# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=38 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 39 --- ## [\[Students of\] Cajon Valley School District, what the ever living fuck were you thinking?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-of-cajon-valley-school-district-what-the-ever-living-fuck-were-you-thinking/949530)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-of-cajon-valley-school-district-what-the-ever-living-fuck-were-you-thinking/949530 "2021-08-28T19:28:36Z")
https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/569307-dozens-of-california-students-parents-stranded Dozens of California students and parents are stranded in Afghanistan after taking a summer trip t… --- ## [The Nancy Pelosi appreciation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nancy-pelosi-appreciation-thread/827907)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 865\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nancy-pelosi-appreciation-thread/827907 "2021-08-26T00:28:11Z")
It’s funny how she was, merely a few months ago, even more of a super bitch than Hillary Clinton, facing an intra-party revolt from political outsiders who were certain she was an old hag who had no place in politics. B… --- ## [Do you get annoyed when strangers comment about your food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-annoyed-when-strangers-comment-about-your-food/948688)
**Author:** [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-annoyed-when-strangers-comment-about-your-food/948688 "2021-08-24T18:20:54Z")
Example #1: You’re buying many of the same item (eg, potato chips) because there’s a sale (but you’re not at Costco). Cashier: “Are you having a party?” Example #2: You’re buying several things that don’t normally go to… --- ## [I'll Break Their Bloody Necks: In which I Pit the pigeons cooing outside my window.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-break-their-bloody-necks-in-which-i-pit-the-pigeons-cooing-outside-my-window/287473)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-break-their-bloody-necks-in-which-i-pit-the-pigeons-cooing-outside-my-window/287473 "2021-08-17T01:44:14Z")
“Coo-coo-coo \ coo-coo-coo \ coo-coo-coo.” Understand, I don’t hate animals. I rather like them, actually, or at least the ones with fur that make pleasent yipping and meowing and braying sounds. Bears are v… --- ## [Ashli Babbitt vs. George Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashli-babbitt-vs-george-floyd/948247)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashli-babbitt-vs-george-floyd/948247 "2021-08-15T19:43:27Z")
I pit my landlord for coming in here talking about conspiracies regarding the sudden cremation of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot by a police officer while committing treason and insurrection against the United States of Ame… --- ## [State Farm is a bunch of fucking crooks and liars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-farm-is-a-bunch-of-fucking-crooks-and-liars/407140)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-farm-is-a-bunch-of-fucking-crooks-and-liars/407140 "2021-08-14T11:25:41Z")
I can’t believe I got tangled up with these assholes. I’ve had all my insurance with State Farm for 10 years, during which I’ve paid them thousands of dollars in premiums. In the last 10 years I had one claim, when som… --- ## [Is the term 'Boomer' just ordinary ageism now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-term-boomer-just-ordinary-ageism-now/938697)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-term-boomer-just-ordinary-ageism-now/938697 "2021-08-10T18:18:59Z")
Disclosure: I’m not technically a Baby Boomer, but Gen Xers tend to get lumped in (actually that might be part of the issue). I fully understand the term ‘OK Boomer’ started as a throwaway joke, and quickly became a mem… --- ## [Random Olympic pittings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428 "2021-08-09T18:52:06Z")
I am not pitting Simone Biles herself because I don’t know what is going on but I wish all these commentators would stop saying how wonderful she was to cheer her team on. Now given that she says it wasn’t a physical in… --- ## [Know of any good places to post controversial topics, especially for anti-Pit people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179 "2021-08-09T17:57:16Z")
I’m not flouncing or encouraging anyone to flounce. There’s a small group of people telling everyone that some of what goes on here is bigoted, racist, sexist. etc. and that the people espousing those views need to go,… --- ## [Anita Bryant's lesbian granddaughter gets married to her fiance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anita-bryants-lesbian-granddaughter-gets-married-to-her-fiance/947646)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anita-bryants-lesbian-granddaughter-gets-married-to-her-fiance/947646 "2021-08-07T17:15:57Z")
I really wasn’t sure if this was a fit for P&E because of Bryant’s background and activism. Either way, I feel bad for her for having such a toxic and unpleasant person for a grandmother and having to arrange a wedding a… --- ## [People who publicly litter, in broad daylight!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-publicly-litter-in-broad-daylight/946263)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-publicly-litter-in-broad-daylight/946263 "2021-08-06T00:26:49Z")
Earlier today, I was at the gas station, and a woman in a car parked by the entrance emptied out a gift bag, AND THREW THE BAG OUT THE OPEN WINDOW, RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. Yes, I’m shouting! So, I picked it up and tossed… --- ## [Smoke detectors!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-detectors/947432)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-detectors/947432 "2021-08-05T11:31:24Z")
BIP! Sitting here having coffee and I hear that sound that ruins your morning. BIP! Yup. Smoke detector battery. The sensors make a very loud chirp, very high frequency, and very long intervals. Forever. Until BIP! you… --- ## [Why July to me? (Mini rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-july-to-me-mini-rants/945421)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-july-to-me-mini-rants/945421 "2021-07-31T02:42:45Z")
I figured I’d try another monthly mini rants thread and do better than last month on the title. I used to like the 4th of July holiday. Now it’s about lighting fireworks at night from the beginning of June and my dog h… --- ## [So it's not just the Catholics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-not-just-the-catholics/829368)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-not-just-the-catholics/829368 "2021-07-30T15:07:09Z")
Southern Baptist sexual abuse spreads as leaders resist reforms https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/southern-baptist-sexual-abuse-spreads-as-leaders-resist-reforms/ar-BBTodRM?li=BBnbcA1 They guys was taking the issue se… --- ## [12 year old boy arrested for opening Christmas present early](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-boy-arrested-for-opening-christmas-present-early/384291)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-boy-arrested-for-opening-christmas-present-early/384291 "2021-07-30T00:55:18Z")
Top notch police work by the Rock Hill, South Carolina Police Department led to the arrest of a twelve-year old boy for larceny. He was charged after his mother revealed to police that the child had, without permission, … --- ## [New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-presbyterian-weill-cornell-medical-center/947055)
**Author:** [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2021, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-presbyterian-weill-cornell-medical-center/947055 "2021-07-29T08:43:42Z")
This hospital apparently once had a really good reputation. So when I got the call at 4:30 am on Friday that my father’s memory care residence was sending him to the hospital, I thought he was going to the right place. … --- ## [Is nagging just the female version of mansplaining?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nagging-just-the-female-version-of-mansplaining/946352)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nagging-just-the-female-version-of-mansplaining/946352 "2021-07-28T14:36:45Z")
I’m REALLY getting tired of being lectured on the “proper” way to brush my teeth by a person who has cavities everytime they visit the dentist. --- ## [I surefire way to get vaccination numbers up using the Bible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-surefire-way-to-get-vaccination-numbers-up-using-the-bible/947214)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-surefire-way-to-get-vaccination-numbers-up-using-the-bible/947214 "2021-07-28T00:27:36Z")
An announcement is made that the current mRNA vaccines will be available only for another 3 months, after which there will be enough numbers of people who have it. If people what to get vaccinated after that they will h… --- ## [I pit jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-jtur88/776309)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-jtur88/776309 "2021-07-27T16:13:17Z")
jtur88, you are a fucking ass!! Seriously dude, must you go in everyone’s thread for the sole purpose of laying a giant stinking turd? Your latest turd here. where you are basically complaining about a dude who called … --- ## [I pit Doc Cathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-doc-cathode/946680)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-doc-cathode/946680 "2021-07-27T15:44:24Z")
Only the most odious of newbies (and trolls trying to be Pitted) get pitted. --- ## [Alternative names used for certain products that aggravate the hell out of you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-names-used-for-certain-products-that-aggravate-the-hell-out-of-you/931426)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-names-used-for-certain-products-that-aggravate-the-hell-out-of-you/931426 "2021-07-26T23:09:26Z")
Note: In my list, I have the actual name of the product, plus the alternate name, both separated by a slash (/), and the bolded name being the one I hate. I have a couple: Plush/Stuffed animal - What if it’s not an an… --- ## [I Pit Martin Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-martin-hyde/944407)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-martin-hyde/944407 "2021-07-25T15:30:53Z")
Martin Hyde- Sheep Slapper I’m just sorry I didn’t come up with it myself. :rofl: It’s nice to know what he really thinks about us, ain’t it? --- ## [I Pit UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-ultravires/944477)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-ultravires/944477 "2021-07-25T14:27:28Z")
Ultra Vires is a vile human being and a waste of oxygen Why is this decades-long racist troll still permitted to post here? --- ## [Kristi Noem hates America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kristi-noem-hates-america/946970)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kristi-noem-hates-america/946970 "2021-07-23T18:27:53Z")
Not much more to say, except that she did what so many conservatives do: she said the quiet part out loud. --- ## ["Equity" comes to schools in Vancouver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equity-comes-to-schools-in-vancouver/944533)
**Author:** [@ZosterSandstorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZosterSandstorm)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equity-comes-to-schools-in-vancouver/944533 "2021-07-22T20:32:38Z")
News today that the elimination of accelerated math classes in the name of “equity” ideology - which of course definitely isn’t happening and anyone who thinks is happening is brainwashed and racist - has, against all od… --- ## [The omnibus angry elderly Florida blogger thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-angry-elderly-florida-blogger-thread/942175)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-angry-elderly-florida-blogger-thread/942175 "2021-07-20T15:30:25Z")
I love this line: “Let’s stay home Darling. We love our President, but he can’t win.” It is right up there with “Soup for my family.” --- ## [Boneless "Wings" are not wings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boneless-wings-are-not-wings/945347)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boneless-wings-are-not-wings/945347 "2021-07-20T14:17:46Z")
They are chicken nuggets, FFS. That is all. --- ## [I Pit the Russian Government and their Paid Trolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-russian-government-and-their-paid-trolls/946757)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-russian-government-and-their-paid-trolls/946757 "2021-07-19T23:50:59Z")
Continuing the discussion from A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers: This is to continue the discussion from the previous thread without continuing to derail it. … --- ## [Covid is the first time I've seen the far right sacrifice themselves at the alter of identity politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-is-the-first-time-ive-seen-the-far-right-sacrifice-themselves-at-the-alter-of-identity-politics/946282)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-is-the-first-time-ive-seen-the-far-right-sacrifice-themselves-at-the-alter-of-identity-politics/946282 "2021-07-16T17:47:40Z")
My entire life I’ve watched the far right harm and mistreat people who weren’t like them. Christians treating muslims and atheists like garbage. Men treating women like garbage. Cis-het people treating LGBTQ people like … --- ## [I pit Quality Inn & Suites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-quality-inn-suites/946158)
**Author:** [@Tabco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabco)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-quality-inn-suites/946158 "2021-07-16T14:26:21Z")
I made a reservation at booking.com for a room in the town where I used to live. I was flying in and would rent a U-Haul to gather up the rest of my stuff in storage and take it to my new place. I haven’t lived there for… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=39)