# I pit people who tell me I eat "strange food"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-tell-me-i-eat-strange-food/739150>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 1, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-tell-me-i-eat-strange-food/739150 "2015-12-01T22:02:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-tell-me-i-eat-strange-food/739150/41 "2015-12-02T14:36:06Z")

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> [@Trinopus](#):
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> date milkshakes

OMFG, I actually had a physical gag-reflex just from reading that.

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-tell-me-i-eat-strange-food/739150/42 "2015-12-02T15:17:40Z")

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Substitute “pretentious” for “strange” and you might have some idea why you’re experiencing these adverse reactions.

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**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-tell-me-i-eat-strange-food/739150/43 "2015-12-02T15:47:04Z")

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I pit people who tell me I’m strange for not owning a television and for being too generally superior in every way.

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**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-tell-me-i-eat-strange-food/739150/44 "2015-12-02T15:49:22Z")

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> [@Fiveyearlurker](#):
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> I pit people who tell me I’m strange for not owning a television and for being too generally superior in every way.

ah, so _you’re_ Area Man.

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-tell-me-i-eat-strange-food/739150/45 "2015-12-02T16:04:06Z")

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> [@Fiveyearlurker](#):
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> I pit people who tell me I’m strange for not owning a television and for being too generally superior in every way.

At least you’re not specialized.

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**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:** [December 2, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-tell-me-i-eat-strange-food/739150/46 "2015-12-02T16:18:35Z")

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The OP must’ve eaten something REALLY bad, since it got him banned.

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