# once again, vowing not to argue with brainwashed idiots

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 26, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-vowing-not-to-argue-with-brainwashed-idiots/846984 "2020-01-26T05:06:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-vowing-not-to-argue-with-brainwashed-idiots/846984/1 "2020-01-26T05:06:27Z")

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The details aren’t important, I’ll just say that a friend posted on Facebook and was called a moron. No reasons as to why, no argument against what he said. I asked this person to supply those arguments. I dared her, I double dared her to do so. She responed with a picture of Hitler.

It went on for a couple of posts but now I am out.

It has been said of the internet that it contains all of human knowledge. We use it to post pictures of cats and argue with strangers. Will no longer do the latter.

So here is my cat Mickey

[https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/80509829\_10215561555736997\_1532804867947495424\_o.jpg?\_nc\_cat=102&\_nc\_oc=AQl1cuCi18yUgVaN1Ydg\_eVUcFZqPd-ZX7HtUUl6\_UF3Tp8xzbi9s2IWPqo\_yod24js&\_nc\_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&oh=d9969ca6fe9c856c2227e45d1035a7b3&oe=5ED614CC](https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/80509829_10215561555736997_1532804867947495424_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_oc=AQl1cuCi18yUgVaN1Ydg_eVUcFZqPd-ZX7HtUUl6_UF3Tp8xzbi9s2IWPqo_yod24js&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&oh=d9969ca6fe9c856c2227e45d1035a7b3&oe=5ED614CC)

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-vowing-not-to-argue-with-brainwashed-idiots/846984/2 "2020-01-26T05:11:10Z")

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Mickey looks like a treasure. Your time is far better spent with him.

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**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-vowing-not-to-argue-with-brainwashed-idiots/846984/3 "2020-01-26T05:47:46Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UPw-3e_pzqU/hqdefault.jpg "Just when I thought I was out...they pull me back in.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPw-3e_pzqU)

Had to respond once more, forgot to turn off notifications. Now I have

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-vowing-not-to-argue-with-brainwashed-idiots/846984/4 "2020-01-26T05:50:55Z")

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> [@Mike\_Mabes](#):
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> It has been said of the internet that it contains all of human knowledge. We use it to post pictures of cats and argue with strangers. Will no longer do the latter.

Who here remembers 80-column “IBM” punched cards? ([Photo.](https://enacademic.com/pictures/enwiki/53/500px-Blue-punch-card-front-horiz.png))

It was possible to punch out all 960 positions, producing a card that was more like a lace doily and very flimsy. It was sometimes said that a card so punched contained all possible information in the universe.

The Internet is kinda like that.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-vowing-not-to-argue-with-brainwashed-idiots/846984/5 "2020-01-26T05:56:06Z")

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Cute Kitty cat. (:))