# Happy New Bitchfest! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 1, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605 "2014-01-01T00:37:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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 6, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/181 "2014-01-06T02:57:15Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > I could bitch about my cat insisting on waking me up much too early because she wants her breakfast. 😃 Gimme my cat back. Or … Not. I can sleep in, and won’t even tell anyone he’s a dude cat. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/182 "2014-01-06T03:17:28Z")
I’m only able to say this much right now. And I know others have said it before me, many times. Fuck Cancer. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/183 "2014-01-06T03:54:29Z")
Indeed. Fuck cancer. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/184 "2014-01-06T03:57:37Z")
I’ve figured it out with Maggie. I have to tell her that I don’t have to get up the next morning and please let me sleep in. Then there’s a chance she won’t wake me up somewhere in the vicinity of when my alarm would go off. If I can get her to where that works every time, then I’ll have great weekend/holiday sleeping and a backup to my alarm clock on days I do work! Slept till almost 9am this morning! 🙂 ---
**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 6, 2014, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/185 "2014-01-06T04:11:29Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > I’ve figured it out with Maggie. I have to tell her that I don’t have to get up the next morning and please let me sleep in. Then there’s a chance she won’t wake me up somewhere in the vicinity of when my alarm would go off. If I can get her to where that works every time, then I’ll have great weekend/holiday sleeping and a backup to my alarm clock on days I do work! > > Slept till almost 9am this morning! 🙂 I’ll have to try that with Allie this weekend and see how it goes. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/186 "2014-01-06T05:08:33Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > I could bitch about my cat insisting on waking me up much too early because she wants her breakfast. 😃 Ooh, ooh, I know what to do about this one! Our cat no longer bugs us for food in the mornings. Here’s the drill. 1. Feed them in the evenings. 2. In the morning, the very first thing when you get up, _take away the (presumably empty) food dish_ and put it in a cabinet somewhere. You can give it back in an hour or so, or in the evening when you feed them. The important thing is for them to associate “Seanette is out of bed” and “food dish is gone.” Cats are pretty smart - it shouldn’t take long before they are tiptoeing around in the mornings trying not to wake you up. Sorry for cat-related digression, ranters. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/187 "2014-01-06T05:29:07Z")
Can I bitch about the weather? Because we had snow. Now we’re having rain. Then it will get to be 12 degrees on Tuesday. So basically we’ll have iced over slush. I nearly slipped three times today just walking on sidewalks. Fuck black ice! ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/188 "2014-01-06T07:14:56Z")
> [@ENugent](#): > > Ooh, ooh, I know what to do about this one! Our cat no longer bugs us for food in the mornings. Here’s the drill. > > 1. Feed them in the evenings. > 2. In the morning, the very first thing when you get up, _take away the (presumably empty) food dish_ and put it in a cabinet somewhere. You can give it back in an hour or so, or in the evening when you feed them. The important thing is for them to associate “Seanette is out of bed” and “food dish is gone.” Cats are pretty smart - it shouldn’t take long before they are tiptoeing around in the mornings trying not to wake you up. > > Sorry for cat-related digression, ranters. Absolutely feed them at night! Mine never wake me for food. ---
**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/189 "2014-01-06T12:46:08Z")
Dont have a catrant, sorry. Mine is a perfect angel. Well, except for the countersurfing thing but I just Clorox a lot. What bugs me today is ppl using the “sh” sound for the “s” sound. ALL THE FREAKIN TIME! “Shtraight” is not a word, dammittohell. It bugs me even more than the “fry” phenomenon which is so ubiquitous I dont even hear it anymore. ---
**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 6, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/190 "2014-01-06T13:02:08Z")
Wtf is the fry phenomenon? ---
**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/191 "2014-01-06T13:08:16Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Wtf is the fry phenomenon? [Vocal Fry Tones](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsE5mysfZsY) > **[TODAY Video - Latest TODAY show clips, news & video](https://www.today.com/video)** > > Watch the latest TODAY video with anchors Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie, Jenna Bush Hager, Al Roker and more. Find videos for pop culture, concert series and more. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/192 "2014-01-06T13:47:30Z")
Okay, everyone. In advance of the Olympics, let me remind everyone: “Medal” is NOT a freaking verb! If I hear anyone say that someone “medalled” today, or that someone “failed to medal,” I’m going to go mad. More mad than I already am, that is. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/193 "2014-01-06T14:03:43Z")
“Verbing weirds language.” - Calvin Edit: But the dictionary [says you’re wrong](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/medal?s=t). Not even an “informal” tag in sight. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/194 "2014-01-06T14:13:41Z")
Just because it’s technically correct doesn’t mean it doesn’t annoy me. Heh. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/195 "2014-01-06T16:26:47Z")
> [@SerafinaPekala](#): > > Dont have a catrant, sorry. Mine is a perfect angel. Well, except for the countersurfing thing but I just Clorox a lot. > > What bugs me today is ppl using the “sh” sound for the “s” sound. ALL THE FREAKIN TIME! “Shtraight” is not a word, dammittohell. It bugs me even more than the “fry” phenomenon which is so ubiquitous I dont even hear it anymore. Here in Portland, young women seem to have a weird accent. I’m constantly hearing “thot” instead of “that”. “I told her thot wasn’t nice.” It’s accompanied by a quasi-valley girl way of speaking at times. Is this a trend everywhere? I hope not, because it makes the speaker just sound like a moron. Combine that way of speaking with the end-of-sentence interrogative and vocal fry and I want to just choke someone. ---
**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/196 "2014-01-06T17:00:07Z")
Its everywhere I go anyway. And reporters/celebs do it, so its not just your everyday moron, its professional morons too. :smack: Its some kinda signal that they are “cool” and “in the know”. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/197 "2014-01-06T17:35:22Z")
I HATE snow days. My son has been on winter break for two weeks, which already threw off their schedule (and by extension mine) entirely; now we have 9 inches of snow and it’s too cold for them to play in it. So they’re stuck inside while I and my husband are trying to work. And my husband wants my son to do school-type work. Which I agree with, but he wants me to set it up. So not only do I get the “pleasure” of dealing with a four year old who tries to do things that frustrate her (which subsequently results in whining, screaming, tantrums, etc., which then have to be mitigated) and wants only mommy to fix it, I also get to hop up and down every fucking 10 minutes to try to get another worksheet, answer a question, set up more drawing and crafts, get milk, fix an errant shoe that just won’t strap on correctly, etc. And IT’S FUCKING PISSING ME OFF. I can’t get a goddamned thing done. I’m about to fucking murder someone. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/198 "2014-01-06T18:03:14Z")
Apparently, an 8 year-old with an Ipod, who is supposed to be playing some stupid game, will divert to looking up Rainbow Loom patterns and then dive straight in to Googling “neked girls”. Which will lead him down a road that stops in the little town of Pornhub. ---
**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 6, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/199 "2014-01-06T18:13:43Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > Can I bitch about the weather? Because we had snow. Now we’re having rain. Then it will get to be 12 degrees on Tuesday. So basically we’ll have iced over slush. I nearly slipped three times today just walking on sidewalks. Fuck black ice! [Yaktrax](https://www.yaktrax.com/). They’re awesome. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605/200 "2014-01-06T19:34:46Z")
I woke up today to a sore throat and stuffed up nose. Dammit. Staying home, but it’s not like I’m having fun. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-bitchfest/677605.md?page=11)