# Merry Rantmas! (December Mini-rants) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 1, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249 "2017-12-01T14:59:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/361 "2017-12-23T15:30:05Z")
I’m sorry for all of you who have lost pets. My kitty Merlin is getting older (15 years) and I’m not ready. I’m sorry people are insensitive to your loss. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/362 "2017-12-23T18:03:12Z")
Our 14-15 year old dog is starting to have minor pooping issues. She apparently can’t always tell when she needs to go anymore. We’ll be out for a walk and she suddenly go into an attempted to trot with her back legs not moving much, as she attempts to get to grass before she poops (she doesn’t always make it). Today, we went for our standard morning walk, and she didn’t poop. Not unusual. Then we got in car to go to Sonic for our weekend sausage burrito (for me) and side of bacon (for her). She won’t sit on the front seat, instead stands. Then I notice the odor. Then I see the shit on the back of the seat. Then she sits down, so now there is crap on the seat and her. Bacon run aborted, take her home to clean her up and get the crap off my (fortunately leather) seats. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/363 "2017-12-23T18:55:43Z")
> [@Sveltington](#): > > My dog passed away 6 weeks ago. He was a darling scruffy goof and my constant (and only) companion since the Summer of 2008. He was a rescue dog. What made our relationship even better was that I was made redundant a few months later so we were together all day long every day. Since he passed, when people ask “How are you?,” I briefly mention his passing. So far EVERY TIME, yes every f’ng time the person comes back with a sad story about some human relative or friend of theirs with some drastic problem and completely dismiss what I have said. Not even an expression of regret. Will Rogers once said if there are no dogs in heaven I want to go where the dogs go. Dogs are good people. In fact, many dogs are better than people. Dogs are family members, and their loss can hurt like the loss of any other family member. I am sorry he’s gone, and I didn’t even know him, your sorrow must be so must worse. Please accept my sympathy and condolences. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/364 "2017-12-23T19:03:04Z")
There is a woman in my office who decided this past week she was going to wear Christmas-themed curly elf shoes with jingle bells on them. Every time she wandered around all you could hear was jinglejinglejingleJINGLEJINGLEJINGLEJINGLEjinglejingle It shows how ingrained Southern politeness is in all of us that no one rose up and crammed those shoes up her most uncomfortable orifice. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/365 "2017-12-23T19:06:56Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Will Rogers once said if there are no dogs in heaven I want to go where the dogs go. Dogs are good people. In fact, many dogs are better than people. Dogs are family members, and their loss can hurt like the loss of any other family member. I am sorry he’s gone, and I didn’t even know him, your sorrow must be so must worse. Please accept my sympathy and condolences. Very nicely said. I completely agree. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/366 "2017-12-23T21:50:17Z")
> [@kiz](#): > > I’ve had people laugh at me for equating the loss of a beloved pet to a human. Words cannot express the rage I feel when that happens. I’ve found I have absolutely nothing in common with people like that. I’m sorry to everyone that’s hurting from losing a critter. I’ve certainly lost my share. While I like the Christmas season, it’s bittersweet, too, because I think of all the people and animals who are no longer with me to share it. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/367 "2017-12-23T23:09:50Z")
I find I just don’t like people who don’t like the furry 4 legged souls on this planet. I have NEVER met a person ( other than my family)that I like better than my pet babies. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/368 "2017-12-24T00:43:33Z")
Oh, and how about those people who feel the need to tell you “just get over it!” when you’re still mourning your pet after several months? \>.\< ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/369 "2017-12-24T00:48:37Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Oh, and how about those people who feel the need to tell you “just get over it!” when you’re still mourning your pet after several months? \>.\< Fuck anyone who tells anyone to get over any loss that caused them pain. Nobody is obligated to grieve on another person’s timeline. Grief is hard enough, no need to pile on some guilt and make it worse! And IME it just backfires and prolongs the grief process anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/370 "2017-12-24T01:22:58Z")
Well, I have a new rant. The Lil’Wrekker came home with pink hair. PINK hair!! I walked out of the room, so to not go crazy on her PINK head! I am just breathing (barely), okay, I am better, oh Shit! PINK hair!! I am better now. I did crazy crap to my hair at 18yrs old. She’s experimenting, she testing her freedom. It is her hair. Omg. PINK!! Maybe I better stay in my room alittle longer. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/371 "2017-12-24T01:42:29Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Well, I have a new rant. The Lil’Wrekker came home with pink hair. PINK hair!! I walked out of the room, so to not go crazy on her PINK head! I am just breathing (barely), okay, I am better, oh Shit! PINK hair!! I am better now. I did crazy crap to my hair at 18yrs old. She’s experimenting, she testing her freedom. It is her hair. Omg. PINK!! Maybe I better stay in my room alittle longer. I died mine purple when I was 18, and got my eyebrow pierced. The impact was underwhelming given that I was on the liberalist campus that ever liberalled. But deep down inside, I knew I was a total badass. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/372 "2017-12-24T01:51:28Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Well, I have a new rant. The Lil’Wrekker came home with pink hair. PINK hair!! I walked out of the room, so to not go crazy on her PINK head! I am just breathing (barely), okay, I am better, oh Shit! PINK hair!! I am better now. I did crazy crap to my hair at 18yrs old. She’s experimenting, she testing her freedom. It is her hair. Omg. PINK!! Maybe I better stay in my room alittle longer. At least hair grows out, it won’t stay pink, right? She’s probably thrilled at your reaction, by the way. Yay! I got a parent reaction! ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/373 "2017-12-24T01:55:24Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Well, I have a new rant. The Lil’Wrekker came home with pink hair. PINK hair!! I walked out of the room, so to not go crazy on her PINK head! I am just breathing (barely), okay, I am better, oh Shit! PINK hair!! I am better now. I did crazy crap to my hair at 18yrs old. She’s experimenting, she testing her freedom. It is her hair. Omg. PINK!! Maybe I better stay in my room alittle longer. It’s hair. It will grow. And it’s her hair. It doesn’t reflect on you, except maybe to show the world that you are strong enough in your own identity and self-confidence that your daughter can color her hair without you having a nervous breakdown. (Sorry, sometimes I don’t understand parents.) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/374 "2017-12-24T02:08:29Z")
I know, I know… I am slightly more calm now. I know it’s testing me/ her and freedom. But, y’all she has such lovely pale blond hair. Girls weep in her wake for her hair. Well, they used to. If she wanted a shocked reaction she got it. But I have to say I refrained from screaming or blowing up. It’s gonna be okay. I will get through this. I will laugh about it someday, someday. Not today, but someday. Her brother just told her how cool it is. I am gonna kill him. Omg. I am breathing slowly. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/375 "2017-12-24T02:14:03Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I know, I know… I am slightly more calm now. I know it’s testing me/ her and freedom. But, y’all she has such lovely pale blond hair. Girls weep in her wake for her hair. Well, they used to. If she wanted a shocked reaction she got it. But I have to say I refrained from screaming or blowing up. It’s gonna be okay. I will get through this. I will laugh about it someday, someday. Not today, but someday. Her brother just told her how cool it is. I am gonna kill him. Omg. I am breathing slowly. How old is your daughter? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/376 "2017-12-24T02:29:13Z")
She’s 18, going to university. The baby, my precious baby with pink hair. I am calm now. All I have to do is break it to her Dad. Actually he is alot more accepting than me, sometimes. I knew she would break out some this year. I have raised 2 others through the precarious college years. I will live through this. I just gotta get over the shock. I was expecting maybe a tattoo or a bad- boy boyfriend. Not pink hair. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/377 "2017-12-24T02:33:22Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > She’s 18, going to university. The baby, my precious baby with pink hair. I am calm now. All I have to do is break it to her Dad. Actually he is alot more accepting than me, sometimes. I knew she would break out some this year. I have raised 2 others through the precarious college years. I will live through this. I just gotta get over the shock. I was expecting maybe a tattoo or a bad- boy boyfriend. Not pink hair. At least the pink hair isn’t permanent. And the bad boyfriend… that’s the most-worst option. I think you got off easy. ETA: Ooh, if you really want to get back at her, tell her how you did the same thing at her age! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/378 "2017-12-24T02:39:41Z")
I just told her how I cut my hair at 16 into a ‘Ziggy Stardust’, you know David Bowies haircut. She wasn’t impressed. My Daddy said I looked like the ass end of a goat, she thought that was hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/379 "2017-12-24T03:56:37Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > But, y’all she has such lovely pale blond hair. Oh good. Dying pale blond hair is SO much easier than when you start from a dark shade: no need to bleach it. Easier and healthier. Now, where do I get my tickets for that handbasket? ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249/380 "2017-12-24T04:24:00Z")
Mike Pence has shoved his tongue so far up Trump’s ass that I’m absolutely certain he can taste esophagus: > **[Analysis | In Cabinet meeting, Pence praises Trump once every 12 seconds for...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/12/20/in-cabinet-meeting-pence-praises-trump-once-every-12-seconds-for-3-minutes-straight/?utm_term=.07c73a20430b)** > > Trump's Cabinet meeting again turns into a contest to see how much Trump can be praised. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-rantmas-december-mini-rants/803249.md?page=20)