# I pit people that like metal **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 1, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948 "2011-06-01T12:28:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/1 "2011-06-01T12:28:21Z")
Come on now, metal is trash for 14 year-olds. There’s Mountain and then there’s Deep Purple and a few Black Sabbath tunes, the rest is pure trash. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/2 "2011-06-01T12:36:22Z")
A parody thread \*and \*an unattributed quote. My, my. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/3 "2011-06-01T13:02:16Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > A parody thread \*and \*an unattributed quote. My, my. Unleash the Mods! Jackboots of doom! Crushing the sods That dare break the rules! They come in a horde From time’s dark abyss! Enforcing their will Pray you’re not on their list! ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/4 "2011-06-01T13:11:29Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > Unleash the Mods! > Jackboots of doom! > Crushing the sods > That dare break the rules! You misspelled “ov”. ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/5 "2011-06-01T13:21:44Z")
I like “Fuckin Hostile”: its pure wall of sound helps me disconnect from the day’s troubles and go to sleep. I’m in my 60s, so does this make me pit-worthy? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/6 "2011-06-01T13:34:22Z")
Why do so many people around here use “that” instead of “who” in their thread titles? Is it a metal thing? ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/7 "2011-06-01T14:14:19Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Why do so many people around here use “that” instead of “who” in their thread titles? Is it a metal thing? No, it’s Mëtäl. ---
**Author:** ![Lorski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Lorski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorski)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/8 "2011-06-01T16:12:36Z")
> [@MoodIndigo1](#): > > I like “Fuckin Hostile”: its pure wall of sound helps me disconnect from the day’s troubles and go to sleep. I’m in my 60s, so does this make me pit-worthy? Nah that just makes ya cool. 😉 Sometimes you just gotta Rage Against the Machine when GodSmack(s) you upside the head. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/9 "2011-06-01T16:13:37Z")
Why was this thread unlocked! I demand you lock it again immediately! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/10 "2011-06-01T16:19:00Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Why do so many people around here use “that” instead of “who” in their thread titles? Is it a metal thing? You stole my thunder there - I was going to Pit people who don’t know that it’s “who” for people and “that” for inanimate objects. 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 1, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/11 "2011-06-01T16:20:23Z")
People who like metal **are** inanimate objects. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/12 "2011-06-01T16:28:15Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > No, it’s Mëtäl. Now with [heavy metal umlauts](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_umlauts). ---
**Author:** ![Lorski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Lorski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorski)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/13 "2011-06-01T16:28:35Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > People who like metal **are** inanimate objects. Nah. I get around just fine. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/14 "2011-06-01T16:30:00Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > People who like metal **are** inanimate objects. Hmmm. Your logic is inescapable. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/15 "2011-06-01T16:31:24Z")
'cept everything the OP said is wrong lol ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/16 "2011-06-01T21:59:44Z")
Pitting people about their taste in art = fail Art is subjective. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/17 "2011-06-02T02:14:07Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > Now with [heavy metal umlauts](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_umlauts). I’m so fuckin’ metal my umlauts have umlauts. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/18 "2011-06-02T04:12:56Z")
Just gimme my fuckin’ Pepsi already!!! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/19 "2011-06-02T04:16:25Z")
What have you got against Iron? Against Gold, Silver, Aluminum? Oh. Metal _music._ Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948/20 "2011-06-03T22:29:34Z")
Metal with melody can be awesome, as I just recently discovered. Up until then, I thought metal was just the harsh fry vocals, and everything else was another genre. At that point, I would have been closer to agreeing with you. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-that-like-metal/583948.md?page=2)