# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=242 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 243 --- ## [I Pit idiots/hypocrites unconcerned about America's sex trafficking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-idiots-hypocrites-unconcerned-about-americas-sex-trafficking/583520)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-idiots-hypocrites-unconcerned-about-americas-sex-trafficking/583520 "2011-07-14T18:55:52Z")
I just read an article that staggered my imagination about forced prostitution in Connecticut. I know there have been at least two recent threads on this topic, but some responses deny the statistics, and some even take… --- ## [Dirty old skanks at the gym](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-old-skanks-at-the-gym/588509)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-old-skanks-at-the-gym/588509 "2011-07-14T17:49:44Z")
Very minor rant, but this one really brings my piss to a boil. I go to the gym about 4 times a week, quite a good way to de-stress - or so I thought. That’s until I see fat, ugly, mutton-faced wobbly rice-arsed old cret… --- ## [Fuck the fucking power outage. Fuck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-fucking-power-outage-fuck/588747)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-fucking-power-outage-fuck/588747 "2011-07-14T13:37:55Z")
I don’t know if there’s another thread about this already. There are probably several. But I wanted to bitch about this bullshit loudly and with reckless abandon, so I figured the Pit was more apropos than MPSIMS. Mods, … --- ## [Obama: don't give in to those fuckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-dont-give-in-to-those-fuckers/563158)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-dont-give-in-to-those-fuckers/563158 "2011-07-14T03:12:50Z")
Please grow a fucking backbone and don’t compromise on the tax cut expiration. Compromise would be nice, but since they are refusing to reasonably do so, fuck them. Extended cuts for the rich will only hurt the country… --- ## [It's Not Easy Being Green](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-easy-being-green/588532)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-easy-being-green/588532 "2011-07-14T02:33:15Z")
…or how not to bungle a $5.7-billion, taxpayer-funded program: L.A. community colleges’ green energy plan proves wildly impractical. The blunders cost taxpayers $10 million. Larry Eisenberg was put in charge of a proje… --- ## [The Great White Dope: White supremacist gets a beatdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-white-dope-white-supremacist-gets-a-beatdown/588456)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2011, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-white-dope-white-supremacist-gets-a-beatdown/588456 "2011-07-13T05:54:21Z")
I’ll just state upfront this is more of a “let’s make fun of this guy for being an ignorant ass” thread than a real pitting, but I feel he’s deserving of the snark and vitriol that’s usually found in this forum. Anyway … --- ## [168 year old English Paper closed by Rupert Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/168-year-old-english-paper-closed-by-rupert-murdoch/588525)
**Author:** [@hnsjrf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hnsjrf)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/168-year-old-english-paper-closed-by-rupert-murdoch/588525 "2011-07-12T21:00:48Z")
168 year old English Paper closed by Rupert Murdoch. News of the World. Why? Because the staff was doing unlawful things. How is that for ethics in Journalism? You guys got caught. You are all fired and the papers r… --- ## [Unemployment - boo hoo, you can't live at your first choice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployment-boo-hoo-you-cant-live-at-your-first-choice/588428)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployment-boo-hoo-you-cant-live-at-your-first-choice/588428 "2011-07-12T04:59:38Z")
It drives me nuts sometimes when people rant about unemployment. Check out the stats. No, the entire US is not falling to pieces. Suck it up, buttercup, and realize you may not be able to live your dreams in New York,… --- ## [The Christian Choate case: positively sickening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-christian-choate-case-positively-sickening/587768)
**Author:** [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-christian-choate-case-positively-sickening/587768 "2011-07-11T23:44:58Z")
Words simply fail me on this one, and I’m usually a fairly jaded person. --- ## [I feel it's right for me to pit the WBC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-its-right-for-me-to-pit-the-wbc/586879)
**Author:** [@humanafterall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humanafterall)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-its-right-for-me-to-pit-the-wbc/586879 "2011-07-11T16:50:07Z")
Mostly because of their attitude towards the world, and how I just really want to slug Fred Phelps in the fucking face, and because he likes to assume that he and his cult of hate are better than everyone else. If they h… --- ## [Octomom update: She's Still a Piece of Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octomom-update-shes-still-a-piece-of-crap/587525)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octomom-update-shes-still-a-piece-of-crap/587525 "2011-07-11T16:19:44Z")
Nadya Suleman article. Hates her babies, is surprised that having 14 kids is somewhat stressful and wishes she hadn’t had them. She can still give her babies up for adoption, can’t she? In case there was any doubt that N… --- ## [Not your ordinary Pit material, I guess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-your-ordinary-pit-material-i-guess/588228)
**Author:** [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-your-ordinary-pit-material-i-guess/588228 "2011-07-11T14:48:20Z")
I just wanted to mention my happiness that everyone on my ignore list has now been banned or suspended. I hate seeing gaps in the conversation flow, and wondering what I might have missed. I just hate that very slightly … --- ## [Jim Inhofe is a dumbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586 "2011-07-10T22:42:48Z")
For many reasons. But this is his latest episode of dumbassery: Senator Won’t Ride Horse in ‘Holiday’ Parade --- ## [Can I shoot something by you guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-shoot-something-by-you-guys/588486)
**Author:** [@humanafterall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humanafterall)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-shoot-something-by-you-guys/588486 "2011-07-10T20:24:14Z")
Let’s assume that Congress throws out all legislation concerning the regulation of the tobacco industry. What’s the worst-case scenario? What’s the worst that could happen if we let Big Tobacco walk all over us? Inversel… --- ## [Dear PayPal, take BillMeLater and shove it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-paypal-take-billmelater-and-shove-it/588336)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-paypal-take-billmelater-and-shove-it/588336 "2011-07-10T03:33:51Z")
Every single time I log into PayPal (which I have to do CONSTANTLY because it has an insanely short time-out) I have to click past their moronic ads for BillMeLater. Hey assholes, I use PayPal because I don’t want to ha… --- ## [More Proof Birthers are Morons!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-proof-birthers-are-morons/587781)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-proof-birthers-are-morons/587781 "2011-07-09T20:47:08Z")
From Military.com comes this gem: More at the link. The best part, though, is this bit: I can’t imagine what issues could be brought up, unless, of course, they’re asking the judges to reverse reality. Mind you, Birt… --- ## [Chicken or Egg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-or-egg/587409)
**Author:** [@Penderel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penderel)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-or-egg/587409 "2011-07-09T16:16:25Z")
Lately many of my rants have been about people and their attitudes toward politics. Since users here are obviously of above-average intelligence, I’d like some other views on the topic. The question is: From what you’v… --- ## [Sam Brownback: The Crazy finally appears.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-brownback-the-crazy-finally-appears/587809)
**Author:** [@Lilacs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lilacs)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-brownback-the-crazy-finally-appears/587809 "2011-07-09T16:06:03Z")
http://cjonline.com/news/2011-07-02/brownback-program-promotes-marriage I am so disgusted right now. I’ve been waiting for this asshole to go ultra fundamental nuts on us, and now it’s happened. Last week this delusio… --- ## ["You know, that's handicapped parking spot!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-thats-handicapped-parking-spot/585328)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 466\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-thats-handicapped-parking-spot/585328 "2011-07-09T06:24:19Z")
Very minor, but it put a knot in my knickers for the whole 15 minutes it took me to get home to post this. Yes, you self-righteous bitch. I realized that the bright blue paint job on the spot, along with the bright blu… --- ## [Anti-gay bullying is "healthy peer pressure."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-bullying-is-healthy-peer-pressure/587479)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-bullying-is-healthy-peer-pressure/587479 "2011-07-08T23:47:59Z")
I don’t have the words to adequately express my reaction to this garbage. It goes beyond most homophobic rhetoric, into the deep end of sociopathic irrational ranting. But there are some great “Comments” following the a… --- ## [Is anyone else sick of the Casey Anthony media circus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-sick-of-the-casey-anthony-media-circus/587853)
**Author:** [@SweetLucy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetLucy)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-sick-of-the-casey-anthony-media-circus/587853 "2011-07-08T19:26:43Z")
If I see Casey Anthony’s ugly face in the paper or on the Net again, I’ll scream! :mad: Everyone deserves a fair trial. I think she’s guilty as sin, and a bad little liar about it. --- ## [I wish to declare war on a foreign country.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 501\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464 "2011-07-07T22:46:04Z")
Forget lobbying the Government to waste billions of dollars on new aircraft carriers, or signing up as a merc to go against the nasty foreigners. Why bother when I can send Rhythmdvl and a few other members of the Strai… --- ## [Getting some of my own back!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-some-of-my-own-back/587865)
**Author:** [@martin.smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/martin.smith)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-some-of-my-own-back/587865 "2011-07-07T20:07:50Z")
Some years ago I had really crappy service from a Christchurch doctor simply because he’d heard how I’d made a complaint about one of his peers.I was a bit of a drifter on a sickness benefit in those days and if I had tr… --- ## [Workplace Griping Spinoff - Shredder Guy and other tales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-spinoff-shredder-guy-and-other-tales/585014)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-griping-spinoff-shredder-guy-and-other-tales/585014 "2011-07-07T03:17:31Z")
It was suggested (by me!) that we should have a spinoff from the Workplace Griping thread. flatlined entertained us with many stories of her illustrious coworker, Shredder Guy. I have compiled her stories here. Please… --- ## [Holder CIA Witch Hunt comes up without witches....bitches.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holder-cia-witch-hunt-comes-up-without-witches-bitches/587952)
**Author:** [@Evil\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_One)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holder-cia-witch-hunt-comes-up-without-witches-bitches/587952 "2011-07-07T03:02:35Z")
And the desire for more liberal porn comes up empty. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-cias-exoneration-and-holders-reckoning/2011/07/04/gHQASrfnxH\_story.html Perhaps this will be considered a bit ideologicall… --- ## [Dumb Non-Helmet Wearing Motorcycle Protester Dumb, Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-non-helmet-wearing-motorcycle-protester-dumb-dead/587875)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-non-helmet-wearing-motorcycle-protester-dumb-dead/587875 "2011-07-07T01:55:22Z")
A cyclist taking part in a demonstration for the worst acronymed group ever, ABATE (American Bikers Aimed Toward Education :rolleyes:), to protest required-helmet laws, skidded, vaulted over his handlebars, and died beca… --- ## [Jane Velez Mitchel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-velez-mitchel/587955)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-velez-mitchel/587955 "2011-07-06T23:05:47Z")
That’s right. Nancy Grace light. I just heard her blame the Casey Anthony verdict of not guilty on her celebrity status. Well just who the hell made Casey a celebrity ? I fuckin hate her and her mentor. And I’ll say … --- ## [Mr. Bartlet you sir are a douche!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-bartlet-you-sir-are-a-douche/587420)
**Author:** [@FredGarven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FredGarven)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-bartlet-you-sir-are-a-douche/587420 "2011-07-06T14:44:09Z")
So I am killing time at work watching the Casey Anthony trial while babysitting some software installs. The defense has rested, a few things were happening and then all of the sudden they bring this pimply-faced 28 year… --- ## [I do not think it's wrong to point out the tmr.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-think-its-wrong-to-point-out-the-tmr/588004)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-think-its-wrong-to-point-out-the-tmr/588004 "2011-07-06T10:20:46Z")
Mmp --- ## [School fundraisers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-fundraisers/370723)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-fundraisers/370723 "2011-07-05T19:28:08Z")
The start of another school year, and the start of glossy catalogs full of unnecessary shit being sent home for the fundraiser of the month. Schools are using our kids to raise money, sending them door to door or having… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=241) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=243)