# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=179 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 180 --- ## [PETA is not just a punchline. They are EVIL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-is-not-just-a-punchline-they-are-evil/659675)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-is-not-just-a-punchline-they-are-evil/659675 "2013-07-08T13:03:59Z")
I know pitting PETA is a low hanging fruit, but I’m not pitting their ad campaigns or anything their directors said. I am pitting their “animal shelter” at their National Head Quarters in Norfolk, Virginia. Virginia ha… --- ## [Fox thinks Mr Rogers is evil. (Really Fox?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-thinks-mr-rogers-is-evil-really-fox/662262)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-thinks-mr-rogers-is-evil-really-fox/662262 "2013-07-08T04:50:52Z")
Seriously, you can’t make this shit up. Fox and Friends went off on some crazy rant about how Mr. Rogers screwed up an entire generation of “self entitled” kids. Here --- ## [When life = misery, jail time, and/or death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-life-misery-jail-time-and-or-death/657864)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-life-misery-jail-time-and-or-death/657864 "2013-07-06T18:12:30Z")
Marie Fleming, a woman in Ireland, has been denied the right to have her partner assist her in dying without him ending up in jail. So she has to remain alive and suffering while her body deteriorates: Some say pray… --- ## [Another bit of bastardly marketing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bit-of-bastardly-marketing/662390)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bit-of-bastardly-marketing/662390 "2013-07-06T17:17:54Z")
Warning: this isn’t going to be particularly vitriolic. More of a weary sigh with eye-rolling than a frothy tirade of righteous outrage. I’ve mentioned before how we buy our laundry soap in big buckets from the local w… --- ## [I find myself wishing for a God to Smite Them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-myself-wishing-for-a-god-to-smite-them/662504)
**Author:** [@StaudtCJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StaudtCJ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-myself-wishing-for-a-god-to-smite-them/662504 "2013-07-06T15:24:19Z")
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region\_northern\_az/other/westboro-baptist-church-tweets-intent-to-picket-funerals-of-arizona-firefighters The individuals of this cult are apparently planning on heading out to the firefigh… --- ## [I pit chess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-chess/639366)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-chess/639366 "2013-07-06T01:56:00Z")
Part of the fun of getting a new operating system is to see what little games are installed on it. My first computer was a 386 running Windows 3.1, and I got a lot of enjoyment out of the preset games the family friend … --- ## [Jesus Christ, Doc! I TOLD you it wasn't Gout!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-doc-i-told-you-it-wasnt-gout/662611)
**Author:** [@Daffyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daffyd)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-doc-i-told-you-it-wasnt-gout/662611 "2013-07-05T20:37:28Z")
Last October, I woke up one morning with my left ankle swollen and hurting like the dickens… So, I dutifully made a doctor’s appointment, and told her how I’d tripped over uneven surfaces in my back yard probably four ti… --- ## [Fuck You, Girlfriend's Brother Part 2: Electric Boogaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-girlfriends-brother-part-2-electric-boogaloo/662626)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-girlfriends-brother-part-2-electric-boogaloo/662626 "2013-07-05T18:09:48Z")
So yesterday my girlfriend, straight out of the blue, tells me she has to break up with me. This coming as a bit of a shock (it’s not like I’m a completely oblivious boyfriend, either), and over facebook (which she has m… --- ## [RO: Savages in Syria kill 14 year old for joke about God.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-savages-in-syria-kill-14-year-old-for-joke-about-god/662537)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-savages-in-syria-kill-14-year-old-for-joke-about-god/662537 "2013-07-05T07:31:41Z")
A bit of recreation outrage from unhappy Syria I think you should be aware of - ironically the Godly turn the place into a living hell. A 14 year old boy, who had no schooling because of the war, spent most of his days s… --- ## [Why Windows 8 is a failure.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-windows-8-is-a-failure/659269)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-windows-8-is-a-failure/659269 "2013-07-04T19:17:45Z")
I have an old watch. I’ve worn it for years and bought it back before I retired. And when I was working, I sometimes needed to use a calculator. So I made sure I bought a watch with a built-in calculator feature. It’s k… --- ## [What Kind of Gun Should Rosa Parks Have Carried?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-gun-should-rosa-parks-have-carried/660708)
**Author:** [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-gun-should-rosa-parks-have-carried/660708 "2013-07-03T23:30:02Z")
What sort of gun should Rosa Parks have carried when she got on the bus? At first I thought that it should be a handgun in her purse. Rosa would have been able to get the drop on the bus driver, so that should have been … --- ## [No, I really don't need to hear it...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-really-dont-need-to-hear-it/662337)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-really-dont-need-to-hear-it/662337 "2013-07-03T17:13:34Z")
Thinking about sending a chain letter around? Maybe something about the latest news on cancer from the John Hopkins, or the newest information on Facebook’s privacy settings? Do us all a favor, and look up http://snopes.… --- ## [I just took a picture with my laptop!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-took-a-picture-with-my-laptop/662432)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-took-a-picture-with-my-laptop/662432 "2013-07-03T10:17:46Z")
I am so extremely ignorant about computers these days that I’m afraid to mention that 30 years ago I was considered an expert. :smack: The contrast between the skills I once had and my recent ignorance is unbelievable.… --- ## [I pit the Republicans who have opposed social progress by...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-republicans-who-have-opposed-social-progress-by/661924)
**Author:** [@tralfamidor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tralfamidor)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-republicans-who-have-opposed-social-progress-by/661924 "2013-07-03T05:00:41Z")
…for 80+ years, stating that every social program–Social Security, minimum wage, workplace safety laws, overtime pay, the 40-hour work week, Medicare, etc. would bring about the total destruction of American business and… --- ## [What does God need with a helicopter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-god-need-with-a-helicopter/662204)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-god-need-with-a-helicopter/662204 "2013-07-02T01:18:15Z")
What does God need with a helicopter? (With apologies to Captain James Kirk.) According to the article, the helicopter is owned by the church and is worth $1 million. Bishop Hilliard and his wife own a $2 million doll… --- ## [Rant Already! June Oh you want to!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-already-june-oh-you-want-to/659838)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 571\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-already-june-oh-you-want-to/659838 "2013-07-01T23:26:49Z")
Kicking off for June. Minor rant. Wanted a Blizzard. Headed over to the local Dairy Queen and got there at 10:22pm. It was fucking closed. On a Friday night at 10:22pm. Who the fuck does that??? --- ## [Because Clearly, Bobby Jindal can't be bothered to argue against real liberal positions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-clearly-bobby-jindal-cant-be-bothered-to-argue-against-real-liberal-positions/661462)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-clearly-bobby-jindal-cant-be-bothered-to-argue-against-real-liberal-positions/661462 "2013-07-01T19:39:32Z")
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/bobby-jindal-opinion-gop-needs-action-92933.html And this from the guy who said that the GOP had to stop being the “party of stupid”. :smack: I think my favorite on that list is “p… --- ## [marcmcroy, you will not find what you're looking for here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marcmcroy-you-will-not-find-what-youre-looking-for-here/662101)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marcmcroy-you-will-not-find-what-youre-looking-for-here/662101 "2013-06-30T12:11:46Z")
marcmcroy, Congratulations on discovering the Straight Dope on the other end of whatever anti-government Alta Vista search you performed last week. I know a name like “Straight Dope” sounds like it must be a haven for I… --- ## [Darrrell Issa manufactured the IRS scandal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darrrell-issa-manufactured-the-irs-scandal/661887)
**Author:** [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darrrell-issa-manufactured-the-irs-scandal/661887 "2013-06-30T05:42:44Z")
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/\_news/2013/06/25/19132220-stick-a-fork-in-the-irs-controversy-its-done?lite The IRS gave scrutiny to requests for tax exempt status to the terms “occupy” and “progressive” and to issues of … --- ## [OK, someone tell me why I should stop panicking. (NSA call database.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-someone-tell-me-why-i-should-stop-panicking-nsa-call-database/356368)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-someone-tell-me-why-i-should-stop-panicking-nsa-call-database/356368 "2013-06-29T01:40:03Z")
Now, I’m not a frequent denzien of the pit. I think I’ve made maybe two OP’s here, and none of them political. I’m not a fan of the current administration, but I’m not about to blame Bush for tooth decay, either. But th… --- ## [I just want my fucking paycheck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-my-fucking-paycheck/661251)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-my-fucking-paycheck/661251 "2013-06-29T00:01:53Z")
Here’s some background. The temp agency continues to fuck with me. I was supposed to be payed today, but when I checked my email Friday night I got an form email saying there will be “a delay” with my paycheck due “an… --- ## [Omg hypocritical nazi mods!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-hypocritical-nazi-mods/662102)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-hypocritical-nazi-mods/662102 "2013-06-28T19:14:14Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16422545&postcount=12 …Wasn’t sure where to share this, but I found it pretty funny. :smiley: --- ## [Florida mother's epic fail of common sense puts her child in the hands of a predator and killer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-mothers-epic-fail-of-common-sense-puts-her-child-in-the-hands-of-a-predator-and-killer/661803)
**Author:** [@Hermione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-mothers-epic-fail-of-common-sense-puts-her-child-in-the-hands-of-a-predator-and-killer/661803 "2013-06-28T18:02:28Z")
I’m rather surprised that this news story hasn’t shown up here yet, and if it has, I apologize. To sum up: mother and three children are at a Dollar General in Jacksonville when a man approaches them, having heard the m… --- ## [Hemorrhoids are awful. Christ.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemorrhoids-are-awful-christ/661664)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemorrhoids-are-awful-christ/661664 "2013-06-27T14:32:44Z")
I’m a 36 y/o male. I’ve got a hemi the size of a babies big toe, I’m not sure if this counts as a big one or a small one. I’ve had it for a few days and it just changed from irritating to painful in the last 24 hrs. N… --- ## [No wonder that guys can get away with so much stupid shit! Women can be stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-wonder-that-guys-can-get-away-with-so-much-stupid-shit-women-can-be-stupid/661526)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-wonder-that-guys-can-get-away-with-so-much-stupid-shit-women-can-be-stupid/661526 "2013-06-26T16:17:05Z")
“Gee, Mr zone, you should know these threads never go well for you.” “Quiet, you! My knee has me barely able to walk, the lady at the DMV let me think I was going blind in my left eye by not telling me the vision testi… --- ## [Women (and men) who have affairs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-men-who-have-affairs/648779)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-men-who-have-affairs/648779 "2013-06-26T15:22:08Z")
All I gotta say is that any person who decides to have an affair and decides to be a home wrecker and family wrecker deserves to have the pain thrice returned upon them. I have a friend going through some serious trauma … --- ## [Pitting myself for requesting a reasonable discussion on Afpak war last March](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-myself-for-requesting-a-reasonable-discussion-on-afpak-war-last-march/661650)
**Author:** [@NotfooledbyW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotfooledbyW)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-myself-for-requesting-a-reasonable-discussion-on-afpak-war-last-march/661650 "2013-06-26T04:11:05Z")
US General uses “V” word in Afghan War - Only 4 US Combat Deaths since Jan 1. (US General uses "V" word in Afghan War - Only 4 US Combat Deaths since Jan 1. - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board) #013 Notfool… --- ## [Fuck you Brad Pitt!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-brad-pitt/661663)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2013, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-brad-pitt/661663 "2013-06-25T02:25:53Z")
You owe me $8.25 and 2 hours of my life back. :mad: --- ## [I need to have my neighbor thrown out and/or murdered. How do I do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-have-my-neighbor-thrown-out-and-or-murdered-how-do-i-do-this/661541)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-have-my-neighbor-thrown-out-and-or-murdered-how-do-i-do-this/661541 "2013-06-24T03:43:17Z")
I have a trashy cunt neighbor whose apparent favorite hobby is having loud screaming matches with her daughter’s boyfriend. I’ve heard more than one of these, but when it happened at 4 the fuck a.m. on a school night, I … --- ## [Damn you, Psoriasis! Damn you to Hell!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-psoriasis-damn-you-to-hell/292624)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-psoriasis-damn-you-to-hell/292624 "2013-06-23T21:59:19Z")
I’ve had psoriasis all over my scalp since birth. I used to get it on the sides of my nose and in my eyebrows too when I was a kid, but that long since seems to have cleared up. For most of my life, I’ve been to any num… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=178) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=180)