# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=100 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 101 --- ## [I pit everybody who says "play-in game"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-everybody-who-says-play-in-game/782098)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-everybody-who-says-play-in-game/782098 "2017-03-16T02:51:48Z")
For some reason, a number of media outlets - including some from universities - refer to the “first four” games in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament as “play-in games,” implying that the four teams that los… --- ## [New poster Sear-Pretentious Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-poster-sear-pretentious-jerk/782167)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-poster-sear-pretentious-jerk/782167 "2017-03-15T03:42:06Z")
Instead of using my name when posting about something I said, he addressed my as “C #133”-first initial and post number. When I told him that I would prefer he just use my name instead of his code/shortcut, he responded… --- ## [Dialog with the Trump Side - Some Helpful Suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dialog-with-the-trump-side-some-helpful-suggestions/782088)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dialog-with-the-trump-side-some-helpful-suggestions/782088 "2017-03-14T16:22:16Z")
First off, it is important to approach the other side with respect, and a concern for mutual understanding. “How does it feel to work for a fascist?” and then screaming racism when the other side responds by saying that… --- ## [Lock up EPA Head Scott Pruitt!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lock-up-epa-head-scott-pruitt/781997)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lock-up-epa-head-scott-pruitt/781997 "2017-03-13T07:16:36Z")
I just found this: https://mediamatters.org/blog/2017/02/28/oklahoma-city-fox-affiliate-reveals-epa-chief-scott-pruitt-lied-senate-about-his-emails/215492 Remember what Trump said when Hillary did this? He should lock … --- ## [Jefferson Beauregard Sessions the third apparently lied under oath January 10, 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jefferson-beauregard-sessions-the-third-apparently-lied-under-oath-january-10-2017/781171)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jefferson-beauregard-sessions-the-third-apparently-lied-under-oath-january-10-2017/781171 "2017-03-10T17:22:05Z")
Said he had no contact with the Russians during the campaign. Now WaPo is reporting he met with the Russian ambassador at the GOP convention and then later in September. As a member of the Senate armed services committ… --- ## [Trump, you're making it hard to support you with these wiretap/vote fraud claims!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-youre-making-it-hard-to-support-you-with-these-wiretap-vote-fraud-claims/781388)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-youre-making-it-hard-to-support-you-with-these-wiretap-vote-fraud-claims/781388 "2017-03-09T16:07:05Z")
I like President Donald J. Trump’s masculism, his opposition to identity politics, his opposition to unfettered Muslim hijra/immigration into the West, his preference of Israel over Islamic radical “Palestine,” his oppos… --- ## [Aversion to presidential campaign fund](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-presidential-campaign-fund/781691)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-presidential-campaign-fund/781691 "2017-03-08T20:09:16Z")
So this is the first year that I am doing my own taxes using software. Before this I used a CPA and he would always ignore the little box for the presidential campaign fund. I would always remind him and he would act l… --- ## [tax credit scholarships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-credit-scholarships/781689)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-credit-scholarships/781689 "2017-03-08T20:05:27Z")
I can be convinced either way on charter schools depending on the particular program. I have a harder time getting on board with voucher programs because no one has explained to me what helpful thing a voucher program d… --- ## [Steve Bannon's lapel pin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-bannons-lapel-pin/781480)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-bannons-lapel-pin/781480 "2017-03-07T19:03:11Z")
I found this photo of four fuckwits trying to look diligent, professional and business-like to be rather amusing. I also noticed that Steve Bannon has a distinctive white hexagonal lapel pin. He has worn it on other occ… --- ## [I was wrong and you were right. \[Trump-related\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-wrong-and-you-were-right-trump-related/778824)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-wrong-and-you-were-right-trump-related/778824 "2017-03-06T20:15:31Z")
In the last few days…Trump… …Did the Muslim Ban thing. …Has hung up on the Australian Prime Minister. …Has gotten the Prime Minister of Canada to accept all refugees. …Has threatened Mexico with invasion …and I don’… --- ## [I'm annoyed at BJ's Wholesale Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-annoyed-at-bjs-wholesale-club/663277)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-annoyed-at-bjs-wholesale-club/663277 "2017-03-06T14:52:56Z")
For those who don’t know, BJ’s Wholesale Club is a member warehouse store like Sam’s Club or Costco. Anyway, I have a membership and it has to be renewed annually. I generally wait for it to expire and then renew it the… --- ## [Question for you Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-you-dangerosa/780990)
**Author:** [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-you-dangerosa/780990 "2017-03-06T04:24:53Z")
In this thread, you posted the following: I appreciate that you don’t want to “share his troubles” on a public message board. But the fact is, you have…many, many times. And now this very specific reference to a spec… --- ## [Queensland Nazis. I hate Queensland Nazis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queensland-nazis-i-hate-queensland-nazis/781102)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queensland-nazis-i-hate-queensland-nazis/781102 "2017-03-06T02:55:32Z")
Unfortunately I have no Bluesmobile. A charming local asshole called Simon Hickey, proprietor of Smerff Electrical, has been outed by our local media as supporting “The Daily Stormer” a darling little nazi website with … --- ## [Trump's Executive Order on Immigration - Let it Rip Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-executive-order-on-immigration-let-it-rip-dopers/778468)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 753\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-executive-order-on-immigration-let-it-rip-dopers/778468 "2017-03-05T22:07:47Z")
President Trump’s Immigration Order, Annotated --- ## [Mooboo: work a week for no pay for a zero-hour contract minimum-wage job!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mooboo-work-a-week-for-no-pay-for-a-zero-hour-contract-minimum-wage-job/780488)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mooboo-work-a-week-for-no-pay-for-a-zero-hour-contract-minimum-wage-job/780488 "2017-03-05T17:19:57Z")
It’s outrage time! Mooboo, a bubble tea place, apparently pay their staff the national minimum wage and employ them on a zero-hours contract. Cite. Yet they expect the staff to work for a week for free. It’s not just wo… --- ## [Scott Pruitt seems to have trouble with the truth like so much of the Trump administration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-pruitt-seems-to-have-trouble-with-the-truth-like-so-much-of-the-trump-administration/780070)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-pruitt-seems-to-have-trouble-with-the-truth-like-so-much-of-the-trump-administration/780070 "2017-03-05T03:12:57Z")
Trump EPA pick Scott Pruitt may have made a false statement under oath to the Senate Did Oklahoma attorney general’s office mislead Supreme Court on execution issue? He also has not provided 3,000 requested pieces of… --- ## [These town hall meetings have been interesting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-town-hall-meetings-have-been-interesting/780549)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-town-hall-meetings-have-been-interesting/780549 "2017-03-04T22:56:44Z")
I’m going to one with my representative tonight. He’s a Democrat so I expect a more sedate meeting than folks like Tom Cotton of Arkansas. Woman with dying husband confronts Tom Cotton: “What kind of insurance do you ha… --- ## [Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak Appeared As Obama White House Visitor At Least 22 Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-ambassador-sergey-kislyak-appeared-as-obama-white-house-visitor-at-least-22-times/781276)
**Author:** [@arfurvirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arfurvirus)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-ambassador-sergey-kislyak-appeared-as-obama-white-house-visitor-at-least-22-times/781276 "2017-03-04T22:15:12Z")
Rule one of the Leftists. Accuse everyone else of what you are really doing, we’ve seen the tactic repeatedly. http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/02/russian-ambassador-sergey-kislyak-appeared-as-obama-white-house-visitor-a… --- ## [Hey, CBS! Talk to the news dept. about Bill Paxton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139)
**Author:** [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139 "2017-03-04T04:01:04Z")
It’s been three days since the star of Training Day died. The network has yet to acknowledge his loss on their website. No “our condolences to his family,” no clips of memories from cast and crew. Hell, you’d think someo… --- ## [Trump Deplorables go to prison for exercising their 1st Amend. rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-deplorables-go-to-prison-for-exercising-their-1st-amend-rights/781042)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-deplorables-go-to-prison-for-exercising-their-1st-amend-rights/781042 "2017-03-03T22:37:15Z")
Well, that’s how Steve Bannon might see it. http://www.cbs46.com/story/34456039/2-convicted-for-racially-charged-threats-against-black-people-at-party In reality, a bunch of redneck racists decided to crash the birthda… --- ## [Please Join Me for the Pitting of LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 776\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722 "2017-03-03T21:22:38Z")
Our dear friend LinusK has been revealing an alarming trend in his thinking of late, rather like watching a flower unfolding. But the clues were there, if we only knew to look for them. Join me on a short journey of dis… --- ## [Beware the Snides of March (mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-the-snides-of-march-mini-rants/781256)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-the-snides-of-march-mini-rants/781256 "2017-03-03T02:59:26Z")
The February thread got slow near the end there, so I’m not surprised there are no March rants yet. But here ya go! My theory is that most of our frustrations lately have been gummint-related, so the mini-rants and the … --- ## [But February made me shiver - (mini rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-february-made-me-shiver-mini-rants/778764)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-february-made-me-shiver-mini-rants/778764 "2017-03-03T02:36:37Z")
Bad news on the doorstep, indeed. But, since this is mini-rants and the rest of the forum is full of major rants, here’s mine: I am so incredibly tired of coughing. I’m tired of people looking at me like I’m Typhoid M… --- ## [Microsoft Has To Pay Woman $10,000 For Sneaky Windows 10 Upgrade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-has-to-pay-woman-10-000-for-sneaky-windows-10-upgrade/758666)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-has-to-pay-woman-10-000-for-sneaky-windows-10-upgrade/758666 "2017-03-02T22:53:32Z")
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/microsoft-pay-woman-10-000-121026826.html?nhp=1 Good for her. Microsoft’s behavior with Windows 10 has been reprehensible. http://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/microsoft-draws-flak… --- ## [24 Things Nobody Does Better Than Donald Trump\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-things-nobody-does-better-than-donald-trump/781056)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-things-nobody-does-better-than-donald-trump/781056 "2017-03-02T19:20:26Z")
Video: 24 Things Nobody Does Better Than Donald Trump\* \*according to Trump “Nobody’s stronger than me.” “Nobody has better toys than I do.” “There’s nobody bigger or better at the military than I am.” “Nobody loves th… --- ## [Trump's being paranoid, blaming Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-being-paranoid-blaming-obama/781025)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-being-paranoid-blaming-obama/781025 "2017-03-02T17:49:45Z")
Apparently, Obama is behind all the anti-Trump protests. The thought that people might not like him clearly hasn’t entered into his brain. What an idiot. Of course, since the program has yet to air, this might be fak… --- ## [James O'Keefe vs. CNN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-okeefe-vs-cnn/780552)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-okeefe-vs-cnn/780552 "2017-03-02T17:00:19Z")
\[The AP is reporting: \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_CNN\_RECORDINGS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-02-23-07-18-06)IMO all of his previous efforts have been much ado about nothing, even if… --- ## [No talk about Trump's bungled adventure in Yemen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-talk-about-trumps-bungled-adventure-in-yemen/778896)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-talk-about-trumps-bungled-adventure-in-yemen/778896 "2017-03-02T12:50:59Z")
The military is already leaking details of Trump’s Yemen raid Reuters Trump, Bannon, Flynn and Kushner decided on this over dinner. Let’s see, two real estate guys, one with reality TV experience, a guy six months … --- ## [Is Donald Trump really THAT bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-really-that-bad/779135)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-really-that-bad/779135 "2017-03-02T05:55:39Z")
Judge for yourself. Here’s a summary of his first two weeks in office. Too long to quote the whole thing and too comprehensive to edit. “Yes, All This Happened. Trump’s First 2 Weeks As President” --- ## [Caution: Cleaning lady bites when provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caution-cleaning-lady-bites-when-provoked/781095)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caution-cleaning-lady-bites-when-provoked/781095 "2017-03-02T01:06:05Z")
My god! Do people hire housekeepers on purpose, just so they can have someone to look down on? Well, I’m not being entirely fair. It was the mother who hired me. She’s in her 70s, the son’s in his 50s. They live togethe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=99) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=101)