I remember a Boy Scout campout I was on once where everyone was jumping off a cliff, and I jumped too. Of course, there was a pool of water to break the fall, but still…
There was a Dilbert that turned this around, it was a comic about young Dilbert arguing with his mom about skateboarding, when she came up with the cliff argument he responded “well first I would ask everyone I could who had done it before, find out the technique, and if 100% of the people who jumped off cliffs before reported an enjoyable experience I’d conclude it was safe and yes, give it a shot myself.” Ask a hypothetically absurd question, get a hypothetically absurd answer mom.
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
Sure ain’t helping Paige’s cause.
sirbadger over 1 year ago
If everybody enjoyed jumping off a certain cliff and they jumped more than once, I might jump too.
Purple People Eater over 1 year ago
I remember a Boy Scout campout I was on once where everyone was jumping off a cliff, and I jumped too. Of course, there was a pool of water to break the fall, but still…
The Pro from Dover over 1 year ago
Where I’m from the saying was if everyone jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge would you? And we weren’t from New York.
TwilightFaze over 1 year ago
Andy, your response implies that warm and fun places suck. The metaphor is a good one, but poorly used for this issue.
dflak over 1 year ago
Paige, if everyone lied about their resume, would you do it too?
Amazingly that argument works in Congress.
mindjob over 1 year ago
Everyone jumps off a cliff the minute a bank collapses
yangeldf over 1 year ago
There was a Dilbert that turned this around, it was a comic about young Dilbert arguing with his mom about skateboarding, when she came up with the cliff argument he responded “well first I would ask everyone I could who had done it before, find out the technique, and if 100% of the people who jumped off cliffs before reported an enjoyable experience I’d conclude it was safe and yes, give it a shot myself.” Ask a hypothetically absurd question, get a hypothetically absurd answer mom.
Angry Indeed Premium Member over 1 year ago
When did Spring Break as in going to Florida/Mexico during school break even start? When I was that age, I don’t ever recall it being a thing.