# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=183 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 184 --- ## [Fuck you, Sylvia Browne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-sylvia-browne/657785)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-sylvia-browne/657785 "2013-05-09T17:30:21Z")
Taking advantage of grief-stricken individuals to further her (so-called) career. Fucking evil bitch if I’ve ever seen one. --- ## [FU Google, I don't care that I might know these other people, I don't wannabe their internet pals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fu-google-i-dont-care-that-i-might-know-these-other-people-i-dont-wannabe-their-internet-pals/657690)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fu-google-i-dont-care-that-i-might-know-these-other-people-i-dont-wannabe-their-internet-pals/657690 "2013-05-09T16:20:21Z")
Nor do I wanna “like” them or whatever the fuck else one does in social media. Let me do my searches, give me my email, and even market whatever crop you market based on my internet history. I don’t want a matchmaker, … --- ## [Soldiers who think the rules don't apply to them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldiers-who-think-the-rules-dont-apply-to-them/657250)
**Author:** [@Condescending\_Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Condescending_Robot)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldiers-who-think-the-rules-dont-apply-to-them/657250 "2013-05-09T15:00:36Z")
No, you can’t have a discount on that computer. No, you can’t go into the movies for free. No, you can’t park there. No, you can’t rape and murder your way through the Middle East without being prosecuted for it. No, yo… --- ## [My Idiot Gas Company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-idiot-gas-company/657716)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-idiot-gas-company/657716 "2013-05-08T16:07:19Z")
I live outside of DC so we have to get gas from Washington Gas. After the first month we lived here we got a bill from Washington gas for, say, $50. Fine. We pay it. Just a few days afterward we get a new bill for an… --- ## [Fucking Deadbeats Not Paying Child Support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-deadbeats-not-paying-child-support/657239)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-deadbeats-not-paying-child-support/657239 "2013-05-07T21:04:12Z")
Fuck all you deadbeats who don’t pay child support. Fuck you for not being man or woman enough to take care of your own and making a single parent try to make it work, or burdening taxpayers. Fuck you for knowing that so… --- ## [Whiny little Broadway Babies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiny-little-broadway-babies/657513)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiny-little-broadway-babies/657513 "2013-05-07T00:24:59Z")
Heh heh, I thought of the thread title even before I figured out these people were just a block off Broadway. :stuck\_out\_tongue: The city of New York has this crazy idea. They want to protect some people from a damage… --- ## [Judge Rejects "Obscene" Name Change - wtf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-rejects-obscene-name-change-wtf/454666)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-rejects-obscene-name-change-wtf/454666 "2013-05-05T07:42:35Z")
In New Mexico, a judge rejected a mans wish by denying him his desired name. Granted, he wanted to be called “Fuck Censorship”, but was not allowed to do so, as the judge was of the opinion that such a name change was “… --- ## [New York Post Sinks To New Low](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-post-sinks-to-new-low/656078)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-post-sinks-to-new-low/656078 "2013-05-05T07:23:08Z")
Did you think these bottom-feeders couldn’t outdo their performance so far, with the bogus 12-death count and the “suspiciously running away from the blast while Ay-rab” story? Think again… Man, I hope the lawyers pick… --- ## [Bicycles on the sidewalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycles-on-the-sidewalk/656975)
**Author:** [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycles-on-the-sidewalk/656975 "2013-05-05T01:44:42Z")
Why do so many idiots persist in thinking that the proper place to ride a bicycle is the sidewalk? If someone wants to ride a bicycle on the sidewalk, that’s obnoxious enough, as it really does get in the way of normal s… --- ## [Drivers that stop for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-that-stop-for-you/656890)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-that-stop-for-you/656890 "2013-05-04T12:55:39Z")
So I’ll be waiting to cross the street like the loser pedestrian I am, the light will change any minute. Then you see me, you good Samaritan driver take pity on my looserliness and decide you’re going to stop and wave m… --- ## [I pit five members of the Black Jack, Missouri city council](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-five-members-of-the-black-jack-missouri-city-council/357143)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-five-members-of-the-black-jack-missouri-city-council/357143 "2013-05-03T17:19:32Z")
Link What a bunch of backwards hicks. --- ## [Your "style" is shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-style-is-shit/657091)
**Author:** [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-style-is-shit/657091 "2013-05-03T00:36:30Z")
No, wannabe artist, I’m not being “mean” by pointing out the flaws in “your style”. Nor am I somehow “hating” on you by telling you how to improve (just the opposite, I want you to be better than you are now and garnish… --- ## [Terrorist, victims and health care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-victims-and-health-care/657083)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-victims-and-health-care/657083 "2013-05-02T20:47:57Z")
Don’t we live in a great country. Terrorists get unlimited health care, while his victims are at the mercy of charitable donations. Oh, I should say accused terrorist and actual victims. --- ## ["Anarchist" protesters trashing Seattle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anarchist-protesters-trashing-seattle/657319)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anarchist-protesters-trashing-seattle/657319 "2013-05-02T20:23:15Z")
In this report we see a bunch of so-called “anarchists” disrupted a peaceful demonstration about immigrant rights. These a-holes took what was good rally and purposely destroyed property and assaulted the police. This is… --- ## [Drivers who use your turn signals against you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-who-use-your-turn-signals-against-you/657108)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-who-use-your-turn-signals-against-you/657108 "2013-05-02T18:27:50Z")
What is the psychological mechanism that causes so many drivers to speed up when someone signals that they want to change lanes in front of them? At first I thought these guys (and they’re frequently males) were just pr… --- ## [Martin Hyde: Deliberately obtuse, or incapable of reading with comprehension?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-hyde-deliberately-obtuse-or-incapable-of-reading-with-comprehension/657159)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-hyde-deliberately-obtuse-or-incapable-of-reading-with-comprehension/657159 "2013-05-02T15:47:32Z")
In the Bush v. Gore thread, I said: Whether you agree or disagree with this (and if you want to do either, please go back to the original thread, ok?), it’s a simple and straightforward post. And that’s the whole thin… --- ## [Ok, Kim Jong Un, you stupid son of a bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-kim-jong-un-you-stupid-son-of-a-bitch/652288)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-kim-jong-un-you-stupid-son-of-a-bitch/652288 "2013-05-02T15:32:49Z")
This is where you have crossed the line. http://news.yahoo.com/furious-over-sanctions-nkorea-vows-nuke-us-092213643.html Threatening to destroy your enemies on a regular basis = stupid. Threatening to nuke the USA = s… --- ## [Dieting, the topic that never quits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dieting-the-topic-that-never-quits/656942)
**Author:** [@VeridisQuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VeridisQuo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dieting-the-topic-that-never-quits/656942 "2013-05-02T14:50:07Z")
I don’t think I can handle much more of listening to people talking about what diet they’re on, what works best to lose weight, why they’re doing this, how much they’re working out…This obsession people have can get to b… --- ## [TSA allowable carry on items](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsa-allowable-carry-on-items/657194)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsa-allowable-carry-on-items/657194 "2013-05-02T11:06:42Z")
I am flying a domestic flight today, heading to Atlanta to give an advanced cooking techniques lecture. I will be checking my baggage, which contains pretty much all I need. I have no “carry on” bag, but I want to bring… --- ## [We get it magellan01, you're the bigottiest bigot who ever bigotted. Now shut up about your POV.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-get-it-magellan01-youre-the-bigottiest-bigot-who-ever-bigotted-now-shut-up-about-your-pov/655967)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 457\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-get-it-magellan01-youre-the-bigottiest-bigot-who-ever-bigotted-now-shut-up-about-your-pov/655967 "2013-05-02T01:44:46Z")
Bigot n. “A person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices”. Magellan01 loves the sound of his one opinion so fucking much that he’s willing to repeat it at least once a yea… --- ## [You're teaching your kid a nice lesson in bigotry there](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-teaching-your-kid-a-nice-lesson-in-bigotry-there/657210)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-teaching-your-kid-a-nice-lesson-in-bigotry-there/657210 "2013-05-02T00:14:43Z")
AAARGHH. So, I’m a cub scout den leader. Second grade boys (“wolf scouts”). Last night was our penultimate den meeting of the year, so I’m asking the boys who is going to summer day camp because that will give them a bi… --- ## [Call The Cops, Get Evicted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-the-cops-get-evicted/656725)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-the-cops-get-evicted/656725 "2013-05-01T19:16:36Z")
The Law Is An Ass(hole): --- ## [Mother Tsarnaeva](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-tsarnaeva/656878)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-tsarnaeva/656878 "2013-05-01T16:52:36Z")
I know she is an easy target (and, for that matter, pop as well) and I really have been trying to hold off. Honestly, I have. But, the latest revelation - that Mother Tsarnaeva discussed jihad with her now dead son, admi… --- ## [I pit you, asshole truck driver!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-you-asshole-truck-driver/657002)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-you-asshole-truck-driver/657002 "2013-05-01T14:00:19Z")
I get that you’re driving a vehicle with a lot of blind spots. I get that you’re carrying an 80,000 pound load behind you, which makes it difficult to stop. I get that you have to shift through a lot of gears, and that m… --- ## [Surrounded by fools in April? kvetch about it here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 524\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrounded-by-fools-in-april-kvetch-about-it-here/654508 "2013-05-01T05:24:34Z")
I’m going to kick this one off because I got here first. You wanna bitch about it? Do it on someone else’s time. Or, do it here. I don’t give a damn! --- ## [Arizona douchebag Dean Saxton adopts WBC tactics against "whores and sluts" (aka women).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-douchebag-dean-saxton-adopts-wbc-tactics-against-whores-and-sluts-aka-women/656712)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-douchebag-dean-saxton-adopts-wbc-tactics-against-whores-and-sluts-aka-women/656712 "2013-05-01T05:22:01Z")
Dean Saxton is an aspiring little Arizona hatemonger. Co-opting a maneuver made famous by the transcendent holiness of the Westboro Baptist Church, he scrawed “YOU DESERVE RAPE” and staged a one-douche counter-protest ag… --- ## [Goddamn it, I'm tired of the public traumamongering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-it-im-tired-of-the-public-traumamongering/655873)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-it-im-tired-of-the-public-traumamongering/655873 "2013-04-30T22:25:35Z")
Yesterday when the news broke, I was the one telling my co-workers about it, reading the news sites, checking every breaking news bit. I do care. I pray (agnostic as I am) for the wounded and the survivors. I wonder w… --- ## [Another triumph for the faith-healing sect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-triumph-for-the-faith-healing-sect/656519)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-triumph-for-the-faith-healing-sect/656519 "2013-04-30T20:58:04Z")
Herbert and Catherine Schaible, faith-healing death of baby On the one hand, fuck these people. They know what they should have done, they knew what they were legally obligated to do, and they failed to do it, and hav… --- ## [Ancient festering wound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-festering-wound/656970)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-festering-wound/656970 "2013-04-30T20:27:50Z")
I knew a guy in HS who expressed a desire to run for “Rose Princess”, a local sort of beauty contest that picked, from the various schools, the Queen of the Rose Festival. He was not effeminate, he just wanted to make a … --- ## [Fuck interference engines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-interference-engines/657050)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-interference-engines/657050 "2013-04-30T18:18:03Z")
Hey look, we knew the car was not mint–that’s why we only had to pay 20% of the book value for it. Head gasket was blown, water pump was bad, other predictable and involved maintenance–stuff gets old and fails, I get it… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=182) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=184)