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JokeRe: Bob looks good today but where is the chocolate? Pin
Johnny J.13-Feb-14 21:17
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Argonia13-Feb-14 21:23
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OriginalGriff13-Feb-14 21:26
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Generalpoll: insulting Pin
V.13-Feb-14 21:01
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OriginalGriff13-Feb-14 21:31
mveOriginalGriff13-Feb-14 21:31 
I discovered one for bosses that works well: "You would think so, wouldn't you?". Combined with "That turns out not to be the case" it sounds authoritative without sounding insulting.

It's a polite way of saying "that's a really stupid idea" that sounds like "you missed a tiny detail"
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)

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GeneralWish I was using VB Pin
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