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Amorous Badger says: I once saw a former manager of mine being asked to 'sit down and let your mouth have a chance to speak' by his senior. What's the best heckle/putdown/riposte you've ever seen? (Hint: Recycled 'Your mum' jokes does not make an answer)

(, Thu 24 Nov 2011, 15:15)
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No.
A Big Name in philosophy doesn't - barring a few exceptions - imply being a Big Name generally...
(, Sat 26 Nov 2011, 10:38, 1 reply)
Was it
Strawson, Hawthorne or David Lewis?

Although I suspect that picking a fight with Lewis would have garnered a much more robust response/violence.
(, Sat 26 Nov 2011, 20:58, closed)
I honestly have no idea.
It was a long time ago, and, like I said, I was attending mainly out of a sense of obligation. Mind and language stuff generally leaves me cold, and always has.
(, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 11:32, closed)

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