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HackettFan 
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 Topic: Arguments aren't stupid. People are?
Posted: August 06 2014 at 20:52 |
We've heard the argument before. "Guns don't kill people. People do." I've always found it odd that this commonly passes for wisdom. Nevertheless, it forms a template for another Just For Fun thread. I'll start off with two examples of what I have in mind, and then you can take it from there: Tobacco doesn't cause cancer. Smokers do.  Accordions don't make music. Jan Akkerman does.  There you go. Can't wait to see what others come up with. I'll check back in later.
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HackettFan
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Posted: August 07 2014 at 13:06 |
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Baseballs don't break windows. Snotty nosed kids do.
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: August 07 2014 at 13:13 |
 HackettFan wrote:
We've heard the argument before. "Guns don't kill people. People do." |
That reminds me of a joke:
"Actually, people don't kill people; bullets do." - Eddie Izzard.
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HackettFan
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Posted: August 07 2014 at 13:24 |
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Men don't have intercourse. Condoms do.
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: August 07 2014 at 17:38 |
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People aren't flawed. Their brains are.
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SteveG
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Posted: August 07 2014 at 18:23 |
HackettFan wrote:
Men don't have intercourse. Condoms do. |
Cool, how about this one. Guns don't kill people, Chevy's do.
Edited by SteveG - August 07 2014 at 18:24
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HackettFan
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Posted: August 07 2014 at 19:07 |
Dayvenkirq wrote:
People aren't flawed. Their brains are. |
Inspired by your post: Computers don't make mistakes. Elderly people using a mouse for the first time do.
Edited by HackettFan - August 07 2014 at 19:50
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HackettFan
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Posted: August 08 2014 at 08:47 |
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Sugar doesn't cause tooth decay. People do.
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Rick Robson
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Posted: August 08 2014 at 09:07 |
Damn loud volume doesn't kill my ears, only god damned funkers!  
Edited by Rick Robson - August 08 2014 at 19:21
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 "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB
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HolyMoly
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Posted: August 08 2014 at 10:38 |
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People don't annoy me, the sense data they generate that I then perceive do.
that example's a bit clunky.
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Posted: August 08 2014 at 12:13 |
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Houses don't collapse. Bricks do.
Eggs don't feed people. Omelettes do.
People don't make music. Instruments do.
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HolyMoly
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Posted: August 08 2014 at 12:43 |
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I didn't just read your post, my eyeballs did.
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Posted: August 08 2014 at 12:51 |
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There is no such thing as bad orchestras, only bad conductors.
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SteveG
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Posted: August 08 2014 at 13:59 |
HolyMoly wrote:
I didn't just read your post, my eyeballs did.
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Posted: August 08 2014 at 14:08 |
Going back to the original post:
"Stupid arguments about how guns don't kill people but people do don't kill people. People using these stupid arguments do".
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Posted: August 08 2014 at 14:36 |
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People don't kill guns, the bullets do... Wait a minute, what am I saying?
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The T
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Posted: August 08 2014 at 15:01 |
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Bullets don't kill people, the trigger does
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The Doctor
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Posted: August 08 2014 at 15:13 |
I don't kill people, my hands wrapped around people's throats kills people.  Uh.  Uh oh.  (walks away whistling). Do I hear sirens in the distance? 
Edited by The Doctor - August 08 2014 at 15:16
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Posted: August 08 2014 at 16:39 |
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NBA players don't win basketball games, Indonesian children do.
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Rick Robson
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Posted: August 08 2014 at 19:20 |
presdoug wrote:
There is no such thing as bad orchestras, only bad conductors.
-Gustav Mahler
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"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB
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Arguments aren't stupid. People are?
