# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=206 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 207 --- ## [I pit hypocrites who praise Pistorius now that he's lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hypocrites-who-praise-pistorius-now-that-hes-lost/630786)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hypocrites-who-praise-pistorius-now-that-hes-lost/630786 "2012-08-10T14:59:54Z")
Almost unanimously, people are–rightly–praising Oscar Pistorius for his historic competition at the Olympics. But remember that it was only a few days ago that there was all kinds of speculation about whether the “Bioni… --- ## [Joan Rivers is an idiot. First Amendment does not mean Costco has to sell your book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-is-an-idiot-first-amendment-does-not-mean-costco-has-to-sell-your-book/630973)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-is-an-idiot-first-amendment-does-not-mean-costco-has-to-sell-your-book/630973 "2012-08-10T03:54:03Z")
Le Sigh. Short story. Joan Rivers went to a Costco, handcuffed herself to a cart and basically acted like an ass (big surprise) because Costco isn’t carrying her book. According to the reports she said: “This is the b… --- ## [Fuck you AT&T, Fuck you landlord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-at-t-fuck-you-landlord/630351)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-at-t-fuck-you-landlord/630351 "2012-08-10T02:33:01Z")
I want to have internet, without mooching off the neighbor with the unsecured network (which I just found. Thanks neighbor!) Verizon doesn’t serve this area. AT&T won’t complete my order because the dipshit who lived her… --- ## [I pit the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs, MS for not allowing a black couple to marry there](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-first-baptist-church-of-crystal-springs-ms-for-not-allowing-a-black-couple-to-marry-there/629688)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-first-baptist-church-of-crystal-springs-ms-for-not-allowing-a-black-couple-to-marry-there/629688 "2012-08-10T01:11:49Z")
Story here. Fuck that congregation with a rusty shovel handle. --- ## [Moronic Work Place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moronic-work-place/630870)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moronic-work-place/630870 "2012-08-09T19:40:08Z")
I am a security guard. The placed I work is basically a booth about the same size as a typical bedroom. Recently the people in charge have taken away the remote for the air conditioner. It’s not just the fact that I am f… --- ## [I pit UPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-ups/630772)
**Author:** [@Bass\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bass_Chick)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-ups/630772 "2012-08-09T16:50:06Z")
I ordered a package from Amazon on July 26th with an expected delivery date of August 1st. Still haven’t received it. :mad: So far the package has gone to 1 Nashville, TN 2 Cleveland, TN 3 Nashville, TN 4 Sharo… --- ## [I pit the Card Services department at my bank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-card-services-department-at-my-bank/630892)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-card-services-department-at-my-bank/630892 "2012-08-08T20:50:07Z")
My bank sucks. Specifically the inpatients they set loose to run the card services department couldn’t punch their way out of a paper bag to solve a problem. Why can’t these community college rejects get it through thei… --- ## [Food Fadists - STFU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-fadists-stfu/626037)
**Author:** [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Replies:** 649\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-fadists-stfu/626037 "2012-08-08T03:33:02Z")
I am just so tired of hearing about people sensitive to gluten, dairy, black pepper, onions, cinnamon, vegetables in the nightshade family, sugar, and on and on. Yesterday was the topper though, I heard someone ask “Was … --- ## [Self Pitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-pitting/630516)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-pitting/630516 "2012-08-07T23:07:28Z")
I keep getting requests to sigh petitions on facebook, in my email, on the damned street - and I will sign some but one I have been getting pounded with lately is to end or reduce student loan debt. If the little morons… --- ## [We need more interviews like this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-more-interviews-like-this/630629)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-more-interviews-like-this/630629 "2012-08-07T16:34:16Z")
While I fully admit that I got a little extra pleasure in that Anderson Cooper makes the guy from MoveOn.org look like an ass, I do like it when reporters are prepared like Anderson is here and don’t allow a guest to sim… --- ## ['If science gives you a result you don't like, pass a law making the result illegal'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-science-gives-you-a-result-you-dont-like-pass-a-law-making-the-result-illegal/630229)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-science-gives-you-a-result-you-dont-like-pass-a-law-making-the-result-illegal/630229 "2012-08-07T14:41:02Z")
Linky. And another. In brief, the North Carolina General Assembly has passed a law that places a four-year moratorium on changing the state’s policy on, and planning for, sea level changes. That’s rather odd given their… --- ## [I Pit Former Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-former-friends/629234)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-former-friends/629234 "2012-08-07T02:14:36Z")
You know those friends who have been with you for awhile, the guys who’d never betray you, who offer a sympathetic ear when you have a problem, who you’ve helped through their tribulations, who have exchanged their darke… --- ## [Andrew Wakefield sues after people tell the truth about him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-wakefield-sues-after-people-tell-the-truth-about-him/610071)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-wakefield-sues-after-people-tell-the-truth-about-him/610071 "2012-08-06T13:51:15Z")
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/AutismCommunity/doctor-claimed-vaccine-autism-link-sues-critics/comments?type=story&id=15306948 Can we just kick the son of a bitch out of the country and be done with it? You Brits brought… --- ## [Republican Senator Offended by Facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-offended-by-facts/630313)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-offended-by-facts/630313 "2012-08-06T13:22:44Z")
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/08/01/624821/sessions-i-am-offended-by-views-of-climate-scientists/ Jesus fucking Christ. That about sums it up, doesn’t it? Republican candidates aren’t lying to help themselves ge… --- ## [Sarah Palin: just shut the fuck up, already.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-just-shut-the-fuck-up-already/630308)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-just-shut-the-fuck-up-already/630308 "2012-08-06T06:25:42Z")
Our dear $arah apparently got her knickers all in a twist over Cheney’s unkind (but accurate) comment about her being a poor choice for McCain’s VP. Her response was: Bwuh? Could somebody translate or diagram that se… --- ## [Fucking Ticketmaster!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-ticketmaster/630187)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-ticketmaster/630187 "2012-08-05T20:53:37Z")
So I log on to Ticketmaster to get Great American Beer Festival tickets this year. For starters the sale is supposed to start at ten mountain time. The page isn’t availble until ten after ten, so I’m sitting here refres… --- ## [My Ex-Mother-In-Law Is DEAD!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-mother-in-law-is-dead/379494)
**Author:** [@Squeaker\_Snow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squeaker_Snow)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-mother-in-law-is-dead/379494 "2012-08-05T15:55:22Z")
Ding, dong the witch is dead!!! I opened the newspaper this morning and saw that my ex-mother-in-law had died. After looking to see what killed the bitch (it didn’t say), my first thought was, “Whatever it was, I hope … --- ## [Wife and Traffic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-and-traffic/628155)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-and-traffic/628155 "2012-08-03T23:39:38Z")
Dear wife, You called me to find out if the roads around where you’re stuck in traffic went through. As soon as I found where you were, you had passed the turn off. I told you the traffic map said is was green. But y… --- ## [SNL Digital Shorts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-digital-shorts/630306)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-digital-shorts/630306 "2012-08-03T21:40:09Z")
Okay, so it’s a digital short. Why the fuck should I care? --- ## [I pit Diamonds02 and his honk-happy friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-diamonds02-and-his-honk-happy-friend/606065)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-diamonds02-and-his-honk-happy-friend/606065 "2012-08-03T18:49:46Z")
You and your friend are idiots, as you have evidenced in this thread. More than that, you are probably both sociopaths. The thread starts out decently, with you recognizing (rightly), that when your friend is blasting h… --- ## [Jumpin' Jehosaphat! It's July! More mini-rants!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 579\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumpin-jehosaphat-its-july-more-mini-rants/626898 "2012-08-03T01:21:28Z")
My wife, my two sons and I live in the middle of farming country - lots of fruit trees and hay fields. It’s very beautiful, and while I would rather live in a big city, country life does have it’s perks. I can stand in t… --- ## [I Pit Hypocritical Fundamentalist GOPers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hypocritical-fundamentalist-gopers/629524)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hypocritical-fundamentalist-gopers/629524 "2012-08-02T23:54:09Z")
IMHO Tom Menino’s public statements about how difficult Chick-Fil-A will find it to get a restaurant in Boston are wrong, antithetical to the 1st Amendment even. But let’s not pretend that a lot of the religious conserva… --- ## [Uninjured man first in line for Batman shooting lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uninjured-man-first-in-line-for-batman-shooting-lawsuit/629588)
**Author:** [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uninjured-man-first-in-line-for-batman-shooting-lawsuit/629588 "2012-08-02T23:14:56Z")
Torrence Brown, Jr., who was in the theater during the shooting but escaped uninjured (while his friend was shot and killed), is suing Holmes’ doctor, the theater, and Warner Brothers because he was emotionally traumatiz… --- ## [I swiftly herewith consign to the pit, the ignorant clowns who misconstrue "its"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-swiftly-herewith-consign-to-the-pit-the-ignorant-clowns-who-misconstrue-its/627871)
**Author:** [@greenslime1951](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenslime1951)\ **Replies:** 385\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-swiftly-herewith-consign-to-the-pit-the-ignorant-clowns-who-misconstrue-its/627871 "2012-08-02T22:18:24Z")
Specifically, those who don’t understand the difference between “it’s” and “its” and use them interchangeably. Lynne Truss wants such people to be killed by lightning and then buried in unmarked graves. I think that’s t… --- ## [ralph124c, could you please spellcheck your titles already?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ralph124c-could-you-please-spellcheck-your-titles-already/630069)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ralph124c-could-you-please-spellcheck-your-titles-already/630069 "2012-08-02T20:53:08Z")
Or at least stop posting when drunk. Thank you. Threads in evidence: A B C And I know for every one I found there were probably 3-5 where the mods eventually fixed the titles… --- ## [Palin confuses First Amendment protections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-confuses-first-amendment-protections/630072)
**Author:** [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-confuses-first-amendment-protections/630072 "2012-08-02T19:46:15Z")
I’m SO TIRED of reading about people who claim the First Amendment is being trampled on just because citizens express an opinion different from their own. There should be some sort of galactic buzzer that goes off and f… --- ## [Court finds in favor of what we all\* already new \[Black Panther Voter Intimidation from 2008\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-finds-in-favor-of-what-we-all-already-new-black-panther-voter-intimidation-from-2008/629934)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-finds-in-favor-of-what-we-all-already-new-black-panther-voter-intimidation-from-2008/629934 "2012-08-02T12:44:49Z")
Don’t recall seeing a thread on this yet, so here it is. From here. So, this pitting is for Eric Holder and his biased compadres masquerading as people working for justice. It’s also for all those who made excuses for… --- ## [I am in Hillbilly Hell on Election Day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-in-hillbilly-hell-on-election-day/629939)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-in-hillbilly-hell-on-election-day/629939 "2012-08-02T02:11:27Z")
I live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee (not a typo). We have 2 Republicans duking it out for Congresscritter: Diane Black, a Neocon hypocrite; and Lou Ann Zelenik, a raving Tea Party Loon that is either insane enough to beli… --- ## [I pit the Olympics. This is the final straw.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-olympics-this-is-the-final-straw/622440)
**Author:** [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-olympics-this-is-the-final-straw/622440 "2012-07-31T21:23:29Z")
I live in England, which has the unfortunate distinction of being this year’s host for the parasitic organism known as ‘The Olympics’. So far, it’s caused a circus convention I was going to attend to be cancelled (they … --- ## [Another Reason Why DOMA is the Bullshittiest Piece of Bullshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-why-doma-is-the-bullshittiest-piece-of-bullshit/629253)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-why-doma-is-the-bullshittiest-piece-of-bullshit/629253 "2012-07-31T17:36:57Z")
American Pioneer Sally Ride died yesterday, which totally sucks. You know what else sucks? Sally Rides partner of 27 years cannot receive federal benefits because of the Fucking Defense of Marriage Act, otherwise known … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=205) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=207)