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2016 Postmortem

rug

(82,333 posts) Fri Oct 14, 2016, 05:19 PM Oct 2016

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Tu quoque is not a political slogan.

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Tu_quoque

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Tu quoque is not a political slogan. (Original Post) rug Oct 2016 OP

Neither is non sequitur.. MineralMan Oct 2016 #1

"Trump's a pig." rug Oct 2016 #2

Only when it contains wit. MineralMan Oct 2016 #3

I'm not responsible for my readers. rug Oct 2016 #4

Apparently not. MineralMan Oct 2016 #5

"Scold away as you please..." rug Oct 2016 #7

got it the first time. eom Ligyron Oct 2016 #8

Yeah, it's really not obscure. rug Oct 2016 #9

It seems like it is now!!!!!!!!!! Cakes488 Oct 2016 #6

MineralMan

(146,331 posts)

1. Neither is non sequitur..

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Oct 14, 2016, 08:06 PM

Oct 2016

Your post has no context, so it appears to be precisely that. Care to elaborate on your cryptic post title?

rug

(82,333 posts)

2. "Trump's a pig."

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 14, 2016, 08:10 PM

Oct 2016

"Paula Jones!"

Brevity is a virtue.

MineralMan

(146,331 posts)

3. Only when it contains wit.

Reply to rug (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 14, 2016, 08:15 PM

Oct 2016

Your OP still conveys no meaning. Perhaps it refers to something, but without context, I can find no soul in your brevity, and thus no wit.

rug

(82,333 posts)

4. I'm not responsible for my readers.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 14, 2016, 08:23 PM

Oct 2016

Let me know the next time you intend to comment and I'll provide the footnote.

BTW, aren't you supposed to be GOTV!(tm) instead of posting inane, churlish remarks?

MineralMan

(146,331 posts)

5. Apparently not.

Reply to rug (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 14, 2016, 08:25 PM

Oct 2016

Scold away as you please...

rug

(82,333 posts)

7. "Scold away as you please..."

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 14, 2016, 08:27 PM

Oct 2016

How rich!

Ligyron

(7,639 posts)

8. got it the first time. eom

Reply to rug (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 14, 2016, 08:34 PM

Oct 2016

rug

(82,333 posts)

9. Yeah, it's really not obscure.

Reply to Ligyron (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 14, 2016, 08:36 PM

Oct 2016

Cakes488

(874 posts)

6. It seems like it is now!!!!!!!!!!

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Oct 14, 2016, 08:26 PM

Oct 2016

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