# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=53 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 54 --- ## [Me Too is BS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-too-is-bs/851737)
**Author:** [@split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/split_p_j)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-too-is-bs/851737 "2020-04-18T19:16:31Z")
It always has been, no matter what Rose or Alyssa say. Now their is one against Biden. Why now? The guys been around for like 40 years, but no now that he’s is the nominee gota a put in that me too. Of course now that it… --- ## [Who's whispering in Mangosteen's ear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-whispering-in-mangosteens-ear/851866)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-whispering-in-mangosteens-ear/851866 "2020-04-18T14:39:13Z")
Who’s whispering in Mangosteen’s ear? Is it Sean Hannity? Or some Kremlin troll on Facebook? Or is Mangosteen an Alex Jones fan? Please: I don’t want to single out Mangosteen for special abuse. We have Trump-licking… --- ## [Jim Peebles, local idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-peebles-local-idiot/849052)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-peebles-local-idiot/849052 "2020-04-17T22:34:22Z")
First, he pushes some weird theory that coronavirus is no big deal and is really just that vaping disease that swept through the US a few months back: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=890706 People… --- ## [Hey, Manwich, Bernie lost.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-manwich-bernie-lost/851413)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-manwich-bernie-lost/851413 "2020-04-17T18:10:59Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22238375&postcount=159 Now go fuck yourself. We’re not playing that Biden has to earn my vote game this time. Shitbag Sanders lost. He got his vile disgusting ass kic… --- ## [Steny Hoyer: 'Emergency? \*What\* emergency??'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steny-hoyer-emergency-what-emergency/851728)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steny-hoyer-emergency-what-emergency/851728 "2020-04-17T00:19:44Z")
His actual statement reads: Seriously?! Absent an emergency?!? I guess the coronavirus has gone away, everybody’s back to work, and everything’s hunky-dory again. Fuck you, Steny. Get back to Capitol Hill long enou… --- ## [Idiot missionaries visit uncontacted tribes in spite of Covid-19 pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-missionaries-visit-uncontacted-tribes-in-spite-of-covid-19-pandemic/851835)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-missionaries-visit-uncontacted-tribes-in-spite-of-covid-19-pandemic/851835 "2020-04-16T03:08:11Z")
Not to be outdone by John Allen Chau, who is the subject of his own BBQ Pit thread, it’s now been confirmed that Christian missionaries from New Tribes Mission (a.k.a. Ethnos360) recently made several helicopter trips to… --- ## [Instacart fake tippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instacart-fake-tippers/851494)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instacart-fake-tippers/851494 "2020-04-16T02:00:16Z")
Article here: Summary: Instacart pays shoppers to pick up groceries from local stores and deliver them to your home. It includes an option to pay a tip to the shopper, and allows the customer a considerable time afte… --- ## [I pit Burger King](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680)
**Author:** [@sishoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sishoch)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burger-king/851680 "2020-04-15T01:30:25Z")
Ordered food for the clan for lunch. Asked for a whopper with no catsup or cheese. Got my order home and I got a whopper with only catsup and cheese. Grrr. I used to like Burget King. I remember when the whopper was 99 … --- ## [...from the President of the United States: WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-president-of-the-united-states-we-cannot-let-the-cure-be-worse-than-the-problem-itself/850078)
**Author:** [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-president-of-the-united-states-we-cannot-let-the-cure-be-worse-than-the-problem-itself/850078 "2020-04-14T00:00:48Z")
…I think this deserves its own thread, because the implications are pretty fucking terrifying. Posted an hour ago. There is nobody steering the ship. I’m honestly at a loss as to what to say here. The chaos mercha… --- ## [I hate Leonard Cohen now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-leonard-cohen-now/845355)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-leonard-cohen-now/845355 "2020-04-12T08:37:51Z")
I pit all covers of Cohen’s Hallelujah. Stop treating it as some kind of fucking hymn! It’s just another break-up song, which has this churchy word in it, used as a kind of lament for how great the sex was but she was a… --- ## ["deaths will follow" Albanese. Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaths-will-follow-albanese-australia/851017)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaths-will-follow-albanese-australia/851017 "2020-04-10T21:39:15Z")
20% of the passengers (and rising) on the cruise ship Ruby Princess acquired COVID infections, representing 10% of all those infected in Australia (rough numbers). And they were sent home without testing. A major cluster… --- ## [Machinaforce needs an intervention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machinaforce-needs-an-intervention/811762)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machinaforce-needs-an-intervention/811762 "2020-04-09T05:52:59Z")
Ok, I know I should post links, but you guys know the threads. This guy is clearly mentally ill. Not like “mentally ill like all of the rest of us”, but very clearly Solipsist\* to the point of presenting a clear and pr… --- ## [Crazy idiot derails train in LA for crazy idiot conspiracy "reasons"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-idiot-derails-train-in-la-for-crazy-idiot-conspiracy-reasons/850846)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-idiot-derails-train-in-la-for-crazy-idiot-conspiracy-reasons/850846 "2020-04-08T12:18:01Z")
Seriously: Feds: Man intentionally derailed LA train near hospital ship :eek: “Oh sure, Bo; that does seem crazy!” you’re thinking. I haven’t gotten to the crazy part yet: :smack: So that’s the crazy part. Here’s… --- ## [Pitting Vermont Castings stoves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-vermont-castings-stoves/851228)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-vermont-castings-stoves/851228 "2020-04-07T21:05:31Z")
Oh, I’m mad. I have a 20 year old Vermont Castings LP stove. It’s our primary heat source. Was about $3000. It weighs in at about 350lbs. Has worked great. Well, the valve for the thing went out. I have been tryin… --- ## [Okay, I'm done with 'expert advice' and done asking. I'm telling you: wear a mother fucking mask!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-im-done-with-expert-advice-and-done-asking-im-telling-you-wear-a-mother-fucking-mask/850973)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-im-done-with-expert-advice-and-done-asking-im-telling-you-wear-a-mother-fucking-mask/850973 "2020-04-07T14:52:09Z")
Seriously, enough of this shit. Enough ‘debating’. It’s common sense. If we’re going to advise people to “cover their mouths” when they cough, it’s pretty god damn obvious that you should probably wear a mask when outsid… --- ## [Fallacy of "I know a thing"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallacy-of-i-know-a-thing/851259)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallacy-of-i-know-a-thing/851259 "2020-04-07T12:42:09Z")
Not a true fallacy, hence why it’s just a pit rant. I’ve been annoyed by several debates recently where a person knows one thing about a topic, and becomes strongly wedded to the idea that that thing must be significant… --- ## [Governor McMaster, you are an idiot. "Unique" my ass ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-mcmaster-you-are-an-idiot-unique-my-ass/851009)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-mcmaster-you-are-an-idiot-unique-my-ass/851009 "2020-04-07T06:49:22Z")
TLDR: SC Gov McMaster refuses to issue a Stay Home order for our not too badly affected (YET!) state because: "Our state is not like everyone else’s state.” “Every state is different,” McMaster said. “They have diff… --- ## [Jared Kushner and Federal stockpiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jared-kushner-and-federal-stockpiles/851021)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jared-kushner-and-federal-stockpiles/851021 "2020-04-06T23:01:10Z")
What authority or medical knowledge or epidemiological experience does Jared Kushner have? IMHO, he’s a non-entity and has no business speaking at a CoVID-19 news briefing. ~VOW --- ## [Some advice for Mr. Trump, if he really wants to become dictator.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-advice-for-mr-trump-if-he-really-wants-to-become-dictator/851107)
**Author:** [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-advice-for-mr-trump-if-he-really-wants-to-become-dictator/851107 "2020-04-06T15:34:28Z")
Hey buddy, you’re dropping the ball on your move to become all powerful, here’s some advice to move forward in these efforts (have one of your toadies read it to you, reading is hard work and really beneath you, you’re n… --- ## [I didn't want to have to do it but the Purell is now under lock and key.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-want-to-have-to-do-it-but-the-purell-is-now-under-lock-and-key/850865)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-want-to-have-to-do-it-but-the-purell-is-now-under-lock-and-key/850865 "2020-04-05T18:10:54Z")
To whoever stole the Purell from the office: I told you staff I would do my best to keep you safe and healthy. I was lucky enough to score 8 large bottles of Purell in addition to a couple of the smaller ones we had lef… --- ## [Baron Donald Harkonnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baron-donald-harkonnon/851068)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baron-donald-harkonnon/851068 "2020-04-05T13:09:05Z")
I was watching the vDavid Lynch version of Dune last night. I had been struck, in the past, about the interesting parallels between that film and the first Gulf War\*, but now I see the parallels to our current president … --- ## [Let your mini-rants march on!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-your-mini-rants-march-on/848747)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-your-mini-rants-march-on/848747 "2020-04-04T11:18:38Z")
Well, folks. I managed to wait until it was 1 March even in Hawaii this time. What rants do you want to muster up? Here are mine thus far: The COVID-19 situation is getting more serious, yet the current administration … --- ## [I pit Masterclass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-masterclass/849996)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-masterclass/849996 "2020-04-01T19:16:14Z")
You’ve probably seen these ads, Steve Martin will teach you how to be a comedian, or James Patterson will teach you how to be a writer, Samuel L Jackson will teach you how to be… well, Samuel L Jackson (am I the only one… --- ## [PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS GUIDELINES FOR AMERICA postcard.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251)
**Author:** [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251 "2020-04-01T19:14:10Z")
The mail was just delivered. It included two copies of a postcard that in big bold letters on the front says PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CORONAVIRUS GUIDELINES FOR AMERICA It has a G-10 permit, meaning it was paid for by the fe… --- ## [Trump's treatment of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-treatment-of-michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer/850587)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-treatment-of-michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer/850587 "2020-04-01T13:32:25Z")
I hope Dopers have not missed Trump’s infantile, misogynistic treatment of Gretchen Whitmer, who he can’t seem to muster enough respect for to call her by name. Here are some quotes: So, when he \*does \*invoke her na… --- ## [Karma's a bitch: Harvey Weinstein tests positive for corona virus!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karmas-a-bitch-harvey-weinstein-tests-positive-for-corona-virus/850077)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karmas-a-bitch-harvey-weinstein-tests-positive-for-corona-virus/850077 "2020-03-31T19:50:47Z")
At least one good thing is coming out of this whole mess :smiley: --- ## [What's Adlai Stevenson's remaining realistic path to the nomination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-adlai-stevensons-remaining-realistic-path-to-the-nomination/850382)
**Author:** [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-adlai-stevensons-remaining-realistic-path-to-the-nomination/850382 "2020-03-31T01:59:39Z")
Inquiring minds want to know. --- ## [What I learned from the way people react to the Coronavirus quarantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-learned-from-the-way-people-react-to-the-coronavirus-quarantine/850194)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-learned-from-the-way-people-react-to-the-coronavirus-quarantine/850194 "2020-03-25T21:47:04Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=892013 All life is sacred and must not be harmed – at least until it leaves the womb. Then it’s a cost-benefit analysis. --- ## [I'm pitting spring breakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pitting-spring-breakers/849858)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pitting-spring-breakers/849858 "2020-03-24T01:53:47Z")
I’m having a “get off my lawn” moment here. What the fuck is wrong with these kids? “If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I’m not going to let it stop me from partying.” “It’s really messing … --- ## [Okay now it's official: Fuck You, Bernie! Put down the mirror and end your fucking campaign.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-its-official-fuck-you-bernie-put-down-the-mirror-and-end-your-fucking-campaign/849760)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-its-official-fuck-you-bernie-put-down-the-mirror-and-end-your-fucking-campaign/849760 "2020-03-23T16:40:09Z")
Jesus fucking Christ. Yeah, right, Bernie. You’re dealing with it. You’re the chosen one. Nobody else on the planet cares - just you. Magic Bernie won’t end his magical campaign because he’s Magic Bernie. FFS, b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=54)