# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=18 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 19 --- ## [To those who think breaking should not be in the Olympics: Chillax. Or shove off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-think-breaking-should-not-be-in-the-olympics-chillax-or-shove-off/1005633)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-think-breaking-should-not-be-in-the-olympics-chillax-or-shove-off/1005633 "2024-08-17T19:49:11Z")
If you think breaking should not be an Olympic sport, I assume you feel the same way about artistic swimming and rhythmic gymnastics. There’s an incredible amount of skill, strength, stamina, flexibility, hand-eye coordi… --- ## [A big middle finger to the MFer who bullied me off a slot machine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-big-middle-finger-to-the-mfer-who-bullied-me-off-a-slot-machine/1005795)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-big-middle-finger-to-the-mfer-who-bullied-me-off-a-slot-machine/1005795 "2024-08-16T19:07:29Z")
Switching things up a bit this week. I’m degening in the dirty south! As I arrived in the region the other night, I wasn’t greeted with the southern hospitality of a nice pretty thang meeting me with hot creamy grits an… --- ## [What will we learn about FBI Investigations into Trump's campaign 6 months from now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-we-learn-about-fbi-investigations-into-trumps-campaign-6-months-from-now/1005714)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-we-learn-about-fbi-investigations-into-trumps-campaign-6-months-from-now/1005714 "2024-08-15T15:47:37Z")
Trumps recent, more erratic behavior has me wondering if he’s facing more bad news than is public knowledge. He’s always worn his emotions on his sleeve and even his supporters recognize how chaotic he’s been recently. I… --- ## ['"Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.'... 'Dammit, we made him angry'", a tale of customer service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-make-me-angry-you-wouldnt-like-me-when-im-angry-dammit-we-made-him-angry-a-tale-of-customer-service/970377)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-make-me-angry-you-wouldnt-like-me-when-im-angry-dammit-we-made-him-angry-a-tale-of-customer-service/970377 "2024-08-14T19:57:47Z")
My daughter rented a U-Haul storage space in late May and since then the location has double-billed her for one space, ignoring her complaints, blowing her off, and at one time, someone called her a ‘hoe’. I asked if sh… --- ## [Let's write Harris' opening statement at the debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-harris-opening-statement-at-the-debate/1005491)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-harris-opening-statement-at-the-debate/1005491 "2024-08-14T14:15:46Z")
Okay, they’re going to debate on Sept. 10 on ABC. Let’s save the campaign some trouble and write her opening statement. I came up with most of this one while taking a walk with my wife a few nights ago. Before we get s… --- ## [Judge Judy you rude bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-judy-you-rude-bitch/51785)
**Author:** [@McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-judy-you-rude-bitch/51785 "2024-08-13T21:49:02Z")
\[sub\] this is my debut pit thread, apologies if it’s not up to scratch\[/sub\] “Hi Judge, I’ve got a problem with my ex wife and she has a problem with me, we’re here in the hope that justice can be done” “Siddown and s… --- ## [Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 9994\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442 "2024-08-13T00:48:22Z")
What would prevent Jack Dorsey from building a different type of Social Media platform that rivals Twitter? --- ## [Olympic Boxing Gender Controversy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-boxing-gender-controversy/1005161)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-boxing-gender-controversy/1005161 "2024-08-12T22:15:20Z")
This person achieves something amazing and of course the usual jerks pile on. I wonder about the behavior of her opponent as well. --- ## [A thread for Gulftiger to discuss politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-gulftiger-to-discuss-politics/1005006)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-gulftiger-to-discuss-politics/1005006 "2024-08-12T18:43:49Z")
This is a discussion that belongs in the pit, but probably in it’s own place, not the general thread about trolls. --- ## [What does "GOP" stand for these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gop-stand-for-these-days/761962)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gop-stand-for-these-days/761962 "2024-08-08T18:19:41Z")
Back in the 80’s and 90’s, it was common for devotees of the US Republican Party to have no idea what “GOP” stood for. (Grand Olde Party) It was also common for non-devotees to sit around drinking coffee and coming up … --- ## [The oddest posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oddest-posters/761038)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oddest-posters/761038 "2024-08-06T21:11:30Z")
Talking about people behind their backs isn’t nice, and pointing at those at the edges of the bell curve and laughing isn’t either, but what about that toefungus, huh? They just now popped in to inform us that the Valen… --- ## [Let's suggest zinger lines Harris could use in her campaign and debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-suggest-zinger-lines-harris-could-use-in-her-campaign-and-debate/1004589)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-suggest-zinger-lines-harris-could-use-in-her-campaign-and-debate/1004589 "2024-08-06T20:14:12Z")
I’m putting this in the Pit because I think it will eventually go here, mods if I am wrong please correct. I’m usually not very good at this but I have a couple already- “A couple of months ago you said that a candidat… --- ## [Do you drink directly from a carton and then put it back in the fridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-directly-from-a-carton-and-then-put-it-back-in-the-fridge/1005192)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-directly-from-a-carton-and-then-put-it-back-in-the-fridge/1005192 "2024-08-06T17:49:59Z")
If so you are a disgusting sub-human. That is all. Well, okay, you get a sort of pass if you live alone. And maaaaybe if you’re the only one in the household who ever actually drinks papaya-raspberry juice. Just make… --- ## [Imbecilic Olympic, "controversy."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imbecilic-olympic-controversy/1005031)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2024, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imbecilic-olympic-controversy/1005031 "2024-08-05T07:12:15Z")
I’m po’s about the so called “controversy” about the opening ceremonies. I swear some people are just looking for something to faint and clutch their pearls about. Some Christians cannot conceive that they are not being … --- ## [I'm ranting at you, July! (July mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ranting-at-you-july-july-mini-rants/1003552)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ranting-at-you-july-july-mini-rants/1003552 "2024-08-02T16:26:31Z")
I can’t remember which thread I saw it, but someone mentioned a number of “humorous measures” such as a Scaramucci (10 or 11 days). I’ve determined, thanks to one of my students, a shorter measure of time. We now have th… --- ## [Trump Assassination Attempt Conspiracies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-assassination-attempt-conspiracies/1004723)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-assassination-attempt-conspiracies/1004723 "2024-07-30T21:34:00Z")
I hear there are several conspiracy theories surrounding the attempt on Trump’s life, regarding how the shooter got so close, and the Secret Service. One was that the agent who shot was fired for not getting permission.… --- ## [How did the housing market become This corrupt and what can we the people do about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-housing-market-become-this-corrupt-and-what-can-we-the-people-do-about-it/1004782)
**Author:** [@StillhereSicily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StillhereSicily)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-housing-market-become-this-corrupt-and-what-can-we-the-people-do-about-it/1004782 "2024-07-29T03:33:08Z")
I’m actually amazed and appalled, how a supposingly advanced democratic society, has allowed the extent of insanity in our housing market, real-estate and inability to put limitations where they need be. Real-estate is … --- ## [Reddit questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-questions/1004580)
**Author:** [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-questions/1004580 "2024-07-29T00:44:34Z")
I am not a poster/user to reddit, but I’ve scanned the posts for the last few years (never joined, will not join). Apparently there is a thing called “agendaposting” which seems related to “astroturfing” and other socia… --- ## [Instead of Kamala Harris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-kamala-harris/1004728)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-kamala-harris/1004728 "2024-07-24T23:41:34Z")
…who would you rather see run for President? I would vote for Ed Rendell in a heartbeat. Ed Rendell - Wikipedia Successful Philadelphia Mayor, successful Pennsylvania Governor. I certainly remember no downside to his… --- ## [Fuck BlackLivesMatter.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-blacklivesmatter-com/1004713)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-blacklivesmatter-com/1004713 "2024-07-24T21:07:26Z")
Guess what? BLM’s “official” website has just decided they want to repeat the nonsense talking points you only see from MAGA, and claim people didn’t vote for Harris, and created discord. They demand an informal phone ca… --- ## [If Hillary ran against Trump again, you'd stay home? Please explain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-ran-against-trump-again-youd-stay-home-please-explain/1002335)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hillary-ran-against-trump-again-youd-stay-home-please-explain/1002335 "2024-07-23T23:18:20Z")
Continuing the discussion from Manhattan Prosecutors file criminal charges for Trump re Stormy Daniels case - ongoing discussion here (Guilty on all 34 counts, May 30, 2024): In the “Manhattan prosecutors” thread, this … --- ## [How to say "I'm fucking stupid" creatively](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-say-im-fucking-stupid-creatively/1004431)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-say-im-fucking-stupid-creatively/1004431 "2024-07-22T11:07:52Z")
I just saw a Facebook page titled “How to defeat the chemtrails on a hot sunny day”, in which this woman was upset at all the “chemtrails” so she soaked a tea towel in cheap vinegar and hung it on a line, and a couple ho… --- ## [I pit the press coverage post Trump assassination attempt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-press-coverage-post-trump-assassination-attempt/1004209)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-press-coverage-post-trump-assassination-attempt/1004209 "2024-07-21T00:11:14Z")
Oh fuck I was expecting it to be bad, but ooo fuck it’s bad. I speechless as to how bad it is. Like wtf is this? For some reason though this stuck in my craw most of all: Every major news outlet I saw report this the … --- ## [The Bundys are at it again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 4039\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043 "2024-07-20T12:46:36Z")
The Bundys have decided to move their fucking dog and pony show from Nevada to Oregon, even though the people they claim to be supporting have told them to go away. And now, they’ve taken over a federal building in Harn… --- ## [I pit the people giving the widow crap for NOT taking call from President Biden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321)
**Author:** [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-people-giving-the-widow-crap-for-not-taking-call-from-president-biden/1004321 "2024-07-19T19:15:19Z")
I like to pit the people giving crap to the widow of the man who was killed during the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Apparently President Biden tried calling her to offer condolences and she refused to talk to … --- ## [Hard or Soft Shells are equally valid for Tacos, Fuck your "Only soft shells are Authentic" bullshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-or-soft-shells-are-equally-valid-for-tacos-fuck-your-only-soft-shells-are-authentic-bullshit/972249)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-or-soft-shells-are-equally-valid-for-tacos-fuck-your-only-soft-shells-are-authentic-bullshit/972249 "2024-07-17T00:19:01Z")
Because guess what, hard shell tacos are also authentic to Mexican cuisine starting around the 1800s. Don’t fucking wander into a Twitter Convo I’m having to remind me of the “fact” that “Hard shelled tacos aren’t real M… --- ## [Is June bugging you yet? (June mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-june-bugging-you-yet-june-mini-rants/1002409)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 420\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-june-bugging-you-yet-june-mini-rants/1002409 "2024-07-09T02:07:15Z")
Two things on my alleged mind: It’s after 10pm on 1 June, and no one else has bothered to start this month’s mini-rants. It is June 1st. I am hearing fireworks outside. --- ## [The US military ran an antivax propaganda campaign in the Philippines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-military-ran-an-antivax-propaganda-campaign-in-the-philippines/1003758)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-military-ran-an-antivax-propaganda-campaign-in-the-philippines/1003758 "2024-07-07T17:28:01Z")
(I wasn’t sure where to put this. Politics? Great Debates? But I don’t really have anything to debate. The Quarantine Zone, since it’s Covid related? But it’s really not about the pandemic. So I thought that since I real… --- ## [For bitching about language pedantry, other posters' language, and language in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-bitching-about-language-pedantry-other-posters-language-and-language-in-general/1003135)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 477\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-bitching-about-language-pedantry-other-posters-language-and-language-in-general/1003135 "2024-07-06T14:12:26Z")
@kaylasdad99, I like your contributions in general. But please, cut the annoying pedantic corrections of people’s spelling and grammar. Is there a risk of misunderstanding? Is it something that posters will be genuinely … --- ## [I for one welcome our new MAGA overlords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-maga-overlords/1003629)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-maga-overlords/1003629 "2024-07-02T15:15:23Z")
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