re: stoopid by piggy

September 11, 2006 09:26 PM

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dear internet,
what do you do when someone makes an utterly inane/stupid/ignorant/presumptious/annoying comment to your face and expects you to respond?

results 66 votes

give in to your itching desire to put them right and tell them why that was a stupid comment (16 votes)
 24%
smile and don't answer (14 votes)
 21%
change the subject (5 votes)
 8%
humour them by answering (10 votes)
 15%
give them a dismissive "if you say so" (17 votes)
 26%
other (4 votes)
 6%
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comments

  • FluffyBullet says:

    I usually put them right, if they're smug I'll be a total bitch about it but mostly I'm polite... hrm.

    Sep 11, 2006 09:29 PM
  • volpone says:

    I'll often laugh and say "Yeah, sure, why not?"

    Sep 12, 2006 01:05 AM
  • wr0m says:

    Yeah.. I'll generally laugh too. Or just agree with them sarcastically.

    Sep 12, 2006 04:41 AM
  • laner says:

    i like challenging them (intelligently) until they feel like the fool they are. its a hobby, really.

    Sep 12, 2006 12:43 PM
  • Lynn says:

    How ironic...I was just wondering the same thing myself...

    Sep 12, 2006 01:53 PM
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