# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=29 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 30 --- ## [The House Progressive Caucus is full of traitors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-house-progressive-caucus-is-full-of-traitors/973715)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-house-progressive-caucus-is-full-of-traitors/973715 "2022-10-31T01:42:06Z")
Every single one of these shitters need to be primaried and/or voted out of office. The far left in the USA, just the like far right, is totally compromised by Putin sympathy. I called Congressman Chuy Garcia’s office… --- ## [Cub Food. You are fuckers plain and simple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cub-food-you-are-fuckers-plain-and-simple/973999)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cub-food-you-are-fuckers-plain-and-simple/973999 "2022-10-30T10:51:14Z")
My son moved to the midwest and so we wanted to buy Cub gift cards for him. Tried it once for a $100 card and they charged me then I found out like 15 minutes later that their security contractors said my transaction wa… --- ## [Twisted Florida Ruling Says Pregnant Teen Isn’t ‘Mature’ Enough for Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twisted-florida-ruling-says-pregnant-teen-isn-t-mature-enough-for-abortion/969773)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twisted-florida-ruling-says-pregnant-teen-isn-t-mature-enough-for-abortion/969773 "2022-10-28T06:46:38Z")
I’m really at a loss for words. These evil assholes say she’s not mature enough to decide on having an abortion, but she is mature enough to go through a pregnancy and become a mother. Good chance she will have to drop … --- ## [Ghosts say “Boo!” and we do too! (October mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-say-boo-and-we-do-too-october-mini-rants/972531)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-say-boo-and-we-do-too-october-mini-rants/972531 "2022-10-28T05:24:34Z")
Continuing the discussion from Ba-dee-ya, Rantin' in September (monthly mini rants): I’ll start off by saying that I’m flying out of the devastation of killer hurricane Ian with only a few hours of sleep. It means I’ll… --- ## [The Adventures of The Special Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventures-of-the-special-master/970523)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventures-of-the-special-master/970523 "2022-10-28T03:13:39Z")
A week ago Trump’s legal team requested that a Special Master be appointed to go through all those legal documents and see where the FBI overstepped its legal bounds. I love when things like this come up. I’ve never i… --- ## [Non-American Dopers, what is your country's bullshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-american-dopers-what-is-your-countrys-bullshit/966101)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-american-dopers-what-is-your-countrys-bullshit/966101 "2022-10-19T07:28:32Z")
As an American, I am proud of my country’s many strong attributes. However, there are things for which I am quite frustrated and embarrassed. I consider these items my country’s bullshit. For this discussion, I am def… --- ## [What's the deal with Trump and Windmills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trump-and-windmills/973398)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trump-and-windmills/973398 "2022-10-18T18:04:43Z")
According to this tweet… “Whoever does public relations work for this garbage has done an incredible job,” Trump says, after a long rant about wind turbines getting a “puff piece” on 60 Minutes. There are few constants … --- ## [Why do Dopers start contests regarding grave matters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dopers-start-contests-regarding-grave-matters/973159)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dopers-start-contests-regarding-grave-matters/973159 "2022-10-17T01:19:43Z")
This isn’t really a “pitting” as such, but a matter for debate in which I am at least impliedly criticizing some of my fellow Dopers, so I thought this might be the best forum. Why do some of you think it’s fun or accep… --- ## [Smirky McDouchebag lawsuit dismissed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 417\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686 "2022-10-17T01:17:09Z")
Free speech absolutists everywhere rejoice. Link --- ## [More stupid people die. Why are we supposed to care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-stupid-people-die-why-are-we-supposed-to-care/972556)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-stupid-people-die-why-are-we-supposed-to-care/972556 "2022-10-05T23:21:30Z")
Some idiot skis off a mountain in Nepal. This gets reported as news. Why should anyone care, outside of her immediate family and friends? And how much is spent seeking and recovering her body? It is being flown for a… --- ## [Fucking UPS just tried to steal our medication for the second time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-ups-just-tried-to-steal-our-medication-for-the-second-time/735306)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-ups-just-tried-to-steal-our-medication-for-the-second-time/735306 "2022-10-05T22:54:47Z")
So my mother has pretty good health insurance, but in order to get most prescriptions covered they insist that that we go through a particular mail-order pharmacy (which has often been a nightmare; I could write a whole … --- ## [Spot the Actual Hatred Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-actual-hatred-challenge/972009)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-actual-hatred-challenge/972009 "2022-10-04T22:42:47Z")
A couple of days ago, in the Canadian shop teacher thread, this statement of mine about what the basic beliefs common to “TERFS” are was characterised as “lying”. OK. Here’s a link to an actual gender critical campaign… --- ## [Donald Trump wants to know "Why are people so mean?" This is the thread to tell him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625 "2022-10-02T02:28:19Z")
He just posted this to TS: This is the thread to answer this question. Why are some people just so mean to Donald Trump? --- ## [Ba-dee-ya, Rantin' in September (monthly mini rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ba-dee-ya-rantin-in-september-monthly-mini-rants/970706)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ba-dee-ya-rantin-in-september-monthly-mini-rants/970706 "2022-10-01T02:51:52Z")
My first mini rant of September is about my uninterruptable power supply (UPS). It does its job pretty well, when I have minor power outages my PC stays on (my main computer is a desktop I built). It also has a nice fe… --- ## [Is Michael\_Varn the new Jim\_B?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michael-varn-the-new-jim-b/972409)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-michael-varn-the-new-jim-b/972409 "2022-09-29T14:24:24Z")
He’s been a member for about 6 years but his posting activity has only recently been picking up. He has an inordinate amount of misspellings in his posts. He posts a lot of idiotic ideas similarly to our recently bann… --- ## [Anyone else confused by the emotion over Queen Elizabeth's passing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-confused-by-the-emotion-over-queen-elizabeths-passing/971275)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-confused-by-the-emotion-over-queen-elizabeths-passing/971275 "2022-09-28T17:05:45Z")
I didn’t want to shit on the thread on MPSIMS, but I have been surprised at the amount of emotion I’ve encountered about this event. When I came home from work, my wife said she was new tears. WTF? I’ve never understo… --- ## [The Wedding's Off! {Updated: I'm wed!\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weddings-off-updated-im-wed/950761)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weddings-off-updated-im-wed/950761 "2022-09-27T17:45:03Z")
So, one year ago tomorrow, I got married. Middle of the pandemic meant a remote ceremony, with only my mom in attendance, with the county clerk and my wife’s parents on Zoom. We decided that we’d have a ceremony/weddin… --- ## [Pitting aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-aceplace57/961183)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-aceplace57/961183 "2022-09-27T00:11:10Z")
When your racist ass is at the “Gee, Apartheid, I don’t know…” stage, it’s basically hanging out for everyone to see. --- ## [Abortion Bans Fights Sex Trafficking....Whaaaaa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-bans-fights-sex-trafficking-whaaaaa/972082)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-bans-fights-sex-trafficking-whaaaaa/972082 "2022-09-26T12:30:59Z")
I saw a commercial for Darren Bailey, a T-rump kissing god botherer running for governor of Illinois, and it made my jaw drop. It had a well dressed woman talking about having been sex trafficked and forced to have mult… --- ## [I've told you every way I, "Stop spying on me Google."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-told-you-every-way-i-stop-spying-on-me-google/968481)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-told-you-every-way-i-stop-spying-on-me-google/968481 "2022-09-23T04:30:50Z")
I am so tired of Google using software updates as an excuse to roll back privacy settings. I disabled Google Assistant as soon as I got my phone. I have no interest in inviting Google to be a quiet participant in litera… --- ## [Pronouns and idiot fascists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronouns-and-idiot-fascists/970369)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 509\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronouns-and-idiot-fascists/970369 "2022-09-22T19:56:46Z")
These people keeping taking words and changing the meaning or making them meaningless: “Woke”, “CRT”, etc. etc. the latest assault on the English language is pronouns. My pronouns are: Christian, Patriot, Conservative, b… --- ## [The Poetry of Donald J. Trump -- Special Declassification Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-declassification-edition/972032)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-declassification-edition/972032 "2022-09-22T18:52:19Z")
From an interview with Seam Hannity, Fox News Wednesday September 21, 2022 10PM Hannity …A President has the power to declassify…Was there a process?..What is your process? Trump There doesn’t have to be a Process A… --- ## [I don't use the word "hate" often](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-use-the-word-hate-often/971644)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-use-the-word-hate-often/971644 "2022-09-18T11:19:27Z")
But, I can easily say that I HATE anyone who is ok with innocent people suffering. They are monsters. --- ## [Trolls RU Again, The sequel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-ru-again-the-sequel/971334)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-ru-again-the-sequel/971334 "2022-09-17T04:17:17Z")
Following in the footsteps of this wise poster I am splitting off a new thread for troll watching. This is where to discuss trolling. --- ## [Do you think R. Kelly will ever face consequences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-r-kelly-will-ever-face-consequences/848261)
**Author:** [@Kovitlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kovitlac)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-r-kelly-will-ever-face-consequences/848261 "2022-09-14T22:20:41Z")
Maybe it’s just because I live under a rock, but I didn’t realize half the shit R. Kelly had done until I watched Stephanie Harlowe’s videos on the subject. Part 1: R Kelly: When A Woman's Fed Up (Part One) - YouTube P… --- ## [Can I pit myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-pit-myself/971361)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-pit-myself/971361 "2022-09-11T17:30:59Z")
I probably deserve it. I’m an old white guy. I’m an atheist, meat-eating liberal, non-gun owner. Some of my best friends are gay, black or both. I drive a rusted out 2006 minivan. I love puppies but kick cats at any… --- ## [Citizen Trump (et al.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizen-trump-et-al/930458)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 697\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizen-trump-et-al/930458 "2022-09-09T06:05:50Z")
We are a week away from the end of Trump’s term in office and knowing that we’ll need a new place to catalog his (and his family’s/crony’s) missteps, vent fury at transgressions and cackle with glee at consequences and m… --- ## [Pull my finger for August (monthly mini rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-my-finger-for-august-monthly-mini-rants/968940)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-my-finger-for-august-monthly-mini-rants/968940 "2022-09-05T03:16:29Z")
This is my last day of mandatory quarantine as I get over Covid. Feeling better but I have a nagging cough and sore throat that has made it impossible to sleep for long. Also, though my congestion is gone for some reas… --- ## [Why Trump felt he could mishandle Top Secret files](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-felt-he-could-mishandle-top-secret-files/970839)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-trump-felt-he-could-mishandle-top-secret-files/970839 "2022-09-04T18:07:32Z")
The unifying theory of why he’s in the position he’s now in is that his plan from the start was “I’m going to be President for the rest of my life. I’ll claim I won the 2020 election, whatever the results show, and if I … --- ## [Unpopular Opinions: Oprah Is Bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-opinions-oprah-is-bad/970098)
**Author:** [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-opinions-oprah-is-bad/970098 "2022-09-03T21:49:16Z")
I used to think that Oprah Winfrey was doing good things in the world. Not so anymore. She has promoted so many bad things, like Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz. Now she’s shilling for worthless apple cider vinegar supplements. I ha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=28) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=30)