# Rant-a Claus is coming to town! (December mini-rants) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 1, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866 "2022-12-01T17:21:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![The\_Undeposable\_Hand](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_undeposable_hand/32/8502_2.png) [@The\_Undeposable\_Hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Undeposable_Hand)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/341 "2022-12-31T15:33:53Z")
Agreed. Way to objectify and dehumanize young women. It never ends, does it. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/342 "2022-12-31T15:47:45Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > Again, we don’t know that he doesn’t have a CCW; I object that CCW extends into medical facilities. Does it in your state? It doesn’t in ours. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/343 "2022-12-31T16:05:14Z")
From what I’ve seen, no hospital allows guns to be brought in, though in the absence of metal detector stations manned by armed guards (never seen that either) the regulation is being enforced on the honor system. At one hospital where I worked, a man fatally shot his wife (a stroke victim) in her hospital bed, apparently in a “mercy killing”. It took the staff awhile to figure out what had happened; 911 was not called until an hour later. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/344 "2022-12-31T16:08:54Z")
I avoid being victimized by the over-entitled and never-accountable as best I can. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/345 "2022-12-31T16:10:02Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > From what I’ve seen, no hospital allows guns to be brought in, though in the absence of metal detector stations manned by armed guards (never seen that either) the regulation is being enforced on the honor system. These are not uncommon in emergency rooms these days. I worked at a hospital many years ago - I don’t think anyone thought at the time that this would ever be a thing. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/346 "2022-12-31T16:13:47Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > Three young women ( early 20s? I always look away when they are early 20s. The last thing I need is for one of them to point, screech, and then everyone in 3 blocks is chasing you like “Invasion of The Body Snatchers”.). I find that now that I’m as old as most students’ grandfathers, I’m no longer creepy, I’ve graduated to harmless. Which means I can ask them a simple question and pretty soon they’re bitching to me about their roommates and siblings and parents and social media… So stop playing the victim card, and try talking to them like they’re normal human beings. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/347 "2022-12-31T17:29:41Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > These are not uncommon in emergency rooms these days. My daughter (a nurse) worked for a few years in the maternity department of a hospital in Virginia. It was a big hospital in a bad area. It was common to find meth pipes and empty liquor bottles after visiting hours. They had a complete police substation located within the hospital. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/348 "2022-12-31T21:25:27Z")
I had thought there was a federal prohibition, but discovered I was in error when looking for a cite. Only 11 states have specific bans on firearms in healthcare facilities. And some of those allow either open or concealed carry. - Hawaii - Illinois - Michigan - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - New York - Oregon - South Carolina - Texas - Vermont [Giffords Law Center](https://giffords.org/lawcenter/gun-laws/policy-areas/guns-in-public/location-restrictions/) (close to the bottom) ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/349 "2022-12-31T23:17:56Z")
In the state I live in, places can specifically prohibit firearms on their premises, so you’ll see signs like this in healthcare facilities, schools, libraries, and (not surprisingly) bars. [![](https://www.safetysign.com/images/source/medium-images/F7161.png) ](https://www.safetysign.com/images/source/medium-images/F7161.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/350 "2022-12-31T23:39:29Z")
I’ve seen similar signs at hospital entrances in Ohio. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/351 "2023-01-01T09:40:23Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > I avoid being victimized by the over-entitled and never-accountable as best I can. Thanks. All women in their 20s are “over-entitled and never-accountable” is that ferrealz what you’re telling us you believe? ---
**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:** [January 1, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/352 "2023-01-01T14:01:45Z")
I think that what he’s really saying is that everybody should get off his lawn. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/353 "2023-01-01T15:24:06Z")
I can’t believe it either. This seriously darkens my outlook. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/354 "2023-01-01T16:49:06Z")
Sometimes creepers can’t even creep right. Sheesh! ---
**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:** [January 1, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/355 "2023-01-01T19:45:56Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > … the plate kept making efforts to turn and finally did a few revolutions near the end of the process. So the motor is working, it’s just not quite up to the task. Back it goes. At the risk of sounding stupidly obvious, I just want to mention that in my microwave, it’s sometimes not obvious if the plate isn’t properly seated on the rotating spindle thingie that drives it. It looks like it is, but it isn’t. And in those circumstances it may sometimes make the kind of half-hearted revolutions you describe, or none at all. I’m pretty sure you already checked this, but hey, worth a mention. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/356 "2023-01-01T19:49:15Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > All women in their 20s are “over-entitled and never-accountable” is that ferrealz what you’re telling us you believe? Did I say “all”? Nope. Just another Lie. . I don’t like Drunk Drivers. They can hurt you, maim you, kill you and there’s almost nothing you can do about it. NYE has more Drunk Drivers than any other day of the year. Are all drivers on NYE Drunk Drivers? Nope. Are Most drivers on NYE Drunk Drivers? Nope. But, you can’t tell a Sober Driver from a Drunk Driver unless you’re on the road… and by then it’s too late. I choose not to drive on NYE because if you’re not on the road, the Drunk Drivers will hit someone else. . I treat women in their 20’s like I treat men: with no interest. I buy your product, here’s the cash, bye. I buy your service, here’s the cash, bye. Full equality with no fashion, hairstyles, perfume, or pheromones in the mix. If she wants to flirt & ‘play the game’ she can play it with someone else… hopefully with her S.O. ( PS- Isn’t a Creeper some guy who wants to interact with them? Better come up with a better Former Cheerleader childish insult than that. And you can keep your constipated rat-on-a-leash off my lawn too. The sign says ‘Curb Your Dog’. Goes for strollers too. ) ---
**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:** [January 1, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/357 "2023-01-01T21:24:32Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > If she wants to flirt & ‘play the game’ she can play it with someone else… hopefully with her S.O. This bit pretty well negates your claims to equal treatment and disinterest. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/358 "2023-01-02T15:01:07Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > Full equality with no fashion, hairstyles, perfume, or pheromones in the mix. If she wants to flirt & ‘play the game’ she can play it with someone else… hopefully with her S.O. What the actual fuck are you talking about? ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/359 "2023-01-02T15:28:27Z")
So bf walked me to bus to get home. He forgot his wallet. I had to put 5 in. I only hav 18 to my name, my rent (25) is due this week, cant pay that. Phone due next week. Wont get my paycheck til the 13th. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866/360 "2023-01-02T16:39:30Z")
We were at a favorite brewery last night. A small group of 30-somethings were being loud, trying to convince one guy in the group that he shouldn’t be driving home. He was arguing way too loudly that he was fine. As he walked by me he grabbed my arm and asked if I thought he could drive. He’d really gotten on my nerves by that point. I stood and said (loud enough so everybody could hear), “you’re drunk enough that you don’t realize everyone thinks you’re an ass. I don’t care if you drive or not, but you’d better let go of my arm or I’m going to beat you senseless”. He let go, then he started crying. Apparently I’d hurt his feelings? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-a-claus-is-coming-to-town-december-mini-rants/975866.md?page=19)