Domestic Debater Gifts

"Can you please stop arguing in your TED Talk voice."

'Shall I fry it or flush it?'

'There's nothing on television - Do you want to have a fight?'

'I didn't even know she was angry until she started shooting.'

If we're moving towards a service economy, why won't you mow the lawn?

"Must everything escalate into a heated conversation with you?!"

"Have we got time for a quick argument before our programme starts..?"

"We also argue about which way the toilet paper roll should hang."

'I'm going to give you a piece of my mind. Not too large a piece.'

Always Compatible

'...and when I did finally take out the trash, she locked the door behind me.'

'...and don't you dare turn the volume up at me!'

'He's full of crap.'

"You are so stubborn!"

"I really miss being in a committed relationship, Randy." "Which part do you miss most?" "Having someone disagree with you over what you're going to eat, or over what TV shows you're going to watch? Or do you miss having to account for how you spend your time? Or having to explain why you bought yourself something awesome without first getting permission?" "Mostly I miss the back rubs. They don't ask you to wash the dishes first at massage parlors."

"You can't live with 'em, you can't... Hey, wait a minute!"

Argument-in-IKEA reenactors

"Did you say something? I thought I heard a sound bite."

Dialogue

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

"The best part is that we got hell to pay for it."

Gun laws US

"Strawman argument terrorises conversation... News at eleven."

Changing Minds

"Now that's a win."

'It's a senior management position. We need someone who can listen politely, and then say no.'

"That's six 'noes' and one 'aye', the ayes have it"

"How come you always take Amnesty International's side?"

"Mainstream? Who's to say what's mainstream?"

"Maybe the unseen hand of the market will change the diaper."

Netanyahu versus Gantz

"I don't think Dawson understands the concept behind the 'Talking Stick.'"

"Ever notice how grateful people are when you present them with facts contrary to their beliefs?"

Oz Debating Society. You can't refute everything I say just by call it a "straw man" argument.

The Church of DanaeDanaeism: 'And let such sacrilege go uncontested? Never! I demand equal time for alternate explanations of things.'