# Is "The BBQ Pit" a Harbinger of the End Times? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 10, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840 "2012-07-10T22:38:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NojNoj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/2bfe46/32.png) [@NojNoj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NojNoj)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/1 "2012-07-10T22:38:57Z")
I don’t get it. People need a place to insult other random people who they only know by some internet handle? Or they get gleefully excited about the ways they can mess with “sock puppets,” and others. When did sadism become cool? I’ve seen something similar on a Telemark Discussion board, and somehow people feel so passionate on that topic, they need a special place where they can let all their visciousness out against other telemarkers… I do get that people can feel passionate about a topic. But it’s the difference between a topic and a random internet person that seems odd. Is there any way to see these things as positive? ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/2 "2012-07-10T22:41:11Z")
Your pitting the pit? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/3 "2012-07-10T22:42:05Z")
This, as they say, will not end well. ---
**Author:** ![NojNoj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/2bfe46/32.png) [@NojNoj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NojNoj)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/4 "2012-07-10T22:44:11Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > This, as they say, will not end well. If that’s truly the case, happy to erase this thread… (I can’t see an option for that though.. if a Mod wants to do it, OK by me.) ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/5 "2012-07-10T22:59:07Z")
You do realize the Pit isn’t just for pitting other posters? It’s for any sort of rants from ‘damnit I stubbed my toe and really hurts’ to ‘killing puppies is wrong!’ And don’t we get this thread about every six months, always from somebody who has been here less than a month? ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/6 "2012-07-10T23:05:09Z")
I think the BBQ Pit is like “Festival” from the Star Trek Original Series episode, “Return of the Archons.” Normal cordial people going batshit insane for a limited period. Acts as a release valve. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/7 "2012-07-10T23:12:28Z")
It’s all fun and games until the puns start. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/8 "2012-07-10T23:16:59Z")
Bah…the current Pit is MPSIMS with more cursing. The Pit hasn’t been the same since Cuntgate. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/9 "2012-07-10T23:21:40Z")
> [@NojNoj](#): > > When did sadism become cool? Well, it is named after a guy who died 200 years ago… ---
**Author:** ![NojNoj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/2bfe46/32.png) [@NojNoj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NojNoj)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/10 "2012-07-10T23:33:12Z")
> [@Lobohan](#): > > I think the BBQ Pit is like “Festival” from the Star Trek Original Series episode, “Return of the Archons.” Great episode. [http://www.startrek.com/watch\_episode/gyaKakUgWb3WF8lBotoU7H0JsI\_YIfA1](http://www.startrek.com/watch_episode/gyaKakUgWb3WF8lBotoU7H0JsI_YIfA1) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/11 "2012-07-11T00:56:20Z")
You are not one with Landroo! You are not of the Booty… ---
**Author:** ![NojNoj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/2bfe46/32.png) [@NojNoj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NojNoj)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/12 "2012-07-11T01:11:32Z")
When you insist I come to the Hall of Audiences, I’ll know it’s time to scadaddle… ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/13 "2012-07-11T02:10:33Z")
If the Pit is a harbinger of the End Times, the End Times have been going on a long, a very long, o! a very very long time. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/14 "2012-07-11T02:12:24Z")
Well, it’s taking longer than we thought… ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/15 "2012-07-11T03:26:13Z")
I pit Noj for pitting the pit. The pit has been neutered a bit, but it still serves a great purpose. Even the nicest posters may need to vent once in awhile and this keeps it out of the rest of the board and keeps flare ups from getting normally civil posters in trouble. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/16 "2012-07-11T03:54:08Z")
Why are certain insults banned in the Pit anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/17 "2012-07-11T03:57:01Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Why are certain insults banned in the Pit anyway? There are approximately 9,999,387,264 threads detailing the story and rehashing same in ATMB. Unfortunately, you’re too young to read them without parental consent. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/18 "2012-07-11T04:12:04Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Why are certain insults banned in the Pit anyway? The boss decided they were too naughty. It was arbitrary. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/19 "2012-07-11T04:22:08Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Why are certain insults banned in the Pit anyway? **Ed Zotti** wanted to take this bitch mainstream. Unfortunately, once they banned all the naughty words it turned out there wasn’t much content left. It was like _The Emperor’s New Clothes_, only you had to be careful about your phrasing when pointing out his visible ding-a-ling. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840/20 "2012-07-11T05:29:47Z")
> [@NojNoj](#): > > When did sadism become cool? Sadism has always been cool. It’s masochism that sucks. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840.md?page=2)