# Liberal: Prove it or retract it **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 15, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314 "2005-06-15T02:21:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/101 "2005-06-15T19:59:45Z")
> [@Jurph](#): > > I followed the Presidential convoy to the US Naval Academy graduation, and I can assure you that when the President travels in D.C., he does so with a vanguard of tailgating SUVs. Does that count? šŸ˜ƒ SUVs _and_ tailgating? We have a winner! šŸ˜ƒ But wait ā€“ were they being driven by blonde soccer moms talking into cell phones? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/102 "2005-06-15T20:02:04Z")
Well, obviously I meant cell phones manufactured by Dell, right? Right? :: slinks away :: ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/103 "2005-06-15T20:13:05Z")
_:::::wipes away tears of joy:::::barely manages to regain composure::::::_ Alright then, can we get back to more important matters? Like ME for instance. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/104 "2005-06-15T20:18:09Z")
> [@RedFury](#): > > _:::::wipes away tears of joy:::::barely manages to regain composure::::::_ > > Alright then, can we get back to more important matters? Like ME for instance. Okay, here ya go: Fuck you! Iā€™m waaaaaay more important! Even my typos are better than yours! This thread is all abut ME ME ME. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/105 "2005-06-15T20:20:29Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > But thatā€™s not what I complain about. There is a difference between a response that says, ā€œLib, youā€™ve commited a fallacy, and hereā€™s whyā€¦ā€ and a response that says,\*\* ā€œWell, hereā€™s that fucking Liberaltarian mouthing off againā€.\*\* Do you see the difference? One is a disagreement. The other is a disfunction. Yes, I do, and thanks for making yourself clear. (In the above quote, I bolded the type of action that I have defended you against in the past.) I guess I was just trying to rationalise why you might see an unusually high number of folks that come out against you. Itā€™s great that you can see the differences as you noted, - others canā€™t, or donā€™t want to. Iā€™m glad you guys made nice, continue the good workā€¦ And no, the cell phones were made by Diebold. \ ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/106 "2005-06-15T20:24:24Z")
> [@Uncommon Sense](#): > > And no, the cell phones were made by Diebold. \ Diebold, Debad, and Defugly? ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/107 "2005-06-15T20:24:43Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > And now all the trainwreck fans will turn away in disgust, muttering how theyā€™d come to see a fight and a hockey game broke out. > > šŸ˜ƒ Hockey? Where? Where is the hockey!? Sorry, strikeā€™s been taking a toll on me. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/108 "2005-06-15T20:30:20Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > This thread is all abut ME ME ME. šŸ˜› Bah! No, it isnā€™t. Not for as long as me and my ego are posting here anyway! ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/109 "2005-06-15T20:39:23Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > This thread is all abut ME ME ME. šŸ˜› Funny, - one ME for each cat. Accident? Iā€™m afraid knot. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/110 "2005-06-15T20:45:03Z")
> [@Uncommon Sense](#): > > Iā€™m afraid knot. shouldnā€™t that be ā€œIā€™m a frayed knotā€ ? ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/111 "2005-06-15T20:46:38Z")
> [@RedFury](#): > > Bah! No, it isnā€™t. Not for as long as me and my ego are posting here anyway! ā€œMe and my ego, rollinā€™ down the avenueā€¦ā€ ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/112 "2005-06-15T20:47:43Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > Hockey? Where? Where is the hockey!? > > Sorry, strikeā€™s been taking a toll on me. Ask not for whom the puck rolls; it rolls for thee. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/113 "2005-06-15T21:43:24Z")
> [@cosmosdan](#): > > Hmmmm :smack: on second thought what I asked for was buttocks. Lets leave the real naugty bits out (_,_) or something like that. Nice try, but that actually looks more like a tube top. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/114 "2005-06-15T21:58:57Z")
> [@This Year's Model](#): > > Watch out, **EddyTeddyFreddy** and the usual suspects will pile on you. Here, Iā€™ll distract them. You save your reputation. Itā€™s too late for me, save yourself! > > 'Tis a far, far better thing I doā€¦ Missed this before. Much appreciated, **TYM** , just the opening I needed! Iā€™m out. Save some wood ā€“ donā€™t let the summer fool ya! ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/115 "2005-06-15T22:09:56Z")
> [@Uncommon Sense](#): > > Yes, I do, and thanks for making yourself clear. (In the above quote, I bolded the type of action that I have defended you against in the past.) > I guess I was just trying to rationalise why you might see an unusually high number of folks that come out against you. Itā€™s great that you can see the differences as you noted, - others canā€™t, or donā€™t want to. > > Iā€™m glad you guys made nice, continue the good workā€¦ > > And no, the cell phones were made by Diebold. \ Thanks for getting it. And Iā€™ve never thought there were a high number. Just a few. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/116 "2005-06-16T00:11:10Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Ask not for whom the puck rolls; it rolls for thee. Street hockey eh? Good thinking. Just got new skates. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/117 "2005-06-16T00:13:51Z")
> [@wring](#): > > shouldnā€™t that be ā€œIā€™m a frayed knotā€ ? Yessir. good catch. I typed what I thought instead of thinking what I typed. ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/118 "2005-06-16T01:01:31Z")
Very well done gentlemen. Thank you for your debate and resolution. If only our leaders could do this. ---
**Author:** ![Good\_Egg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Good\_Egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Good_Egg)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/119 "2005-06-16T02:02:03Z")
Heā€™s not going to change his name to **Libel** now, is he? ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314/120 "2005-06-16T02:19:26Z")
Only if I change mine to **VeddyFeddyDeady**. šŸ˜‰ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-prove-it-or-retract-it/308314.md?page=7)