# What Do I Do When I Agree with a Fuckhead? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 1, 2015, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318 "2015-11-01T06:13:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/21 "2015-11-01T19:52:58Z")
**What Do I Do When I Agree with a Fuckhead?** Most important is never point it out, it happens often enough that most people won’t notice. For the love of God, absolutely _ **never** _ start a thread about this … the last thing you want to do is look like a fuckhead’s fuckhead. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/22 "2015-11-01T22:14:49Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > The clock on my bedside table is broken. It’s currently displaying the time as “1[sup]o[/sup]L7.” You forgot to “Fall back” to “0[sup]o[/sup]L7.” ---
**Author:** ![yawuntz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a5b964/32.png) [@yawuntz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yawuntz)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/23 "2015-11-02T01:05:46Z")
Unless it’s Rick Perry’s clock, then it’s only right once a day. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Economist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/24 "2015-11-02T01:27:56Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > **brazil84** is a functioning human being. \*\*Our \*\ ***brazil84**? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/25 "2015-11-02T02:01:44Z")
Countdown until **brazil84** comes in to say nothing more than “I do not engage with [poster] due to [bullshit accusation]”, simultaneously demonstrating hypocrisy and idiocy in a single sentence… ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/26 "2015-11-02T02:58:25Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > . . . I personally am an asshole . . . “I know assholes, and I have worked with assholes, and you, sir, are no asshole!” (Or else… “Yeah? I’m a bigger one! Nyah!”) > [@MrDibble](#): > > . . . **brazil** can be the racist jerk he definitely otherwise is, and yet still be on the right side on Israel debates. _Especially_ Israel debates, which are one area where Left and Right don’t always align with the sides in the conflict - I’m far, far Left, and I’m generally pro-Israel. So I feel your pain, **Trinopus**. It gives me a great deal of comfort to know that I’m not totally alone! > [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](#): > > **What do I do when I agree with a fuckhead?** > > Try to ensure that he is not doing the exact same thing. Superb point! Excellent play! I owe you a big tankard of vile mouse-flavored beer! ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/27 "2015-11-02T21:19:11Z")
Hey, I’m terrible with names. So I usually don’t even know if I’m agreeing with a fuckhead around here without a whole lot of context. I wouldn’t worry about it too much. ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/28 "2015-11-02T22:58:10Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > So…what the hell do I do when I find myself in agreement with a jerk? Do I have to reverse my opinions? Here’s my suggestion. Just go on believing in whatever you already believe in. And if you’re worried that you’ll lose some of your standing with the cool kids by being on the same side as the guy in this instance, then just start a Pit thread calling him a fuckhead, so that it will be clear to one and all that you shouldn’t really be associated with That Guy. Problem solved. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/29 "2015-11-02T23:05:10Z")
Or maybe you could just move on with your life. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/30 "2015-11-02T23:44:58Z")
Well, it’s nice to know that there is more than one fuckhead in the world. ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/31 "2015-11-03T00:48:38Z")
Oh, you think your life is hard? I strongly agree with George Will and Justice Scalia about something. Try living with that. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/32 "2015-11-03T03:19:51Z")
Ouch! Now that’s rough! George will is okay when he talks about Baseball… And Scalia was part of the unanimous decision that ruled that our smart phones are immune from search without a warrant… But, still: not pleasant to be counted with them on damn near anything! ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/33 "2015-11-03T03:37:50Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > A phrase to remember: > Even a blind hog can find a nut once in a while.\* Don’t presume we all know that. You know what happens when you presume. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/34 "2015-11-03T04:33:44Z")
You make a pre of you and me? ---
**Author:** ![Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ac8455/32.png) [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Your_Great_Darsh_Face)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/35 "2015-11-03T13:58:47Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > Superb point! Excellent play! I owe you a big tankard of vile mouse-flavored beer! Thank you! Just what I needed to wash down the chatowzies! (and do they ever need washing down… :eek: ) ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/36 "2015-11-03T14:12:58Z")
I’ve learned to cope with it. After I caught myself nodding to something **Starving Artist** wrote, _and_ nit-picking along with **Bricker** , I had one of those industrial eye wash bubblers installed in our rec room. ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/37 "2015-11-03T14:50:12Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > And Scalia was part of the unanimous decision that ruled that our smart phones are immune from search without a warrant… Uh-oh, you’re one too! (That actually wasn’t the case I’m thinking of, but I can add it to the ones I like Scalia for). ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/38 "2015-11-04T03:03:55Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Who believes something has nothing to do with whether it’s true. The character of the speaker is not relevant. Heck, it’s one of the most common logical fallacies to assert such: _argumentum ad hominem_. > > It’s also not impossible for you to have the same conclusion but think the premises or priors of the other person are completely wrong. > > **brazil84** is a functioning human being. He can go out into the social world. He’s not in jail. That means he already agrees with probably 90% of the things we believe. The differences are on the margins. > > And those margins are where we vote. I’ve often pointed out that Trump is the most liberal Republican running. I still would rather shoot him in the head than vote for him. Er - ok but that last sentence was in poor taste. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/39 "2015-11-04T03:47:15Z")
How about “I’d rather shoot myself in the head than vote for him.” Not literally true, I guess. Um… I’d rather have a broken bone in my foot than vote for him. Yeah, that works. I’ve actually had a march fracture, and it wasn’t as awful as voting for Trump would be. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318/40 "2015-11-04T13:42:28Z")
“Donald Trump is the only person running who understands how important massive increases in rent subsidies are, not just for his own personal fortune but for mine as well.” If you agree with me, then you are a total fuckhead, no excuses … does that clarify the OP’s question? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-agree-with-a-fuckhead/736318.md?page=3)