# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=115 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 116 --- ## [Auuuu au-AU-GUST, Rant she must](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auuuu-au-au-gust-rant-she-must/761435)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2016, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auuuu-au-au-gust-rant-she-must/761435 "2016-09-03T07:50:12Z")
A new month. New mini-rants. Too damn hot to cook. I love going out for dinner, and I’m a big fan of Door Dash. But sometimes you just feel like cooking something yourself… it’s just too damn hot to cook! --- ## [Heather Bresch, kindly go fuck yourself with an epi-pen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heather-bresch-kindly-go-fuck-yourself-with-an-epi-pen/763887)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heather-bresch-kindly-go-fuck-yourself-with-an-epi-pen/763887 "2016-09-02T19:15:43Z")
So the CEO of the pharmaceutical company Mylan, Heather Bresch, has decided to up the price of an epi-pen (injector pen containing epinephrine for severe allergic reactions, say to bee stings) from roughly $100 all the w… --- ## [How many more attacks before the West has to consider the previously unthinkable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-more-attacks-before-the-west-has-to-consider-the-previously-unthinkable/759950)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 790\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-more-attacks-before-the-west-has-to-consider-the-previously-unthinkable/759950 "2016-09-02T10:55:15Z")
Let me stipulate up front that by “previously unthinkable” I do not mean a “Final Solution”, or even an FDR-style use of internment camps. But I do wonder if it will require something like the proposed settlements in Is… --- ## [Actors are more than their roles!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-are-more-than-their-roles/764441)
**Author:** [@Debillw3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debillw3)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-are-more-than-their-roles/764441 "2016-09-02T00:45:17Z")
I’m so sick of this. Every time a popular actor dies, some morons out there opt for “RIP \[character\]” instead of “RIP \[actor\]” & meme images featuring quotes from the characters on pictures that aren’t even of the actor… --- ## [Stupid bipartisan idea of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bipartisan-idea-of-the-day/764379)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bipartisan-idea-of-the-day/764379 "2016-08-30T23:24:14Z")
Massachusetts will tax Uber and Lyft, and transfer the money to taxi companies. Charlie Baker, a Republican, really should know better, but I guess many Republicans are still pro-business rather than pro-market. and De… --- ## [Proper Trolling Etiquette.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-trolling-etiquette/754995)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-trolling-etiquette/754995 "2016-08-27T09:09:53Z")
Here are a few examples from the first chapter of \*Trolling for Dummies. \* Note, this is just the first chapter, so the fine points of hooking and reeling in are not yet developed. The subject matter is tired and over… --- ## [Has pathological greed destroyed the Occident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-pathological-greed-destroyed-the-occident/762876)
**Author:** [@iLemming](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iLemming)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-pathological-greed-destroyed-the-occident/762876 "2016-08-26T18:07:07Z")
Please refer to this History Channel documentary, How is China Dying…?, before replying. (NB: The title is misleading, as to the documentary’s content.) Further pertinent viewing / reading: China Uncensored – YouTube … --- ## [How to free electricity for months in spite of all efforts to pay for it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-free-electricity-for-months-in-spite-of-all-efforts-to-pay-for-it/760869)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-free-electricity-for-months-in-spite-of-all-efforts-to-pay-for-it/760869 "2016-08-25T21:41:03Z")
This is another rant about dealing with bureaucracy. My previous ones have all been about dealing with the health care “system”. In those cases it was basically about trying to get disparate bureaucracies communicating p… --- ## [Donald Trump lie of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-lie-of-the-day/758552)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-lie-of-the-day/758552 "2016-08-25T19:25:45Z")
The place to post each day’s Trump lies. I’ll start with this one: “While Hillary was Secretary of State, she funneled $55.2 million of State Department money to Laureate Education while Bill Clinton worked for them.” … --- ## [David Brooks and his fellow travelers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-brooks-and-his-fellow-travelers/763522)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-brooks-and-his-fellow-travelers/763522 "2016-08-23T18:42:12Z")
“There comes a time when neutrality and laying low become dishonorable. If you’re not in revolt, you’re in cahoots. When this period and your name are mentioned, decades hence, your grandkids will look away in shame.” —… --- ## [Do you send food back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-send-food-back/762509)
**Author:** [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-send-food-back/762509 "2016-08-23T03:19:06Z")
Went out to eat tonight. Ordered a burger. Like always, I order it plain, no cheese and to burn the burger. As almost always the waitress then asks “Well done?” and I say “Yes Burn it”. Of course it comes back brigh… --- ## [Re-elect Sheriff Joe Arpaio and help put the "or" back in honor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-elect-sheriff-joe-arpaio-and-help-put-the-or-back-in-honor/763389)
**Author:** [@ganthet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ganthet)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-elect-sheriff-joe-arpaio-and-help-put-the-or-back-in-honor/763389 "2016-08-21T22:53:09Z")
\[QUOTE=The New York Times\] A federal judge on Friday referred Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his second-in-command for criminal prosecution, finding that they ignored and misrepresented to subordinates court orders designed to … --- ## [I pit people with kneejerk reactions against any "unnatural" solutions to real problems.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-with-kneejerk-reactions-against-any-unnatural-solutions-to-real-problems/762993)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-with-kneejerk-reactions-against-any-unnatural-solutions-to-real-problems/762993 "2016-08-21T02:01:40Z")
Unfortunately they seem to be an uncomfortably large portion of the population. A sponsored post appeared this morning on my Facebook feed about a technique for drastically decreasing the population of the type of mosqu… --- ## [Salvation army... Five years down the drain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salvation-army-five-years-down-the-drain/762501)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salvation-army-five-years-down-the-drain/762501 "2016-08-20T05:28:03Z")
These asshole’s have just let me go for no reason. I was escorted off the property and not told any details. Three days later I was told I’m terminated Anyone else here have experience with the Salvation Army? --- ## [Bite my ass China, you are not that good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bite-my-ass-china-you-are-not-that-good/762840)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bite-my-ass-china-you-are-not-that-good/762840 "2016-08-19T17:53:07Z")
I am sick of hearing about how China is going to take over the world. Look at the Olympics. It is complete bullshit. My aunt and uncle had to save two Chinese girls with severe disabilities trapped in Chinese orphanages … --- ## [I pit Apple's Time Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-apples-time-machine/763126)
**Author:** [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-apples-time-machine/763126 "2016-08-19T00:09:06Z")
Time Machine should be fantastic - hourly incremental backups all taking place in the background with history going back as far as you could possible want. So why is it so shit? Backing up to any sort of networked storag… --- ## [Shut Up BigTard!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185 "2016-08-15T22:07:25Z")
This is a pitting out of love for the conscience of the Dope. A man who recognizes wrong and isnt afraid to lecture us on it. A man never at a loss for words. May I present…The BigTard Lecture Series 2016!!! The BigTard… --- ## [Every time Trump opens his mouth, someone writes a story about him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-time-trump-opens-his-mouth-someone-writes-a-story-about-him/762568)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-time-trump-opens-his-mouth-someone-writes-a-story-about-him/762568 "2016-08-15T20:48:02Z")
:mad: No wonder he did so well in the polls. He is not winning, but he is much higher than anyone else would have been if they did what he did. Every stupid gaffe he makes is front-page news for days. I wish the medi… --- ## [Professional opponents of raising the minimum wage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-opponents-of-raising-the-minimum-wage/757949)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-opponents-of-raising-the-minimum-wage/757949 "2016-08-15T16:04:03Z")
A relevant link For additional citations, Google “Tim Worstall Forbes Minimum Wage” Members of prominent conservative “think” tanks are doing this country a great service, saving us from the dangers of a livable wag… --- ## [Pantastic, What the fuck is your problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantastic-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/762388)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantastic-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/762388 "2016-08-12T19:28:02Z")
I am so fucking confused by our exchanges in this thread about personality disorders, I don’t know where to start. Let’s start here: Know that in my 9 years posting on this board, I have only pitted another poster once, … --- ## [Smoking on tv](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-on-tv/748950)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-on-tv/748950 "2016-08-12T18:17:55Z")
DrDeth is all butthurt about cigarettes on tv, but a mod says we can’t discuss it in that thread. What I find interesting is DrDeth’s cognitive dissonance regarding the issue: Pick one or the other. You can’t have bo… --- ## [JohnClay, you are acting like an idiot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnclay-you-are-acting-like-an-idiot/762214)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnclay-you-are-acting-like-an-idiot/762214 "2016-08-10T16:45:17Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=800493 Not merely an idiot, but one who glories in his ignorance such that you are unwilling to learn a single thing contrary to the preconception you brought to the … --- ## [Heh. That guy voted for Trump.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heh-that-guy-voted-for-trump/761812)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heh-that-guy-voted-for-trump/761812 "2016-08-09T22:43:50Z")
Win or lose, Trump will will be testifying in a fraud and elder abuse case after the November election. He won’t fare well. If he loses, he will thrash around desperately trying to cash his mailing lists, launching an fu… --- ## [Will "trump" become a common noun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-become-a-common-noun/761791)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-become-a-common-noun/761791 "2016-08-09T01:43:52Z")
Hardly anyone remembers Vidkun Quisling, the shitbag who sold out Norway and became the leader of its Nazi collaborationist regime during WWII. But his name lives on as a synonym for “coward,” “traitor,” and “cowardly t… --- ## [Proof! Trump has small hands (15th percentile of all men)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883 "2016-08-08T20:11:17Z")
--- ## [So wait a minute, certain posters have a issue with me being negative because of what I post in a](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417)
**Author:** [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wait-a-minute-certain-posters-have-a-issue-with-me-being-negative-because-of-what-i-post-in-a/761417 "2016-08-08T00:29:43Z")
rant thread? Isn’t that what you do inside a rant thread, post about shit that is annoying you on a daily basis? So why are certain posters ranting about my ranting?:mad: --- ## [I've got The Political Views Blues. Rant.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-the-political-views-blues-rant/761805)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-the-political-views-blues-rant/761805 "2016-08-07T20:59:15Z")
I dislike Hillary Clinton immensely. Forgive me for being so blunt, but don’t get too butt-hurt insert slightly insulting term for Hillary Clinton fans that’s the equivalent of ‘Bernie Bros’… I’m still voting for her. … --- ## [Ticket scalping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticket-scalping/761907)
**Author:** [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticket-scalping/761907 "2016-08-06T04:09:36Z")
How come ticket brokers can buy thousands of of tickets for concerts before the public even has a chance, then sell them at inflated prices, but I can’t buy 20 tickets ahead of time for some movie and then sell them at a… --- ## [Pitting iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-iiandyiiii/760781)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-iiandyiiii/760781 "2016-08-05T13:30:16Z")
every post I make, this guy almost follows me, but also he defends anything and everything Obama and of the official Democratic Party. He’s one of those who says that calling Obama “polarizing” is “racist.” Tries to use … --- ## [My Love/Hate Relationship With Craigslist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-love-hate-relationship-with-craigslist/761191)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-love-hate-relationship-with-craigslist/761191 "2016-08-05T01:43:19Z")
I have been buying and selling livestock on CL since 2009. In that time I’ve sworn off using it multiple times due to the fact that a good percentage of the people, both buying and selling, annoy me to no end. But, like … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=114) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=116)