# Good responses to “that’s nonsense”

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-responses-to-that-s-nonsense/755702>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 25, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-responses-to-that-s-nonsense/755702 "2016-05-25T22:55:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-responses-to-that-s-nonsense/755702/41 "2016-05-26T19:44:32Z")

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> [@ThelmaLou](#):
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> How about, \<_nodding slowly_\> “People with your limitations usually think so at first.”

Ooooooh, I’m going to use this one on Libertarians!

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-responses-to-that-s-nonsense/755702/42 "2016-05-26T20:15:07Z")

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I always respond with “Why?”  
Because sometimes the damnfool is _right_.

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**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-responses-to-that-s-nonsense/755702/43 "2016-05-26T20:40:05Z")

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I’ve just thought of another one.

“Hmm… interesting. Have you been… seeing anyone for help?”

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-responses-to-that-s-nonsense/755702/44 "2016-05-26T21:57:08Z")

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“You call that nonsense? **That’s** nonsense !”, while pulling out a copy of _Jabberwocky._

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**Author:** ![SigMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-responses-to-that-s-nonsense/755702/45 "2016-05-26T22:13:09Z")

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I can explain it to you but apparently you’re too stupid to understand. 😛

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