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Comment author: [deleted] 15 April 2013 04:03:14PM *  15 points [-]

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“You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.” “You can catch even more with manure; what's your point?”

--Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory

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Comment author: wedrifid 15 April 2013 04:31:32PM 9 points [-]

“You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.” “You can catch even more with manure; what's your point?”

That's actually an insightful analogy regarding human social politics.