# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=194 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 195 --- ## [Is scumpup pro-alcoholic douchebag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-scumpup-pro-alcoholic-douchebag/644699)
**Author:** [@Docta\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Docta_G)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-scumpup-pro-alcoholic-douchebag/644699 "2012-12-21T14:32:35Z")
Putting it here in The Pit as it will inevitably end up here. --- ## [People don't do Elfie for their kids. They do it to impress friends on Facebook.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-dont-do-elfie-for-their-kids-they-do-it-to-impress-friends-on-facebook/644182)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-dont-do-elfie-for-their-kids-they-do-it-to-impress-friends-on-facebook/644182 "2012-12-21T07:40:37Z")
This Elfie phenomenon has over taken Facebook and it’s annoying as fuck. What started as some sort of cute thing to do for your kid has turned into daily updates from about 100 different people on the latest clever/cute… --- ## [Dear Old lady driver; YOU SUCK!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-old-lady-driver-you-suck/643932)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-old-lady-driver-you-suck/643932 "2012-12-20T18:25:32Z")
You quite obviously need to be educated on what that red octagon with the white letters S, T, O, and P means to you as a driver. Step 1: Apply brakes until car has come to a full and complete stop. Step 2: Look both wa… --- ## [Time to pit the Taliban again - killing vaccination program workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pit-the-taliban-again-killing-vaccination-program-workers/644413)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pit-the-taliban-again-killing-vaccination-program-workers/644413 "2012-12-20T15:07:38Z")
Karachi polio killings: Vaccination workers shot Maybe it is too easy, but The Taliban show once again their pit-worthiness. These f—ed up excuses for human beings decided that trying to wipe the scourge of polio off t… --- ## [Christians And Their Shitty Fuckin Pizza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-and-their-shitty-fuckin-pizza/644145)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-and-their-shitty-fuckin-pizza/644145 "2012-12-20T05:54:16Z")
First the Papa John (not Creach) douche-fucking-bag, now the Domino’s asshole. What’s with Christians and their shitty fucking pizza?? What’s next? Chuck E. Cheese himself? --- ## [Orly Taitz just keeps hitting new levels of insanity; now claiming that Obama was behind Sandy Hook.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orly-taitz-just-keeps-hitting-new-levels-of-insanity-now-claiming-that-obama-was-behind-sandy-hook/644475)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orly-taitz-just-keeps-hitting-new-levels-of-insanity-now-claiming-that-obama-was-behind-sandy-hook/644475 "2012-12-20T03:47:17Z")
--- ## [I hate paid parking in Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-paid-parking-in-melbourne/643821)
**Author:** [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-paid-parking-in-melbourne/643821 "2012-12-19T17:36:36Z")
I googled 'I hate paid parking in Melbourne" and the first result that came up was http://www.wilsonparking.com.au/. I am only talking about paid parking in this thread. Anyway, so I went Xmas shopping in South Yarra. … --- ## [The problem of evil, restated.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-of-evil-restated/644105)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-of-evil-restated/644105 "2012-12-19T01:15:02Z")
Give me a sling wielded by David or a .22 of the variety ladies used to slip into their stocking, or an obsidian tipped spear like the ones the Neandertal used…and I would have done my best to save those kids in CT. Hone… --- ## [Twitter Twittery Strikes Again (Idiot Football Player Gets Himself Kicked Off Team)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-twittery-strikes-again-idiot-football-player-gets-himself-kicked-off-team/644322)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-twittery-strikes-again-idiot-football-player-gets-himself-kicked-off-team/644322 "2012-12-18T20:06:24Z")
Our tale begins with one Bradley Patterson, who demonstrated his priorities and general character in this tweet sent in response to President Obama preempting part of a football game with his Sandy Hook memorial remarks: … --- ## [Indigo children...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998)
**Author:** [@pikey\_pete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pikey_pete)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998 "2012-12-18T07:51:56Z")
Have any of you heard of ‘indigo children?’ No? It was new to me as well. I say ‘was’ with some regret. Today was my initiation into the mysteries and joys of raising an indigo child by an acquaintance of mine who claim… --- ## [Abusive relationships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-relationships/642956)
**Author:** [@missyzilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missyzilly)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-relationships/642956 "2012-12-18T03:32:42Z")
When you get your first punch out of the blue what did you do? --- ## [Debt ceiling: why are the pubbies pissed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-ceiling-why-are-the-pubbies-pissed/642809)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-ceiling-why-are-the-pubbies-pissed/642809 "2012-12-16T07:02:34Z")
So among the recent outrage about Obama’s proposal to deal with the fiscal cliff was outrage at the gall, the unmitigated gall, that Obama would demand that the president be unilaterally empowered to raise the fiscal bor… --- ## [Can I go into Radio Shack one fucking time without walking out pissed off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-go-into-radio-shack-one-fucking-time-without-walking-out-pissed-off/643909)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-go-into-radio-shack-one-fucking-time-without-walking-out-pissed-off/643909 "2012-12-16T03:02:29Z")
This is not the first time I’ve bitched about these ass clowns. Tonight was one of the more benign aggravations they’ve thrust upon me, but it still makes the list as to why the place bugs the shit out of me. Normally I… --- ## [Let's rename Christmas as "Gift Card Day"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rename-christmas-as-gift-card-day/643570)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rename-christmas-as-gift-card-day/643570 "2012-12-16T01:32:48Z")
My mother asked me for a Christmas list. I had one item on it. Then I said that I have all the nicknacks, doodads and clothes I could every need or desire, and multiples of a lot of stuff I rarely use. I don’t need mo… --- ## [Bill Gates: Keep your hands off those penises.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-gates-keep-your-hands-off-those-penises/643857)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-gates-keep-your-hands-off-those-penises/643857 "2012-12-15T18:34:32Z")
Penii. Possibly penes. Some of you may be aware that Bill Gates has decided to very slowly give some of his money away, and has spent about 200 million dollars on a mass circumcision campaign in sub-Saharan Africa. Supp… --- ## [Nurse, bring me my cranio-rectal extractor...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-bring-me-my-cranio-rectal-extractor/643955)
**Author:** [@furdmort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furdmort)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-bring-me-my-cranio-rectal-extractor/643955 "2012-12-14T22:52:39Z")
with the number 10 … no, make that the number 11 extractor jaws. This one’s in deep. So I was walking from the office to the parking lot whilst the snow is coming down. The streest has a an inch of snow on it, with ic… --- ## [Guitarist Ali Farka Touré Banned in Hometown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarist-ali-farka-toure-banned-in-hometown/643235)
**Author:** [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarist-ali-farka-toure-banned-in-hometown/643235 "2012-12-14T22:04:43Z")
Just came across a particularly sad story on the BBC News website. Apparently, listening to this in the town of Niafunke, Mali, could earn you a beating. As could listening to any music at all. Fundamentalist Islamists … --- ## [Stupid company shipping policies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-company-shipping-policies/643241)
**Author:** [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-company-shipping-policies/643241 "2012-12-14T20:00:47Z")
I placed an order with Figi’s last Friday and received an email saying it had been shipped via UPS with a tracking number. After looking at the tracking today, I see that it has been turned over to the local post office… --- ## [Dr Sher's cruel IVF by Internet vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-shers-cruel-ivf-by-internet-vote/643918)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-shers-cruel-ivf-by-internet-vote/643918 "2012-12-14T18:23:12Z")
Seriously? This organization gives away a free IVF treatment, which is nice, but the way they determine who they give it to is to have the couple make a video and post it on the Internet, where people can vote on it. The… --- ## [I pit the rape judge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-rape-judge/644007)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-rape-judge/644007 "2012-12-14T17:27:13Z")
WHAT. THE. FUCK! is wrong with people??? :confused: Did we somehow not bring everyone along with us into the 21st century? \[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_JUDGE\_RAPE\_COMMENTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPL… --- ## [Psychics who prey on the grieving are total...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychics-who-prey-on-the-grieving-are-total/643313)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychics-who-prey-on-the-grieving-are-total/643313 "2012-12-14T17:11:23Z")
…fucking dicks and possibly the slimiest human beings on the planet, right up there with mass murderers and used car salesmen…possibly on par with 9/11 Truthers and Obama Birthers, though don’t want to go TOO far… So, I… --- ## [Fuck the Prankers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-prankers/643316)
**Author:** [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-prankers/643316 "2012-12-14T12:50:49Z")
Doctors and nurses have to make important decisions every bloody moment of their working days. The last freaking laugh they need is inane “prank” calls from idiot fucking arseholes at 5am. RIP Jacintha Saldahna --- ## [That armrest is mine, asshole.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-armrest-is-mine-asshole/643107)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-armrest-is-mine-asshole/643107 "2012-12-14T02:50:23Z")
Look, it’s just you, me, and that other guy in our happy little row in this nasty little people can. Three people, four armrests. I know you’ve been muttering under your breath throughout boarding that you are too impor… --- ## [So Your Mother Is Addicted To Bingo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-your-mother-is-addicted-to-bingo/643870)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-your-mother-is-addicted-to-bingo/643870 "2012-12-14T01:49:53Z")
Well, actually, it’s MY mother, not yours, but it sounds funnier when the title is in the second person. However, it’s really not very funny. My mother is just a flat out goddamned gambling addict. She retired early, … --- ## [I pit car burglars, drunk drivers, and people in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-car-burglars-drunk-drivers-and-people-in-general/643753)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-car-burglars-drunk-drivers-and-people-in-general/643753 "2012-12-13T18:24:06Z")
First off, I hate the amateur burglars who broke into our van and stole my briefcase. I call them amateur for a few reasons. They seemed to have trouble getting into our van because there were several cracks on the fro… --- ## [Neo Nazis don't have "the nerve", motherfucking sons of bitches krauts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neo-nazis-dont-have-the-nerve-motherfucking-sons-of-bitches-krauts/643923)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neo-nazis-dont-have-the-nerve-motherfucking-sons-of-bitches-krauts/643923 "2012-12-13T16:22:34Z")
They write poems to show their hatred towards immigrants but why can’t they demonstrate this hate towards American soldiers in Germany, American politics or American influence over the world? Motherfucking krauts. If you… --- ## [I pit the asshole Orthodox Jews who let little kids get molested and the perps go free.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-asshole-orthodox-jews-who-let-little-kids-get-molested-and-the-perps-go-free/625404)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-asshole-orthodox-jews-who-let-little-kids-get-molested-and-the-perps-go-free/625404 "2012-12-13T02:26:48Z")
Story here. Abuse goes hush-hush in the Orthodox community because they’d rather not turn it over to secular authorities. Conservatives pretend to be scared of ‘sharia law’ but we have some twisted 21st C. perverted ve… --- ## [I've never been so ashamed of my hometown...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-been-so-ashamed-of-my-hometown/643680)
**Author:** [@Crime\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crime_Scene)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-been-so-ashamed-of-my-hometown/643680 "2012-12-12T22:51:07Z")
Two of my close friends, who were also friends, got into a fist fight that ended in one of them being shot to death. I don’t have a rant in me right now as I’ve been on an emotional roller coaster for the last four days… --- ## [Amazon seller protection, again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-seller-protection-again/643347)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-seller-protection-again/643347 "2012-12-12T22:11:43Z")
So I bought a junior member of the household a Tracfone for their first cel phone. Amazon had the best prices, through a seller named shopcelldeals. The phone, a microSD card and a minutes card all came from the same sel… --- ## [Fuck Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-christmas/643343)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-christmas/643343 "2012-12-12T21:36:25Z")
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