# Why so bitter? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 25, 2003, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383 "2003-06-25T22:24:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/41 "2003-07-09T19:57:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Drastic \* > \*\*I used to be acidic, but I’m becoming increasingly base. \*\* All your base are belong to us. ---
**Author:** ![Waenara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@Waenara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waenara)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/42 "2003-07-09T21:06:32Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by zoid_ > **When life hands you lemons…** You clone those lemons and make SUPERlemons!! ---
**Author:** ![xeriusx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/cc9497/32.png) [@xeriusx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xeriusx)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/43 "2003-07-10T05:52:32Z")
Don’t make me bitter. You won’t like me when I’m bitter. ---
**Author:** ![radsmats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9bd4f/32.png) [@radsmats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/radsmats)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/44 "2003-07-10T09:48:40Z")
Well you’ve left out the gin, silly. It’s all tonic and lime. ---
**Author:** ![Rigel\_Haloran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rigel\_Haloran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigel_Haloran)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/45 "2003-07-10T10:10:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\*All your base are belong to us. \*\* Because I **ALMOST** made it one full day without hearing that. Rigel ---
**Author:** ![jonpluc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/46 "2003-07-10T11:00:49Z")
Battle: bitter coffee or stale bagel. What better? ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/47 "2003-07-10T15:58:16Z")
I’m not bitter. I’m just consumed by a gnawing hatred that eats away at my vitals until I can taste the black bile at the back of my throat. But I’m not bitter. ---
**Author:** ![Tarrsk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@Tarrsk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarrsk)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/48 "2003-07-10T17:53:45Z")
I prefer to think of it as “naivete-challenged.” ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/49 "2003-07-10T19:15:06Z")
Because you forgot to say “With sugar on it.” ---
**Author:** ![BlueMit11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@BlueMit11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueMit11)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/50 "2003-07-11T02:47:30Z")
Like I always say, “When life hands you lemons…kill yourself.” I’m bitter because my gangreneous arm fell off and I was just learning how to play ping pong with it. ---
**Author:** ![Atlantis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@Atlantis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atlantis)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/51 "2003-07-11T04:14:57Z")
Because the ongoing fight against ignorance seems to be taking a turn for the worse. They were right. Ignorance should be painful. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Mook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Mr.Mook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Mook)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/52 "2003-07-11T04:15:18Z")
Bitter is as bitter blah blah blah… ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/53 "2003-07-11T05:46:47Z")
Blessed are they that expect nothing, for they shall not be disappointed. If I tell you I think this is true, will you tell me I’m bitter? ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/54 "2003-07-11T06:54:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BlueMit11 \* > \*\*Like I always say, “When life hands you lemons…kill yourself.” > > I’m bitter because my gangreneous arm fell off and I was just learning how to play ping pong with it. \*\* That’s why you’re bitter. You should have been using a paddle. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/55 "2003-07-11T06:56:59Z")
Bitter? _Parkay!_\* ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/56 "2003-07-11T07:00:00Z")
:smack: I’m bitter because I can’t _code._\* ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383/57 "2003-07-11T12:59:44Z")
When life hands you lemons, throw them at life’s head and yell, “VODKA, DAMMIT!!! I WANTED VODKA!!!” I’m bitter because she’s setting the damn timetable and I want to kiss her already. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-bitter/184383.md?page=2)