# Pitting Jim\_B **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 4, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958 "2022-05-04T18:23:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/141 "2022-05-06T11:29:57Z")
Y’all know that he’s reading this thread with hard nipples, right? _So they rip up Jim\_B’s mail_ _See how the mail sender frets_ _Reading his posts is a chore_ _Let’s leave him alone_ _Why don’t we leave him alone?_ _He gets so stoked up_ _We need to leave him alone_ mmm ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/142 "2022-05-06T17:44:38Z")
Damn… now I feel so broke up. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/143 "2022-05-06T17:47:04Z")
Looky who went and got himself elected Sheriff: [**Sheriff John Stone**](https://www.jeffco.us/3541/Stone-John-P) ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/144 "2022-05-06T19:47:11Z")
Wrong thread? Or I don’t see the connection… ---
**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:** [May 6, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/145 "2022-05-06T20:17:42Z")
It was playing on [**Kayaker’s comment**](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/140): See also: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nSAoEf1Ib58/maxresdefault.jpg "The Beach Boys - Sloop John B Promo Film") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSAoEf1Ib58) ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/146 "2022-05-06T23:02:51Z")
Dipping his toe back in by reviving an unobjectionable thread he made in MPSIMS that mostly-died four months ago. Intended to make anyone reading it go “awww, we can’t stay mad at him.” ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/147 "2022-05-07T01:57:06Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Xy1nPA9tBjQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Sloop John B - Beach Boys Cover (Live From The Bus)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy1nPA9tBjQ) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/148 "2022-05-07T13:34:56Z")
Discourse awards a badge for first use of an emoticon (no, really). Maybe there’s a super-secret high-level badge given out for using lots and lots of smileys. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/149 "2022-05-07T13:47:25Z")
That was really good. Who are they? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/150 "2022-05-07T13:53:02Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Discourse awards a badge for first use of an emoticon 😲 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/151 "2022-05-07T13:54:07Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Who are they? Guy in the middle is Josh Turner. He is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/152 "2022-05-07T14:01:28Z")
For a while there once they were really into it, I thought I was hearing Brian Wilson. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/153 "2022-05-07T14:04:06Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > That was really good. Who are they? > [@kayaker](#): > > Guy in the middle is Josh Turner Yes, Josh Turner (youtube channel is Josh Turner Guitar). He and those that he plays with contain an ungodly amount of talent. Since this is just a random pit thread, I assume I’m not at risk of derailing anything by posting a few other videos of his: I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone back and rewatched this one [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1T3B502Ut94/maxresdefault.jpg "Stuck In The Middle With You - Cover (Feat. Reina and Toni)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T3B502Ut94) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MeCu3pm8IxE/maxresdefault.jpg "For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield Cover") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeCu3pm8IxE) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oOl12mBzKKQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford Cover") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOl12mBzKKQ) ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/154 "2022-05-07T14:46:32Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Since this is just a random pit thread, I assume I’m not at risk of derailing anything by posting a few other videos of his: Jim\_B can’t play guitar as well as him. There, it’s no longer a tangent. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/155 "2022-05-07T17:42:45Z")
[This](https://youtu.be/3qJW0CgP-bA) is my nauseatingly talented go-to cover song. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/156 "2022-05-07T18:23:52Z")
Or just about anything from Post Modern Jukebox (All About The Bass and Barbie Girl are particularly good). And then there’s this masterpiece: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qYtrnr4chfU/maxresdefault.jpg "Legend of Zelda - Main Theme on Marimba") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYtrnr4chfU) ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/157 "2022-05-07T18:26:53Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Since this is just a random pit thread, I assume I’m not at risk of derailing anything by posting a few other videos of his: I think it’s something of a tradition, especially in the omnibus troll threads to enjoy relaxing sidetracks while waiting for the (inevitable) next outrage. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/158 "2022-05-07T22:55:48Z")
Well, if we’re doing “weird-but-awesome covers”, I present Orkestra Obsolete’s cover of New Order’s “Blue Monday”, played with obscure pre-1940s instruments like a banjolele, musical saw, and singing glasses. The video itself is pretty cool, too - note that there are only three musicians playing. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cHLbaOLWjpc/maxresdefault.jpg "Orkestra Obsolete play Blue Monday using 1930s instruments - BBC Arts") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHLbaOLWjpc) ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/159 "2022-05-08T00:34:51Z")
God I love the Dope. And now I want a [Dulcitone.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulcitone) ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/160 "2022-05-08T00:47:46Z")
Did this thread just devolve into neat music? I will give you Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, and the best bass player currently in the business, Tal Wilkenfeld. [Jeff Beck and ZZ Top - Ernie Ford’s SIXTEEN TONS - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2aqvKY6zLc) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958.md?page=9)