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Comment author: Tiiba 12 December 2010 04:45:42AM *  9 points [-]

"What's the worst argument you can think of?"

Since you asked... Some people told me I shouldn't be vegetarian because I kill plants.

And my reaction to such arguments is the surprise of learning that the human mind really is that broken. I used to be under the impression that as intelligence rises, the ability to spot certain fallacies should be reached before the ability to ride the long bus.

I don't feel any pain, but sometimes I feel like I'm SUPPOSED to get an ice cream headache from the overwhelming stupidity.

Comment author: [deleted] 28 April 2012 08:43:52AM 0 points [-]

Some people told me I shouldn't be vegetarian because I kill plants.

I know that meme from certain Facebook pages, but I had always supposed it was intended as a joke -- or at least as HHOS. (There are a few people who appear to take it seriously, but there are a few people who appear to take anything at all seriously.)