# Moving threads to The Pit

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-threads-to-the-pit/814357>\
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**Created:** [May 17, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-threads-to-the-pit/814357 "2018-05-17T18:14:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-threads-to-the-pit/814357/53 "2018-05-18T07:32:11Z")

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> [@CairoCarol](#):
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> I think **DrDeth** is ascribing magical powers to the Pit that don’t actually exist.  
> I suspect the OP thinks the Pit is somehow special because it is more freewheeling than the rest of the board. But that’s the way the cookie crumbles, or the Pit sizzles, or the board operates. So what?

I dont 'think"\* the Pit is somehow special \* it\* is\*. It has special rules. It is the only place here where you can insult other posters.

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