# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=189 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 190 --- ## [This facebook page makes me want to hit something.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-facebook-page-makes-me-want-to-hit-something/651303)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-facebook-page-makes-me-want-to-hit-something/651303 "2013-02-27T18:14:27Z")
Scrolling through the news feed on facebook today, I see someone has shared this poster of Chris Kyle and Whitney Houston. On the left is “The Hero” and on the right is “The Druggie”. Of course, each photo has some wor… --- ## [I'm not going to let old people get away with their horse shit anymore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904 "2013-02-26T12:03:09Z")
I’m serious about this. Pretty much every single old person in the world gets a free pass on all kinds of incredible bullshit that I’d never put up with from someone my age. Or under the age of 65 for that matter. They d… --- ## [This is Sheriff Arpaio's idea of a school-protection posse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-sheriff-arpaios-idea-of-a-school-protection-posse/650252)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-sheriff-arpaios-idea-of-a-school-protection-posse/650252 "2013-02-25T22:39:27Z")
Arpaio has been slammed before for neglecting sex-crimes investigations in Maricopa County, AZ, while putting emphasis on more important things, like sweeps for illegal immigrants, and investigating Obama’s birth certifi… --- ## [Mormon cult becoming a major corrupting influence on democracy in the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormon-cult-becoming-a-major-corrupting-influence-on-democracy-in-the-usa/651311)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormon-cult-becoming-a-major-corrupting-influence-on-democracy-in-the-usa/651311 "2013-02-25T18:02:13Z")
Is it democracy to have a horde, teeming millions of brainwashed zombies obediently obeying mandates given to them by a small group of men hiding behind curtains in a big, hideous temple? Is it democracy for this same cu… --- ## [Lincoln screenwriter gets called out; getts butthurt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lincoln-screenwriter-gets-called-out-getts-butthurt/649984)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lincoln-screenwriter-gets-called-out-getts-butthurt/649984 "2013-02-24T20:34:24Z")
Last week, Congressman Joe Courtney wrote to Stephen Spielberg to complain about how Connecticut is portrayed in the movie, Lincoln. In the movie, the Nutmeg State’s delegation votes against the 13th Amendment, which ab… --- ## [Nancy Fucking Grace...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-fucking-grace/650921)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-fucking-grace/650921 "2013-02-24T03:04:58Z")
Already made me want to vomit, now she’s wearing that stupid barrette thingy in her hair like it subtracts 10 years. :eek: Would link a pic but don’t want to scare all y’all. Why oh why is she STILL on the air, with he… --- ## [I Pit my Brother who has Anger Management Issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-brother-who-has-anger-management-issues/650979)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-brother-who-has-anger-management-issues/650979 "2013-02-24T03:02:12Z")
My brother’s not on this board (well, he could be but I wouldn’t / don’t know it), so he can’t reply or defend himself here. As with all things, there’s at least two sides to every story, and here you’re of course only g… --- ## [Jesus Fuckin Christ! My sister notified she has cancer by update of status on web page.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-fuckin-christ-my-sister-notified-she-has-cancer-by-update-of-status-on-web-page/650859)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-fuckin-christ-my-sister-notified-she-has-cancer-by-update-of-status-on-web-page/650859 "2013-02-23T14:26:46Z")
A couple weeks ago my sister noticed an odd painful bump on the back of her hand and went to the doc to get it checked. Because she has had skin cancer before, they decided to biopsy it. This afternoon she got an autom… --- ## ["Jesus Is My Nigga" - Pastor's rap video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-is-my-nigga-pastors-rap-video/650061)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2013, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-is-my-nigga-pastors-rap-video/650061 "2013-02-23T12:29:42Z")
Please tell me this is not real. If it’s on the level then the stupid has truly gotten out of control. This just has to be a joke. Right?!?!? --- ## [Worst fucking spam ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-fucking-spam-ever/651006)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-fucking-spam-ever/651006 "2013-02-21T23:03:14Z")
So maybe 10 or 15 years ago, I did the LiveJournal thing. Got this in the inbox today: (personal info removed) Oh, fucking THANK YOU for that. Me so horny now. --- ## [A note to pchaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-to-pchaos/646884)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-to-pchaos/646884 "2013-02-21T22:50:43Z")
Re: This thread, posts #64 onward. Fuck you up the ass sideways with your own inflated ego, you smug rat bastard. Reported to the moderators for inappropriate language. --- ## [It is implausible that pchaos is a lawyer and he should stop claiming to be one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-implausible-that-pchaos-is-a-lawyer-and-he-should-stop-claiming-to-be-one/650316)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 800\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-implausible-that-pchaos-is-a-lawyer-and-he-should-stop-claiming-to-be-one/650316 "2013-02-21T22:48:17Z")
I’m not the first person to note this by any means, nor is this thefirst thread in which I have mentioned it, but pchaos really needs to stop pretending to be a lawyer. Heck, maybe he even recognises this himself: Let’… --- ## [The Powers That Be and Peons.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968)
**Author:** [@pchaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pchaos)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968 "2013-02-21T22:46:34Z")
Guys, Let’s be frank, my name is peon. We are all equal except there is the Powers to Be. It’s a book by the recently departed David Halberstam. A great writer that will be missed. At the SDMB who are the Powers tha… --- ## [Fox: 102 year old woman had to wait in line 3 hours to vote, "What's the big deal?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-102-year-old-woman-had-to-wait-in-line-3-hours-to-vote-whats-the-big-deal/650380)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 515\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-102-year-old-woman-had-to-wait-in-line-3-hours-to-vote-whats-the-big-deal/650380 "2013-02-21T19:07:06Z")
Because 102 year olds don’t have diminished strength or stamina or anything. Fox News: the Asshole Channel. For when merely being ideologically off the deep end just isn’t enough. --- ## [Cat rant thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-rant-thread/648193)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-rant-thread/648193 "2013-02-20T04:29:25Z")
Inspired by digs in the mini-rant thread. Lets have at it :smiley: My idiot cat is front declawed and had half of his jaw shot off. He doesn’t have the sense that God gave a goose, because he keeps trying to run out t… --- ## [Craigslist sucks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-sucks/410077)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-sucks/410077 "2013-02-19T20:17:56Z")
I wanted to sell a small pair of speakers, and I figured trying Craigslist would mean I didn’t have to ship them. I put an ad out, and relisted it multiple times. A number of people contacted me but ended up backing out,… --- ## [666 on tax form causes Christian worker to quit his job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/666-on-tax-form-causes-christian-worker-to-quit-his-job/649594)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/666-on-tax-form-causes-christian-worker-to-quit-his-job/649594 "2013-02-18T13:20:13Z")
Well, it frees up a job for a non-idiot, I suppose. --- ## [Torching a Browser Add-on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torching-a-browser-add-on/647261)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torching-a-browser-add-on/647261 "2013-02-18T12:24:02Z")
Look, I don’t really care that some cool “must-have” items come bundled with, let’s call it, utter crap. I don’t even care that some of these things seem to have an insatiable urge to launch automatically. After spending… --- ## [MeanOldLady please explain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meanoldlady-please-explain/650149)
**Author:** [@BooBoo316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooBoo316)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meanoldlady-please-explain/650149 "2013-02-17T23:00:09Z")
I haven’t posted on here in a long time. Talked to some members, but no posting. I’m only posting because I got directed to this story by Google and it made my blood boil. Sorry if I’m roasting someone out of their us… --- ## [Martial Arts McDojangs Need a Healthy Dose of Pitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martial-arts-mcdojangs-need-a-healthy-dose-of-pitting/649070)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martial-arts-mcdojangs-need-a-healthy-dose-of-pitting/649070 "2013-02-17T04:37:17Z")
Before I rant about “McDojangs” and tell you about what they are, I’d like to do a little basic review of what the purpose of martial arts is and give you some details about the one I practice, for those who don’t know m… --- ## [Can I watch a video without getting blitzed by goddamned commercials? Just once, maybe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-watch-a-video-without-getting-blitzed-by-goddamned-commercials-just-once-maybe/650308)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-watch-a-video-without-getting-blitzed-by-goddamned-commercials-just-once-maybe/650308 "2013-02-17T01:11:16Z")
I realize things need to be paid for. But could I just pay a subscription fee or something? Jeebus Khrist allrighty!! When I click on a video link, I want to see that video RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!! I do not want to see ads … --- ## [Hey AGL...I do not owe you any money, get fucked!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-agl-i-do-not-owe-you-any-money-get-fucked/650167)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-agl-i-do-not-owe-you-any-money-get-fucked/650167 "2013-02-15T23:53:39Z")
About 7 months ago I moved into my current premises, and had my utilities (gas and electricity) connected through a major Aus provider, Origin Energy. I receive appropriate bills, pay them on time, and we get along just … --- ## [Homeschooling biology FAILURE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeschooling-biology-failure/649352)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeschooling-biology-failure/649352 "2013-02-14T16:03:14Z")
Dumbfuck homeschool shill Kevin Swanson fails at basic reproductive biology: My, my. The wingnuts just keep sinking lower… --- ## [Fuck the fucking cowards in the Senate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-fucking-cowards-in-the-senate/648330)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-fucking-cowards-in-the-senate/648330 "2013-02-14T11:58:12Z")
After all that whining, complaining, finger-pointing and brave words about changing things, the filibuster continues on virtually unmolested. Fuck you Harry Reid, you fucking coward, and all the rest of you whiners. Do… --- ## [Yo Facebook.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-facebook/649855)
**Author:** [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2013, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-facebook/649855 "2013-02-12T07:19:54Z")
You were started by an ubernerd. You are run by a herd of ubernerds. So why the FUCK do all of your goddamned videos play AT FULL FUCKING VOLUME ALL THE GODDAMN TIME WITH NO MEMORY OF THE LAST 1000 TIME I TURNED YOUR SH… --- ## [Why can't the city just admit that they give out tickets for revenue??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-city-just-admit-that-they-give-out-tickets-for-revenue/649647)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-city-just-admit-that-they-give-out-tickets-for-revenue/649647 "2013-02-11T23:25:03Z")
Not ONE HUMAN BEING in this city ever drives the speed limit. EVER!!! Not ONE car. Every day, I try to not go over the speed limit. All I get in return is honking, fingers, angry glares, swearing and yelling out the wind… --- ## [Once again, a pitting of our local pseudo-scientific racialists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-a-pitting-of-our-local-pseudo-scientific-racialists/646184)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 471\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-a-pitting-of-our-local-pseudo-scientific-racialists/646184 "2013-02-11T01:50:28Z")
In this thread and this one, Chief Pedant and brazil84 have been… profligate, let’s say, in promoting their hypothesis that the best explanation for disparate outcomes (educational, economic, and crime) between different… --- ## [HR Departments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-departments/649379)
**Author:** [@Virgil\_Tibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Virgil_Tibbs)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-departments/649379 "2013-02-08T23:23:04Z")
I pit the modern HR Department. It’s a bloated behemoth of unwarranted power and oversight that sees fit to waste your time with fripperies while intruding into both your work and home life. So they’ve run an “analysis”… --- ## [Douchbags in AA – EVERYONE isn’t a drunk just because you are!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douchbags-in-aa-everyone-isn-t-a-drunk-just-because-you-are/649271)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douchbags-in-aa-everyone-isn-t-a-drunk-just-because-you-are/649271 "2013-02-08T21:08:02Z")
AA is a valuable program, it has helped a lot of people, but so help me GOD if I run across one more asshole who just started AA and now thinks it’s their fucking duty to go around and tell everyone they know that if the… --- ## [Florida's new Motto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridas-new-motto/649563)
**Author:** [@kp\_72110](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kp_72110)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridas-new-motto/649563 "2013-02-08T19:26:54Z")
So Florida is trying to get new businesses to move there. Wonderful! And now certain females are offended by not the motto itself but the depiction of a necktie saying it’s “sexist”. Fucking hosebag cunts. Over sensitiv… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=188) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=190)