Arguments aren't stupid. People are?
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Topic: Arguments aren't stupid. People are?
Posted By: HackettFan
Subject: Arguments aren't stupid. People are?
Date Posted: August 06 2014 at 20:52
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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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Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 07 2014 at 13:06
| Baseballs don't break windows. Snotty nosed kids do. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: August 07 2014 at 13:13
That reminds me of a joke: "Actually, people don't kill people; bullets do." - Eddie Izzard.
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HackettFan wrote:Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 07 2014 at 13:24
| Men don't have intercourse. Condoms do. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: August 07 2014 at 17:38
| People aren't flawed. Their brains are. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: August 07 2014 at 18:23
Cool, how about this one. Guns don't kill people, Chevy's do. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 07 2014 at 19:07
Inspired by your post: Computers don't make mistakes. Elderly people using a mouse for the first time do. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 08 2014 at 08:47
| Sugar doesn't cause tooth decay. People do. |
Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: August 08 2014 at 09:07
Damn loud volume doesn't kill my ears, only god damned funkers!  -------------  "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date 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. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: CPicard
Date 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. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: August 08 2014 at 12:43
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I didn't just read your post, my eyeballs did.
------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: August 08 2014 at 12:51
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There is no such thing as bad orchestras, only bad conductors. -Gustav Mahler |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: August 08 2014 at 13:59
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: August 08 2014 at 14:08
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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 By: CPicard
Date Posted: August 08 2014 at 14:36
| People don't kill guns, the bullets do... Wait a minute, what am I saying? |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: August 08 2014 at 15:01
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Bullets don't kill people, the trigger does -------------
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date 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?  ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: August 08 2014 at 16:39
| NBA players don't win basketball games, Indonesian children do. |
Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: August 08 2014 at 19:20
 ------------- "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: August 08 2014 at 19:33
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It's not the artist that imitates the Nature, only the art. ------------- "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 08 2014 at 22:45
| Cell phones don't cause accidents. Siri does. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 09 2014 at 00:18
| An apple a day doesn't keep the doctor away. Red wine does. |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: August 09 2014 at 04:10
| An apple a day doesn't keep the doctor away. Rabid watchdogs do. |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: August 09 2014 at 06:32
| Toilet seats don't give you Hepatitis, the anti vaccination movement does. |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: August 09 2014 at 20:15
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All toasters don't toast toast, toast toasts toast.
------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music 
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Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 09 2014 at 23:42
| Speed doesn't kill. Accelerator pedals do. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 09 2014 at 23:44
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Pilot fatigue doesn't cause airplane wrecks. Cell phones not on airplane mode do. Cell phones don't cause airplane wrecks. Siri does. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: August 10 2014 at 03:48
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People don't kill people. People kill everything
------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: August 10 2014 at 06:35
------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 10 2014 at 21:46
| Ants don't ruin a picnic. Rattlesnakes do. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 11 2014 at 19:31
| Electricity doesn't cause power surges. Thor does. |
Posted By: PrognosticMind
Date Posted: August 12 2014 at 06:19
| People don't motivate people. Coffee and money motivates people. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 12 2014 at 10:49
Coffee and money don't motivate people. Sex does. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 12 2014 at 10:50
| Neither coffee nor money motivates kids. Candy does. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 12 2014 at 10:54
| Spatulas don't flip hamburgers. People dodging spitting grease do. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 13 2014 at 19:19
| Fly swatters don't kill flies. Jedi knights do. |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: August 15 2014 at 09:59
| That's not bullets that kill you. That's the hole (tribute to Laurie Anderson). |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 15 2014 at 14:08
| Employers don't own employee benefits. Employees do. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: August 15 2014 at 14:17
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Smokey the Bear can't prevent forest fires...only you can.
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: August 15 2014 at 14:24
| The beat doesn't stop... but YOU will stop this racket, young people. Right now. |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: August 15 2014 at 14:32
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If turning down isn't for what, what is for turning down? ------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music
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Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 16 2014 at 23:16
| I don't bake desserts. My EasyBake oven does. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: August 19 2014 at 19:57
| Melodies aren't dull. Chords are. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: August 20 2014 at 06:45
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Cyberspace is not life, reality is ------------- 
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: August 20 2014 at 15:00
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Life isn't reality. Reality is life. Or is it? |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 30 2014 at 16:57
| Toilet seats aren't unsanitary. Cell phones are. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 30 2014 at 17:03
| Boobs aren't very useful. Nipples are. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: September 21 2014 at 08:17
| Artists don't express their emotions. Loud mouthed teenagers do. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: September 22 2014 at 11:49
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Spending 4 hours doing your hair to match the proper punk uniform is not pretentious. Pretentious is playing a song with a key change and a non-4/4 time signature. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: October 04 2014 at 21:04
Threads don't turn ugly. Ugly people turn into threads. ... No. ... Threads don't turn ugly. People do. A critic isn't eligible to criticize an author's work. The author is.
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Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: October 04 2014 at 22:06
Avatars don't turn ugly. 21st century schizoid men do. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: October 04 2014 at 22:34
| I didn't overdose on catnip. My Avatar did. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: October 11 2014 at 22:26
| Flowers aren't the best thing to have on your tombstone. Pepperoni with green pepper and onion is. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: May 03 2015 at 21:29
| Prog isn't boring. People are. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: May 03 2015 at 21:38
| Texting while driving doesn't cause accidents. Divided attention does. |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: May 04 2015 at 05:27
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Cars don't cause accidents. Phones do. |
Posted By: twseel
Date Posted: May 04 2015 at 09:43
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Water doesn't fall from the sky, rain does ------------- 
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Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: May 04 2015 at 21:03
| It is not a "Dog Eat Dog World" It is a "Dog Eat Dog Food World" |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: May 07 2015 at 07:02
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Concertos aren't made of hacking creeps. Governor synonyms are. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: May 08 2015 at 07:42
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Arguments don't kill people. Manowar does. |