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Is it okay to laugh at stupid Irish people in the 21st Century?
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The real funny bits are: "This certainly was a high-grade explosive used in this bomb" and "The suspected bomber was seen fleeing the area in Dublin with "blood dripping down his face" - WTF, if tehe explosive was high grade then surely he would not be running around? -
It's always okay to laugh at stupid people, be they British, Irish, Azerbaijani or any other nationality. It's not really relevant to chuckle at the fact that the idiot is Irish, as Cipolla's second law of human stupidity states that 'the probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person'.
However, while laughing, remember Cipolla's fourth law; 'non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid people' and the fifth law, 'the stupid person is the most dangerous type of person that exists', giving the base corollary that 'a stupid person is more dangerous than a bandit'. So it's OK to chuckle, but best be on your guard against idiots in your vicinity.
Prof. Cipolla?s theory on stupidityAnd what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Me thinks time to draft some CUK Laws.
I start:
First Law of CUK - amount of new useful content on CUK Forum halves every 2 years.Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostMe thinks time to draft some CUK Laws.
I start:
First Law of CUK - amount of new useful content on CUK Forum halves every 2 years.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostThe real funny bits are: "This certainly was a high-grade explosive used in this bomb" and "The suspected bomber was seen fleeing the area in Dublin with "blood dripping down his face" - WTF, if the explosive was high grade then surely he would not be running around?
Or maybe the whole article was an April Fool jokeWork in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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