# handy pitting du jour **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 19, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082 "2003-11-19T13:40:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/1 "2003-11-19T13:40:59Z")
From [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=223861): > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by handy_ > \*\*Gee, Number, I said ‘in the future’ which means it’s not need for this one…e.g means ‘for example’, & I gave an input example. > > Plus lots of topics do come up you do have to wade through them though.\*\* Ah, so you waited fourteen and a half hours after the OP said the problem was resolved to append a “just google it” comment which was totally irrelevant to the question at hand. How helpful. Perhaps I should apply this technique to every single thread in GQ. I bet I could rack up a heck of a post count. “Use a search engine.” “I bet you could find that in Windows Help.” “What kind of computer do you have? Maybe if it were a Dell it would work.” 18,000 here I come. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/2 "2003-11-19T15:33:32Z")
I usually don’t join in the **handy** bitchfests, but he does seem to be batting even worse than usual lately. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/3 "2003-11-19T16:02:29Z")
> [@](#): > > Perhaps I should apply this technique to every single thread in GQ. I bet I could rack up a heck of a post count. What do you think he does? ---
**Author:** ![Matchka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Matchka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Matchka)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/4 "2003-11-19T16:17:56Z")
Ya know there are only 2 things more inane than pointess & useless posts: 1. Multiple threads pitting a poster accusing him (justly or unjustly) of being an habituallty pointless poster and 2. posting in such pit threads :smack: ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/5 "2003-11-19T17:49:29Z")
FYI, **Handy** never comes into the pit. You think he would though, as it would pad his post count to the moon. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/6 "2003-11-19T18:18:55Z")
World Eater: handy has made 60 posts in the pit; however, that’s just an extremely small drop in a vast ocean. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/7 "2003-11-19T18:22:32Z")
No shit? Damn. Hmmm, maybe he never posts in his own pittings? Work with me here. 😃 ---
**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:** [November 19, 2003, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/8 "2003-11-19T18:34:24Z")
I think **handy** stopped coming to the pit in February, which is when he last posted here. Something about this forum being too negatimve, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/9 "2003-11-19T20:06:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Matchka \* > \*\*Ya know there are only 2 things more inane than pointess & useless posts: > > 1. Multiple threads pitting a poster accusing him (justly or unjustly) of being an habituallty pointless poster and > 2. posting in such pit threads > :smack: \*\* So. . . you’re admitting you’re inane then? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Matchka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Matchka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Matchka)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/10 "2003-11-19T20:32:45Z")
I think the huor of the post spoke for itself. Glad to see you caught it. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/11 "2003-11-19T20:39:30Z")
I may as well be typing with my keyboard disconnected from the computer for all the good this will do, but like **Scarlett67** I have also noticed that he’s been drifting back to his old ways. Witness this solid gold post in my [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=223207) about red dots showing up during Adult Swim broadcasts: > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Handy_ > “Surely this isn’t some form of copy protection?” > > Actually there is a new copy protection that does this. Red Dot Copy Protection. :smack: Unfortunately **friedo** beat me to the punch: > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by friedo_ > …Which is used for new film prints and has absolutely nothing to do with television. Still waiting for Handy to drop by and admit his error… … … … ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/12 "2003-11-19T21:01:14Z")
hope you’re not holding your breath. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/13 "2003-11-19T21:06:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Monty \* > \*\*World Eater: handy has made 60 posts in the pit; however, that’s just an extremely small drop in a vast ocean. \*\* My guess is that most of those were threads that were moved to the Pit after he posted to them. Haj ---
**Author:** ![shelbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/14 "2003-11-19T21:25:50Z")
I like to mentally rate **handy** ’s posts on the 10 point **Handy** Scale. The ubiquitous “just Google it” only gets a 5 on the scale. The exceedingly rare post that is both on point and actually adds new information, gets a 1. **Dooku** ’s example would probably rate about 7. (Hard to tell without actually reading the thread). Generally the more out of the blue and useless the comment, the higher the score. I even apply the scale to my own posts, when I feel myself drifting into **handy** territory. This post, for example, probably gets a 3 or 4. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/15 "2003-11-20T02:35:25Z")
I bet there are more threads about handy, why don’t you search for them or maybe ask someone who knows where they are. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/16 "2003-11-20T02:45:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr2001 \* > \*\*I bet there are more threads about handy, why don’t you search for them or maybe ask someone who knows where they are. \*\* Very subtle, **Mr2001**. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/17 "2003-11-20T15:11:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \* > \*\*Very subtle, **Mr2001**. \*\* I think there must be other threads about **handy**. You could probably find them if you searched for them. Or you could ask someone else. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/18 "2003-11-20T15:45:04Z")
I don’t think **Handy** ever comes to the pit. Why don’t you ask the mods to move this to GQ. It will probably work if you have a Dell. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/19 "2003-11-20T16:28:50Z")
[**handy** ’s last Pitting](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=214515). I keep hoping his style of drive-by will be deemed by the mods as “being a jerk” or at the very least he’ll be banished from legal threads the same way he was banished from medical ones. ---
**Author:** ![shelbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/20 "2003-11-20T17:23:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr2001 \* > \*\*I bet there are more threads about handy, why don’t you search for them or maybe ask someone who knows where they are. \*\* 8.3 on the Handy Scale. 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082.md?page=2)