# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=49 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 50 --- ## [Dominance Hierarchies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominance-hierarchies/916574)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2020, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominance-hierarchies/916574 "2020-07-30T07:45:32Z")
Is the world better off for having ape dominance systems, or is it a worse place? I think it’s worse for it. And it speaks to my idea that all humans are fundamentally rotten. Give anyone power and their true nature will… --- ## [Why did the media "cry wolf" about Trump's Mt. Rushmore speech when there are so many real wolves out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-media-cry-wolf-about-trumps-mt-rushmore-speech-when-there-are-so-many-real-wolves-out-there/914713)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-media-cry-wolf-about-trumps-mt-rushmore-speech-when-there-are-so-many-real-wolves-out-there/914713 "2020-07-30T03:36:39Z")
Trump is a target-rich environment. In the past couple weeks (and this is just off the top of my head, I’m sure I’m forgetting many outrages), he has: –retweeted a video of a guy quite clearly yelling “WHITE POWER!” mu… --- ## [Vaffanculo, Andrea Bocelli!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaffanculo-andrea-bocelli/916617)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaffanculo-andrea-bocelli/916617 "2020-07-28T18:46:59Z")
Fuck right off the planet; you’re part of the problem. He explained himself just fine, Undersecretary Sileri. :roll\_eyes: --- ## [Yankees\_1996\_Champs: troll or dumbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-1996-champs-troll-or-dumbass/914864)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-1996-champs-troll-or-dumbass/914864 "2020-07-27T23:17:12Z")
There’s something off about this guy… His newest thread asks a question that shows he understands Americans in general and those Americans who post on this board in particular. Is anyone here tired of Trump and McConne… --- ## [My First Piting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-piting/915892)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-piting/915892 "2020-07-27T00:42:53Z")
This probably won’t be very good, because the worse word I know is shmok. However, I would like to mention all the people who work fast food, and were their masks under their noses. IT DOESN’T DO ANY BLOOY GOOD THERE! … --- ## [DeSean "Hitler was right" Jackson, Black Hebrew Israelism & Louis Farrakhan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desean-hitler-was-right-jackson-black-hebrew-israelism-louis-farrakhan/914882)
**Author:** [@Dr.Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Crap)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desean-hitler-was-right-jackson-black-hebrew-israelism-louis-farrakhan/914882 "2020-07-25T19:12:07Z")
This hasn’t made much news outside of the NBA/NFL world but… Earlier in the week, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson approvingly posted a quote from a book he was reading which was attributed to Adolf Hitl… --- ## [I pit Trump's Campaign ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-trumps-campaign-ads/915921)
**Author:** [@Mickyfinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mickyfinn)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-trumps-campaign-ads/915921 "2020-07-24T03:29:58Z")
Not sure if this deserves its own thread, but Trump’s “911 recording-no one will come” campaign ads are fn stupid. I really can’t believe anyone with more than two brain cells to rub together would think anything like t… --- ## [Make Social Justice Great Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-social-justice-great-again/915081)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-social-justice-great-again/915081 "2020-07-21T15:11:56Z")
Preamble: this thread isn’t directed at everyone who reads it. I trust the individuals of the Dope community to be by and large smart and honest enough to self-identify. There’s the modern concept that the right invente… --- ## [Renaming something if the minority doesn't mind but the majority does](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaming-something-if-the-minority-doesnt-mind-but-the-majority-does/915317)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaming-something-if-the-minority-doesnt-mind-but-the-majority-does/915317 "2020-07-20T03:53:04Z")
The recent Washington Redskins renaming controversy had me thinking about something: I don’t know what the Native American community at large thinks of the Redskins moniker, but clearly many non-Native people were offen… --- ## [Why haven't Vauhxx Booker's assailants been arrested yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-vauhxx-bookers-assailants-been-arrested-yet/914959)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-vauhxx-bookers-assailants-been-arrested-yet/914959 "2020-07-19T18:59:51Z")
It’s been days now. Vehicles are visible in the video; names are used. Why has no one been arrested? I can’t find a complete video but a lot of it is here. Why haven’t these people been arrested? --- ## [Florida teen dies of coronavirus after her mother took her to a corona virus party to intentionally infect her](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-teen-dies-of-coronavirus-after-her-mother-took-her-to-a-corona-virus-party-to-intentionally-infect-her/914554)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-teen-dies-of-coronavirus-after-her-mother-took-her-to-a-corona-virus-party-to-intentionally-infect-her/914554 "2020-07-17T19:10:29Z")
A Florida teenager has died of coronavirus after her QANon Trumpist mother took her to her church for a coronavirus party to intentionally infect her. The girl had a compromised immune system after she had cancer at the… --- ## [tRump pardons Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pardons-stone/914991)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pardons-stone/914991 "2020-07-17T00:59:22Z")
The rule of law is dead in the U.S. --- ## [It's always a fucking Pit Bull](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-a-fucking-pit-bull/760775)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-a-fucking-pit-bull/760775 "2020-07-16T17:01:37Z")
Another news story today out of Ottawa regarding a dog attack. It’s never a German Shepherd. It’s never a Boxer. It’s never a Shih Tzu. It’s never a Poodle, or a Bichon Frise. or a Chihuahua. It’s always a fucking Pi… --- ## [trump's most ridiculous, stupid ideas, political or otherwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041 "2020-07-16T16:00:44Z")
It occurred to me to create this post after I read an article about the reaction to building a huge fence around the White House: …and somebody in a twitter quote reminded me of one of these (the moat one). These are … --- ## [Vindman retires from the Army following Trump's vindictive retribution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vindman-retires-from-the-army-following-trumps-vindictive-retribution/914749)
**Author:** [@MulderMuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MulderMuffin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vindman-retires-from-the-army-following-trumps-vindictive-retribution/914749 "2020-07-15T09:46:37Z")
I can still see him sitting in front of the House saying “Dad, I’m sitting here today, in the U.S. Capitol talking to our elected professionals—is proof that you made the right decision 40 years ago to leave the Soviet U… --- ## [The Year 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-2020/914128)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-2020/914128 "2020-07-15T02:29:43Z")
I realize this is not remotely original or anything. But fuck this fucking year!!! From people who have been incredibly important to this community dying–just seemingly dropping dead out of the fucking blue–to global pa… --- ## [Should March 8 be A Day Without Men Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315 "2020-07-14T02:47:43Z")
Personally I think it would be awesome. I just hope I don’t need tech support that day. --- ## [So You Don't Think Grocery Workers Deserve Protection....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-dont-think-grocery-workers-deserve-protection/851708)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 520\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-dont-think-grocery-workers-deserve-protection/851708 "2020-07-13T18:34:57Z")
This thread is prompted by This post And this post I am going to work so that YOU can get your toilet paper, fancy coffee, fresh oranges, and whatever the fuck else you want and I’m exposed to not only YOU but all of … --- ## [Pornography and pin-ups in men's restrooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pornography-and-pin-ups-in-mens-restrooms/846112)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pornography-and-pin-ups-in-mens-restrooms/846112 "2020-07-13T13:53:04Z")
No idea if this is common in women’s restrooms but some fancier restaurants and resorts like to put soft pornography up in the men’s restrooms. On the walls, over the urinals, etc. Usually in frames. I don’t care that m… --- ## [Trumps Calls With Foreign Leaders Embarrasing, Bullying, Uninformed and Disasterous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-calls-with-foreign-leaders-embarrasing-bullying-uninformed-and-disasterous/913730)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-calls-with-foreign-leaders-embarrasing-bullying-uninformed-and-disasterous/913730 "2020-07-11T00:10:47Z")
This is a long article and contains what we all feared: Trump is a bully, delusional in his self assessment of his abilities, easily outmaneuvered by Putin and Erdogan, and more influenced by Jared and Ivanka than the … --- ## [What the everloving Fuck is going on with racist threads/ thread-titles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-everloving-fuck-is-going-on-with-racist-threads-thread-titles/912594)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-everloving-fuck-is-going-on-with-racist-threads-thread-titles/912594 "2020-07-09T13:09:06Z")
In the last 10 minutes I’ve come across these two Threads: Thread on ’ Ricer Cars ’ American Indian Names for Pets What the FUCK is going on here??? They changed the goddamned wallpaper on The Dope. They did NOT mail … --- ## [Louis Farrakhan Urges Africans and His Followers to Avoid Covid 19 Vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-farrakhan-urges-africans-and-his-followers-to-avoid-covid-19-vaccine/914333)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-farrakhan-urges-africans-and-his-followers-to-avoid-covid-19-vaccine/914333 "2020-07-08T09:23:46Z")
He is right that medicine has a horrible history concerning black people: But this advice at this time is just misguided. Religion mixed with paranoia is infinitely more likely to depopulate the earth than a vacc… --- ## [DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth/486452)
**Author:** [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth/486452 "2020-07-07T12:26:07Z")
Some people are just immune to reason and facts. DrDeth, you really need a lesson in common sense. You insist there is political persecution in Hong Kong but you are unable to cite a single example of such political per… --- ## [Master Racists LARP Deliverance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-racists-larp-deliverance/914492)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-racists-larp-deliverance/914492 "2020-07-07T02:34:03Z")
This story is just starting to spread and the inbred redneck hillbillies deserve acknowledgement. Be sure to watch the videos. --- ## [Flouncers and Their Steeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flouncers-and-their-steeds/913521)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flouncers-and-their-steeds/913521 "2020-07-06T19:37:27Z")
I figured I’d go ahead and compile a list of flouncers as I come across them, just in case anyone wants to add them to their ignore list. Because they totally aren’t coming back, right? To be clear, this isn’t for peopl… --- ## [Trumptilla in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumptilla-in-your-area/914377)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumptilla-in-your-area/914377 "2020-07-06T17:30:42Z")
There is supposed to be a pro-Trump boat parade in the local waterways today. My staunch Trumper marina neighbor claims 800 boats are supposed to be in it. I don’t know what he has in that cigar he’s always smoking but I… --- ## [Might be a mid-year crisis (June mini-rants thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-be-a-mid-year-crisis-june-mini-rants-thread/854887)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-be-a-mid-year-crisis-june-mini-rants-thread/854887 "2020-07-05T23:04:48Z")
So today’s my birthday and it has been just a series of minor, pebble-in-shoe annoyances. \[ul\] \[li\]I had to set the alarm for seven am to wake my son up for work, only to have him tell me he works at 9:30 instead of ei… --- ## [I guess Individual 1 is Mike Pence's Daddy now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-individual-1-is-mike-pences-daddy-now/914317)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-individual-1-is-mike-pences-daddy-now/914317 "2020-07-05T13:10:43Z")
Pence just tweeted a copy and paste campaign ad where he referred to Individual 1 as “my father”. Mike Pence Calls Donald Trump 'My Father' In Facebook Campaign Ad | HuffPost Latest News? --- ## [Lonely in the age of telecommunications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lonely-in-the-age-of-telecommunications/855908)
**Author:** [@internetloveexplorer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/internetloveexplorer)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lonely-in-the-age-of-telecommunications/855908 "2020-06-26T17:09:34Z")
It’s easier to find random and trivial information on the internet than to find real love. We all have the ability to connect to the interweb and the potential to send and receive packets of electronic data or real items… --- ## [Georgia's electoral setup: is there a Hell deep enough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-electoral-setup-is-there-a-hell-deep-enough/855811)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-electoral-setup-is-there-a-hell-deep-enough/855811 "2020-06-24T17:48:49Z")
https://twnews.us/us-news/georgia-set-up-a-polling-place-in-a-nursing-home Everyone knows about the long lines for poor people to vote in Georgia. The closed precincts and dud machines. The voter purges and the lack … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=50)