# Mild Pitting of Beck **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 12, 2024, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691 "2024-10-12T05:25:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/341 "2024-10-14T20:51:56Z")
He dislikes me. I know this. I can’t know what’s in his heart. It feels like he’s picked me out. Maybe he hasn’t. I don’t know. I can’t PM him and ask. Because he told me to quit PMing him. How am I supposed to feel. You’re right Mods ain’t gods. They are humans with foibles and do err. Occasionally. He made a error in naming this thread. It created this firestorm for nothing. Nothing. It was my tiny little post (in CS) about what I saw wrong with that recipe Walz(did not) post. He had absolutely nothing to do with posting that. Staffers do that. You know this. He’s traveling and campaigning. There was no reason to start this thread except to hurt me. None at all. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/342 "2024-10-14T20:55:25Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > There was no reason to start this thread except to hurt me. No, the reason to split this discussion off from the other thread was because the discussion was becoming inappropriate for the other thread. Mods do that stuff all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/343 "2024-10-14T20:56:27Z")
Not only that, the name of this thread is of the exact same format _any other thread of this type would be_. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/344 "2024-10-14T20:57:22Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > What did WhatExit think was gonna happen naming it “Mild pitting of Beck”? > I say he knew what would happen. I might even say it was forethought. > Stealth pitting is the worse way in the world to try to hurt someone. No, I did not. Don’t flail at me because you’re upset. Also I asked to move it and you said yes. I even used the word “mild”. You could have said no or nothing at all. I did not intend or expect this to blow up. I simply wanted the “Beck” back and forth out of the [What were you THINKING?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532). This was not expected over such minor thing about a cooking something or other. * * * * * * I was trying to stay out of this thread once it was spun off, but @Gatopescado and @Beckdawrek pulled me in. I didn’t contribute to this discussion in any way. I simply split a largish conversation off of a omnibus thread I like to follow. I don’t like what Beck is writing about me right now or what Gatopescado wrote earlier. It is incorrect and pretty fucking dumb. It has now annoyed the hell out of me. I just got done with a long install and don’t really give a shit about this current tempest in a teacup. But no, I’m not sadistic enough, or prescient enough to have had a clue this would happen. Also I really don’t care that much about Beck one way on another. She seems to have a martyr complex however. Now I will gladly drop back out of this, but whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/345 "2024-10-14T21:06:45Z")
Isn’t the What are you Thinking thread in the pit? Can’t you say anything in the pit? It seems I’m singled out. I’ve been told to shut up in the pit several times. But everyone else is allowed to demean, slur, try to shame me and even hurt me. But, yeah that’s fine. It’s just ol’beck. Beat away folks. She don’t matter. Good grief. This is beginning to get to me, in ways you could not imagine. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/346 "2024-10-14T21:08:28Z")
Admit it What\_Exit you started this thread to get folks to attack Arkansas and leave our beloved ~~Brittany~~ New Jersey alone! > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > He dislikes me. > > I know this. > > I can’t know what’s in his heart. Make up your mind. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/347 "2024-10-14T21:09:12Z")
It took Beck a day to find her cross, but here she is, back up on it, yet again! > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Good grief. This is beginning to get to me, in ways you could not imagine. There are multiple simple solutions to this. I’m sorry you don’t have the self-control to block The Pit or the common decency not to say bigoted shit. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/348 "2024-10-14T21:10:50Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > But no, I’m not sadistic enough, or prescient enough to have had a clue this would happen. Also I really don’t care that much about Beck one way on another. She seems to have a martyr complex however. Never mind this–how’s the garage door? ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/349 "2024-10-14T21:13:34Z")
It has its ups and downs. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/350 "2024-10-14T21:13:48Z")
First buckeyes, now chiggers. I’m getting a strong sense of deja vu. I guess every generation needs their Opal. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/351 "2024-10-14T21:14:15Z")
It took about 4 hours including setting all the remotes. One step seemed to be missing from the instructions and that was a royal pain in the back. But I remembered it from the prior openers I’ve installed thankfully. I hate the fact the install instructions were via app and not a nice installation page like the past. I did find a PDF of the install at least and that helped. It is working well now and my back hurts a little but not too bad, so it will probably be fine tomorrow. Thank you for asking, even if it wasn’t all that seriously. > [@DavidNRockies](#): > > It has its ups and downs. Which was the desired result. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/352 "2024-10-14T21:22:46Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Private communications are automatically protected by copyright, so we shouldn’t be reposting the entirety of someone else’s work. I don’t think so. Copyright is - in a manner - automatic. However, not everything you write will qualify. > **[Threshold of originality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality)** > > The threshold of originality is a concept in copyright law that is used to assess whether a particular work can be copyrighted. It is used to distinguish works that are sufficiently original to warrant copyright protection from those that are not. In this context, "originality" refers to "coming from someone as the originator/author" (insofar as it somehow reflects the author's personality), rather than "never having occurred or existed before" (which would amount to the protection of somethin... ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/353 "2024-10-14T21:24:04Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Um, sexism isn’t about sexy times. It’s about discriminating against people in non-sexual situations based on their perceived sex or gender. "get your head outta your pants…not everyone has sex on the brain,” is a really bizarre response to an accusation of sexism. It makes perfect sense if, for example, you possess the emotional maturity of a seven year old. “Teehee! He said the S-E-X word!” ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/354 "2024-10-14T21:28:44Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > It makes perfect sense if, for example, you possess the emotional maturity of a seven year old. “Teehee! He said the S-E-X word!” Exactly. Reminds me of a Simpsons scene where Lisa rightfully complains about a situation at school “How can you put up with that sexist stuff?” or so, and the other girls start to giggle “Lisa said a bad word!”. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/355 "2024-10-14T21:28:56Z")
So you’re continuing to participate. . .why, again? Nah, never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/356 "2024-10-14T21:34:52Z")
Yep knew that was gonna be said. Easy punch. Does that make you feel good? That says alot about you. You’re damn right I’m a martyr. I’ve spent my life volunteering for shelters, human and animal. I’ve donated to many causes with cash. I sacrificed my health to have my babies. I even painted murals in my little town. Mostly free. Sometimes I had to buy the paint. I married a man hell bent on his recreation til he’s out there 300 days a year. And lived with it. For reasons. I can’t speak up for myself so I pay someone to help me. Big money, people. (Btw tongue-tied is like calling me retarded. I’m not tongue-tied. I’m speech impaired, my tongue works fine) You dang right I’ve given and given and given. I’ll keep giving til I can’t. I can’t really get to the shelters any more because 3 days a week I’m sitting in a chair getting to stay alive. So I send them cash. I donate items when they’ll take them. I donate to all disasters. I donate to my kids and grandkids (lemme tell you, I donate). I devoted my life to my pets. I’d have more if I could. I even like the elephant commercial on TV. Didn’t give but I sent a donation the Little Rock zoo in their honor. I could go on. But here’s where I officially end this. If you kind, good Dopers feel like beating up on me. Have at it. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/357 "2024-10-14T21:35:01Z")
> [@Charlie\_Tan](#): > > > [@Pleonast](#): > > > > Private communications are automatically protected by copyright, so we shouldn’t be reposting the entirety of someone else’s work. > > I don’t think so. Copyright is - in a manner - automatic. However, not everything you write will qualify. > > [Threshold of originality - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality) Yes, that is a good quibble. Perhaps I should’ve said “presumptively” instead of “automatically”. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/358 "2024-10-14T21:44:16Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > You’re damn right I’m a martyr. You’re not a martyr. You WANT to be a martyr, but there’s astonishingly few people willing to praise the Church of Beck. > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > But here’s where I officially end this. Excuse everyone if they don’t hold their breath you’ll actually do so. Your fake flounces are as legendarily predictable as your bullshit and your victim complex. When even you (who thinks tongue-tied means retarded, which is almost inconceivably stupid) can predict what’s going to happen, why do you insist on repeating the same charade? Oh wait…victim complex. Duh. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/359 "2024-10-14T21:45:04Z")
I’ve stayed out of this thread, but this needs to be mentioned: Beck, alot is not a word. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/360 "2024-10-14T21:50:42Z")
So according to Beck, “chigger” is racist hate speech and “tongue-tied” means “retarded.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691.md?page=19)