# I pit DrDeth **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 28, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971 "2021-02-28T19:52:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 133
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2645 "2026-09-01T18:24:31Z")
![](https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExM3lwenIzM2g4dW5teGw0ZzhodTQ0Nm00bDhmMmU2MWM4eHA4NmNkNiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/YWy8pvMqPTg7DItyY5/giphy.webp "Angry Schitts Creek GIF by CBC - Find & Share on GIPHY") ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2646 "2026-09-02T14:42:06Z")
In the Israel/Gaza/Hijacks thread, he has managed to put forth the most amoral argument in a thread where there’s a LOT of competition: what Israel is doing is abhorrent, but since it is not within the USA’s power to immediately and completely stop them from doing it, there is no reason for Americans to care about it at all. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2647 "2026-09-02T17:06:57Z")
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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2648 "2026-09-03T04:32:53Z")
Dr. Dumbass came out with this gem of a hijack [in the thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-areas-where-the-imperial-japanese-navy-exceeded-the-us-navy-during-wwii/1032689) about whether there were any areas in which the Japanese navy was superior to the U.S. navy in WWII: > [@DrDeth](#): > > If you read _The Origins of the Second World War_ by A.J.P. Taylor, it seems like the Polish leadership were confident they were a _world power_, and that the fact the Britain backed them totally meant that they could ignore Germany’s requests to negotiate over the Polish Corridor. That over confidence and intransience was one of the causes of WW2 (besides Hitler of course). You see, it was the Poles’ fault for not giving in to Hitler and provoking him so that he invaded their country.(apparently, the Poles should have negotiated like the Czechs and avoided future problems). 🙄 Nice that he gives Hitler _some_ credit for precipitating WWII. This is DD’s pattern, he reads a book and takes a claim (or imagines one\*) and decides that the historical consensus is wrong and his daring interpretation is correct. \*DD pulled this before in arguing that the French were at least equally responsible with Imperial Germany for starting WWI, despite the Germans launching the invasion of Belgium and France. He stopped repeating that nonsense when another poster documented that he’d thoroughly misrepresented the book from which he drew his “evidence”. Now he’s re-inventing the outbreak of WWII. At least he doesn’t appear to be misrepresenting Taylor’s [ludicrous attempt at whitewashing Hitler’s war aims](https://time.com/archive/6625130/books-apologia-for-hitler/). > [@](#): > > He did not seize power,” writes Taylor. “He waited for it to be thrust upon him.” Like other statesmen of his time, he was defending the national interest in a cleanly Machiavellian way. He simply wanted to overturn the Treaty of Versailles and restore Germany as a great power. Minimizing the fact that Hitler committed his plans for conquest to paper as early as 1925 in Mein Kampf, Taylor claims that the dictator did not really want war. His threats were “daydreaming” or “play-acting” to impress German generals who wanted to slow him down. > > In Taylor’s view, it was always somebody else who put poor, passive Hitler in a mood to fight. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2649 "2026-09-05T17:29:45Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > He stopped repeating that nonsense when another poster documented that he’d thoroughly misrepresented the book from which he drew his “evidence”. I’m glad he stopped, but these assertions about Poland are bizarre ---
**Author:** ![sunacres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@sunacres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunacres)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2650 "2026-09-11T13:58:56Z")
Sigh. Lots of folks make pointless posts I suppose, but when he does it I wince. This pearl of wisdom regarding aftermarket automobile sunroofs: > [@What became ubiquitous then went away in your lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-became-ubiquitous-then-went-away-in-your-lifetime/1029180/751): > > I was told they leaked and made the car structure dangerous in case of an accident. But that could be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2651 "2026-09-11T14:11:03Z")
I noticed that bit too. “I’ve heard the moon is made out of cheese, but that could be wrong”… ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2652 "2026-09-11T16:25:51Z")
Even allowing for the possibility that he could be wrong seems uncharacteristic of him though. He’s usually more likely to provide a “cite” that contradicts what he’s saying and then double-down when that’s pointed out. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2653 "2026-09-11T18:04:15Z")
I don’t understand why he so frequently comments on posts with a terse “Yep” or “^This” or “Exactly,” as if the poster is waiting for his seal of approval. It’s okay to have an unexpressed thought. And the mods should give him a “mind you” ban. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2654 "2026-09-11T18:08:38Z")
He is definitely one of those older gents who think their unsolicited, poorly remembered, and usually wrong input provides not only value but conclusive and definitive weight to the topic at hand. In an odd way, it actually is valuable. If you just assume everything he posts is wrong without even looking at it, your batting average would be pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2655 "2026-09-11T18:42:11Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > \*DD pulled this before in arguing that the French were at least equally responsible with Imperial Germany for starting WWI, despite the Germans launching the invasion of Belgium and France. He stopped repeating that nonsense when another poster documented that he’d thoroughly misrepresented the book from which he drew his “evidence”. Now he’s re-inventing the outbreak of WWII. No other poster managed to prove that I misrepresented The Sleepwalkers. France Declared on Germany one day before Germany Declared on France. Since the invasion of Belgium occurred after the war started, it could hardly be the cause of the Great War, now could it? Yes, The French were responsible for starting WW1, so were the Germans, the Austrians, the Russians and the Serbs. You can likely throw the British in there, somewhere, even. They were all Imperialistic nations who assumed war was inevitable- so it was. But you know, if you were not a coward, you could have started a thread in Great Debates about the causes of the Great war- but of course you just put your cowardly tale between your legs and slunk off to the Pit instead, knowing that in any non- Pit thread, you would lose. > [@Stratocaster](#): > > I don’t understand why he so frequently comments on posts with a terse “Yep” or “^This” or “Exactly,” as if the poster is waiting for his seal of approval. Because some years ago, in a thread posters all told me I never replied to their posts except to disagree, and they did not like that. Now, you are saying you do not like people to agree with your posts. Make up your damn mind. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2656 "2026-09-11T19:21:55Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Now, you are saying you do not like people to agree with your posts. No one cares about your opinion if all you can add to the conversation is “Yep.” It’s not like anyone is waiting and wondering “What will **DrDeth** think of what I wrote!!?” ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2657 "2026-09-11T19:41:47Z")
To be fair, in most systems (including the default setup of discourse) you can click the “like” button if you especially like someone else’s post. The SDMB disabled that functionality, and i often miss it. It’s also handy if you ask a question and someone answers it. No need to clutter the thread, just like the posts that were helpful. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2658 "2026-09-11T19:42:08Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > I don’t understand why he so frequently comments on posts with a terse “Yep” or “^This” or “Exactly,” as if the poster is waiting for his seal of approval. Then again, I wonder if we add a Reddit style “like/dislike” if he’ll only post a fraction of the time. (Probably not. I bet he’d still write “yep”.) ---
**Author:** ![DeadTreasSecretaries](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deadtreassecretaries/32/4817_2.png) [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2659 "2026-09-11T19:55:38Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > But you know, if you were not a coward, you could have started a thread in Great Debates about the causes of the Great war- but of course you just put your cowardly tale between your legs and slunk off to the Pit instead, knowing that in any non- Pit thread, you would lose. I know Im going to regret this but Ill start that stupid fucking debate ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2660 "2026-09-11T20:07:42Z")
I see a skunk sitting next to a dead racoon a few feet away from a pit overflowing with garbage, and I walk away, but you do you ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2661 "2026-09-11T20:09:17Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > But you know, if you were not a coward, you could have started a thread in Great Debates about the causes of the Great war- but of course you just put your cowardly tale between your legs and slunk off to the Pit instead, knowing that in any non- Pit thread, you would lose. That’s not how debates actually work. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2662 "2026-09-11T20:28:42Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > No other poster managed to prove that I misrepresented The Sleepwalkers “They laughed at me and made jokes, but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt and with geometric logic - that a duplicate key to the wardroom icebox DID exist!” [![](https://i.imgflip.com/1gv8g1.jpg) ](https://i.imgflip.com/1gv8g1.jpg) > [@DeadTreasSecretaries](#): > > I know Im going to regret this but Ill start that stupid fucking debate All would feel regret, with the exception of the perseverating pissant. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2663 "2026-09-11T21:20:59Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > He’s usually more likely to provide a “cite” that contradicts what he’s saying and then double-down when that’s pointed out. He’s done it again in the FQ thread about scientific consensus. He claimed that we’re still at the tail end of an ice age. When corrected on this false statement (we’ve been in an inter-glacial period for nearly 12,000 years) he drags out a NASA document that uses some of the same words but is actually talking about something completely different, a fact which he failed to grasp. I expect the good doctor to be doubling down any time now. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2664 "2026-09-12T01:10:40Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > When corrected on this false statement (we’ve been in an inter-glacial period for nearly 12,000 years) he drags out a NASA document that uses some of the same words but is actually talking about something completely different, a fact which he failed to grasp. I expect the good doctor to be doubling down any time now. And here it is! 😁 > We can be in an an inter-glacial period- which we are- and TECHICALLY still be in a “Ice age”. Translation: “I used some words in my post. I Googled a NASA article that used similar words. This proves that I was right! I’m always right Facts and contexts don’t matter.” I don’t remember ever seeing a poster so fucking obstinate, but we’ve probably had a few. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971.md?page=132) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971.md?page=134)