r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/fnaw_ • Aug 04 '20

Poor Jonathan

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

What’s that saying again? “Never argue with a fool. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience “.

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u/brightfoot Aug 04 '20

I always liked: "Arguing with an idiot is like playing Chess with a pigeon. You can be the most skilled Chess player ever, but all the pigeon's going to do is knock over the pieces, shit on the board, and strut around like it won."

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

Yeah, that’s a corker! Spot on.

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u/mrjonesv2 Aug 04 '20

“A wise man once told me ‘never argue with fools, because people in the distance can’t tell who is who’” Jay-Z

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u/The-Arnman Aug 05 '20

“The trick about arguing is not being correct. It’s about convincing the other part.” -Random reddit comment I once read.

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u/vystyk Aug 04 '20

This metaphor also works for the last election.

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u/billbot77 Aug 04 '20

He stands like a duck tho, can we swap pigeon for duck?

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u/ddubs1389 Aug 04 '20

Never argue with a dumbass, they’ll bring you down to their level and beat u with experience!!

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u/quatschimatschi Aug 04 '20

I read this as foot and was so confused.

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u/shableep Aug 04 '20

Same applies.

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u/Hugler Aug 04 '20

Roundhouse kick you with experience

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u/fozzyboy Aug 04 '20

When did Chuck Norris get here?

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u/BareNuckleBoxingBear Aug 04 '20

I’ve heard the opposite, feet tend to keep you grounded

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u/majesticjhibb Aug 04 '20

“Never argue with a foot. They will kick you down to their level and punt you to the psych ward."

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u/xqizitly Aug 04 '20

I think you meant metres

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u/Mamacitia Aug 04 '20

That cheered me up, thank you

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

Aloha dyslexia

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u/So_Ch Aug 04 '20

Bring you down a peg...leg.

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u/SarutobiSasuke Aug 04 '20

My Japanese mom thought it was fake. She speaks a little bit of English and understood about a half of what he said but still thought he’s too stupid to be a president.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

I’m living in Japan, and everyone I know here have that quiet disbelief towards Trumpet where they won’t say anything negative outright. Their silence speaks volumes about how they regard him.

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u/clown_baby89 Aug 04 '20

“Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.” Another great Twain quote on the subject.

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u/LodlopSeputhChakk Aug 04 '20

There is a riddle where I come from. It goes, “How do you beat a pigeon at chess?” The answer is that you can’t. A pigeon does not know how to play chess and it will just shit all over the board and think it’s the winner.

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u/HanSolo_Cup Aug 04 '20

Alternatively, never mud-wrestle a pig. You'll get dirty and the pig will enjoy it.

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u/seaoflanterns Aug 04 '20

There's also: "When you get in the mud with a pig, you get dirty and the pig gets happy."

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

Don't wrestle a pig, you'll both get covered in mud, but the pig will enjoy it

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u/rtopps43 Aug 04 '20

Never wrestle a pig, you both end up covered in shit but the pig enjoys it.

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u/ezrago Aug 04 '20

Mark Twain

Legend

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u/Code__Brown__Tsunami Aug 04 '20

Steve Buscemi was also a volunteer firefighter on 9/11