# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=229 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 230 --- ## [I Pit Firefox for updating itself twice a week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-firefox-for-updating-itself-twice-a-week/596114)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-firefox-for-updating-itself-twice-a-week/596114 "2011-11-28T19:45:46Z")
Enough is enough! --- ## [This is why the 1% should be made into catfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-the-1-should-be-made-into-catfood/603781)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-the-1-should-be-made-into-catfood/603781 "2011-11-28T18:48:42Z")
This is why there is so much anger at the super rich who crashed the economy and were never held accountable: Ex-AIG Chairman Hank Greenberg Sues US Government for $25 Billion Over Bailout The terms of the bailout wer… --- ## [Great way to advertise vodka--Christmas Quality, Hannukah Pricing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-way-to-advertise-vodka-christmas-quality-hannukah-pricing/603871)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-way-to-advertise-vodka-christmas-quality-hannukah-pricing/603871 "2011-11-28T15:50:50Z")
Story here The company got so manyi complaints they took it down. Ya think?? --- ## [Screw you, Vizio.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-vizio/604118)
**Author:** [@Noodles\_Fellicini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noodles_Fellicini)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-vizio/604118 "2011-11-27T22:34:02Z")
My very first flatscreen TV and it didn’t even last 7 months. Guess I’m spoiled since my previous TV was 15 years old and still working when I gave it away but I feel so used now that you’ve turned me into such a consp… --- ## [I am so pissed about our home repairs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-pissed-about-our-home-repairs/603874)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-pissed-about-our-home-repairs/603874 "2011-11-26T17:53:40Z")
We sustained some damage to our house when Irene blew through in August. A huge pine tree came down, hitting the house and damaging our fence, roof, and siding, and ripping all the electrical and cable wires from the hou… --- ## [My Frackin \...it is CRAZY out there!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-frackin-insert-diety-here-it-is-crazy-out-there/603898)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-frackin-insert-diety-here-it-is-crazy-out-there/603898 "2011-11-26T06:55:18Z")
Took off over lunch to run some errands and maybe pick up a couple of gift cards as stocking stuffers… Oh Fuck a duck… It is INSANE! 50 billions cars everywhere, parking lots crammed full where they usually are less t… --- ## [Revisiting the Valley Swim Club (unless you are black, of course)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-the-valley-swim-club-unless-you-are-black-of-course/604032)
**Author:** [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-the-valley-swim-club-unless-you-are-black-of-course/604032 "2011-11-26T03:38:10Z")
A few years ago we had a discussion regarding the Valley Swim Club and their backing out on a deal they made with a summer camp, allegedly for racist reasons. You can find it here. As it turns out, a few months after th… --- ## [Damn you, Archlinux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-archlinux/603792)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-archlinux/603792 "2011-11-25T17:30:37Z")
I tried to like you, really I did. I wanted to like you. I like command line distributions, I like the idea of choosing all the software to be installed rather than getting everything in a uniform package. I’d just like … --- ## [Screw You (Unnamed Board)!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-unnamed-board/603866)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-unnamed-board/603866 "2011-11-25T15:11:58Z")
In order to not drag Dopers to visit the other board, it shall remain unnamed. Screw you Unnamed Board! I have been a member of the board for several years. When I came it was a place for professional and semi-professio… --- ## [Effing paper shredder!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-paper-shredder/603089)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-paper-shredder/603089 "2011-11-24T21:24:39Z")
I am sick and tired of paper shredder drama. I will now be purchasing my fourth in 8 years. Sure I could buy the deluxe $1500 model if I had that kind of money but we seriously shred less than 100 pages a day. The che… --- ## [Pitting the National Socialist Underground](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-national-socialist-underground/603326)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-national-socialist-underground/603326 "2011-11-23T23:09:49Z")
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,797569,00.html I am utterly shocked and horrified by the extent of the killings by this trio of neo-Nazis. The crimes are so repulsive and bloody that like Breivik or 9… --- ## [Aransas Cty (TX) judge beats daughter for downloading from the Internet (2004 incident)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aransas-cty-tx-judge-beats-daughter-for-downloading-from-the-internet-2004-incident/601577)
**Author:** [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\ **Replies:** 381\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aransas-cty-tx-judge-beats-daughter-for-downloading-from-the-internet-2004-incident/601577 "2011-11-23T17:33:10Z")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl9y3SIPt7o&feature=youtu.be&t=58s --- ## [Kick the Commie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kick-the-commie/599276)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kick-the-commie/599276 "2011-11-23T07:15:03Z")
Welp, I guess I’ve outed myself as a Communist. It’s been a long strange trip, from Green through Socialist, Jacobin, Social Democrat, New Deal Democrat, Libertarian Socialist, and aspiring God-Emperor (maybe most of the… --- ## ["Foreclosure mill" law firm hosts homeless themed party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreclosure-mill-law-firm-hosts-homeless-themed-party/601251)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreclosure-mill-law-firm-hosts-homeless-themed-party/601251 "2011-11-22T21:32:29Z")
You know, because making fun of people forced out onto the streets is fucking awesome. Anyway, here’s the story: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/29/opinion/what-the-costumes-reveal.html?scp=2&sq=nocera&st=cse Fuck the… --- ## [Supercommittee and Sequestration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supercommittee-and-sequestration/603688)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supercommittee-and-sequestration/603688 "2011-11-22T19:36:04Z")
First, the gridlock last summer over the Debt Ceiling, that was only broken by abrogation of Congressional responsibility, and dumping it off on the super-committee. Congress in effect gave the S-C a gun and said “shoot… --- ## [You don't carry a house key? Yeah, you're an idiot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-carry-a-house-key-yeah-youre-an-idiot/603030)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-carry-a-house-key-yeah-youre-an-idiot/603030 "2011-11-22T02:39:58Z")
I don’t know if this is a girl thing, or a young homeowner thing, or what the fuck. But just because you have a garage door opener does not mean you can stop carrying your goddamn house keys. There are all KINDS of circu… --- ## [Coach under fire for remarks caught on tape.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coach-under-fire-for-remarks-caught-on-tape/603455)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coach-under-fire-for-remarks-caught-on-tape/603455 "2011-11-22T02:02:56Z")
Story here: I hope I added that correctly, I just taught myself how to do it. Anyway, this coach is heard saying, future welfare recipient, but I can’t make out what it is in response to. Some people are calling for … --- ## [People who say irrigardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-say-irrigardless/602987)
**Author:** [@HazelBelleBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelBelleBlue)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-say-irrigardless/602987 "2011-11-22T01:23:14Z")
Please tell me you’re with me on this one. I work in customer service and i hear co-workers use this word. I have given up trying to tell them its not really a work and the cutomers they are saying to are laughing at the… --- ## [You don't like tattoos, Clothahump. We get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-like-tattoos-clothahump-we-get-it/602270 "2011-11-21T23:52:22Z")
Now stop fucking threadshitting about it. I’m very glad that first was considered a warnable offense. Also, posts like this do nothing to highlight the strength of your character: Really classy. You don’t seem to have… --- ## [Dear cranky old Bastards: I am not a "kid"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-cranky-old-bastards-i-am-not-a-kid/603056)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-cranky-old-bastards-i-am-not-a-kid/603056 "2011-11-19T16:53:42Z")
Look, I know that you wrinkled, dessicated, dust-spunking bastards and your lizard-queen, jersey shore, bleached- out, plastic trash wives think that you own our town when you show up for a few months each year, but seri… --- ## [James O'Keefe organization suffering from infighting, lack of funds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-okeefe-organization-suffering-from-infighting-lack-of-funds/603393)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-okeefe-organization-suffering-from-infighting-lack-of-funds/603393 "2011-11-19T07:01:44Z")
Couldn’t happen to a better person. Here’s the story: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/68628.html#ixzz1e5whHDMM Anyway, among the shocking revelations he’s made lately: Journalists sometimes drink alcohol wi… --- ## [Why Grant's Tomb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-grants-tomb/602464)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-grants-tomb/602464 "2011-11-18T20:55:25Z")
Why is this tomb called Grant’s tomb anyway? Was it some sort of a land grant or something like that? --- ## [Damn it PETA, quit messing with Mario.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-it-peta-quit-messing-with-mario/603046)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-it-peta-quit-messing-with-mario/603046 "2011-11-18T20:11:43Z")
So in the new game Super Mario 3D Land, Mario touches a magic leaf and acquires a Tanooki Suit. Apparently, “Mario is sending the message that it’s OK to wear fur.” I am obviously appalled at the skinning of live anima… --- ## [Pain-in-the-Butt Butt Dialer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-in-the-butt-butt-dialer/603035)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-in-the-butt-butt-dialer/603035 "2011-11-18T16:37:28Z")
So it’s 7:00am and I’m checking my e-mail, and I see “WARNING - Your Inbox if full…” Odd, I think, I should have enough space…nope, I see that there are 19 new messages from the Butt Dialer, taking up a total of about 12… --- ## [Never touching a Discover Magazine again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-touching-a-discover-magazine-again/603039)
**Author:** [@Normal\_Phase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Normal_Phase)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-touching-a-discover-magazine-again/603039 "2011-11-18T02:58:57Z")
I don’t know what unholy maggot-infested spawn of Satan company they outsourced their subscription renewal reminders to, but it needs to be dropped lock stock and barrel over Niagara Falls and then nuked from orbit for g… --- ## [Occupy Phoenix Asks: When Should You Shoot a Cop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-phoenix-asks-when-should-you-shoot-a-cop/603227)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-phoenix-asks-when-should-you-shoot-a-cop/603227 "2011-11-17T23:35:51Z")
This group of occupiers is asking, “When should you shoot a cop?” Pamphlets asking this question and laying out justifications for doing so were left at the Occupy Wall Street location in Phoenix, Arizona and found by a … --- ## [New Chick Tract: Mean Momma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-mean-momma/599672)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-mean-momma/599672 "2011-11-17T04:31:23Z")
Submitted for your approval: Yahweh kills (or arranges for the death of) three children to spite a sociopathic mother–who, it is implied, is rewarded for ruining their lives with eternal salvation. This may not be as ba… --- ## [Like stupid and pompous idiots, who try to define and limit what art is.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-stupid-and-pompous-idiots-who-try-to-define-and-limit-what-art-is/602008)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 608\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-stupid-and-pompous-idiots-who-try-to-define-and-limit-what-art-is/602008 "2011-11-17T03:36:29Z")
Apropos dreary and all-too-common threads such as this one, I hereby pit all of the pompous, ignorant, self-important clots such as this blithering idiot who take it upon themselves to try and arbitrarily impose limits o… --- ## [The One Trick Pony Rides Again! (Climate Change Related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-trick-pony-rides-again-climate-change-related/602930)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-trick-pony-rides-again-climate-change-related/602930 "2011-11-16T17:01:53Z")
I am amazed that all these stupid Liberal Scientists keep trying to fleece the US by trying convince us that Climate Change is an issue. I mean, we already proved that it was bullshit with those emails last year but the… --- ## [WTF, BBB Houston?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-bbb-houston/550004)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-bbb-houston/550004 "2011-11-16T16:45:12Z")
So about 5 this afternoon, I get this mail in my Company inbox: (Female name that is definitely not La\_Kabong), Thank you for taking the time to speak with me today, attached is the invoice for your company’s y… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=228) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=230)