# I pit Stranger on a Train **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 17, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671 "2017-04-17T21:57:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/41 "2017-04-18T14:14:32Z")
I could too-bee-too-bee-too ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/42 "2017-04-18T14:39:46Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Yeah, that guy is an asshole\*! > > \*_Anybody smarter than me_ Is it like Carlin’s thought on other motorists on the freeway, anybody smarter is an asshole and anybody not is a fricking moron ? 🙂 ---
**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:** [April 18, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/43 "2017-04-18T15:30:53Z")
Which train does he ride so I can see if he really is stranger than mornal? ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/44 "2017-04-18T15:53:14Z")
Wait, here’s [Mr. Mornal in front of a train](http://www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.mobi/regions/nord-grande-terre/le-petit-train-de-beauport-sur-des-voies-renovees-371490.php?page=1)… it’s all coming together. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/45 "2017-04-18T16:21:22Z")
Since this isn’t a “real” Pitting, I’ve moved it to NPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/46 "2017-04-18T16:32:47Z")
Well, it is a bit["nundane"](https://behrrake.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/behr-as-a-nun-framed.jpg)… ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/47 "2017-04-18T16:49:46Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > So you’re saying he was “mornal?” Yeah, he was a big Dr Seuss-looking alien who’s always sitting in a bar and never says anything. Doesn’t even get credit! ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/48 "2017-04-18T19:35:32Z")
Yeah, screw him! Somebody, please… ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/49 "2017-04-18T19:44:21Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Is it like Carlin’s thought on other motorists on the freeway, anybody smarter is an asshole and anybody not is a fricking moron ? 🙂 Exactly! ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/50 "2017-04-18T20:18:07Z")
He can change lead to gold by peeing on it. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/51 "2017-04-18T22:22:33Z")
Yup, his grasp of a wide range of facts is really impressive, and I enjoy his posts. ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/52 "2017-04-19T15:53:35Z")
**Stranger** ’s posts are so good, they’ve made me actually start trying to strike up conversations with strangers on trains. Because, you never know. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/53 "2017-04-19T15:59:45Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > Yes yes fine fine … but is his’her belly button an innie or an outie? … until we know that we can’t make these judgements … There…is…no…belly button. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/54 "2017-04-19T16:18:46Z")
**Stranger on a Train** told me what 14 k of g in a f p d stands for. Via PM of course, so I’m not going to share it with the rest of you fuckers. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/55 "2017-04-19T16:44:58Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I’ve met him at a Dopefest. Dude’s a flaming asshole with delusions of adequacy. > > Oh, wait. That’s me. > > **Stranger** ’s an alright chap. Having met both of you in person, I wholeheartedly agree with both assessments. 🙂 > [@Miller](#): > > Since this isn’t a “real” Pitting, I’ve moved it to NPSIMS. _golf clap_ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/56 "2017-04-19T22:13:52Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I hear he has a nice caboose. But anyone who hangs around here as long as he has, must have loco motives. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671/57 "2017-04-19T22:21:03Z")
Well, if you sign all your posts and still get a free pass, you must REALLY be good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stranger-on-a-train/784671.md?page=2)