# Leap Year? More like CREEP Year! February minirants. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 1, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325 "2020-02-01T07:01:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/161 "2020-02-27T04:49:33Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Ooh, give up cafeteria food for Lent! Read the post I quoted and my post again. Read them closely this time. Notice the word _irk_ every place it appears. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/162 "2020-02-27T16:29:14Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Read the post I quoted and my post again. Read them closely this time. Notice the word _irk_ every place it appears. Yes, I saw both. My comment should have been directed at the poster you quoted. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/163 "2020-02-27T17:25:43Z")
UGH on a fucking pogo-stick. Just found out from a sister that my other sister’s boyfriend is a Trump supporter. They’ve been together for five or so years, saw him maybe eight or so times a year at family shit…and all this time…the swellest, almost-_too_-nice-a-guy type, apparently backs Pres. Grand Marnier Choad. We’ve never talked politics - just basically fishing, which I know absofuckinglutely nothing about (and have been in no way eager to further myself in said area). When fall approaches and a dark shroud starts to descend upon me about the state of things, I wonder if the topic will still remain unavoidable by then. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/164 "2020-02-28T04:17:49Z")
> [@scareyfaerie](#): > > I feel your pain - especially with the useless sibling post from earlier. My mother passed away in January and since then I have been working mainly alone to deal with her estate and clear her flat. My brother was an extremely infrequent visitor and I felt I had to bully him into fortnightly visits to her in the last few months of her life because she needed help and I couldn’t be there all the time for her. > > Since she died, he’s left me to do everything, the only time he turned up at her flat was a) to look for her Will (which I had at my house), b) attend the funeral and have people sympathise over him, c) pick up the bits of furniture he wanted for himself. Apart from that, he’s stayed remote, issued instructions to me about what he wants done, and been noticeably absent when there’s any real work to do. > > I have terminated the tenancy on her flat as it is rented from the local council, but I can’t return the keys until I can get rid of the last remaining bit of furniture. With his help, I might be able to move it out and have the council collect it, but he’s nowhere to be seen as usual. Sorry you are going through this, too. When my sister was here, I didn’t really feel the resentment I’d had. I figured my mother was dead, so I just let it go. Then she went through the house like a tornado, got everything she wanted and went back to her life. Didn’t say anything like she was sorry she couldn’t help or she appreciated how much work it was going to be to settle things. So the resentment is back. I may never see her again and I’m not sad about that. I’ll just send her a check when it’s all done. My brother, on the other hand, has been acting right. It’s kind of spooky. He’s been at the house almost every day packing things. He actually threw out all the leftover food people had brought and washed the dishes so my mother’s best friend could pick them up and return them to their owners. I keep feeling like there has to be a catch somewhere. But maybe he will prove me wrong. It’s good to be getting some help. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/165 "2020-02-28T10:17:40Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > Today is Ash Wednesday and while I’m not Catholic, it irks me that the irk cafeteria has no meatless offerings. Thank you. The only time I’ve complained about a lack of meatless offerings was an Ash Wednesday when a work cafeteria that normally had at several possible meatless or all-veg options chose that specific day to put pork in every single dish. I pointed out that in order to “show it to those Catholics” they’d also screwed up every single Muslim, Hindu and vegetarian. The dude behind me on the line piped in, ID’d himself as a Communist Union Worker’s Rep and lifelong atheist and backed me up. Remembering to put up a meatless option when you normally don’t, I won’t expect: it means extra effort. But doing extra effort to not put the usual meatless option? That’s fucked up. +++++++++++++ Been out of work for a couple months, doing little things here and there around the house. My mother wants me to go “spend time with her” but not only is that bad for my nerves in general (and I’m already stressed), she’s back to not wearing the hearing aids around the house. So long as I can walk on my own two feet I refuse to live in a home in which the TV’s volume is set to 100%. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/166 "2020-02-28T16:48:38Z")
I hate, hate, hate having to take a dump at work. Cheap penny-wise-pound-foolish facilities managers get the rock-bottom cheapest toilet paper that no matter how much you wad up, your finger will still bust through giving you stank hands. This stuff doesn’t even have perforated squares - just one continuous roll of wood pulp. Crepe paper is studier than this, so you need to rip off about 8 inches worth and fold it up. And then they wonder why the toilets clog so often and their plumbing bill is so high. And the water pressure is so weak, I think I have a trace of dookie stuck under my ring fingernail. :mad: If you’re gonna make me be Edward Poopiehands, at least keep the soap dispensers filled. :mad::mad: ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/167 "2020-02-29T06:43:13Z")
So today is Leap Day for 2020. And it looks like Google just had some telephone (not even fax) in the [url=]doodle for todayj. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/168 "2020-02-29T08:33:02Z")
Leap year [Doodle](https://www.google.com/doodles/leap-day-2020) ---
**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/169 "2020-02-29T13:05:09Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > So today is Leap Day for 2020. And it looks like Google just had some telephone (not even fax) in the [url=]doodle for todayj. HUH? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/170 "2020-02-29T14:42:50Z")
**Die Capacitrix** fixed the link for me. That doodle looks lame. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/171 "2020-02-29T14:50:06Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > **Die Capacitrix** fixed the link for me. That doodle looks lame. Agreed. Well, they have plenty of time to come up with a better one for next Leap Day. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/172 "2020-02-29T14:51:46Z")
A bunch of really religious Christians picket the women’s health center on Saturday, putting “The Bible says” before every sentence and talking about how getting pregnant is a gift from God (presumably even by rape) and how Jesus is the only way to heaven. I enjoy going there, talking to the volunteers and bugging out the rah-rah’s. Today one of them said I work in a “thrift store.” Well, I will tolerate anything anyone says about me if it is not a lie. Doesn’t the Bible say “Thou shalt not lie”? So I get to go really off on the guy, calling him a liar because I do NOT work in a thrift store. I work in an upscale discount store, and if he doesn’t know the difference he is stupid. And a liar. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/173 "2020-02-29T16:22:27Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > I hate, hate, hate having to take a dump at work. Cheap penny-wise-pound-foolish facilities managers get the rock-bottom cheapest toilet paper that no matter how much you wad up, your finger will still bust through giving you stank hands. This stuff doesn’t even have perforated squares - just one continuous roll of wood pulp. Crepe paper is studier than this, so you need to rip off about 8 inches worth and fold it up. And then they wonder why the toilets clog so often and their plumbing bill is so high. > > And the water pressure is so weak, I think I have a trace of dookie stuck under my ring fingernail. :mad: If you’re gonna make me be Edward Poopiehands, at least keep the soap dispensers filled. :mad::mad: Our cleaning crew at work is really stingy with toilet paper. If there’s just a tiny bit of toilet paper left on a roll, they won’t replace it. If we’re lucky, there might be a little bit of leftover toilet paper in the big restroom. We can’t get into the supply room to get more. I’m so very tired of having to fix things when other people don’t do their jobs. (A related rant is coming soon to the workplace griping thread) ---
**Author:** ![Fiveroptic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiveroptic/32/8257_2.png) [@Fiveroptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveroptic)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/174 "2020-02-29T18:32:10Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > A bunch of really religious Christians picket the women’s health center on Saturday, putting “The Bible says” before every sentence and talking about how getting pregnant is a gift from God (presumably even by rape) and how Jesus is the only way to heaven. I enjoy going there, talking to the volunteers and bugging out the rah-rah’s. > > Today one of them said I work in a “thrift store.” > > Well, I will tolerate anything anyone says about me if it is not a lie. Doesn’t the Bible say “Thou shalt not lie”? > > So I get to go really off on the guy, calling him a liar because I do NOT work in a thrift store. I work in an upscale discount store, and if he doesn’t know the difference he is stupid. And a liar. Okay, but what _is_ the difference? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/175 "2020-02-29T19:13:00Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > A bunch of really religious Christians picket the women’s health center on Saturday, putting “The Bible says” before every sentence and talking about how getting pregnant is a gift from God (presumably even by rape) and how Jesus is the only way to heaven. I enjoy going there, talking to the volunteers and bugging out the rah-rah’s. > > Today one of them said I work in a “thrift store.” > > Well, I will tolerate anything anyone says about me if it is not a lie. Doesn’t the Bible say “Thou shalt not lie”? > > So I get to go really off on the guy, calling him a liar because I do NOT work in a thrift store. I work in an upscale discount store, and if he doesn’t know the difference he is stupid. And a liar. Wow. Overreact much? If you would have gone off on me like that, I would have told you to shove it up your ass. People can make mistakes. It doesn’t mean they’re lying. A gentle correction would have gone a long way. Or do you get off on being the center of attention? ---
**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:** [February 29, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/176 "2020-02-29T20:01:11Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Wow. Overreact much? If you would have gone off on me like that, I would have told you to shove it up your ass. People can make mistakes. It doesn’t mean they’re lying. A gentle correction would have gone a long way. Or do you get off on being the center of attention? I think she “gets off” as you put it, on telling a misogynistic, fundamentalist, anti-choice, holier-than-thou, self-righteous, religious freak who enjoys insulting, denigrating, and terrorizing women who are trying to get basic healthcare where he can go and where he can stick his fucking picket sign. ---
**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:** [February 29, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/177 "2020-02-29T21:16:02Z")
> [@Fiveroptic](#): > > Okay, but what _is_ the difference? Thrift stores mostly traffic in pre-owned merchandise. That said, how did she know where you work? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/178 "2020-02-29T21:45:49Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > I think she “gets off” as you put it, on telling a misogynistic, fundamentalist, anti-choice, holier-than-thou, self-righteous, religious freak who enjoys insulting, denigrating, and terrorizing women who are trying to get basic healthcare where he can go and where he can stick his fucking picket sign. Well, then go off on him for that. But calling a thrift store a discount store sounds like a case of misdirected rage. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/179 "2020-03-01T12:30:59Z")
We need a new thread for a new month. Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325/180 "2020-03-01T12:47:30Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > We need a new thread for a new month. Anyone? Done. [March on!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=890904) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325.md?page=10)