# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=35 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 36 --- ## [Was Trump at Bob Dole's funeral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-trump-at-bob-doles-funeral/955897)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-trump-at-bob-doles-funeral/955897 "2021-12-28T23:31:54Z")
Was he invited? I don’t suppose there was any love lost betwixt them and Trump would hate sharing the limelight, especially with a so-called hero who got wounded. --- ## [Russian politician threatens to kidnap and kill a Democratic Congressman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-politician-threatens-to-kidnap-and-kill-a-democratic-congressman/956335)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-politician-threatens-to-kidnap-and-kill-a-democratic-congressman/956335 "2021-12-24T22:46:30Z")
Russian politician Aleksei Zhuravlyov is threatening to kidnap, try, and execute Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego because of Gallego’s calls for action against any Russian incursion into Ukraine. If that doesn’t wor… --- ## [Fuck you and your card! (lame!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-and-your-card-lame/334910)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-and-your-card-lame/334910 "2021-12-22T23:22:34Z")
This probably bugs the shit out of me more than it does most people. But I’m fucking sick of businesses and their stupid fucking cards. The Pick n Save, the Jewel store, now speedway has their stupid “speedy Rewards” car… --- ## [WTF, pepperlandgirl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-pepperlandgirl/593508)
**Author:** [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-pepperlandgirl/593508 "2021-12-22T22:13:43Z")
Seriously, this grates on me because of its blatant mix of trolling and threadshitting. Or maybe just threadshitting, but it sure looks designed to push people’s buttons in some pissy, passive-aggressive manner. In the … --- ## [Dick Pound (love this name btw) and the IOC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-pound-love-this-name-btw-and-the-ioc/956245)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-pound-love-this-name-btw-and-the-ioc/956245 "2021-12-21T17:10:23Z")
So, Mr. Dick here is a member of the IOC and recently gave an interview defending the IOCs decision to award the winter games to China. Here is the article I’ll be quoting from in a bit, for anyone wanting to read throu… --- ## [Ohio school was a scam to help football players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-school-was-a-scam-to-help-football-players/956305)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-school-was-a-scam-to-help-football-players/956305 "2021-12-20T20:32:36Z")
:face\_with\_raised\_eyebrow: In a call with a department official last month, Bishop Sycamore administrator Andre Peterson characterized his program as a way to get more exposure for football players who were having tro… --- ## [I really hate the Amish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-hate-the-amish/26510)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-hate-the-amish/26510 "2021-12-18T17:54:19Z")
Today alone, I had to deal with bicycles 4 abreast on a country road. Came over a hill, and there they were. This is just stupid as well as inconsiderate. The buggies chew up the road. I’m repeatedly thowing these guys… --- ## [Fuck you fucking scammers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-fucking-scammers/954962)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-fucking-scammers/954962 "2021-12-15T22:21:26Z")
My elderly mother in law just fell victim to the classic “Send is a check to cover insurance for Publisher’s Clearinghouse” blah blah blah scam shit and bullshit. The POS convinced her that he’s a good Christian man and … --- ## [Billboards and the First Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboards-and-the-first-amendment/955524)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboards-and-the-first-amendment/955524 "2021-12-15T20:59:20Z")
We just got back from a drive to look at a billboard we’d heard about. It’s located along a highway that goes through a small town with a reputation. I was sure what I’d heard was exaggeration or hyperbole, but it turn… --- ## [Another John Rosemond rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-john-rosemond-rant/928059)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-john-rosemond-rant/928059 "2021-12-15T02:34:37Z")
So I googled “shock and awe” and this came up. That sent me on a googling spree, and now I have to vent about what I found. TL,DR: Parenting expert was raised by jerks, crusades to have all children treated as badly as h… --- ## [Can we please not call Joseph Rosenbaum a "hero"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-not-call-joseph-rosenbaum-a-hero/954657)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2021, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-not-call-joseph-rosenbaum-a-hero/954657 "2021-12-14T22:58:17Z")
The other two victims, yeah you can call them heroes if you want. But holy shit Joseph should have spent the rest of his life in jail for anally raping an 8 year old and molesting 4 other children. All I can say is FUUUU… --- ## [These American terrorists can fuck right off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-american-terrorists-can-fuck-right-off/955879)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-american-terrorists-can-fuck-right-off/955879 "2021-12-13T18:39:45Z")
Here’s at least four: Fuck right off, the lot of you. I fear this isn’t the last and not the least we’ll see of these kinds of shenanigans in the US in the coming years. I’ll stay it now, tho: the Right is not going … --- ## [Should I be smothering my kids in their sleep? (Deliberately provocative title; the answer is no, and I don’t have kids)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-smothering-my-kids-in-their-sleep-deliberately-provocative-title-the-answer-is-no-and-i-don-t-have-kids/955848)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-smothering-my-kids-in-their-sleep-deliberately-provocative-title-the-answer-is-no-and-i-don-t-have-kids/955848 "2021-12-11T20:23:22Z")
I’ve been in a weird mood when it comes to the Big Issues. I’m not exactly despairing or anything, but I am angry, and I’m not sure who I’m angry at, for what, or why, and the title (which, again, is deliberately provoca… --- ## [Another reason to be disappointed in TFG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-to-be-disappointed-in-tfg/955462)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-to-be-disappointed-in-tfg/955462 "2021-12-10T16:30:31Z")
Didn’t he say something about fixing our plumbing problems after it took 10 flushes to flush down his enormous turds? --- ## [Elections have consequences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elections-have-consequences/955333)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elections-have-consequences/955333 "2021-12-10T15:45:28Z")
To all the people who couldn’t vote for Hillary in 2016, Everything that is going on is your fault. All I have to say is FUCK YOU! --- ## [Young girl killed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-girl-killed/955727)
**Author:** [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-girl-killed/955727 "2021-12-09T01:36:17Z")
On Monday I learned that the 17-year-old daughter of family friends had gone missing. We had known her since she was a toddler. She was friends with my son since preschool. A sweet, wonderful quirky girl. As soon as I he… --- ## [Pitting Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-steophan/795678)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-steophan/795678 "2021-12-06T09:02:55Z")
Original Title: Pitting Steophan for lying about me Steophan said something incorrect about me: I hadn’t said that. I challenged him on it. Over and over again, he made excuses why he couldn’t/wouldn’t find an examp… --- ## [I'm a Scrooge this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-scrooge-this-year/955322)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-scrooge-this-year/955322 "2021-12-04T15:02:01Z")
Me: Are there no vaccines? Them: There are. Me: I’m very glad to hear it. Them: Many would rather die than take the vaccine. Me: If they would rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus unvaccin… --- ## [Facebook mini-rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-mini-rant/954726)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-mini-rant/954726 "2021-12-03T21:47:47Z")
I just tried to post a comment on a Facebook page and I was told I couldn’t do so. Facebook apparently has started a new policy today; you can’t post comments if you haven’t uploaded a profile picture. Brilliant idea, F… --- ## [Vaccines.gov is useless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccines-gov-is-useless/955376)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccines-gov-is-useless/955376 "2021-12-03T21:26:58Z")
In my area, within 25 miles, it shows 14 locations when I check the “only show available appointments” box. 2 of those have the “appointments available” green checkmark, the other 12 say “vaccines in stock, call for appo… --- ## [Mr. Spock can go to Hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-spock-can-go-to-hell/949364)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-spock-can-go-to-hell/949364 "2021-12-02T05:22:44Z")
…at least according to creationist Ken Ham: That seems kinda harsh, considering how Spock sacrificed himself at the end of Star Trek II. Or the way Klaatu died for our sins in The Day the Earth Stood Still. --- ## [Cold November Pain (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-november-pain-monthly-mini-rants/953625)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-november-pain-monthly-mini-rants/953625 "2021-11-30T13:48:26Z")
A new month, a new thread for griping about crap. --- ## [I found a satanic nazi "historical site"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-satanic-nazi-historical-site/954960)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-satanic-nazi-historical-site/954960 "2021-11-29T03:30:37Z")
in another thread, there was a side discussion of L.beria a communist official that was pretty much Stalin’s right-hand man was a serial rapist well having been interested in soviet history i looked it up and I click… --- ## [Donald Trump Jr is an Asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-jr-is-an-asshole/953184)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-jr-is-an-asshole/953184 "2021-11-25T23:28:33Z")
For many, many reasons; however, this is the latest. I mean seriously fuck this guy with a 10’ 2 x 4 sideways. --- ## [This bullshit with the post office has got to go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-bullshit-with-the-post-office-has-got-to-go/918765)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-bullshit-with-the-post-office-has-got-to-go/918765 "2021-11-25T07:28:34Z")
As a showman, Trump must know that messing with the post office isn’t going to make him popular. But as a crooked would-be dictator, he doesn’t care. All he has to do is suppress mail-in voting just enough among anti-Tru… --- ## [Rittenhouse and the guy who shot my Red Fox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rittenhouse-and-the-guy-who-shot-my-red-fox/954672)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rittenhouse-and-the-guy-who-shot-my-red-fox/954672 "2021-11-24T14:19:59Z")
I live in an incorporated area, but wildlife is still abundant. There’s a guy who walks around the neighborhood with a rifle. We’ve complained to him but he says it’s his God given right to carry a gun. A few months ago… --- ## [The Women's Medical Fund has Renamed Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-womens-medical-fund-has-renamed-itself/954388)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-womens-medical-fund-has-renamed-itself/954388 "2021-11-22T16:42:24Z")
\-=Linky=- Here in Pennsylvania, the Woman’s Medical Fund provides financial aid to people who want to have an abortion. Cool. They have just renamed themselves the Abortion Liberation Fund of Pennsylvania. OK, I can di… --- ## [The vaccine mandate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vaccine-mandate/953921)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vaccine-mandate/953921 "2021-11-20T19:06:40Z")
So, all employees of companies with over 100 employees have to get vaccinated ot do weekly testing. Great. What about employees that are 100% remote and never interact with other employees or the public? Does that mat… --- ## [Just like Dumbo, Wyoming GOP declares that Liz Cheney is No Longer an Elephant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-like-dumbo-wyoming-gop-declares-that-liz-cheney-is-no-longer-an-elephant/954467)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-like-dumbo-wyoming-gop-declares-that-liz-cheney-is-no-longer-an-elephant/954467 "2021-11-20T17:27:08Z")
--- ## [When Kevin McCarthy speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-kevin-mccarthy-speaks/947176)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-kevin-mccarthy-speaks/947176 "2021-11-19T18:03:51Z")
When Kevin McCarthy speaks, I think he sounds like he’s reading to children during story time at the public library. Oh wait. He is (the redumblicans). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=36)