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Straw man
« on: February 24, 2023, 08:36:25 am »
A straw man walks into a bar
Bar tender asks "Why do you hate liquor stores?"
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Offline Ben Framed

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Re: Straw man
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2024, 10:01:52 am »
I admit, I just dint get it 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Re: Straw man
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2024, 10:14:07 am »
"A straw man argument is a distorted (and weaker) version of another person's argument that can easily be refuted (e.g., when a teacher proposes that the class spend more time on math exercises, a parent complains that the teacher doesn't care about reading and writing)."  I.e. you argue what the other person hasn't even said rather than argue against what they actually said.
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Re: Straw man
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2024, 10:35:52 am »
a red herring walks into a bar ..
but this joke isn't about that.
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Re: Straw man
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2024, 10:46:37 am »
😊. thanks Mr Bush. This one reminds me of the scene in the very first Beverly hillbillies episode, where Jed was trying to decide if he wanted to leave the hills of Tennessee and move to Beverly Hills in California.

Mr. Clampett:
Can I afford a place like that?

Mr. Brewster:
Mr. Clampett, with your money, you can afford the Taj Mahal !

Mr. Clampett :
OK! I?ll take it!

Mr. Brewster :
Oh now, Mr. Clampett, I was just making a joke.

Mr. Clampett sincerely answers:
OK,;  go ahead .

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Re: Straw man
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2024, 11:56:04 am »
I liked the straw man joke. Great "dad" humor. How about ..


Three logicians walk into a bar.
The bartender asks "Do all of you want a beer?"

The first one says, "I don't know."
Second one says, "I don't know."
Third one happily says, "YES !"
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Re: Straw man
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2024, 12:08:15 pm »
A pun, a play on words, and a limerick walk into a bar. No joke.
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Re: Straw man
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2024, 12:13:16 pm »
 :cheesy: :cheesy: now that one got me to truly lol. :cool:
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Re: Straw man
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2024, 12:23:36 pm »
 :cheesy: :grin:

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Re: Straw man
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2024, 12:06:34 pm »
Who needs jokes when we live in this world

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Re: Straw man
« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2024, 12:13:48 pm »
Who needs jokes when we live in this world
We need jokes because we live in this world. If this was happening anywhere else, it would be a joke.