# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=32 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 33 --- ## [Does anyone else hate Andy Serkis as much as I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-hate-andy-serkis-as-much-as-i-do/963213)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-hate-andy-serkis-as-much-as-i-do/963213 "2022-05-04T11:19:41Z")
Physical turn the screen off revulsion. If i were a billionaire I’d pay him whatever he asked to just kick the shit out of him. --- ## [Fuck RyanAir and Fuck Brexit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-ryanair-and-fuck-brexit/963692)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-ryanair-and-fuck-brexit/963692 "2022-05-03T17:45:38Z")
Was booked to go on my first trip abroad since before Covid - a trip to Portugal for a golf weekend with friends. I got to the airport and RyanAir refused me boarding because my passport, despite being valid until Decem… --- ## [Will we ever fight back? When will that line be drawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-fight-back-when-will-that-line-be-drawn/963058)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-fight-back-when-will-that-line-be-drawn/963058 "2022-05-03T13:50:22Z")
Not calling for violence at all. I hate violence. As the Republicans are harming those who are LGBTQ+, and take away the rights of women, and actively killing us with a virus they refuse to try to mitigate… how much mo… --- ## [Fool Me Twice: April Mini-Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109)
**Author:** [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109 "2022-05-01T21:25:19Z")
I have a scratchy throat and a very runny nose. I am trying to decide whether to use one of my gov’t issued rapid Covid tests. --- ## [Pitting arrogant, ill-mannered and intellectually dishonest posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-arrogant-ill-mannered-and-intellectually-dishonest-posters/963121)
**Author:** [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-arrogant-ill-mannered-and-intellectually-dishonest-posters/963121 "2022-05-01T01:04:02Z")
Recently I found myself with a bit more time on my hands, so started interacting and posting more on this board. Bad idea. It is no fun interacting with posters who: state that certain people’s opinions are not worth … --- ## [Your transaction is now over, now STFU!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-transaction-is-now-over-now-stfu/616525)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-transaction-is-now-over-now-stfu/616525 "2022-04-28T06:29:56Z")
I used to work retail so I understand chatting with the customer as you are ringing them up, but I’ve noticed a trend where the cashier and customer are having a conversation, the transaction is done/paid/receipt handed … --- ## [No, I don't want to take your stupid survey!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-dont-want-to-take-your-stupid-survey/962958)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-dont-want-to-take-your-stupid-survey/962958 "2022-04-28T01:34:27Z")
Every service company from plumbers to medical (actually not so far apart, now I think of it) wants me to do their survey (“it will only take a couple of minutes” is a fucking lie) so I can tell them how wonderful they a… --- ## [What is wrong with american police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-american-police/962823)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-american-police/962823 "2022-04-26T15:16:58Z")
In this case a normal person would let the guy run a bit, and send police after him and investigate. Why do us police insist on killing black people? Im my country it would be an upset if police killed anyone. It seem… --- ## [Pitting Bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-bobot/961110)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-bobot/961110 "2022-04-26T14:19:08Z")
I’d add something pity, but really, this speaks for itself. --- ## [Why do I hate Russians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-hate-russians/963076)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-hate-russians/963076 "2022-04-26T00:13:57Z")
Not much to do with Ukraine, really, but I’ve harbored a deep antipathy for Russians my whole life, and it’s not just leftover Cold War stuff either. (Boomer here, raised in the whole “Duck and Cover” terror of nuclear w… --- ## [I pit the piece of shit that dumped this bunny on the side of the road](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-piece-of-shit-that-dumped-this-bunny-on-the-side-of-the-road/961660)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-piece-of-shit-that-dumped-this-bunny-on-the-side-of-the-road/961660 "2022-04-25T03:44:42Z")
I went for a walk in my neighborhood today and came across a small, white bunny. Next to him was a large, opened bag of kale. Some sonofabitch decided they didn’t want it anymore and left it to fend for itself, be rescue… --- ## [AI appears to be generating inquiries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-appears-to-be-generating-inquiries/963263)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-appears-to-be-generating-inquiries/963263 "2022-04-22T18:33:12Z")
Recently I have been getting phone calls claiming to respond to my inquiry for products or services. Inquiries that I did not make. At first I dismissed it as routine spam, but the frequency increased and there was a pat… --- ## [Caption contest - DJT photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caption-contest-djt-photos/922360)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caption-contest-djt-photos/922360 "2022-04-21T22:43:20Z")
Caption contest. No prize other than the obvious and probably much needed catharsis. #1: #2: #3: Maybe j… --- ## ["Comfort care" doc acquitted on murder charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-care-doc-acquitted-on-murder-charges/963117)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-care-doc-acquitted-on-murder-charges/963117 "2022-04-21T14:29:19Z")
William Husel, the Ohio critical care physician accused of killing 14 hospitalized patients with massive overdoses of fentanyl, has been acquitted on all charges. Apparently the jury bought the defense argument that h… --- ## [WTF is wrong with US society? Do we just accept total corruption?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-wrong-with-us-society-do-we-just-accept-total-corruption/961978)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-wrong-with-us-society-do-we-just-accept-total-corruption/961978 "2022-04-20T16:37:44Z")
We seem to be accepting that “No man is above the law” has no meaning. A Democratic AG seems reluctant to prosecute a blatant criminal ex-President, and you know any GOP AG wouldn’t think of prosecuting him. A SC justice… --- ## [Dede Robertson died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dede-robertson-died/963097)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dede-robertson-died/963097 "2022-04-20T15:47:30Z")
I put this in The BBQ Pit because MPSIMS has a rule against religious jabs in breaking news. News here: NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Dede Robertson, the wife of religious broadcaster Pat Robertson and a founding board member o… --- ## [My annual EV rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-annual-ev-rant/962724)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-annual-ev-rant/962724 "2022-04-14T18:29:50Z")
I have an EV (2015 Nissan LEAF). I like it. It works well for me and my use-case scenario. I think it is a good thing that more EV’s (hybrid, plug in hybrid, full electric) are being bought each year in increasing n… --- ## [I pit eating on Zoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-eating-on-zoom/962448)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-eating-on-zoom/962448 "2022-04-14T14:46:27Z")
I’m in a weekly D&D session. We’re all in different time zones so I get that some people haven’t had dinner yet, but could you please just pop it on mute before you start eating? I don’t need to hear all the chewing and … --- ## [The rants go Marching one by one (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rants-go-marching-one-by-one-monthly-mini-rants/960268)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rants-go-marching-one-by-one-monthly-mini-rants/960268 "2022-04-13T15:54:15Z")
Continuing the discussion from February Mini-Rants. Look on the bright side - it's the shortest month of the year: The world might be on the brink of war, with the threat of nuclear weapons. The pandemic is still in ef… --- ## [Wow, the funeral business is a huge scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-funeral-business-is-a-huge-scam/959154)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-funeral-business-is-a-huge-scam/959154 "2022-04-12T22:47:23Z")
My mother passed away recently and did not leave detailed instructions for what she wanted. So we are left with a sibling’s assertion that she wanted a “traditional” funeral with a wake and a mass at church. The lack of … --- ## [Y'all Queda will never get it: SOCAS violation--again--in Tennessee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yall-queda-will-never-get-it-socas-violation-again-in-tennessee/959022)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yall-queda-will-never-get-it-socas-violation-again-in-tennessee/959022 "2022-04-12T19:30:50Z")
Or, as the actual headline puts it: ‘How to torture a Jew’ Jesus Christ! Look, the Bible is, in fact, literature. It may not be your favorite genre and that’s okay. It may be your favorite genre, and that’s okay, too… --- ## [It's time to officially Pit Joe Paterno and the Penn State football program.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 6712\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167 "2022-04-12T14:32:52Z")
Joe Paterno should have retired years ago with his reputation in tact. Now he can go out in the midst of a horrid scandal. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/penn-state-ad-tim-curley-vp-gary-schultz-charged-perju… --- ## [How can Alabama restrict gender-affirming treatment for adults?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-alabama-restrict-gender-affirming-treatment-for-adults/962625)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-alabama-restrict-gender-affirming-treatment-for-adults/962625 "2022-04-11T15:33:57Z")
Alabama passed a law making it a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison for prescribing gender- affirming treatment to anyone under 19. The age of consent in Alabama is 16. So at 18, you can serve in the military, … --- ## [Rep. Don Young (R-AK) has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-don-young-r-ak-has-died/961335)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-don-young-r-ak-has-died/961335 "2022-04-05T13:15:16Z")
Obit. After 25 terms in the House, he’s finally gone. The man did some good things for Alaska, but far too few. He was an advocate for the Alaska Natives, but that was tempered by his racist and misogynistic views, and h… --- ## [Russia shipping Ukrainians to far-off depressed areas of Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-shipping-ukrainians-to-far-off-depressed-areas-of-russia/961646)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-shipping-ukrainians-to-far-off-depressed-areas-of-russia/961646 "2022-04-05T05:23:27Z")
It’s the New Babylonian Captivity --- ## [Alex Jones gets cyber-slapped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202 "2022-03-31T17:28:32Z")
Notice how Facebook only responded when trillion-dollar Apple showed some balls and removed Alex Jones. Facebook, YouTube (Alphabet/Google), and Twitter soon followed. Hopefully this becomes a thing. --- ## [Let me be real clear: this message board does NOT need conservatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-be-real-clear-this-message-board-does-not-need-conservatives/947474)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 3004\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-be-real-clear-this-message-board-does-not-need-conservatives/947474 "2022-03-31T04:37:35Z")
It just doesn’t. We don’t need “the other side” of the debate or whatever the hell issue we’re talking about if they are committed to anti-intellectualism and deliberately undermining good faith discussion. Looking at y… --- ## [I pit MordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-mordecaib/946419)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-mordecaib/946419 "2022-03-31T04:16:59Z")
Since you’re apparently not gonna drop this, I’ll admit it where it isn’t against the rules - I reported you for trying to start a board war within moments of you making that post, since I was already in the thread, and… --- ## [Who do you despise on YOUR side of the political spectrum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-despise-on-your-side-of-the-political-spectrum/961717)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-despise-on-your-side-of-the-political-spectrum/961717 "2022-03-30T18:36:15Z")
Leftie here. I hate Al Sharpton with the heat of a million suns–he’s just a lying, disingenuous, illiterate, demagogic race-baiter who, unfortunately, I often agree with on many issues. Always makes me question my own op… --- ## [Putin compares Russia to J. K. Rowling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-compares-russia-to-j-k-rowling/961712)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-compares-russia-to-j-k-rowling/961712 "2022-03-28T02:58:53Z")
Really. It’s a stretch. Russia would love to be doing as well as Rowling. Her Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play is still going in five cities and her Secrets of Dumbledore movie is about to be released. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=33)