From Twitter: I will GORGE myself on Skittles

[Saviolo]

I found this one on Twitter yesterday, and it's probably the most to-the-point send-up of the Skittles absurdity I've read, yet.

[Egnever]

1. Wow that is an awesome response!

[Saviolo]

2. For sure

I really feel like it gets right behind the ridiculous argument instead of addressing the absurd argument itself.

[Maru Kitteh]

3. FINALLY. The absolutely PERFECT response.

Thank you for posting that here!

Thank You!!!!!

[murielm99]

4. Skittles will be selling like crazy.

I can't remember the last time I ate them. I don't care much about candy, except chocolate and peppermint.

[AwakeAtLast]

5. That gave me chills

Great response!

[SaveOurDemocracy]

6. Rips the candy coating off and exposes the REAL question being asked!

Well done Eli Bosnick!

Thanks for posting.

[Saviolo]

20. Yea I love it

The best part is how it re-frames the question in terms of what those candies really mean in the absurd hypothetical being presented. The poisoned Skittles reduces human lives to a probability, and also makes it all about the asker, instead of the human lives affected.

[Skittles]

7. OUTSTANDING

THEY CANNOT USE SKITTLES FOR FEAR!

[yuiyoshida]

8. They Best not or...

They will be scheduled for a butt kicking!!

[Skittles]

12. can you believe these people

what part of COLORS OF THE RAINBOW (*NONE* of which are white) DO THEY NOT GET

[yuiyoshida]

21. We both know if they had their choice

They would demand white skittles.

[erpowers]

9. I Perfer

I prefer the response, "If a maniac told you a bowl of skittles contained three poisoned skittles, but a food inspector told you all the skittles had been inspected and they were safe to eat, who would you believe? The maniac who keeps saying crazy things that turn out to be wrong, or the food inspector who is actually inspecting the food?"

[Iggo]

10. I like that one, too!

[liberalnarb]

17. Thats more like it!

[Pacifist Patriot]

22. Excellent

[True Dough]

27. They could both be right

But this is where the analogy with Skittles ends. Because if there was a large batch of Skittles and I knew three were poisoned, I would refrain from eating any because of the risk. However, my rejection of the Skittles doesn't cause any suffering to persist. On the other hand, in the real-life scenario involving refugees, of course we want to weed out anyone with perverted ideology and an intent to do harm. If we do that by keeping all of them out, then those who are seeking a better life will have bleaker prospects and less hope. None of them are neglected Skittles.

That's why I'm glad that Canada has admitted more than 28,000 Syrian refugees since last year, and I hope that number continues to climb. We are not paying a steep price for it. There are some challenges related to housing, education and employment but those hurdles will eventually be overcome.

[Iggo]

11. Good goddamoddy, YES!!!

[annabanana]

13. This is the real thing that little turd is saying.

FAR AND WIDE this quote should go..

[tanyev]

14. It's much better odds than the salmonella-tainted mousse at a Trump restaurant.

[calimary]

15. LOVE this!!!

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My other answer might be - "what, because YOU say there are three poisoned Skittles in there? Why should I believe you? You and your dad are both LIARS! And your little brother, too!"

[democrattotheend]

16. What is your twitter handle?

I am trying to find more DU'ers on twitter. Mine is democrat2theend.

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

18. I love Skittles...

And not just the one who kicks my ass This is the best tweet EVER. Hubby and I like to think we'd do the same

[niyad]

19. utterly awesome!!!!!

[ismnotwasm]

23. K&R

[Coyotl]

24. But, whatever you do, don't eat the white Skittle. It isn't a real skittle because

just like there is no such thing as a "white race" there are no white Skittles.

The Invention of the White Race

[KeepItReal]

25. 💯

Awesomeness.

[Island Blue]

26. Jesus would eat the Skittles.

for the exact reason you posted. Suck on that right-wingers.