# I made my first BBQ pit response... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 22, 2001, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-my-first-bbq-pit-response/51200 "2001-01-22T02:58:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-my-first-bbq-pit-response/51200/1 "2001-01-22T02:58:48Z")
… that I know of. I may have posted in there once or twice, but never to get into someone. However, someone touched a nerve. What I’m asking is… how did I do? I’m afraid I wasn’t able to give it all the detail and attention I wanted, as I’m at work, so keep that in mind on the judging… Thanks!!! ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-my-first-bbq-pit-response/51200/2 "2001-01-22T03:24:39Z")
Psssst…Tristan, how about a link? Thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-my-first-bbq-pit-response/51200/3 "2001-01-22T03:28:42Z")
[falling down the side of a hill] Aaaaaas… youuuuuuuuu… wiiiiiiiiiiisshh… [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=56595&pagenumber=2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=56595&pagenumber=2) [/falling down the side of a hill] 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Upham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Upham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Upham)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-my-first-bbq-pit-response/51200/4 "2001-01-22T03:37:17Z")
(i havn’t seen that movie in SO long) I think you did pretty good man, it’s a fine place to start. ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-my-first-bbq-pit-response/51200/5 "2001-01-22T03:41:38Z")
Good post. I give it a solid 7.5. I read it about half an hour ago and had no idea it was your first Pit post. I particularly liked the line: > [@](#): > > You, however, have taken to trying to spread the syphillitic infection that you may call “my way of thought”, but others call “herpes of the mind”. The only problem was that it was sort of vague. It jumped from point to point. But if you can come up with a cohesive line of thought and provide solid details, you’re A-OK, my friend. All in all, you’ve definitely got the creative insults down. Practice makes perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Upham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Upham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Upham)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-my-first-bbq-pit-response/51200/6 "2001-01-22T04:12:27Z")
Maybe we should start a Practice pit thread, so new folks can sort of cut their teeth, you know? Post a really foolish OP, something like “all gays and freemasons are runing the economy by buying up all the surplus government cheese” and then practice quotes and come backs and such… I dunno it’s a thought. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-my-first-bbq-pit-response/51200/7 "2001-01-22T06:04:41Z")
I thought that was pretty good, **Tristan**. Eloquent and to the point. I, personally, am going nowhere NEAR that thread, since I really have no clue what it’s about anyway. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-my-first-bbq-pit-response/51200/8 "2001-01-22T15:40:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Upham \* > \*\*Maybe we should start a Practice pit thread, so new folks can sort of cut their teeth, you know? > \*\* I thought of that very idea once or twice myself, but, alas, I believe it has been done before only to be met with a rather swifty poo-poo from the mods. Something about “that isn’t what this forum (The Pit) is about.” ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-my-first-bbq-pit-response/51200/9 "2001-01-22T16:00:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Upham \* > something like “all gays and freemasons are runing the economy by buying up all the surplus government cheese” No need for practice. The Pit is completely harmless if you are carrying runes. ---
**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-my-first-bbq-pit-response/51200/10 "2001-01-22T16:45:26Z")
Not bad. I’d give it a 5.5. You lived to type again. No practice posts in the Pit. You’ll get ripped apart if you even try, and not by the Mods but by the people who favor that forum. It’s happened before and it’s not a pretty sight. The notably good point about your post is that you made your post without foul words, which I appreciate in a good rant. I don’t think foulness makes the post any better. You can get your feelings hurt in the Pit, so make sure you have a tough hide if you linger there. ---
**Author:** ![Clucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@Clucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clucky)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-my-first-bbq-pit-response/51200/11 "2001-01-22T20:09:49Z")
Tristan, your post seemed okay. However, I want back the 20 minutes of my life it took to find out what the hell this thread was about. 😉