# Are we allowed to Pit ourselves? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 14, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-pit-ourselves/585479 "2011-06-14T20:08:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-pit-ourselves/585479/1 "2011-06-14T20:08:04Z")
If we did something so monumentally stupid that, if anyone else did it, we’d Pit them. Or would that go in MPSIMS? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-pit-ourselves/585479/2 "2011-06-14T20:14:39Z")
I, G-d help me and everyone else, ANAM but I’d say go for it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-pit-ourselves/585479/3 "2011-06-14T20:16:29Z")
Haven’t done anything worthy of a self-Pitting, just never seen it in the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-pit-ourselves/585479/4 "2011-06-14T20:51:17Z")
It’s happened bunches of times. I don’t know how to search for it (you can’t search for self in a thread title apparently), but even as a casual peruser I’ve seen it. ---
**Author:** ![paperbackwriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@paperbackwriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paperbackwriter)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-pit-ourselves/585479/5 "2011-06-14T21:05:17Z")
“self” and “myself” are stop words for the search engine , apparently, so you can’t search for them directly. Through the magic of Google, however, I was able to find numerous self-pittings: [mookieblaylock](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=588984) [dnooman](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=435379) [terrifel](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=435379) [MannyL](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=344668) [etgaw1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=420138) [MannyL](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=321183) (again) …etc… ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-pit-ourselves/585479/6 "2011-06-15T17:28:41Z")
Preferably that sort of thing would go in your private blog. If you open up a Pit Thread, it may not turn out the way you’d prefer. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-pit-ourselves/585479/7 "2011-06-15T17:48:17Z")
If you want sympathy, put it in MPSIMS. If you want people to not only tell you you’re an idiot, but explain in detail exactly how you’re even more of a horrible excuse for a human being than you originally thought, put it in the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-pit-ourselves/585479/8 "2011-06-15T17:57:35Z")
The hell did you do already, Call Veronica’s house and ask for Betty? ---
**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:** [June 15, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-pit-ourselves/585479/9 "2011-06-15T22:56:43Z")
[Looks it](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=612270). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-pit-ourselves/585479/10 "2011-06-16T15:38:07Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > If you want sympathy, put it in MPSIMS. > > If you want people to not only tell you you’re an idiot, but explain in detail exactly how you’re even more of a horrible excuse for a human being than you originally thought, put it in the Pit. > [@paperbackwriter](#): > > “self” and “myself” are stop words for the search engine , apparently, so you can’t search for them directly. Through the magic of Google, however, I was able to find numerous self-pittings: > [mookieblaylock](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=588984) mookieblaylock Pitted himself. Gee, _there’s_ a surprise … ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-pit-ourselves/585479/11 "2011-06-17T14:56:49Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > If we did something so monumentally stupid that, if anyone else did it, we’d Pit them. Or would that go in MPSIMS? From the [Pit Rules:](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=507985) > [@](#): > > Lastly, rants about personal trauma that are expected to generate mostly supportive, sympathetic responses will likely be moved to MPSIMS. This is not a commentary on the seriousness of said life events, merely on the best forum for that type of thread. “Self-pittings” that are mainly due to self-pity or seeking commiseration are generally not appropriate for the Pit, but should go in MPSIMS. Note that some of the self-pittings linked to above are either apologies, or also include rants about things other than the OP. **mookieblaylock’s** was the sort of thing that is not appropriate for the Pit, and so was locked. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-pit-ourselves/585479/12 "2011-06-17T15:06:15Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > “Self-pittings” that are mainly due to self-pity or seeking commiseration are generally not appropriate for the Pit, but should go in MPSIMS. “Not appropriate for the Pit.” That’s the story of my life. Guys don’t start fights over stuff I say in bars, they just giggle. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-pit-ourselves/585479/13 "2011-06-17T18:35:25Z")
[Apparently not](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=612411), unless you’re going to rant.