# I Pit Hitler **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 28, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308 "2011-01-28T16:55:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/1 "2011-01-28T16:55:14Z")
In case there’s any doubt – I mean Adolf Hitler of the Austrian Hitlers. I searched, and to my astonishment I didn’t find any previous pittings of Hitler. Always a trend setter, I decided to break new ground in the pit. He was a REALLY REALLY bad guy!!! He seems to have had the power to make other people do really bad things. And in the blink of an eye, 50 million people were dead! Plus, he fucked his niece – maybe. And he killed his dog --definitely. He did have a keen fashion sense, though. Some of those uniforms are still worn today, even by members of Congress. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/2 "2011-01-28T17:04:47Z")
I’m glad that someone had the courage to pit this guy. Now we can have a sensible discussion about him and what he did. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/3 "2011-01-28T17:11:05Z")
Who? ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/4 "2011-01-28T17:20:59Z")
Why is this the first time I am hearing of this? Hit-ler you say, is that right? ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/5 "2011-01-28T17:21:17Z")
Hitler was a bad guy, but his ideas weren’t all bad… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/6 "2011-01-28T17:24:56Z")
By the way, did Godwin’s Law get invoked with the OP? ---
**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:** [January 28, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/7 "2011-01-28T17:27:42Z")
Too Soon OK, maybe not, but seriously, a light-hearted pitting of Hitler? I know I could just ignore it but something about Hitler in the title draws the eye. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/8 "2011-01-28T17:34:41Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I know I could just ignore it but something about Hitler in the title draws the eye. It was the tasteful use of negative space. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/9 "2011-01-28T17:38:51Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Plus, he fucked his niece – maybe. And he killed his dog --definitely. > . Well sure. Otherwise the canine just would have seized power. And he didn’t need it reigning cats and dogs, when it should be Heiling Hitler. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/10 "2011-01-28T17:41:44Z")
How about a link? Not everybody here is some Poindexter historian, you know. We don’t all know these obscure historical figures. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/11 "2011-01-28T17:43:36Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > Well sure. Otherwise the canine just would have seized power. And he didn’t need it reigning cats and dogs, when it should be Heiling Hitler. Boooooo… ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/12 "2011-01-28T17:52:43Z")
Cite? ---
**Author:** ![Rain\_Soaked](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@Rain\_Soaked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rain_Soaked)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/13 "2011-01-28T17:59:23Z")
How long before this thread degenerates and someone mentions… Oh. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/14 "2011-01-28T18:02:51Z")
> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#): > > Hitler was a bad guy, but his ideas weren’t all bad… You know who else thought Hitler had some good ideas? Hitler! That’s who! ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/15 "2011-01-28T18:03:39Z")
You know who else was just like Hitler? Hitler. That’s who. ETA: \ ---
**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:** [January 28, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/16 "2011-01-28T18:07:14Z")
You know who else pitted Hitler? No, really. I’m actually curious about this. ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/17 "2011-01-28T18:07:33Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > You know who else thought Hitler had some good ideas? Hitler! That’s who! Oh man, I so wanted to do the “You know who else?” joke. Nice one though. ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/18 "2011-01-28T18:22:07Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > He was a REALLY REALLY bad guy!!! This. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/19 "2011-01-28T18:22:40Z")
He was a lousy painter. Two coats, one day . . . if you don’t mind a shitty job. Fucker didn’t even bother to do any “cutting in” before he got the roller out! CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![Rain\_Soaked](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@Rain\_Soaked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rain_Soaked)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/20 "2011-01-28T18:25:29Z")
Well, at least he could [dance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWhLY60G7C8). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308.md?page=2)