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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:44 PM
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How to win in an argument
When somebody tells you of their beliefs, acknowledge their readiness and understanding.

Then question their willingness to back up their blab with defining action.

8 out of 10 people will shut their yaps. :7
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:48 PM
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1. Or you could just call them Hitler.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:56 PM
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3. No. That's the easy way out.
It's more fun to beat them at their own game.

Besides, we're supposed to be beneath namecalling, though that didn't stop all that from happening to folks over the last few days...
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:59 PM
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4. Well, I beat StopTheMorans the other day by
calling him Hitler....of course, he called me Hitler first.
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:23 PM
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5. that's something that Hitler would say, Hitler
I won that argument :eyes:
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:30 PM
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6. No way, Hitler, I won that argument.
Check the archives, Hitler.

:eyes:
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:33 PM
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7. way to rewrite history, Hitler
:eyes:
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:33 PM
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8. Way to use hyperbole, Hitler
:eyes:
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:43 PM
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14. way to try and use big words to confuse the commoners, Hitler
:eyes:
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:45 PM
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17. Way to try and use a lot of words to punk the board, Hitler.
:eyes:
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:46 PM
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19. way to try and use the word "punk" to appear to be a common man, Hitler
:eyes:
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:48 PM
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21. Way to cast aspersions on my nobility, Hitler
:eyes:
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 04:02 PM
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24. way to make false claims about your nobility, Hitler
:eyes:
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 07:12 PM
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25. Way to assume I am lying, Hitler.
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:36 PM
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10. My stock reply is
"you seem far too intelligent to be so homophobic" or whatever you are debating. :evilgrin: People don't know how to reply to you.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:43 PM
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16. No it isn't, Hitler!
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:55 PM
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2. Or you can just wield a sword.
:shrug:
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Iris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:35 PM
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9. How a challenge to duel?
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:38 PM
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11. Glove Slap

A glove slap in a little old face will
Get you satisfaction.
Glove slap ba-a-beee ...
(Glove slap, baby)
Glove slap, baby, glove slap!
Glove slap, I don't take crap!
Glove slap, shut your big yap.

The following lyrics are heard over the end credits:
B-52s:
Glove slap, shut your big yap.
(Oooh, glove baby, that's where it's at. Yeah!)
(Glove, baby, give it a... )
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:40 PM
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12. Sword fight!
Whup 'em out, boys!

:evilgrin:
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:41 PM
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13. And you would just sit there & watch.
tsk tsk.

:bounce:
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:43 PM
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15. It's called "refereeing"
:7
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:47 PM
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20. where is the penalty box?
:o
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:58 PM
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22. .
:evilgrin:
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 03:46 PM
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18. I'm with Midlodemocrat - I go straight for the Hitler/Nazi card
and play it immediately.
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MN ChimpH8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 04:00 PM
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23. This works too
Carl Sagan's foolproof BS detector

http://www.carlsagan.com/revamp/carlsagan/baloney.html
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 07:12 PM
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26. call them a traitor and commie???
Seems to work for the RNC :shrug:
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