# I've had it with the lack of creativity in tossing insults in the pit. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 6, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745 "2015-10-06T20:07:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/81 "2015-10-14T15:43:06Z")
If you want compassion and empathy, hang out in MPSIMS or IMHO. I don’t hang out in either. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/82 "2015-10-14T17:22:43Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > Your ass is so big you couldn’t wipe it with the Library of Congress. Nonsense. There isn’t enough fat on it to fry his ears. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/83 "2015-10-14T17:24:15Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > everybody hates lawyers until they need one. And after. ---
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/84 "2015-10-14T17:47:09Z")
Let’s go to the quarry and toss insults down there. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/85 "2015-12-02T05:19:14Z")
Bumped this in case you’d missed [**Miller** ’s all-encompassing takedown of **DrDeth**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18886819#post18886819). Best of all, it was after the latter had threadshat multiple times (asking why anyone would start a thread in the Pit because it’s _so_ mean, and then proving his point by trying to browbeat the OP into reporting his own posts so the thread can be moved). ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/86 "2015-12-02T05:38:01Z")
Late to the party and hopelessly outgunned, but: > [@Derleth](#): > > OP: You’re about as useful as Rapunzel in cornrows. but…but… Rapunzel in cornrows _would_ be useful! With over 75% of the original length and more than 100% increase in tensile strength! Surely something about this insult is not right. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/87 "2015-12-02T07:40:26Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Bumped this in case you’d missed [**Miller** ’s all-encompassing takedown of **DrDeth**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18886819#post18886819). **Miller** _is_ the Pit Mod, after all. Who would know better how to do a Pit-worthy take-down than him? Anyway, this thread was just a warm-up practice exercise, right? Now that y’all have your Pit machines revved up, now go put all that momentum to good use over in SRIOTD! And if you master the art of Pitting-extraordinaire with genteel language (as **foolsguinea** does in Post #7), you’re ready to be a Member of Congress (or Parliament, as the case may be). Or failing that, you will at least be empowered to take it to the Trump or Cruz threads over in Elections! Go for it! ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/88 "2015-12-02T08:27:51Z")
> [@Battle\_Pope](#): > > That’s called \*eau de your momma \*. This literally made me laugh out loud in the middle of my office. Thanks a lot, jackass - now my boss is looking over my shoulder more often. > [@jz78817](#): > > whatever. the Pit is where you are _allowed_ to insult other posters. insults are _not_ compulsory, and the tendency of some people to try to craft insults towards other posters when not necessary is irritating. Agreed 100%. Dickhead. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/89 "2015-12-02T13:38:29Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > This literally made me laugh out loud in the middle of my office. Thanks a lot, jackass - now my boss is looking over my shoulder more often. He’s checking if you want a reacharound. Regards, Shodan PS - > [@Samuel Johnson](#): > > Your wife, under pretense of keeping a bawdy house, is a receiver of stolen goods. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/90 "2015-12-02T20:00:06Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > **Miller** _is_ the Pit Mod, after all. Who would know better how to do a Pit-worthy take-down than him? You know, I had to read it twice. My point was that the PIT is worthless as anyone can & does hijack any thread by a out of context petty personal attack- and then of course \*\*Miller \*\*proved my right by hijacking that thread by a out of context petty personal attack. But for a minute there,I thought Miller was going meta-Ironic by dissing his own forum… but then I decided Miller wasnt that smart. However, maybe I am wrong- maybe Miller _was_ being subtle and deliciously ironic. If so Kudos to him. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/91 "2015-12-02T20:05:22Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Bumped this in case you’d missed [**Miller** ’s all-encompassing takedown of **DrDeth**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18886819#post18886819). Best of all, it was after the latter had threadshat multiple times (asking why anyone would start a thread in the Pit because it’s _so_ mean, and then proving his point by trying to browbeat the OP into reporting his own posts so the thread can be moved). The OP posted when asked by \*\*Kimballkid \*\*" Why is this in the Pit?" Quote: \*"Because it seemed appropriate, given the subject. Also to allow anyone who’s seriously annoyed to swear like a drunken sailor with Tourrette’s. My apologies if it isn’t the right location, and mods, feel free to move to a better place."\* So, the issue of what forum it should be in was under discussion- by another poster and the OP. And, that’s exactly how you would get your thread moved- report it yourself. Obviously the facts dont get in the way of a “cool story bro”. Or you cant read with your head up your ass. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/92 "2015-12-02T21:08:45Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > **Miller** _is_ the Pit Mod, after all. Who would know better how to do a Pit-worthy take-down than him? > > Anyway, this thread was just a warm-up practice exercise, right? Now that y’all have your Pit machines revved up, now go put all that momentum to good use over in SRIOTD! > > And if you master the art of Pitting-extraordinaire with genteel language (as **foolsguinea** does in Post #7), you’re ready to be a Member of Congress (or Parliament, as the case may be). Or failing that, you will at least be empowered to take it to the Trump or Cruz threads over in Elections! > > Go for it! Senegoid, if the weightiness of your argument is dropping but yours is not, it may be the lead in your diet. ---
**Author:** ![Stringbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/93 "2015-12-03T00:34:09Z")
The Pit is the forum wherein the weak-minded reveal themselves by forgoing rebuttal in favor of insult. They think it wins because of the band-wagoners who join the fray. But the fools only further shed their shells. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/94 "2015-12-03T00:47:02Z")
> [@Stringbean](#): > > The Pit is the forum wherein the weak-minded reveal themselves by forgoing rebuttal in favor of insult. > > They think it wins because of the band-wagoners who join the fray. > > But the fools only further shed their shells. Your haiku is shit. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/95 "2015-12-03T00:50:19Z")
> [@Stringbean](#): > > The Pit is the forum wherein the weak-minded reveal themselves by forgoing rebuttal in favor of insult. > > They think it wins because of the band-wagoners who join the fray. > > But the fools only further shed their shells. Oh, fuck . . . _checks other thread_ . . .off. I’ve actually seen some really good debates break out in the Pit. And I mean really good–well thought out, sincere, and full-throated. With insults. It happens, in general, that the only people who complain about insults in the Pit are those who are incapable of arguing in any forum. Not always, mind you, but mostly. ---
**Author:** ![Stringbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/96 "2015-12-03T01:16:55Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Your haiku is shit. The aesthetics alone put you to shame. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/97 "2015-12-03T02:19:52Z")
> [@Stringbean](#): > > The aesthetics alone put you to shame. Please. The only thing stopping me from composing a far more artful expression of prissy sanctimony is that I possess a sense of self-worth and a pair of testicles. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/98 "2015-12-03T02:50:48Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > I think there should be a “Sickening Niceness” thread. > > Have the posters that have pitted Dopers like **LinusK** and **Snowboarder Bo** say nice things about them instead, and be excessive in the treacly and syrupy goodness. Smarm instead of snark. Embarrassing aunt kissy face in public stuff. There are limits. You have reached mine. **LinusK** is welcome to declaim my virtues in the public square. I, on the other hand, think he’s a pea-brained troll with nothing better to do than post exhausting treatises on subjects about which he knows less than nothing. Someday he’ll actually talk to a woman and might gain some understanding of the opposite sex that isn’t gleaned from MRA feeds on Tumblr. Given his intellectual gigantism, I am certain that his knowledge of economics is equally as vast, which is to say so small electron microscopes are required to find it. Since he can’t be bothered to actually debate anything with anyone, for all I know he’s an AI experiment run amuck. Candidly, any robot you meet is likely to have more personality, and wit to boot. I would sooner spoon with a snake on a bed of spiders than make “kissy face” anything with the toad in question. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/99 "2015-12-03T04:14:55Z")
> [@Stringbean](#): > > The Pit is the forum wherein the weak-minded reveal themselves by forgoing rebuttal in favor of insult. > > They think it wins because of the band-wagoners who join the fray. > > But the fools only further shed their shells. There’s nothing lamer than complaining about people insulting you in the Pit. If you can’t deal with insults, stay the fuck out of the forum. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745/100 "2015-12-03T04:30:31Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Please. The only thing stopping me from composing a far more artful expression of prissy sanctimony is that I possess a sense of self-worth and a pair of testicles. In a jar on your desk. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-the-lack-of-creativity-in-tossing-insults-in-the-pit/733745.md?page=6)