# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=2 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Reluctantly — Fuck Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 1225\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289 "2026-09-01T08:17:04Z")
Man, it kills me to write that title. I love this state. I love the food and the culture, I love the diversity. I bristle at the caricatures of Texans as a bunch of ignorant, braggadocious cowboys, knowing that the ov… --- ## [I Pit Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-magiver/937851)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 475\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-magiver/937851 "2026-09-01T03:22:26Z")
Hey, @Magiver, I know you’re a fucking idiot who doesn’t know how to start a new thread, so I figured I could help you out. To create a new topic, there’s a button that says “+ New Topic” on the upper right of the page.… --- ## [What the ever loving eff?!?! \[Ads for electric woo\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-ever-loving-eff-ads-for-electric-woo/1032596)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-ever-loving-eff-ads-for-electric-woo/1032596 "2026-08-29T12:28:03Z")
While watching a YouTube video two days ago, I was subjected to an advertisment for something called a grounding sheet, aka earthing sheet. I listened to it becasue I had nothing better to do at the moment. Each sentence… --- ## [POLL: Yea, Nay, or Something else- Trump will bulldoze the entire White House to the ground](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-yea-nay-or-something-else-trump-will-bulldoze-the-entire-white-house-to-the-ground/1031590)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-yea-nay-or-something-else-trump-will-bulldoze-the-entire-white-house-to-the-ground/1031590 "2026-08-27T11:04:19Z")
The premise is that he will do this before he leaves office, however that happens. Multiple selections allowed. Agree, disagree, dispute, quibble, object, or discuss however you want. poll --- ## [Hey, Geico! You’re not Phillyin’ right, dumbass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-geico-you-re-not-phillyin-right-dumbass/1032406)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-geico-you-re-not-phillyin-right-dumbass/1032406 "2026-08-25T23:46:59Z")
This is not the first example of this I’ve seen, but it’s particularly annoying. I’m talking about when a national brand (or at least an out-of-region company) tries to show they’re “one of us.” Invariably they fuck it… --- ## [Pro-Trump T-shirts at Resorts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-trump-t-shirts-at-resorts/1018827)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-trump-t-shirts-at-resorts/1018827 "2026-08-24T16:53:25Z")
I made my regular Memorial Day trip to a beach resort – in this case, Hampton Beach in New Hampshire – to see what the latest summer stuff was. Usually there are new things at the beach, new video games and high-tech pin… --- ## [Republicans' war on transgender people: Omnibus thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-war-on-transgender-people-omnibus-thread/965609)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2092\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-war-on-transgender-people-omnibus-thread/965609 "2026-08-20T22:28:06Z")
Do we have an omnibus thread for Republicans’ war on transgender people yet? If not, let me start one with this. Apparently even full-grown adults can’t be trusted to make the decision to transition in Florida. At lea… --- ## [Fucking fake quotes on the internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343)
**Author:** [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343 "2026-08-20T16:27:47Z")
All those fake Einstein quotes that keep floating around really get me pissed off, but usually one can find out the actual origin of the quote, for instance, an excerpt from a book about Einstein that is attributed to th… --- ## [Karoline Leavitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt/1018138)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karoline-leavitt/1018138 "2026-08-19T06:06:20Z")
Who was this strumpet before entering the Trump fold? Can someone enlighten me about who she is, what she was, what the hell is she thinking?? --- ## [Change in species](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-species/1032282)
**Author:** [@cladking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cladking)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-species/1032282 "2026-08-18T14:14:30Z")
The irony is sublime. Right off the bat it tells us that real world “natural selection” is based on behavior and every experiment and observation confirm this. Ancient people didn’t take “wolfpups” to create a new spec… --- ## [FU, AB Funds!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fu-ab-funds/1032385)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fu-ab-funds/1032385 "2026-08-18T13:15:19Z")
First it was the phone calls… “AB Funds” always from a different number. Then it was the emails from “AllianceBernstein”. Now I’m getting snail mail from them. I googled them and AllianceBernstein supposedly is legitimat… --- ## [American Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-doctor/1032354)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-doctor/1032354 "2026-08-16T20:48:07Z")
I thought about putting this in Great Debates or P&E but that seems doomed from the start. I think this documentary is also worth a thread of its own. I looked for other threads and decided that I think this warrents a … --- ## [Wannabe-necrophile teen runs down jogger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wannabe-necrophile-teen-runs-down-jogger/179018)
**Author:** [@jack\_ss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_ss)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wannabe-necrophile-teen-runs-down-jogger/179018 "2026-08-13T13:01:21Z")
This heartless fucker tried to kill a woman so he could have sex with his corpse: I’m just speechless on this one. My mind boggles. I really can’t formulate any kind of response. I really hope they put this waste of r… --- ## [What's the most deranged Trump/GOP/Right Wing thing you've seen lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-deranged-trump-gop-right-wing-thing-youve-seen-lately/1032237)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-deranged-trump-gop-right-wing-thing-youve-seen-lately/1032237 "2026-08-12T19:13:31Z")
My family and I were just on our big Mountain West/High Plains vacation (my wife needed Montana, North Dakota, and Idaho to round out all 50 states that she’s visited), and we went through WY, SD, ND, MT and ID on the tr… --- ## [The Qatari jet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-qatari-jet/1030142 "2026-08-11T17:48:21Z")
Okay, Qatar gives trump this huge white elephant. Now, for some reason it’s necessary to tear it down to the skin for retrofitting to the tune of at least a billion dollars. The idea is to make it a safe and secure Air F… --- ## [Roger Waters is a tankie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-is-a-tankie/969234 "2026-08-10T22:03:10Z")
At least, that’s the impression one gets from his interview with CNN today, in which he claims, among other things, that Russia is only invading Ukraine to defend itself from NATO aggression, that Joe Biden is a war crim… --- ## [48 hour airline flight delay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/48-hour-airline-flight-delay/1032001)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/48-hour-airline-flight-delay/1032001 "2026-08-10T01:26:26Z")
My brother was supposed to be back from visiting his children and grandchildren in New Jersey late Monday night. He might make it back tonight. He at least had somewhere to sleep for two nights; many other travelers foun… --- ## [How long before Jeanine Pirro is fired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-jeanine-pirro-is-fired/1032128)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-jeanine-pirro-is-fired/1032128 "2026-08-09T01:04:18Z")
It seems pretty clear that her days are numbered. How long until she’s let go? poll --- ## [The Poetry of Donald J. Trump -- "Filthy Dirty"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-filthy-dirty/1032149)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-filthy-dirty/1032149 "2026-08-07T16:46:20Z")
From his remarks August 3 2026 And, You know, I said it the other day And it maybe doesn’t sound that important, But when a country goes bad, Like, Look at the blue cities. What do they have in common, Aside fro… --- ## [McConnell Memes - Omnibus thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcconnell-memes-omnibus-thread/1031975)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcconnell-memes-omnibus-thread/1031975 "2026-08-06T19:33:39Z")
May as well start here as some of them are pretty dark. Here’s my contribution, which will only make sense to the Better Call Saul fans: --- ## [Fuck you, Rowan County (KY) Clerk Kim Davis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 1794\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-rowan-county-ky-clerk-kim-davis/727757 "2026-08-06T00:41:42Z")
\[After a judge eviscerated her not-very-legal arguments one by one, apparently this woman still felt she had some legal grounds to stand on in not issuing marriage licenses because of her personal beliefs. \](http://hos… --- ## [Discussion for the Israel-Hamas War: A thread in the Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-for-the-israel-hamas-war-a-thread-in-the-pit/992653)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 2858\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-for-the-israel-hamas-war-a-thread-in-the-pit/992653 "2026-08-03T06:26:28Z")
The Israel-Hamas War is likely to continue for many more months, so it probably deserves a thread in the Pit where it can be discussed more freely. In the Pit, of course, one is able to viciously attack other posters, i… --- ## [Rant, Write, and Boo (July Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-write-and-boo-july-mini-rants/1031327)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-write-and-boo-july-mini-rants/1031327 "2026-08-03T03:56:16Z")
Continuing the discussion from Blue June… (Monthly Mini-Rants): We have a trip planned to visit my in-laws near Las Vegas the first week of September. We’ve been watching plane ticket prices, as they’ve been going up a… --- ## [Freedom 250 - The Great American State Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 899\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470 "2026-08-01T03:16:16Z")
I thought we could use a thread for this semiquincentennial event that should have been an exciting celebration. Given its inauspicious start with most of the musical talent withdrawing from the proceedings, I expect it… --- ## [Trump about "fake news" at the WHCA dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-about-fake-news-at-the-whca-dinner/1032018)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-about-fake-news-at-the-whca-dinner/1032018 "2026-07-31T14:07:31Z")
Was it my imagination, of did trump complain about the press for taking down his every word verbatim, rather than whatever the gist of what he was saying? He didn’t dwell on it, probably because even he knew it was idiot… --- ## [I AM CRANKY!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-cranky/29740)
**Author:** [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-cranky/29740 "2026-07-31T00:35:19Z")
I have 5 days left till my job is done. I don’t have another part time job to take it’s place. I have a couple good leads, but nothing definate. I have to take 2.5 hours out of my work day to go to the oral surgeon for a… --- ## [I pit over-the-top Anti-Trump hysteria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 2301\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735 "2026-07-30T20:43:19Z")
Let me be clear on this point; I am not defending Donald Trump. He is both evil and stupid. He is a terrible human being and he is the worst President this country has ever had. He, along with the Republican party, are t… --- ## [I Pit websites that don’t tell you the price](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-websites-that-don-t-tell-you-the-price/1031812)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-websites-that-don-t-tell-you-the-price/1031812 "2026-07-27T03:02:21Z")
I’m in the market for a lower cost alternative to traditional personal watercraft (PWC’s), and the YouTube algorithm has seen fit to show me these electric mini boats from China that the YouTuber ordered through website… --- ## [Fuck Kristi "Puppy Killer" Noem (descriptions of animal cruelty in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-kristi-puppy-killer-noem-descriptions-of-animal-cruelty-in-op/1000808)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 1038\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-kristi-puppy-killer-noem-descriptions-of-animal-cruelty-in-op/1000808 "2026-07-25T23:06:39Z")
One of the leading Trump VP contenders just admitted to shooting their 14 month old dog: Noem describes calling Cricket, then using an electronic collar to attempt to bring her under control. Nothing worked. Then, on … --- ## [JD Vance, Usha Vance, and Erika Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jd-vance-usha-vance-and-erika-kirk/1024527)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jd-vance-usha-vance-and-erika-kirk/1024527 "2026-07-24T05:01:59Z")
This may shock you, but MAGA is not terribly fond of brown people or non-Christians even when they have republican/MAGA cred. For example, Vivek Ramaswamy, a recent republican presidential candidate and candidate for gov… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=3)