# The opposite of The Pit - the Doper appreciation and admiration thread.

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**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")\
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**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")

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**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):
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> 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.”

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