# I pit.... DrFidelius! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 23, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916 "2016-03-23T02:26:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/261 "2016-03-31T09:07:29Z")
> [@JohnClay](#): > > My moobs seem to be smaller šŸ™‚ Nope. Same size. ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/262 "2016-03-31T09:09:29Z")
> [@bobkitty](#): > > Nope. Same size. I mean from memory not from the photos. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/263 "2016-03-31T10:07:20Z")
Perky, though! ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/264 "2016-03-31T10:58:58Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Perky, though! Yeah Iā€™m happy about that. Iā€™d had to have saggy moobs. It would be worse than having a big belly. ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/265 "2016-03-31T11:06:13Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > He either didnā€™t say that or he is unaware of the definition of obsessed. Here is my story about one of his patients who has OCD: > [@JohnClay](#): > > ā€¦I know a guy who has OCD. He goes through huge amounts of toilet paper even when it causes his bottom to go raw. He insists that I check that the windows on his car arenā€™t wound down by touching the glass multiple times on each window, etc, etcā€¦ I told the doctor I couldnā€™t even stick to the diet for 14 days due to eating things like chocolate (and cake). I agree with my doctorā€™s opinion that Iā€™m not really obsessed. Trust me, he did say that. His definition of obsessed may involve OCD (like that person I mentioned). ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/266 "2016-03-31T11:38:44Z")
You perservate, which means you canā€™t stop the obsessive _thoughts_. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/267 "2016-03-31T11:49:05Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > You perservate, which means you canā€™t stop the obsessive _thoughts_. Cool term, which led me to read a bunch of stuff. Iā€™m gonna stop thinking about it now. Now. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/268 "2016-03-31T11:57:18Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > You perservate, which means you canā€™t stop the obsessive _thoughts_. > [@kayaker](#): > > Cool term, which led me to read a bunch of stuff. > > Iā€™m gonna stop thinking about it now. > > Now. Which I misspelled. Perseverate. :smack: Iā€™m going to obsess about that today. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/269 "2016-03-31T12:16:13Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Which I misspelled. Perseverate. :smack: > > Iā€™m going to obsess about that today. Yeah, Google fixed it for me. Iā€™ve never been into psychology (graduated college without any psych, which wasnā€™t simple) and Iā€™d never encountered the word.šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/270 "2016-03-31T12:37:52Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Yeah, Google fixed it for me. Iā€™ve never been into psychology (graduated college without any psych, which wasnā€™t simple) and Iā€™d never encountered the word.šŸ˜ƒ I didnā€™t either until my dad showed signs of dementia. Itā€™s common in that population. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/271 "2016-03-31T13:42:01Z")
Despite the entertainment I get from John Clayā€™s shit show threads, I wish he would be banned for his own sake. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/272 "2016-03-31T14:20:14Z")
Spelting is overratted. I know thatā€™s obsessive, but itā€™s just the one word, so itā€™s not compulsive, Iā€™m not sick or anything like that. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/273 "2016-04-01T04:20:10Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > Spelting is overratted. > > I know thatā€™s obsessive, but itā€™s just the one word, so itā€™s not compulsive, Iā€™m not sick or anything like that. I assume youā€™re on the two dictionary plan? Check via one source, then check the word in a second source? Itā€™s the only way to be sure. 3 might be betterā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/274 "2016-04-01T08:07:56Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > You perservate, which means you canā€™t stop the obsessive _thoughts_. > **[Perseveration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseveration)** > > Perseveration, in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and speechā€“language pathology, is the repetition of a particular response (such as a word, phrase, or gesture) regardless of the absence or cessation of a stimulus. It is usually caused by a brain injury or other organic disorder. Symptoms include "lacking ability to transition or switch ideas appropriately with the social context, as evidenced by the repetition of words or gestures after they have ceased to be socially relevant or approp In... ā€œIn general English, perseveration (vb: ā€œto perseverateā€) refers to insistent or redundant repetitionā€ So what repetitive thoughts do I have exactly? I think that most of the time my mind is not filled with any words. Then sometimes when Iā€™m walking I rehearse what Iā€™m planning on posting. And repetitive thoughts arenā€™t necessarily bad. I think Arnold would have had some repetitive thoughts to get his body: [http://cdn.rsvlts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-Young-Photos-29.jpg](http://cdn.rsvlts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-Young-Photos-29.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/275 "2016-04-01T08:14:13Z")
I thought this was interesting - Arnold breathing in: > **[Kultur Startup : site d'information et actualitƩs sur le monde des startups](https://www.kulturstartup.fr)** > > Kultur Startup est un site d'informations donnant des conseils pour crƩer et gƩrer sa startup, mais prƩsentant aussi des startups Ơ suivre et des actualitƩs. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/276 "2016-04-01T13:28:29Z")
> [@JohnClay](#): > > [Perseveration - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseveration) > ā€œIn general English, perseveration (vb: ā€œto perseverateā€) refers to insistent or redundant repetitionā€ > > So what repetitive thoughts do I have exactly? I think that most of the time my mind is not filled with any words. Then sometimes when Iā€™m walking I rehearse what Iā€™m planning on posting. And repetitive thoughts arenā€™t necessarily bad. I think Arnold would have had some repetitive thoughts to get his body: > [http://cdn.rsvlts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-Young-Photos-29.jpg](http://cdn.rsvlts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-Young-Photos-29.jpg) :dubious: Soā€¦ Try an experiment. Keep a little log of how many times you think about your diet, your body, your weight, your belly, posting about your diet, your body, your weight and your belly. Start with an hour. How many times is it? Perseveration manifests in my son with an uncontrollable need to discuss certain subjects (video games for him). If the subject is changed, he will return to video games. If people around him are talking about something else, heā€™ll start talking about video games anyway. Does any of this sound like you and your diet or belly right now? ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/277 "2016-04-01T13:39:02Z")
How far did you jog yesterday, **JohnClay**? ---
**Author:** ![Randolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/278 "2016-04-01T14:40:01Z")
Lose weight to look good in clothes. Exercise to look good naked. Post on the Internet to do neither. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/279 "2016-04-01T16:49:28Z")
> [@JohnClay](#): > > Today, 74 kg, also breathing inā€¦ Donā€™t forget to breath out. ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/280 "2016-04-02T01:17:14Z")
> [@ddsun](#): > > :dubious: > > Soā€¦ Try an experiment. Keep a little log of how many times you think about your diet, your body, your weight, your belly, posting about your diet, your body, your weight and your belly. Start with an hour. How many times is it? Well Iā€™ve heard about a thing where a person says ā€œdonā€™t think about an elephantā€ and the other person thinks about an elephantā€¦ so your suggestion would remind me of those topics and so then might cause me to think of them. Anyway, I weigh myself each day, I donā€™t check out myself in the mirror every day, I eat things from my diet mainly by habit. I think about posting about my diet if I get a reply about itā€¦ > [@](#): > > Perseveration manifests in my son with an uncontrollable need to discuss certain subjects (video games for him). If the subject is changed, he will return to video games. If people around him are talking about something else, heā€™ll start talking about video games anyway. Does any of this sound like you and your diet or belly right now? NOā€¦ ā€œIf the subject is changed, he will return to video gamesā€ Check out these threads I started: > **[Being fussy - "sharp knees" on a woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=788564)** > > edit: might be related to my topic bans. > **[New Superman movies and the comics (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=788354)** > > I was watching the new ā€œBatman V Supermanā€ movie with a friend and I noticed ā€œDoomsdayā€ was there. I told him that in the comics he kills Supermanā€¦ In the movie Doomsday does kill Superman and for the rest of the movie at least, Superman stays... > **[Christians who want to feel a "peace" from God](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=788471)** > > A lot of the time, my sisters donā€™t do things if they donā€™t feel a ā€œpeaceā€ from God. They had both been single for several years because they believed that God would find them husbands. Then eventually they started trying Internet dating sites like... > **[Fact-checkers claim Hillary is most accurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=788574)** > > http://www.dailynewsbin.com/news/fact-checkers-confirm-hillary-clinton-is-more-honest-than-any-of-her-2016-opponents/ Hillary: Bernie Sanders: Donald Trump: > **[Are your nipples naturally hairy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=788765)** > > Hi on another messageboard a poster said that it wasnā€™t normal that I had hairy nipples but he said that it is normal for women to have them. Iā€™ve seen heaps of pics of womenā€™s nipples but Iā€™ve NEVER noticed them being hairy. (There is also a... I donā€™t think I changed the subject to dietā€¦ Like I said, what about Arnold? He would have thought about his body, etc, more than I do. These thoughts of mine are leading to my body being transformed I think. BTW there is a common idea that men think about sex every 7 secondsā€¦ (do a google search)ā€¦ Iā€™m nowhere that obsessed about my body. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916.md?page=15)