# I pit the f\*\*k out of you, Cousin Eddie!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-f-k-out-of-you-cousin-eddie/552199>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 31, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-f-k-out-of-you-cousin-eddie/552199 "2010-08-31T23:42:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-f-k-out-of-you-cousin-eddie/552199/41 "2010-09-02T03:32:53Z")

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> [@BlankSlate](#):
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> Or maybe she might have expected that a reasonable person would accede to her wishes.
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> Why are you defending the guy? Because it’s “just” email? What if he was doing that over the phone or by snail mail? It’s no different. Whether or not she read the emails matters not.

Was this directed at me?

I didn’t defend the guy. I said he was rude and disrespectful.

I just think that if you have an opportunity to easily avoid said aggravation, and you don’t take it, then it’s at least partly your fault.

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**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-f-k-out-of-you-cousin-eddie/552199/42 "2010-09-02T03:33:54Z")

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> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> > [@BlankSlate](#):
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> > Or maybe she might have expected that a reasonable person would accede to her wishes.
> > 
> > Why are you defending the guy? Because it’s “just” email? What if he was doing that over the phone or by snail mail? It’s no different. Whether or not she read the emails matters not.
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> I think it’s the “fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me” kind of thing here - after Cousin Eddie had made it clear he wasn’t going to stop, it was up to the OP to block him, not just rage about him continuing to do something it was in her power to stop. Yes, he should have stopped the first time he asked, but we don’t live in a perfect world - you still have to do what you can, not just expect others to do the right thing.

exactly!

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