You know the feeling. You get into an argument with someone, the two of you are going at each other back and forth, and they get you so riled up that you suddenly can't think of a good comeback until long after the fight is over.
There's actually a French term for this called l'esprit de l'escalier. It describes the feeling you get when you come up with the perfect reply after the fact.
We've all been there. It's devastating.
So let's take a moment and pay our respects to and celebrate the really good comebacks—the ultimate expressions of wit and cleverness. Taken from the appropriately titled subreddit r/MurderedByWords, here are some of the best ways people have ended their disagreements.
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A Very Important Point
Deutscher Patriotismus vs. American Patriotism
"Educate Your Self"
That’s A Stupid Reason To Ban Transgender People
Anti Vaxxer Pretends To Be Educated
Just Try Not Being Straight For Awhile
The Best Putdowns Come From The Truth
This Comeback Belongs In The Hall Of Fame
In The Interests Of Public Safety
I'd Expect No Less At Dollar General
Bye Bye Trash!!
Waddaya Say, Then?
Honestly, You're Not Important Enough To Be Microchipped
"I Don’t Understand Marches"
Your Bigotry Is Showing
America, F**k Yeah!
Babies Are Not A Plaything
Girls Have Ankles Too
Tomi Lahren
$10 To Clean The Bathroom?!
Let's Blame Children's Knees For Making Men Uncomfortable
God Is A White Man
America Was Not Started By Protestors!
Who Knows What They Put In "Food" Anyway?
So Cold It Burns
Jeepers Creepers
There's No Vaccination For That
I'll Bet They Do, At Least The Senior Ncos
Gas Pump (Doesn't) Go Brrrrr
Something About Bootstraps
Not Sure You Are Doing It Right
Exercise By Jumping Into Conclusion
“We Follow Biblical Rules”
And This Is The Truth
That'll Show Them!
No Second Chances For Her!
Can't Say Much, Can We?
Why Even Publish This Story?
Nice Try
Complete Slam Dunk From This Dude
That Went Over Like A Lead Balloon
That’s A Lotta Damage
Inconvenient At Worst
My Dad Hasn’t Paid Child Support In Years And Posted This. I Had To Respond
Murdered By Logic, As Well
Anti-Vax Logic
Please Stop Calling People You Disagree With That
Probably Not Even The Full 30 Minutes
Xena Slays Hercules! (Lucy Lawless vs. Kevin Sorbo)
Why Are People Still On The Side Of The Billionaires?
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Personally Replies To A Hater
Peon's Don't Deserve Dignity
Tinder Convo. Murdered By Two Letters. New Record? Likely Can't Ever Be Beaten
Twitter Used Guillotine! It’s A One Hit Ko!
He’s Definitely Not Making Into Smash Now
Amazing Observation
Anti-Masker vs. A Hedge
They Have To, It's The Law
I Use Capital Letters To Sound Smarter
The Difference Between Appropriation And Appreciation
When Did They Start Calling Us Doomers?
Nike Tried To Disown The Shoes Funnily Enough
Pick Me, Pick Me!
Space Ned Flanders Responds To A Comment On A Post About A Plaque On The Moon.
I Used My Argument To Destroy My Argument
Did Not Know That About The First Computer Virus
Brandy Is Not Having It
Why Is Tucker Carlson?
Wine Is Thicker Than Blood
"In His Samarra Hometown, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Was Known As The Local Cleric. To The FBI, He's The Militant Leader Who Was An Iraqi Terrorist And Headed Isis."
Seriously, Read Or Be Read.
I Can't Make Titles
It's That Simple
Much Ado About Something
[insert Mildly Interesting Title]
Poor Washed-Up Has-Been Whining About Back In The Day
Bored Panda has enough material to make a whole post on Tomi Lahren's ramblings
Bored Panda has enough material to make a whole post on Tomi Lahren's ramblings
