# Is it a requirement to be obnoxious in the Pit? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 26, 2002, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-requirement-to-be-obnoxious-in-the-pit/133947 "2002-10-26T04:55:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2002, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-requirement-to-be-obnoxious-in-the-pit/133947/21 "2002-10-27T23:01:45Z")
We’ve got virtual boobs? And I wasn’t informed…? As for the OP, beyond the Pit Rules (and there _are_ rules here), how you behave in the Pit is your personal preference. I try not to post any differently here than anywhere else because I believe in self-monitoring; i.e, just because I can do something doesn’t mean I do. This is my preference, and certainly not everyone’s. ---
**Author:** ![lynn73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@lynn73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynn73)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-requirement-to-be-obnoxious-in-the-pit/133947/22 "2002-10-28T13:48:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zoe \* > \*\*I’ve seen some rough replies on some sensitive issues. Sometimes it’s difficult to know exactly **where** to post a new thread. If something is posted in the Pit that is a painful to a lot of people, are we obligated to be buttholes just because the subject is not painful to us? I am speaking of only those posts which are not about differing opinions, but about expressions of feelings. \*\* I guess some people find it necessary to see how foul their mouths can be, **Zoe**. As you can see from the replies to your question, all that’s needed to bring out the potty speech is a question like yours. Guess some want to see how much they can shock or distress someone. Maybe they get a big kick out of it, who knows. What comes out of the mouth shows what’s inside the person. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-requirement-to-be-obnoxious-in-the-pit/133947/23 "2002-10-28T13:58:45Z")
**celestina** , those are quotes from the elevator scene in _Liar Liar_ with Jim Carrey. Get with it, you turd. ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-requirement-to-be-obnoxious-in-the-pit/133947/24 "2002-10-28T14:12:19Z")
In regards to the OP, no- but it certainly helps. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-requirement-to-be-obnoxious-in-the-pit/133947/25 "2002-10-28T16:36:20Z")
For me, it is not so much “a requirement” as a lifestyle. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-requirement-to-be-obnoxious-in-the-pit/133947/26 "2002-10-29T14:00:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by His4ever \* > \*\* > > I guess some people find it necessary to see how foul their mouths can be, **Zoe**. As you can see from the replies to your question, all that’s needed to bring out the potty speech is a question like yours. Guess some want to see how much they can shock or distress someone. Maybe they get a big kick out of it, who knows. What comes out of the mouth shows what’s inside the person. \*\* Wooooooosh! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Beagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-requirement-to-be-obnoxious-in-the-pit/133947/27 "2002-10-30T06:14:09Z")
> [@](#): > > **His4ever** : What comes out of the mouth shows what’s inside the person. Ah…Nope. Ah…Nope. H4E, have you heard of double entendre? ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-requirement-to-be-obnoxious-in-the-pit/133947/28 "2002-10-30T15:52:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Linear Crack \* > \*\* > > Ma Ma…_sucking sounds_ \*\* Back in the day when my wife was breastfeeding our children, that exact line would put me in the doghouse for a week… ah, many a night I spent on the couch because I would not, nay could not, keep my mouth shut 🙂 _when in Rome_ Fucking turds, all! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-requirement-to-be-obnoxious-in-the-pit/133947.md?page=1)