# The opposite of The Pit - the Doper appreciation and admiration thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 30, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780 "2010-12-30T01:46:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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:** [January 1, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/61 "2011-01-01T22:53:32Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > She was an unfortunate casualty of the Cunt Wars, What does it mean, “Cunt Wars”? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/62 "2011-01-01T23:45:38Z")
I believe this is a reference to the Late Unpleasantness that occurred when Ed started acting like he owned the place. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/63 "2011-01-02T00:38:38Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I believe this is a reference to the Late Unpleasantness that occurred when Ed started acting like he owned the place. Ed fought in the Civil War? Which side? ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/64 "2011-01-02T01:13:43Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Ed fought in the Civil War? Which side? I think [this asks it best](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiptwztGAdQ). ---
**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:** [January 2, 2011, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/65 "2011-01-02T06:49:06Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > Actually I thought she had returned after the Cunt Wars and then sort of drifted away? Or was there ‘Cunt Wars II’ that I missed during one of my absences? > > FWIW, I always liked her as well. Hmm, I thought she left directly because of the No Cunts In The Pit Directives; I could be mis-remembering. I do recall that she said she was going to go over some bullshit, and go she did. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2011, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/66 "2011-01-02T06:50:25Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Hahahahahaha! xD > > I’ll need to convince you to narrate the entire history of the board. In the beginning, there was Cecil. He saw that there was Ignorance, and he called it Bad. Things got weird after that. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2011, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/67 "2011-01-02T08:08:42Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > In the beginning, there was Cecil. With all due respect, **Cat** , I’d suggest that you are misremembering the Book of Cecil: 1. In the beginning Cecil created the libraries and the Internet. 2. Now the Internet was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of Cecil was hovering over the waters. 2. And Cecil said, “Let there be knowledge,” and there was knowledge. 4. Cecil saw that the knowledge was good, and he separated the knowledge from the ignorance. 5. Cecil called the knowledge “day,” and the ignorance he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first thread. I could go on, **Cat** , but I think you know the Book of Cecil as well as I do. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2011, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/68 "2011-01-02T08:25:02Z")
Get **Sam Stone** talking about art and he is a joy to read. Hugely informed, passionate and eloquent. ---
**Author:** ![BomTek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bomtek/32/21364_2.png) [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/69 "2011-01-02T17:04:18Z")
I didn’t see where anyone had mentioned **Bearflag70**. The way he has dealt and continues to deal with Getty’s condition (I’m truly sorry if there’s a better way to refer to it) is inspiring. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/70 "2011-01-03T15:47:59Z")
Far too many to mention. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/71 "2011-01-03T15:55:43Z")
Ah, what the hell. I’m going to go nuts here and say **PSXer** , for all of his totally absurd threads that make me laugh and wonder if he’s for real or a very clever troll. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/72 "2011-01-03T17:16:11Z")
I’m very thankful to all the people who were so supportive during my thread about my brother’s illness and the one I posted earlier last year about his college acceptances. I guess I do need to single out two people - **twickster** , because I talked to her a lot off-board throughout this whole thing, and **Shodan** for starting a thread to solicit donations to the Chordoma Foundation. Thanks to everybody who read and everyone who donated! ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/73 "2011-01-03T17:22:52Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > She was an unfortunate casualty of the Cunt Wars, and I agree with your assessment of her. Actually, her last couple posts were during the Cesario debacle, and they seem to indicate that the handling of that situation was the reason she left. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11637883&postcount=510](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11637883&postcount=510) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11637897&postcount=512](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11637897&postcount=512) ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/74 "2011-01-03T17:37:09Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I’m very thankful to all the people who were so supportive during my thread about my brother’s illness and the one I posted earlier last year about his college acceptances. I guess I do need to single out two people - **twickster** , because I talked to her a lot off-board throughout this whole thing, and **Shodan** for starting a thread to solicit donations to the Chordoma Foundation. Thanks to everybody who read and everyone who donated! I meant to mention to you that because of you and the Dope, the Chordoma Foundation is one of the, I dunno, three charities to which I give donations. Not that it’s much, mind you, but there it is. Thanks for all that. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/75 "2011-01-03T17:45:08Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > I meant to mention to you that because of you and the Dope, the Chordoma Foundation is one of the, I dunno, three charities to which I give donations. Not that it’s much, mind you, but there it is. Thanks for all that. Thank you for that. I’m still hoping I get to bump that donation thread soon to announce the total that was raised. They’re still fixing the system that tabulates donations. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/76 "2011-01-03T21:45:51Z")
**Diosa** , for always having sense and still being funny. For an incredible breadth and depth of knowledge on makeup. **pbbth** , for her harrowing tale of a moldy/horrid apartment and the situation to get her then fiance/now hubby and her out of it. For her overall kind yet helpful words, which many strive for but only she pulls off. **Shot From Guns** , for managing to piss off exactly 50% of the board while the other 50% loves her. For consistency in her gripes and issues, when most others are not. **TokyoPlayer** , for his heartwarming stories of his children (and lost child) and his battles with his aggressive family. **Sampiro**. No explanation needed. From hated to appreciated, **AClockworkMelon**. **Zsofia** , for posts like this: > [@How to meet & make friends after college / Your experiences with Meetup.com and other similar sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-meet-make-friends-after-college-your-experiences-with-meetup-com-and-other-similar-sites/554089/32): > > I know, right? “I miss having close women friends!” “That’s prolly 'cause you hate other women and want to grind your stilleto heels into their kneecaps. Especially if they’re better looking than you are.” ---
**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:** [January 3, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/77 "2011-01-03T21:49:03Z")
> [@Sarahfeena](#): > > Actually, her last couple posts were during the Cesario debacle, and they seem to indicate that the handling of that situation was the reason she left. > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11637883&postcount=510](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11637883&postcount=510) > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11637897&postcount=512](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11637897&postcount=512) Yes! That’s it! Darn my faulty memory! ETA: I’ll still narrate the History of the Dope for you, **Melon** , if you don’t mind optional accuracy. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/78 "2011-01-03T23:04:43Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > ETA: I’ll still narrate the History of the Dope for you, **Melon** , if you don’t mind optional accuracy. The best history is revisionist history! As long as you aren’t a Cuntocaust denier… … I hate those guys. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/79 "2011-01-04T02:16:33Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > The best history is revisionist history! > > As long as you aren’t a Cuntocaust denier… > > … I hate those guys. {Shakes fist at Cuntocaust deniers.} ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780/80 "2011-01-04T02:41:48Z")
Damn! Just when I thinks I’m hearding a bunch of feral cats, youse guys go and post a great thread like this. Good on all of you. :D:D [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-the-pit-the-doper-appreciation-and-admiration-thread/565780.md?page=5)