# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=137 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 138 --- ## ["Durrrrr, I Am Not A Scientist"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/durrrrr-i-am-not-a-scientist/724657)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/durrrrr-i-am-not-a-scientist/724657 "2015-07-10T23:23:28Z")
This is a familiar refrain amongst climate-change denialists, of course. The meme has now mutated and spread to cybersecurity policy: :confused: :smack: :smack: :eek: --- ## [Am I the only one who cares that Hope Solo is a crazy bitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-cares-that-hope-solo-is-a-crazy-bitch/724371)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-cares-that-hope-solo-is-a-crazy-bitch/724371 "2015-07-10T00:30:19Z")
She has a restraining order for a high school student.. She taunted police officers. If she was a black maie, this would have turned out much differently. There is documented incidents of her assualting her family. There… --- ## [Effing Incompentent Professionals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-incompentent-professionals/724484)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-incompentent-professionals/724484 "2015-07-09T21:02:28Z")
(Really long. You can nod, smile and go read something else.) In five decades of life in Northern California, I can’t remember a time that a medical professional - even Kaiser - was incompetent at managing their practic… --- ## [Why does satan care about corrupting humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-satan-care-about-corrupting-humans/722387)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-satan-care-about-corrupting-humans/722387 "2015-07-08T18:22:37Z")
Longest teenage rebellion ever? It seems an awful lot of effort to prove a point. Question is asked in the context of Christianity. --- ## [Welcome to the Elite Assholes Club!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-elite-assholes-club/722752)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-elite-assholes-club/722752 "2015-07-08T14:29:20Z")
Dear Guy Who Drives His Honda Civic With the Super Loud Exhaust Up and Down the Street Blasting Techno Music at Full Volume All Night for Absolutely No Reason, Congratulations! It is my supreme pleasure to inform you t… --- ## [To all the ignorant people out there - stop making the South out to be some unique villain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-the-ignorant-people-out-there-stop-making-the-south-out-to-be-some-unique-villain/724024)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 455\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-the-ignorant-people-out-there-stop-making-the-south-out-to-be-some-unique-villain/724024 "2015-07-08T13:56:41Z")
As a Southerner by upbringing and a long heritage, I have found it astounding how quickly the rest of the country has turned against the South once again based on the acts of a lone individual. It is as if race based con… --- ## [Hey Chargers, get the f\*\*\* out of San Diego.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-chargers-get-the-f-out-of-san-diego/723359)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-chargers-get-the-f-out-of-san-diego/723359 "2015-07-08T06:31:13Z")
The team wants a new stadium to play football in because, somehow, the current stadium is worn out or something like that. I understand wanting a new stadium, but they want it to be partially taxpayer funded, and I coul… --- ## [Corrupt and Democratic corrupt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrupt-and-democratic-corrupt/724153)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrupt-and-democratic-corrupt/724153 "2015-07-07T20:25:14Z")
I swear if you wrote this as a screen play and took it to Hollywood, nobody would buy it because it just is too wild. Friday the 13th? Makes sense Harry Potter? Could happen Battleship? Perfectly logical Leland Ye… --- ## [Australia: myTax, myGov, GO GET ROOTED.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-mytax-mygov-go-get-rooted/724124)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-mytax-mygov-go-get-rooted/724124 "2015-07-07T18:24:59Z")
Soooo, the Aussie gummint has introduced some new online services. They suck. I tried to change my address yesterday, and they turned me into a BLOKE for goodness sakes! Heaven forbid if you want to do your tax return… --- ## [A four thousand dollar trip to Europe for a fourteen year old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-four-thousand-dollar-trip-to-europe-for-a-fourteen-year-old/715939)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-four-thousand-dollar-trip-to-europe-for-a-fourteen-year-old/715939 "2015-07-07T16:54:34Z")
And you want us to chip in to pay for it? Really? I clicked on this link because the title was originally: Europe is a cool place to visit, right? and I like Europe. Only to find out it was begging thread from mommy… --- ## [I pit leg cramps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-leg-cramps/723979)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-leg-cramps/723979 "2015-07-06T21:59:04Z")
Damn, I am tired of this. I get massive leg cramps at night. Doesn’t matter if I take potassium/calcium/magnesium supplements and wash them down with tonic water. At least once a week, I’m gonna wake up in the middle … --- ## [I pit my humble attempts at chivalry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-humble-attempts-at-chivalry/724011)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-humble-attempts-at-chivalry/724011 "2015-07-06T13:51:25Z")
I was raised to always hold doors for everyone and when possible to yield to anyone whilst walking. I’m from and work in NYC and navigate three forms of transport daily, so this doesn’t always apply. But I absolutely thi… --- ## [Sirius/XM programmers have it in for me!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-programmers-have-it-in-for-me/724237)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-programmers-have-it-in-for-me/724237 "2015-07-04T22:42:29Z")
Attention: Whoever programs Sirius/XM channel 32 (The Bridge)… I don’t know if you’re taking payola, if you’re lazy, or if you’re trying to drive me mad, but kindly quit playing Deacon Blue and Moondance so freekin’ mu… --- ## [1994 human mutilation via UFO alien(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1994-human-mutilation-via-ufo-alien-s/723616)
**Author:** [@Dibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dibbs)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1994-human-mutilation-via-ufo-alien-s/723616 "2015-07-04T19:38:29Z")
Please be warned that the article to the link shows near the bottom a poor fellow that some believe was done in by the same folks involved in cattle mutilations and they, the photos, are very disturbing. I speculate tha… --- ## [Am I not welcome here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149 "2015-07-03T02:26:48Z")
It seems like everyone here hates my guts, just saying. Should I quit the forum? --- ## [Revesionist Wahabi Islam.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revesionist-wahabi-islam/723925)
**Author:** [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revesionist-wahabi-islam/723925 "2015-07-02T18:29:36Z")
Hello All, No foul language, no swearing, just a cool anger and determination. Maybe this BBC Programme might be blocked: But please use a VPN. I’m going to use expressions I wouldn’t commonly use, the world would … --- ## [I'm calling you a liar, Sir/Madam.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-calling-you-a-liar-sir-madam/723174)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-calling-you-a-liar-sir-madam/723174 "2015-07-02T13:08:19Z")
That’s right. A liar. Do not for a second try to tell me that you don’t know who Kim Kardashian is or pretend that you only have some vague notion about the Kardashians in general. Unless you have been living in a cav… --- ## [BBC World Service - Mini-rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-world-service-mini-rant/724019)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-world-service-mini-rant/724019 "2015-07-02T11:51:14Z")
I didn’t catch his name because he always whispers I CAN’T HEAR YOU AND I AM NOT DEAF! I understand British understatement, but this is ridiculous. Bring the microphone closer to your freaking mouth or turn up the gai… --- ## [The white hood: heritage, not hate!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-hood-heritage-not-hate/723050)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 624\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-hood-heritage-not-hate/723050 "2015-07-02T09:53:13Z")
Some folks have seen the white hood on the head of southerners and other rebels, and immediately jumped to the conclusion that those wearing the hood are racists. I disagree: wearing a white hood no more indicates racism… --- ## [Does Islam Deny the Existence of the Jewish Temple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-islam-deny-the-existence-of-the-jewish-temple/723422)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-islam-deny-the-existence-of-the-jewish-temple/723422 "2015-07-02T00:39:13Z")
Too potentially hostile for GQ and IMHO, and I don’t have a debate point to make, and so… I was listening to a Bible radio show (my first mistake) and they got to talking trash about Islam (gosh, what a surprise…) And … --- ## [June (Rants) is Busting Out All Over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-rants-is-busting-out-all-over/721331)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 492\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-rants-is-busting-out-all-over/721331 "2015-07-01T15:07:05Z")
Absolutely minor rant. Commuting to work in the rain on a two-lane road with no passing zones while stuck behind constructions vehicles and half the cars don’t have their lights on just SUCKS. --- ## [Best Bot Posting at SDMB: Nomination Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bot-posting-at-sdmb-nomination-thread/722247)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bot-posting-at-sdmb-nomination-thread/722247 "2015-06-29T14:37:14Z")
I’d like a Poll thread to award a prize to the best computer program trying to pass itself as human here at SDMB. (I don’t know if Polls are allowed in the Pit, but anyway this is just the Nomination thread.) First of … --- ## [The Veridiots Strike Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-veridiots-strike-again/722693)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-veridiots-strike-again/722693 "2015-06-28T22:55:55Z")
Background: we have three Verizon phones. Two are grandfathered under the unlimited data plans, the third is on a capped data plan. If we use a Verizon upgrade for either unlimited phone, the unlimited data goes away fo… --- ## [MKV format, nobody fucking cares!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mkv-format-nobody-fucking-cares/635363)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mkv-format-nobody-fucking-cares/635363 "2015-06-27T16:53:51Z")
So since we are now at the nice place where even the DVD player you can buy at the grocery store will play .avi format video files burned to a dvd-r the pirate scene decides they are moving on from that and moving to .mk… --- ## [Dog Poop Etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-poop-etiquette/723439)
**Author:** [@ldubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ldubs)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-poop-etiquette/723439 "2015-06-26T19:58:50Z")
So we recently moved to a new apartment. We’re on the first floor, although, that doesn’t necessarily matter here as all 3 tenants use the same front door. We’ve been there for about a month now, and we notice that som… --- ## [ABC Family Channel, you gotta be shitting me. (perhaps lame, but fuck 'em anyway!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-family-channel-you-gotta-be-shitting-me-perhaps-lame-but-fuck-em-anyway/476991)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-family-channel-you-gotta-be-shitting-me-perhaps-lame-but-fuck-em-anyway/476991 "2015-06-26T19:41:21Z")
Watched Chronicles of Narnia tonight on ABC Family Channel. Never saw it, was looking forward to it. Until I discovered the format ABCFC stuck to without exception: Exactly 8.5 minutes of movie followed by exactly 6.5 … --- ## [Donald Trump has funny hair, hyuck, hyuck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-has-funny-hair-hyuck-hyuck/723085)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-has-funny-hair-hyuck-hyuck/723085 "2015-06-24T13:38:46Z")
We all know The Donald has funny hair. We see it in every photo and every press conference. But since he announced his candidacy there has been an avalanche of the same goddamn joke about his hair. It’s not funny. It… --- ## [Jack Batty, what the hell...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-batty-what-the-hell/723179)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-batty-what-the-hell/723179 "2015-06-24T01:38:24Z")
This got my ire up, and my ire has been drawing workman’s comp for some time: Jesus Christ on a fuckstick conga line, what is this bullshit? Is reasoned opinion on this board now Freepish and Palindicative? I’m sorry… --- ## [should obama be forced to release the 28 pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-be-forced-to-release-the-28-pages/723033)
**Author:** [@ufel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ufel)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-be-forced-to-release-the-28-pages/723033 "2015-06-23T22:29:23Z")
of the 911 report, which prove that Bush knew all about the MASSIVE Saudi Arabian involvement in 911 and the Bush family’s deep economic ties to Saudi Arabia, etc, Obama is going to wait until the Republicans have stupi… --- ## [B2B companies that use personal security concepts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b2b-companies-that-use-personal-security-concepts/723250)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b2b-companies-that-use-personal-security-concepts/723250 "2015-06-23T18:44:56Z")
I know this might be a little technical, but I think the Doper demographic will understand. I want to pit B2B (businesses who’s customers are other businesses) companies who use personal, consumer-style security for the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=136) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=138)