# Stupid comments that need pitting **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 6, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908 "2011-05-06T00:59:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Martiju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Martiju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martiju)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/21 "2011-05-06T15:19:27Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Increasingly its becoming easier to isolate yourself in groupthink, it’s important to challenge silly beliefs, especially in people you care about. You say that, but I think you’re just trying to [annoy liberals](http://www.cafepress.co.uk/veertotheright/2874080)… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![fumster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/22 "2011-05-06T15:37:14Z")
> [@Martiju](#): > > You say that, but I think you’re just trying to [annoy liberals](http://www.cafepress.co.uk/veertotheright/2874080)… > > 😛 Annoy a Liberal Don’t catch OBL ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/23 "2011-05-06T15:41:18Z")
My favorite was ‘‘Ask them why they hate America.’’ ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Why](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/96bed5/32.png) [@Doctor\_Why](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/24 "2011-05-06T15:42:54Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > My favorite was ‘‘Ask them why they hate America.’’ Mine was “Pray in your car.” If I’m in my car, I’m driving. I presume the same goes for them. ---
**Author:** ![fjs1fs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/25 "2011-05-06T15:51:50Z")
> [@you\_with\_the\_face](#): > > A few minutes ago I was on Facebook (enough said, I know) and came across the stupidest thing on a relative’s wall of mine. > > “Tell them Osama is dead without proof of a body and they celebrate. Tell them Jesus died and rose without proof of a body and they speculate!” > > At least it rhymes. That’s the only positive thing I can say. Now if this were a stranger on the street saying this nonsense, I wouldn’t care. I can even see myself laughing at them. But this is a family member whose intelligence I’m supposed to respect. > > Let’s see. A terrorist we’ve invested millions of dollars in combing the world for finally, after more than 10 years, is reportedly killed by something as boringly commonplace as a gunshot wound. But for some reason this is…what? Worthy of skepticism or something? People are gullible to believe that this happened? Because no pictures have been released that could easily be the product of Photoshop anyway if someone was that determined to pull one over the masses? Okay, whatever. > > But where’s the irony in people being happy about Osama being dead while speculating about the resurrection of an alleged demigod from thousands of years ago? Tell me yall, please. Help me understand the logic here. Is the death of Osama bin Laden equally improbable as a divine miracle? > > I just deactivated my FB account. And I feel like a weight has been lifted. But I don’t get the logic of deactivating your FB account. If the person told you this in person, would you cut off your ears? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/26 "2011-05-06T15:56:16Z")
> [@Doctor\_Why](#): > > Mine was “Pray in your car.” > If I’m in my car, I’m driving. I presume the same goes for them. If you’re driving, I’m praying. Thank you! I gotta million of them. I’m here all week. Try the veal! ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/27 "2011-05-06T16:06:06Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > If you’re driving, I’m praying. Why do we pray in the driveway but drive on the prayer-way? ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Why](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/96bed5/32.png) [@Doctor\_Why](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/28 "2011-05-06T16:15:44Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > If you’re driving, I’m praying. That’s only necessary if you’re on the sidewalk. Or in your front yard. Or in a pool. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/29 "2011-05-06T17:32:22Z")
> [@Doctor\_Why](#): > > Frankly, I’m more worried about how he’s an undead Cleric with Hide in Plain Sight. Priests with rogues’ skills? That must be one of the D&D v3 or v4 perversions. V2 did an excellent job of keeping the major classes separate; I suppose the later versions made it possible for anybody to do anything. Plus, if he’s an undead cleric with rogue skills, how come he didn’t have a minor heal spell on standby, preferably with _Contingency_ on it? Where were his mooks, where was his Zerg Rush Defense, where was the combo trap of collapsing ceiling and spiked pit? Sheesh. Some GMs have absolutely no sense of tropes. Who ran this adventure, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/30 "2011-05-06T17:33:00Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Does that mean ObL is going to rise from the dead? :eek: Have _you_ accepted Osama as your Lord and Savior? ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/31 "2011-05-06T17:34:19Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Have _you_ accepted Osama as your Lord and Savior? {obligatory FCCCP ref} I don’t know – what’s his security clearance, Citizen? {/Paranoia} ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/32 "2011-05-06T18:19:39Z")
> [@fjs1fs](#): > > But I don’t get the logic of deactivating your FB account. If the person told you this in person, would you cut off your ears? A more appropriate analogy would be to cut off that person’s head, and yes, I would. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/33 "2011-05-06T19:16:58Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Know Jesus, know Love. > > No Jesus, no Love. New Jesus, new Love. Gnu Jesus, gnu Love. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/34 "2011-05-06T23:25:44Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Oh great. We got rid of bin Laden, only to have him replaced by Undead bin Laden. Worse yet AQUATIC Undead bin Laden. I’d be okay with him crushed by the ocean depths, yet unable to die… Oh, wait, that was _Pirates of the Carribean._ ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/35 "2011-05-06T23:29:44Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Does that mean ObL is going to rise from the dead? :eek: Nah, SEALs are camping his respawn point. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/36 "2011-05-07T00:50:07Z")
> [@fjs1fs](#): > > But I don’t get the logic of deactivating your FB account. If the person told you this in person, would you cut off your ears? That’s the thing. The amount of stupid stuff that people say to me in person is far less voluminous than what comes out on FB. It’s like people’s IQ slides one standard deviation to the left as soon as they post something there. Either that or they regress to the 5th grade. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/37 "2011-05-07T00:54:07Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Does that mean ObL is going to rise from the dead? :eek: > [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Nah, SEALs are camping his respawn point. But what if he’s a lich? I hope they got his phylactery. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/38 "2011-05-07T01:18:35Z")
I have to check out Facebook now … ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/39 "2011-05-07T01:20:15Z")
No politics, people are just reviving my withered crops. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908/40 "2011-05-07T01:32:17Z")
Since we’re on the subject, Jesus and Osama do kind of [resemble](http://darkstargnome.tripod.com/) each other. And Osama was killed one week after Easter. I’m kind of scared now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-comments-that-need-pitting/580908.md?page=3)