# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=62 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 63 --- ## [Audew portable power station price 20% higher than before](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audew-portable-power-station-price-20-higher-than-before/838442)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audew-portable-power-station-price-20-higher-than-before/838442 "2019-08-10T11:37:26Z")
I need a power station for CPAP and after reading the review (https://www.bestpowerstation.com/audew-portable-power-station-review/ ) I decided to keep an eye on Audew portable power station, it was $390. When I have eno… --- ## [Call a spade, a spade, and a liar, a liar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-a-spade-a-spade-and-a-liar-a-liar/838258)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-a-spade-a-spade-and-a-liar-a-liar/838258 "2019-08-10T01:51:09Z")
I kind of figure my response would earn me a warning in GD, so I’m putting it here instead. Stop lying. Stop with the fucking lies. Why the hell are you fucking lying to defend policies that kill thousands of people … --- ## [Thank the lord 8chan is down. No more mass shootings. Yay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-the-lord-8chan-is-down-no-more-mass-shootings-yay/838298)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-the-lord-8chan-is-down-no-more-mass-shootings-yay/838298 "2019-08-09T18:55:33Z")
Are you fucking kidding me? This emphasis on 8chan in the wake of such tragedies is pure BS. Who the hell cares what some lunatic loser posted in an idiotic attempt to justify the unjustifiable? (I did see his screed but… --- ## [Coolest retweet of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-retweet-of-the-day/838334)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-retweet-of-the-day/838334 "2019-08-09T16:39:01Z")
None of the eight patients still being treated at University Medical Center in El Paso agreed to meet with Trump when he visited the hospital --- ## [Idiot missionary gets killed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-missionary-gets-killed/824892)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-missionary-gets-killed/824892 "2019-08-09T04:38:06Z")
…personally, I’d d say “Good Riddance!”. One of the last uncontacted peoples, and this dumb fuck tried to preach at them. Never mind the morality of proselytising, or of lying in order to do so, did this cunt not conside… --- ## [I'm no racist but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-no-racist-but/838177)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-no-racist-but/838177 "2019-08-08T16:56:57Z")
… well, actually. I think I am. Any time I hear about an instance of terrorism in the USA I instantly think, “Goddam white guy, I’ll bet.” And sure enough, even if the name sounds a little Spanish–totally a white dude… --- ## [Keep your buggy off the road](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-your-buggy-off-the-road/836996)
**Author:** [@AlphaOmegaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlphaOmegaMan)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-your-buggy-off-the-road/836996 "2019-08-07T21:46:32Z")
Buggies on the roads are a hazard to everyone. If Mennonites, or anyone else, want to use buggies, do it off the roads. They are too holy to use cars, but not too holy to use roads built with even more complex machines? … --- ## [Stupid Social Justice Warrior Bullshit O' the Day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Sanchez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Sanchez)\ **Replies:** 2186\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443 "2019-08-04T01:04:05Z")
Let’s keep this short. This thread is intended as an ongoing repository of stupid, authoritarian SJW bullshit. This has been a long time coming, but for me the last straw was this: Professor Jordan Peterson, known for … --- ## [So it's too hot for a July minirants thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-too-hot-for-a-july-minirants-thread/836472)
**Author:** [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-too-hot-for-a-july-minirants-thread/836472 "2019-08-02T00:15:15Z")
Too bad, because I need a place to vent, and it’s too ridiculous for the workplace rants thread. I’ve been in need of a new work computer since November 2018. I was promised a new computer in January of this year…unfor… --- ## [June, I'm worried about the Peeve (mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-im-worried-about-the-peeve-mini-rants/834846 "2019-08-01T21:11:47Z")
The level of selfishness displayed by a select few individuals in this city is appalling. Trying to get a share-bike scooter can be quite the adventure. First two I reserved using the nifty app happened to be sans chains… --- ## [Fiber Addiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiber-addiction/837827)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiber-addiction/837827 "2019-07-30T15:04:16Z")
My doctor basically turned my family and me into fiber gummy addicts. I had my first colonoscopy and he said I needed more fiber. I bought a jar of fiber gummis and started taking the recommended two a day. It smoothe… --- ## [What's up with Trump's presidential seal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-trumps-presidential-seal/837592)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-trumps-presidential-seal/837592 "2019-07-29T07:10:00Z")
WTF? The story is starting to spread over the intarwebz: Did someone fucking troll him at his own event? (That would be fucking fantastic and what I’m thinking happened!) Or did Trump (or Team Trump) do this? Is … --- ## [Jesus, is this supposed to be a Christening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-is-this-supposed-to-be-a-christening/837283)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-is-this-supposed-to-be-a-christening/837283 "2019-07-28T17:45:02Z")
Holy Hell, if this was my child, I’d beat this priest to a pulp. https://twitter.com/badguy\_jc/status/1150783204472885248 --- ## [Our country is a laughing stock that is going to hell.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-country-is-a-laughing-stock-that-is-going-to-hell/837244)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-country-is-a-laughing-stock-that-is-going-to-hell/837244 "2019-07-24T13:37:46Z")
Direct quote from a 2015 Trump Tweet. Is he an America hater who should leave the country? --- ## [Trump's McCarthy List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-mccarthy-list/837512)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2019, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-mccarthy-list/837512 "2019-07-24T09:16:35Z")
:rolleyes: We’ve done this before. It sucked. But the guy with the list lost, so there’s that. (I mistakenly posted this first in the SRIOTD thread; sorry for the double post y’all.) --- ## [Better Conservatives? Where?! (A response to Coffeecat)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-conservatives-where-a-response-to-coffeecat/822208)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 889\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-conservatives-where-a-response-to-coffeecat/822208 "2019-07-23T21:24:40Z")
I was gonna post this in the thread I’m quoting you from, but it’s kind of out there for ATMB, so let’s do it here instead. The current republican congress has gained victory first and foremost by decimating democratic… --- ## [Defenders of a Racist President Use Jews as Human Shields](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defenders-of-a-racist-president-use-jews-as-human-shields/837352)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defenders-of-a-racist-president-use-jews-as-human-shields/837352 "2019-07-23T00:14:58Z")
NYT opinion piece by Michelle Goldberg The whole thing is worth a read, but here’s some excerpts. We have even seen this shit on this board from a once respected poster. Here is one of many similarly themed commen… --- ## [Revelation 3:16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revelation-3-16/837156)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revelation-3-16/837156 "2019-07-22T12:15:46Z")
“So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth.” So, I’m an atheist, but I was raised in a religious atmosphere and this particular bible verse has been running throug… --- ## [Apologies in order to SDMB member in light of new Ilhan Omar info?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apologies-in-order-to-sdmb-member-in-light-of-new-ilhan-omar-info/835971)
**Author:** [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apologies-in-order-to-sdmb-member-in-light-of-new-ilhan-omar-info/835971 "2019-07-22T08:39:12Z")
Seems a while ago I read a post by member Shodan regarding this exact topic- when he or she broached the topic, the mob/herd mentality response was swift and immediate- this member is hateful, evil and trolling, cannot p… --- ## [Since when did Ravenman becoming a raving fucking loony tunes poster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-when-did-ravenman-becoming-a-raving-fucking-loony-tunes-poster/837426)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-when-did-ravenman-becoming-a-raving-fucking-loony-tunes-poster/837426 "2019-07-22T03:09:41Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=879023 On the Iran threads, Ravenman repeatedly puts words into posters’ mouths, repeatedly sidesteps and misrepresents their posts? He’s done this with CarnalK, don… --- ## [Census: Test Questionnaire with Citizenship Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/census-test-questionnaire-with-citizenship-question/837363)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/census-test-questionnaire-with-citizenship-question/837363 "2019-07-20T21:56:03Z")
We had a piece of mail addressed to our neighbor misdelivered to our house today (we’ve taken it to our neighbor). The envelope was from the US Census Bureau and it said “Your Response is Required by Law.” It looked comp… --- ## [August 2018 White Civil Rights Rally in Washington, DC.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2018-white-civil-rights-rally-in-washington-dc/816575)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2018-white-civil-rights-rally-in-washington-dc/816575 "2019-07-19T22:35:31Z")
Jason Kessler, one of the two who brought racism & death to Charlottesville last year, has filed an application for a permit for a 2 day event in Lafayette Park (11-12 August) dubbed a “White Civil Rights Rally”. The Pa… --- ## [What's the point (with insulting Indian phone calls)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-with-insulting-indian-phone-calls/836927)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-with-insulting-indian-phone-calls/836927 "2019-07-17T20:06:16Z")
Recently, I have received calls with spoofed CIDs pretending to be local, but when answered, are obviously from Indian boiler rooms. Sometimes I can detect the particular scam (typically credit card rate reduction scams… --- ## [I Pit certain Internet news sites that hog my computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-certain-internet-news-sites-that-hog-my-computer/781690)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-certain-internet-news-sites-that-hog-my-computer/781690 "2017-03-12T03:01:35Z")
I’ve developed the habit of clicking on news links but not reading them right away. (For example, if I’m browsing SDMB, see a news link, but want to keep browsing SDMB before I read the story.) Just now my machine came… --- ## [Interesting podcast conversation between Sam Harris and Charles Murray (of "Bell Curve" fame)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-podcast-conversation-between-sam-harris-and-charles-murray-of-bell-curve-fame/785052)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 2465\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-podcast-conversation-between-sam-harris-and-charles-murray-of-bell-curve-fame/785052 "2019-07-16T18:33:45Z")
Or, many might say, of Bell Curve “infamy”. But it sounds like he’s gotten a raw deal. I’d be interested in discussing this podcast, but I would ask that you actually \*listen \*to it in its entirety before weighing in. … --- ## ["Some of the best friends I got is coloured." Wow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-the-best-friends-i-got-is-coloured-wow/837057)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-the-best-friends-i-got-is-coloured-wow/837057 "2019-07-16T05:34:12Z")
Thread title is quoting the landlord who is getting sued by former tenant. Why is she suing? Well, landlord apparently doesn’t like people of a certain race on his property. So when a journalist asked the landlord to com… --- ## [If you have a sidewalk and old bushes, you're probably an idiot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-a-sidewalk-and-old-bushes-youre-probably-an-idiot/836902)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-a-sidewalk-and-old-bushes-youre-probably-an-idiot/836902 "2019-07-16T00:45:52Z")
Every damn time I see sidewalks with bushes planted next to them, the only time the bushes aren’t growing out over the sidewalk are when they’re new. As the bushes get older, the owners either don’t trim them - or they … --- ## [People Who Don't Take Off Their Shoes Upon Entering My Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-take-off-their-shoes-upon-entering-my-home/232174)
**Author:** [@CheekyMonkey613](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheekyMonkey613)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-take-off-their-shoes-upon-entering-my-home/232174 "2019-07-15T18:55:54Z")
I’m aware there are cultural differences. Some people think leaving your shoes on is respectful (one friend once explained that her Italian in-laws do this, because in their hometown, it’s considered rude to take off yo… --- ## [Is Christopher Reeve An Actual Fucking Saint Yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-christopher-reeve-an-actual-fucking-saint-yet/130312)
**Author:** [@Cosmopolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmopolitan)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2002, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-christopher-reeve-an-actual-fucking-saint-yet/130312 "2002-10-04T21:03:25Z")
I know I keep telling everyone this, but I’ll say it again unless someone missed it: I’m 23, have Spina Bifida & have been a paraplegic for my entire life. What the fucking hell is with the media canonizing Christopher … --- ## [Apparently I ripped off the Aus Taxation Office.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-ripped-off-the-aus-taxation-office/833771)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-ripped-off-the-aus-taxation-office/833771 "2019-07-15T06:51:57Z")
I am being ‘audited’ by the Aus equivalent of the IRS, the ATO. Apparently they noticed that my tax-deductions for the last financial year vastly exceeded the amount that others in my job description claimed. Of course… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=61) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=63)