# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=187 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 188 --- ## [Why do Christians openly worship torture-murder and practice cannabalism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-christians-openly-worship-torture-murder-and-practice-cannabalism/649721)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-christians-openly-worship-torture-murder-and-practice-cannabalism/649721 "2013-03-26T12:05:11Z")
Atheist here, just curious: Why do you Christians obsess over and venerate gruesome torture-murders as the centerpiece of your beliefs, and participate in ritual cannibalism you believe is real in celebration of that bel… --- ## [Fuck breast cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-breast-cancer/653810)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-breast-cancer/653810 "2013-03-26T05:45:41Z")
A neighbour of my parents has just died of breast cancer. She’d overcome at least three doses of it. I remember her well and kindly. It wasn’t her time. Fuck. That is all. --- ## [Credit Reporting Agencies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-reporting-agencies/653456)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-reporting-agencies/653456 "2013-03-25T23:06:44Z")
Why, why, in what fucking universe, what war did we lose, where we have to pay to see our credit report if we want to look at it more than once per year? What? I have to pay money to see information you are collecting ab… --- ## [Re: Can we make this not become a board meme? \[reply to ATMB thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589)
**Author:** [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589 "2013-03-25T03:01:38Z")
In reply to this ATMB OP: Thanks. I replied: Then I realized the appropriate response was: \[QUOTE=Cheshire Human, in his imagination\] Actually, I think I have a better one: See people complain about “Hi, Opal”… --- ## [Ball-carriers no longer allowed to lower helmet outside tackle box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ball-carriers-no-longer-allowed-to-lower-helmet-outside-tackle-box/653492)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ball-carriers-no-longer-allowed-to-lower-helmet-outside-tackle-box/653492 "2013-03-24T04:21:18Z")
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/owners-pass-rules-changes-on-peel-back-blocks-overloaded-kick-formations/2013/03/19/85267e08-90f9-11e2-9173-7f87cda73b49\_story.html ugh every year they come up with new rule… --- ## [Pat Robertson Warns Flock Against "Scamsters In Religious Garb"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-warns-flock-against-scamsters-in-religious-garb/653667)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-warns-flock-against-scamsters-in-religious-garb/653667 "2013-03-23T18:37:01Z")
Tha irony-meter, she canna take much more: \[QUOTE=Pat Robertson\] Ladies and gentleman, beware of these scamsters – especially scamsters in religious garb – quoting the Bible. I mean, run from them. They are all over th… --- ## [From space, North Dakota's resource management looks pretty crappy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-space-north-dakotas-resource-management-looks-pretty-crappy/653335)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-space-north-dakotas-resource-management-looks-pretty-crappy/653335 "2013-03-23T06:07:02Z")
This article shows the damning photo right up top: From here: I realize there is an oil boom going on, but is it possible that this resource could be managed in such a way that a massive amount of energy resource is … --- ## [I Pit "someecards"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-someecards/629048)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-someecards/629048 "2013-03-22T19:54:10Z")
You know those “jokes” with stupid old timey pictures from someecards? The ones where 70% of them are jokes about how women drink too much wine? Yeah, fuck those. The first fourteen million of them were sort of funny,… --- ## [What Is the Point of a $400,000,000 Bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-a-400-000-000-bill/653038)
**Author:** [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-a-400-000-000-bill/653038 "2013-03-22T19:12:08Z")
At least to saddling an individual with a court order to pay $400,000,000 in restitution? Background: The idiot who set the two fires in and around the USS Miami last year was sentenced today. His plea deal kept the s… --- ## [I pit my liberary's ebooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-liberarys-ebooks/653041)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-liberarys-ebooks/653041 "2013-03-21T19:16:14Z")
Since each ebook is a particular licensed copy, there are only so many to go around just like regular books. In fact, I can get the hard copy version before I can ever get an available ebook. So what’s the effin’ point? --- ## [Cry me a fucking river, rich and/or famous people (re: privacy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-me-a-fucking-river-rich-and-or-famous-people-re-privacy/649682)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-me-a-fucking-river-rich-and-or-famous-people-re-privacy/649682 "2013-03-21T18:40:56Z")
Hey, you want to sunbathe on public beach without having your picture taken by everyone and their brother? Well, you shoulda thought of that before you worked so hard to be rich and/or famous. \[ \](http://hosted.ap.o… --- ## [Dear Grandma.... fuck off !!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-grandma-fuck-off/653184)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-grandma-fuck-off/653184 "2013-03-21T09:42:04Z")
I know Grandma you had a rough life, barely worked had tons of kids. Whom you gladly housed as adults, as long as they waited on you hand and foot. You’ve had eight kids, you only have three left. Whom one of is my mothe… --- ## [In which BofA steals $100 from me (aka: rant about your banks with me!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-bofa-steals-100-from-me-aka-rant-about-your-banks-with-me/653023)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-bofa-steals-100-from-me-aka-rant-about-your-banks-with-me/653023 "2013-03-20T21:31:25Z")
Sometime last year, Bank of America rolled out a new mobile deposit feature. With any smart phone, you can take a picture of your deposit and- via their app- deposit the check right into your account. As someone who dete… --- ## [I don't care if he's dead, I'm Pitting Nixon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-if-hes-dead-im-pitting-nixon/652973)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-if-hes-dead-im-pitting-nixon/652973 "2013-03-20T21:29:51Z")
Based on new evidence, so there. And then it got worse. (No, really. The rest of the story is worse.) Some Quaker he was . . . --- ## [Fuck you EA! Thanks for stealing my money and ruining Simcity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ea-thanks-for-stealing-my-money-and-ruining-simcity/652425)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ea-thanks-for-stealing-my-money-and-ruining-simcity/652425 "2013-03-19T21:55:22Z")
This live server bullshit with Simcity is ridiculous. I have had the game since Tuesday and I have been able to play it for exactly one hour. I had to try 5 different servers in order to get in and even then I couldn’t … --- ## [No one has bothered to Pit JamesQueue? Sigh. Fine, I'll do it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-has-bothered-to-pit-jamesqueue-sigh-fine-ill-do-it/653289)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-has-bothered-to-pit-jamesqueue-sigh-fine-ill-do-it/653289 "2013-03-19T16:30:08Z")
I guess it’s my turn to take one for the team and take a few minutes to start the obligatory Pit thread about our latest little bigot who’s trying SO hard to get some attention and make some people angry. It’s kind of h… --- ## [There are restroom stall doors for a reason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-restroom-stall-doors-for-a-reason/652932)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-restroom-stall-doors-for-a-reason/652932 "2013-03-17T01:34:20Z")
If you are using a public restroom with stall doors, but I can see your butt cheeks, you are doing something wrong. Entering the restroom at work today, somebody had the stall doors closed, but was oriented not towards … --- ## [I hope my neighbors get eaten by wolverines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-my-neighbors-get-eaten-by-wolverines/652523)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-my-neighbors-get-eaten-by-wolverines/652523 "2013-03-17T00:47:38Z")
I hate my neighbors so much! They are jackasses of the highest order and if I had access to a wolverine I would release it in the hallway to devour them all. The upstairs neighbor is the best of the bunch. They play lou… --- ## [re: Raindog - rebuttal post for GD thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-raindog-rebuttal-post-for-gd-thread/653008)
**Author:** [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-raindog-rebuttal-post-for-gd-thread/653008 "2013-03-15T20:06:48Z")
My only point to putting this here is so that his baseless comments in his last post do not go unchallenged - I am not looking to continue the debate or argument - only to set the record straight - I will watch for repli… --- ## [Fucking Stupid Democrat Fraudulent Voters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-stupid-democrat-fraudulent-voters/650986)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-stupid-democrat-fraudulent-voters/650986 "2013-03-15T08:22:18Z")
Sorry for the Fox news link, but the CNN ‘article’ is a video. Ohio has pretty good evidence that a bunch of Obama supporters voted multiple times in the election. The CNN video has a woman saying, “yes, I voted twice.” … --- ## [I don't understand Peter Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-peter-morris/652420)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-peter-morris/652420 "2013-03-15T02:41:45Z")
I’m putting this in the pit because I fear it’s going to turn into a bashing of Peter Morris, our longtime poster here. But his posts in the Uri Geller thread in General Questions have me really stumped. I mean, people … --- ## [I loathe Hit and Run drivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loathe-hit-and-run-drivers/652332)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-loathe-hit-and-run-drivers/652332 "2013-03-14T23:09:53Z")
I despise drunk drivers and the immeasurable damage and destruction they cause to families and communities. In my kingdom, any DUI offender who injures another person would get the electric chair. Not the good one, but… --- ## [Enough already with Dennis Rodman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-already-with-dennis-rodman/652694)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-already-with-dennis-rodman/652694 "2013-03-14T19:18:30Z")
So Dennis Rodman visited North Korea and watched a basketball game with Kim Jong-un. It should have been a brief story discussed once of twice, then forgotten. Now it’s been a week, and I still can’t watch the news witho… --- ## [Spartydog, eat a bag of dicks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartydog-eat-a-bag-of-dicks/486493)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartydog-eat-a-bag-of-dicks/486493 "2013-03-13T22:27:38Z")
Sigh. I really hate doing this. When I returned to this board, I intended to avoid getting in to pit squabbles. That noted’ I am sick and God damn tired of bullshit like this: Bigoted crap numbnuts posted in GD. Who… --- ## [Bad Day for Republicans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-day-for-republicans/652436)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-day-for-republicans/652436 "2013-03-13T21:00:02Z")
The unemployment rate in the US is now at a 4 year low. There was a surge in hiring in February, which beat analysts expectations. The Dow Jones finished the week at a record high. The DJIA has now regained all of the… --- ## [No, that's not hacking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thats-not-hacking/652594)
**Author:** [@Mercury1964](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercury1964)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thats-not-hacking/652594 "2013-03-13T00:26:37Z")
My god, people are ignorant sometimes. In my school, we have really crappy Dells (with Pentium 4s!) as our main machines. Oftentimes, these get infected with assloads of malware and become unusable, so I usually bring a… --- ## [An Open letter to the Hp8500a Printer at Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-the-hp8500a-printer-at-work/652646)
**Author:** [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-the-hp8500a-printer-at-work/652646 "2013-03-12T20:06:06Z")
You absolute horror of a printer, I give you a simple job, print some shit in black and white, it is your ONLY FUCKING JOB, I have disabled all color printing and given crystal clear instructions for you to only use blac… --- ## [Infection you bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infection-you-bitch/652601)
**Author:** [@Reepicheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reepicheep)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infection-you-bitch/652601 "2013-03-12T17:10:55Z")
Infection, you bitch, you took my father away from me, his son, his wife, his sister, his grandchildren and his friends. The operation was a success, until you moved in. He went in on Thursday. The doctor, after the op… --- ## [Topgear comes to the South. Will not return.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topgear-comes-to-the-south-will-not-return/652550)
**Author:** [@Enemy\_Country](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enemy_Country)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topgear-comes-to-the-south-will-not-return/652550 "2013-03-12T15:39:54Z")
Thanks tea party nation. http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/southern-discomfort --- ## [Incel: Involuntary Celibacy! (and cray-cray)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incel-involuntary-celibacy-and-cray-cray/651332)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incel-involuntary-celibacy-and-cray-cray/651332 "2013-03-12T13:40:38Z")
So I’m hanging out on an anonymous forum, the purpose of which is to find weird things on the internet to point fingers at so we can laugh, and someone has dug up this turd-nugget. For the Tumblr virgins out there, this… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=186) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=188)