I make no claim to winning in terms of proving my point or convincing the other party, but as far as "Okay, fine, can we just stop?" that happens more than zero times.
Yeah... That went well.
Mal ,'Trash'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Jul 15, 2012 2:22:14 pm PDT #14064 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Steph L. - Jul 15, 2012 2:28:03 pm PDT #14065 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oh god why can't I get up and do these things?
I am having that day, too. With an extra-large helping of crankypants.
Jessica - Jul 15, 2012 2:36:33 pm PDT #14066 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
There's a difference between Argument From Authority and citing the opinions of experts, though. If its an argument about astrophysics, "Because Neil DeGrasse Tyson says so" is a perfectly cromulent argument.
DebetEsse - Jul 15, 2012 2:45:07 pm PDT #14067 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
No, I'm pretty sure "Because Neil DeGrasse Tyson says so" wins most arguments. You underestimate the awesome power of Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
Aims - Jul 15, 2012 2:55:00 pm PDT #14068 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Will it work when Emeline won't do something I ask her to do?
DebetEsse - Jul 15, 2012 2:57:44 pm PDT #14069 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
If you've done the foundational educating, then, yes, I think so.
"But I don't want to clean my room!"
"Rooms should be kept clean."
"Why?"
"Neil DrGrasse Tyson says so."
Yeah, I think so.
Tom Scola - Jul 15, 2012 2:58:13 pm PDT #14070 of 30001
hwæt
I don’t know, a lot of people are still clinging to the Pluto thing...
§ ita § - Jul 15, 2012 3:05:33 pm PDT #14071 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jesse, that's a weird good thing, the jacket.
Jesse - Jul 15, 2012 3:14:26 pm PDT #14072 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The what?
Jesse - Jul 15, 2012 3:15:05 pm PDT #14073 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
ION, I have started packing! There were a couple of boxes (and some packing materials) outside when I went to bring my trash, so I feel like I'm actually making progress, finally. 1% of progress.