# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/21 "2011-01-28T18:26:33Z")
> [@Rain\_Soaked](#): > > How long before this thread degenerates and someone mentions.. > > Oh. > Never mind. Glen Beck? ---
**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, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/22 "2011-01-28T18:29:39Z")
> [@Rain\_Soaked](#): > > Well, at least he could [dance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWhLY60G7C8). Yeah but, nowhere near as well as his [cat](http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060823143842/uncyclopedia/images/b/b4/2fbcc22d6c2d22211594838517bcf25e.gif)! CMC fnord! ---
**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, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/23 "2011-01-28T18:35:33Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > 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. Light hearted??!! It’s all the people who DIDN’T pit Hitler that have been light hearted. Where’s YOUR Hitler Pit thread, bucko? I’m sure you’ve been meaning to get around to it. > [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > How about a link? Not everybody here is some Poindexter historian, you know. We don’t all know these obscure historical figures. > [@silenus](#): > > Cite? You are both right. I just assumed people would know. Okay– Hitler was a [terrible](http://files.sharenator.com/g252011_Adolf_Hitlers_Paintings-s321x350-857-580.jpg) [artist](http://www.artnewsblog.com/images/adolf-hitler.jpg). The dog looks like one of those matchbook art school entry tests. [Hitler had flat, lifeless hair](http://cdn1.newsone.com/files/2010/08/hitler460.jpg) and the beginnings of a comb over. Hitler was a [very](http://www.fpp.co.uk/Hitler/images/Hitler_w_youngmen.jpg) [grim](http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-Hitler11cx.jpg) [guy](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1H-ny1S9pRs/TGtdt7ZNXnI/AAAAAAAAApE/Y7CqVwO8Iws/s1600/hitler.jpg) and only smiled upon [conquering France](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YYMeAu4i7gA/SsG1svh6hWI/AAAAAAAAFl8/6PblpvWBZgk/s640/hitler-happy-fall-france.jpeg). [Wittgenstein forever lamented ever meeting Hitler.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lezfr5t9C51qb1mego1_500.jpg) There were also rumors he was prejudiced. Yup… art, hair, attitude, puppy killing niece fucking… and that’s what _I_ know about him. God knows what other people have found out. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/24 "2011-01-28T18:38:38Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > 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. Yeah, but he sure kept the trains running on time! … Wait, I’ll come in again. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/25 "2011-01-28T18:40:50Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > He was a REALLY REALLY bad guy!!! Yeah, well, say what you want about the tenets of national socialism, at least it’s an ethos. ---
**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, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/26 "2011-01-28T18:43:00Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Yeah but, nowhere near as well as his [cat](http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060823143842/uncyclopedia/images/b/b4/2fbcc22d6c2d22211594838517bcf25e.gif)! > > CMC fnord! May I introduce you to [catsthatlooklikehitler.com](http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/cgi-bin/seigmiaow.pl)? [Here](http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/cgi-bin/seigboardbest.pl?5249:1) is my personal favorite ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/27 "2011-01-28T18:43:18Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > How about a link? [Sure!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yizpWta-5Uw) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/28 "2011-01-28T18:50:37Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > 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! You seem to be overlooking the fact that all 50 million of those people eventually would have died anyway. ---
**Author:** ![George\_Kaplin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/29 "2011-01-28T18:54:38Z")
I’m soooo tired of these recreational outrage posts. ---
**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, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/30 "2011-01-28T18:55:33Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > You seem to be overlooking the fact that all 50 million of those people eventually would have died anyway. But some would have gotten better! ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/31 "2011-01-28T18:58:18Z")
> [@Rain\_Soaked](#): > > Well, at least he could [dance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWhLY60G7C8). You know who else could dance?! [Hynkel!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJOuoyoMhj8&feature=related) ---
**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, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/32 "2011-01-28T19:26:02Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > You seem to be overlooking the fact that all 50 million of those people eventually would have died anyway. I hadn’t really thought of that. Hitler was like a convenience store for Death. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/33 "2011-01-28T19:35:28Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I hadn’t really thought of that. Hitler was like a convenience store for Death. He must have run out of cake. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/34 "2011-01-28T19:37:53Z")
Pit Hitler? PITLER! ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/35 "2011-01-28T19:40:42Z")
i think hitler is a pretty cool guy. eh hates jews and doesnt afraid of anything. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/36 "2011-01-28T19:43:13Z")
Heinlein! ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/37 "2011-01-28T19:46:27Z")
Hitler was pretty good with the [banjo](http://banjohitler.ytmnd.com/). ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/38 "2011-01-28T19:52:25Z")
> [@Tahssa](#): > > You know who else pitted Hitler? > > No, really. I’m actually curious about this. Stalin. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/39 "2011-01-28T20:04:16Z")
Gee, another Sarah Pallin thread. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308/40 "2011-01-28T20:05:20Z")
He was also responsible for creating the single most evil corporation in the entire universe: Volkswagen. That sumbitch!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hitler/569308.md?page=3)