# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=258 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 259 --- ## [N. and S. Korea firing artillery at each other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-and-s-korea-firing-artillery-at-each-other/563483)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-and-s-korea-firing-artillery-at-each-other/563483 "2011-01-27T02:44:56Z")
First up, let’s poison the well… WITH TRUTH! Communists are evil and their supporters are (at worst) just as evil or (at best) a bunch of fuzzy-headed nitwits who pick and choose what history to read and believe and pro… --- ## [Sodom and Gomorrah: the Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodom-and-gomorrah-the-movie/341067)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodom-and-gomorrah-the-movie/341067 "2011-01-26T22:32:23Z")
Oh for Chrissakes. I guess the fundies have got their panties in a knot over the success of Brokeback Mountain and decided to make their OWN little movie about the evils of homosexuality. Looks like they’re getting des… --- ## [I pit Bricker for subtle reasons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-bricker-for-subtle-reasons/568403)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-bricker-for-subtle-reasons/568403 "2011-01-26T22:06:30Z")
First of all, I want to say that, in general, I have an enormous amount of respect for Bricker. Despite his being on the other side of the political spectrum from me, and despite the generally divisive tone of the countr… --- ## [Crony Capitalism Sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crony-capitalism-sucks/568688)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crony-capitalism-sucks/568688 "2011-01-26T17:41:25Z")
Good news, America! The head of one of your largest corporations, Jeffrey Immelt of GE, is now going to be in charge of creating jobs in America. Especially ‘green jobs’. It’s an amazing coincidence that the guy picke… --- ## [Republicans attempt to rape Healthcare Reform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266 "2011-01-25T17:04:44Z")
245 out of 245 Republican representatives demonstrated lockstep prowess today and passed the “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act.” In other news, the Dems did almost as well voting to maintain the Patient Pro… --- ## ["It's cold, so there's no global warming." Do they KNOW that's false?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-cold-so-theres-no-global-warming-do-they-know-thats-false/567421)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-cold-so-theres-no-global-warming-do-they-know-thats-false/567421 "2011-01-25T04:13:13Z")
So I just saw a conservative website’s story entitled (IIRC): “Global warming update: snow in 49 states.” The obvious implication is that if it’s cold, that means global warming is not happening. This just advances the… --- ## [I pit Dr. Gosnell (babykiller)(alledged)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dr-gosnell-babykiller-alledged/568391)
**Author:** [@FE3O4ENAIL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FE3O4ENAIL)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dr-gosnell-babykiller-alledged/568391 "2011-01-25T03:53:40Z")
Dr. Gosnell, 69 years old, was charged Wednesday with eight murders—those of the woman who was overdosed and of seven babies whose spinal cords were severed with scissors after they were born alive at the Women’s Medical… --- ## [PennDOT doesn't know how to plow snow !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penndot-doesnt-know-how-to-plow-snow/142244)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penndot-doesnt-know-how-to-plow-snow/142244 "2011-01-24T21:51:39Z")
So, we had an ice storm yesterday. I didn’t go out yesterday, it was a very bad idea and the roads were bad, as anyone would expect. Last night, the television started scrolling the schools were having delayed openings.… --- ## [Skald, please, please tell me I'm very, very wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-please-please-tell-me-im-very-very-wrong/568065)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-please-please-tell-me-im-very-very-wrong/568065 "2011-01-24T04:46:02Z")
Ok. This is here because this forum is where you call individual posters out. Skald, you were pitted here: Skald the Rhymer, your fixation with rape is somewhat disturbing. - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board b… --- ## [Alabama Gov Says Non-Christians Not His Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-gov-says-non-christians-not-his-brothers/568227)
**Author:** [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-gov-says-non-christians-not-his-brothers/568227 "2011-01-23T15:12:14Z")
Tell me again why we didn’t just let the Confederates leave. --- ## [iamnotbatman is a pseudo-intellectual twat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iamnotbatman-is-a-pseudo-intellectual-twat/568323)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iamnotbatman-is-a-pseudo-intellectual-twat/568323 "2011-01-22T04:20:37Z")
I originally posted this in this cafe society thread: I’ve seen iamnotbatman in only two threads, but this relatively new poster is definitely a bright and shining star in the constellation “Tumidus the Douchebag.” --- ## [ZPG Zealot: A troll too far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zpg-zealot-a-troll-too-far/567621)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 490\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zpg-zealot-a-troll-too-far/567621 "2011-01-21T20:58:54Z")
I’ll admit that I bought it for quite some time. I swallowed that you could believe in infanticide, forced abortion, handshake rape, and killing pregnant women and children lest they “steal” money via child support.\* I… --- ## [Andrew Breitbart throwing "big ol' gay party."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-breitbart-throwing-big-ol-gay-party/568384)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-breitbart-throwing-big-ol-gay-party/568384 "2011-01-21T16:58:35Z")
Here’s the story: http://gawker.com/5739023/gays-finally-get-a-chance-to-grind-with-andrew-breitbart Also: :eek: Wow, can this guy sound any more gay? --- ## [I pit Central Hudson (and ask a question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-central-hudson-and-ask-a-question/567256)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-central-hudson-and-ask-a-question/567256 "2011-01-21T06:33:38Z")
I was just checking my free credit report and found something unusual. I supposedly owe a collection agency $435. They say it’s from an unpaid bill from Central Hudson Gas & Electric. I was a little surprised I owed Cen… --- ## [RO: Woman Raped by Police Officer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-woman-raped-by-police-officer/567957)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-woman-raped-by-police-officer/567957 "2011-01-20T22:01:42Z")
Apparently a federal criminal investigation was just started. Here’s a rundown of the facts: 1.) The woman, 19 at the time, called 911 this past July because some teenage girls were throwing bricks at her house and tryi… --- ## [Disgusting Pigs in Bathrooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-pigs-in-bathrooms/568092)
**Author:** [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-pigs-in-bathrooms/568092 "2011-01-20T20:40:38Z")
The Urinal Thread got me to thinking about my pet peeve. No, wait, it’s not a damn “pet peeve,” it’s something that bothers the crap out of me, almost literally. Here’s the situation: I go to the men’s room at work, in… --- ## [Gawddamn Rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gawddamn-rules/568088)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gawddamn-rules/568088 "2011-01-20T02:03:58Z")
Fuck shit fucking bastard shithead colon maggoted fecaphiles Damned fucking buggered fucking felching fuckity fuck fucked bastards --- ## [Rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape/567854)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape/567854 "2011-01-19T23:31:11Z")
Rape rape rape rape rape rape rape rape. Rappa rappa rape rape rape rape rape. Rape dilly rape rape rape rappa rappa raperape. Rappie rape rape raperaperape. Rarararape rape rape rape rape rape rape! Grape Rape Grap… --- ## [Are urinals harder to flush or something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-urinals-harder-to-flush-or-something/567569)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-urinals-harder-to-flush-or-something/567569 "2011-01-19T20:19:37Z")
Seriously. What the fuck is up with the nasty fuckers that feel like urinals don’t need to be flushed like toilets do? I’m so tired of saddling up to a pisser and 90% of the time some prick has left his piss there for th… --- ## [Forums user "RedFox" does not like Jews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forums-user-redfox-does-not-like-jews/568206)
**Author:** [@Condescending\_Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Condescending_Robot)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forums-user-redfox-does-not-like-jews/568206 "2011-01-19T18:55:00Z")
In response to a moderator request to take it to the BBQ Pit: Jewish Dopers: Have you ever watched the film "Defamation"? - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board RedFox has decided to accuse anyone who believes an… --- ## [There was a HOLIDAY. How hard is that to figure out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-holiday-how-hard-is-that-to-figure-out/418115)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-holiday-how-hard-is-that-to-figure-out/418115 "2011-01-19T18:53:16Z")
Dear fucking moron single mothers and unemployed people, Monday was a national holiday. State child support and unemployment offices were closed. Banks were closed. It was not a business day. How fucking hard is it to f… --- ## [Just because I TOLERATE you, does NOT mean I don't think you're crazy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-tolerate-you-does-not-mean-i-dont-think-youre-crazy/567206)
**Author:** [@Steampunk\_Willie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steampunk_Willie)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-tolerate-you-does-not-mean-i-dont-think-youre-crazy/567206 "2011-01-19T18:13:50Z")
More and more lately ‘friends’ of mine on Facebook have been posting Bible quotes, mentioning their connection with God and/or Jesus, and comments that (to me) seem to clearly indicate they wholeheartedly feel that they … --- ## [The schadenfreude keeps a-comin' in Winkler County, Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-schadenfreude-keeps-a-comin-in-winkler-county-texas/567724)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-schadenfreude-keeps-a-comin-in-winkler-county-texas/567724 "2011-01-19T03:24:48Z")
It just gets better and better. Winkler County, a rural West Texas locale best known previously for being where Roy Orbison grew up, first got national headlines in 2009 when two nurses at the local hospital (in the boo… --- ## [Fred Phelps/Westboro Baptist to picket funerals of Arizona shooting victims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-phelps-westboro-baptist-to-picket-funerals-of-arizona-shooting-victims/567051)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-phelps-westboro-baptist-to-picket-funerals-of-arizona-shooting-victims/567051 "2011-01-18T23:36:03Z")
Story here. sigh I keep tellin’ ya, Fred, you keep missing the low-hanging fruit! What about the Hell’s Angels? Crimes, booze, drugs, brawling, fornication, all-around impiety even in the name – yep, those are some wr… --- ## [So at least eight men have sexually assaulted at least ten developmentally disabled women....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-at-least-eight-men-have-sexually-assaulted-at-least-ten-developmentally-disabled-women/566750)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-at-least-eight-men-have-sexually-assaulted-at-least-ten-developmentally-disabled-women/566750 "2011-01-18T21:07:47Z")
Link here. Just when I thought the human race couldn’t sink any lower, it does. --- ## [I lost my wallet, so FUCK ME!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-wallet-so-fuck-me/567671)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-wallet-so-fuck-me/567671 "2011-01-18T17:38:15Z")
Fuck fuck fuckity FUCK!!! FFFFUUUUUCCCCCKKKK I suppose I’m pitting my dumbass self here. Self: you are one dumb bitch, you know that? My driver’s license was in there, so now I gotta watch my back for ID theft. Plastic … --- ## [Humanitarian of the New Year - Janet Fan.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humanitarian-of-the-new-year-janet-fan/567611)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humanitarian-of-the-new-year-janet-fan/567611 "2011-01-18T04:50:51Z")
Janet Fan organized a protest against a hospice care facility adjacent to her condo, whipping people up into a dither about supposed cultural insensitivity. It worked, because we certainly wouldn’t want to appear to be … --- ## [What a complete and utter prat!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-complete-and-utter-prat/567591)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-complete-and-utter-prat/567591 "2011-01-17T19:17:18Z")
BBC video here. You, mate, had a very lucky escape. But your boat isn’t worth your life. --- ## ["Second Amendment Remedies" \[re: Arizona Shooting\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-amendment-remedies-re-arizona-shooting/566905)
**Author:** [@sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeping)\ **Replies:** 757\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-amendment-remedies-re-arizona-shooting/566905 "2011-01-17T18:01:46Z")
--- ## [I pit my woo woo ultracon co-worker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-woo-woo-ultracon-co-worker/567596)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-woo-woo-ultracon-co-worker/567596 "2011-01-17T03:51:55Z")
Working largely in the defense industry, I’m surrounded by slightly right-of-center people compared to the average educated person. But about a year ago, someone moved into my office who was much more conservative than … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=257) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=259)