# What were you THINKING?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\
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**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 1, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/57 "2023-11-01T19:30:46Z")

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[Talking with Novelty Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-dinklage-rips-disney-for-snow-white-remake-what-the-f-k-are-you-doing/958359/881) is like that old saw:

> Well, that’s life.  
> What’s life?  
> It’s a magazine.  
> What’s a magazine?  
> It’s a small book you can buy at the store.  
> How much does it cost?  
> Fifty cents.  
> I don’t have fifty cents!  
> Well, that’s life.  
> What’s life?

It’s like he doesn’t remember anything two posts back, has no ability to reconsider a position, and will twist himself into absurd contortions in order to avoid admitting he’s wrong. Engaging with him is like juggling spaghetti.

For some reason I always hope this’ll be the time where he says, “Huh. I can see what you mean”–or at the very least, explains his position with a minimum level of cogency and reason such that anyone else can figure out what the hell he’s on about.

But it never, never is, and never will be.

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