# Winter's a-coming! Season of Death Mini-Rants **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 18, 2010, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833 "2010-09-18T09:03:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/1 "2010-09-18T09:03:59Z")
Did you ever have a nice little rant that you wanted to set loose upon the world but it wasn’t worth the effort of cleaning it up and starting a whole thread for it? Something stuck in your craw but not requiring an ER (A&E for the brits) visit? Well, no need to dress that shit up and make it all purty. You can unload right here and as long as you pay on the way out, it’s all good. (really it’s free - and what a bargain - huh?) I’m not sure how well this will work out if there are several lines of thought on different subjects going at once, but since we’re talking mini-rants, that shouldn’t be too much of a danger. ```auto ************************************************************** Any rants dealing specifically with other members should however have their own thread. This isn't the place for those. ************************************************************** ``` Here’s mine. I’ve been sick for a full fuckin’ week now with some of the worst body aches I’ve ever had with a flu - if it even is the flu since there’s no sore throat or congestion, just pain and low grade fever, the latter of which might be abating. I have codeine and ibuprofen I get from overseas (New Zealand) that I use in these types of situations but it is woefully inadequate. The tablets are 13mg codeine and 200mg ibuprofen and 2 barely make a dent in the pain. I’ve been too sick to go to my doctor but even if that weren’t an issue, they always make you feel like a junky if you ask for pain medication. Mine is pretty cool when it’s clear that I’m suffering though, but I still feel awkward. I had Lyme disease a couple months ago and then some other bullshit problem a few week ago (that I can’t remember at this point) and now this bullshit. It’s the fucking summer still people. I’m tired of being sick and sick of being tired. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/2 "2010-09-18T10:51:17Z")
FYI, There’s almost always a “mini rant” thread going in the pit. Here’s the latest [one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=568238) if you’re interested. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/3 "2010-09-18T11:04:17Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > FYI, There’s almost always a “mini rant” thread going in the pit. Here’s the latest [one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=568238) if you’re interested. Don’t you just\* hate\* that? ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/4 "2010-09-18T11:05:11Z")
> [@dzero](#): > > Did you ever have a nice little rant that you wanted to set loose upon the world but it wasn’t worth the effort of cleaning it up and starting a whole thread for it? Something stuck in your craw but not requiring an ER (A&E for the brits) visit? > > Well, no need to dress that shit up and make it all purty. You can unload right here and as long as you pay on the way out, it’s all good. (really it’s free - and what a bargain - huh?) > > I’m not sure how well this will work out if there are several lines of thought on different subjects going at once, but since we’re talking mini-rants, that shouldn’t be too much of a danger. > > ```auto > > ************************************************************** > Any rants dealing specifically with other members should however have their own thread. This isn't the place for those. > ************************************************************** > > ``` > > Here’s mine. I’ve been sick for a full fuckin’ week now with some of the worst body aches I’ve ever had with a flu - if it even is the flu since there’s no sore throat or congestion, just pain and low grade fever, the latter of which might be abating. > > I have codeine and ibuprofen I get from overseas (New Zealand) that I use in these types of situations but it is woefully inadequate. The tablets are 13mg codeine and 200mg ibuprofen and 2 barely make a dent in the pain. I’ve been too sick to go to my doctor but even if that weren’t an issue, they always make you feel like a junky if you ask for pain medication. Mine is pretty cool when it’s clear that I’m suffering though, but I still feel awkward. > > I had Lyme disease a couple months ago and then some other bullshit problem a few week ago (that I can’t remember at this point) and now this bullshit. It’s the fucking summer still people. I’m tired of being sick and sick of being tired. You’re an idiot. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/5 "2010-09-18T11:36:56Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > FYI, There’s almost always a “mini rant” thread going in the pit. Here’s the latest [one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=568238) if you’re interested. Yeah, but it seems like we start a new one every month or season, so there’s no reason to stop this one. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/6 "2010-09-18T13:50:29Z")
Fuckin’ dollar stores, not carrying USB extension cables any more… Well, at least not the one near my house. And I couldn’t even get those tabs you drop into the toilet tank! What! The! Fuck! Yo?! ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/7 "2010-09-18T14:39:04Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > > [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > > > FYI, There’s almost always a “mini rant” thread going in the pit. Here’s the latest [one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=568238) if you’re interested. > > Yeah, but it seems like we start a new one every month or season, so there’s no reason to stop this one. I never said he/she should stop it. I was just letting him/her know they weren’t alone. ---
**Author:** ![RedWood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f08c70/32.png) [@RedWood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedWood)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/8 "2010-09-18T14:57:32Z")
I thought this was going to be about dollar stores… Hey You! Strangers In Pre-Fight Mode Parked In Front of **My** House! _Listen_ to your Driver, Get back In the Car and _Go Away Already!_ SHEESH! ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/9 "2010-09-18T15:13:13Z")
My dollar store doesn’t post prices. I know they are both called ounces, but volume and weight are not the same. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/10 "2010-09-18T15:17:41Z")
Maybe ask a moderator to add ‘Fall’, or ‘Autumn’ if you insist, to the title of this thread? ---
**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:** [September 18, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/11 "2010-09-18T17:23:15Z")
It’s probably time to get a fresh new mini-rant thread; that old one was starting to get funky. ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/12 "2010-09-18T19:26:54Z")
Wine hangover. Ow. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/13 "2010-09-18T19:53:40Z")
Ooh, I’ve got one. I’ve got a Facebook friend that plays every single god-damn bullshit Facebook game there is. So every day I get multiple “Bob done caught a varmint in Frontierville, and he needs your help!” thingies in my home page. I’ve blocked each one as they come in, and I just counted: 17. I’m sure there are more and I’ll have to block those too eventually. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/14 "2010-09-18T21:10:39Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Ooh, I’ve got one. > > I’ve got a Facebook friend that plays every single god-damn bullshit Facebook game there is. So every day I get multiple “Bob done caught a varmint in Frontierville, and he needs your help!” thingies in my home page. I’ve blocked each one as they come in, and I just counted: 17. I’m sure there are more and I’ll have to block those too eventually. Oh yeah. I don’t give a fuck if someone made the greatest cheeseburger or found a little friggin’ lamb or buttsexed a leprechaun. Seriously people.You’re all supposedly grown-ups. ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/15 "2010-09-18T23:01:16Z")
I’m fine with my new eating habits most of the time. It’s nice to see the weight coming off, and I don’t REALLY miss the bad old stuff I used to eat. Most of the time. But holy hell, I miss Fritos. I never ate them very much, but there are a couple of things for which Fritos are REQUIRED. |Frito Pie, for example. Or alongside a PB&J, which I also can’t really have anymore. Besides, they have healthier versions of nearly every chip out there. They even have baked Chee-tos, for carbs’ sake. So why no low-fat Fritos? Some mad scientist out there needs to quit trying to reanimate the dead and get to fucking work on the Frito situation. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/16 "2010-09-19T00:04:04Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > Oh yeah. I don’t give a fuck if someone made the greatest cheeseburger or found a little friggin’ lamb or buttsexed a leprechaun. Seriously people.You’re all supposedly grown-ups. Let me guess - you’re waiting for the buttsexed lamb? Understandable. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/17 "2010-09-19T02:36:07Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > It’s probably time to get a fresh new mini-rant thread; that old one was starting to get funky. Sorry, probably my fault: It’s back-to-school time around here, so I’ve been ranting a lot. But I’m awfully funky for a middle-aged white woman… Probably should upgrade to that clinical-strength deodorant. ---
**Author:** ![Apricot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Apricot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apricot)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/18 "2010-09-19T03:20:22Z")
I miscarried a while ago. Now I get all the falling out hair of being post - partum, without the baby to show for it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/19 "2010-09-19T04:02:29Z")
_Aw crap_, Apricot. I can’t rant after that. I’m so sorry to hear of your loss. Somebody else go now. ---
**Author:** ![Apricot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Apricot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apricot)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833/20 "2010-09-19T06:01:04Z")
It’s okay. I’m not ranting about the miscarriage. Just that my hair is falling out. Goddam it, my hair is falling out. It sucks. There? How about - my cat can’t keep her anal glands cleared, so I have to help and it stinks. Literally. Or…I need to mow my lawn but it won’t stop raining. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winters-a-coming-season-of-death-mini-rants/554833.md?page=2)