# What were you THINKING? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6268
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/6268 "2026-01-17T04:02:06Z")
Octopus does have his own pit thread, though he and it have been rather quiet for some time. > [@Octopus here's your own thread to shit all over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octopus-heres-your-own-thread-to-shit-all-over/815550): > > Octopus is very, very good at his occupation. He trolls relentlessly until the entire thread is about him, then he whines about how mean people are, and won’t someone think of the children. I am fully sympathetic to the desire to vent pent-up Octopus-punting needs (symbolically, of course) and hereby present this thread for that purpose. Bonus points if you can earn these phrases from our honoree: Potty mouth You kiss your mother with that mouth My children see this Why do the mods allow t… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532)._