# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=124 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 125 --- ## ["What's your opinion on that? talk... Why do you think X? talk..." - ::suppressed homicidal rage::](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-that-talk-why-do-you-think-x-talk-suppressed-homicidal-rage/749046)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-that-talk-why-do-you-think-x-talk-suppressed-homicidal-rage/749046 "2016-03-16T14:17:02Z")
Really, why do some people ask questions (not retorical one but ones that call for an answer) then don’t let me answer? My SO (whom I love to distraction) is a prime example of that: xxx xxxx xxx\*?\*\* xx xx xx.x xx xx xx… --- ## [February's Festering Fulminations (minirants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757)
**Author:** [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/februarys-festering-fulminations-minirants/744757 "2016-03-16T00:11:41Z")
Petty as it is, I object to be called a turd, even in jest and as it is Monday on the other side of the world here is the new rants thread. With-out going into too much detail my current gripe (belongs in the work place… --- ## [Pitting the salon with iffy credit card policies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-salon-with-iffy-credit-card-policies/748969)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-salon-with-iffy-credit-card-policies/748969 "2016-03-16T00:06:55Z")
Hubby and I both go to the same hair stylist because she’s awesome. The salon she currently works for has implemented a stupid credit card policy. I can’t believe it makes any sense, but am happy if someone wants to e… --- ## [So...apparently I am a big bad hacker...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-i-am-a-big-bad-hacker/650401)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-i-am-a-big-bad-hacker/650401 "2016-03-15T20:47:41Z")
…and some guy in India can prove it. As many of you know, I run a computer shop/onsite service. customer…definitely not computer saavy I have done 7-8 service calls with them over an 18 month period. This of my custom… --- ## [It's wrong to judge a person on how they look, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-wrong-to-judge-a-person-on-how-they-look-but/746634)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-wrong-to-judge-a-person-on-how-they-look-but/746634 "2016-03-15T16:51:57Z")
It’s wrong to judge a person on how they look, but if there were a part in a movie that called for a “Twit”, and Ted Cruz was up for that part, he would nail his audition. He probably wouldn’t have to read for the part. … --- ## [Ticket for a burned out headlight???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticket-for-a-burned-out-headlight/746675)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticket-for-a-burned-out-headlight/746675 "2016-03-14T20:48:35Z")
Why the hell do they give out tickets for a burned out headlight? For starters one often doesnt even know it’s out. And second, replacing a headlight bulb isnt something one can do anymore at home. Very often anymore i… --- ## [Does anyone else share my hatred of NI politician Gregory Campbell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-share-my-hatred-of-ni-politician-gregory-campbell/748595)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-share-my-hatred-of-ni-politician-gregory-campbell/748595 "2016-03-13T21:35:31Z")
Well now he’s a politician in Northern Ireland and I have to say as many people in Ireland know that he is the biggest sectarian bigot in the whole of Ireland. Well some of the things he says about the IRA and Bloody Sun… --- ## [Do black people like fried ice cream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-like-fried-ice-cream/338415)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-like-fried-ice-cream/338415 "2006-01-10T16:11:38Z")
I want to know because my friend says he saw a black person eating fried ice cream once, but I don’t believe him. I heard that Jews used to like polka music, but I’m pretty sure that’s not true anymore. Word on the stre… --- ## [The Donald Sterling Omnibus Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-donald-sterling-omnibus-thread/688275)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-donald-sterling-omnibus-thread/688275 "2016-03-12T18:02:15Z")
If this story is going to keep growing legs, I figured we needed a new thread where we could discuss events without the inhibitions on language that the Game Room or MPSIMS require. And it does seem to want to keep grow… --- ## [This....Rob Morrow person.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-rob-morrow-person/748638)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-rob-morrow-person/748638 "2016-03-12T03:56:47Z")
Wow. The recently-elected Travis County (Tx) Republican Party chairman has some interesting tweets, to say the least. A couple nights ago, in a 61 to four vote, the Travis County GOP passed a resolution disavowing Morr… --- ## [House From Hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-from-hell/748322)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-from-hell/748322 "2016-03-11T18:36:12Z")
So a couple of years ago, not super long after we met, my now-wife and I decided it was time to merge our families. We elected to spend the money to expand her house, which is on very prime real estate in a rich city. K… --- ## [How long has Shagnasty been a dishonest dickhead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-shagnasty-been-a-dishonest-dickhead/747276)
**Author:** [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-has-shagnasty-been-a-dishonest-dickhead/747276 "2016-03-11T03:50:16Z")
That is actually a serious question. I’m familiar with this poster’s name. From memory he has been around as long as I have. But I can’t recall him pulling the kind of shit he has over in this thread. Never mind where … --- ## [SDMB Death Panel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-death-panel/747312)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-death-panel/747312 "2016-03-10T20:53:28Z")
In ATMB Boyo Jim suggested such a thread, but was too much a gentleman to create it. I, on the other hand, am no gentleman and can see the value of a serious, non-partisan discussion, with citations and evidence why thi… --- ## [Swedish Girl "Rescued" from ISIS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-girl-rescued-from-isis/746981)
**Author:** [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-girl-rescued-from-isis/746981 "2016-03-10T16:12:13Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/02/24/world/middleeast/24reuters-mideast-crisis-islamicstate-sweden.html?\_r=0 BULL. SHIT. Put a fucking bullet in her skull like all the jihadi trash. --- ## [Charlie Wayne, you are a sexist, stupid jerk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460 "2016-03-09T01:29:19Z")
From Charlie Wayne’s OP in this thread: Take a look at this picture of the current Premier of out \[sic\] Province: You judge people by their looks. You compare a woman to a mule. You think that everyone else will agr… --- ## [Trump over Sanders/shittary (in battle of lesser evils)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-over-sanders-shittary-in-battle-of-lesser-evils/747722)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-over-sanders-shittary-in-battle-of-lesser-evils/747722 "2016-03-04T07:53:59Z")
Please someone argue what hardcore socialist values and policies put into place could hurt our current power and government as americans. Please convince me why conservative “rich people” are holding onto 1 dollar in the… --- ## [Why are the Acadamy Awards and other award shows so popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-acadamy-awards-and-other-award-shows-so-popular/747490)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-acadamy-awards-and-other-award-shows-so-popular/747490 "2016-03-02T17:40:58Z")
This is a weak pitting, so please move the thread to Cafe Society if it belongs there. Why are the Acadamy Awards so popular? It’s just a bunch of actors and actresses having a party. Nothing especially interesting hap… --- ## [Trump, Cruz, Rubio: the three hairballs the GOP has coughed up for its Presidential nominee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-cruz-rubio-the-three-hairballs-the-gop-has-coughed-up-for-its-presidential-nominee/747192)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-cruz-rubio-the-three-hairballs-the-gop-has-coughed-up-for-its-presidential-nominee/747192 "2016-03-01T05:03:14Z")
Seriously, does any of these three clowns deserve to be any closer to the Oval Office than you get on a White House tour? Donald Trump, the front runner, has next to no understanding of any of the issues he opines on so… --- ## [Tell anyone you want to go Fuck Themselves here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-anyone-you-want-to-go-fuck-themselves-here/747351)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-anyone-you-want-to-go-fuck-themselves-here/747351 "2016-03-01T04:56:05Z")
That’s right gentle readers. Go FUCK yourselves!!! --- ## [Republicans Immediately Reject Idea of Republican Supreme Court Nominee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-immediately-reject-idea-of-republican-supreme-court-nominee/747019)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-immediately-reject-idea-of-republican-supreme-court-nominee/747019 "2016-02-29T06:57:10Z")
Republicans Immediately Reject Idea of Republican Supreme Court Nominee No, it’s not an Onion headline. It’s legit news. I can no longer distinguish between satire, farce, tragedy, and our government. To paraphrase W… --- ## [Skrooh you, Nike!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skrooh-you-nike/746396)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skrooh-you-nike/746396 "2016-02-27T12:40:54Z")
So what’s next after terminating Pacquiao’s endorsement contract with you, tell everyone else to do the same? And then after a lot of apologies, reversals, and promises to bend to your pro-gay ideals, you’re going to tak… --- ## [More Ted Cruz lies: His wife is not who she seems (Verified!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ted-cruz-lies-his-wife-is-not-who-she-seems-verified/746918)
**Author:** [@WPA-Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WPA-Guy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ted-cruz-lies-his-wife-is-not-who-she-seems-verified/746918 "2016-02-26T21:17:18Z")
Ted Cruz in known to make up stories to suit his ambitions. His citizenship is phony, he tries to trick voters into voting for him, etc. But an investigation has revealed the truth about his family life: he has hired … --- ## [Yeah, another bad driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-another-bad-driver/746977)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-another-bad-driver/746977 "2016-02-25T23:24:45Z")
We know that (a) ideally, you shouldn’t move into an intersection until there’s room for you on the other side, and (b) if you do find yourself in an intersection when the light turns red, move out of it as soon as you c… --- ## [Finally, a Candidate I Can Get Behind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-candidate-i-can-get-behind/746955)
**Author:** [@Einstein\_was\_a\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einstein_was_a_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-candidate-i-can-get-behind/746955 "2016-02-25T01:25:04Z")
For the most part, for the last 7 presidential elections I have held my nose and ticked the box next to the presidential candidate that I have felt was closest to the kind of person I wanted to see leading this country. … --- ## [I pit idiots with aftermarket HID headlight kits…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-idiots-with-aftermarket-hid-headlight-kits/643661)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-idiots-with-aftermarket-hid-headlight-kits/643661 "2016-02-24T21:48:35Z")
… in their REFLECTORED headlights We’ve all SEEN them (not like we have a choice, actually), vehicles with that blindingly irritating, eye melting blue white light searing our eyeballs, it matters not if the idiot is be… --- ## [I'm begging you, America!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-begging-you-america/746343)
**Author:** [@catflea12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catflea12)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-begging-you-america/746343 "2016-02-24T19:53:50Z")
Do not elect Donald Trump as POTUS! That idiotic nutjob got no brain to mouth filter and would make the 2nd Bush president look like a shining example of statesmanship. Trump has managed to insult women, veterans, the … --- ## [Would it hurt Hillary if she came out of the closet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-hurt-hillary-if-she-came-out-of-the-closet/746676)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-hurt-hillary-if-she-came-out-of-the-closet/746676 "2016-02-24T19:00:34Z")
Their is alot of speculation that Hillary is a secret lesbian. I wonder, lets say she openly admitted to it. Would that really hurt her any? I mean people that hate her now would still hate her and the people who love h… --- ## [To snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-snfaulkner/746510)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-snfaulkner/746510 "2016-02-23T04:05:50Z")
Source I have to put my comment here. All you’re doing is showing how utterly retarded and insensitive you are now. --- ## [Student workers having sex in the library or Good God I HATE giving this speech all the time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-workers-having-sex-in-the-library-or-good-god-i-hate-giving-this-speech-all-the-time/746387)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-workers-having-sex-in-the-library-or-good-god-i-hate-giving-this-speech-all-the-time/746387 "2016-02-23T00:28:45Z")
It’s a big campus. There are lots of hidden spaces, lots of restrooms on the top floors of multi-story buildings that are virtually empty after around 7:00 p.m. There’s a dormitory where guest are allowed 24-hours a da… --- ## [Hi Disney, Whar my toy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-disney-whar-my-toy/746306)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-disney-whar-my-toy/746306 "2016-02-22T21:48:00Z")
Dear Disney, How come I can walk into a Target or Walmart and buy a 20" Ezra Bridger, Kanan Jarrus, Darth Vader or even a generic Tie Fighter Pilot, but I cannot find the same for a single female character? Where are t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=123) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=125)