# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=112 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 113 --- ## [Trump and Lepage are aspiring third world dictators!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-lepage-are-aspiring-third-world-dictators/768782)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-lepage-are-aspiring-third-world-dictators/768782 "2016-10-18T02:15:28Z")
Lepage is calling for the leaders of the minimum wage campaign to be thrown in jail. Much like Trumps calls to lock up Hillary. Lepage also recently said that our “constitution was broken” and we need Trumps “authori… --- ## [Why do they do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-do-this/768540)
**Author:** [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-do-this/768540 "2016-10-17T20:56:38Z")
I go to play tennis. There are 8 courts. All empty. I take court #8. The next group of people come and take court #7. Happens all the time. Sometimes I take a jug of water and dump it on the court next to me just … --- ## [Rush Limbaugh: Rapist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-rapist/768445)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-rapist/768445 "2016-10-17T18:11:05Z")
As per Rush: If there is consent on both or all three or all four, however many are involved in the sex act, it’s perfectly fine. Whatever it is. But if the left ever senses and smells that there’s no consent in part of … --- ## [Are they that effin' stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-they-that-effin-stupid/768391)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-they-that-effin-stupid/768391 "2016-10-16T05:08:16Z")
My wife is on Facebook, where tonight she saw an article proclaiming that Pope Francis had endorsed Donald Trump. Of course, it was 100% pure bull shit. And it’s not a matter of politics. I’m a solid Democrat and if I… --- ## [I've Said it Before..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-said-it-before/768145)
**Author:** [@UberArchetype](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UberArchetype)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-said-it-before/768145 "2016-10-15T23:50:41Z")
And I’ll say it again: I pit anybody who doesn’t believe Hillary Clinton is a Lying POS Felon who belongs in Jail: FBI agents are ready to revolt over the cozy Clinton probe --- ## [YES I want to close the close the fucking window/tab!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-want-to-close-the-close-the-fucking-window-tab/768414)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-want-to-close-the-close-the-fucking-window-tab/768414 "2016-10-15T23:46:11Z")
That’s why I clicked on the little “X”! YES I want to empty the fucking trash. That’s why I clicked on the “empty trash” button! Not every thing I do is a mistake. In fact, only a very small number of things I do dai… --- ## [How "Deplorabe" are you? Do you fit in hilliarry' basket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-deplorabe-are-you-do-you-fit-in-hilliarry-basket/765956)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-deplorabe-are-you-do-you-fit-in-hilliarry-basket/765956 "2016-10-15T20:23:38Z")
Let’s see, I’m “deplorable” because… I’m a firearm owner I’m a strong defender of the 2nd amendment I own some “scary” semiautomatic “weapons of war” And I WILL NOT give them up. I hate ALL religions I believe ille… --- ## [Shut up and read, octopus, and you might learn something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-and-read-octopus-and-you-might-learn-something/768138)
**Author:** [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-and-read-octopus-and-you-might-learn-something/768138 "2016-10-15T14:12:25Z")
As a response to Trump’s comments that were released Friday, ThelmaLou started the thread Women: share your stories of having your crotch grabbed (when you didn’t want it). And the first thing you, a man, post in a threa… --- ## [Damn Deer Hunters in the Wildlife Preserve Behind My House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-deer-hunters-in-the-wildlife-preserve-behind-my-house/768107)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-deer-hunters-in-the-wildlife-preserve-behind-my-house/768107 "2016-10-15T05:58:45Z")
Look, numb nuts. I got no issue with legal deer hunting. I like venison. You get your permit for your animal, deer season opens, you go hunting. Hopefully you follow reasonably safe practices, and you don’t hunt my n… --- ## [How to stop the Menacing Clown problem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-the-menacing-clown-problem/768191)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-the-menacing-clown-problem/768191 "2016-10-15T05:52:14Z")
Pretty easy, actually. And it gives the clowns a WIN too. So these clowns dress in a manner to incite the greatest amount of clown terror possible. They are not Bozos with buckets of confetti or noses that honk. No, the… --- ## [Replacement phone for warranty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-phone-for-warranty/768574)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-phone-for-warranty/768574 "2016-10-15T01:46:39Z")
I had a screen go bad on a Galaxy G5 phone and they (AT&T) sent me a replacement phone to exchange. This replacement phone did not come with a back cover, battery, SIM card or charger SIM card I can understand but it … --- ## [Repeal the 19th? What war on women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeal-the-19th-what-war-on-women/768361)
**Author:** [@Psychopants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Psychopants)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeal-the-19th-what-war-on-women/768361 "2016-10-15T00:11:04Z")
Seriously. Not just men, but WOMEN are chanting, posting and tweeting this. This is the first thread I’ve ever started on the Dope, and I’m finding that I’m so furious that I’m at a loss for words other than to say, “w… --- ## [I'm surprised that Trump hasn't embraced Islam, just for the 72 virgins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974 "2016-10-14T23:46:08Z")
I posted that on Facebook, and someone replied, “He’s probably molested 72 virgins already, and he and Bill Cosby are keeping a running total.” :dubious: --- ## [Trump as actual motherfucking president](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-as-actual-motherfucking-president/767331)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-as-actual-motherfucking-president/767331 "2016-10-14T18:05:35Z")
Technically a post-election topic, so mods - relocate this to wherever. I haven’t read every Hillary/Donald thread, so it’s possible this link has appeared elsewhere, but definitely not as a thesis statement to form a … --- ## [(not Trump) Who the hell doesn't realize that kissing someone without consent is illegal and creepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-trump-who-the-hell-doesnt-realize-that-kissing-someone-without-consent-is-illegal-and-creepy/768025)
**Author:** [@rat\_avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rat_avatar)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-trump-who-the-hell-doesnt-realize-that-kissing-someone-without-consent-is-illegal-and-creepy/768025 "2016-10-14T15:46:46Z")
OK, this is much bigger issue than just trump, this freaking scares me. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19686133&postcount=185 DerekMichaels00 is either trolling me or I want to keep all humans away … --- ## [Heather Bresch, Mylan and EpiPens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heather-bresch-mylan-and-epipens/768253)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heather-bresch-mylan-and-epipens/768253 "2016-10-14T15:36:40Z")
So I tried to pick up a pair of EpiPens yesterday for my son. He flat out forgot to do so before his trip to Europe, so I hope he doesn’t lose any fights with stealth peanuts. Only, it turns out our insurance does not c… --- ## [I may have discovered Trump's voter base](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-discovered-trumps-voter-base/768370)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-discovered-trumps-voter-base/768370 "2016-10-13T11:49:36Z")
I went out today for a nice country drive, to look at autumn leaves, and it seemed that every single farmhouse had a big old Trump/Pence sign in the front yard. :eek: Otherwise, around here I’m seeing more Gary Johnson… --- ## [Search function for SMDB sucks balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-for-smdb-sucks-balls/768344)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-for-smdb-sucks-balls/768344 "2016-10-12T19:29:42Z")
That’s all. It just had to be said. eta: my thread title also sucks balls. SDMB --- ## [Who screwed the executive pooch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-screwed-the-executive-pooch/768171)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-screwed-the-executive-pooch/768171 "2016-10-12T14:33:06Z")
I’m sick and tired of this election season. At what cost to taxpayers and citizens of the USA do we need these candidates? On one hand we have a liar, a cheat, a swindler, and a bitch, and on another hand, we have a raci… --- ## [Please welcome CG16, our latest visitor from another planet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-cg16-our-latest-visitor-from-another-planet/768152)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-cg16-our-latest-visitor-from-another-planet/768152 "2016-10-11T18:07:37Z")
There’s a lot we can teach CG16 about how the hoo-man world works — He didn’t know that when men get together (like in barber shops) they discuss their relationship problems —http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthre… --- ## [Is Trumps misogyny really bigger news than a killer hurricane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-misogyny-really-bigger-news-than-a-killer-hurricane/767973)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-misogyny-really-bigger-news-than-a-killer-hurricane/767973 "2016-10-11T16:30:56Z")
He managed to be the top story on CNN’s website, complete with breaking news alerts. Hurricane Matthew, despite having made landfall this morning in South Carolina, seems to not be taken as seriously by them. Why is so… --- ## [Newest Great Debate... \[Is there one Grand Conspiracy controlling the evil in the world?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newest-great-debate-is-there-one-grand-conspiracy-controlling-the-evil-in-the-world/767671)
**Author:** [@triton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/triton)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newest-great-debate-is-there-one-grand-conspiracy-controlling-the-evil-in-the-world/767671 "2016-10-10T21:48:01Z")
After so many years of conspiratorial propaganda and theorists divulging the wicked ways of the seriously twisted mind we come to an age where conspiracy is no longer dwelled upon or even thought of by many… Aside the op… --- ## [California Energy Commission studies stealing energy from cars and trucks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-energy-commission-studies-stealing-energy-from-cars-and-trucks/767616)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-energy-commission-studies-stealing-energy-from-cars-and-trucks/767616 "2016-10-10T17:51:45Z")
WTF are they smoking? http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/California-eyes-unusual-power-source-its-9283647.php In other news, they’re investing money in perpetual motion machines (okay, not really but they migh… --- ## [Drudge, Limbaugh accuse hurricanes of liberal bias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drudge-limbaugh-accuse-hurricanes-of-liberal-bias/767817)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drudge-limbaugh-accuse-hurricanes-of-liberal-bias/767817 "2016-10-09T03:34:58Z")
Apparently, Hurricane Matthew is being pimped by left-wing science types to glom more yummy cash to push their dubious “climate change is bad” agenda. I suggest that Drudge and Limbaugh immediately cease doing Drudge … --- ## [We need to call out inherent racism in explicit terms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-to-call-out-inherent-racism-in-explicit-terms/707083)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-to-call-out-inherent-racism-in-explicit-terms/707083 "2016-10-08T15:05:46Z")
This is actually not a Pitting of another poster, nor is it a rant. It’s actually a Debate or an IMHO, but I have been instructed to bring it here because of my use of terminology. This is the exchange: No, I’m sor… --- ## [I had to change my way of food shopping because of the new small bags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-change-my-way-of-food-shopping-because-of-the-new-small-bags/766756)
**Author:** [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-change-my-way-of-food-shopping-because-of-the-new-small-bags/766756 "2016-10-07T20:18:09Z")
Almost all the markets have these small ass bags to put your food in when you are done. So if you spend $50 in the supermarket you will come outside with 20 small bags because the bags are so small only 3 items can fit … --- ## [You stupid fucking assholes \](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-stupid-fucking-assholes-brexit/758206)
**Author:** [@Fuji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-stupid-fucking-assholes-brexit/758206 "2016-10-07T00:06:39Z")
I can’t believe it, but it looks like the UK is leaving. You short-sighted, reactionary dickheads (pro-Brexit voters). Fuck. Too drunk and depressed at present to be more cogent. My apologies. --- ## [Wind Chimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-chimes/144984)
**Author:** [@zwaldd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zwaldd)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-chimes/144984 "2016-10-06T23:51:45Z")
Am I the only person who can’t stand these despicable things? I live in an apartment, and my upstairs neighbors have installed not one, but two of these units out on their balcony, which is about 15 feet or so from both… --- ## [Another National Park asshole vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-national-park-asshole-vandal/766655)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-national-park-asshole-vandal/766655 "2016-10-06T23:36:38Z")
This time, some jerkwad decided it would be fun to joyride all over The Racetrack in Death Valley, leaving 10 miles worth of tire tracks. Las Vegas Review-Journal article: Illegal tire tracks mar Death Valley dry lake f… --- ## [I Pit My Inlaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-inlaws/767741)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-inlaws/767741 "2016-10-06T19:17:36Z")
Fuck you, father-in-law and mother-in-law. I have never met you (since you couldn’t be bothered to attend when I married your daughter), and, frankly, I couldn’t care less if I ever meet you. You make me sick. Oh, you’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=111) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=113)