# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=257 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 258 --- ## [I pit those who pit Der Trihs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-those-who-pit-der-trihs/570212)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-those-who-pit-der-trihs/570212 "2011-02-07T06:05:02Z")
As can be seen here, this mother fucker is in dire need of psychiatric help. Here’s the gem from GD that caused me to comment and get admonished by a mod: \[QUOTE=Der Trihs\] I’m a liberal and an atheist; I give good odd… --- ## [I pit Jesus and all other fairy godfathers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-jesus-and-all-other-fairy-godfathers/570264)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-jesus-and-all-other-fairy-godfathers/570264 "2011-02-07T04:01:10Z")
Isn’t it time to admit that this shit is getting us nowhere? Come on folks, why are we killing each other over such obvious fucking bullshit? How can peoples living in this day and age be stuck to bullshit on such an e… --- ## [Buffalo Beast 50 most lothesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-beast-50-most-lothesome/570175)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-beast-50-most-lothesome/570175 "2011-02-06T20:56:58Z")
http://www.buffalobeast.com/?p=4182 Here is the latest edition --- ## [Yes, Channel 4, we know you're wonderful (storm related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-channel-4-we-know-youre-wonderful-storm-related/569775)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-channel-4-we-know-youre-wonderful-storm-related/569775 "2011-02-06T08:35:35Z")
So quit telling us, “We’re here for you.” and, “We know storms are scary. We’ll keep you up to date.” and just tell us what is going on, and what’s going to happen! Assholes. St. Louis got some freezing rain yesterday, … --- ## [Actual forums user "RedFury" does not like Jews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-forums-user-redfury-does-not-like-jews/568217)
**Author:** [@Condescending\_Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Condescending_Robot)\ **Replies:** 416\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-forums-user-redfury-does-not-like-jews/568217 "2011-02-06T06:08:46Z")
In response to a moderator request to take it to the BBQ Pit: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/...d.php?t=593493 RedFury has decided to accuse anyone who believes anti-Semitism exists at all, ever, of being an agent … --- ## [Houston police beating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houston-police-beating/570096)
**Author:** [@Kilmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilmore)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houston-police-beating/570096 "2011-02-05T21:29:21Z")
Here’s the video link. It’s pretty graphic. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/13\_undercover&id=7936228 These guys are a total disgrace to police everywhere for the following reasons. The kid knew when to… --- ## [Animal Lovers: Share the RO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-lovers-share-the-ro/569935)
**Author:** [@longPath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longPath)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2011, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-lovers-share-the-ro/569935 "2011-02-05T08:27:11Z")
Maybe this should be in MPSIMS. Woman Tries Shipping Puppy Priority Mail --- ## [Hello. I am a racist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590)
**Author:** [@Ariovistus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ariovistus)\ **Replies:** 759\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590 "2011-02-05T03:53:27Z")
Hello. My name is Ariovistus, and I am what most of the posters here would call a ‘racist’ (though that is not how I think of myself). I am not here to troll, any more than I am here to open myself up to verbal abuse f… --- ## [I pit overzealous pet shelter rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overzealous-pet-shelter-rules/568130)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overzealous-pet-shelter-rules/568130 "2011-02-05T00:30:36Z")
I just had a kid so I want to get a dog because I think being around dogs make you a better person, so I go down to the pet shelter to adopt one (I had previously only gotten puppies from friends and neighbors) because t… --- ## [I pit the homeless men who defecate near my apartment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-homeless-men-who-defecate-near-my-apartment/568789)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-homeless-men-who-defecate-near-my-apartment/568789 "2011-02-04T16:46:41Z")
I’m not an uberconservative, to-hell-with-the-homeless guy. I know full well that there are a range of factors that drive people to homelessness, often outside of their control - drug addiction, mental illness, an econom… --- ## [I pit Vice President Joe Biden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-vice-president-joe-biden/569293)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-vice-president-joe-biden/569293 "2011-02-04T11:13:55Z")
Mr. Vice President, I have a tremendous amount of respect for your foreign affairs expertise, for your distinguished career in public service, and for your support of the President. Overall, I believe that you perform yo… --- ## [Worker's comp for the Dog Slaughterer-maybe the PTSD will help you grow a pair, asshole.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workers-comp-for-the-dog-slaughterer-maybe-the-ptsd-will-help-you-grow-a-pair-asshole/569859)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workers-comp-for-the-dog-slaughterer-maybe-the-ptsd-will-help-you-grow-a-pair-asshole/569859 "2011-02-04T05:50:39Z")
This is insane, beyond belief. Business is down for a dog sled tour company. So the bosses decide to kill 100 of their 300 dogs. (After supposedly trying to place them). And since they (supposedly) couldn’t get a vet … --- ## [Yaaarghh! It's pronounced SUB-SID-I-ARY, goddammit!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yaaarghh-its-pronounced-sub-sid-i-ary-goddammit/568284)
**Author:** [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yaaarghh-its-pronounced-sub-sid-i-ary-goddammit/568284 "2011-02-03T04:27:11Z")
I just about stabbed my eardrums with a pencil while at work today. In a nearby cube, one of my co-workers was giving some training on one of our back-end sales planning tools which maps account coverage hierarchies. N… --- ## [Monkey With a Gun Needs to be Disarmed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-with-a-gun-needs-to-be-disarmed/569473)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-with-a-gun-needs-to-be-disarmed/569473 "2011-02-02T19:41:07Z")
Eh, I’ve been looking for somebody to Pit, and while Monkey With a Gun is really low hanging fruit, WTF, he/she (hereafter called “It”) pissed me off today. It called two of us liars in the same thread, and by implicati… --- ## [Damn it, Good Morning America!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-it-good-morning-america/569657)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-it-good-morning-america/569657 "2011-02-02T16:32:50Z")
In these troubled times of revolution throughout the Middle East, I decided to spend more time watching TV news. Sadly, ABC seems to have no sense of proportion. Following a short segment about Egypt (which just stated a… --- ## [Of course I don't worship Satan, moron!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-i-dont-worship-satan-moron/569317)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-i-dont-worship-satan-moron/569317 "2011-02-02T09:41:48Z")
This would be a much longer and spittle-filled rant if I weren’t typing on my iPod but I had to get this out of my head. Dear co-worker You are a sweet woman even though you insist that, deep down, I surely must believ… --- ## [Manhunt for cop shooter turns out to be a hoax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhunt-for-cop-shooter-turns-out-to-be-a-hoax/569349)
**Author:** [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhunt-for-cop-shooter-turns-out-to-be-a-hoax/569349 "2011-02-02T04:47:33Z")
Last week, a police officer was apparently shot in the chest by an unknown individual in the parking lot of El Camino Real High School, in the western San Fernando Valley. Several schools were locked down, and the LAPD … --- ## [Magellan01 is a fascist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magellan01-is-a-fascist/569765)
**Author:** [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magellan01-is-a-fascist/569765 "2011-02-02T03:30:21Z")
How else can one describe someone who wants to control the media through fear and murder, who does not care for such trivialities as “constitutional rights”, “national boundaries” or “innocence”? Link to the offending t… --- ## [I hate Conservatives.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-conservatives/556059)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 513\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-conservatives/556059 "2011-02-01T22:28:17Z")
They can’t argue worth crap, they’re always evasive, they distort things and they don’t give a rip about America’s working class. They yap endlessly about patriotism but when the chips come down they slam patriotism as … --- ## [Mr Mubarak, come to America, we love you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-mubarak-come-to-america-we-love-you/569626)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-mubarak-come-to-america-we-love-you/569626 "2011-02-01T19:39:03Z")
I’m putting this in the Pit because I expect to be mocked. I don’t think Hosni Mubarak is an illegitimate ruler because he’s an anti-democratic dictator. I think Hosni Mubarak is an illegitimate ruler because he’s propp… --- ## [Glenn Becks targets Frances Fox Piven (of "Cloward-Piven"); "targets" fitting word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-targets-frances-fox-piven-of-cloward-piven-targets-fitting-word/568430)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-targets-frances-fox-piven-of-cloward-piven-targets-fitting-word/568430 "2011-02-01T15:32:43Z")
Because she’s now getting death threats on his website. I can’t actually wish death on anyone on this board, even Beck, even in the Pit. I say only that somebody, somewhere, should DO SOMETHING. --- ## [House Republicans redefining "rape."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-republicans-redefining-rape/569439)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-republicans-redefining-rape/569439 "2011-01-31T06:29:40Z")
As part of an effort to deny publicly subsidized abortions for rape victims, the House GOP is attmpting to narrow the definition of "rape to include only what they call “forcible rape.” Their new definition of rape woul… --- ## ["If you don't believe in God, why don't you steal and murder?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-believe-in-god-why-dont-you-steal-and-murder/569384)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-believe-in-god-why-dont-you-steal-and-murder/569384 "2011-01-31T06:06:15Z")
You hear this line of reasoning a lot from some theists. They declare that atheists must be immoral, because without God, and the fear that he will punish you even if you aren’t caught by society, what’s stopping people … --- ## [Tea partiers waffle over cutting defense budget](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-partiers-waffle-over-cutting-defense-budget/569198)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-partiers-waffle-over-cutting-defense-budget/569198 "2011-01-30T02:55:01Z")
HAHA, I knew it. As soon as they had to make a hard decision about cutting defense spending, these so-called fiscal conservatives backtrack. Granted, I’ll give credit to Dick Armey and another Tea Party congresscritt… --- ## [OK you made your point, fat boy: NOW MOVE THE FUCKING CAR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-you-made-your-point-fat-boy-now-move-the-fucking-car/569071)
**Author:** [@El\_Presidente](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Presidente)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-you-made-your-point-fat-boy-now-move-the-fucking-car/569071 "2011-01-29T19:24:01Z")
This took place in a restaurant Sunday, its a popular eatery with the older folk. Around dinnertime there was this very elderly couple who were walking around looking very distraught. We overhear that they were upset bec… --- ## [RO: So what were you doing while your 13 month old son was alone in the tub drowning to death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-so-what-were-you-doing-while-your-13-month-old-son-was-alone-in-the-tub-drowning-to-death/568342)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-so-what-were-you-doing-while-your-13-month-old-son-was-alone-in-the-tub-drowning-to-death/568342 "2011-01-28T22:52:19Z")
Officer, I was on Facebook. --- ## [I've had a change of heart: gay civil rights isn't like black civil rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-change-of-heart-gay-civil-rights-isnt-like-black-civil-rights/569121)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-change-of-heart-gay-civil-rights-isnt-like-black-civil-rights/569121 "2011-01-28T19:05:49Z")
Hatred for gays run much much deeper, more than I can imagine A Harps supermarket in Arkansas received a complaint from what I can only describe as a Klan member, though I have no direct knowledge, carrying a burning cr… --- ## [Zany Zeolite Zipper, you are not well. Seek help. (With bonus Der Trihs pitting!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zany-zeolite-zipper-you-are-not-well-seek-help-with-bonus-der-trihs-pitting/567795)
**Author:** [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zany-zeolite-zipper-you-are-not-well-seek-help-with-bonus-der-trihs-pitting/567795 "2011-01-28T11:57:47Z")
Linky. I’ve linked to the whole thread, but the fun starts at the top of page two. From there on out, it’s a nonstop rollercoaster of crazy, wherein Zipper and Der Trihs defend their right as men to secretly videotape … --- ## [Thinking of making a will? If you're in Canada, don't bother!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-making-a-will-if-youre-in-canada-dont-bother/562527)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-making-a-will-if-youre-in-canada-dont-bother/562527 "2011-01-28T03:30:09Z")
I suspect I’m not alone in my belief that when I die, I can exercise a final act of authority over my worldly possessions and direct, even from the grave so to speak, who does, and does not, receive them. I mean, isn’t t… --- ## [I'm glad Giffords is recovering, but sheesh, who paid for the whole transfer drama today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-giffords-is-recovering-but-sheesh-who-paid-for-the-whole-transfer-drama-today/568520)
**Author:** [@Fell\_through\_the\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fell_through_the_Ice)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-giffords-is-recovering-but-sheesh-who-paid-for-the-whole-transfer-drama-today/568520 "2011-01-27T05:48:46Z")
Talking about this: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iKfY3EhXtuSj4CkgV32NjMVfr-zA?docId=4ed2702d8ad74523a716287faa9f6ff8 Check out the pics. This was a huge piece of theatre and must have cost hundreds… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=256) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=258)