# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=71 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 72 --- ## [Donald Trump: Performance Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-performance-artist/825893)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2018, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-performance-artist/825893 "2018-12-11T02:27:46Z")
I’ve finally figured out what the Trump presidency really is. He seems to be far too clueless or deliberately and transparently mendacious to be a real politician – his "tax breaks for the Middle Class announcement just … --- ## [At least 20 Senate Vichy Republicans needed to vote guilty on impeachment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-least-20-senate-vichy-republicans-needed-to-vote-guilty-on-impeachment/825751)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-least-20-senate-vichy-republicans-needed-to-vote-guilty-on-impeachment/825751 "2018-12-10T23:30:06Z")
The Vichy Republicans are totally cowed at this juncture and I don’t see even one GOP Senator with enough backbone to vote to convict, let alone 20. And the 20 assumes every one of the 47 Democrats votes guilty, even Joe… --- ## [Fuck Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-christmas/825516)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-christmas/825516 "2018-12-10T15:57:56Z")
Let’s have some music for this: https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&rlz=1C1GGRV\_enUS754US754&q=Fear+Fuck+Christmas&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAIWSsY7UMBCGSQE6fIt0Cl0KdDpR0CVx5M2mRlzFCQm2X63jONms4yROsOM8Bs9xHTUPwD0AJQUdb0DJg… --- ## [Genital mutilation of young girls. But it's a religious thing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genital-mutilation-of-young-girls-but-its-a-religious-thing/785057)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 524\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2018, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genital-mutilation-of-young-girls-but-its-a-religious-thing/785057 "2018-12-09T09:09:44Z")
Doctor accused of mutilating genitals of young girls defends procedure as religious practice. Religious freedom my ass. I hope this doctor gets jailtime. As for the parents involved I don’t want to say remove the kids,… --- ## [Nobody's Pitted Gen. John Kelly, that national disgrace? Allow me, then.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-pitted-gen-john-kelly-that-national-disgrace-allow-me-then/799427)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2018, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobodys-pitted-gen-john-kelly-that-national-disgrace-allow-me-then/799427 "2018-12-09T05:22:04Z")
I assume everyone knows about Kelly’s remarks the other day defending his boss, the Orange Abomination, and attacking Congresswoman Frederica Wilson. So I’ll just launch in. Whatever Trump actually said in his call t… --- ## [It's amazing! (Mansplaining)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564)
**Author:** [@catflea12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catflea12)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564 "2018-12-07T23:03:44Z")
It’s amazing how upset the guys get when mansplaining something and you tell them to STFU. I got blocked by a relative when I did that. Oddly enough, I don’t care. --- ## [White People's Funny Names for Children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-peoples-funny-names-for-children/825308)
**Author:** [@Batano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batano)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-peoples-funny-names-for-children/825308 "2018-12-07T19:35:27Z")
Parent’s name their daughter Abcde. To make it worse “Abcde lives with epilepsy”. If it were capitalized, I’d assume that “Epilepsy” is her sister. But that is not the worst part. Some asshole Southwest Air employee mak… --- ## [ICE almost deported an American citizen to Jamaica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-almost-deported-an-american-citizen-to-jamaica/825696)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-almost-deported-an-american-citizen-to-jamaica/825696 "2018-12-06T23:35:49Z")
ICE tried to deport an American citizen. Apparently a case of mistaken identity, but still. This is the sort of thing that makes me really mad. --- ## [No more time for debate. Now I am outraged! \[Toronto police shooting\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-time-for-debate-now-i-am-outraged-toronto-police-shooting/664958)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-time-for-debate-now-i-am-outraged-toronto-police-shooting/664958 "2018-12-06T17:55:21Z")
Yesterday, I started a Great Debates thread on whether we should expect police to show courage in the discharge of their duties. I asked whether I was naive in even wondering. My GD thread was based on an incident that … --- ## [Useless damn email from useless damn IT department](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-damn-email-from-useless-damn-it-department/825552)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-damn-email-from-useless-damn-it-department/825552 "2018-12-05T04:52:38Z")
So I’m having a problem with a virtual machine at work (don’t worry about what that is or what problems I’m having, that’s irrelevant) so I open a trouble ticket as a good employee should. So then I get the following em… --- ## [I'm fucking mad at the people in the US who support and promote adult bullies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-fucking-mad-at-the-people-in-the-us-who-support-and-promote-adult-bullies/728417)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-fucking-mad-at-the-people-in-the-us-who-support-and-promote-adult-bullies/728417 "2018-12-03T23:25:22Z")
I use to get bullied in school. I’m an expert. Donald Trump is a fucking bully, (among other things.) Why are so many dipshits are supporting him? He’s a moron, a bigot, and a disgusting person. He doesn’t talk abou… --- ## [Turning the minirants up to 11ber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-the-minirants-up-to-11ber/823879)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-the-minirants-up-to-11ber/823879 "2018-12-02T23:31:10Z")
Because jasg is right but apparently too lazy to do it :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Great stuff \[regarding the Washington Post and the Mueller investigation\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-stuff-regarding-the-washington-post-and-the-mueller-investigation/825280)
**Author:** [@Chip\_Dundas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chip_Dundas)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-stuff-regarding-the-washington-post-and-the-mueller-investigation/825280 "2018-12-02T17:34:46Z")
One thing I have learned the past 2 years with the russiagate nonsense is how the washington post and some other outlets are not legitimate independent news services but are essentially arms of federal bureaucrats instit… --- ## [Mild pitting - writing an essay every time you do something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-writing-an-essay-every-time-you-do-something/825168)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-writing-an-essay-every-time-you-do-something/825168 "2018-11-29T21:05:18Z")
Have you guys noticed that it seems to be necessary to write an essay, or complete a (sometimes long) survey almost everytime you buy or otherwise interact with a commercial operation? I’m now of the age that rather fre… --- ## [No Poor Immigrants - Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-poor-immigrants-trump/819676)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-poor-immigrants-trump/819676 "2018-11-29T18:22:09Z")
So Trump is proposing a plan whereby anyone that has received welfare like food stamps, medicaid and TANF will have a harder time getting citizenship and permanent residency. This is fucking bullshit and I am amazed tha… --- ## [Well, that didn't take long - Sessions fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-didnt-take-long-sessions-fired/824155)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-didnt-take-long-sessions-fired/824155 "2018-11-27T21:27:45Z")
Maybe technically not fired, but definitely gone, and not by his choice. And normally the deputy AG would step up and be the acting AG until a new nominee was decided on, but since Rosenstein is the deputy, it goes with… --- ## [Windows 10 is EVIL!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-is-evil/765760)
**Author:** [@Ruby\_Slippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby_Slippers)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-is-evil/765760 "2018-11-27T11:44:53Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever started a thread before, let alone in the Pit, but recent experience has moved me to pit Windows 10 – although perhaps I should just pit Microsoft for this evil. Sometime within the past year I up… --- ## [Subaru dealership - pretty stupid hill you picked to die on.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subaru-dealership-pretty-stupid-hill-you-picked-to-die-on/824319)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subaru-dealership-pretty-stupid-hill-you-picked-to-die-on/824319 "2018-11-26T17:43:04Z")
Mostly bitching. But welcome opinions. My Wife bought a brand new 2019 Subaru Ascent this fall. They had to ship it, and my Wife picked it up. The dealership is 100 miles away. All is good, love the car. But, it’s … --- ## [SDMB poster Shodan put his hands on his own adopted child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-shodan-put-his-hands-on-his-own-adopted-child/824639)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-shodan-put-his-hands-on-his-own-adopted-child/824639 "2018-11-22T21:48:27Z")
Presumably he finds nothing objectionable about this thread title. --- ## [Pfizer raising prices on 41 drugs in 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pfizer-raising-prices-on-41-drugs-in-2019/824828)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pfizer-raising-prices-on-41-drugs-in-2019/824828 "2018-11-22T18:55:53Z")
However I think their profit margins in 2017 were almost 40%. I’m seeing gross revenues of 52 billion, and net profits of 21 billion. I guess 40% profit margins aren’t enough. Their R&D spending by contrast were about… --- ## [Tucker Carlson deserves to be afraid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson-deserves-to-be-afraid/824235)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson-deserves-to-be-afraid/824235 "2018-11-21T15:29:53Z")
So in recent news, Tucker Carlson was accosted by a group of antifascist protesters at his home. And I cannot even begin to summon the slightest shit to give about this. I tried, and I failed. Tucker Carlson is a whi… --- ## [(Likely) Non-voting American dumbshits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-non-voting-american-dumbshits/823987)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-non-voting-american-dumbshits/823987 "2018-11-21T05:03:15Z")
I was having a relatively stable blood pressure weekend until I read this from New York Magazine, in which they interview young Americans who don’t plan to vote. All I can say is, maybe this is the end. Maybe the Enli… --- ## [Colorado voters, you get what you pay for - Jack Shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-voters-you-get-what-you-pay-for-jack-shit/824132)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-voters-you-get-what-you-pay-for-jack-shit/824132 "2018-11-16T17:03:06Z")
For those of you that don’t live in Colorado, know that Coloradans are whiny little bitches. If the weather is the same for more than 10 minutes they will bithc about it. If it changes they bitch about it. They also b… --- ## [Guess what THIS veteran is doing this Veteran's Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-this-veteran-is-doing-this-veterans-day/824359)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-this-veteran-is-doing-this-veterans-day/824359 "2018-11-16T02:28:46Z")
Staying in, so the 93% of his fellow Americans who DIDN’T serve can crowd into every conceivable retailer to cash in on the holiday sales he gave a portion of his life away to secure. God Bless America, The West, and ca… --- ## [Republicans are like a jealous ex-boyfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-are-like-a-jealous-ex-boyfriend/824356)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-are-like-a-jealous-ex-boyfriend/824356 "2018-11-15T18:43:45Z")
I was reading an article the other day about how, now that WI Gov. Scott Walker was defeated for re-election, the GOP is convening a special session of the legislature to pass laws that will hamstring the incoming Democ… --- ## [Republicans: candidate who assaulted reporter is fine with us!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-candidate-who-assaulted-reporter-is-fine-with-us/787443)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 630\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-candidate-who-assaulted-reporter-is-fine-with-us/787443 "2018-11-12T23:58:38Z")
Now, leaving aside the talk of the actual people in Montana in the article (which, at best, demonstrates that the state should be depopulated, deemed a superfund site, and offered as a gift of the ‘white elephant’ var… --- ## [US President Unhinged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-president-unhinged/824176)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-president-unhinged/824176 "2018-11-11T04:40:02Z")
Recent post-election news conference supports this thought. Which is why I voted in protest - as is every US citizens of voting age right. I should have done it in 2016, but I was lazy. Now not so much. As one can tell, … --- ## [Which Party Has the Mobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-party-has-the-mobs/823828)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-party-has-the-mobs/823828 "2018-11-10T03:47:16Z")
The Republicans, obviously. Just got tired of seeing this argument (I won’t call it a debate) spill into other threads ever since the “Democrats Produce Mobs, Republicans Produce Jobs” thread was closed. Figured I’d op… --- ## [Fuck You, Vote Democrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-vote-democrat/824019)
**Author:** [@Weird\_With\_Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_With_Words)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-vote-democrat/824019 "2018-11-09T14:07:16Z")
My motto of the day: Fuck you, vote Democrat. Why? Glad you asked, me, because I usually don’t endorse straight ticket voting, even those times when I did it out of laziness. But this asshole needs some checks put on hi… --- ## [Demonizing older voters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demonizing-older-voters/823949)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demonizing-older-voters/823949 "2018-11-08T00:22:25Z")
This is something that gripes me on a personal level. I’m talking about those public service announcements and ads that are trying to get young people to vote in this election. I don’t seek them out, but they sure do sho… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=70) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=72)