# I want to Pit someone, but can't think of who. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 19, 2006, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708 "2006-01-19T20:35:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708/41 "2006-01-21T02:08:55Z")
> [@indecisive1](#): > > Holy Dinosaur Band! You is old, I tells ya, ooooooold! šŸ˜› Whoa. Itā€™s weird, I had that song stuck in my head all day. Tripler It may be old, but **Ponderā€™s** reference is pretty Slick. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708/42 "2006-01-22T00:05:36Z")
What would be worse? To be Pitted or to be ignored? I canā€™t decide. Letā€™s hope I donā€™t have to find out. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708/43 "2006-01-22T00:11:02Z")
> [@indecisive1](#): > > Holy Dinosaur Band! You is old, I tells ya, ooooooold! šŸ˜› Who you calling old, punk? _ **Get off my lawn!** _ I ainā€™t never been Pitted and I ainā€™t askeered of it neither, no how. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708/44 "2006-01-22T00:21:19Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Who you calling old, punk? > > _ **Get off my lawn!** _ > > I ainā€™t never been Pitted and I ainā€™t askeered of it neither, no how. I would pit ya, but apparently Iā€™m too old. I suppose I could pit **indecisive1** for that ā€œooooooldā€ crack, but it was just a pittance. ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708/45 "2006-01-22T12:54:02Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Who you calling old, punk? > > _ **Get off my lawn!** _ > > I ainā€™t never been Pitted and I ainā€™t askeered of it neither, no how. I said, Hey! You! Get off of my lawn Hey! You! Get off of my lawn Hey! You! Get off of my lawn Donā€™t hang around 'cause two makes me frown On my lawn, baby šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708/46 "2006-01-22T18:10:51Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > What would be worse? > > To be Pitted or to be ignored? > I canā€™t decide. > Letā€™s hope I donā€™t have to find out. Hmmmm? Iā€™m sorry, did you say something? ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708/47 "2006-01-22T18:28:05Z")
\ Iā€™d use another body part, but this isnā€™t the Pitā€¦ šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708/48 "2006-01-22T18:58:53Z")
> [@gooftroopag](#): > > No way, **Goblin Shark Proboscis** , \*\*Mr Bus Guy \*\* should PIT me! > > 1. I donā€™t drink beer or coffee. > > 2. Iā€™m from Texas. > > 3. Iā€™m a woman engineer. > > 4. Iā€™m an Aggie. > > 5. Iā€™m almost always 15 minutes late to work. > > 6. Iā€™m a card carrying member of the [Traffic Cone Preservation Society](http://www.trafficcone.com/). > > ā€¦ the list goes on and on. Howdy šŸ˜‰ So, when you say you donā€™t drink beer or coffee, what youā€™re saying is that you prefer rum and Dr. Pepper, right? šŸ˜ƒ Oh, and to the OP: Pit me for hijacking your thread to hit on Lady Dopers (Doperettes?) ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708/49 "2006-01-22T19:16:13Z")
> [@gooftroopag](#): > > \ > 3. Iā€™m a woman engineer. > > \ No, youā€™re a \female\ engineer. A woman engineer is someone who engineers women (and we all know thatā€™s impossible). In the spirit of this thread, I vaguely threaten to Pit you and your lack of grammar! šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![gooftroopag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gooftroopag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooftroopag)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708/50 "2006-01-22T19:17:24Z")
> [@Raguleader](#): > > So, when you say you donā€™t drink beer or coffee, what youā€™re saying is that you prefer rum and Dr. Pepper, right? šŸ˜ƒ Amaretto and Coke is my preferred mix, but Iā€™ll take most kinds of liquor. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![gooftroopag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gooftroopag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooftroopag)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708/51 "2006-01-22T19:31:25Z")
> [@Spatial Rift 47](#): > > No, youā€™re a \female\ engineer. A woman engineer is someone who engineers women (and we all know thatā€™s impossible). In the spirit of this thread, I vaguely threaten to Pit you and your lack of grammar! šŸ˜› So, is ā€œwomen engineersā€ incorrect, too? If so, itā€™s an epidemic [Society of Women Engineers](http://www.swe.org/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=5). Btw, **Raguleader** , Iā€™m happily married. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708/52 "2006-01-22T19:59:50Z")
Seeing as how my school, [RPI](http://www.rpi.edu), has a chapter of the SWE, I think I should have caught that error before. Or maybe itā€™s common enough now that the usage has changed. Whatev. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708/53 "2006-01-22T20:21:58Z")
Or maybeā€¦they are plotting to take over the world. Using poor grammar as a distraction, they work feverishly at noc, stopping only to consume mixed alcoholic beverages. I, for one, welcome our new Women Engineer Overladies. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708/54 "2006-01-22T20:25:11Z")
I said it before, Iā€™ll say it again: Women in hardhats. Grrr. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708/55 "2006-01-23T06:56:30Z")
> [@gooftroopag](#): > > Btw, **Raguleader** , Iā€™m happily married. See? Another reason to pit me! I am a homewrecker who is irresistable to married women! šŸ˜ƒ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-pit-someone-but-cant-think-of-who/340708.md?page=2)