# It's a new year - time for fresh new mini-rants! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 4, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629 "2010-01-04T16:26:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 45
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/881 "2010-04-20T14:52:00Z")
> [@Ace309](#): > > What the fuck is up with the jean-shorts,-black-hose-and-ballet-flats look this year? Extra points for a flannel shirt on top. This looks horrible and I don’t get it at all. TheKid does that (but with Converse hi-tops, not ballet flats) as her school prohibits shorts shorter than fingertip length. Wearing tights is okay, oddly enough. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/882 "2010-04-20T17:24:50Z")
Dear idiot co-worker: (yup - same passionate, crying one) Well, this is just great. So I come in to work on Friday and find out my boss is fired and your brother is now the interim manager? And so now that suddenly gives you all this power over us? Screw this - I’m working on an escape plan. Get me out of here! Please! I’m cute and have chocolate. –mh ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/883 "2010-04-20T18:03:15Z")
> [@melodyharmonius](#): > > Screw this - I’m working on an escape plan. Get me out of here! Please! I’m cute and have chocolate. Send a picture of the chocolate and we’ll see what we can do. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/884 "2010-04-20T20:01:49Z")
> [@melodyharmonius](#): > > Screw this - I’m working on an escape plan. Get me out of here! Please! I’m cute and have chocolate. > > –mh > [@Projammer](#): > > Send a picture of the chocolate and we’ll see what we can do. How cute? (I’m willing to take your word on the chocolate. And it’s not as far to relocate.) ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/885 "2010-04-20T20:09:39Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > Send a picture of the chocolate and we’ll see what we can do. Sent! > [@LurkMeister](#): > > How cute? (I’m willing to take your word on the chocolate. And it’s not as far to relocate.) I’m in the [SDMB photo gallery](http://www.nouilles.info/sdpix/index.html). Of course, my bubbly personality can’t begin to be captured on film . . . ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/886 "2010-04-20T20:13:20Z")
My best friend from high school that I found on facebook a couple of years ago just barely noticed that my religion is “atheist” and has informed me that, as I must not have any morals or values because I choose not to believe, that she can no longer speak to me or have me in her life. This, after I’ve been supporting her through her _fourth_ abusive marriage, and up to now was thought of by her as a thoughtful, caring person and a good friend. Suddenly, I’m of the devil. It’s almost like she’s been brainwashed. Sad. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/887 "2010-04-20T20:23:01Z")
Went to see “Alice in Wonderland” the other night in Harvard Sq. We walked into the theater and there were 6 people in the theater, 4 on the right side and 2 on the left, all fairly far down front. We sit on the left about halfway down, no one within 15 rows of us. A group of 6 comes in and sits in the row _right in front of us_?! Our group looks at each other, gets up without saying a word and moves one row back. The group in front had puzzled looks on their faces wondering what they could have possibly done to offend us. Seriously, the entire theater to choose from and they sit directly in front of us?! And they were tall too, the bastards. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/888 "2010-04-20T20:24:14Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > It’s almost like she’s been brainwashed. Yes, “almost” like. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/889 "2010-04-20T20:39:29Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > My best friend from high school that I found on facebook a couple of years ago just barely noticed that my religion is “atheist” and has informed me that, as I must not have any morals or values because I choose not to believe, that she can no longer speak to me or have me in her life. This, after I’ve been supporting her through her _fourth_ abusive marriage, and up to now was thought of by her as a thoughtful, caring person and a good friend. Suddenly, I’m of the devil. It’s almost like she’s been brainwashed. Sad. Tell her you’ll pray for her. My 500 GB external hard drive died. Either that, or the enclosure died. I’ll find out tonight. Although to be honest, even though it was about 75% full, I’m wondering if I care about replacing the lost data, apart from about 10 GB of it. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/890 "2010-04-20T20:50:50Z")
> [@melodyharmonius](#): > > Sent! > > I’m in the [SDMB photo gallery](http://www.nouilles.info/sdpix/index.html). > > Of course, my bubbly personality can’t begin to be captured on film . . . Assuming that you’re the one without the beard (I already have one of my own, as can be verified by my own photo in the SDMB gallery, so I really don’t need another) I would say that you qualify as cute. I like the hat, too. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/891 "2010-04-20T20:58:48Z")
This message board is currently pissing me off, it freezes often then crashes when I post messages. I’ve Ctrl-C every message these past few days after losing a blazing and well researched retort on Great Debates. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/892 "2010-04-20T22:44:34Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > A group of 6 comes in and sits in the row _right in front of us_?! Our group looks at each other, gets up without saying a word and moves one row back. The group in front had puzzled looks on their faces wondering what they could have possibly done to offend us. Seriously, the entire theater to choose from and they sit directly in front of us?! And they were tall too, the bastards. When my ex-wife and I went to see the first Harry Potter movie several weeks after it came out, we were the ONLY people in the theater when some middle-aged woman comes in and attempts to sit directly in front of me, even with my foot draped over the chair. I had to tell her rather forcibly that she was welcome to any other seat in the theater, but no f’ing way she was sitting directly in front of the only two people in the theater. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/893 "2010-04-21T00:12:08Z")
I want to know who the hell keeps smearing that unique shade of red lipstick all over the office. It’s on the wall under the light switch in the ladies’ room, and today I started noticing it on the pages of purchase orders. Eew. Also, on the topic of the ladies’ room: I have not encountered lingering BO that intense since that guy I sat next to in my last summer school class. Somebody needs to either take a bath or find a doctor. Today, I ended up driving to the damn gas station after work for a much-needed restroom break! (It was so clean!) ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/894 "2010-04-21T00:24:41Z")
Dear Morons Down the Block, Your lawn is full of self congratulatory anti-abortion signs AND signs telling us to vote no on proposition so and so. Proposition so and so is to fund the schools, you fucking shitheads. You’re hypocritical pigs and you suck. If you want people to have children you’d better be damned well be okay with funding classes to educate them. Sincerely, Go Retire to Florida and Be Done With It, You Miserable Altecockers ---
**Author:** ![MsChilePepper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MsChilePepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsChilePepper)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/895 "2010-04-21T02:53:18Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > I want to know who the hell keeps smearing that unique shade of red lipstick all over the office. It’s on the wall under the light switch in the ladies’ room, and today I started noticing it on the pages of purchase orders. Eew. Maybe it’s not lipstick. Maybe someone isn’t washing her hands after … uh … changing the plug. :eek: ---
**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:** [April 21, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/896 "2010-04-21T03:45:22Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Also, on the topic of the ladies’ room: I have not encountered lingering BO that intense since that guy I sat next to in my last summer school class. Somebody needs to either take a bath or find a doctor. Today, I ended up driving to the damn gas station after work for a much-needed restroom break! (It was so clean!) Try [Ozium](http://www.atmosphereproducts.com/product_images/ozium/index.html). I came across this when I was working with someone who was a heavy smoker of the type of cigarettes where the smoke CLINGS and makes the surroundings stinky long after the smoker left. There was only one bathroom … Walmart sells it in fairly small cans that can probably fit in a regular sized purse. Hope it helps! ---
**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:** [April 21, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/897 "2010-04-21T05:13:15Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > I want to know who the hell keeps smearing that unique shade of red lipstick all over the office. It’s on the wall under the light switch in the ladies’ room, and today I started noticing it on the pages of purchase orders. Eew. > \ If it’s just a small red streak, it might actually be red nail polish. I hate it when I wear red nail polish and it leaves red marks on all my papers. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/898 "2010-04-21T12:20:35Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > Assuming that you’re the one without the beard (I already have one of my own, as can be verified by my own photo in the SDMB gallery, so I really don’t need another) I would say that you qualify as cute. I like the hat, too. Thanks! We were dressed in Victorian Steampunk for a friend’s wedding. I decorated the top hat myself 🙂 Love me some men with beards! 😃 * * * In other rants - I may or may not have a job interview this afternoon - which makes planning my escape more difficult. I can’t exactly tell the current job where I am going - and I can’t come up with an alternate explanation for sure until I know what time!. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/899 "2010-04-21T14:02:28Z")
> [@melodyharmonius](#): > > Sent! Mmm. Rolos and Heath. Two of my personal favorites. I believe we can work with this. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629/900 "2010-04-21T14:24:16Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > Mmm. Rolos and Heath. Two of my personal favorites. I believe we can work with this. Yes, I don’t believe in the “milk chocolate flavored” cheap stuff - there are also dove chocolate, hershey’s minis, hershey’s nuggets, almond joys & mounds, and york mints. And I like to rotate the variety so that my co-workers don’t get board. There’s also a m&m’s dispenser (no coins required) - currently has pastel plain m&m’s inside - it looks like one of those old-fashioned bubblegum machines. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629.md?page=44) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629.md?page=46)