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Funny Pics for Online Use How many times have you cringed when someone on your favorite--and normally sane forum--posts mindless drivel like "Greenland once flipped over above the atmosphere," "the Care Bears are Satanic" or similar? Well, you don't have to take it lying down any longer! Even though any semblance of actual dialogue is pretty much useless where one side has erected a 50 foot wall of concrete around their heads, making fun of the intellectually disabled can still be entertaining (if not totally ethical). The only important thing to remember is not to overdo it and cease immediately, in the name of fairness, if they somehow begin thinking. During a particularly slow and boring news day, I ripped off a bunch of random Internet images and modified them in the following somewhat funny ways. Since then, as you can see, my collection has grown even more. Each of them is applicable to various displays of horrible, strangulation-worthy reasoning, and is in many cases the only reply worth posting. Anyone reading this webpage is free to copy them to their own webspace and post them to pick on the deluded. Just right click on the desired image and select "Save As..." or the equivalent browser function, copy it to your hard drive, upload it somewhere, and use as needed. Alternatively, if your intention is to post them on an online forum instead of a website, just link to them directly and save yourself the trouble. To obtain the picture link, right-click an image and select "Properties...," "Show Image Location" or whatever similar option pops up in your browser. Simultaneously linking to this webpage as a courtesy is appreciated, but not required. Especially if your entire reply is one of these images, which is often the case when a post is of the "deserves no further comment" variety, you may omit the reference, as it would ruin the overall intended effect--a sarcastic one-liner in graphic form. Index (in alphabetical order):
Images (in chronological order, most recent additions on top): ^ The obligatory graphic for when a debate is so far over, even the other side disavows association with the loser or their arguments. Thanks to Wynand from the Internet Infidels board for the suggestion. ^ Some people have an immense chip on their shoulder which they won't hesitate to bash you over the head with. Fortunately, their attacks are usually incompetent enough to subtly deflect or return with amplification, most often through the use of sarcasm. See also "Ad Hominem," "Argumentum ad Temper Tantrum," "High Horse," "Molehill to Mountain," "Poisoning the Well." ^ Originally designed as part of a horrendously stupid April Fool's joke (what was I thinking?), I subsequently found a use for this pic on forums with Gestapo-like policing, extreme censorship of unorthodox ideas, or other Orwellian elements. Best used in reply to cries for moderator intervention from the losing side in a debate. Note: This GIF has a transparent background and should show up just as it looks here, i.e., circular seal, on most colored backgrounds. See also "Argumentum ad Temper Tantrum," "Brainwashing." ^ Occasionally, you'll encounter an argument that might actually work, were it not for some gratuitous and unworkable starting assumption(s). Creationist abiogenesis calculations are but one of these, but there are many others: cherry-picking scientific data, assuming an excessively broad dictionary definition in lieu of technical, more specific ones, etc. See the related "Circular Logic" and "Question-Beggin' Strips." ^ This is to be used in reply to ferrous-headed individuals who continue to ignore rebuttals and reassert points long after they're shown false or lacking. Thanks to "Courthead" from BlizzForums, whose posting style directly inspired the graphic. See also "Beating a Dead Horse" and "Night of the Living Debunked Arguments." ^ This is for those med school rejects who just can't resist explaining, in detail on a public message board, what they perceive to be your motivations, secret agendas and most hidden fears. ^ This is to subtly remind people of one of the most basic rules of debate when they mistakenly imply it's up to you to disprove loony conspiracy theories, visitation from otherworldly voyeurs, alien breeding experiments, the resurrected Elvis, invisible pink unicorns and so on. ^ You know how some people will make ridiculous statements like "This position is indisputable, 100% scientific fact"? And how, when you debunk their claim with voluminous references, they'll often retreat to a much less controversial position and hope no one notices? This simple yet effective animated GIF is tailor-made for those situations. See also "Shifting the Goalposts." ^ You haven't debated much if you haven't seen verbatim, gratuitous and "innocently" unreferenced quotation of content painstakingly written by others. ^ Many is the time we've heard ridiculous arguments and misquotes that would, in a really bad B-movie, make Darwin and other scientists resurrect and go after the brains of those who make them, only to be disappointed and come back hungry... ^ If you read at least one forum, but can look others in the eye and tell them, with all sincerity, that you've never seen a humongous post without a single paragraph break, you're obviously very good at lying. In that case, I salute you; you're welcome to use this pic anyway. ^ While this was originally inspired by a post praising our good 'doctor', and is ideal whenever his name is brought up, it could also be used to make fun of hilarious bozos and quackery of all stripes. "If you took the time to listen to what the man
[Kent Hovind] has to say, you would find a wealth of information. Sorry, but
did darwin hold any degrees?" See also "Ad Hoc Hypothesis," "Brainwashing," "Copying Misinformation," "Here Roll Scientists," "Invitation to Join Delusion," "Nutrition Facts," "Strawman." ^ Next time someone equates the inability to loudly force their religious views on everyone else with the plight of, say, martyrs being fed to lions in ancient Rome, post this. See also "Argumentum ad Temper Tantrum," "Axe Grinding." ^ How many times have you seen ridiculous assertions on scientific matters, much less misquotes and disinformation campaigns, being copied and pasted en masse from dubious fundie websites? As a side note, this is one of my all-time favorite pictures and has received unusually rave reviews. "... that image is a little inaccurate, since it
depects a lizard leaping from the webpage and then transforming into a bird
mid-leap into the brain. That is an evolutionist idea." See also "Brainwashing," "Copying Misinformation," "Here Roll Scientists," "Hooked on Phonies," "Invitation to Join Delusion," "Nutrition Facts," "Strawman." ^ The above isn't really geared to any specific discussion topic, but is a bit of satirical commentary on the historically flimsy nature of theism in general. This graphic will prove useful in debates that involve a lot of God of the Gaps arguments and willful ignorance. "Gods are fragile things; they may be killed by a
whiff of science or a dose of common sense." See also "Myths are for Kids." ^ The next time you see a fallacy-filled exhortation to join a religion you know is nonsense, or asked to seriously entertain the idea that extradimensional spirits have been scaring assorted hillbillies by planting crop circles, or asked for money to fund a perpetual motion research program, or face any manner of such evangelistic BS, use this. Mucho thanks to Dark Magneto for sending me an appropriate screenshot and offering other excellent suggestions. See also "Ad Hoc Hypothesis," "Brainwashing," "Here Roll Scientists," "Do Not Feed the Troll," "Nutrition Facts." ^ Mad props go to LadyShea for inspiring this image, which should be self-explanatory. See also "Irony.exe," "Pot and Kettle." ^ When someone writes that a demonically possessed squirrel that was running amok in their garden and chewing up the Begonias left after they prayed, post this. Similarly, it can be used in reply to glowing testimonials on the effectiveness of magnetic bracelets, homeopathic treatments, and other quackery. The Skeptic's Dictionary hosts a concise explanation of the post hoc fallacy, whose title means "after this, therefore because of this" in Latin and should give away the reason why this type of argument is fallacious. ^ Use this when anything that's been refuted a zillion times on that forum alone makes its ugly, customary reappearance. For example, anything quoted from Kent 'Dr. Dino' Hovind's website is fair game. Also see "Broken Record," "Night of the Living Debunked Arguments." ^ When a poster doesn't really hold the ridiculous views he's espousing, but instead argues them on purpose to get a kick out of the reactions to his nonsense, the above graphic should be used as a subtle reminder to "Do Not Feed the Troll." See also "Nutrition Facts." ^ How else do you respond to those who have a persecution complex, repeatedly insult you, and then conveniently drop out of the debate, just as they're losing, while citing BS excuses? It was inspired by cjack in this post on the Internet Infidels board. See also "Ad Hominem," "Axe Grinding," "Department of Freethought Suppression," "High Horse," "Molehill to Mountain." ^ Have you ever run into someone who feels the racism of some early evolution proponents is a valid argument against the theory, or that Martin Luther's virulent anti-Semitism casts doubt on Protestant Christianity? Well, as you can tell by this picture, I have.... See also "Axe Grinding," "Poisoning the Well." ^ This is for those worthy debate opponents who think comparing two diametrically opposed or vastly different items makes for a valid analogy. The most common example is equating blind faith in some ancient religious treatise, sans evidence, with belief that the earth orbits the sun. ^ Creationists, faith healers, global warming deniers, homophobes, racists, and other characters often use arguments that have been debunked years, if not decades (or even centuries) ago. It stands to reason that all bets are off when it comes to making fun of them. Credits for this one should go to the poster known as ObbiQuiet on ChristianForums, who gave me the idea in this post. See the related "Beating a Dead Horse" and "Broken Record." ^ The above came to me, in a divine flash of inspiration, while scanning distant shelves to pass the time as I was waiting in line at a particularly crowded supermarket. Use it against those who like to assume their conclusion in advance of the argument itself. See the related "Circular Logic" and "Garbage in, Garbage out." ^ This is another all-purpose graphic suitable for a wide variety of discussions where hilarious assertions are made. This cereal has gone retail under the "Faithway" brand name, and is now available at LordCo Centre. See also "Deity Employment Office." ^ Considering I've been debating random online loonies for what seems like millions of years, it's amazing how long it took me to add this graphic in particular. ^ This one is useful for all those giddy assertions about majority rule on issues like drug prohibition and euthanasia. ^ This is a general purpose animation to post in reply to gullible people asserting the ludicrous, be they New Agers, parapsychologists or rabid fundies. It was inspired by the "God Created the Universe... God Just Exists" animated GIF located here (author unknown). The only reason I ripped it off was because I wanted a graphic with wider applications than Cosmological Argument debates. "Aah, yes. The good ol' razor. Cutting out
superfluous bullshit since the 14'th century." ^ Pretty self-explanatory. 'Those weren't TRUE Hindus" and "a REAL [insert some group here] would never [insert some really awful action here]" are common enough in real life conversation, much less the spiffy world of online debate. ^ Certain criminally stupid elements of society like to pretend that a preemptive attack on the source of an assertion (or better yet, the entire group that leans that way) substitutes for having to listen, understand and form a cogent counter-argument. This is known as "poisoning the well." Only the truly mindless dullards will ever use it, but if and when they do, just point it out in catchy graphic form to the rest of the forum-goers. See also "Ad Hominem," "Axe Grinding." ^ What better way to subtly poke fun at some of the more ridiculous beliefs people tend to have than the above? Additionally, I am very proud to announce that this dialogue box can now be found in the "Good Word KJV" word processor at LordCo Centre. ^ Online bozos have an annoying habit of changing the premises of an argument during the debate. For example, they might claim "there are no transitional fossils." After you point them to thousands of those, they might retreat to "there are no transitional fossils BETWEEN those." When you point them to newly-discovered fossils that bridge those gaps as well, they can simply continue asserting "with each new transitional, you have TWO gaps to fill where there was one before! Har har." See also "Backpedaling." ^ After a few debates with young-earth creationists or other folk, you'll notice they avoid answering the really tough questions and evidence you put forth like the Plague, Tuberculosis, Influenza of 1918, and SARS put together. What better way to graphically highlight their negligence than the above? ^ This one is fairly self-explanatory; who among us hasn't seen a random idiot spout off "the Big Bang theory says two rocks collided and the universe was created"? See also "Brainwashing," "Here Roll Scientists," "Nutrition Facts." ^ That's for the posters who say "Islam isn't a religion. It's a personal relationship with Allah" or "I know it has no more evidence than any other, but the Genesis creation story is the only one that you should believe." ^ Ever have an argument where the opposition kept bringing up extremely unlikely but horrific consequences that they say will logically follow from accepting your position? "If we legalize marijuana, soon we'll have preschoolers shooting heroin" is a good example. ^ The above is intended for those especially gifted people who are a walking collection of logical fallacies, arrogance, paranoid delusions and ignorant ramblings. See also "Brainwashing," "Copying Misinformation," "Here Roll Scientists," "Invitation to Join Delusion," "Strawman," "Do Not Feed the Troll." ^ Post this when you see stupid things like "T-Rex was really a vegetarian-- those huge serrated teeth were for cutting down wood for Noah's Ark." See also "Brainwashing," "Invitation to Join Delusion," "Nutrition Facts." ^ The above is useful when confronted with idiots who just keep surreptitiously changing the subject when you've pinned them to a wall with a knockdown argument. ^ This is good to post for comments such as "but let us look at all the logical reasons God had for killing women and children". ^ That's for those fine conversation partners who say "atheists are people who feel it's OK to rape and murder" or "homosexuals are STD-infested perverts." See also "Ad Hominem," "Poisoning the Well." ^ This one was inspired by an email from a fan. As you can see, it's for those special people who just can't get over their own superhuman abilities, irresistible charm and moral high ground. See also "Argumentum ad Temper Tantrum," "Axe Grinding," "Nutrition Facts." ^ This one is tailor-made for the '10 Logical Fallacies Made by Muslims' and 'The Book of Mormon is Contradicted by Archaeology' crowd. See also "Irony.exe," "The Irony is Strong with this one." ^ This is for the jaw-dropping category of comments that includes "it's amazing that people can be so sincerely convinced of something that never existed" when referring to the gods of other religions. This has been supplanted by other, better graphics. See "The Irony is Strong with this one," "Pot and Kettle." ^ This one is good to use when you meet up with such brilliant reasoning as "The Bible is right... because it says so in the Bible" or "If you just believe, you'll see that believing makes sense". See also "Question-Beggin' Strips," "Garbage in, Garbage out." ^ I use this one in response to statements such as "this book is 100% correct and comes directly from the aliens themselves" or "my parents told me people lived to 900 before the global flood when I was 3 years old". See also "Ad Hoc Hypothesis," "Department of Freethought Suppression," "Invitation to Join Delusion," "Nutrition Facts."
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