Statements I have made in a failed attempt to end an argument
1. “We can talk about this later”
2. “I’m not one of your discussion forum doofuses, you don’t need to write in italics to get my attention”
3. “Did not times infinity PLUS ONE”
4. “Just because I said that doesn’t mean I meant it”
5. “Fine. Fine. FINE!”
6. “I’m not a computer, you know”
7. “LA LA LA I CAN’T HEAR YOU”
posted by gigglewick at
4:54 pm
9 Comments:
I recommend "That's not important. The important thing here is that YOU'RE WRONG".
Yes, this is a direct quote from a former employer. And he was one of the good ones.
InCraig,
Did it work though? I once had a former flatmate who had done Year 11 Legal Studies inform me forcefully that he "knows how the legal system works".
I tell ya, "I'm not a computer" merely had the effect of making me burst into giggles at the ridiculousness of my statement. So it ended my bad mood. I don't know if it had the same effect on Mr Fix.
I do the #5 quite regularly.
With a little passive agressive 'Whatever' under my breath.
I particularly like number three. Gets over all those tedious, "Did not!" "Did too!" situations. I usually end arguments by never speaking to the person again though.
Redcap,
That is indeed a stellar solution.
Hey, works for me ;) Lucky I've never argued with my mother, eh?
I love la la la la I can't hear you....works everytime
In more intellectually (rather than emotionally) based arguments, when I'm losing, but I'm sure I am actually correct, I resort to saying, 'Why? Can you actually give me an answer to that? Why?'. It's surprising how many times people stop, think and then say that they had never really thought about why they were so convinced they were correct and that I had helped them see things from a different POV. Other times they decide (quite rightly) that I am behaving in a tiresome manner and they leave my presence. Either way, argument ended!
Nai,
I don't mean to be rude, but the endless asking of the question 'Why?' is also a favoured tool of Grizzlewick. "behaving in a tiresome manner" is the conclusion I often come to in this scenario. But that's because I am a bad mother. A BAD MOTHER.
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