# Remember, remember, the rants of November **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 1, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560 "2012-11-01T13:52:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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:** [November 5, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/101 "2012-11-05T20:26:38Z")
> [@sahirrnee](#): > > Could there ever be a store which does not start with the Christmas decorations, displays, commercials before Thanksgiving? Some even started before Halloween. I was out for my evening constitutional Saturday, and someone a couple of blocks over has their Christmas tree up and lit in the living room window. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/102 "2012-11-05T20:39:25Z")
> [@Dob](#): > > I have to pit the numerous and annoying “tax relief” commercials I see/hear on radio and TV. I hate the “i’m a victim of the IRS, and needed help!” narrative they spin on these. Hey dumbasses… if you paid your fucking taxes to begin with you wouldn’t be behind and have the IRS breathing down your neck! > > It’s the job of the IRS to collect taxes, if you pay your taxes, there is nothing left from them to collect… It is possible, thru Alt Min Tax, and Stock options, to actually owe taxes on earnings you never got. Happened quite a bit here in Silicon valley during the boom years. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/103 "2012-11-05T20:42:30Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > I was out for my evening constitutional Saturday, and someone a couple of blocks over has their Christmas tree up and lit in the living room window. I can beat that - I’m just back from a weekend away at a hotel here in Scotland, with dinner included. They served mulled wine, christmas cake, and full turkey dinner, with Xmas decorations up, Xmas music playing, and crackers and green&red napkins on the table. Can’t complain about the mulled wine though 🙂 ---
**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 5, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/104 "2012-11-05T20:58:00Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > I’m glad you’re starting to recover. Me too. 🙂 > [@Dob](#): > > I have to pit the numerous and annoying “tax relief” commercials I see/hear on radio and TV. I hate the “i’m a victim of the IRS, and needed help!” narrative they spin on these. Hey dumbasses… if you paid your fucking taxes to begin with you wouldn’t be behind and have the IRS breathing down your neck! > > It’s the job of the IRS to collect taxes, if you pay your taxes, there is nothing left from them to collect… My sister and brother-in-law just got audited, and they are not happy about owing a whole lot more taxes (well, that’s understandable). They operate a small business, and as such they have some leeway in how they report things, but apparently they were taking _way_ too much leeway. ---
**Author:** ![Tracyfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f14d63/32.png) [@Tracyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracyfish)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/105 "2012-11-05T21:45:28Z")
There’s a leak under my kitchen sink. The good news is that I think I’ve somewhat pinpointed the [source](http://imgur.com/xn2A0) to the hole where the pipes/hoses come down from the faucet, and it doesn’t leak unless I turn the faucet on. The bad news is that I have no clue how to get to it to fix it. Hopefully I’ll be able to find something helpful in an internet search. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/106 "2012-11-05T21:54:23Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I wish I did, too. I’m going to try going for a couple of walks today. The gas pain is better - I was able to…release a lot of it last night. 😃 Ah, that’s what that smell is. 😃 - pfffffffffffffffffffft \* ---
**Author:** ![Tracyfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f14d63/32.png) [@Tracyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracyfish)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/107 "2012-11-05T22:06:22Z")
> [@Tracyfish](#): > > There’s a leak under my kitchen sink. The good news is that I think I’ve somewhat pinpointed the [source](http://imgur.com/xn2A0) to the hole where the pipes/hoses come down from the faucet, and it doesn’t leak unless I turn the faucet on. The bad news is that I have no clue how to get to it to fix it. Hopefully I’ll be able to find something helpful in an internet search. My husband just helped me fix the problem from several states away. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/108 "2012-11-05T22:46:28Z")
My husband just had his job eliminated. He worked at a great hospital, and most of the employees have been there for many many years. It looked like he’d have a good job until retirement, but no. He’s 61 years old, and now we undergo another round of job searching. I hope he doesn’t drag his feet over every job application again this time. He doesn’t seem to understand that you have to jump quickly on job openings nowadays, not dither and muse over them for days like he did last time. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/109 "2012-11-05T23:02:46Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > I was out for my evening constitutional Saturday, and someone a couple of blocks over has their Christmas tree up and lit in the living room window. Well, to be chariable, I’ve heard of people decorating early, and even doing the feast and presents type stuff early, when there’s someone in the household with something terminal. ☹ ---
**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:** [November 5, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/110 "2012-11-05T23:05:10Z")
> [@Tracyfish](#): > > My husband just helped me fix the problem from several states away. Yay! Ain’t technology something’ ? > [@teela\_brown](#): > > My husband just had his job eliminated. He worked at a great hospital, and most of the employees have been there for many many years. It looked like he’d have a good job until retirement, but no. He’s 61 years old, and now we undergo another round of job searching. > > I hope he doesn’t drag his feet over every job application again this time. He doesn’t seem to understand that you have to jump quickly on job openings nowadays, not dither and muse over them for days like he did last time. That sucks. Good luck to you both. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/111 "2012-11-06T00:36:23Z")
> [@slalexan](#): > > I put my inability to pay attention. I have a list to type up from notes and about 200 pictures to go through. This is tedious but not hard. All I need to do is buckle down and get it done. Instead I’m all like “Oooo a shiny!” every five minutes. Come on brain! Focus! I only have 7 pictures to sort and edit…and it seems like every friend and family member on the eastern seaboard is screaming for them NOW NOW NOW!!! I made the grave mistake of doing a quick crop on one of the best pics in the bunch and sending it out as a preview. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Mom-of-Andrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@Mom-of-Andrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mom-of-Andrew)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/112 "2012-11-06T00:45:46Z")
Today would have been my brother’s birthday, if the idiot hadn’t killed himself drinking. My folks seemed okay on the phone. I am just tired. I think I’ll take a hot shower and go to bed early to get this day over with. ---
**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 6, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/113 "2012-11-06T00:46:31Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Ah, that’s what that smell is. 😃 > > - pfffffffffffffffffffft \* If that \* pfffffffffffffffffffft \* is more like a long trumpet blast, then you’re right. 😃 ---
**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:** [November 6, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/114 "2012-11-06T02:00:00Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I\* pfffffffffffffffffffft \* I was in your position a while ago, and I congratulate you. I know the feeling. Ahhhh… [cue vuvuzela sound] ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/115 "2012-11-06T03:10:16Z")
Hey Mr. Pro-Lifer aren’t you just so cute? How nice of you to hand my daughter a vile religious phamphlet instead of candy on NJ Halloween tonight. Put some more bumper stickers on your car about how much you love fetuses. Because you sure as shit don’t give a flying fuck about actual children, you sad little creep. This is the same hypocrite who put up a pro-life sign AND a lawn sign opposing a slight local tax increase to help make repairs to our local elementary school a few years back. Fucking bastard. I was half tempted to tell eldest to get our eggs and nail his damned car but unlike him, I am civilized so I didn’t. ---
**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 6, 2012, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/116 "2012-11-06T06:04:17Z")
> [@Runestar](#): > > Not exactly a rant, more of a WTF, but… > > …we have an **iris** blooming away in our back yard. It’s November, we had sleet Saturday morning, sub-freezing temperatures Saturday and Sunday nights, and this iris - a spring-flowering plant - is happily blooming away! It was from a bulb that was erroneously shipped from Chile (where it’s now the middle of Spring). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/117 "2012-11-06T16:05:12Z")
> [@Little\_Bird](#): > > Is there anything in this world so ungrateful as the cat you are trying to force feed. Jesus Max, I’m trying to save your life, not poison you! Haven’t seen Max in 24 hours. He’s probably dead. I hope we find him before he’s too gross. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/118 "2012-11-06T16:27:56Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > Oo! I’ll play! > > In the past week, I’ve made contact with two separate service providers who both promised to get right back with me to schedule appointments. One was my massage therapist and the other is my tattoo artist. Guess what happened? I haven’t heard from either one of them. > > Fuck you guys, I am not begging anyone to take my money. I hate that flaky bullshit. Update: The tattoo artist finally got back with me and scheduled my appointment, with a minimum of begging and drama. None actually. Sadly, though, I had to fire my massage therapist. I can find another one who can actually _keep_ a schedule. So long, thanks for playing. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/119 "2012-11-06T16:42:29Z")
> [@sahirrnee](#): > > ID Channel. It’s nice that you create new shows, I love a good true crime story. Do you really have to use the same crimes over and over? Changing the title and the format while showing the same crimes over and over isn’t entertaining anymore. Amen!! There are other crimes out there you know. You could even steal some ideas from E!. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560/120 "2012-11-06T16:53:07Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > If that \* pfffffffffffffffffffft \* is more like a long trumpet blast, then you’re right. 😃 Ta-tatata!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560.md?page=7)