# I Pit Magiver

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-magiver/937851>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 13, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-magiver/937851 "2021-03-13T21:55:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-magiver/937851/218 "2025-09-10T13:14:30Z")

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There’s a commercial running on the radio for some state-sponsored program. “People like me aren’t addicts; that’s like saying people like me don’t get sick” Yet according to our illustrious pit subject people who take drugs have “mental capacity” issues & can apparently never get over them.

> [@The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other/600499/8334):
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> He didn’t have the mental capacity to steer clear of drug use. He lacks the capacity and will to stay away from drugs.
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> Even if a Doctor certifies he saw Jesus and is a born-again teetotaler he’s shown himself to be an addict.

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