# Hell o' Weenies (October Mini-Rants) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 1, 2023, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948 "2023-10-01T07:02:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/241 "2023-10-11T22:14:13Z")
Yup–in a brace, surgery Friday, had an MRI today and my wife got meds. Sounds like a 4-6 month recovery. Gonna be a looonngg winter, especially with no skiing. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/242 "2023-10-11T22:31:51Z")
If I were you I’d be complaining a lot more! That really sucks! ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/243 "2023-10-11T23:01:41Z")
Thanks–starting to really hurt. Long day. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/244 "2023-10-12T00:07:41Z")
> [@Tride](#): > > my wife got meds You must be a shitty patient, if your wife needs meds to deal with dealing with you. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/245 "2023-10-12T00:11:40Z")
“if you’re happy and you know it, it’s your meds” pa rumpa pum pum. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/246 "2023-10-12T00:45:18Z")
Damn, dude. That’s a rough break. It doesn’t quite belong here in the mini-rants thread; that one is up there with the maxi-rants. Best of luck and keep us posted. We can come visit and drive you nuts! ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/247 "2023-10-12T03:31:09Z")
Hells bells, that has got to hurt. Glad you were seen, have the necessary drugs and the necessary doctor. Heal well and maintain patience while healing. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/248 "2023-10-12T06:54:19Z")
( Please get well soon? ) ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/249 "2023-10-12T10:17:31Z")
Thanks all y’all. Need to buy a recliner tout suite. Trying to sleep in the bed is a no go. And grab bars for the shower. And cancel our Fiji trip scheduled for 11/3/23 for my 56th birthday! (Wah!). ---
**Author:** ![slalexan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@slalexan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slalexan)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/250 "2023-10-12T16:06:53Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I hope you feel better soon. I do feel better… And then the baby got a fever and it turns out he has flu A. So that’s great. Didn’t even have a chance to get a flu shot for anyone yet. But we got worse news today. My husband works at a corvette restoration shop owned by a husband-wife duo. My husband’s boss manages the operations side and his wife was managing the books. A couple of months ago, she had what looked a lot like a stroke. She never really got better and every doctor they took her to couldn’t figure out what was wrong. Last night, she passed away. She was an amazing lady. A real firecracker. Way too young to just go this way. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/251 "2023-10-12T16:50:59Z")
Ouch. Many small businesses like that do not survive the loss of one of the partner-couple. My pest control company went down like that when the exterminator guy’s wife / partner / bookkeeper / office manager just dropped dead one day mid-sentence. The business and the other ~10 employees hobbled along for a few more months but his heart wasn’t in it and he sold out / shut down the biz. I never knew whether the national chain that bought their book of business offered jobs to the workers. I do know he retired; too messed up to do anything else and almost old enough to have done so in the normal course. I _really_ hope you and your husband have a better outcome than that. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/252 "2023-10-12T23:37:24Z")
I’m so sorry. That just sucks for your husband’s boss and those who know the couple. LSL is right though, so on top of the stress of dealing with this situation, your husband should polish his resume. I hope he won’t need to use it. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/253 "2023-10-13T00:19:47Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Yikes! If my favorite spatula went missing I’d be freaking out. I’m still sad about it. I’ve got plenty of spatulas in all shapes and sizes, but this one was really neat…sort of a mid-size. > [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > If my favorite silicone spatula went missing it might perturb me but it wouldn’t inconvenience me, I’d just break out one of the other 3 identical ones. And I’m kicking myself because just last month I visited _two_ extremely nice, independently-operated kitchen stores and admired their spatula offerings. 🤦‍♀️ ---
**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:** [October 13, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/254 "2023-10-13T03:18:56Z")
You just had to go mentioning favorite spatulas, didn’t you? I just discovered that mine has a split down the middle of the silicone, dagnabbit. How did that even happen? Maybe I should just use it as intended instead of an all-purpose tool? Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/255 "2023-10-13T04:27:55Z")
Spatula City from the Weird Al movie “UHF”! ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/256 "2023-10-13T09:11:35Z")
… or a way to make PJ Soles giggle in ‘Stripes’… ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/257 "2023-10-13T13:36:38Z")
The word “Spatula” really sounds like it ought to be a gizmo gynecologists use in the course of their workday. You’re welcome. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/258 "2023-10-13T14:43:20Z")
There are spatulas made of stainless steel used in gynecology. > **[Gynecological Ayre’s Spatula](https://mederen.com/catalog/gynecology-and-obstetrics/gynecological-brushes-and-probes/gynecological-ayre-s-spatula.html)** > > Used to sample ectocervix and posterior fornix cells in cervical cancer screening procedures. The 2 differently shaped ends make the product suitable for specific purposes. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/259 "2023-10-13T14:47:06Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Spatula City from the Weird Al movie “UHF”! Supplies! ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948/260 "2023-10-13T16:16:46Z")
Also suitable for flipping very tiny eggs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948.md?page=14)