Irish debate enders.

greencap · 10-06-2018 02:47AM #1

Anyone else notice these little phrases that pop up in Irish arguments, and automatically make you right, no matter what.

Like 'cop on' or 'you must be great craic on a night out' or 'good lad'.

How do they work?

It's like you could say 'no, water is not dry' and then all the other person has to say is 'yeah, good lad' and they auto-win. Even though wrong, they become right.

What is this trickery?

10-06-2018 02:48AM

Ah ya know yourself.

Overheal · 10-06-2018 02:50AM

Jog on

10-06-2018 03:00AM

Sure look, that's it.

Yer Da sells Avon · 10-06-2018 03:17AM

greencap wrote: »

What is this trickery?

Ask your ma.

Birneybau · 10-06-2018 03:23AM

Do one

MadDog76 · 10-06-2018 04:13AM

Birneybau wrote: »

Do one

That's a Brit term .....

Realt Dearg Sec · 10-06-2018 04:16AM

FACT

Duckworth_Luas · 10-06-2018 04:38AM

..because that's the why!

..because your face!

umop episdn · 10-06-2018 04:44AM

/end thread

mrcheez · 10-06-2018 05:15AM

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

Ask your ma.

no u

Samuel T. Cogley · 10-06-2018 06:02AM

Strawman

dr.fuzzenstein · 10-06-2018 06:18AM

Snowflake

DrPhilG · 10-06-2018 07:44AM

Nazi

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 10-06-2018 07:49AM

Yore Ma (the ban was lifted on that, wasn't it?)

Idle Passerby · 10-06-2018 07:56AM

They haven't won, they are signaling their opinion isn't worth listening to and to disregard whatever they've said. So in effect the listenee wins by default!

Aceandstuff · 10-06-2018 07:57AM

I know you are, but what am I?

Avatar MIA · 10-06-2018 08:19AM

It's my ball and my rules.

This is when a penalty decision goes the way of the ball owner even if the alleged foul was at the other end of the pitch. Nothing trumps it.

Conservatory · 10-06-2018 08:28AM

That’s the problem.
Argument winners.
There are no winners in arguments.
Work on your communication skills if you find yourself argueing a lot.

erica74 · 10-06-2018 08:37AM

Snowflake. SJW. Edgy. Triggered. Patriarchy. Feminazi.

tritium · 10-06-2018 08:44AM

Don’t worry about it OP it’s just the local versions of the common Americanism.

We have : “you must be great craic on a night out
They have: “you think grass is green? You racist misogynist homophobe! I’m triggered!”

We have: “cop on”
They have: “snowflake libtard cuck”

Ours seems less aggressive somehow, in a classically couldn’t be arsed irish way