# Fucking U.S. Government **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 27, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975 "2015-01-27T02:46:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/21 "2015-01-27T06:04:12Z")
> [@stui\_magpie](#): > > Too expensive here, I bought my own lollies. If you don’t buy your snacks at the Cafe Society concession stand, you’re stealing from all of us. Reported for thievery. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/22 "2015-01-27T06:44:43Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Are we sure it’s Williamson County? Wikipedia doesn’t say anything about secret experiments. See? The coverup is working. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/23 "2015-01-27T11:08:50Z")
> [@SeldomSeen](#): > > If it were anywhere else, I’d write the OP off as a garden-variety crackpot. > > But he _did_ say it was Texas. > > Anything can happen there… If it was Florida, then I would believe him. Everything I know about Florida I learned from Carl Hiassen, Tim Dorsey, and Dave Barry. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/24 "2015-01-27T11:45:15Z")
> [@Barking\_Dog](#): > > Oh sure, Williamson is a hotbed for that sort of thing. Especially Hutto. I mean, have you ever been there? It is _dull_. The school mascot is a hippo, fer crying out loud. You know you’ve been watching cotton grow for too long when you think that _that’s_ a good idea. Hey, hippos are badass. They’re the deadliest animal in Africa, I hear. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/25 "2015-01-27T12:36:32Z")
[Did someone say lolly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCl0qIRSxeA)? ---
**Author:** ![Tread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Tread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tread)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/26 "2015-01-27T13:01:10Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Are we sure it’s Williamson County? Wikipedia doesn’t say anything about secret experiments. I think you may need to check Wackypedia ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/27 "2015-01-27T13:02:41Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > Reported for forum move FYI, The Barnhouse is closing down. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/28 "2015-01-27T13:57:52Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > FYI, The Barnhouse is closing down. Well, the one in Williamson County, anyway. At least that’s what says on the “official” paperwork. Who knows what they’re going to be using it for now? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/29 "2015-01-27T14:23:31Z")
Moved Cafe Society --\> the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/30 "2015-01-27T14:30:21Z")
Experimenting on prisoners is how Luke Cage got his super powers. Just sayin’… ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/31 "2015-01-27T14:36:43Z")
> [@Daddypants](#): > > Experimenting on prisoners is how Luke Cage got his super powers. Just sayin’… It also resulted in him wearing tiara for many years. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/32 "2015-01-27T14:36:54Z")
> [@Honest4U](#): > > …my final report indicated no evidence of any psychiatric condition. You should be re-evaluated, just to be sure. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/33 "2015-01-27T14:41:49Z")
> [@Honest4U](#): > > Wake up Americans! Why do so many lunatics have a problem with naptime? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/34 "2015-01-27T15:02:12Z")
> [@Honest4U](#): > > Wake up Americans! I try, but I’m in nested dreaming. Every time I “wake up”, I find I’m just in another level of dreaming. I’m not sure I’ll ever know if I get out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/35 "2015-01-27T15:09:42Z")
The OP may have something there. I’ve read something like 200 other threads about this very thing. No wait. . .those were about putting ketchup on hot dogs. ---
**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/36 "2015-01-27T15:10:06Z")
I’m Agent K with the Men in Black. If I could just get all of you that have seen this thread to look at the light on the end of this pen, I’d appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/37 "2015-01-27T15:13:02Z")
If the OP was tortured that much, can you imagine the secrets he/she must know? I bet he/she has been to area 51 AND knows who shot JFK. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/38 "2015-01-27T15:26:26Z")
> [@Honest4U](#): > > but you are crazy (so, no one will believe you ever!)". Welp, you got one thing right. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/39 "2015-01-27T15:31:19Z")
I’m disappointed the OP hasn’t revealed the NSA’s secret K-84 “Sheeple” project. I’ve got all this ovine DNA running through my body, and it’s making me “Baa” all the damned time. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/40 "2015-01-27T15:33:22Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > Welp, you got one thing right. OMG!! He’s Right!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975.md?page=3)