# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=190 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 191 --- ## [Please do not throw yourself under a train.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-do-not-throw-yourself-under-a-train/647157)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-do-not-throw-yourself-under-a-train/647157 "2013-02-08T02:59:55Z")
Suicide-by-train happens on a regular basis (at least monthly) on my train-line, and it always happens on my commute home. It pisses me and my fellow commuters off something shocking. Tonight was a typical suicide-by-t… --- ## [Conspiracy douchebags harrassing Sandy Hook man who helped kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-douchebags-harrassing-sandy-hook-man-who-helped-kids/647307)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-douchebags-harrassing-sandy-hook-man-who-helped-kids/647307 "2013-02-07T05:25:20Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/gene-rosen-sandy-hook-conspiracy-155033813.html I’d say this rises to the epic level of douchebaggery. --- ## [Obama's Endless Campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-endless-campaign/649078)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-endless-campaign/649078 "2013-02-07T01:15:51Z")
When will President Obama stop his endless campaign? And why does he insist, over and over again, on taking trips across the country to build support for his ideas? I cannot understand, for the life of me, why the presid… --- ## [Having laid low, the N.R.A. is fully prepped and rehearsed to control legislation. As usual.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-laid-low-the-n-r-a-is-fully-prepped-and-rehearsed-to-control-legislation-as-usual/644605)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 412\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-laid-low-the-n-r-a-is-fully-prepped-and-rehearsed-to-control-legislation-as-usual/644605 "2013-02-07T00:33:50Z")
It’s all in their playbook.. The carefully timed out period of respect and mourning. The engaging in dialogue. It’s all a bullet-ridden fucking smokescreen to buy time until the news cycle moves on and they get to do wh… --- ## [CBS scheduling: What drugs were involved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-scheduling-what-drugs-were-involved/649284)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-scheduling-what-drugs-were-involved/649284 "2013-02-06T02:06:20Z")
What network programming scheduler in his/her/its right mind schedules a new episode of a drama that does have some degree of continuity for RIGHT AFTER THE FREAKING SUPERBOWL? I’m very annoyed that I’ll quite probably m… --- ## [I Pit Anonymous User](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-anonymous-user/637958)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-anonymous-user/637958 "2013-02-05T21:49:37Z")
(Mods, if this post is not sufficiently vitriolic, please feel free to move it elsewhere.) I pit Anonymous User. They join our fair message board, ask a question in which they present themselves as a high school studen… --- ## [Gays can't get "Knocked Up," so they shouldn't be allowed to marry.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-cant-get-knocked-up-so-they-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-marry/648723)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-cant-get-knocked-up-so-they-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-marry/648723 "2013-02-05T17:05:58Z")
The latest defense of Prop. 8. Short version: the argument by opponents to gay marriage is that gays can’t get accidentally pregnant, therefore they don’t need access to the rights of marriage. \* In his brief for the … --- ## [Pastor my ass...tipping related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastor-my-ass-tipping-related/649019)
**Author:** [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastor-my-ass-tipping-related/649019 "2013-02-05T15:08:36Z")
I have a MUCH better understanding of Og than this “pastor” and I know og is just a story! http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/20928915/waitress-fired-after-posting-pastors-no-tip-receipt-online http://www.digtriad.… --- ## [Good News for the Republican Party (Rick Sheehy)!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-for-the-republican-party-rick-sheehy/649179)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-for-the-republican-party-rick-sheehy/649179 "2013-02-05T11:19:27Z")
In the latest sex scandal for the Republican Party, it turns out Rick Sheehy is totally hetero! Sure he voilated their family values but at least he did it with girls! :smack: Things are looking up! :smiley: --- ## ["You'll hear back from us either way."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youll-hear-back-from-us-either-way/649080)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youll-hear-back-from-us-either-way/649080 "2013-02-05T03:02:10Z")
I know the job market’s tough and companies have alot of applicants. I don’t really expected them to contact each applicant to tell them they\* haven’t \*been hired, even after an interview. What I really fucking hat… --- ## [Drunk driving is bad... unless you live out in the sticks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-driving-is-bad-unless-you-live-out-in-the-sticks/648058)
**Author:** [@Fuji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-driving-is-bad-unless-you-live-out-in-the-sticks/648058 "2013-02-03T23:34:20Z")
My buddy told me about this story today, and I couldn’t believe it 'til I saw it with my own eyes. I thought he might’ve misheard something on the radio, but nope - it turns out he was right: What I found even more… in… --- ## [I pit dolts who can't use double doors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dolts-who-cant-use-double-doors/648915)
**Author:** [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dolts-who-cant-use-double-doors/648915 "2013-02-03T20:17:32Z")
Double doors. Two that swing opposite each other, into a building or business. The one on your right is the one you use. If it’s not open, open it. The one on your left is the one on my right. I’m using it. I’m not ope… --- ## [Goddamn I hate San Francisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-i-hate-san-francisco/298023)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-i-hate-san-francisco/298023 "2013-02-03T05:24:43Z")
I went to SF last summer. I was super excited to get there, and I was never repulsed by a city more than I was by San Francisco. It seems like everything I hate about New York liberal dishonesty. I grew up in New Mexi… --- ## [Love, actually? why not call it Shit, Actually](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-actually-why-not-call-it-shit-actually/214087)
**Author:** [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-actually-why-not-call-it-shit-actually/214087 "2013-02-02T12:46:38Z")
This is what I refer to . Why does every ‘major’ british film have to have Hugh fucking Grant in it? Films such as this, 4 weddings and a Funeral & Notting Hill get right on my nipple ends. The end result being most of … --- ## [Boehner - Obama trying to annihilate Repubs- Bitch & Moan, do something about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boehner-obama-trying-to-annihilate-repubs-bitch-moan-do-something-about-it/648227)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boehner-obama-trying-to-annihilate-repubs-bitch-moan-do-something-about-it/648227 "2013-02-02T03:03:34Z")
Yeah, Mr Boehner, you are right. You gonna sit there like a bitch or are you gonna try to do something about it? Trust me, you would try to do it too if the situation was reversed. Now repubs in general have got a choi… --- ## [Glen Beck goes Full Galt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glen-beck-goes-full-galt/647231)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glen-beck-goes-full-galt/647231 "2013-02-01T13:13:58Z")
Per Right Wing Watch: Any speculation about what’s going on? Publicity stunt to get some headlines? (Is Beck even a thing anymore post-Fox?) Could a handful of investors really pull this off? What rides do you think th… --- ## [I pit bartenders who do not know how to properly pour a pint of Guinness.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-bartenders-who-do-not-know-how-to-properly-pour-a-pint-of-guinness/648451)
**Author:** [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-bartenders-who-do-not-know-how-to-properly-pour-a-pint-of-guinness/648451 "2013-02-01T01:19:25Z")
Is it really that hard? --- ## [The Boy Scouts Still Thinking of the Children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boy-scouts-still-thinking-of-the-children/628549)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boy-scouts-still-thinking-of-the-children/628549 "2013-01-31T23:17:55Z")
Well, the Boy Scouts after a thorough review of its policies have decided to keep their anti-gay policies. Whew! Clearly if the Mormon Scouts…I mean Boy Scouts, allowed the gays to be part of their organization then who… --- ## [Dumb Broad In Nevada Busted For Voter Fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-broad-in-nevada-busted-for-voter-fraud/648652)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-broad-in-nevada-busted-for-voter-fraud/648652 "2013-01-31T14:32:14Z")
Story. Shame on this woman for injecting scientific method into the Republican push for voter ID laws. Now she’s gone and dealt the concept a critical blow, making it even harder for voter ID supporters to make the vot… --- ## [It's a MAGAZINE not a Clip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-magazine-not-a-clip/647474)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-magazine-not-a-clip/647474 "2013-01-30T06:39:23Z")
Fucking sweet fucking Og you media morons and some of you here need to understand the fucking difference. It’s not a clip, it’s not a fucking “magazine clip” :rolleyes: it’s a fucking MAGAZINE! To my fellow gun people, … --- ## [I'm not giving up my seat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-giving-up-my-seat/647431)
**Author:** [@l1I235](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/l1I235)\ **Replies:** 1524\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-giving-up-my-seat/647431 "2013-01-29T21:46:32Z")
So, last night, my SO and I decided to do dinner and a movie. I had been sick for a while, so I was excited to get out and have some fun. We had dinner, and arrived at the theater about 30 minutes early. As you can imag… --- ## [God Damn I hate my little sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damn-i-hate-my-little-sister/642793)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damn-i-hate-my-little-sister/642793 "2013-01-29T21:38:51Z")
She’s been living off my parents for years. She’s almost 40 and has never attended shool or held a job. She refuses to work at all and now she’s found the perfect excuse to continue this behavior. My father has been dia… --- ## [Yet another evil act of the Catholic Church](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-evil-act-of-the-catholic-church/647338)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-evil-act-of-the-catholic-church/647338 "2013-01-29T19:27:10Z")
I would have put this in MPSIMS but the moderators there don’t like me bashing the catholic church even when it’s totally on topic, so I have put it here. I only just became aware of it myself but it happened a few month… --- ## [Barnes and Noble just lost themselves a customer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barnes-and-noble-just-lost-themselves-a-customer/616688)
**Author:** [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barnes-and-noble-just-lost-themselves-a-customer/616688 "2013-01-29T18:01:11Z")
This past Christmas, my wonderful girlfriend picked me up a nook tablet as a gift. She lucked out and found one brand new at a flea market for $75. (Not stolen, registered it with B&N, checked with cops, etc.) Now, for w… --- ## [New Mexico bill would make it a felony for rape victims to abort](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mexico-bill-would-make-it-a-felony-for-rape-victims-to-abort/648464)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mexico-bill-would-make-it-a-felony-for-rape-victims-to-abort/648464 "2013-01-29T17:04:07Z")
Because that would be “tampering with evidence.” You can’t make this shit up. --- ## [Safari on iOS, you are a steaming pile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-on-ios-you-are-a-steaming-pile/648497)
**Author:** [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-on-ios-you-are-a-steaming-pile/648497 "2013-01-29T16:43:27Z")
Seriously. An iPad 2 has 512 MB of RAM, and thanks to being based on Darwin/xnu like OS X, you have an honest-to-god virtual memory manager. So why is it that if I’m composing a post on- say- SDMB, and have the temerit… --- ## [Stupid Saxby Chambliss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-saxby-chambliss/648365)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-saxby-chambliss/648365 "2013-01-28T16:37:51Z")
After being a part of the recent Republican effort to oppose Obama at every turn, Saxby Chambliss is leaving the Seanate at the end of his term due to…Gridlock! Five bucks says there is a nice little lobbying gig is his… --- ## [Idiots who Think Eating Pizza with a Fork and Knife is Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiots-who-think-eating-pizza-with-a-fork-and-knife-is-gay/648250 "2013-01-28T15:38:39Z")
(By the way I have a poll regarding this topic in Cafe Society if you’re interested. This pit thread however, has nothing to do with that thread. It’s something else.) Every time I go out to eat pizza, I get only vegg… --- ## [I Pit "Good ON You"....(yuck)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959 "2013-01-28T12:58:49Z")
For the last, say, forever and a day or so, people have uplifted, encouraged, and congratulated each other with a generous blessing: “Good for you!” For whatever God-pounding reason, I now hear people saying: “Good on y… --- ## [Debaser Pits the Boston Radio Market](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debaser-pits-the-boston-radio-market/648218)
**Author:** [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debaser-pits-the-boston-radio-market/648218 "2013-01-27T16:16:29Z")
I just woke up from a coma that I’ve been in for the past few years. I’m in the mood to listen to the radio. I turn on the dial and feel in the mood for some modern rock, so I put on WBCN 104.1. I’m greeted by the sou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=189) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=191)