# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=174 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 175 --- ## [Is it me or .... ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or/667552)
**Author:** [@Penny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penny)\ **Replies:** 313\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or/667552 "2013-09-11T23:53:40Z")
Is it just me or are you folks needlessly verbose? I have to say, as a newb I’m finding it such a turn off to have to slog through so much faux intellectual posturing to get to the point. Is this how this place rolls? … --- ## [Security Theater, or OMG! He MIGHT HAVE a PLASTIC GUN!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-theater-or-omg-he-might-have-a-plastic-gun/667750)
**Author:** [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-theater-or-omg-he-might-have-a-plastic-gun/667750 "2013-09-05T02:26:22Z")
\[begin (highly annoyed) rant\] OK, so somebody made a gun with a 3D printer out of plastic. It won’t show up on the metal detectors that are now everywhere. But it didn’t work very well. It blew up on it’s third shot, an… --- ## [Pearle Vision could use a work on their customer service.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pearle-vision-could-use-a-work-on-their-customer-service/667969)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pearle-vision-could-use-a-work-on-their-customer-service/667969 "2013-09-10T18:29:48Z")
(I don’t start Pit threads very often. Forgive me if I’m not up to the venom-spitting standards we’ve all come to expect.) I have reached an age where my vision is not quite as sharp as it once was. I get by okay, but… --- ## [I pit Castro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-castro/665091)
**Author:** [@Girlundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlundone)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-castro/665091 "2013-09-10T04:11:49Z")
No, not Fidel. Not that he’s not a good candidate, but I’m talking about Ariel Castro. The perverted fucking piece of shit bastard who abducted, raped, beat, and held captive three young women for over ten mutherfucking … --- ## [Shopping in parties of six adults is not cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-in-parties-of-six-adults-is-not-cool/668248)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake_Jones)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-in-parties-of-six-adults-is-not-cool/668248 "2013-09-09T18:40:31Z")
I’m using the word “adult” here in terms of your biological age. Jesus fucking Christ, please don’t do this. You’re an entourage unto yourselves and it’s not amusing. You don’t have to shop as if you’re a pack of dogs… --- ## [Today's nominee for biggest shitstain pond scum is.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-nominee-for-biggest-shitstain-pond-scum-is/667692)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-nominee-for-biggest-shitstain-pond-scum-is/667692 "2013-09-08T13:22:54Z")
Those who make their living as “private adjusters” or in fly by night fire scene clean up. I don’t know if you have dealt with the devastation of a house fire. Even when there is no loss of life it is one of the worst th… --- ## [Dear Customer, we get many customers weekly who think their situation warrents us eating $20 to $100](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-customer-we-get-many-customers-weekly-who-think-their-situation-warrents-us-eating-20-to-100/667630)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-customer-we-get-many-customers-weekly-who-think-their-situation-warrents-us-eating-20-to-100/667630 "2013-09-06T21:13:26Z")
So it’s really not that eating $20 to $100 dollars for “customer service” will break us. It’s that we get customers like you all the time that think your situation is special and we should ignore policies we have for goo… --- ## ['Conservatism' is mental illness.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatism-is-mental-illness/667083)
**Author:** [@Karrius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karrius)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatism-is-mental-illness/667083 "2013-09-06T04:40:32Z")
I strongly support political freedom, but I can’t help but agree strongly with the basic facts that being conservative means you’re mentally ill. Let’s look at the facts; Conservatives tend to believe in non-existent cr… --- ## [How stupid do these anti-choicers think we are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stupid-do-these-anti-choicers-think-we-are/662813)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 431\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stupid-do-these-anti-choicers-think-we-are/662813 "2013-09-06T00:54:16Z")
I’m referring to people like Rick Perry who advocate extreme regulations on birth control centers, or the opponents of the recent bill in California that would allow staff previous not allowed (but almost certainly quali… --- ## [I pit any action against Syria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-any-action-against-syria/667413)
**Author:** [@MostlyUseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyUseless)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-any-action-against-syria/667413 "2013-09-05T05:09:53Z")
I certainly do not begrudge this President from taking a moral stand against the use of chemical weapons, but I want us out of the role of global police. Lobbing missiles or even air attacks are nothing but symbolic and… --- ## [So My Intolerant Narrow Minded Catholic Parents Try To Force Their Religion On Me....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-intolerant-narrow-minded-catholic-parents-try-to-force-their-religion-on-me/667767)
**Author:** [@SeanHallam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeanHallam)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-intolerant-narrow-minded-catholic-parents-try-to-force-their-religion-on-me/667767 "2013-09-04T21:03:24Z")
So my very Catholic parents found out I am a Atheist last night. Today they went to church and I quietly refused but of course they made a scene in front of my siblings as to warn them that all poor sinners like me will… --- ## [flaky craigslist buyers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flaky-craigslist-buyers/667495)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flaky-craigslist-buyers/667495 "2013-09-04T08:22:07Z")
It happened again last night. Every time I try to sell something on craigslist, someone will make an appointment to see/buy the item, and then they won’t show up. Fuckers. If you’re not going to show up, at least have… --- ## [A Rant: I Fucking Hate My Job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rant-i-fucking-hate-my-job/667348)
**Author:** [@Crumbled\_Bumble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crumbled_Bumble)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rant-i-fucking-hate-my-job/667348 "2013-09-03T15:30:33Z")
I hate my job. The only reason I stay is because they pay me well, but I can’t fucking enjoy it because I can never even wind down from my workday. I just get out of work angry all the time. They train me for 3 months i… --- ## [I Pit Terr and all the other insolent morons at SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-terr-and-all-the-other-insolent-morons-at-sdmb/666233)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-terr-and-all-the-other-insolent-morons-at-sdmb/666233 "2013-09-03T06:34:06Z")
First, I apologize if there’s a thread Pitting Terr already in progress. I do notice that in threads like this one, he’s already been informed that he’s stupid and imbecilic, mistakes jokes for valid opinions, and worse… --- ## [So apparently, science denialists will never admit they're wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-science-denialists-will-never-admit-theyre-wrong/666669)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-science-denialists-will-never-admit-theyre-wrong/666669 "2013-09-02T16:08:15Z")
Today’s topic: homosexuality. Specifically, everyone’s favorite bullshit parenting study, Mark Regnerus’s incredibly bogus piece. A relative cited it on facebook as “the best study available on gay parenting”. Right, and… --- ## [I pit my obsessive-parent neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-obsessive-parent-neighbor/667396)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2013, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-obsessive-parent-neighbor/667396 "2013-09-01T10:36:41Z")
So, school started up again today. This means our two kids have to grumble their way out the door and over to the bus stop, just opposite our driveway. (Yeah, we’re lucky, but the stops are only a few blocks apart at mos… --- ## [Aw, Gus 'tis full of rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-gus-tis-full-of-rants/665043)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 697\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-gus-tis-full-of-rants/665043 "2013-09-01T03:01:03Z")
August Mini-rant thread Unimproved and in the same old flavors at an increased cost and a slightly smaller package. --- ## [AFL-CIO prez admits mistakes in ObamaCare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afl-cio-prez-admits-mistakes-in-obamacare/667541)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afl-cio-prez-admits-mistakes-in-obamacare/667541 "2013-09-01T02:06:31Z")
Or, stupid Democratic idea of the last, oh, decade. Now, this is probably “fixable,” but it’s funny how the whole thing was designed to keep employer-provided health care where it was while instituting it where it wa… --- ## [Abilify!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abilify/667089)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abilify/667089 "2013-08-31T22:22:13Z")
It’s a magic spell from the Harry Potter universe that vaporizes all the gold in your bank vault. Jesus–$100 for 30 pills AFTER insurance? What the pharmacological fuck do they put in that stuff? And they don’t even … --- ## [Feeding the Homeless is Against the Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeding-the-homeless-is-against-the-law/667152)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeding-the-homeless-is-against-the-law/667152 "2013-08-31T20:45:55Z")
in Raleigh, North Carolina. I swear, I am not making this up! http://lovewins.info/2013/08/feeding-homeless-apparently-illegal-in-raleigh-nc/ Are you fucking kidding me? As many of you may have guessed, I am not a c… --- ## [Boyo Jim, a moment of your time please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyo-jim-a-moment-of-your-time-please/667430)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyo-jim-a-moment-of-your-time-please/667430 "2013-08-31T18:43:41Z")
I’m not usually one to pit other users, except on a couple of rare occasions, but \*\*Boyo Jim’s \*\*comment this morning in this thread was just so beyond the pale that I can’t even fathom what would go through his head to … --- ## [Arne Duncan, kindly go f' yourself. (Standardized testing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arne-duncan-kindly-go-f-yourself-standardized-testing/667342)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arne-duncan-kindly-go-f-yourself-standardized-testing/667342 "2013-08-30T16:31:36Z")
Seriously, go fuck yourself! Link \[QUOTE=Huffpo\] Should students with disabilities be held to the same academic standards as their peers? And should schools and teachers be held accountable for their progress? U.S. Se… --- ## [The Ballad of Larry the Loser, Part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ballad-of-larry-the-loser-part-2/667460)
**Author:** [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ballad-of-larry-the-loser-part-2/667460 "2013-08-30T16:23:08Z")
Part 1 here Larry, Spreading Comet Cleanser on toilet seats, throwing stuff on the floor\* and indiscriminately sweeping what YOU feel is trash into a pile, and throwing items down-stairs IS NOT cleaning. It is making … --- ## [Paypal Sucks; Fuck Paypal horror hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-sucks-fuck-paypal-horror-hell/667412)
**Author:** [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-sucks-fuck-paypal-horror-hell/667412 "2013-08-30T10:52:06Z")
I have had (U.S.-based) eBay and PayPal accounts since like forever. I had the PayPal account for the sole purpose of buying on eBay and the PayPal account was linked to my Citibank account. They could just take the mon… --- ## [Plea for help: Oakminster has a sandy vagina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plea-for-help-oakminster-has-a-sandy-vagina/667442)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plea-for-help-oakminster-has-a-sandy-vagina/667442 "2013-08-30T09:50:08Z")
As can be plainly seen by even the most occasional visitor to ATMB, friend Oakminster suffers from a vast quantity of sand in his vagina. Since it would be improper to dole out medical advice in that forum, it follows th… --- ## [Attn circumcised: your mother is likely a sex offender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-circumcised-your-mother-is-likely-a-sex-offender/628278)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-circumcised-your-mother-is-likely-a-sex-offender/628278 "2013-08-30T04:52:42Z")
If you are circumcised, this thread is about you. If you aren’t, it isn’t. If your mother brought you to the medical authorities for circumcision, she is an accomplice to sexual assualt; more specifically, male genital … --- ## [Fuck You, Phone Company! \>click\<](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-phone-company-click/667399)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-phone-company-click/667399 "2013-08-29T22:00:24Z")
I’d been having static on my phone line for a couple of months - the land line had become more or less unusable. At first, I chalked it up to my cordless set going back, but two weeks ago, I got curious enough to do some… --- ## [Stupidest thing lekatt has said to date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-thing-lekatt-has-said-to-date/656130)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-thing-lekatt-has-said-to-date/656130 "2013-08-29T06:01:53Z")
I know that there are far too many lekatisms to chose from, but today I think he topped himself by stuffing 700 pounds of stupid into a 6 ounce post. I don’t deny atheism I just believe in God. --- ## [I pit putzy drivers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-putzy-drivers/667449)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-putzy-drivers/667449 "2013-08-29T02:26:58Z")
Especially during construction season which lasts like 9 months here in Milwaukee. Okay, there is a difference between slow drivers and putzy drivers. Slow drivers can drive with purpose, be self aware of their surroun… --- ## [This isn't for the brilliant programmers and systems analysts of the SDMB.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-for-the-brilliant-programmers-and-systems-analysts-of-the-sdmb/664962)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-for-the-brilliant-programmers-and-systems-analysts-of-the-sdmb/664962 "2013-08-28T19:17:22Z")
It’s for the code monkeys and the idjit moe-rons who guide them in business today. It was intended for the Pit, but it went from a rant to sounding more frustrated and long suffering, which isn’t a Pittish amount of fun… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=173) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=175)