# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=142 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 143 --- ## [Dolce and Gabbana don't understand what "freedom of speech" means](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolce-and-gabbana-dont-understand-what-freedom-of-speech-means/715141)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolce-and-gabbana-dont-understand-what-freedom-of-speech-means/715141 "2015-03-29T15:32:55Z")
So these fashion designers, who are gay and were a couple for a while, made some remarks about non-standard families: \[QUOTE=Panorama magazine, translation by The Telegraph\] “We oppose gay adoptions. The only family is… --- ## [I megapit malware sites!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-megapit-malware-sites/716225)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-megapit-malware-sites/716225 "2015-03-28T19:35:49Z")
Okay, pitting malware sites is up there with pitting that Schickelgruber guy, but… I am doing some research that involves poking into far-fringe sites, and I hit one that seemed to be just an empty page - a title, nothi… --- ## [Steophan: '"Blacks are subhuman" is either true or false, and by itself has no moral component'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steophan-blacks-are-subhuman-is-either-true-or-false-and-by-itself-has-no-moral-component/715514)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steophan-blacks-are-subhuman-is-either-true-or-false-and-by-itself-has-no-moral-component/715514 "2015-03-28T05:32:26Z")
Seriously? I mean, you’re seriously arguing that the statement “Blacks are subhuman” is devoid of any moral weight in-and-of-itself? You’re more than just a liar. You’re straight-up crazy. I mean, you also are still a … --- ## [Some kid says the Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic, and out come the Crusaders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-kid-says-the-pledge-of-allegiance-in-arabic-and-out-come-the-crusaders/715733)
**Author:** [@Lemmytheseal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemmytheseal2)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-kid-says-the-pledge-of-allegiance-in-arabic-and-out-come-the-crusaders/715733 "2015-03-28T01:54:47Z")
In upstate New York, the class President passed the Pledge of Allegiance duties off to another student, apparently due to Foreign Language Week, and, well, the thread’s title speaks for itself. Now, I despise Islam, lik… --- ## [That plane wasn't flown into the side of a mountain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-plane-wasnt-flown-into-the-side-of-a-mountain/716039)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-plane-wasnt-flown-into-the-side-of-a-mountain/716039 "2015-03-27T13:53:15Z")
Nope. According to some dizz-bang on FOX, “The pilot landed the plane. In crash mode.” Now I know that it’s not sporting to pick on the stupid shit the imbecils on FOX news utter with every other breath. But goddamn … --- ## [Where the fuck are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-fuck-are-you/715548)
**Author:** [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-fuck-are-you/715548 "2015-03-27T03:34:26Z")
I pit those who post with no indication of their geographical location, in a thread that is meaningless without that. For example, if someone tells me they’re getting an unexpected blizzard, I’d like to know if they’re i… --- ## [The moron wrestling officials and wrestlers who probably sealed Pedro Aguayo's fate (death)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moron-wrestling-officials-and-wrestlers-who-probably-sealed-pedro-aguayos-fate-death/715667)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moron-wrestling-officials-and-wrestlers-who-probably-sealed-pedro-aguayos-fate-death/715667 "2015-03-25T21:25:16Z")
If you want to know what I’m referencing,here is one video. (There are others, from multiple angles) If you are delicate and might be deeply disturbed by the sight of an unconscious or dead man whose neck is broken and … --- ## [Dear Walmart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-walmart/703554)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-walmart/703554 "2015-03-25T14:46:28Z")
It is not convenient to order online if you won’t ship the item to my house even when my order exceeds 50 dollars… Do not make me traipse 3 days by camel to the extreme back corner of your 109 degree store to pick up my … --- ## [Don't say "That's awful white of you," please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-say-thats-awful-white-of-you-please/346941)
**Author:** [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-say-thats-awful-white-of-you-please/346941 "2015-03-24T22:36:44Z")
The expression, “That’s awfully white of you” is never inoffensive. It always relies, for its meaning and its humor, on the idea that a person can “act one’s color.” Whether you’re trying to say the person is doing a goo… --- ## [I pit all conservatives who have bought into the Halbig/King ACA trutherism nonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-all-conservatives-who-have-bought-into-the-halbig-king-aca-trutherism-nonsense/707625)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 369\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-all-conservatives-who-have-bought-into-the-halbig-king-aca-trutherism-nonsense/707625 "2015-03-24T20:46:07Z")
Inspired by the warning that I received in this thread, I hereby pit all conservatives who have bought into the Halbig/King trutherism nonsense which is fueling the upcoming last ditch attempt to get SCOTUS to destroy th… --- ## [Donald Trump considering another presidential run](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-considering-another-presidential-run/715417)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-considering-another-presidential-run/715417 "2015-03-23T05:02:03Z")
The Donald is (maybe) back for more. But I’m not pitting him. I’m preemptively pitting anyone who gets in the way of his run or in any way reduces the chances that he runs. Because if there’s one thing we need in this co… --- ## [Massacre in Tunisia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massacre-in-tunisia/715348)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massacre-in-tunisia/715348 "2015-03-22T20:18:30Z")
Terrorists killed 19 people visiting a museum in Tunisia. Mostly tourists not even from Tunisia. Let’s put a wager on who thinks this was the work of Islamists: Deluded PC Liberals to the left. Rational people to the … --- ## [Is this fake religion any more ridiculous than real religions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2015, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570 "2015-03-22T10:08:04Z")
Some people think the Meaning of Life (Tree of Life) is Forty Two. Others believe it’s Illuminati. What if I told you rather than being Illuminati, it’s actually Cincinnati? There is an Inverse Correlationship between … --- ## [Catholic Church excommunicates raped 9 year old girl who had abortion ... but not her rapist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-excommunicates-raped-9-year-old-girl-who-had-abortion-but-not-her-rapist/714838)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-church-excommunicates-raped-9-year-old-girl-who-had-abortion-but-not-her-rapist/714838 "2015-03-21T23:34:19Z")
I guess Republicans aren’t the ONLY ones who have a problem with rape … Story here. Basically, a 9 year old girl in Brazil was raped by her stepfather and had an abortion. So the local Catholic honchos decided to excom… --- ## [Dispatches from post-racial America.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispatches-from-post-racial-america/714618)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispatches-from-post-racial-america/714618 "2015-03-21T18:03:55Z")
As we all know, the election of Barack Obama clearly demonstrates that the United States is a post-racial society. We might have had a few problems in the past, but they’re all behind us now. Color-blindness is the new n… --- ## [The people from the west who want to join ISIS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-from-the-west-who-want-to-join-isis/715276)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-from-the-west-who-want-to-join-isis/715276 "2015-03-20T01:00:06Z")
I realize there’s already an ISIS thread, this is different because it’s about people who aren’t part of ISIS yet, but want to be. It’s vastly different. This is not my most serious business pit thread of all time. So a… --- ## [California Microstamping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-microstamping/422695)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-microstamping/422695 "2015-03-19T15:41:21Z")
Yes, this is another gripe about what I consider a foolish law, and no, I don’t live in California, so let’s get that out of the way right now. Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill requiring microstamping of r… --- ## [Over-sensitive, defensive people are the worst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-sensitive-defensive-people-are-the-worst/715059)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-sensitive-defensive-people-are-the-worst/715059 "2015-03-19T15:23:07Z")
I want to pit over-sensitive, defensive people. I have to work with someone in my volunteer work who is like this and it drives me batty. For example: She’s terse, meaning uses few words in email so I often am not clea… --- ## [The Arab Spring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arab-spring/715373)
**Author:** [@MorphinePoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorphinePoet)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arab-spring/715373 "2015-03-19T13:06:13Z")
On the morning of December the 17th of 2010, Tunisian municipal policewoman Fadia Hamdi woke up from a disturbed sleep to find herself cued into the general direction of Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi, who woke … --- ## [Pitting Muslims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-muslims/714111)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-muslims/714111 "2015-03-18T20:28:20Z")
Not for the extremist factions like ISIS or Boko Haram. Or for the way they apparently detest Jews. Or for what they did on “9-1-1.” Nope. Not for any of that. But for the way they view DOGS. Dogs - the best companions p… --- ## [Australia's moron PM gets more moronic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australias-moron-pm-gets-more-moronic/714746)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australias-moron-pm-gets-more-moronic/714746 "2015-03-18T10:43:17Z")
Our esteemed Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has once again shown his true colours…despite holding himself as a ‘champion’ of our indigenous communities, instead, he’s a fucking moron again! Closing remote Aboriginal commu… --- ## ["its" v. "it's"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-v-its/714918)
**Author:** [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-v-its/714918 "2015-03-17T20:18:21Z")
If you do not know how the difference between “its” and “it’s”, just stop using the apostrophe. Shit! Some people just don’t deserve apostrophes. --- ## ["hacks"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacks/715008)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacks/715008 "2015-03-17T11:25:38Z")
Look, internet, I know language evolves and all, but you have to stop using this word. You didn’t bypass your kitchen’s firewall when you put pancake mix in a ketchup bottle, you just wasted a bunch of time. You didn’t… --- ## [Affluence is morally corrupt (example inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affluence-is-morally-corrupt-example-inside/714957)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affluence-is-morally-corrupt-example-inside/714957 "2015-03-16T23:12:15Z")
Really wealthy people can afford cars in excess of 100K. (For just one example). My next example, homeless families in America. 100K is enough money to pay rent for rent for a 2 bedroom apartment for 7 families for a yea… --- ## [I want to pit chiropractors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-chiropractors/714776)
**Author:** [@owlfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlfan)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-chiropractors/714776 "2015-03-16T15:41:31Z")
My mom is in her late 80’s and is very active. She does water aerobics, bowls, walks and shovels snow. Her only health problem is osteoporosis. Last week she was having pain in her right buttock, which she thought was … --- ## [You edited my letter to management? You did WHAT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-edited-my-letter-to-management-you-did-what/714579)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-edited-my-letter-to-management-you-did-what/714579 "2015-03-16T14:41:20Z")
I drafted a letter to my management team over the weekend requesting a review and changes to our bonus structure: it’s outdated, and our pay cheques have dramatically decreased over recent years because the bonuses have… --- ## [Everything in Scientology is based on logic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-in-scientology-is-based-on-logic/712510)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-in-scientology-is-based-on-logic/712510 "2015-03-15T10:13:25Z")
I’ve opened two other pit threads in the past few days, but I couldn’t resist, this one’s a mini. Then I’ll restrain myself for a little bit. Danny Masterson: ‘Everything in Scientology Is Based on Logic’ Wait, did you… --- ## [F U HBO and Apple!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-u-hbo-and-apple/714657)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-u-hbo-and-apple/714657 "2015-03-14T05:15:13Z")
So HBO Now, their new streaming service for cable cutters, will be launching next week. Something I’ve been waiting for since last summer. The only catch is, THEY’RE LAUNCH EXCLUSIVELY WITH APPLE! So if ya’ want HBO str… --- ## [Violence, Poverty, and Ancestry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violence-poverty-and-ancestry/714554)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violence-poverty-and-ancestry/714554 "2015-03-13T21:14:56Z")
I am not a racist, and I am here only to ask a question not make a statement, and that question is- , are some ancestries of humans more likely to have genetic traits that lead toward certain behaviors? In subsaharan A… --- ## [Why I Hate Group Projects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-group-projects/714663)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-group-projects/714663 "2015-03-13T19:10:48Z")
I’m thinking about a guy who couldn’t handle the truth. It was years ago. I was in college, in the education program, lookin’ to get my certification to teach. And I was assigned to do a group project. I hate group pro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=141) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=143)