# The ULTIMATE Aldebaran Pitting.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [September 12, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102 "2003-09-12T01:22:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/1 "2003-09-12T01:22:46Z")
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Well,](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3587820#post3587820) [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3588175#post3588175) [is](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3588284#post3588284) [to](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3588387#post3588387) [be](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3588510#post3588510) [an](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3588749#post3588749) [everlasting](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594433#post3594433) [monument](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594497#post3594497) [monument](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594544#post3594544) [to](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594576#post3594576) [our](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594606#post3594606) [pathetic,](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594658#post3594658) [sniveling](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594658#post3594658) [troll-friend](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594669#post3594669) [Aldebaran.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594691#post3594691)
[His](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594718#post3594718) [vile](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594743#post3594743) [and](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594771#post3594771) [horrible](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594832#post3594832) [lies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594851#post3594851) [and](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594942#post3594942) [random](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595009#post3595009) [inflammatory](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595027#post3595027) [invective](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595065#post3595065) [have](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595099#post3595099) [gone](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595099#post3595099) [on](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595115#post3595115) [long](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595178#post3595178) [enough.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595184#post3595184)
[In](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595209#post3595209) \*[every](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595245#post3595245) \* [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595286#post3595286) [he’s](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595302#post3595302) [in,](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595312#post3595312) [he](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595256#post3595256) [spews](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595850#post3595850) [his](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595824#post3595824) [self-righteous](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595814#post3595814) [bullsh\*t.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595801#post3595801) [When](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595795#post3595795) [will](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595781#post3595781) [the](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595770#post3595770) [madness](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595748#post3595748) [stop?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595733#post3595733) [Pitted](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=192310) [once,](http://http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=192310) twice [and](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595689#post3595689) [a](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3595627#post3595627) [_third_](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=210073) [time,](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3970264#post3970264) [he](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3967401#post3967401) [shows](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3968751#post3968751) [no](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3964346#post3964346) [signs](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3964284#post3964284) [of](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3964186#post3964186) [stopping.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3955586#post3955586) [In](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3955372#post3955372) [his](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3955102#post3955102) [latest](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=210073) [pitting,](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3969270#post3969270) [he](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=36405) [insinuates](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3970496#post3970496) [retribution](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3970496#post3970496) [against](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3970496#post3970496) [people](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=35451) [who’ve](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=30444) [insulted](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=7912) [his](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=36405) [parents.](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0329028/combined)
[Dare](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3967366#post3967366) [I](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=35616) [say](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3966355#post3966355) [it?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3966245#post3966245)
\*\*[CHILDISH](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3966245#post3966245) \*\*
[:wally:smack:](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=36405)
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### Author:  [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/2 "2003-09-12T01:27:39Z")
Link?
[sub]Oh, wait. I just found it.[/sub] 😃
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### Author:  [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/3 "2003-09-12T01:30:47Z")
The amount of time that this post must have taken to craft has me flabbergasted.
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### Author:  [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/4 "2003-09-12T01:33:32Z")
:::blushes::::
The smilies are actually links, too. A vote for Barfing Smiley here!
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### Author:  [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/5 "2003-09-12T01:33:37Z")
I wish I could say I was impressed.
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### Author:  [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/6 "2003-09-12T01:34:33Z")
Click the word parents.🆒
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### Author:  [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/7 "2003-09-12T01:35:48Z")
> [@](#):
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> Reeder - I wish I could say I was impressed.
WTF?😕
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### Author:  [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/8 "2003-09-12T01:36:16Z")
Damn, \*\*Ilsa[,/b] I tip my hat to you. That is one impressive piece of coding.
The sad part, of course, is that **Aldebaran** has spewed forth enough bullshit to make such a feat possible.
Oh yeah, if you’re reading this, Aldie, you’re momma was a :wally
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### Author:  [@milroyj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milroyj)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/9 "2003-09-12T01:38:15Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Reeder \*
> \*\*I wish I could say I was impressed. \*\*
Well, you should be. All of this **Aldebaran** pitting takes the heat off of you, doesn’t it?
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### Author:  [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/10 "2003-09-12T01:38:19Z")
**Binarydrone** : I agree. That must have taken a hell of a long time.
**Ilsa\_Lund** : Clever link under the word “parents”. I missed that the first time 'round.
**Reeder** : Nobody cares.
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### Author:  [@Rhum\_Runner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhum_Runner)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/11 "2003-09-12T01:40:36Z")
You do know you will never get that 30 minutes back, right?
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### Author:  [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/12 "2003-09-12T01:42:36Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Meros \*
> Damn, [b]Ilsa[,/b] I tip my hat to you. That is one impressive piece of coding.
> The sad part, of course, is that [b]Aldebaran[b] has spewed forth enough bullshit to make such a feat possible.
> Oh yeah, if you’re reading this, Aldie, you’re momma was a :wally
No offense, **Meros** , but that’s the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while. 🙂
How did those end up not bold? I hadda add a space when I quoted you.
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### Author:  [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/13 "2003-09-12T01:43:06Z")
2 & 1/2 hours. But, it was more fun than studying. 😃
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### Author:  [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/14 "2003-09-12T01:58:29Z")
**meros** didn’t put a “/” in the closing bold tag, **manny**. (looking suspiciously) Are you _sure_ you’ve been here three-and-a-half years? 😃
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### Author:  [@Computer\_Guru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Computer_Guru)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/15 "2003-09-12T02:02:29Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Ilsa\_Lund \*
> \*\*Click the word parents.🆒 \*\*
Man, is he/she wrong.
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### Author:  [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/16 "2003-09-12T02:03:49Z")
Wow, you really went through all of **Adledbrain** ’s posts to put that together? My hats off to you. I got tired of him after only two or three posts.
Zev Steinhardt
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### Author:  [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/17 "2003-09-12T02:14:00Z")
BTW, am I the only person who keeps reading that name as “Alderaan”?
Man, I’ve seen _Star Wars_ too many times.
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### Author:  [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/18 "2003-09-12T02:17:58Z")
Truly impressive.
It makes my feeble efforts at flaming seem, well, childish.
Regards,
Shodan
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### Author:  [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/19 "2003-09-12T02:25:26Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Duke \*
> \*\ ***meros** didn’t put a “/” in the closing bold tag, **manny**. (looking suspiciously) Are you _sure_ you’ve been here three-and-a-half years? 😃 \*\*
The catch **Duke** (there I got it right that time) is that vB code acts like html. If you don’t close a tag, or mistype the closing of the tag like I did (by adding a comma) it should make everything in the post bold
**like[/,b] this sentence is.**
For some strange reason it never interpreted my opening [b] tag. I don’t know how I did it but I would love to find out. I guess the old adage about nothing being foolproof to a talented enough fool is true.
Of course, the truly amazing part is that I previewed to make sure I got the Wally smiley right since I do almost all of my posting from the quick reply box and put the smilies in by hand. :smack:
(incidentally whoever added it to the software never put a trailing “:” into the code)
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### Author:  [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-aldebaran-pitting/201102/20 "2003-09-12T02:26:10Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Ilsa\_Lund \*
> \*\*The smilies are actually links, too. A vote for Barfing Smiley here! \*\*
Oh my my my. I bow before you. I’d never have known the bio read “Lunatic of the Family.” 😃
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