# Happy Thanksbitching! November is here! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 1, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451 "2011-11-01T02:49:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 26
**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:** [November 30, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451/501 "2011-11-30T05:02:19Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > I’d go downtairs but I don’t have a cane and my balance is off because my big toe is numb. OK, I do have a cane and a walking stick, but stairs are really scarey right now. I’ve been known to crawl down stairs backwards. Or butt-scoot. And, by the way, can you get your boss to post Shredder Guy’s latest exploits? It would be therapeutic… ---
**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:** [November 30, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451/502 "2011-11-30T18:45:31Z")
Last day - you guys better get all your November bitching out. 🙂 ETA: Have to Pit myself - I thought both bills were due Dec. 1, but it turns out one was due Nov. 29. Crap. I hate being late paying bills for such a stupid reason as not actually checking the due date. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451/503 "2011-11-30T23:18:57Z")
I pit Alzheimer’s. And it’s damn near impossible to buy a gift for an Alzheimer’s patient. Also, cats, it’s winter. You’re going to want all that fur you’re shedding now. Can we PLEASE take a break from the shedding? I’d appreciate it. So would the vacuum. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451/504 "2011-11-30T23:35:31Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I pit Alzheimer’s. And it’s damn near impossible to buy a gift for an Alzheimer’s patient.\ Is it wrong that my first thought was that you can buy them the same thing every year? ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451/505 "2011-12-01T00:14:39Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > Two words: Butt scoot. When I had ACL surgery, I could have been all tough and hobble up and down stairs, and did so when others were around. When they weren’t? I scooted my butt up and down the stairs. > [@digs](#): > > I’ve been known to crawl down stairs backwards. Or butt-scoot. Thank you both. I honestly never thought if this. :smack: It works so well. There won’t be a need for boss to post SG updates. I’m sick of this. I’m going to lie to one of my doctor’s receptionists to forge a “flatlined can come back to work on very limited duty.” release. She will do it because I’ll tell her that I’m running out of PTO and CAT leave. I know, I know, its wrong to take advantage of someone who is kind and caring. Flame me, but I just cannot do this anymore. As soon as I get the release, I’m showing it to Bill, forwarding it to my boss and flying home. I know that I’ll have many, MANY SG updates to share on Monday. > [@Chimera](#): > > Me too. I’d only been without a cat 8 days when Raido came into my life. Now she’s been gone for about 4 weeks and I’ve dreamt of getting a new cat twice in the last week. Are you dreaming about a cat who looks like Raido? I might be able to hook you up, from what I’ve learned, Tony has filled my cat rooms with kittens. I don’t think I’ve got any white or orange ones, but I’m thinking I’ve got every other color. > [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Clearly, I need to visit you, and bring my cats. All four cats are VERY affectionate, and will sit on you so that you can’t get up. The Siamese gives hugs and kisses, whether you want her to or not. She will also present her butt to any male. She’s been spayed, but she is still hopeful. Kitty hugs! Yes!! I’ll be on the ground floor hoping to get some. Bring your walking stick and we can spend time wacking Bill. (because he saw me buttscooting down the stairs and started talking about installing a staircase elevator thingy.) > [@Anne\_Neville](#): > > Saying that to the lower orders, though, is a mark of ill breeding. A well-bred person would know that there are some things we think that we should not say, and that’s one of them. This made me laugh almost as hard as **ChefGuy’s** post 🙂 I can always depend on the Dope to make me smile. My last rant for the month. I was complaining about how long this is taking to heal and Bill told me that I need to be patient and complient. I told him that I’m young and healthy and that I should have recovered at least a week ago. Bill told me to remember that professional football players in the prime of their life will take an entire season to recover from an injury like mine. I told him that was different because I’M SPECIAL. He laughed so hard that he almost choked on his coffee. I wouldn have tossed my coffee at him, but he makes the best coffee ever. I just grumbled Zloyt lyev yesta bratva into my mug and told him to have a good day. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451/506 "2011-12-01T00:24:39Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > Are you dreaming about a cat who looks like Raido? No, I want a short haired tabby male, like my best bud who died at aged 20 in 2006. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451/507 "2011-12-01T00:46:43Z")
I don’t think I have one in my house. I haven’t been there for a while, so its possible that I do. I can still hook you up. Go to petfinders and look for them in your area. You will find one that fits you wonderfully. I’m not going tell you not to get a cat that looks like the one you loved for so many years. I will remind you that the 20 years you spent with your beloved pet molded you and him together. It will take some time to bond and mold with your new kittie. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451/508 "2011-12-01T01:01:46Z")
I hate RA [rheumatoid arthritis] flares. Especially when one comes on at work and reduces me to a sobbing wreck, witnessed by one of my office mates who is a wonderful guy who panicked and ran for my hubby [we work in the same office] to come and calm me down. I didn’t want anyone to see me hurting like that and it was embarrasing as fuck. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451/509 "2011-12-01T01:09:12Z")
Stupid computer is at Best Buy, being wiped clean and having everything reinstalled. At this point, I’d like to give everyone a friendly reminder to update their anti-virus software. On the bright side, I had very recently backed everything up, so I haven’t lost any data. But, being computer-less is definitely frustrating. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451/510 "2011-12-01T01:47:30Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I pit Alzheimer’s. And it’s damn near impossible to buy a gift for an Alzheimer’s patient. > > Also, cats, it’s winter. You’re going to want all that fur you’re shedding now. Can we PLEASE take a break from the shedding? I’d appreciate it. So would the vacuum. > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Is it wrong that my first thought was that you can buy them the same thing every year? That made me laugh, so yeah, it’s probably wrong. And Bill just brushed out out cats. Again. I think I’m gonna knit a cat hair blanky for **flatlined** , as the cats told me, in unison, that they are Not Interested in a road trip. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451/511 "2011-12-01T02:42:38Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > There won’t be a need for boss to post SG updates. I’m sick of this. I’m going to lie to one of my doctor’s receptionists to forge a “flatlined can come back to work on very limited duty.” release. She will do it because I’ll tell her that I’m running out of PTO and CAT leave. I know, I know, its wrong to take advantage of someone who is kind and caring. Flame me, but I just cannot do this anymore. As soon as I get the release, I’m showing it to Bill, forwarding it to my boss and flying home. Please don’t do this. Sure as shit, you’ll overdo it because no one else is doing their job (“hey! **flatlined** ’s back! Let’s get her to do all this shit nowNowNOW!”) and you’ll make things so very much worse for yourself. The docs tell you to rest because your body needs it to heal properly. Going back to work too early because you’re bored is a terrible reason to risk crippling yourself later in life. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451/512 "2011-12-01T02:59:13Z")
What **Morgyn** said (except about all those non-existent co-workers). SG will keep; don’t do it for _us_, either. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451/513 "2011-12-01T03:00:42Z")
**flatlined** , you know if you go back to work you’ll end up overdoing. Better to wait and suffer some boredom now than to reinjure it and have to start all over. Stay put, enjoy Bill’s company for a while, and deal with it. Don’t make me come down there and sit on you! ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451/514 "2011-12-01T06:24:12Z")
Wow. I had just typed a great post, thanking everyone for their support and then complaining that I won’t listen. Something happened and it was lost. I honestly cannot do this anymore. I need to go back to work. I also need someone to start the December bitch thread, so I can tell you all about the teenagers who took out my fence and CNL trying to get Tony arrested. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451/515 "2011-12-01T13:12:05Z")
[Here ya go](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=633285) 🙂 And go slow with the back to work thing - having to re-repair & re-heal is worse than the original sittin’ around being bored. BTDT. Behave yourself, ok? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksbitching-november-is-here/601451.md?page=25)