People who argue using sayings

[DrFaroohk]

I HATE people who's only source of witticisms is to use clever sayings they've heard; usually out of context and with an incorrect meaning. Or just stupidly.

You could be like "The facts will show that the state of healthcare in this country is....(add whatever rational argument you want)...."

Then they say "Well an apple a day keeps the doctor away!"

Then you could be like "But to fairly underline the adequate doctrines of medicine in the country, we must..."

"Well, life isn't fair!"

"Furthmore, we show that all findings of misconduct in this system are flagrantly...."

"A penny saved in a penny earned!"

<triumphant smile because they feel like they "won")

I hate living in a world of idiots.

[HYHYBT]

I especially despise "life isn't fair." Used as commiseration, it's OK, but more often it's put forth as if, all by itself, the mere fact that life is iin many ways inherently unfair (earthquakes, for example) is self-evidently reason enough that you shouldn't object to a particular, deliberate unfairness (such as being harassed at work.)

And often enough, those using "life isn't fair" in that way aren't even the source of the problem. You can expect people to put up any defense they can find, however weak, for their own actions, but it's particularly galling coming from those with no stake in the issue.

[DrFaroohk]

I especially despise "life isn't fair."

I feel the same way. Yeah, LIFE isn't fair. Earthquakes, hurricanes, struck by lightning, cancer. LIFE is unfair. It doesn't give people a right to be unfair.

It's just hard to really argue against a random saying from the old days. Half the time they don't even mean anything.

I think that's how old people argue. Usually by the time you hit 40 or so, you're so crazy from life that you lose all ability to reason. So the only way to win is to throw people off with random crazy statements.

"I support gun control because of the second amendment."

"I am against gun control because of all the mexicans buying cheese at the wal-mart yesterday. And because I don't like peaches. Did you know that KFC isn't made out of real chicken?"

"Awesome. I also support gun control because of the rights of the people to defend themselves from a tyrannical government!"

"But if you support guns, then you believe in aliens! And PEACHES!"