# This place is deader than Mussolini's suspenders **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 28, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008 "2004-12-28T22:00:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/1 "2004-12-28T22:00:58Z")
This place is fucking _dead_. It’s quieter than the Cincinnati Bengals football stadium in January. There’s so little posting that all the hamsters are getting fat and lazy. Why, just last week poor little Chester had to get a double bypass because of the sedentary lifestyle the board slowdown has forced him into. Get back to your jobs and colleges and start wasting more time on the SDMB already! ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/2 "2004-12-28T22:03:58Z")
Shhhh! You’ll wake the hampsters. They need their rest. I’d say they earned it after the election and all. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/3 "2004-12-28T22:06:04Z")
And all this after I just posted to compliment YOU. Harrumph. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/4 "2004-12-28T22:18:28Z")
Some credit here! I’ve been wasting bandwisth like a…well, like a madman today. I’d start a realy cool MPSIMS thread, but I’m tapped–I already did MR DUCKS a while back, and we can’t really do “What The Hell Is That?” or “Luxury! Why when _I_ was a lad…” again. All the good threads have been posted… ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/5 "2004-12-29T00:26:28Z")
You’re unhappy that there’s no post-Xmas rush here? You don’t remember the days when a ton of utter idjits with their shiny new home computers and their shiny AOL (Internet for Idiots) CDs came bumbling in on December 26 with names like sexxykiten545826 or keewldood456723 and asking stupid questions about getting high? I sure don’t miss those days. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/6 "2004-12-29T00:46:32Z")
dude, even _I_ wasn’t here cos of crimbo, and I’m a sad atheist who _lives_ on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/7 "2004-12-29T01:07:59Z")
> [@Inigo Montoya](#): > > Some credit here! > > I’ve been wasting bandwisth like a…well, like a madman today. I’d start a realy cool MPSIMS thread, but I’m tapped–I already did MR DUCKS a while back, and we can’t really do “What The Hell Is That?” or “Luxury! Why when _I_ was a lad…” again. > All the good threads have been posted… Hmmph. In MY day, we didn’t even have threads! We had to make do with grains of spit to follow our trains of thought! Do you know how hard it is to write an entire post on a grain of spit? With BLOOD? (Okay, so that was a weak try, but man, you didn’t give me anything to work with!). E. ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/8 "2004-12-29T01:13:13Z")
I like it. After Bush won I was wondering how the pit would react. It looks to me that a lot of the venom has been drained out of this place and it has largely returned to its pre 9/11 state. ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/9 "2004-12-29T02:10:01Z")
:d ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/10 "2004-12-29T02:19:36Z")
I’ve been posting regularly, but that’s because I’ve been working on my Web software chops and I’ve been “rewarding” myself for getting this or that thing done with a post or a thread-read. Sometimes even both. It’s been working out very well – CSS and Java beans are gonna be On My Menu next week. [Homer drool mode] Mmmmmm, Java beans! [/Homer drool mode] ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/11 "2004-12-29T02:44:20Z")
> [@Muad'Dib](#): > > I like it. After Bush won I was wondering how the pit would react. It looks to me that a lot of the venom has been drained out of this place and it has largely returned to its pre 9/11 state. Meh. Just wait till he gets back from Xmas vacation. He gets glared at by a pretzel, and I guarantee you there’ll be at least one thread bitching about that. (And well all know who’ll start it, too, so there’s no need to mention any names.) ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/12 "2004-12-29T03:20:08Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > You’re unhappy that there’s no post-Xmas rush here? Not just the Pit, all the forums seem slow. This one particularly though. Anyway, dopers like **Inigo** who are doing their best are excused. Now, the rest of you sonsabitches, get crackin’! ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/13 "2004-12-29T16:09:10Z")
OOOOH! I got one! I got one! I found out last night that my wife has been seeing another guy (no joke, regrettably). Would this go into the pit so I can vent? In MPSIMS so i can whip up a pity party? In GQ for an explanation of all my physiological reactions? Or has this already been done to death on the boards? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/14 "2004-12-29T16:12:33Z")
> [@Inigo Montoya](#): > > OOOOH! I got one! I got one! > > I found out last night that my wife has been seeing another guy (no joke, regrettably). Would this go into the pit so I can vent? In MPSIMS so i can whip up a pity party? In GQ for an explanation of all my physiological reactions? > > Or has this already been done to death on the boards? 😕 Jeez, sorry about that. I’d vote for Pit so we can use strong language and you’ll still get the pity party and probably some GQ type responses. ---
**Author:** ![Greathouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greathouse/32/2992_2.png) [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/15 "2004-12-29T16:15:39Z")
> [@Inigo Montoya](#): > > OOOOH! I got one! I got one! > > I found out last night that my wife has been seeing another guy (no joke, regrettably). Would this go into the pit so I can vent? In MPSIMS so i can whip up a pity party? In GQ for an explanation of all my physiological reactions? > > Or has this already been done to death on the boards? 😕 Dude, I don’t think I’ve ever replied to you on the board so you probably don’t know me at all…but I’ve been there and it sucks. All I can say is I’m sorry that you have to go through that. Best wishes for a happy and better new year. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/16 "2004-12-29T18:33:52Z")
**Inigo Montoya** - Another heartfelt “Damd that sucks”. Sorry your having to go through this. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/17 "2004-12-29T19:07:35Z")
Sorry, it’s my fault. I’ve been gone. But I’m back now, so things should pick up again. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/18 "2004-12-29T20:38:13Z")
Damn, I thought this was going to be a thread where we all came up with witty analogies to death and quiet. Like: It’s deader than a dead guy who got killed and now he’s dead. It’s quieter than a dead guy who died. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/19 "2004-12-29T22:01:33Z")
Well, you know, we could start a thread on slogans designed to piss off pro-lifers. You know, slogans like, “Stop Abortions! Suck More Cock!” or “More Gays = Fewer Abortions!” or “Stop Abortions! Have Anal Sex Tonight!” Or we could start one disseminating dubious medical advice like “Picking your nose with a knife is a good idea.” or “Try hitting yourself in the head with a hammer if you’ve got a migrane.” or “4 out 5 proctologists recommend anal sex for their patients who choose sex.” ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008/20 "2004-12-29T22:07:29Z")
**Tuckerfan** , I sense a recurrent anal sex theme… Is there some news in your life that you’d like to share with the group? 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-place-is-deader-than-mussolinis-suspenders/282008.md?page=2)