# Shirley Ujest got pitted and nobody knows... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 7, 2005, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452 "2005-07-07T14:18:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/41 "2005-07-08T01:32:30Z")
> [@John Carter of Mars](#): > > Well, _I_ thought your joke was funny too. Even though I can’t prove it now, I actually added a couple more funnies. Good gad, man my _cat_ can suck up better than that. Get a grip. And put on some trousers. You’ll get arrested wearing that silly harness. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/42 "2005-07-08T01:59:40Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Good gad, man my _cat_ can suck up better than that. > Get a grip. > And put on some trousers. You’ll get arrested wearing that silly harness. But, but…She said she’d _like_ me if I wore the harness. You’re not telling me that I’ve once again been deceived by a female, are you? :o ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/43 "2005-07-08T02:08:22Z")
> [@John Carter of Mars](#): > > You’re not telling me that I’ve once again been deceived by a female, are you? :o Hey fella, you believed Dejah Thoris about the egg… ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/44 "2005-07-08T02:10:21Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Hey fella, you believed Dejah Thoris about the egg… You just had to bring that shit up again, didn’ ya? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/45 "2005-07-08T02:15:34Z")
> [@John Carter of Mars](#): > > You just had to bring that shit up again, didn’ ya? OK, fine. Did Carson of Venus swallow that egg thing? Does Tarzan, shaven or not, say anything about eggs? I’m just sayin’. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/46 "2005-07-08T03:17:34Z")
> [@Queen Tonya](#): > > **Tweeboy** This is the best mod nickname since **Noodles**. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/47 "2005-07-08T19:39:44Z")
> [@John Carter of Mars](#): > > Cheer up, though. I promise you it did happen once, Let me guess: even though it wasn’t in the 1960s, it only lasted about 20 minutes? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/48 "2005-07-08T22:49:44Z")
> [@John Carter of Mars](#): > > Well, _I_ thought your joke was funny too. Even though I can’t prove it now, I actually added a couple more funnies. > > Can I get on your Christmas card list? Huh? Huh? > > _smooch_ You betcha! I’ve been offline today without internet::::::WAH::::::and unable to defend my honor. Please leave a message at the beep. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/49 "2005-07-09T04:46:47Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > You betcha! See, **carnivorousplant**? I can _SO_ suck up effectively. So _THERE!_ You go suck up some fruit flies or whatever species of insect suits your fancy. Shirley likes **me** better. heh ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/50 "2005-07-09T06:12:03Z")
What if they gave a Pitting and nobody came? ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/51 "2005-07-09T06:23:34Z")
> [@flodnak](#): > > What if they gave a Pitting and nobody came? Never happen. Why d’ya think people hang around in the Pit? ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/52 "2005-07-09T10:40:30Z")
So no jokes of any kind are allowed in GQ? I’ve tried to find the specific rule, but really am getting tired of endless threads. I just want to know, because I think I made a joke in GQ once, and I don’t wan’t to get banned or anything. I can take lawyer jokes or leave them. Lawyers can often really help people, and their rates can be worth it in the longrun… Was **Shirely U Jest** pitted officially, or just by a regular member? and was it because the joke didn’t amuse too many people? I would think that someone who has posted a lot (or l urked so many years as I have) could be given a little slack. Oh, and about a slight hijack: is having a lot of posts considered good or bad? I sometimes think I post too much, and just end up saying something stupid. In a way, I’m just trying to get my money’s worth, but usually by the time I get to a thread it has a hundred "Me too"s. I know I can probably look this up somewhere, but my feet are killing me…and yes, I do in fact type with my feet, in factg the right index toe is getting some kind of repetitive stress injury. **Shirely U Jest,** as I recall, has made some very interesting comments. And when they say that humor is about “timing,” that might be why she made the mods angry. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/53 "2005-07-09T14:24:35Z")
> [@John Carter of Mars](#): > > Shirley likes **me** better. heh Does your Mother know you were up this late? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/54 "2005-07-09T14:42:13Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Does your Mother know you were up this late? No, but my granddaughter was up too, baking brownies while I played on the 'puter. 😛 > [@guizot](#): > > Was Shirely U Jest pitted officially, or just by a regular member? and was it because the joke didn’t amuse too many people? I would think that someone who has posted a lot (or l urked so many years as I have) could be given a little slack. She was pitted by a guest that didn’t appreciate her joke. The mods seemed much more amused than angry. Now, speaking for myself, I never object to a little humor. Not everybody sees it that way. Some members feel that certain of the fora are somehow sacrosanct, and should be totally humorless. They’re entitled to hold that opinion, but I’m thinkin’ I’ll live longer. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/55 "2005-07-09T14:56:15Z")
> [@John Carter of Mars](#): > > No, but my granddaughter was up too, baking brownies while I played on the 'puter. . It’s gonna take a while to come with with witty reparte for that… :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452/56 "2005-07-09T16:47:21Z")
> [@John Carter of Mars](#): > > \ The **mods** seemed much more amused than angry. \ {Bolding mine} It occurs to me that if you replace the ‘m’ with a ‘g’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-got-pitted-and-nobody-knows/311452.md?page=2)