# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=203 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 204 --- ## [I pit small town busybodies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-small-town-busybodies/633932)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-small-town-busybodies/633932 "2012-09-12T15:25:01Z")
I deliver pizzas, and I have had other transportation jobs. I have worked in various types of neighborhoods, and I have to say that small towns have the nosiest ass bastards! I have had people asked me if I had a busine… --- ## [Der Trihs is a Misogynistic Jackass who gives both progressives and men a bad name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-is-a-misogynistic-jackass-who-gives-both-progressives-and-men-a-bad-name/631748)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-is-a-misogynistic-jackass-who-gives-both-progressives-and-men-a-bad-name/631748 "2012-09-12T13:42:26Z")
I know Der Trihs likes to portray himself as the defender of the downtrodden against the horrible right-wingers but truth be told, he’s almost as bigoted as New Deal Democrat and a host of others. It’s just that the peo… --- ## [The Republicans are finally trying to win over the female vote.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republicans-are-finally-trying-to-win-over-the-female-vote/632940)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republicans-are-finally-trying-to-win-over-the-female-vote/632940 "2012-09-12T12:00:57Z")
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/08/27/750841/woman-up-salon-convention/ And it sounds like they’re also trying to win over the transgender vote. There’s a picture of one of the t-shirts emblazoned with “It Ta… --- ## [Tom Brokaw, I am so tired of your Greatest Generation shtik](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brokaw-i-am-so-tired-of-your-greatest-generation-shtik/634027)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brokaw-i-am-so-tired-of-your-greatest-generation-shtik/634027 "2012-09-11T20:40:40Z")
Okay, so this is several weeks overdue, but I’m just getting around to it. For years now, mush-mouthed Tom Brokaw, the NBC Nightly News anchor emeritus, has turned his career to extolling the virtues of the Greatest Gen… --- ## [Equipose, we know you're a movie snob, get over yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equipose-we-know-youre-a-movie-snob-get-over-yourself/624874)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equipose-we-know-youre-a-movie-snob-get-over-yourself/624874 "2012-09-10T05:21:48Z")
Once again, Equipose can’t help but criticize people for their heathen movie tastes. He’s taking people to task fo having audacity to complain that Broadway is following movie’s lead of retreading material. --- ## [Gina Rinehart suggests Australian miners are overpaid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-rinehart-suggests-australian-miners-are-overpaid/633889)
**Author:** [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-rinehart-suggests-australian-miners-are-overpaid/633889 "2012-09-10T00:58:18Z")
Story here. Some choice selections: Yes, the problem with Australia is that the miners are greedy. On the other hand, it could be that Reinhart’s class is in fact winning. If she had serious proposals, she’d actuall… --- ## [SON and a WITCH! 2 new tracts from Chick expand on old themes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-and-a-witch-2-new-tracts-from-chick-expand-on-old-themes/634111)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-and-a-witch-2-new-tracts-from-chick-expand-on-old-themes/634111 "2012-09-09T23:01:44Z")
Old Sickie Chickie is back to releasing tracts on time, at the beginning of every odd-numbered month. (This is a long-standing pattern, for most of the online history.) This time he has two to share with us. One of the… --- ## [I pit irresponsible dog owners who can't be bothered to keep their dogs on a leash or in their yard.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-irresponsible-dog-owners-who-cant-be-bothered-to-keep-their-dogs-on-a-leash-or-in-their-yard/633466)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-irresponsible-dog-owners-who-cant-be-bothered-to-keep-their-dogs-on-a-leash-or-in-their-yard/633466 "2012-09-09T19:25:00Z")
So I live on a cul de sac of a suburban neighborhood. I have a young child that plays in our driveway, there are several young children in the cul de sac, one of them an autistic child that rides his bike in a circle ar… --- ## [bionic\_visp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bionic_visp/634191)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bionic_visp/634191 "2012-09-09T17:14:00Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?searchid=8513093 Please go away. Eight total posts, zero coherent thoughts. Zero for eight. --- ## [Ugh, Embarrassed this Douche is on "My side" (Chik-fil-a)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-embarrassed-this-douche-is-on-my-side-chik-fil-a/630329)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 390\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-embarrassed-this-douche-is-on-my-side-chik-fil-a/630329 "2012-09-09T14:30:28Z")
So this righteous asshole decided to engage in some vigilante “progressivsim” by berated some poor girl at a Chik-fil-a in Tucson for working for a hateful company. Yeah, I know Chik-fil-a sucks, its boss is a bigot, bu… --- ## [Stay classy Jason Biggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-classy-jason-biggs/633804)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-classy-jason-biggs/633804 "2012-09-07T10:22:57Z")
While I may disagree with any number of celebrities that spout off their political views, we all are entitled to them…hey that’s what makes America great. And while I may disagree with their views I still respect that t… --- ## [Pitting Father Benedict Groeschel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-father-benedict-groeschel/633897)
**Author:** [@kp\_72110](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kp_72110)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-father-benedict-groeschel/633897 "2012-09-07T02:32:43Z")
Yep, those damn kids seducing coaches and priests are definitely to blame… "A prominent New York-based friar has sympathy for some pedophiles – including defrocked priests and former Penn State assistant football coach … --- ## [Can I send my Boss to the bottom of the Marianas Trench?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-send-my-boss-to-the-bottom-of-the-marianas-trench/633808)
**Author:** [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-send-my-boss-to-the-bottom-of-the-marianas-trench/633808 "2012-09-07T02:13:19Z")
I swear no Human Being will miss him, lol. --- ## [So the Dexter season six DVD forces you to watch huge spoilers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-dexter-season-six-dvd-forces-you-to-watch-huge-spoilers/633723)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-dexter-season-six-dvd-forces-you-to-watch-huge-spoilers/633723 "2012-09-07T01:20:45Z")
I’ve really never seen anything like this. I thought that we as a society have been especially thoughtful about spoilers lately, but looks like Showtime didn’t get the notice. I don’t watch actual TV shows on TV anymore… --- ## [In Soviet Russia, children molest YOU! \[Edited title: Jesuit Priest blames sex abuse victims\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-soviet-russia-children-molest-you-edited-title-jesuit-priest-blames-sex-abuse-victims/633293)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-soviet-russia-children-molest-you-edited-title-jesuit-priest-blames-sex-abuse-victims/633293 "2012-09-06T23:51:18Z")
From the “And You Thought Republicans Were Out of Touch” file: Priest apologizes after sex abuse comments draw ire. For what it’s worth, I know how this guy feels – I can’t go anywhere near a playground these days with… --- ## [Life problems worth ranting about.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-problems-worth-ranting-about/633583)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-problems-worth-ranting-about/633583 "2012-09-06T21:33:38Z")
Here is just a general list that frustrates me: Losing my girlfriend Moving in with my parents again Being stuck in a job that I could of left if it weren’t for said girlfriend Feeling like a loser (but not acting or b… --- ## [What did Clint say, exactly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585 "2012-09-06T01:01:02Z")
My husband is a huge, HUGE, Clint Eastwood fan and has been for many years. He refused to watch the Oscars the year that Grand Torino wasn’t nominated! I know Clint spoke at the RNC, and said things, I don’t know…intere… --- ## [MS "Premium" support is worthless.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-premium-support-is-worthless/633207)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-premium-support-is-worthless/633207 "2012-09-05T19:35:16Z")
Rest assured, I didn’t buy it directly, but I get to use it for the first 90 days of owning MS Word (buying it was probably a mistake too, but for another thread). I call with a Word problem. The woman can’t fix it. S… --- ## [(Windows) permissions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-permissions/633241)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-permissions/633241 "2012-09-05T10:36:27Z")
Permissions are really grinding my gears now, and are approaching DRM levels of annoyance. I’m in the group Administrators on my local PC. I am the Owner of the C drive and everything on it. User account control is full… --- ## [August August minirants!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-august-minirants/630068)
**Author:** [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Replies:** 550\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-august-minirants/630068 "2012-09-04T03:55:59Z")
Majestic and awe inspiring rant time! My kick-off one’s not so grandiose, however. I think I’m off that fucking course I was on, the one that made death seem like a good plan- at least the death of someone. It turns ou… --- ## [Ken "Piglet Rapist" Ham's war on Bill Nye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-piglet-rapist-hams-war-on-bill-nye/633193)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-piglet-rapist-hams-war-on-bill-nye/633193 "2012-09-04T01:10:23Z")
Creotard “Museum” founder Ken Ham hates Bill Nye and reality: Here’s some more of the whining from Answers in Genesis: Their video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-AyDtD6sPA&list=UUXLsVwHXCzoSY9b8M65pOJg Yet the "m… --- ## [Help get word out (find) about ButtFace who set horse on fire in PA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-get-word-out-find-about-buttface-who-set-horse-on-fire-in-pa/633303)
**Author:** [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-get-word-out-find-about-buttface-who-set-horse-on-fire-in-pa/633303 "2012-09-03T15:57:01Z")
(see the article for the rest) Spread the word around and keep a look out for anyone bragging about this online or, if you live in the area, locally. Who ever did this needs to be stopped and prosecuted. If you wou… --- ## [So this dude calls me a fat nigger bitch......(long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-dude-calls-me-a-fat-nigger-bitch-long/185214)
**Author:** [@vivian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivian)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-dude-calls-me-a-fat-nigger-bitch-long/185214 "2012-09-03T05:52:50Z")
3am this morning, after a Girls night in, my younger sister and I walk her girlfriend down to the next major intersection so that she can take a 10min bus ride home. Several other Black females are also waiting for the … --- ## [I pit your stupid bumper sticker!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499)
**Author:** [@MetroGnome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MetroGnome)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-your-stupid-bumper-sticker/627499 "2012-09-02T18:23:49Z")
So I’m stuck in stop-and-go traffic on an already hot day when I happen to read your stupid bumper sticker which proceeds to convert me from a heat sink to a heat source. You’re bumper sticker reads: “Consider this: Ama… --- ## [Der Trihs should have SOME qualifications...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-should-have-some-qualifications/631758)
**Author:** [@lurking\_guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurking_guest)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-should-have-some-qualifications/631758 "2012-09-01T18:58:03Z")
Let’s listen to Der Trihs versus two particle and theoretical physicits… John Polikinghorne or John Lennox. I doubt Der Trhis can rub two mathematical systems together and exlude all Christian ‘takers.’ But he tries, a… --- ## [Use of Willard vs. Hussein at the conventions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-willard-vs-hussein-at-the-conventions/632616)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-willard-vs-hussein-at-the-conventions/632616 "2012-09-01T14:30:53Z")
It would be interesting to note the number of times Willard and Hussein are mentioned at the GOP convention. I’m guessing they use Hussein more often. A little not-so-subtle birtherism. --- ## [House Republicans are just so...so...ugh...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-republicans-are-just-so-so-ugh/632840)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-republicans-are-just-so-so-ugh/632840 "2012-08-31T06:21:04Z")
Here’s a shocker and also highly symbolic, House Republican s do not wish to shell out $61 million to repair the Capitol Dome. The dome is in very bad shape, deteriorating and has not been renovated or repaired for 50 y… --- ## [Let's Make Romney Into A "Regular" Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-romney-into-a-regular-guy/632952)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-romney-into-a-regular-guy/632952 "2012-09-01T03:51:14Z")
One time, Mitt Romney saw a puppy…and he smiled. --- ## [Community Candy Jar Pigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-candy-jar-pigs/406143)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-candy-jar-pigs/406143 "2012-09-01T02:01:35Z")
So we have an Admin. Asst., “Ellen,” who’s the heart of our department. It is she who circulates birthday cards and sends flowers if your dad dies and puts balloons in your office if you’re retiring. You know the type.… --- ## [Pitting Westboro Baptist (Probably for the 10th time here)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-westboro-baptist-probably-for-the-10th-time-here/629095)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-westboro-baptist-probably-for-the-10th-time-here/629095 "2012-08-31T05:36:29Z")
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