# I forget, do we have a general HurricaneDitka Pit thread? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 6, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952 "2018-01-06T00:15:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/161 "2018-01-19T17:27:42Z")
Don’t need it. Can just laugh at liberals … ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/162 "2018-01-19T17:31:51Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > Don’t need it. Can just laugh at liberals … Or you can watch videos of the Oklahoma City bombing and have a real laugh riot. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/163 "2018-01-19T17:32:43Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > Don’t need it. Can just laugh at liberals … That’s called Pseudobulbar Affect. They have medication for that now. Good luck to you. ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/164 "2018-01-19T17:35:31Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > That’s called Pseudobulbar Affect. They have medication for that now. Good luck to you. I’m not sure if that was supposed to be funny to liberals or conservatives … ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/165 "2018-01-19T17:35:57Z")
You know what’s great about being a conservative? You never have to think about anything. You either want to keep things they way they are or go back to the way they were. No problem-solving or critical thinking required. I bet conservatives are far happier than progressives. Just leap into the nostalgia pool and drown in ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/166 "2018-01-19T17:36:00Z")
The medication will help you with memory problems too. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/167 "2018-01-19T19:15:04Z")
So… Still don’t know which conservatives here are in favor of the Oklahoma City bombing and which are opposed. Or maybe not “in favor”, just “not not in favor”? And if you’re not not not in favor of the Oklahoma City bombing, how do you feel about people who are not not in favor of it? Are they people you can hang out and have a beer with? ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/168 "2018-01-19T19:37:30Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > Don’t need it. Can just laugh at liberals … Well, yeah, that was the point. Conservatives don’t have any decent comedians. It is brave of you that you would admit to crossing the aisle for your comedy needs. Who is your favorite liberal comic? ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/169 "2018-01-19T19:39:58Z")
Hmm, perhaps I was a bit too subtle. But I don’t think so. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/170 "2018-01-19T19:40:09Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > So… > > Still don’t know which conservatives here are in favor of the Oklahoma City bombing and which are opposed. Or maybe not “in favor”, just “not not in favor”? > > And if you’re not not not in favor of the Oklahoma City bombing, how do you feel about people who are not not in favor of it? Are they people you can hang out and have a beer with? To be fair, they are not saying that they are in favor of it. They are just saying that killing civilians is a reasonable response to controversial government actions. The same logic that drives any terrorist. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/171 "2018-01-19T19:46:46Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > Hmm, perhaps I was a bit too subtle. But I don’t think so. You really suck at the funny. Seriously, I’ll bet the kids run when they see you coming. But that may be for other reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/172 "2018-01-19T20:01:25Z")
Well I’m amusing myself at any rate. I get that it doesn’t appeal to you, though that may likewise be for other reasons and at any rate is no concern of mine. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/173 "2018-01-19T20:06:30Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > Hmm, perhaps I was a bit too subtle. But I don’t think so. You were ambiguous, and so I chose to interpret your remark charitably. Since what you actually meant was to admit your party is simply trolling the liberals for the lol’s, harming the country and it’s people while you laugh, I thought I’d give you an out. ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/174 "2018-01-19T20:10:13Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > You were ambiguous, and so I chose to interpret your remark charitably. There was no need for that. The posts I was responding to were not themselves “charitable”. > [@](#): > > Since what you actually meant was to admit your party is simply trolling the liberals for the lol’s, harming the country and it’s people while you laugh […] Wow, I see once you stop being charitable, you _really_ stop being charitable. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/175 "2018-01-19T20:11:02Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > Well I’m amusing myself at any rate. … Try masturbation. You’ll find it more amusing, and we won’t have to listen to you scraping your nails on the chalkboard. Win/win. ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/176 "2018-01-19T20:27:05Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Try masturbation. You’ll find it more amusing, and we won’t have to listen to you scraping your nails on the chalkboard. Win/win. Everyone has their own thing. You do yours and I’ll do mine. If you feel like you hear something like scraping nails on a chalkboard, that’s fine with me too. Perhaps even a plus, on occasion. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/177 "2018-01-19T20:32:51Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Try masturbation. You’ll find it more amusing, and we won’t have to listen to you scraping your nails on the chalkboard. Win/win. What if that’s how he masturbates? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/178 "2018-01-19T20:37:50Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Try masturbation. You’ll find it more amusing, and we won’t have to listen to you scraping your nails on the chalkboard. Win/win. That’s virtually every post **F-P** taps out with his cum stained hands. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/179 "2018-01-19T20:41:09Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > There was no need for that. The posts I was responding to were not themselves “charitable”. Don’t see how that has anything to do with anything. The posts you were responding to were making the real observation that there are no successful conservative comedians. > [@](#): > > Wow, I see once you stop being charitable, you _really_ stop being charitable. How many chances do you think I should be giving you? Why don’t you explain what is that you laugh at about liberals that makes up for the lack of successful comedy on the conservative side. ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/180 "2018-01-19T20:45:03Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > That’s virtually every post **F-P** taps out with his cum stained hands. I would say I’m sympathetic, but the fact is that I’m not. > [@k9bfriender](#): > > Don’t see how that has anything to do with anything. The posts you were responding to were making the real observation that there are no successful conservative comedians. I don’t think so. > [@](#): > > Why don’t you explain what is that you laugh at about liberals that makes up for the lack of successful comedy on the conservative side. I don’t object to the laughing part. It’s the “simply trolling the liberals for the lol’s, harming the country and it’s people” part. You can claim that if you want, but asserting that I meant that has no basis. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952.md?page=10)