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    Oct062007

    Annoy a Moderate. Make Stupid Bumper Stickers.

    annoyaconservative.jpgFrom Ask Figaro:

    Hi,
    There is a bumper sticker that reads, “Annoy a Liberal, Succeed, Be Happy.”  What kind of argument is that?  A fallacy? Thanks,
    Diahn

    Dear Diahn,

    When I say tomato, do you say tomahto? I ask not just because of the way you spell your name. Like your annoying quotation, my question is an isocolon (Greek for “equal member”), a figure that repeats phrases or clauses of similar length. 

    We won’t call a foul on the bumper sticker, because it’s within bounds to imply that liberals, egalitarian souls that they are, would resent a self-made fat cat.  But surely the right can do better than that.  How about “Annoy a Liberal, Inherit Money, Say You Earned It?”  No, that wouldn’t quite work either. “Annoy a Liberal, Shoot a Burglar” might be closer to the mark.  Figaro prefers, “Annoy a Liberal, Make a Bumper Sticker That Begins with ‘Annoy a Liberal.’”

    Any other suggestions for annoying liberals and conservatives?

    Fig.

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    Reader Comments (26)

    How about,
    "Astound a liberal, make a cogent argument."
    October 9, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterdogscratcher
    It does diverge from the original construction, but...

    Vote Republican: It's easier than thinking.
    October 10, 2007 | Unregistered Commentertsgarp
    It came to me suddenly, as if in a dream:

    Annoy everyone. Talk real loud.
    October 11, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterSabrina
    On a peripherally related note, read to the last panel:

    http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=22047
    October 11, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterdogscratcher
    Annoy a liberal, Tell them that old these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
    This mesage is NOT acceptedWe hANNOY , acknowledge, affirm, confirm; accredit, endorse (or indorsed), validate; initial, sign; license (or licence), reapprove, endorsed, or payed for, by
    Obama, or nancy pelosi.
    April 4, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJohn
    Annoy a liberal, Tell them that we hold these truths to be self-evident,
    that all men are created eqaual, that they are endowed by their Creator
    with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the
    pursuit of Happines
    This mesage is NOT accepted, acknowledge, affirm, confirm; accredit, endorse (or indorsed), validate; initial, sign; license (or licence), reapprove, endorsed, or payed for, by
    Obama, or nancy pelosis.
    April 4, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJohn

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