UKIP Interview

[DodgyAgent]

Intellectually superior to what?

sasguru? (he is never around when you want to show that you are superior to someone)

[speling bee]

To most known species, actually. Third place isn't bad in the whole set up of nature.

We are talking about the same phylum, aren't we?

[Mich the Tester]

We are talking about the same phylum, aren't we?

I know it sounds outlandish but I was actually referring to the chordata phylum. But then, I might be wrong about the backbone bit.

[DodgyAgent]

I know it sounds outlandish but I was actually referring to the chordata phylum.t.

I am afraid I don't follow football

[Mich the Tester]

I am afraid I don't follow football

It's very complicated isn't it?

Never mind, I struggle to follow Quantum Physics.

[speling bee]

I know it sounds outlandish but I was actually referring to the chordata phylum. But then, I might be wrong about the backbone bit.

Not all chordata are invertebrates.

[Mich the Tester]

Not all chordata are invertebrates.

True; I actually should have said the sub-phylum vertebra

[speling bee]

True; I actually should have said the sub-phylum vertebrata

FTFY

[Mich the Tester]

FTFY

I'm a tester, not a brilliantly intelligent recruitment agent.

[doodab]

Dismissing an argument Ad Hominem might not be strictly logical when considering an argument purely on it's own merits but it's a useful heuristic that saves a lot of time that would otherwise be spent seeking logical flaws in arguments created by idiots, so in the grander scheme of things it's perfectly rational. There are a lot of people who aren't worth listening to, even if they are occasionally correct about some things.