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EnergizedLib

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10. I just choose block and mute options

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Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:57 PM

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Guidelines for responding to a MAGAT. [View all] generalbetrayus 23 hrs ago OP

Cockney English - "What a load of bollocks!" TheRickles 23 hrs ago #1

I just say, "I'm not talking about that with you." 50 Shades Of Blue 23 hrs ago #2

That's beautiful! CanonRay 23 hrs ago #3

Last encounter I had...I wish I was anywhere close to that elegant... MiHale 23 hrs ago #4

That's a good response, too. One of my preferred ones wnylib 17 hrs ago #40

Baseball bat upside the head GenThePerservering 22 hrs ago #5

I completely understand FoxNewsSucks 14 hrs ago #44

I want one and a bumper sticker Randomthought 13 hrs ago #46

Or say, Glaisne 22 hrs ago #6

My paternal grandma loved that one malaise 5 hrs ago #50

Laugh In Their Face and Ridicule Them! -nt Hieronymus Phact 22 hrs ago #7

Sorry, while those phrases and such are elegant and lovely, mwmisses4289 22 hrs ago #8

"codswallop", or, better yet, just walk away shaking one's head and laughing. niyad 22 hrs ago #9

I just choose block and mute options EnergizedLib 22 hrs ago #10

In person? niyad 22 hrs ago #15

I've gotten pretty good at looking through the asshole and getting a bemused look on my face. erronis 21 hrs ago #30

"I'm Looking Through You" by the Beatles started running through my head niyad 15 hrs ago #42

Tell them moonshinegnomie 22 hrs ago #11

YES!!! niyad 22 hrs ago #16

Yea verily!!! Thou dost protest too much! Ford_Prefect 22 hrs ago #12

"Methinks thou art a shithead" DinahMoeHum 22 hrs ago #13

"Thou art a dumb cluck!" -- Moe Howard, "Malice in the Palace" n/t King_Klonopin 1 hr ago #56

I don't know. Ran these by my wife. She thinks "f*ing idiot" is the way to go ... KPN 22 hrs ago #14

... and on a visceral level, it's so much more gratifying to say! liberalla 18 hrs ago #36

Words matter. Humor is powerful. It's great to have choices. Be a uniter. Not a divider. littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #17

You're welcome, littlemisssmartypants. generalbetrayus 21 hrs ago #23

I prefer, Maj. Dude 21 hrs ago #18

Mine azureblue 21 hrs ago #19

Well, Bless Your Heart modrepub 21 hrs ago #20

Simply delicious NNadir 21 hrs ago #21

Or---Just Don't. ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #22

Verily, thy head resideth in thine arse. 11 Bravo 21 hrs ago #24

Love this.. but I choose not to talk to them. mountain grammy 21 hrs ago #25

Small change to an old retort. 'I'd agree with you on all of this, but then we'd both be treasonous, racist assholes.' Scalded Nun 21 hrs ago #26

They're not going to understand any of those guidelines. Maybe that's the point. Fil1957 21 hrs ago #27

Baffle them with bullshit. generalbetrayus 17 hrs ago #39

My go-to: "You support that creep because you're an insecure child. And a creep." Grokenstein 21 hrs ago #28

I'll never be able to do it. mdbl 21 hrs ago #29

I like these responses BeneteauBum 20 hrs ago #31

When in doubt, always go with Victorian English. ms liberty 20 hrs ago #32

I've already had a use for that on a YouTube comment -- it was too perfect William Seger 20 hrs ago #33

Or, for a short answer, "I'll pray for you," said with a look of deep concern. wnylib 16 hrs ago #41

Nah, ees a fawking idiot, govna Buddyzbuddy 18 hrs ago #34

How about "please email us when your brain catches up with your mouth" or Wonder Why 18 hrs ago #35

I am fascinated how you moved to 2 new topics before the first one was less than half discussed. Festivito 18 hrs ago #37

Talarico English: TBF 17 hrs ago #38

They stop listening after the 3rd word and start shouting incoherent insults t the top of their lungs. Martin68 14 hrs ago #43

Good stuff MW67 14 hrs ago #45

Mathematics English RainCaster 12 hrs ago #47

Ooooohhh, I'll be using this line Seinan Sensei 6 hrs ago #49

What I Say To MAGA Ariesgirl 6 hrs ago #48

To quote Barney Frank DeeDeeNY 5 hrs ago #51

After reading these responses you folks missed 303squadron 4 hrs ago #52

"better be thought the fool, then open your mouth and have it confirmed. you just confirmed it" nt Javaman 4 hrs ago #53

To quote from a film: odins folly 1 hr ago #54

I like it! King_Klonopin 1 hr ago #55