# Have you ever been Pitted? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 21, 2007, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334 "2007-08-21T03:58:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/21 "2007-08-21T07:31:43Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] Not as far as I know. People sometimes seem quite comfortable with expressing their contempt right where they are, without taking it to the pit. [/QUOTE] You’re lucky people like butter, mister. Buttered peas are also quite nice. Some day, someone might just decide to butter your pea, and then… Time for me to stop talking it seems. I’m going to eat some bacon to feel more manly. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/22 "2007-08-21T07:58:41Z")
Nope. Closest I got was being chosen to be killed in the mafia games. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/23 "2007-08-21T08:14:12Z")
[QUOTE=Rubystreak] The one time I was Pitted, I wound up becoming friends with the poster that did it (hi, Auto!) [/QUOTE] ::blushes:: Yes, that was quite the rollercoaster. Myself, I have never been pitted, although I do quite a good enough job at having my own pit threads backfire. I’m not blaming anyone except myself, but hey that’s just the facts of the matter. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/24 "2007-08-21T08:16:56Z")
Yeah, once. I shared it with another poster and it was a really dumb Pitting by a world champion in the event of Missing The Point. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/25 "2007-08-21T08:50:46Z")
Once, in early 2001. Possibly the most boring Pit thread ever. It consisted of maybe 7 posts - three from the Pitter, three from me and one from some random Doper asking what the hell we were talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/26 "2007-08-21T09:06:25Z")
Not yet, but having a thread like this makes the devil in me want to post something blatantly inflamatory here (for instance, involving the n-word) just to see if I could whoosh anyone. Fortunately, I’m at least a full 1/4th of an inch past that level of immaturity. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/27 "2007-08-21T10:05:01Z")
No- wouldn’t worry me if I was anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/28 "2007-08-21T11:17:27Z")
Yes. Twice that I know of. I consider it neither a badge of honor nor disgrace. I care not a whit. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/29 "2007-08-21T11:34:57Z")
Once that I know of. I rarely go into the Pit. I just can’t manufacture that much hate/vitriol/gumption to post there. The few times I’ve been there, I’ve been impressed at exactly how much some people care about some things. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/30 "2007-08-21T12:41:00Z")
Once. Someone decided to take a joking aside I made as a) serious and b) directed at him personally. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/31 "2007-08-21T12:45:14Z")
Nope, I don’t think I really make enough impact anyone’s lives here to warrant that kind of vitriol. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a8b319/32.png) [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/32 "2007-08-21T12:48:48Z")
No, I haven’t, but, slight hijack, we should all have a day where we just explode at each other based on outrageous lies. Kind of the thread **George Kaplin** , I think, did in MPSIMS, but this would be a full on pitting. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/33 "2007-08-21T12:55:39Z")
Five or six times, IIRC. Surprisingly low, considering how different my political views are as compared to most of the Dope. _:shrugs:_ Obviously, my positions are unassailable. 🙂 Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/34 "2007-08-21T13:02:25Z")
Once, by a Belgian who was doing it as part of a spectacular flameout that led to his banning. It was interesting to see how the Board was about 2/3 on my side, 1/3 on his. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/35 "2007-08-21T13:15:50Z")
I was pitted once by a guest (sock/troll) and before I could submit my reply someone posted to my defense and additionally the mods disappeared the guest and thread into the wheat fields. The thread lasted under 1/2 hour. I think it had only one reply and I cannot for the life of me remember the guests name or the one poster who posted a rebuttal. It may have been **Hentor** , in which case, I never got to thank him. So whether it was \*\*Hentor \*\* or someone else, thank you. This does indicate that some of us may have been pitted other times and never even known about it. I guess this is similar to the “if a tree falls in the woods …” concept. I have started four pittings, three, I believe well deserved and one that was woefully lame. I additionally started one pit thread in praise of **SkipMagic**. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/36 "2007-08-21T13:19:52Z")
Not that I’m aware. But it could have happened since I don’t go to the pit much. OTOH most of my posts are rather innocuous, so I can’t see too many people getting all worked up over me. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/37 "2007-08-21T13:36:18Z")
At least 16 times. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/38 "2007-08-21T13:43:35Z")
Twice humorously but never seriously. I don’t understand it since I’m such a bitch-- and I’ve been here so long. Surely ONE of my ten thousand or so posts has rubbed at least ONE person the wrong way. Ah, now that I see my post and my count, the reason is clear. I do not have ten thousand posts. _That_ explains it. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/39 "2007-08-21T13:43:38Z")
Once, that I know of. I don’t check the pit very often and i don’t do vanity searches. So, I guess, there could have been more, and I didn’t know. You can’t please everyone, sometimes you can’t please anyone! ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334/40 "2007-08-21T13:46:20Z")
Not to my knowledge. This could be because: 1. I’m so nice! 🙂 2. My positions on everything are so obviously correct! 🙂 3. I haven’t made much of an impact. ☹ I prefer to believe it is (1) and (2), but fear it may well be (3). 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-pitted/416334.md?page=3)