# It's the Great Minirants, Charlie Brown! (October minirants) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 1, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997 "2020-10-01T23:41:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/101 "2020-10-13T00:32:40Z")
I let the good folks at Chili’s cook for (and clean up after) me tonight. Which was fine, except for two “bleh” spots: Asked for mashed potatoes & gravy and was told, “This location doesn’t have gravy.” W.T.F. ferrealz? Also, when I asked for butter, I was brought melted _margarine_ in the name of all that’s unholy. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/102 "2020-10-13T02:33:19Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Asked for mashed potatoes & gravy and was told, “This location doesn’t have gravy.” W.T.F. ferrealz? > > Also, when I asked for butter, I was brought melted _margarine_ in the name of all that’s unholy. Mashed potatoes and yet no real butter **or** gravy? Yep, they need to be shut down forthwith. When this plague recedes enough I’ll come out there and we can picket them together. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/103 "2020-10-13T04:27:14Z")
I totally agree, that shit’s not right. My orange cat is feeling better, yay drugs, but this morning when I pried his jaw open I also managed to cut myself on his fang. Right there, on the side of my right index finger and not straight in, at an angle so the edge catches on everyfuckingthing. Making pickled jalapenos wasn’t an issue because I always wear gloves when doing that sort of thing. Taking the gloves off before wiping the counters was. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/104 "2020-10-13T05:25:54Z")
I’m happy to say there are no Trump signs in my immediate neighborhood. Both or my next-door neighbors, along with me, have Biden signs, as well as the guy across the street. 4 years ago, someone’s entire front yard was filled with Trump signs. This time, there’s nothing. ---
**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, 2020, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/105 "2020-10-13T05:35:51Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > > [@Morgyn](#): > > > > Part of the problem is Discourse keeps removing quoted material if it comes immediately after the quoted post. Like it just did on this one; let’s see if removing the quote tag and just making it a block quote helps. (It does! Huzzah!) > > I make it a point to make an unobtrusive alteration to the text (swap out an uppercase I for a lowercase L, add a space) to accomplish the same thing. My preference is just to add the following string at the end: **` `** This HTML code (“non-breaking space”) adds an invisible space to the end of the quote. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/106 "2020-10-13T11:25:19Z")
I spent a truly embarrassing amount of time trying to parse what the seemingly nonsensical letters in the code stood for _while also seeing your subsequent line in my peripheral_ and imma go lay back down now or something. ---
**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, 2020, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/107 "2020-10-13T11:35:01Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I spent a truly embarrassing amount of time trying to parse what the seemingly nonsensical letters in the code stood for _while also seeing your subsequent line in my peripheral_ and imma go lay back down now or something.   No problem, it’s either very early in the morning, or very late at night, or something else, depending on one’s time zone and sleep schedule! 😀 This is, however, proof that it works! ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/108 "2020-10-13T12:03:05Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > This is, however, proof that it works! I just quoted you (no string) testing … ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/109 "2020-10-13T12:09:19Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Part of the problem is Discourse keeps removing quoted material if it comes immediately after the quoted post. I have no idea what you’re referring to - my previous post was testing that behavior specifically, and I had no removals. Maybe this is a computer vs. mobile app functionality? Either way, I’ve gone and hijacked a perfectly good collection of rants, mini and otherwise, with what turned out to be less of a rant and more of a technical issue. You may all now Pit me. ---
**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, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/110 "2020-10-13T12:13:11Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > > [@Morgyn](#): > > > > Part of the problem is Discourse keeps removing quoted material if it comes immediately after the quoted post. > > I have no idea what you’re referring to - my previous post was testing that behavior specifically, and I had no removals. The problem occurs when you’re quoting the _ **entire** _ post and quotes, not a portion of it (either by highlighting the entire thing, or by clicking “Reply” to the post and then the balloon at the top left in the reply box toolbar to quote the whole thing). ETA: Which is why altering the original quote in any way (including ways which are not visible) inhibit the automatic deletion. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > You may all now Pit me. I Pit you very slightly and gently for not understanding the above technical issue. And I even feel guilty about that! 🙂 ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/111 "2020-10-13T14:43:21Z")
Ah. I see! I’ve never quoted an entire reply - we’re too windy & verbose 'round here, so I usually just choose a relevant phrase. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/112 "2020-10-13T14:54:36Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > At my old job there was a director who was notorious for wanting every single option imagined in detail when he was presented with a proposal. It drove his managers crazy because no matter how intensively they did this, he would come up with some ridiculous idea they had left out. This was known around the office as “but what if there are bears?!”. That sounds absolutely miserable. Why the heck is there ALWAYS someone? And that someone is usually the same person. And they come up with so many reasons NOT to do something that even when they have a point, you really don’t care because they’re “that person.” ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/113 "2020-10-13T19:27:17Z")
> [@overlyverbose](#): > > Why the heck is there ALWAYS someone? And that someone is usually the same person. And they come up with so many reasons NOT to do something that even when they have a point, you really don’t care because they’re “that person.” Maybe they’re trying to make it so they don’t get invited to meetings any more? ---
**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, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/114 "2020-10-13T23:14:49Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I was brought melted _margarine_ in the name of all that’s unholy 🤮 Hey, we wanted a vomit smiley for all those years…now that we have access to it, I’m using it. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/115 "2020-10-14T12:23:24Z")
Took the little guy in to a different vet. This place you get to go in, masked of course, 40 minutes and cha chink later, he has a severe bacteria infection. Who knew that the cat ear canal went in a 90 degree turn.? So we have to make sure the medicine goes to the left and go down. She also swabbed the canal to se what kind of bacteria it is. More to follow. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/116 "2020-10-14T23:29:14Z")
Fuck sinusitis. I just want to breathe, but apparently that’s too much to ask. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/117 "2020-10-15T00:07:08Z")
Oh my I feel for you. That sucks! ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/118 "2020-10-15T11:16:04Z")
Poor kitty. Giving cats medicine is the worst for everyone involved. In non-rant news, Samantha finished her antibiotics yesterday! 😺 In rant news, I have to lug the carpet shampooer upstairs this weekend to clean up all the places she drooled after she took her meds for the last ten days. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/119 "2020-10-15T16:10:00Z")
So last night while savoring a nice Chianti, Grey boy decided to fly through the air , knock my glass over on a costly tribal wool carpet. I blotted then poured hydrogen peroxide on the stain. It worked and no stain. Damn cat. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997/120 "2020-10-15T17:41:56Z")
Brother in law texts me: He was just robocalled about his Amazon account and a $120 charge in Ohio. Okay. Do you _have_ an Amazon account? No, you buy stuff for us off Amazon. …waits for puzzle pieces to fit… You mean someone was trying to scam me? Dude. Even my 94 year old Auntie understands this stuff. How do you, a self-proclaimed expert in pretty much everything, not? Side note: Muscinex Sinus is wonderful, for anyone who needs a recommendation. I can breathe! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-minirants-charlie-brown-october-minirants/921997.md?page=7)