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Post #401,300
by drook
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4/29/15 1:15:43 PM
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New IRLRPD
"That's a good question" is a terrible answer.

http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2013-12-18
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Drew
Post #401,310
by a6l6e6x
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4/29/15 3:54:21 PM
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New "That's a good question" is a delay tactic.
Often followed by a feeble answer. :)
Alex

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

-- Isaac Asimov
Post #401,311
by malraux
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4/29/15 4:00:39 PM
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New Not always.
Our salespeople and customer support reps use it as a way to validate the person on the other end of the line and give them a few seconds to make sure they think of a good answer with all of the information the asker needs.
Regards,
-scott
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #401,313
by mmoffitt
4/29/15 4:29:43 PM
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New IME...
It's a polite way to say, "I have no freaking earthly idea."
Post #401,328
by static
4/29/15 8:52:08 PM
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New When I say it...
... I usually mean either "your question cannot be answered as posed" or "do you want the long answer or the really long answer?"

Wade.
Post #401,336
by mmoffitt
4/30/15 8:27:04 AM
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New When I say it ...
It's short for, "You are absolutely nuts. But, you're also scary so I won't say that directly. Instead, I'll pretend to answer your inane question by changing the subject completely in the hope and expectation that you won't notice."
Post #401,383
by mvitale
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5/1/15 1:01:28 PM
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New Freakonomics covered this on their podcast
-Mike

@MikeVitale42

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
     IRLRPD - (drook) - (6) - April 29, 2015, 01:15:43 PM EDT
         "That's a good question" is a delay tactic. - (a6l6e6x) - (4) - April 29, 2015, 03:54:21 PM EDT
             Not always. - (malraux) - (3) - April 29, 2015, 04:00:39 PM EDT
                 IME... - (mmoffitt) - (2) - April 29, 2015, 04:29:43 PM EDT
                     When I say it... - (static) - (1) - April 29, 2015, 08:52:08 PM EDT
                         When I say it ... - (mmoffitt) - April 30, 2015, 08:27:04 AM EDT
         Freakonomics covered this on their podcast - (mvitale) - May 1, 2015, 01:01:28 PM EDT

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