# So long and thanks for all the rants! (November mini-rants) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 1, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116 "2022-11-01T05:26:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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:** [November 18, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/142 "2022-11-18T11:03:40Z")
> [@Redcanoe](#): > > It also locks you out of setting the GPS while the car is moving. Wow. That would stop me from considering the car, unless there’s a way to jailbreak it. Is it that the touchscreen is disabled? There is a tweak to disable that “feature”. > **[Mazda AIO Tweaks](https://mazdatweaks.com/)** > > All-in-one installer/uninstaller for many available Mazda MZD Infotainment System tweaks. /first world solutions ---
**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:** [November 18, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/143 "2022-11-18T14:25:14Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Maybe “Unfaithful Treasonous Gymnasty”—conveys the disapproval of gym behaviour without specifically sexist judgements, or words that might get flagged automatically. Plus, it has “nasty” in it. ---
**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 19, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/144 "2022-11-19T16:06:34Z")
Just watched a clueless asshat **stroll right through the roped-off crime scene on live TV.** Did you not bother reading the yellow tape as you ducked under it? After being removed from the scene by police, he leaned up against a trash can and continued enjoying his coffee. (The Raleigh Christmas parade just got canceled because a truck had a brake failure; witnesses say a little girl got run over. The local channels are still providing coverage; spectators are wandering in the middle of the street now.) ---
**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:** [November 19, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/145 "2022-11-19T17:01:19Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Plus, it has “nasty” in it. You guys are the Best! Why slag women when there is zero proof that Marge Three-Toed Swamp Thing is one? After the appeal, I think I’ll check here first. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/146 "2022-11-19T19:25:29Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > The Raleigh Christmas parade just got canceled because a truck had a brake failure; witnesses say a little girl got run over That is horrible. This whole year has been bad from beginning to end. Will 2023 be any better, or is it just going to be more of the same? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/147 "2022-11-19T20:54:40Z")
Another “Facebook is fucking awful” minirant. I don’t use it often, because it **is** fucking awful, but I go on it on occasion just because it’s the only way some old friends and distant relatives stay in contact. One very common scam is when somebody creates a fake account, takes the name and photos of a real account, and then starts asking for friend requests from people on their friend list. Sometimes people unfriend you for many reasons, either because you haven’t interacted with them in a while or it’s an accident, and then they’ll want to reconnect. It happens. So this scammer hopes you assume it’s something like that and will accept it without paying attention, and then they try to get personal info out of you or suggest you go to some web site that compromises your computer or info, and so on. I got a friend request yesterday from someone on my friend list, but I know it wasn’t really them. Why? **She died years ago.** (She was actually a very elderly friend of my mom.) So I reported the shithead pretending to be a ghost. Said it was impersonation, and said who they were impersonating. Here is what Facebook sent me. > Thanks for letting us know about someone impersonating your friend on Facebook. Reports like yours are an important part of keeping Facebook a safe and welcoming community. > > Since this is happening to your friend, we’re going to close your report and follow up with your friend directly once we’ve reviewed the account. Well, good luck with that, dipshits. Maybe if you actually asked me what the fuck was going on, you wouldn’t waste your time. I guess this is what happens when you turn everything over to bots. 🙄 ---
**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 19, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/148 "2022-11-19T22:27:35Z")
> [@MagicEyes](#): > > That is horrible. This whole year has been bad from beginning to end. She died, so I think it’s getting worse. (.\_. ) Viewers had noted on the station’s Facebook page that the police seemed to be pulling a lot of guns out of the vehicle…and, sure enough, the driver has been charged with carrying a gun during a parade, along with a slew of other charges. (And yes, I made the mistake of reading the Facebook comments. 🤦‍♀️ Loads of people not understanding why the parade was canceled, or why the driver is being charged with anything.) ---
**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 19, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/149 "2022-11-19T22:32:40Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > She died years ago. Ah, sounds like that part of Facebook is run by the same fine folks who oversee accounts at Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable). Dad died in 2005. I’ve tried to change the name on the account many times, only to be told that Dad must be the one to initiate the account’s name change; otherwise, they would essentially have to close the account an open a new one, which would take several days. 🙄 Strangely, this was the only company I dealt with that didn’t seem to have a procedure for removing a deceased person’s name from an account; even Bank of America was a breeze. ---
**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 20, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/150 "2022-11-20T01:04:18Z")
It’s the 2020s, aka the Roaring WTFs. This whole decade is deeply defective. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/151 "2022-11-20T02:26:24Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > This whole decade is deeply defective. And we can’t even return it for our money back. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/152 "2022-11-20T02:58:54Z")
For the second time this year, someone dented my car. At least this time the person stuck around and gave me their contact and insurance information. My appointment to fix the first dent isn’t until next month, as body shops are swamped. I guess I’ll see how much more it’ll cost to do the 2nd dent at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/153 "2022-11-20T03:32:27Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > It’s the 2020s, aka the Roaring WTFs. This whole decade is deeply defective. 🙁 Not hopeful! Can we at least bring back speakeasies and doing the Charleston in sparkly fringed dresses? That might make this whole mess a little more fun. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/154 "2022-11-20T03:51:04Z")
I got 3 friend requests from cloned accounts just today, and two of those friends are deceased. Every now and then (usually when I accept the request right after it’s sent), the scammer or scambot attempts to start a conversation with me. At which point I ask them if they remember what they did at their last birthday party, then I spin a long obscene story about their exploits (usually something involving donkeys and Maga hats) that makes The Aristocrats sound like a Disney movie. I tell them that they have to confirm my story to prove it’s them, and when they do I call them disgusting and block them. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/155 "2022-11-20T03:55:48Z")
You are my hero! \< Stealing that \> ---
**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:** [November 20, 2022, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/156 "2022-11-20T04:34:25Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > I don’t think putting something in the form of the question really helps. > > The thing is that “slut” is pretty much always a sexist pejorative in North America (I’ve heard it used for “untidy housemate” in the UK, no sexual connotations at all). > > Being unfaithful doesn’t make you a slut. > Having sex with everybody at the gym doesn’t make you a slut. > Being judged for having sex with too many partners is what makes you a slut, and that’s really not something that can be objectively established. > > Maybe “Unfaithful Treasonous Gymnasty”—conveys the disapproval of gym behaviour without specifically sexist judgements, or words that might get flagged automatically. Well, lets just say that I’ve got a Really Good Guess that Elon is not going to let his people handle my appeal about my question about ‘Marge Three-Toes’. Ladies and Gentlemen, from that scumbag whale, Elon Musk: [https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/business/twitter-musk-trump-reinstate/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/business/twitter-musk-trump-reinstate/index.html) Elon, feel free to take a sun lamp and some exploding Teslas and Go F-ck Yourself. > **[Imgflip](https://imgflip.com/i/71gmqs)** ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/157 "2022-11-20T05:16:59Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > At which point I ask them if they remember what they did at their last birthday party, then I spin a long obscene story about their exploits (usually something involving donkeys and Maga hats) that makes The Aristocrats sound like a Disney movie. I did something similar once when someone pretended to be my father-in-law. I started to ask him about his cat. He stopped responding to me and vanished. I guess he thought I was suspicious? Or maybe someone else had already reported him. My FIL has dogs but no cat. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/158 "2022-11-20T05:27:40Z")
I read once on a scambaiting message board that a lot of the scammers are from very conservative religions and are REALLY bothered by overt sexual talk and porn. I have no idea if it true but it seems plausible. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/159 "2022-11-20T08:56:42Z")
I had a sex scammer who managed to endure the worst of my mind - think scatalogical beastiality mixed with the weirdest of Japanese porn for several days. “She” gave up eventually when I suggested a sex act so disgusting I could hardly believe it came from my (admitedly) depraved mind. We went through “tubgirl” to get there, so, yes, pretty rough. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/160 "2022-11-20T15:52:07Z")
Actually, I think the ire should be against the majority of those on Twitter who took Musk’s poll on reinstating Tan the Conman. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116/161 "2022-11-20T15:57:33Z")
No, this is really all on Elon. He didn’t have to do a poll, and he probably would have brought T\*\*mp regardless of the results. He’s a malignant narcissist and given two choices, he will always do the worst thing possible. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116.md?page=9)