What is the most silly argument you have had

[mick91]

I think the most ludicrous I've ever had to have was with an ex who, no word of a lie, believed that BREAD was a vegetable! eventually to convince her otherwise I had to actually bake some, up until she witnessed it she was adamant if could be grown and she actually got quite heated when I was laughing at the notion. She was a lovely girl and I wish her no ill will, but she was not overfurnished with the old grey matter! Terri on the slim chance you're reading (and I mean in general not just this site) there was only one vegetable in that room, and it was growing between your ears, and it was a cauliflower

 

[Mesquite]

I think the most ludicrous I've ever had to have was with an ex who, no word of a lie, believed that BREAD was a vegetable! eventually to convince her otherwise I had to actually bake some, up until she witnessed it she was adamant if could be grown and she actually got quite heated when I was laughing at the notion. She was a lovely girl and I wish her no ill will, but she was not overfurnished with the old grey matter! Terri on the slim chance you're reading (and I mean in general not just this site) there was only one vegetable in that room, and it was growing between your ears, and it was a cauliflower

She must have been related to my ex mother-in-law who used to swear blind that toasted bread was healthier than plain bread... her argument being the act of toasting burnt off the calories from the bread

 

[bikething]

I remember back in school we were looking at an atlas. on one part of the map was printed "U.S.S.R."

One girl on the table insisted it wasn't an abbreviation of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Her reasoning was that if you took the 'R' off the end and put it on the front it spelt RUSS which is short for 'Russia'

 

[Arya]

This thread is hilarious!

 

[santaman2000]

A relative I won't name once argued with me that a sharks was NOT a fish. I did manage to finally convince her. LOL

 

[British Red]

My ex was annoyed when I stated the reason that chicken drumsticks were cheaper than chicken breasts was that people preferred breast. She insisted it was simply numerical and loudly announced in the butchers that "chickens do have four legs you know". My calm response of "no, actually they don't" caused a tantrum for me "showing her up in public".


I feel that my argument that she was guilty of "contributory stupidity" was valid.

 

[Goatboy]

I think the most ludicrous I've ever had to have was with an ex who, no word of a lie, believed that BREAD was a vegetable! eventually to convince her otherwise I had to actually bake some, up until she witnessed it she was adamant if could be grown and she actually got quite heated when I was laughing at the notion. She was a lovely girl and I wish her no ill will, but she was not overfurnished with the old grey matter! Terri on the slim chance you're reading (and I mean in general not just this site) there was only one vegetable in that room, and it was growing between your ears, and it was a cauliflower

Again their may be an explanation for her belief, though if it was what she was believing it would still be wrong as it wasn't a vegetable but a fungi. Many folks will have heard of Manna from heaven, which is often translated as bread from heaven which supposedly appeared on the ground every morning. One school of thought is that it was a type of fungi with slightly hallucinogenic properties like Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms. As well as having the ability to appear overnight they can induce spiritual experiences and also have the effect of dampening the appetite. As I said it's only a theory, but it's fun throwing all these things into silly arguments as it muddies the waters and infuriates ones opponents allowing us to use that wonderful calming phrase "Come on love, calm down." okenest:

 

[dewi]

Not an argument as such, but a definite head slap moment...

Went to the supermarket, bought a few items and put them on the conveyor at the checkout. Girl at checkout asks whether I need bags, I replied no, I already had some.

Being in a bad mood as I often am when shopping, I grumbled about the 5p bag charge and the following exchange took place...

Girl "Well its all for a good cause... I mean the environment and everything... we're saving the planet"

Me "I s'pose, if you ignore that China is building 4 new power stations a week using up natural resources that far outweighs a few plastic bags"

Girl "Whats that got to do with it?"

Me "I'm just saying... we mither over a few plastic bags... China goes through more resources in a day than we do in a year"

Girl "But we don't live in China"

 

[Goatboy]

But Dewi you forgot that many folk don't live on the same planet as the one we're saving.