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Post #371,540
by Ashton
2/16/13 10:52:24 PM
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New Soo lame, there's not even a Latin 'logical fallacy' for it.
Post #371,626
by mhuber
2/18/13 6:24:35 PM
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New Straw man, actually
A particularly stupid variation on the theme.

This one is almost the same, but not quite as idiotic:

I left a tank full of gas in my car ALL DAY and it didn't explode in flames, therefore the gasoline fight at the start of Zoolander is just good clean (and very man-pretty) fun. People should be encouraged to play in gasoline, just make sure there is no source of ignition.
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In the dessert, you can't remember your name
     john maynard on guns - (boxley) - (28) - Feb. 16, 2013, 10:20:20 PM EST
         Soo lame, there's not even a Latin 'logical fallacy' for it. -NT - (Ashton) - (1) - Feb. 16, 2013, 10:52:24 PM EST
             Straw man, actually - (mhuber) - Feb. 18, 2013, 06:24:35 PM EST
         Reeva Steenkamp would be alive if Pistorius hadn't had a gun -NT - (Another Scott) - (25) - Feb. 16, 2013, 10:56:35 PM EST
             is there a point in there somewhere? - (boxley) - (21) - Feb. 16, 2013, 11:18:51 PM EST
                 You know what the point was. - (Another Scott) - (20) - Feb. 17, 2013, 12:01:40 AM EST
                     could have hit her with an - (boxley) - (19) - Feb. 17, 2013, 12:45:21 AM EST
                         She was in the bathroom. - (Another Scott) - Feb. 17, 2013, 01:19:35 AM EST
                         He would have had to... - (folkert) - (12) - Feb. 17, 2013, 09:51:15 AM EST
                             go suck on a cricket bat - (boxley) - (11) - Feb. 17, 2013, 11:36:48 AM EST
                                 Yeah, Lanza used pistols and the rifle was in the trunk. - (Another Scott) - (10) - Feb. 17, 2013, 12:29:42 PM EST
                                     changing the subject to avoid losing your meme? - (boxley) - (9) - Feb. 17, 2013, 12:38:03 PM EST
                                         She was killed with a gun. HTH. -NT - (Another Scott) - (8) - Feb. 17, 2013, 01:05:28 PM EST
                                             she was killed by a fractured skull by cricket bat hth - (boxley) - (7) - Feb. 17, 2013, 01:27:02 PM EST
                                                 That's why she was shot in the bedroom first, huh. -NT - (Another Scott) - (6) - Feb. 17, 2013, 01:33:17 PM EST
                                                     take the gun away you still have a dead model - (boxley) - (5) - Feb. 17, 2013, 02:33:33 PM EST
                                                         You're arguing a counter-factual. HTH. -NT - (Another Scott) - (4) - Feb. 17, 2013, 02:37:12 PM EST
                                                             wait for it -NT - (boxley) - (3) - Feb. 17, 2013, 05:29:46 PM EST
                                                                 You first. ;-) -NT - (Another Scott) - (2) - Feb. 17, 2013, 05:34:20 PM EST
                                                                     meant wait for the trial and more data -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Feb. 17, 2013, 06:52:54 PM EST
                                                                         Me too. :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - Feb. 17, 2013, 07:38:39 PM EST
                         Re: could have hit her with an - (lincoln) - (4) - Feb. 17, 2013, 04:01:24 PM EST
                             bottom left and bottom right are the same, hunting -NT - (boxley) - Feb. 17, 2013, 05:29:25 PM EST
                             here you look and learn - (boxley) - Feb. 17, 2013, 06:54:43 PM EST
                             here you look and learn - (boxley) - (1) - Feb. 17, 2013, 06:54:43 PM EST
                                 Either you agree with the ancient koan, - (Ashton) - Feb. 18, 2013, 05:18:53 AM EST
             Pistorius indicted for murder. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Aug. 19, 2013, 12:16:24 PM EDT
                 6 years. - (Another Scott) - (1) - July 6, 2016, 07:32:30 AM EDT
                     As usual, the mitigating circumstances were . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - July 6, 2016, 04:12:49 PM EDT

And damn, but I wanted to get involved with a land war in Asia.
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