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Comedy is one of those few things that seems like it will never hit the bottom of the barrel. As long as the world continues to spin, people will continue to come up with ways to keep everyone entertained through laughter.

Take Greg Larsen, for instance. The award-winning actor, writer, director, and comedian went to Twitter asking people to share names of those who are universally agreed to be evil. You know, people like genocidal dictators, serial killers, and just plain baddies, whether real or fictional.

This way, he challenged himself to defend them and their actions using “conservative logic.” And the internet delivered, bringing in nearly 80,000 likes and over 18,000 retweets, suggesting some of the seemingly most undefendable people (and non-humans) in history.

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Bored Panda invites you to read through some of Greg’s best attempts at defending these baddies to the best of his “conservative” ability. And while you’re down there, why not vote and comment on the ones you enjoyed the most!

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Greg Larsen is an award-winning actor, writer, director, comedian and podcaster from Melbourne, Australia. He’s best known for his work in The Grub Podcast, At Home Alone Together, Get Krack!n, and Tonightly with Tom Ballard.

Back in August of 2020, Greg went to Twitter with a bit of a wild idea—he asked his followers to name the absolute most evil people on the planet—people like genocidal dictators, serial killers, and the like.

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    Jon S.
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't forget that Bin Laden was a war hero who fought the commies with Reagan

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    The internet was keen to respond immediately after this tweet went live. Now, many were posting actual historical figures, like Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, and Kim Jong Un, but others spiced it up, suggesting more than just politicians and infamous people in history.

    The list quickly grew with the likes of Joffrey Baratheon from Game of Thrones, Immortan Joe from Mad Max, Bowser from the Mario universe, The Borg from Star Trek, and many more.

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    Gary Garcia
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Covid literally destroyed the annual influenza epidemic. Good on you Covid-19.

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    birdie asf
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HELPING THE BRITISH ECONOMY- LMAO WHY IS THIS SOMETHING THEY WOULD ACTUALLY SAY

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    Yet others took a more comic approach and suggested defending the likes of Mr. Burns from The Simpsons, Wile E. Coyote from Road Runner, and Ursula from The Little Mermaid. There was even one person who put up a picture of Vegemite iSnack 2.0 and asked to defend the marketing guy who invented it.

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    The thread garnered nearly 80,000 likes with over 18,000 retweets and over 6,000 quote tweets in mere days. If you want, you can check out the whole thread here.

    But before you go, why not let us know which defenses you loved the most or what other evil people you would like to see defended in the comment section below!

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    *insert funny name*
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like I have to post something, because currently there are no comments here

    Rainy Day Wolf
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those vegans trying to tell people what to eat!

    kjorn
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you're a canibalophobist!

    Roger Haywood
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, canibalism is not illegal. Killing them to eat, is.

    Marcellus the Third
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on your jurisdiction! Just like euthanasia. (Unrelatedly, I heard the method influences the flavor but I've always stuck to the same so I don't know.)

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    Leah Helbig
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    This doesnt sound like conservatives but ignorant leftist/liberals. Nothing like the conservatives I have talked to.

    qwerty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might want to double-check that...

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    littlesaresare
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm dying at "he committed so much self defense". 😆

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    J. F.
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ever saw his haircut? That itself is a violation of every possible international resolution

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    Finn Jager
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is indeed the planets fault for not being careful where to float, just like an automobile not looking at the road and crashing into a motorcycle.

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    TheReader19
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grey Larsen is officially Satan and big pharma combined

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    Janoel Murrey
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HAHHAHAHAHAHA OMG OMFG THIS IS SO FUNNY HAHAHAHA

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    Aragorn II Elessar
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love the fact that the response doesn’t know what inquisition means

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    Nevits Yibble
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is actually the argument you hear from Manson worshipers and apologists today. Problem is you're still guilty of murder if you have someone else do it for you

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    Joran Quinten
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's (or was) actually considered a national hero in Romania if I'm not mistaken, for defending against the Ottoman Empire

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    Finn Jager
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sauron just wanted to be known under a good name, look at what happend to him......

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    Smart Boi
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was no crime to report. Pontius (leader of the area) declared jesus innocent

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    Dalton Dickerhoof
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would defend this guy, but he also most likely killed baby yoda. No one kills baby yoda.

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ignoring facts like 35 murders isn't uncommon in conservative logic.

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    J. F.
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All he wanted was to end world hunger by establishing a lot of farms, but that is bad all of the sudden? (Sorry, that would have been my Tweet )

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    Finn Jager
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jokes aside Genghis indeed fought and won a war because the other side attacked a peaceful trading caravan from him.

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    Honestly when I was a kid I never wanted to shower, I thought showering was more painful than waterboarding

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    Roger Haywood
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you think about it, he was just doing his job.

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    Johane Moller
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    I hate to agree with anything Morrissey says because he's a c#$t but he did say he would assassinate Donald Trump.

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    Is Lenin in fact pictured as one of the evil ones? As far as I know, he just wanted to improve the life of everyone but the tsar's...

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