# DrDeth is Pitted Again **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 17, 2025, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044 "2025-10-17T03:32:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/181 "2026-04-03T14:46:19Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > It’s part of his tendency to rely on [appeals to authority](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority) to bolster an opinion. Yes, no doubt. But the opinion in this case seemed so innocuous as to be not worth mentioning. Making a case out of this instance just dilutes the general case against this habit. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/182 "2026-04-03T15:08:14Z")
That was my reaction as well. This feels like trying to inflate an anthill, not even a molehill, into a mountain. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/183 "2026-04-03T15:33:04Z")
Same. Seems like a big nothingburger. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/184 "2026-04-03T15:33:13Z")
I don’t know how it’s judged, his “appeals to authority” or simply saying: “hey, I Googled that”. I doubt there is one person\* on this board that is such a genius they just “know” everything. We have to, by definition, rely on others, Google, your personal encyclopedia, your Grandma. Or your 7th grade science teacher. Humans waste so much brain power tryna retain so much gobbity goo. I say “appeal to authority” all you want. I can decide whether I wanna believe you or not. Cites are like assholes. If you dig around long enough, you’ll find one. \*excepting our Perfect Master, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/185 "2026-04-03T15:45:02Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I doubt there is one person\* on this board that is such a genius they just “know” everything. We had such a poster. But he was dissed and left us. 😥 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/186 "2026-04-03T15:49:21Z")
No, I’m still here. Waitaminute. Who dissed me? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/187 "2026-04-03T15:57:44Z")
You mean you don’t “know”? Well, your status as a “know-it-all” may be waning. Sorry, it was fun while it lasted..😀 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/188 "2026-04-03T16:09:32Z")
I can’t be arsed to keep track of EVERY TIME one of the hoi polloi mentions me. It’s not like I’m the America-hating fuckstick, who has a staff of sycophants to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/189 "2026-04-03T17:26:39Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I say “appeal to authority” all you want. I can decide whether I wanna believe you or not. You appear to be unfamiliar with [Doc’s oeuvre.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2421) ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/190 "2026-04-03T18:01:45Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Who are we to say he doesn’t have a Canadian friend? “I heard it from my friend. He’s Canadian - you wouldn’t know him.” “Canadian friend, eh? What’s his name?” “Errr… Tim… Tim Google. Ya, that’s the ticket.” ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/191 "2026-04-03T18:11:29Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > “I heard it from my friend. He’s Canadian - you wouldn’t know him.” I love the oft-expressed assumption by some Americans that if they have a Canadian friend, and then they meet another Canadian, that that Canadian must obviously know their Canadian friend, since they’re from the same place. The other assumption is that any Canadian must know everything there is to know about Canada which is unknown to Americans, such as how many states we have, who our president is, and how to build an igloo. > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > “Errr… Tim… Tim Google. Ya, that’s the ticket.” Tim Horton. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/192 "2026-04-03T18:13:43Z")
“Tom in Toronto? Sure I know him. He told me to tell you to give me the $20 you owe him.” ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/193 "2026-04-03T20:07:53Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > The other assumption is that any Canadian must know everything there is to know about Canada which is unknown to Americans, such as how many states we have, who our president is, and how to build an igloo. I had a very close friend in Canada, and I once asked her what she did every summer when her house melted, and if she ever had to take a day off work if the sled dogs got sick. Am I an asshole? Absolutely. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/194 "2026-04-03T20:30:18Z")
I hate the “assumptions” about the South too. Wadda ya’ll gonna do? Like those lamented assholes we all have, we all have assumptions as well. Also, I assume most folks here tell mostly the truth about their lives. Eh, I’m nice like that. (No not Canadian, sorry @wolfpup 😀 couldn’t help myself from making a tiny funny. Feel free to make a joke on me) ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/195 "2026-05-10T00:56:24Z")
In the Kier Starmer thread his confident ignorance has struck again. Ignorant dumbass seems to think the populist fascist wannabe party in the UK is the Conservatives, not Reform. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/196 "2026-05-10T01:43:19Z")
Why not both? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/197 "2026-05-10T01:58:32Z")
… because Reform isn’t just wannabe? Up until the “and I think that’s a good thing”, that would have been a stretchy possibility. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/198 "2026-05-11T00:13:50Z")
Plus a sizable percentage of the current Reform Party are defective Tories. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/199 "2026-05-11T08:10:38Z")
He’s also in the Barney Frank thread arguing that Gavin Newsome has done more for trans rights than any other person. You know, the one guy clearly running for President that trans people have actively said they will not endorse. He clearly went back on being pro-trans. I’ve been upset at him for being stupid or annoying or not reading facts, but not for being a bigot before. It’s not fucking hard to center the voices of the minority you are talking about. It really isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044/200 "2026-05-24T01:43:25Z")
Isn’t he in some sort of law enforcement field? Because he’s now arguing in FQ (“If a burglar drops something of his while burgling my home, is it mine?”) that the police would prefer if you didn’t bother to report crimes to them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-is-pitted-again/1024044.md?page=11)