# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=197 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 198 --- ## [Outrage By Proxy: Letter to a future Republican strategist regarding white people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outrage-by-proxy-letter-to-a-future-republican-strategist-regarding-white-people/640972)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outrage-by-proxy-letter-to-a-future-republican-strategist-regarding-white-people/640972 "2012-11-16T02:06:39Z")
This is not my work, this is not my outrage, however I was recently linked to a blog post that would, well, make an excellent Pit OP. So in lieu of this wonderful writer having an SDMB account, I would like to act as his… --- ## [Right Wing Political Art-- Explain, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-political-art-explain-please/640849)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-political-art-explain-please/640849 "2012-11-16T01:58:35Z")
I wanted to put this in Cafe Society. I tried-- really, really tried-- to write an even-handed OP, one that was not too insulting to this Dale, a political cartoonist who sells his stuff on his blog. I got as far as, the… --- ## [Let's speculate on the fines UEFA will hand out for Serbia v. England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-speculate-on-the-fines-uefa-will-hand-out-for-serbia-v-england/638105)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-speculate-on-the-fines-uefa-will-hand-out-for-serbia-v-england/638105 "2012-11-15T23:09:06Z")
Danny Rose: lifetime ban. Rest of England team: banned for all group matches. English management: coaching badges revoked. English FA: fined 25% of the UK’s GDP. Serbian FA: public apology from UEFA. Serbian team: f… --- ## [schadenfreude motherfucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schadenfreude-motherfucker/640205)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schadenfreude-motherfucker/640205 "2012-11-15T22:30:02Z")
Seeing that smarmy, smug, lying jerk Romney lose something he has worked the last 10+ years to achieve was great. Knowing that last night 15 million tea partiers heads exploded because they can’t figure out how they lost… --- ## [Timeshare tycoon: If Obama re-elected, "I'll have no choice but to reduce the size of this company."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeshare-tycoon-if-obama-re-elected-ill-have-no-choice-but-to-reduce-the-size-of-this-company/637270)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeshare-tycoon-if-obama-re-elected-ill-have-no-choice-but-to-reduce-the-size-of-this-company/637270 "2012-11-15T17:10:49Z")
David Siegel, CEO of timeshare company Westgate Resorts sent a lot a letter to his employees yesterday warning them of the apparent dangers of re-electing Obama. A few choice bits: And And There’s also this gem: … --- ## [gms453 is a troll.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gms453-is-a-troll/637116)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gms453-is-a-troll/637116 "2012-11-14T18:04:30Z")
From this thread about another Doper’s prenuptial agreement and her impending divorce, came the following: Understandably, the thread was completely derailed at that point. gms453, you took a giant shit all over that … --- ## [Bot3 - losing the election is \*not\* an acceptable excuse for picking on a person down on their luck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bot3-losing-the-election-is-not-an-acceptable-excuse-for-picking-on-a-person-down-on-their-luck/640351)
**Author:** [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bot3-losing-the-election-is-not-an-acceptable-excuse-for-picking-on-a-person-down-on-their-luck/640351 "2012-11-14T06:10:58Z")
From this thread. I rarely start threads in the Pit, and I don’t think I’ve ever started one aimed at another Doper, but I feel you crossed the line here. So… bot3, you are an asshole, and stupid to boot. First and fore… --- ## ["This election is an epistemological watershed."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-election-is-an-epistemological-watershed/639886)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-election-is-an-epistemological-watershed/639886 "2012-11-14T03:48:44Z")
Nate Silver ‏@fivethirtyeight He’s right. Polls have shown that the President is likely to win this election. They have shown Obama with a small but significant and consistent lead. Silver’s analysis in the much mali… --- ## [I Pit Carbon Dating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-carbon-dating/640831)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-carbon-dating/640831 "2012-11-14T03:47:05Z")
There’s no use for it considering that after one or two half lives, it claims that the stuff you’re measuring is older than the age of the Earth. It’s totally junk science: if scientists can’t even get basic facts about… --- ## [Dude, if you're not sitting, don't use the stall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-if-youre-not-sitting-dont-use-the-stall/638367)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-if-youre-not-sitting-dont-use-the-stall/638367 "2012-11-14T03:15:58Z")
Seriously, what’s the matter with you? There is a whole wall of open urinals and you’re taking up a stall. Leave the fucking stall for those who need to sit, asshole. And regardless of what you’ve done in there, FUCKING… --- ## [Can you think of a \*worse\* celeb to be on your political side than Victoria Jackson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-think-of-a-worse-celeb-to-be-on-your-political-side-than-victoria-jackson/640833)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-think-of-a-worse-celeb-to-be-on-your-political-side-than-victoria-jackson/640833 "2012-11-14T03:10:41Z")
You have a political movement, and you wish to have a celebrity publicly support it. Victoria Jackson would be pretty low on my list. Who would be worse? PeeWee Herman? Lindsay Lohan? Jerry Sandusky? --- ## [The Election Is Over! Go Away, Phone-Pest Pollsters!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-election-is-over-go-away-phone-pest-pollsters/640434)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-election-is-over-go-away-phone-pest-pollsters/640434 "2012-11-13T23:06:33Z")
Just when I think it’s safe to pick up the phone again, I get a junk call from some outfit called “Opinionology” wanting to speak to “a male registered voter”. There may have been other traits the caller was seeking in a… --- ## [Ha, ha--Ann Romney has to go home and spend her millions now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ann-romney-has-to-go-home-and-spend-her-millions-now/640231)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ann-romney-has-to-go-home-and-spend-her-millions-now/640231 "2012-11-13T07:25:52Z")
Just a note to say how pleased I am that this entitled would-be queen doesn’t get to condescend to the American public from the White House now, doesn’t get to call us “you people,” or to tell us anymore what we can and … --- ## [Karma strikes the -99 household.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331 "2012-11-11T16:30:30Z")
Kayla was just now doing her workout in front of the TV. Her cell phone started receiving text messages from her friends, so she decided to turn it off, so as to not be distracted. She kept on doing the workout while she… --- ## [Wichita, Kansas, the Kansas State Republican Party and FLAMING IDIOCY\`](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wichita-kansas-the-kansas-state-republican-party-and-flaming-idiocy/640323)
**Author:** [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wichita-kansas-the-kansas-state-republican-party-and-flaming-idiocy/640323 "2012-11-11T02:19:49Z")
Well… One of the issues that this election has proven is going to become a larger issue than a single city is floridation. Why do I know this? Because in this day and age, it was possible to convince 60% of the electo… --- ## [This is why I fucking hate doctors!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-i-fucking-hate-doctors/640611)
**Author:** [@LilyoftheField](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheField)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-i-fucking-hate-doctors/640611 "2012-11-11T01:44:52Z")
They never listen. Ever. When I went in last week for my annual blood test, I specifically reminded my doctor that my Rx would only last me through the rest of the week. I told her that I would need a refill as soon a… --- ## [Get Ready For The GOP To Do Whatever They Can To Steal This Election (Too)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-ready-for-the-gop-to-do-whatever-they-can-to-steal-this-election-too/636746)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-ready-for-the-gop-to-do-whatever-they-can-to-steal-this-election-too/636746 "2012-11-10T21:52:50Z")
VIDEO: GOP Caught Training Poll Challengers in Illegal Voter Suppression Tactics "ALBUQUERQUE - Undercover video recorded by ProgressNow New Mexico shows the Republican Party training poll challengers in illegal tactics … --- ## [I Pit John Galt Wannabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-john-galt-wannabes/640295)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-john-galt-wannabes/640295 "2012-11-10T10:50:25Z")
Ugh. Normally I don’t break out the vodka on wednesday night. Especially not after my party won a major election. But this… Ugh. Now, normally I’d ignore something like this, but this isn’t an isolated event. There see… --- ## [Planned Parenthood WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-parenthood-wtf/640450)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-parenthood-wtf/640450 "2012-11-10T00:24:18Z")
No, this is not an anti-abortion rant. As a result of losing a wager in the elections forum I must donate a hundred bucks to PP. No prob. In the last half hour I went to their website and found the page to donate. The u… --- ## [The main factors in why people dress down much more today compared to previous generations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-main-factors-in-why-people-dress-down-much-more-today-compared-to-previous-generations/637447)
**Author:** [@GQELITE33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GQELITE33)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-main-factors-in-why-people-dress-down-much-more-today-compared-to-previous-generations/637447 "2012-11-09T22:25:29Z")
Your thoughts on this? Only in todays society can you show up to dinner at a five star steakhouse and have someone be surprised to see someone dressed up in a suit. Same thing goes for a funeral. I think the only time… --- ## [Hello!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/639242)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/639242 "2012-11-09T16:40:54Z")
Hello, I’m Kate and I’m new to this board. We just started an online, all natural beef, store \[link deleted\] - and I’m excited to see recipes, meet new friends and share our amazing beef with you guys. Thanks for welc… --- ## [Memorial Threads/Bereaved Parents - sharing issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-threads-bereaved-parents-sharing-issue/640390)
**Author:** [@Trinary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinary)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-threads-bereaved-parents-sharing-issue/640390 "2012-11-08T20:03:27Z")
A beloved board member died recently, and suddenly. The memorial thread in his honor was quite touching until just after someone suggested that it might be nice to share the thread with his parents. Now, there appears to… --- ## [Look for the union label](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-for-the-union-label/639644)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-for-the-union-label/639644 "2012-11-08T06:18:14Z")
Another example of the ill-effects that come from powerful unions. When a union’s territory is so jealously guarded that non-union help is refused even under these circumstances, the union influence is not benign. It’s… --- ## [Meet Tom Head, Lubbock County Judge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-tom-head-lubbock-county-judge/632328)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-tom-head-lubbock-county-judge/632328 "2012-11-08T00:40:56Z")
Judge Head\*, who represents the city and county of Lubbock, TX, apparently sincerely believes that if re-elected President Obama plans to turn over the sovereignity of the US to the United Nations. The honorable Mr. Head… --- ## [It's as if Daylight Savings Time never ended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-as-if-daylight-savings-time-never-ended/639890)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-as-if-daylight-savings-time-never-ended/639890 "2012-11-07T06:16:35Z")
Because it hasn’t, according to my cheap-shit Virgin Mobile phone. And the bank sign across from my barber shop. And the people in the barber shop who left work an hour early. I can forgive the bank clock because ther… --- ## [Minister Says Hurricane Sandy was a Pro-Obama Message From God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minister-says-hurricane-sandy-was-a-pro-obama-message-from-god/639503)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minister-says-hurricane-sandy-was-a-pro-obama-message-from-god/639503 "2012-11-07T06:14:50Z")
It’s here. Enjoy. --- ## [Ask the person who calls people--telephone surveys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-calls-people-telephone-surveys/638056)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-calls-people-telephone-surveys/638056 "2012-11-07T01:38:33Z")
For a little over two months, I have been employed by a company that does telephone surveys. At the moment, we mainly do political surveys, but we also do market research and general polling. For example, on a couple o… --- ## [I pit Bronco Bama \*AND\* Mitt Romney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-bronco-bama-and-mitt-romney/640083)
**Author:** [@Bass\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bass_Chick)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-bronco-bama-and-mitt-romney/640083 "2012-11-07T00:49:34Z")
I am so sick of this election. Turning off the TV wasn’t enough to get away from it. They’re leaving voice mail on my office phone now. --- ## [I Pit Staten Islanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-staten-islanders/639660)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-staten-islanders/639660 "2012-11-06T19:39:06Z")
(Oh, boy, this is going to go well, I can see that already.) I have a lot of compassion for Staten Islanders (good so far) who got destroyed by the hurricane, and have gotten screwed out of FEMA’s attention–residents of… --- ## [rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsat3acr/639809)
**Author:** [@RockytheflyingS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RockytheflyingS)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsat3acr/639809 "2012-11-06T18:39:06Z")
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