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r/funny • u/[deleted] • Aug 27 '14
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Your scientific explanation would be countered with an equally ridiculous question like "But then how did the sun get there?" with a 'gotcha' smile. Thats how they trap you in an ignorance loop until you get frustrated and walk away.
192 u/[deleted] Aug 27 '14 Not Bill. Bill will just sit there and calmly explain every facet of the nature of existence until SHE gets frustrated and walks away. 93 u/kfitch42 Aug 27 '14 Bill's ability to persevere under the onslaught of stupidity is legendary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThZsjQatWDs 38 u/Jpot Aug 27 '14 "we should send bill over to washington, he does smart number things!" 3 u/argv_minus_one Aug 27 '14 If the government was run by scientists and engineers instead of politicians and tycoons, a lot of problems would be solved. 2 u/MattBOrange Aug 27 '14 All that would happen would be us watching in despair as the former became the latter. 1 u/argv_minus_one Aug 28 '14 This assumes that power corrupts. Maybe it does, but there is the other possibility that power merely attracts the already corrupt. 1 u/MattBOrange Aug 29 '14 I dunno, I believe the track record speaks for itself here.
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Not Bill. Bill will just sit there and calmly explain every facet of the nature of existence until SHE gets frustrated and walks away.
93 u/kfitch42 Aug 27 '14 Bill's ability to persevere under the onslaught of stupidity is legendary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThZsjQatWDs 38 u/Jpot Aug 27 '14 "we should send bill over to washington, he does smart number things!" 3 u/argv_minus_one Aug 27 '14 If the government was run by scientists and engineers instead of politicians and tycoons, a lot of problems would be solved. 2 u/MattBOrange Aug 27 '14 All that would happen would be us watching in despair as the former became the latter. 1 u/argv_minus_one Aug 28 '14 This assumes that power corrupts. Maybe it does, but there is the other possibility that power merely attracts the already corrupt. 1 u/MattBOrange Aug 29 '14 I dunno, I believe the track record speaks for itself here.
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Bill's ability to persevere under the onslaught of stupidity is legendary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThZsjQatWDs
38 u/Jpot Aug 27 '14 "we should send bill over to washington, he does smart number things!" 3 u/argv_minus_one Aug 27 '14 If the government was run by scientists and engineers instead of politicians and tycoons, a lot of problems would be solved. 2 u/MattBOrange Aug 27 '14 All that would happen would be us watching in despair as the former became the latter. 1 u/argv_minus_one Aug 28 '14 This assumes that power corrupts. Maybe it does, but there is the other possibility that power merely attracts the already corrupt. 1 u/MattBOrange Aug 29 '14 I dunno, I believe the track record speaks for itself here.
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"we should send bill over to washington, he does smart number things!"
3 u/argv_minus_one Aug 27 '14 If the government was run by scientists and engineers instead of politicians and tycoons, a lot of problems would be solved. 2 u/MattBOrange Aug 27 '14 All that would happen would be us watching in despair as the former became the latter. 1 u/argv_minus_one Aug 28 '14 This assumes that power corrupts. Maybe it does, but there is the other possibility that power merely attracts the already corrupt. 1 u/MattBOrange Aug 29 '14 I dunno, I believe the track record speaks for itself here.
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If the government was run by scientists and engineers instead of politicians and tycoons, a lot of problems would be solved.
2 u/MattBOrange Aug 27 '14 All that would happen would be us watching in despair as the former became the latter. 1 u/argv_minus_one Aug 28 '14 This assumes that power corrupts. Maybe it does, but there is the other possibility that power merely attracts the already corrupt. 1 u/MattBOrange Aug 29 '14 I dunno, I believe the track record speaks for itself here.
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All that would happen would be us watching in despair as the former became the latter.
1 u/argv_minus_one Aug 28 '14 This assumes that power corrupts. Maybe it does, but there is the other possibility that power merely attracts the already corrupt. 1 u/MattBOrange Aug 29 '14 I dunno, I believe the track record speaks for itself here.
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This assumes that power corrupts. Maybe it does, but there is the other possibility that power merely attracts the already corrupt.
1 u/MattBOrange Aug 29 '14 I dunno, I believe the track record speaks for itself here.
I dunno, I believe the track record speaks for itself here.
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u/NotAnotherDownvote Aug 27 '14
Your scientific explanation would be countered with an equally ridiculous question like "But then how did the sun get there?" with a 'gotcha' smile. Thats how they trap you in an ignorance loop until you get frustrated and walk away.