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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 05:26 PM Nov 2012

If Cartoons of laughing Yellow Dots are part of a person's Argument...

...that person may not have an argument.

How hard a person pretends to laugh at an opposing argument has little value as evidence.

A Deep Thought. (With apologies to Jack Handy.)

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If Cartoons of laughing Yellow Dots are part of a person's Argument... (Original Post) cthulu2016 Nov 2012 OP
I couldn't resist...... Flashmann Nov 2012 #1
That's riiculous. Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #2
the shivery blue squares disagree DonRedwood Nov 2012 #11
I totally disagree because... Liberal Veteran Nov 2012 #3
Yeah. It's like when a kid responds with, "Oh, yeah? Well, your mama wears army boots! Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #4
My children's mother does wear army boots. She's a security guard. TrogL Nov 2012 #8
Pfffft....my mama wore army boots. Bobbie Jo Nov 2012 #9
So do the words tsk, pshaw, pffft, ugh and whatEVURRR Taverner Nov 2012 #5
Don't forget "meh". Liberal Veteran Nov 2012 #6
Are you going to apologize to Joe Biden, too? Mr.Bill Nov 2012 #7
But it makes for a great image Scootaloo Nov 2012 #10
Hmmm..... Cali_Democrat Nov 2012 #12
Yeah, right Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #13
I was joking Cali_Democrat Nov 2012 #16
So was I Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #18
Um. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #14
<snort> Fumesucker Nov 2012 #15
Sometimes, the opposing argument is just so ridiculous or contradictory that nothing else will do. Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #17
I thought this was going to be about Wal-Mart. rucky Nov 2012 #19

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
4. Yeah. It's like when a kid responds with, "Oh, yeah? Well, your mama wears army boots!
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 05:32 PM
Nov 2012

Take that!" It's something used when yu don't have an adult or logical response to make.

Mr.Bill

(24,292 posts)
7. Are you going to apologize to Joe Biden, too?
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 05:34 PM
Nov 2012

For laughing at Paul Ryan at the debate? Some arguements and opinions are laugh-worthy.

 

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)
17. Sometimes, the opposing argument is just so ridiculous or contradictory that nothing else will do.
Sat Nov 24, 2012, 02:28 AM
Nov 2012


And sometimes they're blue dots.

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