# Jumpin' Jehosaphat! It's July! More mini-rants! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 1, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898 "2012-07-01T14:29:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/181 "2012-07-08T03:05:25Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > Not the best way to start the morning… but I was definately awake after seeing that! I’d still be attached to the ceiling… :eek: > [@John\_DiFool](#): > > My local cable service loves to pre-empt national ads-so much so that it seems like it happens on just about every other ad-the giveaway is that you’ll hear the last second or so of the pre-empted ad (“Call now!” “…xyz.com!”). Irks the heck out of me. Oh, is that why that happens? I always thought it was because they reused something (tape?) and didn’t use it all up. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/182 "2012-07-08T03:21:38Z")
> [@Alpine](#): > > I take thyroid meds, and I’m pretty sure I read in the handout that the caffeine in coffee inhibits absorption. I can’t find a cite, though, so definitely ask the pharmacist or doctor. > > My rant: > My dog is “sensitive”. Routine blood draw today results in four women hanging onto her while she yells bloody murder and yanks all four of her legs around. So we couldn’t even get the 3 drops needed. Gads, what a fuss. On the third try the needle didn’t get anywhere near her and she still screamed. So next week, we try again with a strong husband and some benadryl. Anyone know the recommended dose for taking the edge off? Ask about some oral acepromazine. Give it about an hour before you go. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/183 "2012-07-08T03:24:10Z")
Oh yeah … my own mini-rant. I know you’re married to one of my oldest friends, but if you EVER laugh at my child again, you will asked to leave and not invited back. He’s six, and understood every word you said. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/184 "2012-07-08T04:46:12Z")
Note to self: If you are stupid enough to wade into a biker brawl remember that you kick harder than you hit. And never, EVER use your fist to hit someone in the head. Go for the soft tissues. Dangit, you know better than this. In other news, I have a raccoon raiding the cat feeders. It eats every bite of food and leaves the water bowls full of sludge. I have NO idea how raccoons survive in the desert, but I get them every year. At least they keep the skunks away. I hates trapping raccoons, they pee and poop and hiss and sometimes break their forelegs trying to get out of the trap. ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/185 "2012-07-08T05:38:32Z")
My neighbor the creep and his contantly barking hellhounds took this last night at 9 pm to give me shit about lighting sparklers and bottle rockets with my niece and nephew. Luckily for me he could not bother to pick a fight with the other freaks on this block and their ginormous artillery shells. He came out and stood there muttering like Snidely Whiplash. Got back from a late-night food and cleaning products shoppping trip and I don’t know what the fuck it is with HORRRIBLE music on every late errand. Blinded By The Light And Big Girls don’t cry two of the most annoying things committed to tape that make you want to punch the bejeeezus outta somebody. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/186 "2012-07-08T05:46:58Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > Note to self: If you are stupid enough to wade into a biker brawl remember that you kick harder than you hit. And never, EVER use your fist to hit someone in the head. Go for the soft tissues. Dangit, you know better than this. If you must go for the head area, hit side of the neck, the soft part, below the ears or slightly behind. Or palm strike (open hand, striking with the heel of the palm). ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/187 "2012-07-08T06:12:05Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > If you must go for the head area, hit side of the neck, the soft part, below the ears or slightly behind. Or palm strike (open hand, striking with the heel of the palm). Good advice, thank you. Considering your background, you have probably used these moves in the past. For the others reading this thread…who are probably saner than us…when the drunken brawl starts…bar fights aren’t nearly as much fun IRL than they look like in the movies. Hide under a table or something. Better yet, run away. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/188 "2012-07-08T06:20:11Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > Good advice, thank you. Considering your background, you have probably used these moves in the past. > > \ > > Better yet, run away. Actually, no I haven’t, but I have a couple of belts in this and that and some training. That and some pain sensitive hands. I only broke a board with my fist once. :(. But I’ve broken quite a few with palm heel strikes or elbow/forearm strikes. And yes, run away. The very first lesson my karate teacher gave was to say the best way to survive a fight was to not be there. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/189 "2012-07-08T07:26:12Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > Note to self: If you are stupid enough to wade into a biker brawl remember that you kick harder than you hit. And never, EVER use your fist to hit someone in the head. Go for the soft tissues. Dangit, you know better than this. > > In other news, I have a raccoon raiding the cat feeders. It eats every bite of food and leaves the water bowls full of sludge. I have NO idea how raccoons survive in the desert, but I get them every year. At least they keep the skunks away. I hates trapping raccoons, they pee and poop and hiss and sometimes break their forelegs trying to get out of the trap. Stay out of brawls, **flatlined**! Do you put covers on your traps? I used whatever fabric I could find - old tablecloths work well - and cover all but the open end of the trap. After the (cat, dog, raccoon, possum) is inside, the cover really does a lot to reduce stress levels in the animals. On one memorable occasion I approached a trap thinking “What’s wrong with this picture? Wait, I know I put a cover on that trap” Getting closer, I saw the trap was occupied by the World’s Largest Raccoon, who had used his clever little hands to pull bits of the cover into the trap and shred them. I didn’t find a piece of the cover larger than 3x3 inches. I retrieved my handy open-traps-from-a-distance broomstick and flipped open the trap. Mr W.L. Raccoon trundled off in no big hurry after glaring at me. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/190 "2012-07-08T14:57:44Z")
Drop dead, Bill Johnson. You’re a greedy, shameless asshole who can officially choke to dead on your unearned millions. > [@](#): > > [Duke Energy CEO Bill Johnson resigns after one day, gets $44 million in severance | Grist](http://grist.org/news/duke-ceo-bill-johnson-resigns-after-one-day-gets-44-million-in-severance/) > > Duke Energy CEO Bill Johnson resigns after one day, gets $44 million in severance ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/191 "2012-07-08T15:09:27Z")
So, we have a (nearly) dead tree in the front yard. Last month, I started to call several local businesses about tree removal. I got zero callbacks. I even called the place that advertises they are a “Christian business”. Nothin’. WWJD? Not return my calls, apparently! I remember having this same problem with home improvement contractors in NH around 2003, when their business was good. Don’t places realize that if I can’t trust you to call me back on the initial call, I won’t trust you for anything else,either? ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/192 "2012-07-08T19:44:00Z")
> [@anya\_marie](#): > > I don’t know what the fuck I did to myself to give myself a stomachache for a day and a need to poop every 20 minutes but i’d really like for this shit to STOP. NOW. I had a gout flare-up. New (left big) toe – the right foot big toe did not blow up this time. BTAIM (Be That As It May), it’s been TWO WEEKS and I still have OUCHY PAINFUL edema in BOTH FEET. WTF, as we all say sometimes. I’m gonna put my feets up & drink cold liquids. Sign – no alcohol allowed. “It’s a trigger.” :mad::mad::mad: :(:(☹ ---
**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/193 "2012-07-08T21:08:19Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > My local cable service loves to pre-empt national ads-so much so that it seems like it happens on just about every other ad-the giveaway is that you’ll hear the last second or so of the pre-empted ad (“Call now!” “…xyz.com!”). Irks the heck out of me. > [@](#): > > Oh, is that why that happens? I always thought it was because they reused something (tape?) and didn’t use it all up. What actually happens is that the national network provides a certain number of spots for the local cable or satellite company to sell, so they aren’t really “pre-empting” anything, just making use of the time in their contract. However, since there is no guarantee that the local spots will be sold, the national network has standby spots to prevent dead airtime. if the local provider doesn’t time the changeover precisely, there will be a second or two of overlap, and that is what you’re seeing. ---
**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 8, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/194 "2012-07-08T21:25:25Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > Note to self: If you are stupid enough to wade into a biker brawl remember that you kick harder than you hit. And never, EVER use your fist to hit someone in the head. Go for the soft tissues. Dangit, you know better than this. Waitaminute. You think you’re going to get away with THAT? DETAILS, sister! The more embarrassing for you, the better! 😃 And I sincerely hope your hand is feeling better by Monday. ---
**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 8, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/195 "2012-07-08T21:28:02Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > Drop dead, Bill Johnson. You’re a greedy, shameless asshole who can officially choke to dead on your unearned millions. Howzabout a little Pit-love for the compensation committee that made it possible for him to pull that off? ---
**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 8, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/196 "2012-07-08T21:31:29Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > So why isn’t there a Rodent Brain cat food? Pretty much for the same reason there isn’t any mousie-flavored Meow Mix. [The Master Speaks.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2745/do-mice-fear-the-scent-of-a-cat-do-mice-really-love-cheese) Relevant passage: > [@](#): > > what goes into the average can of cat food has at least something to do with what’s left over after they make the human food, and for whatever reason mouse meat has never really won many fans at the top of the food chain. ---
**Author:** ![ScarletNumber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@ScarletNumber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScarletNumber)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/197 "2012-07-08T22:45:04Z")
> [@Avarie537](#): > > Oh yeah … my own mini-rant. I know you’re married to one of my oldest friends, but if you EVER laugh at my child again, you will asked to leave and not invited back. He’s six, and understood every word you said. Can you elaborate? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/198 "2012-07-09T00:03:32Z")
**flatlined** , I’m joining the chorus asking for details! The spider-hunting cat has moved on to crickets now. I found cricket parts strewn around the kitchen by the food bowl. At least they weren’t in my bed. Cat, I appreciate you ridding my place of bugs, but please finish off what you kill. If I ever find toad parts you all will hear me scream, no matter where you live! ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/199 "2012-07-09T02:52:23Z")
I am ok now Atomic Mama. I just don’t know what the heck it was made me so wretched , if it was food poisoning or a virus i picked up. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898/200 "2012-07-09T03:57:07Z")
Ow. Ow. Ow. Shitty dental insurance and a nasty toothache are not a good combination. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898.md?page=11)