut IRL. Bowie had a profound impact on me growing up. He was the MAN. It was a shock when he died. Some people take a little longer to process than others. Cut them a bit of a break? ETA I support SDT’s statement, mine was directed at russianheel. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/199 "2016-01-18T04:27:57Z")
> [@Lacunae\_Matata](#): > > Reminds me of my recent life lesson: Never tell a psycho that she is, in fact, psycho. It just doesn’t work out well, 'cause crazy folks are always the last to know. I honestly knew that I should have walked away as soon as she started freaking out over the door being locked. I just couldn’t, y’know? It was like watching a car crash happening, you don’t want to see it but you can’t look away. I’m sorry you have to be so “nice” about someone you hated finally dying. My rant is pretty lame. My Kindle paperwhite keeps bricking itself. It wakes up after a while and all is good, but its only 2 years old and I haven’t abused it at all. We’ve got a couple of tablets laying around that would work, but I don’t want to use them as an e-reader. They are bigger and bulkier and heavier. I hate tossing tech toys in the trash, but if it bricks itself again while I’m standing in line…out it goes. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891/200 "2016-01-18T05:59:30Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Bowie had a profound impact on me growing up. He was the MAN. It was a shock when he died. Some people take a little longer to process than others. Cut them a bit of a break? > > ETA I support SDT’s statement, mine was directed at russianheel. Fair enough. You have until Wednesday. I think thats a reasonable extension. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-fucking-new-year-ya-bunch-of-turds-lets-hear-your-gripe-for-2016/741891.md?page=11)