# 'No' Means November Rants **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 31, 2013, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729 "2013-10-31T07:36:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/521 "2013-11-24T15:12:52Z")
I get email ads from Barnes and Noble. It’s worth it because they send me coupons for 20% off and I just delete everything else. So I checked today’s email ad: “Black Friday Weekend – 4 Days of Amazing Deals”. Nothing unexpected. So I check it to see if there’s a coupon and find that the text of the ad is “4 DAYS OF AMAZING DEALS - Details coming soon. Stay Tuned!” Really, guys? You’re sending me an ad for an upcoming ad? ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/522 "2013-11-24T15:13:43Z")
Why the absolute bloody hell do I have otherwise-intelligent friends… who believe in astrology? :mad: ---
**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:** [November 24, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/523 "2013-11-24T15:15:18Z")
> [@The\_Vorlon](#): > > Well, I had to break down. > With the temps in the low 20’s, and gusts to 30mph, the Mothership had cooled to a nippily 61 this morning. > So to avoid the Gimlet stinkeye I would get, I turned on the heat for the first time since March. > > P. U. 8 months of dust on the heat exchanger. > **Global warming my fat ass!** I don’t know if that’s meant as a joke or not, but even giving you the benefit of the doubt, it’s not a wise thing to post where climate change deniers can see it and run with it. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/524 "2013-11-24T15:22:41Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > The ceiling fan over our bed has started ticking. Do you know the feeling of “Hurray, its Saturday, so I can just lay here covered with purring cats for a while”? Well, that mood is totally destroyed when I’m listening to the ticks and wondering how to fix it without replacing it. This is coming from a tree-hugger who has NO idea how the fan balances might work. Have you tried just giving it a slight wiggle? Sometimes that’s all it takes. Also sometimes the pull chains sit in such a way they vibrate or bounce, try moving them a bit too. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/525 "2013-11-24T15:26:56Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > Why the absolute bloody hell do I have otherwise-intelligent friends… who believe in astrology? :mad: Point out that the sun actually passes through 13 “constellations” these days, which are arbitrary designations anyway, and the ‘signs’ as they are established and assigned are [2600 years out of date](http://www.livescience.com/4667-astrological-sign.html) due to Precession. According to Astrology, I’m a Cancer. According to my actual ‘sun sign’, I’m a Gemini. From that article; Capricorn - Jan 20 to Feb 16 Aquarius - Feb 16 to Mar 11 Pisces - Mar 11 to Apr 18 Aries - Apr 18 to May 13 Taurus - May 13 to Jun 21 Gemini - Jun 21 to Jul 20 Cancer - Jul 20 to Aug 10 Leo - Aug 10 to Sep 16 Virgo - Sep 16 to Oct 30 Libra - Oct 30 to Nov 23 Scorpius - Nov 23 to Nov 29 \*\*Ophiuchus \*\*- Nov 29 to Dec 17 Sagittarius - Dec 17 to Jan 20 Ok, so what are the attributes of those born under Ophiuchus? Is it an earth, water, fire or air sign? And why the fuck is Aquarius “the Water Bearer” a fucking AIR SIGN??? ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/526 "2013-11-24T15:35:39Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > … > From that article; > > Capricorn - Jan 20 to Feb 16 > Aquarius - Feb 16 to Mar 11 > Pisces - Mar 11 to Apr 18 > Aries - Apr 18 to May 13 > Taurus - May 13 to Jun 21 > Gemini - Jun 21 to Jul 20 > Cancer - Jul 20 to Aug 10 > Leo - Aug 10 to Sep 16 > Virgo - Sep 16 to Oct 30 > Libra - Oct 30 to Nov 23 > Scorpius - Nov 23 to Nov 29 > \*\*Ophiuchus \*\*- Nov 29 to Dec 17 > Sagittarius - Dec 17 to Jan 20 > > … Umm, what? I was born on September 7th. I always thought I was a Virgo. Now, according to that info you posted, **Chimera** , I’m a Leo? Huh. :rolleyes:😃 Just goes to show you how ridiculous it all is. ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/527 "2013-11-24T15:43:51Z")
This is going to sound bizarre, but here goes. There’s this pizza place I like to go to every couple of weeks. I usually get several slices which they give to me in a small pizza box. I carry this to my car, usually with a bottled drink but not always. I eat a couple slices in the car and bring the rest home. I leave the box in the kitchen until I finish eating the remaining slices. Now here’s the weird part. Every couple of weeks I’ve been getting bed bug bites. Mostly on my legs but once on one arm. I couldn’t figure out how this could be since if I had an infestation in my home I would expect to be getting these bites all of the time. Finally I realized that these bites seem to coincide with my visits to the pizza place. I can’t be absolutely sure of this since I haven’t kept a record of the exact dates but the most recent bite showed up the morning after my most recent visit. Am I stoned or does this sound plausible? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/528 "2013-11-24T16:13:51Z")
Don’t feel bad, delta, look what flatlined’s going through. > [@flatlined](#): > > Do you know the feeling of “Hurray, its Saturday, so I can just lay here covered with purring cats for a while”? Well, that mood is totally destroyed when I’m listening to the ticks ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/529 "2013-11-24T16:35:58Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Point out that the sun actually passes through 13 “constellations” these days, which are arbitrary designations anyway, and the ‘signs’ as they are established and assigned are [2600 years out of date](http://www.livescience.com/4667-astrological-sign.html) due to Precession. > > According to Astrology, I’m a Cancer. According to my actual ‘sun sign’, I’m a Gemini. From what I recall, the signs are allocated according to the elements starting with Aries - fire and then going to earth, air and water. That pattern then repeats 3 more times. Each sign also has a modality I think it’s called, the three modalities being cardinal, fixed and mutable. So Aries is a cardinal fire sign, next is Taurus a fixed earth sign then Gemini a mutable air sign. That pattern repeats 4 more times. IIRC aside from the sun sign, the other most dominate influence is your rising sign, but I forget how that works. I could never really keep this stuff straight in my head but I liked the methodology for helping me classify personalities. > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Don’t feel bad, delta, look what flatlined’s going through. Thanks, but the thing I’m wondering is how do you get bed bugs from pizza? I’m pretty sure that they’re bed bug bites because they seem to be the big welts that are typical of that type of bite but IDK. They seem to be some kind of bite though. 😕 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/530 "2013-11-24T17:40:29Z")
[Maggie](http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/ChimeraPic/media/06e195357b8a82770ba74939841d6ea3_zps2062361a.jpg.html) was awfully put out when that window was frosted over this morning. I don’t think she’s going to like winter. (Pic from a couple of hours later, once the sun hit it.) ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/531 "2013-11-24T18:07:31Z")
> [@The\_Vorlon](#): > > With the temps in the low 20’s, and gusts to 30mph, the Mothership had cooled to a \*\*nippily \*\*61 this morning. Heh, I read this as “nippley” which seems quite appropriate somehow. Roddy ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/532 "2013-11-24T18:29:54Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > The ice maker is working…I just can’t get ice to come out through the door. When I press the panel on the front of the door, I can hear the switch click, and sometimes I’ll hear the motor whirr, but the little door won’t open and the auger in the ice bucket (located on the door) won’t turn. Based on some problems I’ve been having with it in the last month, I suspect that the motor has burned out…but I can’t figure out how to get to the motor. There’s also the slim chance that it could be the whole panel, but everything else on the freezer side (water dispenser, lights, etc.) is still working. Search the model number on the internet. When a hamfisted person broke the dispenser lever on ours we were able to find step by step instructions including part numbers to repair it ourselves. Cost under $50 including shipping (which was almost half the cost of the part) ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/533 "2013-11-24T18:53:21Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > And a half hour later you drove all the way back to the store to return the food you bought just so you would get totally free kibble, right? 😉 :smack: Why didn’t _I_ think of that?!?! Our rescue group has food bins for donations at other pet stores, so Bill thinks I should ask the store owner if we can put a bin there and I will be in charge of picking up the donations and delivering them to our rescue headquarters. He thinks that seeing me taking all of that “free” food would make the clerk’s head asplode. > [@saje](#): > > Have you tried just giving it a slight wiggle? Sometimes that’s all it takes. Also sometimes the pull chains sit in such a way they vibrate or bounce, try moving them a bit too. Good idea, thank you. I wiggled it and dusted it AND played with the chains and made sure the bulbs were all tight. I don’t know what worked, but something did. ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/534 "2013-11-24T19:17:15Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > [Maggie](http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/ChimeraPic/media/06e195357b8a82770ba74939841d6ea3_zps2062361a.jpg.html) was awfully put out when that window was frosted over this morning. I don’t think she’s going to like winter. (Pic from a couple of hours later, once the sun hit it.) awwwww melts ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/535 "2013-11-24T19:31:49Z")
> [@deltasigma](#): > > Thanks, but the thing I’m wondering is how do you get bed bugs from pizza? I’m pretty sure that they’re bed bug bites because they seem to be the big welts that are typical of that type of bite but IDK. They seem to be some kind of bite though. 😕 😕 Bed bugs don’t bite every day. They feed every 10 days or so. You likely have a light infestation that can still be eliminated without a pesticide-laden visit from a professional, if you so choose to do the work. First, pat yourself on the back, you’re one of the mere 30% who are allergic to the bites and therefore have yourself an early detection system! Me, too. Here are a [couple of](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=615059)different [threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12721601#post12721601) I’ve posted in, with advice and information on how other people have gotten rid of theirs. They’re worth the read. If you choose the professional route, be wary of any that claim they can clear you of bed bugs in one visit. Two or three visits is more typical, and the ones that use dogs to sniff out the infested spots I’ve heard are the most effective. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/536 "2013-11-24T19:43:18Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > Umm, what? I was born on September 7th. I always thought I was a Virgo. Now, according to that info you posted, **Chimera** , I’m a Leo? Huh. :rolleyes:😃 > > Just goes to show you how ridiculous it all is. I got the same reassignment (August 26). I’ve never thought it made much sense that a bunch of rocks millions of miles away know more about my life than I do. 🙂 Trying to get the brain (such as it is) booted up for deheathenization. Don’t know why I fixated on getting my computer to be able to print here at home when the computer is out and around with me. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/537 "2013-11-24T20:16:41Z")
I had to look it up because I am an Ophiuchus now. A snake handler. Go figure. I am also a •Seeker of peace and wisdom •Attractor of good luck and jealousy •Interpreter of dreams •One who reaches for the stars •_Wearer of plaid_:eek::eek::eek: I want to go back to being a Sagittarius. At least then I was just clumbsy. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/538 "2013-11-24T20:23:40Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Point out that the sun actually passes through 13 “constellations” these days, which are arbitrary designations anyway, and the ‘signs’ as they are established and assigned are [2600 years out of date](http://www.livescience.com/4667-astrological-sign.html) due to Precession. > > According to Astrology, I’m a Cancer. According to my actual ‘sun sign’, I’m a Gemini. > > From that article; > > Capricorn - Jan 20 to Feb 16 > Aquarius - Feb 16 to Mar 11 > Pisces - Mar 11 to Apr 18 > Aries - Apr 18 to May 13 > Taurus - May 13 to Jun 21 > Gemini - Jun 21 to Jul 20 > Cancer - Jul 20 to Aug 10 > Leo - Aug 10 to Sep 16 > Virgo - Sep 16 to Oct 30 > Libra - Oct 30 to Nov 23 > Scorpius - Nov 23 to Nov 29 > \*\*Ophiuchus \*\*- Nov 29 to Dec 17 > Sagittarius - Dec 17 to Jan 20 > > Ok, so what are the attributes of those born under Ophiuchus? Is it an earth, water, fire or air sign? > > And why the fuck is Aquarius “the Water Bearer” a fucking AIR SIGN??? I like being a scorpion better than being a virgin. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/539 "2013-11-24T20:31:49Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Bed bugs don’t bite every day. They feed every 10 days or so. You likely have a light infestation that can still be eliminated without a pesticide-laden visit from a professional, if you so choose to do the work. First, pat yourself on the back, you’re one of the mere 30% who are allergic to the bites and therefore have yourself an early detection system! Me, too. > > Here are a [couple of](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=615059)different [threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12721601#post12721601) I’ve posted in, with advice and information on how other people have gotten rid of theirs. They’re worth the read. If you choose the professional route, be wary of any that claim they can clear you of bed bugs in one visit. Two or three visits is more typical, and the ones that use dogs to sniff out the infested spots I’ve heard are the most effective. Thanks. I’ve clipped both threads for future reference but the thing is, this only started a few months ago and I don’t see anyway I could have developed an infestation in the meantime. I live by myself and have been very anti-social recently so I haven’t had any guests. I had one contractor in for an estimate but that was just a quick walk through and I’m not sure about the timing of his visit in relation to the bug bites. My home is a single family dwelling and the only bugs I otherwise have a problem with are those damned stink bugs - but they can fly so that’s not really a fair comparison. Maybe the occasional ant or fruit fly but that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729/540 "2013-11-24T20:37:49Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > [Maggie](http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/ChimeraPic/media/06e195357b8a82770ba74939841d6ea3_zps2062361a.jpg.html) was awfully put out when that window was frosted over this morning. I don’t think she’s going to like winter. (Pic from a couple of hours later, once the sun hit it.) “I did not approve of this change!” > [@flatlined](#): > > I had to look it up because I am an Ophiuchus now. A snake handler. Go figure. I am also a > > •Seeker of peace and wisdom > •Attractor of good luck and jealousy > •Interpreter of dreams > •One who reaches for the stars > •_Wearer of plaid_:eek::eek::eek: > > I want to go back to being a Sagittarius. At least then I was just clumbsy. I used to be a Sagittarius, but I’m a Scorpio now according to the sidereal astrology. Freak show. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-means-november-rants/672729.md?page=28)