# I Pit the Entire BBQ Pit Community **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 31, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161 "2010-08-31T17:33:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/1 "2010-08-31T17:33:58Z")
That’s right. All of you MFers! Why? For engaging and debating **Rand Rover** as if anything rational can come from his other side. It is a complete waste of time. I suggest when Rand Rover posts something infuriatingly tone deaf, wrong and mronic (or simply whenver RR posts), ignore it, act like it is never there. Or better yet, treat it as some form of perfromance art, read it with a bongo drum, beatnik style, snap your finger for approval and move on. ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/2 "2010-08-31T17:34:37Z")
Linky? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/3 "2010-08-31T17:39:33Z")
I don’t. Perhaps you should get the same treatment RR gets from me, for bringing him up to me. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/4 "2010-08-31T17:40:41Z")
> [@otternell](#): > > Linky? Sure, [Link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?searchid=5648566) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/5 "2010-08-31T17:44:05Z")
Meh. I consider him much like I consider **Shodan** and **Starving Artist**. Pretty fun to post with as long as the topic is not politics. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/6 "2010-08-31T17:54:27Z")
Another pitting of **Randy**? Thought my watch was broken or somethin’… ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/7 "2010-08-31T17:55:49Z")
I accept this pitting. In my defense, I have been trying to cut down lately. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/8 "2010-08-31T18:01:59Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Another pitting of **Randy**? Thought my watch was broken or somethin’… This is not a Rand rant, it is seriously meant for those who engage him. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/9 "2010-08-31T18:11:37Z")
Yeah, they suck. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/10 "2010-08-31T18:17:06Z")
Bah. This OP is another variant on DNFTT, except the troll in this case is simply someone who holds exasperating views. DNFTT doesn’t work, has never worked, and will never work on a message board. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/11 "2010-08-31T18:19:24Z")
That sounds like a challenge! ---
**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:** [August 31, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/12 "2010-08-31T18:22:13Z")
What I wonder is why anyone gets so up in arms over **Rand** anymore. That’s just his schtick. Sometimes it’s damned funny. ETA: didn’t read **Giraffe** ’s post. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/13 "2010-08-31T18:37:38Z")
Meh…people still participate in adhay threads (gods know why), and gonzomax’s inane and ridiculous posts are still seriously answered, instead of getting the level of derision they deserve. -XT ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/14 "2010-08-31T18:42:27Z")
You don’t see a flaw in the plan of starting a thread to be sure than **Rand Rover** never gets any attention? Not sure I agree 100% wth your detective work, there, Lou. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/15 "2010-08-31T18:44:08Z")
But…but…but… I LOVE watching you all flail about, trying to refute his arguments. It’s fantasticly amusing because you fail every time. ---
**Author:** ![Camus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@Camus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Camus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/16 "2010-08-31T19:00:55Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > But…but…but… > > I LOVE watching you all flail about, trying to refute his arguments. It’s fantasticly amusing because you fail every time. Well, to be fair, it is hard to argue with conceited ideological fantasy. Like a nerd who argues that the Lord of the Rings movies are terrible because they left out one or more characters and that they could have made better movies. ---
**Author:** ![elninost0rm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@elninost0rm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elninost0rm)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/17 "2010-08-31T19:02:22Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > But…but…but… > > I LOVE watching you all flail about, trying to refute his arguments. It’s fantasticly amusing because you fail every time. Don’t you have some faxes to send? Sorry, it just never gets old. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/18 "2010-08-31T19:07:18Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > But…but…but… > > I LOVE watching you all flail about, trying to refute his arguments. It’s fantasticly amusing because you fail every time. Ya, I love how he “proved” that UHC in Canada would eventually destroy the Canadian economy, based on the fact that unemployment rates used to be high in the past. He didn’t want to acknowledge the current positive economic performance in UHC-burdened Canada, because that did not agree with his premise. He’s either stupid as a box of rocks, or deliberately obtuse and antagonistic. **Gangster Octopus’** reasonable assertion is that he is the latter, and we should stop engaging it. I admit to being guilty as charged. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/19 "2010-08-31T19:41:09Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Ya, I love how he “proved” that UHC in Canada would eventually destroy the Canadian economy, based on the fact that unemployment rates used to be high in the past. He didn’t want to acknowledge the current positive economic performance in UHC-burdened Canada, because that did not agree with his premise. Pfsh. You and your facts. Whatever. I still like the guy. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161/20 "2010-08-31T20:10:05Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > > > Ya, I love how he “proved” that UHC in Canada would eventually destroy the Canadian economy, based on the fact that unemployment rates used to be high in the past. He didn’t want to acknowledge the current positive economic performance in UHC-burdened Canada, because that did not agree with his premise. > > Pfsh. You and your facts. > > Whatever. I still like the guy. Me too. I don’t get the rage; he’s not the only person who’s wrong on the internet out here. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-entire-bbq-pit-community/552161.md?page=2)