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You get into an argument with someone, the two of you are going at each other back and forth, and they get you so riled up that you suddenly can't think of a good comeback. Until you're taking a shower two years later.

There's actually a French term for this called l'esprit de l'escalier. It describes the feeling you get when you come up with the perfect reply after the fact.

We've all been there. It's devastating.

So let's take a moment and pay our respects to the people who can, in fact, deliver the goods on the spot. Taken from the appropriately titled subreddit r/MurderedByWords, here are some of the best ways to end a disagreement.

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Australians Are Easily Offended

Australians Are Easily Offended

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Witty comebacks can not be planned. They are made in the moment. In a heated argument, timing is everything and that means your answer must be as fast as the words that surprised you. But somewhat counterintuitively, the key to coming up with a winning retort is to hone your listening skills.

According to Abigail Paul, the artistic director at the Theatre Language Studio (TLS) in Frankfurt, people think faster than others speak, giving the listener "extra time" to compose an answer, even while they give the appearance of still listening to what the other person is saying.

Consider this: how many times have you been on a conference call and already had an idea to share, an answer to a question or a solution to a problem before the person on the line has even finished his sentence? The same listening skills and thought processes apply when a conversation turns sour and you need to defend yourself.

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What Makes Fetal Heartbeat So Special?

What Makes Fetal Heartbeat So Special?

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Yeah Homie

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Suzanne Tilson
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If two kids are playing and one has a stick( knowing sticks have the ability to be dangerous), don't you take the stick. If you give them both sticks, something bad will happen. Same with guns

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A 16 Year Old Takes Her Shot And Politely Dispatches Her Belittling Elders

A 16 Year Old Takes Her Shot And Politely Dispatches Her Belittling Elders

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Suzanne Tilson
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Preach sister. That's the sanest thing I've heard all day. Good for you

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The question is how to refocus that extra time you have while you're listening.

"Most of us don't listen to the whole message, we are just waiting to make our own points. There is no magic bullet to getting better at listening besides practice," Paul, who teaches improvisation theatre techniques, told the BBC.

One strategy to perfect your listening skills is through a simple game of one-word volleyball, where two people build a story by rapidly taking turns to add a word to what the other said immediately before. The game forces you to listen actively and respond spontaneously.

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First Knees, Then Ankles

First Knees, Then Ankles

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Brandi Delph
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No no no no..not just for the whole pedophile undertones but because it is NOT children's responsibility to create a comfortable environment for adults. Rather the opposite

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Jigsaw's Puzzle
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The opposite meaning that it’s the adults responsibility to create a comfortable environment for the children or it’s the children’s responsibility to create an uncomfortable environment for the adults?

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Boreddd🇺🇦
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same goes for boys getting "distracted" because of girl's shoulders. If lesbians can concentrate on schoolwork and not shoulders, so can boys

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Vasana Phong
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s always females that has to accommodate their behaviors

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Jp@nda
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah let's put that burden on the children, instead of the grown a$$ men wear it belongs. Just a thought here but you haven't seen lesbians going rampant against other females? I wonder why they can control themselves? 🤔🤔

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Lee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is teaching boys at a young age that his self control is his own responsibility such a radical concept?

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Iifa A.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it just girls knees? Are female knees somehow more provocative than male knees? I support school uniform, but in Estonia we didn't have uniform and teacher didn't care what we wore. There were few special styles. I was in high heels, corset and goth girl. Personal style, I never thought that showing bra straps, bikini, when belts became skirts, I swear some teacher were uncomfortable but we were allowed to be ourselves as long as our grades were okay. By the time high school started most students would have found their style and cover up. In Ireland I didn't have to spend money on new clothes, same stuff all year, big difference is that after school everything comes off suddenly, or.you have 20+ not able to dress to impress. We had a saying anyone can go naked, be different. We all same naked. Unless you have extra knee, fourth nipple I won't care. Is it responsibility of an adult.to control their urges (change careers) or responsibility of a child to control abuser

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LynzCatastrophe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is it always up to the female population to control how males feel and behave? We're constantly having to make excuses or allowances for males and as a result, we have our choices taken away and told what to do. AND YES I KNOW NOT ALL MEN!

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Greta Kolding
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do men get away with saying: I lust for your body and that is YOUR fault. Do women ever do this?

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Carol Emory
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here's a thought, stop making them wear skirts. They should be able to wear pants and shorts like the boys do.

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Doggo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, let’s punish the kids and not the pedophiles

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Michael Sanders
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was always so weird. Like when a lot of churches would want girls to cover up to not arouse temptation especially with older men. Ummm yeah ok gross, but also don’t worry about the priests they’re checking out the boys anyway.

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RandomFrog(He/They️‍️)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You guys I’m so sorry but… knees are so attractive…like if someone showed their knees at my school I would die becuase they’re so hot. I can’t even/j

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Karen Clark
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Flashback to high school....1968, where every lunch period our math teacher measured how short our miniskirts were as a contest. Inappropriate? Yes. But we still thought it was hilarious. (And I usually won the contest). But you know what else? We never worried some psycho would come in to the school and mow us down with a gun. How times do change....

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Autistic apricot
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my school the skirts are so short you can see bottom of there 🍑 but they don’t allow shorts because they are an inappropriate length

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Betsy Green
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If a male can't control themselves over a child's legs, they need to be tossed like spoiled fish. Girls should be able to wear pants & what is comfortable, but anyone choosing to wear skirts or very loose shorts, should know how to sit properly and adjust their clothes as not to flash too much

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Shay
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I truly hope guardians and parents pulled their girls out of that school. I’d really like to know what happened for a rule like this to even be necessary.

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Jerry Ryan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Create a good work environment for male staff .if a man looks at a school girl's knees and it gives them dirty thoughts the man don't need to work anywhere around schools or even live around a school and they NEED to seek psychological help A.S.A.P

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BadCat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same goes with shoulders, a bit of cleavage, stomachs. Yet the boys can strip down to their boxers in gym and no one bats an eye.

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James G. Currie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If the teen school girl is running around in a bikini all day that has less fabric than the average book of 10 postage stamps (combined), then I can see their presence being distracting. The standard loose fit school uniform skirt is about as distracting as the paired tie.

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Impetus
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I believe it. They used to literally measure our skirts when I was in school. Unless you were a cheerleader, those skirts could be as short as you wanted.

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Autistic Ladybug
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

we have long skirts but instead it makes everyone look a bit blob-like, so no body-shaming ocurs, but still there are people who roll their skirts up super high...

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Gypsy Lee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here’s a wild concept, “allow” girls to wear pants if they choose. .. good grief.

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Chris S
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok 1.) This is some pedophile stuff if the "male staff" is distracted by CHILDREN. 2.) This is like that stupid "oh no shoulders" thing, as a guy I nor any dude I know has ever been turned on by shoulders. The thing is most of the stories you hear from high schools are consensual things but the parents of the girl freakout because their "perfect angle" could never do something so horrible. Like I've said before as a high school student, the school boards care way too much about the small things and not the big things, like you know minimizing school shootings and less fights.

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pusheen buttercup
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you covered them in a tarp from head to toe people would find something to perv over. Hold people responsible for their behavior and stop blaming the female form

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Maper Sam
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

17 year old children with boobs and developed bodies, you mean?

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Chris Cristo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's kind of interesting what kind of "male staff" this school has to implement such a dress code. What's next; make them wear full-face covering so the pedophile male staff don't get excited?

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Zack Podany
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A knee joint is basically what you get when 2 semi trucks smash into a VW bug and the whole thing just kind of stays stuck together. I can understand wanting to cover that up, but c'mon really?

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Cpt. Robert Christian
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is it always a Woman's responsibility to not "distract" the Men. Howsabout you men grow up, stop acting like you are in a constant state of puberty, and learn to police and adjust your actions/interactions, attitudes, and accountability accordingly, to better represent the 21st Century. Oh and for any of you who choose to identify as "Incels", "Male Chauvinist","Return of Kings", or other like-minded ilk, you are, in my personal opinion, an absolute waste of human space.

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Betty Kelly
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If male staff are looking at little girls knees its not about a work invironment

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Roxy Eastland
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How could someone have that thought in their brain and not think it through to its obvious conclusion . . . ?

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K Tigress
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Personally why the emphasis needing to wear short skirts and showing off legs? Why not get the school day over with then enjoy wearing what ever you want to. Personally I always hated school uniforms. But I never had that on my mind constantly cause I knew there were more important things in life.

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I I
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

thats just wrong , if you are in ANY way distracted sexually by KIDS you should in no way or form be working with kids

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Jade Gleeson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What the hell is wrong with men, theyre children for effs sake

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Nitka Tsar
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You might think the US is populated by power hungry, gun loving old male pedophiles, if you only go by negative press about them. So many of these ridiculous things on the news. Of course I know it isn't, but you can't deny it's disproportionally many. Something is seriously wrong with the mindset or society over there.

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El Dee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's the worst reason I've heard for various 'dress codes' which usually involve girls having to cover up more. I couldn't agree more, get the weird men out and let the kids dress how they want..

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Luna Crow
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gotta teach them from a young age that the male gaze is not the fault of the man. It's clearly because they were "asking for it" the way they were dressed. Also, WTF? Pedophiles are allowed to work in schools?!?!

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Suzanne Tilson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Isn't there a law that pedophiles should be a 100 meters from a school or that doesn't apply

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New Nemo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately we live in a world where that only applies after you get caught. Or yesterday's "men writing woman" article still messes with my head

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Nope, Not Benny Boy

Nope, Not Benny Boy

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Murdering babies “outside” the womb? That’s not abortion, that’s what the NRA puppets are allowing to happen all over the US

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Fatality, Fatality

Fatality, Fatality

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a man, and I've loved fruity drinks since 1997. Since when has fruit been a problem?

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"The goal is that we let go of our own ego and our own ideas because a huge part of listening is that you really have to be willing to be changed by what's being said," Paul explained.

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In the case of snide remarks, if you know your colleague has a tendency to make them, train your brain to listen to his or her words carefully and be prepared to quickly defuse the situation. "You take away the control factor," she said.

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Yes, Well, You See, I'm Never Wrong

Yes, Well, You See, I'm Never Wrong

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In that case we can take care of those pro lifers* loads water gun of grape juice* since none of them are civil

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Dumbass. Couldn't Think Of Anything Wittier

Dumbass. Couldn't Think Of Anything Wittier

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If a colleague tells you, "Oh that’s real smart," Paul says she might try responding with this: "Thanks. I don't always receive praise for my intelligence."

Or "That’s the best you can do?" But you can also try: "I'm afraid so. Where do we go from here?"

#14

Don't Be That Guy

Don't Be That Guy

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As well as creepy this would be mostly ineffective. Most of us have a specific number we use so we don’t get caught out on it. I used to use the number of an ex boss of mine who was a gross sexist creep. I figured they could flock together.

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Greatest Country In The World!

Greatest Country In The World!

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Suzanne Tilson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In parts of Africa we have harmattan. In the US you have " thousand are killed by a reckless government who is more like a corporation than a government" season. I'll take chapped lips over bullets in geometry any day

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Preacher Speaking God's Word

Preacher Speaking God's Word

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ugh, I'm honestly so tired of these nutters coming in here and shoving their religion in our faces.

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Another idea is to try and forget your pride and raise the status of the other person. "Status" used in this sense comes from the rules of improvisation theatre, where you have to make your stage partner look good.

Let's say a manager or colleague takes a swipe at you repeatedly. Paul suggests the "status move," which is best conveyed in tone of voice.

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They Always Forget About That Part

They Always Forget About That Part

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Kayjunmoon
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

More humans to work multi jobs for less than minimum wage and live in misery without healthcare paid for. Maybe bring back child labour and really stop the rot of human rights. Next on the list stop women having property rights. In for a penny etc.

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Armadillos Are Funny Looking Animals

Armadillos Are Funny Looking Animals

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't have to be part of the people to want rights for them, you selfish clodhopper

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They Should Know How To Survive Without One Person

They Should Know How To Survive Without One Person

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Suzanne Tilson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Guilting people into staying at work? Tsk tsk, I expected better, capitalism

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Louder With Dumbass

Louder With Dumbass

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"You could respond to 'Would you suggest something better?' with 'Well, I see you've got some great ideas already, but I think we could perhaps make the whole thing work even better,'" said Paul.

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"Of course, with the wrong tone, they would all come out nasty. It's not really about the text, so much as it is the tone."

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She Works At Mcdonalds

She Works At Mcdonalds

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Suzanne Tilson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Hunger Games was meant to inspire us...so let's let it. The elites must pay...us for our efforts

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Economics Are Hard

Economics Are Hard

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Suzanne Tilson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Minimum wage won't cause inflation. Capitalist greed causes inflation. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk

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I Think He Just Did

I Think He Just Did

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There’s something to be said for killing someone with kindness and often the best retorts are comebacks that are witty, take the higher moral ground, are appropriate, and most importantly, positive.

According to Belina Raffy, a business improvisation consultant who once worked with a condescending manager, when banter turns toxic, it kills all ideas in the office. Even worse, it leaves a negative drag on other people's energy and tears teams apart.

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She Literally Wrote A Whole Song About It

She Literally Wrote A Whole Song About It

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone should be allowed to wear whatever they want whenever they want but the world is judgemental and so they criticise people just because of their clothing. People reading this, know that your body is your choice and you can wear whatever you want anytime. Feel free to express yourself, but please never judge people just because of their clothing.

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That's Because Australia Isn't Real

That's Because Australia Isn't Real

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Bible is actually dated back to the HUMAN THAT WROTE IT. Moron, I tell thee!!

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Her Go To Work A**

Her Go To Work A**

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe you should stop taking photos of this poor woman doing her job. What a pervert.

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When a negative comment is made in a work setting — where, hopefully, everyone wants to see projects succeed and keep their jobs — those comments usually come from a place of insecurity.

For example, a colleague may be unsure how to approach a particular task — he may believe that throwing the attention back to somebody else with a negative retort will remove the focus from his (real or perceived) ineptitude.

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Weird Al Yankovic Destroys Kid Rock’s New Music Video

Weird Al Yankovic Destroys Kid Rock’s New Music Video

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Got Hit With The "Come See Me After Class"

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Completely And Totally Unnecessary

Completely And Totally Unnecessary

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People who only consider their own survival from illness are both selfish and stupid. The point of vaccination is never for one specific individual to die or survive but to make sure a greater number total survives (and then there's all the people who won't have to live with whatever other issues the diseases might leave behind, like infertility, blindness, chronic fatigue and so on).

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Millennials Are Ruining Population Stability

Millennials Are Ruining Population Stability

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

uh... climate change anyone? Why bring a new life into a beautiful world that we. are rapidly destroying?

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Positive comments are generally a far better tool for keeping projects on track while showing your love of linguistic acrobatics. Others will find the humor in them and negative interactions quickly cease. If a colleague says, "this project is going nowhere fast," you could say, "at least it's going and I intend to steer it in the right direction."

In fact, according to Raffy, positive witty comments build trust among colleagues, bosses, and subordinates, and they can turn a formerly harsh environment into an accepting one, where everyone’s opinion matters.

#35

Correlation ≠ Causation

Correlation ≠ Causation

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No Statute Of Limitations On Murder

No Statute Of Limitations On Murder

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Suzanne Tilson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm just waiting for these pro lifers to have a loved one with a incompetent womb and no way to survive a pregnancy and see how they handle it

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Don't Tag The Person You're Lying About

Don't Tag The Person You're Lying About

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing burns more than the person you talked about actually confirming its not true

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Negative comments, however, do the opposite. "They increase tension, make a person feel excluded or inferior, and as though they are not in the 'in group' which is in the know," she pointed out.

Raffy recommends trying to reveal the "ridiculousness of the situation," without making the antagonist into the villain. It's much better to turn them into the "victim" of the absurd circumstances instead.

#38

Well Yeah, The Whole Thing Was Crap To Begin With

Well Yeah, The Whole Thing Was Crap To Begin With

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone who got in trouble in 7th grade after a boy followed her into the bathroom because I was "annoying" him with my bubble necklace (he kicked me, in the girls' bathroom, but he was a good boy and that couldn't have been his fault) I find it very depressing that this is still where we are. And incidentally, I think any trans ladies I've shared a bathroom with would've helped me kick his a*s.

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Languages Are Fun!

Languages Are Fun!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry, letters start viruses that kill millions of people now? We're all doomed.

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The Single Most British Murder I've Ever Seen

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"The best retorts speakthe truth — when a person calls something that the other people didn't see," Paul said. "That's generally what makes us laugh."

And usually, that's the end goal of a witty comeback — to get people to laugh. A shared laugh is a great way to reduce tension. Of course, the "rules" for online banter are a bit different and you generally have more time to work with, but most of these principles still apply.

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“Owning The Libs”

“Owning The Libs”

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Suzanne Tilson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who do you think want your shiny, eco friendly, no need for oil or oil companies car

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Win-Win Situation

Win-Win Situation

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Ranger Kanootsen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How pathetic. Just stop putting the rest of us in danger with your antivax b******t, ok??

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Lemon Squeezy!

Lemon Squeezy!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is a common thing for wealthy people to believe poor people "just don't want to work". If you're the sort of person who might feel bad that you have eight cars and four houses while some people are struggling to feed their children, this helps you feel better about it without actually having to acknowledge that you got lucky and other people didn't.

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Facts Aren't As Important As Your Narrative

Facts Aren't As Important As Your Narrative

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even if she was Egyptian, she still wouldn't be black, she would be tan. Americans need to understand that not all Africans are black and not all black people are African Americans.

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Bro Hit Him With The Receipt

Bro Hit Him With The Receipt

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