# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=269 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 270 --- ## [You're not a moron anymore! How inspiring.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-not-a-moron-anymore-how-inspiring/554679)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-not-a-moron-anymore-how-inspiring/554679 "2010-09-29T12:55:24Z")
Stories like this She got rid of $100,000 worth of debt! are so insulting it hurts. The short story is some rich-bitch making 6 figures was an idiot and overspent for years racking up $100K in debt. She finally wises… --- ## [Screw you, fat polynesian bully who made a lopsided FF trade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-fat-polynesian-bully-who-made-a-lopsided-ff-trade/555290)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-fat-polynesian-bully-who-made-a-lopsided-ff-trade/555290 "2010-09-29T11:49:06Z")
Seriously, Donald Driver for Tony Romo? Look, I know the other guy is a skinny little white dude, but gimme a break. The league is only for 20 bucks. Are you going to strongarm people the entire season because you were … --- ## [Help! Evil Muslims are out to get meeeeeee! (For Valteron and Perciful)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-evil-muslims-are-out-to-get-meeeeeee-for-valteron-and-perciful/544476)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 619\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-evil-muslims-are-out-to-get-meeeeeee-for-valteron-and-perciful/544476 "2010-09-28T22:22:44Z")
So Valteron has started yet another “See how evil the Muslims are? They’re so evil, they pretend to be moderate just to keep you from seeing how evil they are” threads here. This follows other similar threads such as th… --- ## [E=mc2 is a liberal conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mc2-is-a-liberal-conspiracy/549823)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mc2-is-a-liberal-conspiracy/549823 "2010-09-28T21:25:43Z")
At least according to Conservapedia founder Andrew Schlafly (son of Phyllis). --- ## [Why do you insist on making rude, unsolicited comments on my lunch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-insist-on-making-rude-unsolicited-comments-on-my-lunch/554196)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-insist-on-making-rude-unsolicited-comments-on-my-lunch/554196 "2010-09-28T20:18:07Z")
Lame rant warning. Why do coworkers feel a need to make disparaging comments on the food I am eating during lunch? I am a light eater… I usually just eat some sandwich meat (usually turkey) and a cup of yogurt during l… --- ## [Fuck you British Columbia School System HR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-british-columbia-school-system-hr/555132)
**Author:** [@tingbudong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tingbudong)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-british-columbia-school-system-hr/555132 "2010-09-28T20:11:04Z")
You are a bunch of inflexible government assholes. I’ll save a\* long\* anecdotal sob story. I’m being shut-out of a substitute teaching position based on a technicality (of the trivial ‘crossing the t’ variety) despite … --- ## [Stupid recruitment ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-recruitment-ads/555263)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-recruitment-ads/555263 "2010-09-28T04:28:28Z")
I saw this in the Taco Bell drive through window, and later found an online version to share. Is Taco Bell a dance school? Where’s the fuckin’ disco ball? Yeah, if you want to PARTAY all day, Taco Bell is the place. W… --- ## [RO: Palestinian jailed for being Palestinian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-palestinian-jailed-for-being-palestinian/547472)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 399\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-palestinian-jailed-for-being-palestinian/547472 "2010-09-27T05:20:27Z")
Basically, a very naughty Palestinian pretended to be Jewish to a girl he met in the street, and they had sex like ten minutes later. She found out he is an Arab, and he is going to jail. For rape. Basically she is … --- ## [Thomas Kinkade...Urinator of Light.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thomas-kinkade-urinator-of-light/347202)
**Author:** [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thomas-kinkade-urinator-of-light/347202 "2010-09-26T20:06:35Z")
Some folks are just so target rich that you almost feel guilty for the schadenfrau. Martha Stewart comes to mind falls for that category. And then…then there’s folks who urinate on Winnie the Pooh, fondle the breasts … --- ## [Diogenes, go take a nap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-go-take-a-nap/554306)
**Author:** [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Replies:** 450\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-go-take-a-nap/554306 "2010-09-26T05:59:41Z")
I don’t participate much in Great Debates; I’m an avid reader, but I’m more interested in facts than opinions, and opportunities to inject new facts into GD are rare. I also don’t care to repeat myself (or anyone else), … --- ## [11 year old charged with murder as an adult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-year-old-charged-with-murder-as-an-adult/554698)
**Author:** [@jujuju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jujuju)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-year-old-charged-with-murder-as-an-adult/554698 "2010-09-25T19:29:26Z")
I put this here, because for one reason or another, this pisses me off. Either they are actually going to charge an 11 year old with murder as an adult, or this story is fluff. You don’t leave a 2 year old with an 11 y… --- ## [Fucking Comcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-comcast/552569)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-comcast/552569 "2010-09-25T02:49:53Z")
I just moved back to the US, and lived in temp corporate housing for 2 months with Comcast. The free kids videos like Dora were a big hit, and I need fast internet regardless. So, we signed up for the service when we mov… --- ## [Big\_WhatsisName is Wishy-Washy; Maybe a Closet Liberal!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big_whatsisname-is-wishy-washy-maybe-a-closet-liberal/554904)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big_whatsisname-is-wishy-washy-maybe-a-closet-liberal/554904 "2010-09-24T18:54:26Z")
I was going to say that you were wrong, that there weren’t that many, but you did reply 8 times back to the nice, intelligent people here. \[and a few more times before I started this post and the original thread was c… --- ## [Why WTC 7 Sabotaged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wtc-7-sabotaged/553649)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wtc-7-sabotaged/553649 "2010-09-24T15:52:58Z")
Now that we know WTC was pulled down by cables rather than as the result of fire and debris from WTC 1 & 2, let’s have a serious discussion about why that was necessary. Was it the secret entry to the Bat Cave? --- ## [Whew it's hot out here! Summer Mini-Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whew-its-hot-out-here-summer-mini-rants/544239)
**Author:** [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Replies:** 1255\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whew-its-hot-out-here-summer-mini-rants/544239 "2010-09-24T05:11:29Z")
How is it possible to spill half a cup of iced coffee into my purse when there’s a damn lid on the cup? Why was I stupid enough to think balancing the cup on my center console would work “only for a second”? And the li… --- ## [Obama's aunt steps into the illegal immigrant debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-aunt-steps-into-the-illegal-immigrant-debate/554586)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-aunt-steps-into-the-illegal-immigrant-debate/554586 "2010-09-23T17:32:25Z")
Zeituni Onyango is Barack Obama’s aunt. And she’s an illegal immigrant living in the United States. cite I’m on record for supporting wide immigration and opposing draconian policies against illegal immigrants. But it’s… --- ## [Failure to read the OP before responding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failure-to-read-the-op-before-responding/553810)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failure-to-read-the-op-before-responding/553810 "2010-09-23T14:37:42Z")
Please don’t hijack this with jokes implying that you didn’t read this OP. The joke is already stale, and nobody’s even made it yet. This is something that often bugs me here at the SDMB. This rant began as a response i… --- ## [Illinois State Police Trooper Matt Mitchell may you rot in hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-state-police-trooper-matt-mitchell-may-you-rot-in-hell/428613)
**Author:** [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-state-police-trooper-matt-mitchell-may-you-rot-in-hell/428613 "2010-09-22T22:41:40Z")
Fuck you …you dumb fucking jackbooted ashat of a thug…What gives you the right to breath much less continue “serving and protecting”? You had already cost the State of Illinois more than 1.7 million dollars (not countin… --- ## [Stupid craigslist lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-craigslist-lady/554171)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-craigslist-lady/554171 "2010-09-22T10:05:41Z")
What an odd (and severely annoying) woman! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrr, I don’t have time, energy, or patience for this sort of idiocy right now. But I need to vent…(I apologize that I don’t have colorful ex… --- ## [What the hell? (16 year old girl drugged, gang-raped, pictures on Facebook)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-16-year-old-girl-drugged-gang-raped-pictures-on-facebook/554055)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-16-year-old-girl-drugged-gang-raped-pictures-on-facebook/554055 "2010-09-22T05:41:56Z")
Story here. I don’t even know what to say about this - “socially corrupt” gets close. If the people convicted of this crime are under 18, they’ll be charged as Young Offenders, get light sentences, and have their records… --- ## [Just because I'm sick and tired of all the Gay-bashing done by the "Religious Right"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-im-sick-and-tired-of-all-the-gay-bashing-done-by-the-religious-right/554388)
**Author:** [@Doxy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doxy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-im-sick-and-tired-of-all-the-gay-bashing-done-by-the-religious-right/554388 "2010-09-22T04:17:12Z")
…thought I’d share a few things with anyone feeling self-righteous about … well … about anything! Old Testament Classics: \*\*- Get Fast Cash Now! Sell your daughter into slavery! \*\* Exodus 21:7 (Tip: You’ll get mor… --- ## [The Pope says I'm a Nazi - or Godwin in one step](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-says-im-a-nazi-or-godwin-in-one-step/553997)
**Author:** [@Galanthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galanthus)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-says-im-a-nazi-or-godwin-in-one-step/553997 "2010-09-22T00:25:16Z")
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11332515 Apparently extreme secularism is rife in the UK and we’re oppressing Catholics. A few weeks ago I spoke up for the Catholic Church in the thread about the IRA priest who was squirr… --- ## [To the stupid jerk at the airport bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-stupid-jerk-at-the-airport-bar/553273)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-stupid-jerk-at-the-airport-bar/553273 "2010-09-21T21:06:06Z")
I’m at LAX, early for my red eye, so I grab a beer near my gate. The unfortunate thing for me was that I was two seats away from Mr loudmouth, who’s going on and on about how politics hav lost their decorum, that when … --- ## [Octomom resurfaces; supposedly planning to go back on welfare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octomom-resurfaces-supposedly-planning-to-go-back-on-welfare/554301)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octomom-resurfaces-supposedly-planning-to-go-back-on-welfare/554301 "2010-09-21T20:02:14Z")
‘Octomom’ may go on welfare to make ends meet I’m sure the only reason that she is bringing this into the media is to get people to feel sorry for the kids and give her more free stuff. --- ## [My Un-Censored Question about Dentists, Root Canals, and Financial Rape!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-un-censored-question-about-dentists-root-canals-and-financial-rape/554496)
**Author:** [@FORD2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FORD2)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-un-censored-question-about-dentists-root-canals-and-financial-rape/554496 "2010-09-21T14:51:31Z")
Here’s what just took place. My dentist tells me I need a root canal and sends me to a dentist who does only root canals-- so I guess we can call him a specialist. The specialist breaks it down into 3 visits, probably … --- ## [I fucking hate Blackwater/Xe and want them to be outlawed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-blackwater-xe-and-want-them-to-be-outlawed/552578)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucking-hate-blackwater-xe-and-want-them-to-be-outlawed/552578 "2010-09-21T13:35:36Z")
So Blackwater is in the news again. Seems that they’ve been caught setting up shell companies and things to cover up who is involved in what, since they kind of have a bad name from all the shit they’ve done in Iraq and… --- ## [Fuck you AT&T](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-at-t/554407)
**Author:** [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-at-t/554407 "2010-09-21T07:40:54Z")
Just got home from a weekend in the States and I swear I’ll never\* complain about Rogers again. I use my iPad for GPS so the plan was simple - cross the border, stop at an Apple store for a new SIM card, register for a… --- ## [Dear SWMNBN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-swmnbn/553951)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-swmnbn/553951 "2010-09-21T04:02:50Z")
Dear She Who Must Not Be Named- WTF? I mean really, WTF? We have had an on-again, off-again relationship for over twenty years. The sex was incredible, but frankly it was not enough to put up with all your drama. You a… --- ## [I love Charles Manson and he is INNOCENT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-charles-manson-and-he-is-innocent/554467)
**Author:** [@Arty\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arty_L)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-charles-manson-and-he-is-innocent/554467 "2010-09-21T00:59:42Z")
I admire his music, social activistism and his philosophy Manson established himself as a guru in San Francisco and he expounded a brilliant philosophy that included some of the Scientology he had studied while incarcera… --- ## [Why do people open a thread, learn it's not what they thought, and STILL POST!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-open-a-thread-learn-its-not-what-they-thought-and-still-post/554010)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-open-a-thread-learn-its-not-what-they-thought-and-still-post/554010 "2010-09-20T09:25:53Z")
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