# July is the longest month for mini-rants **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 1, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957 "2015-07-01T15:05:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/381 "2015-07-24T07:16:53Z")
I pit the douche bags I saw smiling as they were using a selfie-stick today to take a selfie at . . . . . . . . . . . . … the reflecting pools at the World Trade Center Memorial!!!:mad::mad::mad: Hey self-absorbed scumbags— the reflecting pools are where 3000 people horrifically lost their lives 15 years ago, AND the pools are located at the exact spots where they died because they were built where the WTC Towers were LOCATED. HEY, Dickheads, why not stop there? Im sure there are PLENTY of selfie opportunities to share on Facebook at Aushwitz, hey maybe the Hiroshima Memorial while you are at it? The only pleasure I got out of this experience was a when the iPhone fell out of the fucking assholes selfie stick as I walked by; I made a silent thank-you prayer to God that their stupid phone either cracked or otherwise malfunctioned in retribution for their abomination of such sacred tomb. Photo trigger happy? By all means take photos of the Memorial, and post them wherever so people know you were there. I get THAT. World Trade Center Selfie-Person: _ **FUCK OFF!!!** _:mad::mad::mad::mad: ---
**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:** [July 24, 2015, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/382 "2015-07-24T10:24:52Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > I pit the douche bags I saw smiling as they were using a selfie-stick today to take a selfie at . . . > . > . > . > . > . > . . . . … the reflecting pools at the World Trade Center Memorial!!!:mad::mad::mad: I read this thread right after I read [this article about bison selfies](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/23/bison-selfies-are-a-bad-idea-tourist-gored-in-yellowstone-as-another-photo-goes-awry/?tid=hp_mm&hpid=z3). This is why I never take pictures of myself. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/383 "2015-07-24T11:58:22Z")
Wow, good article! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/384 "2015-07-24T13:00:08Z")
People are not smart around wild animals. I can remember as a child, my dad ranting about Asian tourists we had just passed who were trying to pet an elk and get pictures on the side of the highway to Jasper. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/385 "2015-07-24T13:22:53Z")
Wow, I have absolutely NEVER heard this wild assed claim that Hitler only invaded Poland because Polish Jews were killing ethnic Germans. That’s absolutely insane. ---
**Author:** ![Kelevra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/386 "2015-07-24T15:22:49Z")
Well I saw the ultimate bone-headed move yesterday. A guy texting and driving. On a motorcycle!:eek: ---
**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:** [July 24, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/387 "2015-07-24T15:29:43Z")
If you want to see stupid on parade, just Google image search ‘motorcycle texting’. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/388 "2015-07-24T17:53:22Z")
Is there anyone on God’s green Earth who actually _wants_ live video blaring at them when they go to a web page? How is something so widely detested still a thing? Anyone know how to turn off automatic video playing in Safari? I’m not seeing anything obvious in the Preferences dialog. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/389 "2015-07-24T18:49:43Z")
Tony had his butt injection today. I hope it takes effect soon - he’s really in pain right now. Also, the housemate went for a regular doctor’s appointment this morning, and got an immediate, urgent (same-day) referral to the cardiologist. She seems to have had a heart attack last week. (I guess, between lung cancer and heart attack, she may become that mythical person who is approved for Social Security disability on the first try!) And the Internet Service Dude came to troubleshoot. He couldn’t find anything wrong with the bits and bobs he’s authorized to poke at, so he kicked it upstairs. (And the service dropped again, less than a half-hour after ISD left.) Hooray for this week! ---
**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:** [July 24, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/390 "2015-07-24T18:55:20Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Is there anyone on God’s green Earth who actually _wants_ live video blaring at them when they go to a web page? How is something so widely detested still a thing? > > Anyone know how to turn off automatic video playing in Safari? I’m not seeing anything obvious in the Preferences dialog. No idea how to do that, but until you learn, you could turn off your speakers except when you specifically want to listen to something, yes? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/391 "2015-07-24T18:56:29Z")
> [@Lacunae\_Matata](#): > > Tony had his butt injection today. I hope it takes effect soon - he’s really in pain right now. Also, the housemate went for a regular doctor’s appointment this morning, and got an immediate, urgent (same-day) referral to the cardiologist. She seems to have had a heart attack last week. (I guess, between lung cancer and heart attack, she may become that mythical person who is approved for Social Security disability on the first try!) And the Internet Service Dude came to troubleshoot. He couldn’t find anything wrong with the bits and bobs he’s authorized to poke at, so he kicked it upstairs. (And the service dropped again, less than a half-hour after ISD left.) > > Hooray for this week! Like. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/392 "2015-07-24T19:26:07Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > No idea how to do that, but until you learn, you could turn off your speakers except when you specifically want to listen to something, yes? Yes…although this has the side effect of my never knowing when mail arrives or when I’m missing a meeting, and I can’t listen to music. So not an ideal solution. ---
**Author:** ![Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emtar_KronJonDerSohn)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/393 "2015-07-24T21:24:04Z")
Damn! I had a great response to [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=762492) and it got closed before I could submit! :smack: ---
**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:** [July 24, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/394 "2015-07-24T22:07:36Z")
> [@Flutterby](#): > > People are not smart around wild animals. I can remember as a child, my dad ranting about Asian tourists we had just passed who were trying to pet an elk and get pictures on the side of the highway to Jasper. There was a guy in the Smoky Mountains a few years back who tried to take a picture of an elk and got head-butted. The picture of him sitting on the road with the elk standing over him made the front page of the paper. I laughed and laughed and laughed. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/395 "2015-07-24T22:53:40Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Is there anyone on God’s green Earth who actually _wants_ live video blaring at them when they go to a web page? How is something so widely detested still a thing? > > Anyone know how to turn off automatic video playing in Safari? I’m not seeing anything obvious in the Preferences dialog. Script blocking or Flash blocking add-ons? That’s what I did in Chrome to cure that problem. Also Firefox. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/396 "2015-07-25T00:28:30Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Is there anyone on God’s green Earth who actually _wants_ live video blaring at them when they go to a web page? How is something so widely detested still a thing? > > Anyone know how to turn off automatic video playing in Safari? I’m not seeing anything obvious in the Preferences dialog. [AdBlock](https://getadblock.com/). Free, but so frickin effective that I highly recommend donating. (This is a non-compensated endorsement ;)) ---
**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:** [July 25, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/397 "2015-07-25T01:23:11Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > No idea how to do that, but until you learn, you could turn off your speakers except when you specifically want to listen to something, yes? > [@Finagle](#): > > Yes…although this has the side effect of my never knowing when mail arrives or when I’m missing a meeting, and I can’t listen to music. So not an ideal solution. The guy with 12.4k unread emails in his inbox doesn’t really grok the notion of being concerned that he won’t notice when a new one comes in. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/398 "2015-07-25T02:21:12Z")
I just need to froth about our local Barnes and Noble store. I had a book I wanted, the store was supposed to contact me when the book came out. They have my home phone and my email address. I just called, wanting to know what’s up, where’s the book. I was told that their records show I was called, and a message left on my machine. Trouble is, I don’t HAVE an answering machine. So the lazy store clerk _ **lied** _. I told them I’ll get the book from somewhere else. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/399 "2015-07-25T02:25:05Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Who sells (or rents) residential real estate that doesn’t include adequate parking that’s NOT on the street? > > 😕 A good deal of Massachusetts, apparently. When I first moved to the metro Boston area, a friend had to clue me in to the need for “off-street parking” since it did not cross my Florida-raised mind that an apartment wouldn’t have a parking space. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957/400 "2015-07-25T02:57:04Z")
I pit “shaky camera” fake documentary movies. If you are too lazy or untalented to shoot a movie the right way, don’t direct the movie. I didn’t pay $4.99 to get motion sickness. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/july-is-the-longest-month-for-mini-rants/723957.md?page=21)