# Six Degrees of the BBQ Pit **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 31, 2005, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437 "2005-08-31T15:34:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/421 "2005-09-03T22:53:36Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > Hmf. What’s a feller got to do to pick a fight around here? > > Maybe I should take a nap, then mow the lawn. Yes, old people need their rest. So you can increase the level of pollen around and give all your neighbours hay fever? Environmental terrorism I call it. And Askia calls \*my[i/i] literary abilities into question after [this post?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6540735&postcount=31) You can cook eggs on his embarrassment. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/422 "2005-09-03T23:16:45Z")
Slow movie clap. _Well_ played. ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/423 "2005-09-03T23:57:45Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > Slow movie clap. > > _Well_ played. I win then ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/424 "2005-09-04T00:06:08Z")
> [@rayh](#): > > I win then You won _one._ Stop smokin’ that crack. ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/425 "2005-09-04T01:33:27Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > You won _one._ Stop smokin’ that crack. Yes, he is addicted to crack…born addicted. It was not a choice he made. To make mock of the victim of someone else’s crime is beyond cruel. Every day of his life, he has to fight this awful monster… and you laugh and throw his tragedy in his face. I wouldn’t expect support for the poor man’s plight but to harp on it cruelly? You, and those like you, that ignore this ongoing disaster are the ones that deserve scorn, not this poor man who bravely confronts this devastating addiction every minute of his life. You who find humor in this are truly part of the problem. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2005, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/426 "2005-09-04T02:46:01Z")
> [@marque elf](#): > > Yes, he is addicted to crack…born addicted. It was not a choice he made. To make mock of the victim of someone else’s crime is beyond cruel. Every day of his life, he has to fight this awful monster… and you laugh and throw his tragedy in his face. I wouldn’t expect support for the poor man’s plight but to harp on it cruelly? You, and those like you, that ignore this ongoing disaster are the ones that deserve scorn, not this poor man who bravely confronts this devastating addiction every minute of his life. You who find humor in this are truly part of the problem. Crack babies are a media myth. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/427 "2005-09-04T10:31:39Z")
Geez, are we still on this shtick? You guys are _so_ five minutes ago. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/428 "2005-09-04T11:44:56Z")
_Guys?_ Sexist pig. There’s broads here. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/429 "2005-09-04T12:44:02Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > Maybe I should take a nap, then mow the lawn. You have a _lawn_? Don’t you know that lawns contribute to global pollution and deprive innocent creatures of a habitat? You selfish wanker. Robin ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/430 "2005-09-04T15:30:16Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > You have a _lawn_? Don’t you know that lawns contribute to global pollution and deprive innocent creatures of a habitat? > > You selfish wanker. > > Robin And what innocent creatures would they be, Ms. Marlin Perkins? The three-legged concrete caterpillar? The rare asphaltic thrush? Or is a crushed Mickey D’s cup a creature in your town? Putzette. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/431 "2005-09-04T16:12:04Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > And what innocent creatures would they be, Ms. Marlin Perkins? The three-legged concrete caterpillar? The rare asphaltic thrush? Or is a crushed Mickey D’s cup a creature in your town? > > Putzette. You know where I live. We have actual wildlife. Besides, I’ve used “I’m letting the backyard revert to its natural state” as an excuse not to mow the grass many times. It doesn’t usually work. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/432 "2005-09-04T17:01:03Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > Besides, I’ve used “I’m letting the backyard revert to its natural state” as an excuse not to mow the grass many times. That’s the classiest euphemism for not trimming your pubes I’ve ever heard. ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/433 "2005-09-04T18:30:47Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > That’s the classiest euphemism for not trimming your pubes I’ve ever heard. For a person who brags about the number and quality of his sexual conquests, you sure do spend a lot of time talking about sex. What difference is it to you whether sures she allows nature to take it’s course “down there?” Is it perhaps that you can boast of no pubes of your own? Methinks the gentleman doth protest too much. To elevate the discussion: Labor Day is my favorite holiday of the year. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/434 "2005-09-04T19:03:29Z")
> [@marque elf](#): > > For a person who brags about the number and quality of his sexual conquests, you sure do spend a lot of time talking about sex. It’s called, “Having your cake and eating it, too.” ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/435 "2005-09-04T19:12:18Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > It’s called, “Having your cake and eating it, too.” It’s important to have a rich and varied fantasy life. Yours is rich but it seems a little light on the variety. Labor day is my favorite holiday of the year. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/436 "2005-09-04T19:31:53Z")
> [@marque elf](#): > > Labor Day is my favorite holiday of the year. I ignored this the first time. Are you trying to induce a coma? > [@marque elf](#): > > It’s important to have a rich and varied fantasy life. Yours is rich but it seems a little light on the variety. Yes. I _like_ cake. I like a special kind of cake. I like a cake that’s chocolatey, moist to the touch, finger looking good, messy, really thick, a bit heavy on the bottom, slightly warmed over, good to show off to my mama, and ideally, a bit too rich for my tastes. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/437 "2005-09-05T01:11:33Z")
> [@marque elf](#): > > Labor day is my favorite holiday of the year. Labor day is fine if you’re not the one actually in labor. Robin ---
**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:** [September 5, 2005, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/438 "2005-09-05T07:26:46Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > Labor day is fine if you’re not the one actually in labor. Spare us your insipid uterocracy. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/439 "2005-09-05T08:25:24Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > Spare us your insipid uterocracy. That’s “hysterocracy”, you semi-literate moron. Can’t you manage to go one whole word without mixing Greek and Latin roots? :wally ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437/440 "2005-09-05T11:59:21Z")
Nothing wrong with a little hysterocracy. Things just get a little tense for one week every month. Robin [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-the-bbq-pit/319437.md?page=23)