# What IS the purpose of the BBQ Pit? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 17, 2004, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627 "2004-10-17T04:25:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627/41 "2004-10-20T08:28:32Z")
Yeah, but nobody trips over an ottoman better. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627/42 "2004-10-21T05:08:13Z")
Ooooh, Robbbb! ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627/43 "2004-10-21T08:28:23Z")
> [@Starving Artist](#): > > “Bloimey?” > > Apparently our British speaker has picked up a bit of a Bronx accent. > > (“Hey Oil, I’ll be back in an hour…I gotta change the earl in my car.”) Blermey? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627/44 "2004-10-22T02:19:26Z")
[Bleemey?](http://www.megagames.com/psx/psx_bleem!.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627/45 "2004-10-22T07:51:53Z")
Geeky? ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627/46 "2004-10-22T10:39:11Z")
The BBQ pit enables us to have threads like [this one.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=282106) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627/47 "2004-10-22T16:40:20Z")
Why would you change the Earl in the car? He sits in the back, the chauffeur drives the car, and respectfully opens the door for the Earl. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627/49 "2025-06-01T15:48:37Z")
Was there a bump? Curious why this thread from 2004 was third on my “most recent” list… ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627/50 "2025-06-01T15:54:52Z")
There was a bump, and I always assume that any/all such threads that rise to the top but don’t have a recent post were bumped by those that shouldn’t have done it. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627/51 "2025-06-01T15:57:38Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Was there a bump? Curious why this thread from 2004 was third on my “most recent” list… It was almost undoubtedly bumped by a trock, who found themselves quickly re-banned, and their new posts cornfielded – but, even with their post gone, Discourse still sees the thread as “current.” ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627/52 "2025-06-01T18:24:22Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Bleemey? Man, I wonder what I was linking to, 20 years ago? Dead link now. Here’s an updated one: [Bleemy](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Flewis-playing-games-night-for-some-reason-v0-li805f4pg7dd1.jpeg%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3D0e75648e8c8c2044d57cf0c73e2b8d1b69707c28). ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627/53 "2025-06-01T18:33:46Z")
I don’t know what I was thinking 20 minutes ago. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-bbq-pit/269627.md?page=2)