# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=163 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 164 --- ## [Dear Yahoo Mail: Stop trying to "improve"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-yahoo-mail-stop-trying-to-improve/681016)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-yahoo-mail-stop-trying-to-improve/681016 "2014-03-06T16:40:29Z")
Yahoo Mail worked just fine for a long time, but as we know they’ve been making changes lately. I wish they would stop. I think it would be great if Yahoo stopped trying to make it all things to all people, stopped try… --- ## [I pit snow plow drivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-snow-plow-drivers/681341)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2014, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-snow-plow-drivers/681341 "2014-03-06T11:40:10Z")
Where do I begin with these fucks? Is it that EVERY snowstorm they have to cover my entire sidewalk with snow from the street—the same sidewalk I’m technically responsible for clearing by the city? That they have even pl… --- ## [How fucking hard is it to open a sugar packet without spilling sugar all over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fucking-hard-is-it-to-open-a-sugar-packet-without-spilling-sugar-all-over/682592)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fucking-hard-is-it-to-open-a-sugar-packet-without-spilling-sugar-all-over/682592 "2014-03-04T21:16:25Z")
Seriously, how fucking hard? So, what’s your fucking problem? --- ## [What the hell, Arizona?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-arizona/682268)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-arizona/682268 "2014-03-02T17:14:45Z")
This makes me pissed off at my state. Seriously, what the hell? Makes me feel ashamed to live here. Probably doesn’t mean much, but I apologize to all the LGBT posters for Arizona’s complete asshattery regarding this … --- ## [Arise, Roland and Repel the Paynim!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arise-roland-and-repel-the-paynim/682595)
**Author:** [@coffeecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffeecat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arise-roland-and-repel-the-paynim/682595 "2014-03-02T14:25:46Z")
I think there’s only one answer: We must round up the Mohammedans and put them to work in camps. Those too young, old, or sick to work should be set on fire and used to generate electricity. It’s carbon neutral and, the … --- ## [LarkingPot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larkingpot/682544)
**Author:** [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larkingpot/682544 "2014-03-01T20:03:06Z")
What’s with this guy? He just joined and has been a jerk in practically every thread he’s posted in (at least in Cafe Society, I haven’t looked for any others). Examples: The latest Big Bang Theory thread The late ni… --- ## [Febrantary (February Minirants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/febrantary-february-minirants/680286)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 547\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/febrantary-february-minirants/680286 "2014-03-01T14:09:31Z")
28 days of mini-ranting! My rant: They’re cutting back on bus service here in Montreal. Bummer. --- ## [What exactly is required for a PHd in (Christian) Theology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-required-for-a-phd-in-christian-theology/681784)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-required-for-a-phd-in-christian-theology/681784 "2014-03-01T01:55:21Z")
Because, to be quite honest, there is not much in the bible that is too complicated, most of it can be understood by a 10th grader very easily, certainly all of it could be understood (understand, not agree) by your aver… --- ## [I am going to kill my cat if he doesn't stop shitting on the floor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kill-my-cat-if-he-doesnt-stop-shitting-on-the-floor/682277)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kill-my-cat-if-he-doesnt-stop-shitting-on-the-floor/682277 "2014-02-28T20:00:27Z")
We’ve always had trouble with this damn cat (which we inherited from my wife’s daughter after she married a man who’s allergic to cats). First of all, he’s never buried his stuff- he’s always left it steaming and stinkin… --- ## [Conduit.com.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conduit-com/681919)
**Author:** [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conduit-com/681919 "2014-02-27T21:34:51Z")
Hello good people, excuse me if I go orbital. YOU, the scum behind browser hijacks. Yes YOU, you blackmailing, energy sucking fuckers. The conduit.com company who’s company site and realty I’m sure you can find and if… --- ## [He Probably Thinks "Reefer Madness" Is A Documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-probably-thinks-reefer-madness-is-a-documentary/682444)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-probably-thinks-reefer-madness-is-a-documentary/682444 "2014-02-27T20:48:54Z")
I wonder what he was smoking when he did his research: :eek: :smiley: :smack: :smack: --- ## [Mr Putin, please keep feeding the trolls.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-putin-please-keep-feeding-the-trolls/681959)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-putin-please-keep-feeding-the-trolls/681959 "2014-02-27T13:13:53Z")
Do you want to keep the Ukraine from joining the EU? A lot of guys would have made speeches extolling the virtues of an economic partnership with Mother Russia, and if that failed, worked on a compromise that benefited … --- ## [I pit the Kansas House of Representatives for trying to protect our precious bodily fluids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-kansas-house-of-representatives-for-trying-to-protect-our-precious-bodily-fluids/682121)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-kansas-house-of-representatives-for-trying-to-protect-our-precious-bodily-fluids/682121 "2014-02-27T07:11:50Z")
See here. I can barely believe this is real. --- ## [Bijou Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains/681821)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains/681821 "2014-02-25T16:38:18Z")
You’re a dick. --- ## [Ukraine: "Obama runs for cover every time Putin raises his eyebrow" True or False?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-obama-runs-for-cover-every-time-putin-raises-his-eyebrow-true-or-false/681957)
**Author:** [@NotfooledbyW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotfooledbyW)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-obama-runs-for-cover-every-time-putin-raises-his-eyebrow-true-or-false/681957 "2014-02-25T00:13:15Z")
One of the biggest goofballs on Fox News and elsewhere is KT McFarland who came out 20 hours ago with this: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/02/21/how-ukraine-lost-control-over-its-destiny/ Some excerpts from ‘of … --- ## [Stop with the Medal Counts...It's Gold Jerry, Gold!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-with-the-medal-counts-its-gold-jerry-gold/681800)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-with-the-medal-counts-its-gold-jerry-gold/681800 "2014-02-24T20:31:22Z")
So currently the US leads the medal count…Hooray! But you know what, that is built up primarily on second and third place results. How about, Oh I don’t know listing the top country as the one with the most Gold medals… --- ## [Why are we now keeping the menu a secret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-now-keeping-the-menu-a-secret/681773)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-now-keeping-the-menu-a-secret/681773 "2014-02-24T18:09:07Z")
I’ve noticed this in the last year at a couple of fast-food places, Burger King and KFC: Their menu boards, despite having grown to many, many square feet, no longer actually list the things you can order. Instead, they… --- ## [Benghazi- give up the faux scandal already. It didn't work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benghazi-give-up-the-faux-scandal-already-it-didnt-work/640825)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benghazi-give-up-the-faux-scandal-already-it-didnt-work/640825 "2014-02-22T14:25:49Z")
Seriously guys. Nobody is biting. I know you want to whip up the masses, but nobody cares. Nobody is demanding answers. It’s not interesting and it’s not going to work. Maybe next time, you can fake your scandal off of … --- ## [American Idol Audience: SHUT THE FUCK UP.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-audience-shut-the-fuck-up/681835)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-audience-shut-the-fuck-up/681835 "2014-02-22T08:35:41Z")
I can excuse the girls screaming, manufactured and not. And the rapture :roll eyes: they feel whenever anyone sings loudly. But for the love of music, stop your a stupid fucking clapping in unison while the people are si… --- ## [Dear Customer, I'm sorry the term tax included is so confusing for you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-customer-im-sorry-the-term-tax-included-is-so-confusing-for-you/680977)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-customer-im-sorry-the-term-tax-included-is-so-confusing-for-you/680977 "2014-02-20T20:34:55Z")
but explaining it 8 times is my limit. Here’'s the price , buy it or don’t. A customer has been in several days looking at a guitar. The guitar is $899. The salesman offers him 10% off , we’re at $810. Next day he brin… --- ## [VW may reconsider expanding in the south due to anti-union push](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vw-may-reconsider-expanding-in-the-south-due-to-anti-union-push/681738)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vw-may-reconsider-expanding-in-the-south-due-to-anti-union-push/681738 "2014-02-20T19:33:41Z")
Hahahahahahaha. I hope these people have teeth within the company. --- ## [CE and BCE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ce-and-bce/681009)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ce-and-bce/681009 "2014-02-20T06:57:04Z")
Look, I like change and all, but this one is just a mess. I’ve tried but the similarity of letters of BCE CE and the religious system’s calendar which has been the common calendar of BC (and AD) now cause a unnecessary … --- ## [Bill O'Reilly--fuckwit, just doing his job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-fuckwit-just-doing-his-job/680388)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-fuckwit-just-doing-his-job/680388 "2014-02-19T13:45:11Z")
Interviews Obama before the superbowl. Tradition. His questions–Benghazi. IRS scandal. Health Care Law debacle. Give me a break. I guess I would have been amazed and disappointed if he hadn’t. --- ## [Magiver, you are being stupendously, but unsurprisingly, stupid in the Benghazi thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magiver-you-are-being-stupendously-but-unsurprisingly-stupid-in-the-benghazi-thread/681389)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magiver-you-are-being-stupendously-but-unsurprisingly-stupid-in-the-benghazi-thread/681389 "2014-02-19T12:45:44Z")
Why do the mods allow this thread to live on? Our friend Magiver has shown no inclination to listen to logic, reason, facts, or anything else that goes against his preconceptions of Obama Administration misbehavior, and… --- ## [US Plummets In Press Freedom Rankings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-plummets-in-press-freedom-rankings/681196)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-plummets-in-press-freedom-rankings/681196 "2014-02-19T10:21:59Z")
From HuffPo: I Pit the Obama Admin; and for good measure the Bush Admin, for getting this whole new post-Cold-War national-security-state thing started; and any and every other freedom-hating asshole who is more concer… --- ## [Conservative groups spend up to $1bn a year to fight action on climate change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-groups-spend-up-to-1bn-a-year-to-fight-action-on-climate-change/677029)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-groups-spend-up-to-1bn-a-year-to-fight-action-on-climate-change/677029 "2014-02-18T20:09:44Z")
From The Guardian: Brulle’s study. Abstract only – the article is behind a paywall. I venture to suggest that no corporation would spend that kind of money to get the truth out. --- ## [Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) hoisted on her own petard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marsha-blackburn-r-tn-hoisted-on-her-own-petard/671352)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marsha-blackburn-r-tn-hoisted-on-her-own-petard/671352 "2014-02-17T22:54:50Z")
This is actually more of a high five to MSNBC reporter Thomas Roberts for doing something members of the media seem reluctant to do, dare they insult the sensibilities of a nation who wants their media to be free of bias… --- ## [Stop Giving Major Sporting Events to AWful or Incapable Countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-giving-major-sporting-events-to-awful-or-incapable-countries/680497)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-giving-major-sporting-events-to-awful-or-incapable-countries/680497 "2014-02-17T19:51:55Z")
The Sochi Olympics are going to be a shitshow. The hotels and player villages are a joke (side-by-side toilets). And the anti-gay legislation and potential violence are also looming The 2014 World Cup is in Brazil is wa… --- ## [H1N1 is trying to kill my sister....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h1n1-is-trying-to-kill-my-sister/680877)
**Author:** [@Cold\_Dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cold_Dish)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h1n1-is-trying-to-kill-my-sister/680877 "2014-02-17T18:28:02Z")
My sister, a healthy 54 yr. old woman, felt sick on a Tuesday. Two doctor visits. Sent home with antibiotics. Neg flu test. A trip to the ER on Sunday She was airlifted to Barnes Hospital STL. She was been in an induce… --- ## [Doc Moss needs a lesson in asking for help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-moss-needs-a-lesson-in-asking-for-help/56614)
**Author:** [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-moss-needs-a-lesson-in-asking-for-help/56614 "2014-02-16T01:17:51Z")
His original GQ question was: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=62000 Then after a response from dublos who was asking for more information he replies: dublos responds with a basic, “you are… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=162) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=164)