Pick a topic and I will argue with you

[Saladfork]

The time has come again, methinks.

Pick any topic, give me your position on it, and I will take the opposite one.

This time, though, let's set some ground rules.

Well, okay, one ground rule:

No paradoxes. Seriously, you guys will make my brain explode.

Other than that, have at 'er.

captcha: no means no
Oh, come on, captcha, you know you want to let me post...

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Potatoes don't bleach your skin. Irish people are white because of the toxic thistle pollens embedded in their skin.

 

[soren7550]

Potatoes don't bleach your skin. Irish people are white because of the toxic thistle pollens embedded in their skin.

I thought that they were white because they're so covered in dirt and grime than the sun can't reach their skin? ;]

Anyway, this topic sounds a whole lot like the idea my boyfriend and his buddies have for a booth at Comic Con.

 

[Saladfork]

Potatoes don't bleach your skin. Irish people are white because of the toxic thistle pollens embedded in their skin.

Of course potatoes bleach your skin! The only reason the rest of us haven't noticed is because we don't bathe in them. In Ireland, potatoes are cheaper than water, so instead of pouring water, their bathtub faucets instead dispense shredded potato.

The thistle pollens don't cause lighter skin, they actually cause Irish accents. Fortunately, the thistles can only survive in Ireland and, for some reason, Newfoundland.

(I have no idea what you were getting at with that one)

 

[Rastien]

The use of African slaves was appalling, and we should never bring those dark days back.

Your move sir

 

[Mr Fixit]

Everything in the world is very mundane & big world controlling conspiracy theories do not exist.

 

[Calibanbutcher]

Well, lets Godwin it up in here:


The holocaust was truly terrible and we should do almost everything to stop it from ever being repeated.



To make things easier for you:

We need way more threads about gender-issues, rape and the mass effect 3 ending on the escapist..

 

[geK0]

You are capable of reading this sentence and arguing against it!

 

[Saladfork]

The use of African slaves was appalling, and we should never bring those dark days back.

Your move sir

The use of slave labour in the past has allowed such works as the pyramids and Roman highways to be built at a fraction of the costthat one would expect with paid employees. With modern equipment, slave labour could easily reduce the cost of infrastructure maintainance and the like, which could help in paying off the American debt.

Everything in the world is very mundane & big world controlling conspiracy theories do not exist.

Mundanity is a matter of perspective. The world seems mundane until you encounter something you have no explanation for (whatever the factual explanation may be). This was easier in the past when people had no earthly explanation for things like aurora borealis or the black death, but even today there are some things that defy explanation. Can you offer a scientific reason as to how exactly the universe was created? Or how spontaneous combustion occurs? Or why Kim Kardashian is famous?

As for conspiracy theories, of course they exist. That 'chemtrails' one, for example. As for whether or not any of them are true, well, it is true that the world is largely controlled by people you've probably never heard of. Monsanto, for example. It's a bioengineering company that has a monopoly over pretty much all of the corn and corn products made in the west, which includes anything that says 'corn syrup' in the ingredients list.

Well, lets Godwin it up in here:


The holocaust was truly terrible and we should do almost everything to stop it from ever being repeated.



To make things easier for you:

We need way more threads about gender-issues, rape and the mass effect 3 ending on the escapist..

The nazis came into power during the great depression, when their economy was in shambles and the working man could barely afford his food. Now, when you have a lot of people who are short on food, there are two things you can do: Increase the food supply... or decrease the food demand. The nazis took the second option, which meant that there was more food (and water, and clothing, and money, and so on) for the survivors. Also, a side effect of the holocaust was that, due to the number of people they had to work with, nazi scientists were able to make a great many breakthroughs on medicine and human biology that had previously eluded the scientific community. Many medical treatments and diagnoses can be traced back to holocaust experiments.

To your second point, you're true position was clear, and so I say: If you think that's annoying, hit up the religion and politics board.

 

[Calibanbutcher]

The use of African slaves was appalling, and we should never bring those dark days back.

Your move sir

The use of slave labour in the past has allowed such works as the pyramids and Roman highways to be built at a fraction of the costthat one would expect with paid employees. With modern equipment, slave labour could easily reduce the cost of infrastructure maintainance and the like, which could help in paying off the American debt.

Everything in the world is very mundane & big world controlling conspiracy theories do not exist.

Mundanity is a matter of perspective. The world seems mundane until you encounter something you have no explanation for (whatever the factual explanation may be). This was easier in the past when people had no earthly explanation for things like aurora borealis or the black death, but even today there are some things that defy explanation. Can you offer a scientific reason as to how exactly the universe was created? Or how spontaneous combustion occurs? Or why Kim Kardashian is famous?

As for conspiracy theories, of course they exist. That 'chemtrails' one, for example. As for whether or not any of them are true, well, it is true that the world is largely controlled by people you've probably never heard of. Monsanto, for example. It's a bioengineering company that has a monopoly over pretty much all of the corn and corn products made in the west, which includes anything that says 'corn syrup' in the ingredients list.

Well, lets Godwin it up in here:


The holocaust was truly terrible and we should do almost everything to stop it from ever being repeated.



To make things easier for you:

We need way more threads about gender-issues, rape and the mass effect 3 ending on the escapist..

The nazis came into power during the great depression, when their economy was in shambles and the working man could barely afford his food. Now, when you have a lot of people who are short on food, there are two things you can do: Increase the food supply... or decrease the food demand. The nazis took the second option, which meant that there was more food (and water, and clothing, and money, and so on) for the survivors. Also, a side effect of the holocaust was that, due to the number of people they had to work with, nazi scientists were able to make a great many breakthroughs on medicine and human biology that had previously eluded the scientific community. Many medical treatments and diagnoses can be traced back to holocaust experiments.

To your second point, you're true position was clear, and so I say: If you think that's annoying, hit up the religion and politics board.

It's "your", not "you're", your move.

 

[Saladfork]

snip

You misunderstand me. Through the power of your sarcasm, you have become True Position, destroyer of gender issue threads.

 

[Guffe]

Rats are cute, I am talking the bred one, not the mega monsters in the sewers. Also rats didn't cause the mass extinction of Europe in the 14th century...

Pretty lame topic, but go for it

 

[geK0]

You still haven't answered mine, I am offended!

 

[Calibanbutcher]

snip

You misunderstand me. Through the power of your sarcasm, you have become True Position, destroyer of gender issue threads.

I like that title, so I shall give it a pass.
Next up: A long one.

Nickelback are just horrible in every way, Justin Bieber is the worst thing since the dawn of time, Dubstep is annoying, save for the great works of Skrillex, Lady gaga is not conroversial, hip or cool but boring.

The Rolling Stones are great, as are the Beatles and Led zeppelin, who all contributed a great deal to both pop-culture and the evolution of popular music as we know it.

Slash is one of the coolest human beings alive.

Twilight was a terrible love-story, terribly written and teaches terrible values to impressionable teenagers.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Potatoes don't bleach your skin. Irish people are white because of the toxic thistle pollens embedded in their skin.

Of course potatoes bleach your skin! The only reason the rest of us haven't noticed is because we don't bathe in them. In Ireland, potatoes are cheaper than water, so instead of pouring water, their bathtub faucets instead dispense shredded potato.

The thistle pollens don't cause lighter skin, they actually cause Irish accents. Fortunately, the thistles can only survive in Ireland and, for some reason, Newfoundland.

(I have no idea what you were getting at with that one)

Yes you do. You know exactly what I was getting at, but now you're just being contrary for the sake of it!

 

[Saladfork]

Rats are cute, I am talking the bred one, not the mega monsters in the sewers. Also rats didn't cause the mass extinction of Europe in the 14th century...

Pretty lame topic, but go for it

I assume you're referring to the black death. It's true, rats did not actually cause the disease... their parasites did. Even beyond that, though, quite a lot of blame can be shifted onto the Mongols, who would intentionally throw infected corpses into cities they wanted with catapults. They were probably one of the first users of biological weapons, come to think of it.

You still haven't answered mine, I am offended!

I did say no paradoxes.

Nickelback are just horrible in every way, Justin Bieber is the worst thing since the dawn of time, Dubstep is annoying, save for the great works of Skrillex, Lady gaga is not conroversial, hip or cool but boring.

The Rolling Stones are great, as are the Beatles and Led zeppelin, who all contributed a great deal to both pop-culture and the evolution of popular music as we know it.

Slash is one of the coolest human beings alive.

Twilight was a terrible love-story, terribly written and teaches terrible values to impressionable teenagers.

Oh. Music. That thing I know nothing about. Eh, let's see:

Nickleback: Most bands have two catagories of music: The hits that everyone remembers and make them hit big, and the other stuff which is just kind of okay. Nickleback focuses on the second catagory exclusively, which while not good, isn't really bad either. Mediocrity is the only word I can think of to describe them.

Justin Bieber: A pop star. Like all pop stars, he'll either shift to a different style of music or he'll fade out of the public eye as quickly as he entered it. Either way, the tweens (and their mothers) will find somebody else to adulate soon enough.

Dubstep: The purpose of Dubstep is not to sit down and have a listen, but to play it while you're doing something else. If you try to focus on the music, you'll get tired of it very quickly, but otherwise it plays its' role acceptably well.

Lady Gaga: It could be argued that it's cool that she gives so few fucks that she'll actually wear a meat dress, but then it could also be argued that that's just the impression she's tryign to create. Could be a toss-up but reasonable doubt exists on either end.

Rolling Stones: Should have quit while they were ahead (that being whenever "Jumping Jack Flash" was out. They're just embarassing themselves nowadays, seeing as the only thing they can do to please their audience is play their old stuff.

Beatles: Kind of generic, really. Alright, but certainly nothing I'd call fantastic. Yes, they did have an effect on modern pop culture but I think the degree of that effect is often overstated.

Led Zepplin: I can't remember what songs they did.

Slash: He still wears his rocker stuff. It's 2012. He really should take that shit off.

Twilight: Twilight is a parody of the awkward nobody-understands-me woe-is-me my-life-is-so-hard-guys teenage girl. The problem with it is that the parody was a little too subtle and most of its' fans actually take it seriously rather than the mirror to their vanity it was supposed to be.

 

[Quaxar]

You still haven't answered mine, I am offended!

Shut up, no you're not, you love him.

Glad to help out... or am I?

 

[repeating integers]

Giant telepathic space potatoes are overrated.

 

[Yokillernick]

Snookie along with Jersey Shore are two of the worst things to grace our planet and should both be terminated with extreme use of force.

 

[Saladfork]

Giant telepathic space potatoes are overrated.

Overrated? Listen here, they invented the bloody genre of psychic vegetables! What, you think the psionic carrots from the deep would be half as successful without them? /huff

Snookie along with Jersey Shore are two of the worst things to grace our planet and should both be terminated with extreme use of force.

By killing them now, you make them martyrs. All of their fans will pick up the cause and spray orange paint on their bodies in protest. What you have to do is subvert them into serving your own purpose, somehow turn their own fans against them, and when they have nobody left to mourn them, then you terminate. Not before.