Discussion Enthusiast Gifts

'We talk, we dialog, we speak one to the other, but we don't communicate.'

Moot Point: Welcome to members of the debating club on their annual hike.

"At least we agree to disagree."

"To be an expert, don't do the work. Talk about it!"

"Discussion topic: Is our society becoming less civil and more violent?"

"It's not gossip if it's true."

"Mr Smith, your special subject is sexism - what can a woman driver not do?"

"Of course I'm responsible for that marketing plan, but you're responsible for how it turned out!"

Two men at a bar: 'I tell you - the whole world has gone crazy!'

'Do terrorists have miranda rights or not?'

'We came. We saw. We criticized.'

'Don't be so self-righteous -- YOU started out as a terrorist!'

'I just read your blog. Do you want to settle this on or off line?'

"Is it a cliche to say that most cliches are true?"

Coster talking to friend about the races

"O.K., O.K., people - we're not workshopping these, they're already set in stone."

- Do you prefer the talking points, or the doing points?

"C'mon, Hillary – just answer the question!"

"First, a few words from Andrew Giuliani."

"Of course he's smiling. He's getting $15,000 to give a lecture on free speech."

"Oh, I'll be bi-partisan alright, punishing both sides of the aisle."

"No, I didn't steal your content. I just have your content's doppleganger."

"They're having a fight over how best to handle client conflict."

"Don't even interact with him. He just likes to say 'Kalamazoo.'"

We Tenatively Oppose War on Strictly Procedural Grounds

'His best qualities are circumventing questions and evading answers.'

'The meek shall inherit the debt. The rich shall inherit the loopholes.'

Oligarchy

Annual run-off at the mouth.

"That's the last time I'm going to allow politics to be discussed in the office."

'Ignorance of the law is no excuse, especially when you're majoring in Law.'

Ahem. I'm eating. Not now, please. Just one tiny question. Believers I American exceptionalism have always said we're the paragon of democracy. So I'm just wondering … How come one party is passing unnecessary laws that'll keep millions of us from voting? They're robbing us of our voice! Could've surprised me.

"Could I ask just one question?"

"Your Honor, we're going to go with the prosecution's spin."

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