Anyone who’s a fan of idiotic arguments should enjoy The Big Snit.
The Monty Python “Argument” sketch isn’t all that old, but it is magnificently idiotic!
“I’m here for an argument.”
“No, you’re not.”
A classic oldie is Scrooge vs. Marley. (Marley wins by cheating, I’m sorry to say.)
“Oh, I’ve had enough of this.”
“No, you haven’t.”
“Oh, SHUT UP!”
Laurel and Hardy would have to be contenders.
I remember this argument a little differently. Mike was eating all his veggies first, then all his potatoes, then the meat.
Archie said you should eat them at the same time because that is what they call “a balanced diet”.
I remember Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton having some silly arguments. Lucy and Ricky and the Ricardos and the Mertz’s
Tastes great! / Less filling!
Archie and Mike also argued about putting shoes and socks on. Archie insisted that it’s right to put both socks on first. Mike disagreed, saying that if it was snowy outside and he had sock and shoe on one foot and the other foot bare, he could do just fine hopping around on one foot!
Possibly my favorite comes from the opening scene of O Brother Where Art Thou…
Pete: Wait a minute. Who elected you leader of this outfit?
Ulysses: Well Pete, I figured it should be the one with the capacity for abstract thought. But if that ain’t the consensus view, then hell, let’s put it to a vote.
Pete: Suits me. I’m voting for yours truly.
Ulysses: Well I’m voting for yours truly too.
Ulysses and Pete look at Delmar for the deciding vote
Delmar: Okay… I’m with you fellas.
I want to complain!
Did you read the OP?
Actually, if you put the yeast into the boiling wort it wouldn’t do anything at all because it would be dead. You add the yeast after the wort has cooled down.
It’s been years since I read it, but didn’t Aristophanes’ “The Clouds” show Socrates and his followers arguing about whether the humming sound of a fly comes from its mouth or from its ass?
Well thanks for ruining the whole episode for me now, I’ll never be able to watch it again now that I know it’s not technically accurate.
You got peanut butter on my chocolate.
You got chocolate in my peanut butter.
“It’s a floor wax!”
“It’s a dessert topping!”
“You’re both right - it’s a floor wax AND a dessert topping!”
[discussing a prior ‘serious’ film]
LeBrand: It died in Pittsburgh.
Hadrian: Like a dog!
Sullivan: Aw, what do they know in Pittsburgh…
Hadrian: They know what they like!
Sullivan: If they knew what they liked, they wouldn’t live in Pittsburgh.
You forgot the best line, where they say in horrified unison, “We all put the yeast in!”
I used that line for years to acknowledge when duplicate work was done. It’s an extremely useful line. Unlike “I thought you were Dale.” which MST3K inexplicably latched onto.
We need to make a concerted effort to use that phrase here as much as possible. I look to you, Cats, for leadership.
We all put the yeast in!
See how good that works?
How about some commercials?
“Candy mint!” “Breath mint!”
“Less filling!” “Tastes great!”