# Here come rants, blah-blah (December mini-rants) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 1, 2024, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012 "2024-12-01T05:38:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**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:** [December 11, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/161 "2024-12-11T19:56:34Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > If you like mayonnaise, you’ll love this … A good mayonnaise is one of those things that has its place when used properly and in moderation, but I get why some people don’t like it and I’d probably be just as disgusted by that drink as the people in the video. The only thing I ever use mayo for is certain sandwiches, particularly turkey (roast or smoked) or chicken sandwiches and some cold cut sandwiches, in all cases only where lettuce is involved. Mayo is a good complement to sandwiches that work well with lettuce and tomato. I never use it anywhere else. One of the best inventions to come out of the kitchen _chez Wolfpup_ is sliced marinated grilled chicken off the barbecue on a toasted onion bun or large sesame hamburger bun with bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/162 "2024-12-11T20:14:29Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > A good mayonnaise A few years back, my gf was making some fish dish for dinner. She asked me to make some tartare sauce. We have Duke’s for a quick sandwich or similar. She returned to the kitchen a bit later and I’m half way through making mayonnaise. She sighed and left the kitchen till I was done. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/163 "2024-12-11T20:19:06Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > … We have Duke’s for a quick sandwich or similar. > > She returned to the kitchen a bit later and I’m half way through making mayonnaise. She sighed and left the kitchen till I was done. I would have sighed, too! 😉 I make neither tartar sauce nor mayo – I’ve mentioned the two brands of tartar sauce that I like with fish & chips. As for mayo, I’ve heard that Duke’s is good but I’ve never seen it here. I like Hellman’s, but as I said, certain sandwiches are the only thing I ever use it for. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/164 "2024-12-11T20:22:09Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I’ve heard that Duke’s is good but I’ve never seen it here. I initially heard of Duke’s here, and bought some the next time I saw it. My gf tried it and from that time on is the only brand she’ll ever buy. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/165 "2024-12-11T20:42:10Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > As for mayo, I’ve heard that Duke’s is good but I’ve never seen it here. I like Hellman’s, but as I said, certain sandwiches are the only thing I ever use it for. Hellman’s is good. Duke’s is _very_ good. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/166 "2024-12-11T21:29:47Z")
Any thoughts about Spicy Mayo…? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/167 "2024-12-11T22:29:00Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > > [@wolfpup](#): > > > > A good mayonnaise > > A few years back, my gf was making some fish dish for dinner. She asked me to make some tartare sauce. We have Duke’s for a quick sandwich or similar. > > She returned to the kitchen a bit later and I’m half way through making mayonnaise. She sighed and left the kitchen till I was done. That reminds me of an old Joe Rogan line from NewsRadio: “Duct tape? Man, that stuff’s a rip-off. I make my own!” ---
**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:** [December 11, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/168 "2024-12-11T23:24:15Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > Any thoughts about Spicy Mayo…? Don’t know about spicy mayo, but Legal Sea Foods chipotle tartar sauce is great with fish & chips. One of the upscale grocery stores around here makes a chipotle mayo that is fantastic with crab cakes – it’s similar but not the same as the Legal Sea Foods tartar sauce. But otherwise I don’t see much use for spicy mayo. I only use mayonnaise on sandwiches, and if they need spicing up, I use Dijon mustard. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/169 "2024-12-11T23:30:56Z")
I can’t do spicy anything anymore, but in the past when I wanted spicy mayo (great on a chicken sandwich for example) you just use a little hot sauce or cayenne pepper or something with the mayo. That’s generally all spicy mayo is anyway. I’ve never seen a point in buying spicy mayo. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/170 "2024-12-11T23:31:07Z")
I missed a Lego Masters special! I never saw any ads for it. The rerun of the classic Night Court series was over. I tuned to the local Fox affiliate for the 10 o’clock news. I saw the last few minutes of a Lego Masters special. This makes me wonder what else I missed. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/171 "2024-12-11T23:49:12Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Is this the original Billy Graham’s grandson? The commercials I’ve seen feature Franklin (Billy’s son) begging for sweet, sweet dollars prayer time. > [@adhemar](#): > > I am fine, I had a few bruises and some aches. Scary! Glad the outcome wasn’t so awful. There was one of those trains in the city park near my elementary school. One day, my kindergarten teacher walked the entire class (only 25 or so kids) to the park to ride the little train. My primary memory of the day was my mom, who volunteered at the school, walking alongside the train and reminding me not to put my mouth on the train or put my hands in my mouth. 🤣 ---
**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:** [December 11, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/172 "2024-12-11T23:54:55Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > But otherwise I don’t see much use for spicy mayo. I only use mayonnaise on sandwiches, and if they need spicing up, I use Dijon mustard. No, Spicy Mayo is a real thing… and it is on grocery shelves. If you use it instead of regular Mayo… you might forgo jalapeno slices or Cholula sauce on a sandwich. Granted, this is for people who like spicy food. I like it best on thick peasant bread with swiss cheese and boiled ham. I like to toaster toast the bread, wrap the bread in parchment paper, and then Panni Press the sandwich. I think that it is very good. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/173 "2024-12-12T00:27:41Z")
What little “spicy” mayo I have seen in stores is about as spicy as milk … or mayo; maybe as spicy as miracle whip. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/174 "2024-12-12T01:28:46Z")
I just paid a $6 balance on a medical bill online (not one of the bigger expenditures on my healthcare “journey”). On completion of this task, they wanted me to fill out a survey regarding my “billing experience”. 🙄 This survey shit has reached and exceeded asinine proportions. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/175 "2024-12-12T01:37:01Z")
It’s been a weird week. I felt very sleepy all Monday. After work, I tried to take a nap. I woke up when my beloved called me. Then, I slept til my alarm went off the next morning. I woke up feeling sleepy. I have been sleepy since then. I generally do not get cold easily. I have felt cold all this week. According to the digital thermometer, my apartment has been in the mid to upper sixties. I have felt chilly unless I was wearing long pants and a hoodie. If I had any other symptoms, I would think it was the flu or something. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/176 "2024-12-12T01:42:26Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > I just paid a $6 balance on a medical bill online (not one of the bigger expenditures on my healthcare “journey”). > > On completion of this task, they wanted me to fill out a survey regarding my “billing experience”. 🙄 > > This survey shit has reached and exceeded asinine proportions. Every time I go the bank to get money out or do something I get a survey. It’s nuts. I just delete them now. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/177 "2024-12-12T01:55:38Z")
As I have mentioned many times, I work in a virtual call center. Unless a caller does not speak English or the call ends after 5, I am required to ask the caller if they want to take a survey. If I do not ask, I get points deducted. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/178 "2024-12-12T02:07:06Z")
So feel free to ask, and we’ll understand the reason for your motivation. But for darn sure I do not answer surveys of any sort unless they start with: “We have sent $20 to you already. As a gesture of purely optional reciprocity we’d like you to take our survey if you don’t mind.” I’d probably still decline to participate, but at least I’d think about it. In a spirit of fairness. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/179 "2024-12-12T02:20:37Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > These are the [best fruitcakes I’ve had](https://www.poorrockabbey.com/fruitcakes). As you can see you will pay dearly for them, though. YES!!! I’ve ordered from them several times. The draw, to me, is that they have several options without nuts. I’m not allergic, I just hate them. I’ve actually made fruitcakes at home, several times, and they are yummy - just too much work. There was was bakery in Vermont that shipped nut-free fruitcakes, but they gave up the business :(. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/180 "2024-12-12T02:22:40Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > This survey shit has reached and exceeded asinine proportions. I’m tempted to tell places “if you hound me for a survey, I will leave a completely negative one”. But I never do - because it might genuinely cause someone some trouble. When we bought our car, the salesperson was at some pains to tell me that if I left a negative review about any aspect of the process, it would impact everyone involved. So: sales manager made us sit through 30 minutes of high-pressure attempts to sell us unnecessary addons? I wanted to tank his review. But the salesperson was nice, so… Bastards. I don’t mind if a place asks me to do one - I just decline. But some will KEEP NAGGING ME about it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012.md?page=10)