# Mini-rant thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 31, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000 "2016-12-31T22:13:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/101 "2017-01-15T03:38:11Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > Mini-rant? Ok here’s one. > > Caitlyn Jenner is going to the inauguration and spent about $20,000 getting gusssied up for it. > > Is she still “Strong and brave”? Or will the left drop her like a hot ball of proto freedom fries? She’s a longtime Trumpista. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/102 "2017-01-15T16:08:14Z")
I went to the grocery store and they were out of the pickles I like, the **Vlasic Zesty Dill** but they had the ice cream I wanted. They are lucky I didn’t go around and scowl at the employees. They would have been very scowled at. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/103 "2017-01-16T18:00:38Z")
I skimmed Drunky’s post and thought he was looking for **Vlasic Zesty Dill** ice cream. [Insert old joke about pregnancy … or his acidic personality] ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/104 "2017-01-16T21:12:00Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I skimmed Drunky’s post and thought he was looking for **Vlasic Zesty Dill** ice cream. > > [Insert old joke about pregnancy … or his acidic personality] I would buy the crap out of that. Well I’m screwed and probably going to die. I went to grab my lunch, a frozen dinner of steak and peppers and corn and beans salad, and I noticed that the name of the brand was “evol”. “Love” spelled backwards but pronounced “EVIL” If I never post again then now you’ll know why. I deaded from the evol. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/105 "2017-01-16T22:20:17Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > Mini-rant? Ok here’s one. > > Caitlyn Jenner is going to the inauguration and spent about $20,000 getting gusssied up for it. > > Is she still “Strong and brave”? Or will the left drop her like a hot ball of proto freedom fries? Really? The “left” were calling her “strong and brave”? I sure as hell do not remember that. I remember a lot of “_yeah, whatever, you should do what makes you happy_”. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/106 "2017-01-16T23:21:17Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > Mini-rant? Ok here’s one. > > Caitlyn Jenner is going to the inauguration and spent about $20,000 getting gusssied up for it. > > Is she still “Strong and brave”? Or will the left drop her like a hot ball of proto freedom fries? I was unaware that expressing approval for one action taken by an individual meant that I would be issuing a blanket approval of all further actions by that individual. Is that how it works? ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/107 "2017-01-16T23:26:41Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > Mini-rant? Ok here’s one. > > Caitlyn Jenner is going to the inauguration and spent about $20,000 getting gusssied up for it. > > Is she still “Strong and brave”? Or will the left drop her like a hot ball of proto freedom fries? I feel like I am in a south park episode. Orange Mr Garrison and Caitlyn are celebrating. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/108 "2017-01-16T23:59:30Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > I was unaware that expressing approval for one action taken by an individual meant that I would be issuing a blanket approval of all further actions by that individual. Is that how it works? You should pay more attention. For a lot of people that’s exactly how it works. More frequently in blanket disapproval, though. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/109 "2017-01-17T01:34:34Z")
Is it really that unreasonable to expect a standard home (well, apartment) kitchen garbage disposal to cope with potato peels without deciding to clog up the sink to the point that a plunger is necessary? ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/110 "2017-01-17T03:24:36Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > Is it really that unreasonable to expect a standard home (well, apartment) kitchen garbage disposal to cope with potato peels without deciding to clog up the sink to the point that a plunger is necessary? Next time don’t peel the potatoes. The skin is the best part. (Or am I sounding like jtur88?) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/111 "2017-01-17T04:22:03Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > Is it really that unreasonable to expect a standard home (well, apartment) kitchen garbage disposal to cope with potato peels without deciding to clog up the sink to the point that a plunger is necessary? We just had to replace our disposal because it sprung a couple of links, and the installer said never to put anything fibrous into the disposal, including potato peels. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/112 "2017-01-17T05:42:35Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Really? The “left” were calling her “strong and brave”? I sure as hell do not remember that. I remember a lot of “_yeah, whatever, you should do what makes you happy_”. (spit take) The party line at HuffPo was: “if you don’t applaud this woman…Hey DID YOU CALL HER BRUCE??? ITS CAITLYN!!!..if you don’t applaud this woman…WOMAN, WOMAN YOU!! HEY YOU!! YOU CALLED HER HIM!! SHE’S A HER!!!..if you don’t applaud this brave, strong woman then you’re transphobic!! She is strong, and brave and beautiful!!!” ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/113 "2017-01-17T07:22:18Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > Is it really that unreasonable to expect a standard home (well, apartment) kitchen garbage disposal to cope with potato peels without deciding to clog up the sink to the point that a plunger is necessary? Based on the documentation that came with mine, only the top of the line models can handle stuff like that. ☹ (Mine even struggles with some lemon and orange peels.) And regarding Caitlyn Jenner, I think a lot of people have been genuinely shocked that she opted to go the route of a privileged, rich white woman…seems they were expecting her to be some sort of advocate within her party for the LGBT community. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/114 "2017-01-18T01:08:23Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > “If you don’t applaud this brave, strong woman … strong, and brave and beautiful!!!” I’ve gotten used to the straw men that the righties here concoct, but really? Did you just go to all this trouble to set up a trans scarecrow this time? ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/115 "2017-01-18T02:21:11Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Huh. Thanks. I’m surprised you can get the prescription stuff online. You can get anything online. If you have a cat that needs regular IV fluids, you can buy all of that stuff online, including needles. However, if you need syringes and needles for something right away, go to your local feed and grain store. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/116 "2017-01-18T04:23:39Z")
I just got done watching the new episode of Celebrity Apprentice and Arnie “Terminated” Jon Lovitz. This is literally the worst day of my life since that day that I stubbed my toe twice on the couch. RIP pinkie toe. You will always be missed. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/117 "2017-01-18T12:26:12Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I’ve gotten used to the straw men that the righties here concoct, but really? > Did you just go to all this trouble to set up a trans scarecrow this time? I DID!!! And I took over Eschereals brain to set it up too! You’re onto me Hawking. ---
**Author:** ![4kad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/7cd45c/32.png) [@4kad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4kad)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/118 "2017-01-18T17:59:52Z")
The show called First take on ESPN. It’s awful ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/119 "2017-01-18T19:22:19Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > I DID!!! And I took over Eschereals brain to set it up too! > > You’re onto me Hawking. _If I only had a brain_ — joke’s on you, there was nothing there for you to take over. [… walking away, singing (such as I can)] _straw man on the old banjo_ … ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000/120 "2017-01-19T00:14:45Z")
I have a mole above my lip. Had it as long as I can remember. Just a little beauty mark above the lip. Now all of a sudden it’s decided to lose color and is now a bit of a sore, instead of a beauty mark. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000.md?page=7)