# 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:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Loneraven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c0e974/32.png) [@Loneraven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loneraven)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/41 "2003-11-22T01:08:21Z")
I _thought_ I’d heard the word before… oh, dear. I seem to remember once writing “loupe-garou” in my French coursework. Have I just invented were-magnifying-glasses? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/42 "2003-11-22T02:38:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Loneraven \* > > * * * Where on Earth have _you_ been? I’ve not seen you in months. Glad to know you’re still with us. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/43 "2003-11-22T03:17:13Z")
handy spelled it “lupe.” ---
**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 22, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/44 "2003-11-22T03:34:22Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Loneraven_ > **Have I just invented were-magnifying-glasses?** No, there already were-magnifying-glasses. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/45 "2003-11-22T03:45:04Z")
Well, if it’s about **handy** ’s post count, I probably shouldn’t talk… :o ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/46 "2003-11-22T04:05:05Z")
8 more days to go, **Guin**. ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/47 "2003-11-22T12:50:38Z")
Those packets of silica gel work sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/48 "2003-11-22T15:10:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\*Well, if it’s about **handy** ’s post count, I probably shouldn’t talk… > :o \*\* The difference, **Guin** , is that when **you** post, you frequently have something to say! ---
**Author:** ![Beagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/49 "2003-11-22T15:57:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Seven \* > \*\*Those packets of silica gel work sometimes. \*\* KY is good also. \<\<\< Check out my post count! \<\<\< Sign of a wasted middle age? ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/50 "2003-11-22T23:20:39Z")
Have you tried to google “wasted middle age”? ---
**Author:** ![\_possum\_stalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b77776/32.png) [@\_possum\_stalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_possum_stalker)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/51 "2003-11-22T23:41:26Z")
Less than 0.4% of **Handy** ’s posts are in the Pit. Input numbers in the calculator in accessories menu. Answer appears in a second, cool. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/52 "2003-11-23T00:43:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Desmostylus \* > \*\*8 more days to go, **Guin**. \*\* If I may but in for a second…8 more days until what exactly? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082/53 "2003-11-23T01:15:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lord Ashtar \* > \*\*If I may but in for a second…8 more days until what exactly? \*\* Until **Guinastasia** ’s post count exceeds **handy** ’s, provided both maintain their posts-per-day average at the time the calculation was made. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-pitting-du-jour/214082.md?page=2)