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lacky.txt TEXTttxt ???? |` W??W?? ?? i **** The Argument Clinic Sketch
**** transcribed from a tape of the record of
**** Monty Python Live at City Center
**** by Malcolm Dickinson 4/3/86

**** A man walks into an office.

Man: Good morning, I'd like to have an argument, please.

Receptionist: Certainly, sir. Have you been here before?

Man: No, this is my first time.

Receptionist: Fine. Well let's see who's free at the moment... Mr. DeBakey's
free, but he's a little bit concilliatory. Why not try Mr.
Barnhart in room 12?

Man: Thank you. He enters room 12.

Angry man: WHADDAYOU WANT?

Man: Well... I was told outside that...

Angry man: DON'T GIVE ME THAT, YOU SNOTTY-FACED HEAP OF PARROT DROPPINGS!

Man: What?

Angry man: SHUT YOUR FESTERING GOB, YOU TIT! YOUR TYPE REALLY MAKES ME
PUKE! YOU VACUOUS COFFEE-NOSED MALODOROUS PERVERT!!!

Man: Yes, but I came here for an argument!!

Angry Man: OH! Oh! I'm sorry, but this is abuse!

Man: Oh! Oh I see!

Angry man: Aha! You'll want room 12A, just along the corridor.

Man: Oh... So sorry...

Angry man: Not at all!

Man closes door on his way out

Angry man: (under his breath) stupid git. The man goes into room 12A.

Another man is sitting behind a desk.

Man: Is this the right room for an argument?

Other Man: (pause) I've told you once.

Man: No you haven't!

Other Man: Yes I have.

Man: When?

Other man: Just now.

Man: No you didn't!

Other man: Yes I did!

Man: You didn't!

Other man: I did!

Man: You didn't!

Other man: I'm telling you, I did!

Man: You didn't!

Other man: (breaking into the developing argument) Oh I'm sorry, is this a
five minute argument, or the full half hour?

Man: Ah! (taking out his wallet and paying) Just the five minutes.

Other man: Just the five minutes. Thank you. Anyway, I did.

Man: You most certainly did not!

Other man: Now let's get one thing perfectly clear; I most definitely told
you!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man/Other Man: (togther; very fast) Oh no you didn't!/ Oh yes I did!

Man: Look, this isn't an argument!

Other man: (pause) Yes it is!

Man: No it isn't! It's just contradiction!

Other man: No it isn't!

Man: It IS!

Other man: It is NOT!

Man: You just contradicted me!

Other man: No I didn't!

Man: You DID!

Other man: No no no!

Man: You did just then!

Other man: Nonsense!

Man: (exasperated) Oh, this is futile!! (pause)

Other man: No it isn't!

Man: Yes it is! I came here for a good argument!

Other man: AH, no you didn't, you came here for an *argument*!

Man: An argument isn't just contradiction.

Other man: Well! it CAN be!

Man: No it can't! An argument is a connected series of statements
intended to establish a proposition.

Other man: No it isn't!

Man: Yes it is! 'tisn't just contradiction.

Other man: Look, if I *argue* with you, I must take up a contrary position!

Man: Yes, but that isn't just saying "no it isn't".

Other man: Yes it is!

Man: No it isn't!

Other man: Yes it is!

Man: No it isn't!

Other man: Yes it is!

Man: No it ISN'T! Argument is an intellectual process. Contra-
diction is just the automatic gainsaying of any statement the
other person makes.

Other man: It is NOT!

Man: It is!

Other man: Not at all!

Man: It is! >DING!< The Arguer (Other man) hits a bell on his desk
and stops.

Other man: Thank you, that's it.

Man: (stunned) What?

Other man: That's it. Good morning.

Man: But I was just getting interested!

Other man: I'm sorry, the five minutes is up.

Man: That was never five minutes!!

Other man: I'm afraid it was.

Man: (leading on) No it wasn't..... (pause)

Other man: (dirty look) I'm sorry, I'm not allowed to argue any more.

Man: WHAT??

Other man: If you want me to go on arguing, you'll have to pay for another
five minutes.

Man: But that was never five minutes just now! (pause... the Other
Man raises his eyebrows) Oh Come on! Oh this is... This is
ridiculous!

Other man: I told you... I told you, I'm not allowed to argue unless
you've PAID!

Man: Oh all right. (takes out his wallet and pays again.) There you
are.
Other man: Thank you.

Man: (clears throat) Well...

Other man: Well WHAT?

Man: That was never five minutes just now.

Other man: I told you, I'm not allowed to argue unless you've paid!

Man: Well I just paid!

Other man: No you didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: (unable to talk straight he's so mad) I don't want to argue
about that!

Other man: Well you didn't pay!

Man: Ah HAH!! Well if I didn't pay... why are you arguing???
Ah HAAAAAAHHH! Gotcha!

Other man: (pause) No you haven't!

Man: Yes I have! If you're arguing, I must have paid.

Other man: Not necessarily. I *could* be arguing in my spare time.

**** end of ARGUMENT PYTHON, last revised 12/8/86 ****



**** The Argument Clinic Sketch
**** transcribed from a tape of the record of
**** Monty Python Live at City Center
**** by Malcolm Dickinson 4/3/86

**** A man walks into an office.

Man: Good morning, I'd like to have an argument, please.

Receptionist: Certainly, sir. Have you been here before?

Man: No, this is my first time.

Receptionist: Fine. Well let's see who's free at the moment... Mr. DeBakey's
free, but he's a little bit concilliatory. Why not try Mr.
Barnhart in room 12?

Man: Thank you. He enters room 12.

Angry man: WHADDAYOU WANT?

Man: Well... I was told outside that...

Angry man: DON'T GIVE ME THAT, YOU SNOTTY-FACED HEAP OF PARROT DROPPINGS!

Man: What?

Angry man: SHUT YOUR FESTERING GOB, YOU TIT! YOUR TYPE REALLY MAKES ME
PUKE! YOU VACUOUS COFFEE-NOSED MALODOROUS PERVERT!!!

Man: Yes, but I came here for an argument!!

Angry Man: OH! Oh! I'm sorry, but this is abuse!

Man: Oh! Oh I see!

Angry man: Aha! You'll want room 12A, just along the corridor.

Man: Oh... So sorry...

Angry man: Not at all!

Man closes door on his way out

Angry man: (under his breath) stupid git. The man goes into room 12A.

Another man is sitting behind a desk.

Man: Is this the right room for an argument?

Other Man: (pause) I've told you once.

Man: No you haven't!

Other Man: Yes I have.

Man: When?

Other man: Just now.

Man: No you didn't!

Other man: Yes I did!

Man: You didn't!

Other man: I did!

Man: You didn't!

Other man: I'm telling you, I did!

Man: You didn't!

Other man: (breaking into the developing argument) Oh I'm sorry, is this a
five minute argument, or the full half hour?

Man: Ah! (taking out his wallet and paying) Just the five minutes.

Other man: Just the five minutes. Thank you. Anyway, I did.

Man: You most certainly did not!

Other man: Now let's get one thing perfectly clear; I most definitely told
you!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man/Other Man: (togther; very fast) Oh no you didn't!/ Oh yes I did!

Man: Look, this isn't an argument!

Other man: (pause) Yes it is!

Man: No it isn't! It's just contradiction!

Other man: No it isn't!

Man: It IS!

Other man: It is NOT!

Man: You just contradicted me!

Other man: No I didn't!

Man: You DID!

Other man: No no no!

Man: You did just then!

Other man: Nonsense!

Man: (exasperated) Oh, this is futile!! (pause)

Other man: No it isn't!

Man: Yes it is! I came here for a good argument!

Other man: AH, no you didn't, you came here for an *argument*!

Man: An argument isn't just contradiction.

Other man: Well! it CAN be!

Man: No it can't! An argument is a connected series of statements
intended to establish a proposition.

Other man: No it isn't!

Man: Yes it is! 'tisn't just contradiction.

Other man: Look, if I *argue* with you, I must take up a contrary position!

Man: Yes, but that isn't just saying "no it isn't".

Other man: Yes it is!

Man: No it isn't!

Other man: Yes it is!

Man: No it isn't!

Other man: Yes it is!

Man: No it ISN'T! Argument is an intellectual process. Contra-
diction is just the automatic gainsaying of any statement the
other person makes.

Other man: It is NOT!

Man: It is!

Other man: Not at all!

Man: It is! >DING!< The Arguer (Other man) hits a bell on his desk
and stops.

Other man: Thank you, that's it.

Man: (stunned) What?

Other man: That's it. Good morning.

Man: But I was just getting interested!

Other man: I'm sorry, the five minutes is up.

Man: That was never five minutes!!

Other man: I'm afraid it was.

Man: (leading on) No it wasn't..... (pause)

Other man: (dirty look) I'm sorry, I'm not allowed to argue any more.

Man: WHAT??

Other man: If you want me to go on arguing, you'll have to pay for another
five minutes.

Man: But that was never five minutes just now! (pause... the Other
Man raises his eyebrows) Oh Come on! Oh this is... This is
ridiculous!

Other man: I told you... I told you, I'm not allowed to argue unless
you've PAID!

Man: Oh all right. (takes out his wallet and pays again.) There you
are.
Other man: Thank you.

Man: (clears throat) Well...

Other man: Well WHAT?

Man: That was never five minutes just now.

Other man: I told you, I'm not allowed to argue unless you've paid!

Man: Well I just paid!

Other man: No you didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: (unable to talk straight he's so mad) I don't want to argue
about that!

Other man: Well you didn't pay!

Man: Ah HAH!! Well if I didn't pay... why are you arguing???
Ah HAAAAAAHHH! Gotcha!

Other man: (pause) No you haven't!

Man: Yes I have! If you're arguing, I must have paid.

Other man: Not necessarily. I *could* be arguing in my spare time.

**** end of ARGUMENT PYTHON, last revised 12/8/86 ****



**** The Argument Clinic Sketch
**** transcribed from a tape of the record of
**** Monty Python Live at City Center
**** by Malcolm Dickinson 4/3/86

**** A man walks into an office.

Man: Good morning, I'd like to have an argument, please.

Receptionist: Certainly, sir. Have you been here before?

Man: No, this is my first time.

Receptionist: Fine. Well let's see who's free at the moment... Mr. DeBakey's
free, but he's a little bit concilliatory. Why not try Mr.
Barnhart in room 12?

Man: Thank you. He enters room 12.

Angry man: WHADDAYOU WANT?

Man: Well... I was told outside that...

Angry man: DON'T GIVE ME THAT, YOU SNOTTY-FACED HEAP OF PARROT DROPPINGS!

Man: What?

Angry man: SHUT YOUR FESTERING GOB, YOU TIT! YOUR TYPE REALLY MAKES ME
PUKE! YOU VACUOUS COFFEE-NOSED MALODOROUS PERVERT!!!

Man: Yes, but I came here for an argument!!

Angry Man: OH! Oh! I'm sorry, but this is abuse!

Man: Oh! Oh I see!

Angry man: Aha! You'll want room 12A, just along the corridor.

Man: Oh... So sorry...

Angry man: Not at all!

Man closes door on his way out

Angry man: (under his breath) stupid git. The man goes into room 12A.

Another man is sitting behind a desk.

Man: Is this the right room for an argument?

Other Man: (pause) I've told you once.

Man: No you haven't!

Other Man: Yes I have.

Man: When?

Other man: Just now.

Man: No you didn't!

Other man: Yes I did!

Man: You didn't!

Other man: I did!

Man: You didn't!

Other man: I'm telling you, I did!

Man: You didn't!

Other man: (breaking into the developing argument) Oh I'm sorry, is this a
five minute argument, or the full half hour?

Man: Ah! (taking out his wallet and paying) Just the five minutes.

Other man: Just the five minutes. Thank you. Anyway, I did.

Man: You most certainly did not!

Other man: Now let's get one thing perfectly clear; I most definitely told
you!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man/Other Man: (togther; very fast) Oh no you didn't!/ Oh yes I did!

Man: Look, this isn't an argument!

Other man: (pause) Yes it is!

Man: No it isn't! It's just contradiction!

Other man: No it isn't!

Man: It IS!

Other man: It is NOT!

Man: You just contradicted me!

Other man: No I didn't!

Man: You DID!

Other man: No no no!

Man: You did just then!

Other man: Nonsense!

Man: (exasperated) Oh, this is futile!! (pause)

Other man: No it isn't!

Man: Yes it is! I came here for a good argument!

Other man: AH, no you didn't, you came here for an *argument*!

Man: An argument isn't just contradiction.

Other man: Well! it CAN be!

Man: No it can't! An argument is a connected series of statements
intended to establish a proposition.

Other man: No it isn't!

Man: Yes it is! 'tisn't just contradiction.

Other man: Look, if I *argue* with you, I must take up a contrary position!

Man: Yes, but that isn't just saying "no it isn't".

Other man: Yes it is!

Man: No it isn't!

Other man: Yes it is!

Man: No it isn't!

Other man: Yes it is!

Man: No it ISN'T! Argument is an intellectual process. Contra-
diction is just the automatic gainsaying of any statement the
other person makes.

Other man: It is NOT!

Man: It is!

Other man: Not at all!

Man: It is! >DING!< The Arguer (Other man) hits a bell on his desk
and stops.

Other man: Thank you, that's it.

Man: (stunned) What?

Other man: That's it. Good morning.

Man: But I was just getting interested!

Other man: I'm sorry, the five minutes is up.

Man: That was never five minutes!!

Other man: I'm afraid it was.

Man: (leading on) No it wasn't..... (pause)

Other man: (dirty look) I'm sorry, I'm not allowed to argue any more.

Man: WHAT??

Other man: If you want me to go on arguing, you'll have to pay for another
five minutes.

Man: But that was never five minutes just now! (pause... the Other
Man raises his eyebrows) Oh Come on! Oh this is... This is
ridiculous!

Other man: I told you... I told you, I'm not allowed to argue unless
you've PAID!

Man: Oh all right. (takes out his wallet and pays again.) There you
are.
Other man: Thank you.

Man: (clears throat) Well...

Other man: Well WHAT?

Man: That was never five minutes just now.

Other man: I told you, I'm not allowed to argue unless you've paid!

Man: Well I just paid!

Other man: No you didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: (unable to talk straight he's so mad) I don't want to argue
about that!

Other man: Well you didn't pay!

Man: Ah HAH!! Well if I didn't pay... why are you arguing???
Ah HAAAAAAHHH! Gotcha!

Other man: (pause) No you haven't!

Man: Yes I have! If you're arguing, I must have paid.

Other man: Not necessarily. I *could* be arguing in my spare time.

**** end of ARGUMENT PYTHON, last revised 12/8/86 ****



**** The Argument Clinic Sketch
**** transcribed from a tape of the record of
**** Monty Python Live at City Center
**** by Malcolm Dickinson 4/3/86

**** A man walks into an office.

Man: Good morning, I'd like to have an argument, please.

Receptionist: Certainly, sir. Have you been here before?

Man: No, this is my first time.

Receptionist: Fine. Well let's see who's free at the moment... Mr. DeBakey's
free, but he's a little bit concilliatory. Why not try Mr.
Barnhart in room 12?

Man: Thank you. He enters room 12.

Angry man: WHADDAYOU WANT?

Man: Well... I was told outside that...

Angry man: DON'T GIVE ME THAT, YOU SNOTTY-FACED HEAP OF PARROT DROPPINGS!

Man: What?

Angry man: SHUT YOUR FESTERING GOB, YOU TIT! YOUR TYPE REALLY MAKES ME
PUKE! YOU VACUOUS COFFEE-NOSED MALODOROUS PERVERT!!!

Man: Yes, but I came here for an argument!!

Angry Man: OH! Oh! I'm sorry, but this is abuse!

Man: Oh! Oh I see!

Angry man: Aha! You'll want room 12A, just along the corridor.

Man: Oh... So sorry...

Angry man: Not at all!

Man closes door on his way out

Angry man: (under his breath) stupid git. The man goes into room 12A.

Another man is sitting behind a desk.

Man: Is this the right room for an argument?

Other Man: (pause) I've told you once.

Man: No you haven't!

Other Man: Yes I have.

Man: When?

Other man: Just now.

Man: No you didn't!

Other man: Yes I did!

Man: You didn't!

Other man: I did!

Man: You didn't!

Other man: I'm telling you, I did!

Man: You didn't!

Other man: (breaking into the developing argument) Oh I'm sorry, is this a
five minute argument, or the full half hour?

Man: Ah! (taking out his wallet and paying) Just the five minutes.

Other man: Just the five minutes. Thank you. Anyway, I did.

Man: You most certainly did not!

Other man: Now let's get one thing perfectly clear; I most definitely told
you!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man/Other Man: (togther; very fast) Oh no you didn't!/ Oh yes I did!

Man: Look, this isn't an argument!

Other man: (pause) Yes it is!

Man: No it isn't! It's just contradiction!

Other man: No it isn't!

Man: It IS!

Other man: It is NOT!

Man: You just contradicted me!

Other man: No I didn't!

Man: You DID!

Other man: No no no!

Man: You did just then!

Other man: Nonsense!

Man: (exasperated) Oh, this is futile!! (pause)

Other man: No it isn't!

Man: Yes it is! I came here for a good argument!

Other man: AH, no you didn't, you came here for an *argument*!

Man: An argument isn't just contradiction.

Other man: Well! it CAN be!

Man: No it can't! An argument is a connected series of statements
intended to establish a proposition.

Other man: No it isn't!

Man: Yes it is! 'tisn't just contradiction.

Other man: Look, if I *argue* with you, I must take up a contrary position!

Man: Yes, but that isn't just saying "no it isn't".

Other man: Yes it is!

Man: No it isn't!

Other man: Yes it is!

Man: No it isn't!

Other man: Yes it is!

Man: No it ISN'T! Argument is an intellectual process. Contra-
diction is just the automatic gainsaying of any statement the
other person makes.

Other man: It is NOT!

Man: It is!

Other man: Not at all!

Man: It is! >DING!< The Arguer (Other man) hits a bell on his desk
and stops.

Other man: Thank you, that's it.

Man: (stunned) What?

Other man: That's it. Good morning.

Man: But I was just getting interested!

Other man: I'm sorry, the five minutes is up.

Man: That was never five minutes!!

Other man: I'm afraid it was.

Man: (leading on) No it wasn't..... (pause)

Other man: (dirty look) I'm sorry, I'm not allowed to argue any more.

Man: WHAT??

Other man: If you want me to go on arguing, you'll have to pay for another
five minutes.

Man: But that was never five minutes just now! (pause... the Other
Man raises his eyebrows) Oh Come on! Oh this is... This is
ridiculous!

Other man: I told you... I told you, I'm not allowed to argue unless
you've PAID!

Man: Oh all right. (takes out his wallet and pays again.) There you
are.
Other man: Thank you.

Man: (clears throat) Well...

Other man: Well WHAT?

Man: That was never five minutes just now.

Other man: I told you, I'm not allowed to argue unless you've paid!

Man: Well I just paid!

Other man: No you didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: (unable to talk straight he's so mad) I don't want to argue
about that!

Other man: Well you didn't pay!

Man: Ah HAH!! Well if I didn't pay... why are you arguing???
Ah HAAAAAAHHH! Gotcha!

Other man: (pause) No you haven't!

Man: Yes I have! If you're arguing, I must have paid.

Other man: Not necessarily. I *could* be arguing in my spare time.

**** end of ARGUMENT PYTHON, last revised 12/8/86 ****



**** The Argument Clinic Sketch
**** transcribed from a tape of the record of
**** Monty Python Live at City Center
**** by Malcolm Dickinson 4/3/86

**** A man walks into an office.

Man: Good morning, I'd like to have an argument, please.

Receptionist: Certainly, sir. Have you been here before?

Man: No, this is my first time.

Receptionist: Fine. Well let's see who's free at the moment... Mr. DeBakey's
free, but he's a little bit concilliatory. Why not try Mr.
Barnhart in room 12?

Man: Thank you. He enters room 12.

Angry man: WHADDAYOU WANT?

Man: Well... I was told outside that...

Angry man: DON'T GIVE ME THAT, YOU SNOTTY-FACED HEAP OF PARROT DROPPINGS!

Man: What?

Angry man: SHUT YOUR FESTERING GOB, YOU TIT! YOUR TYPE REALLY MAKES ME
PUKE! YOU VACUOUS COFFEE-NOSED MALODOROUS PERVERT!!!

Man: Yes, but I came here for an argument!!

Angry Man: OH! Oh! I'm sorry, but this is abuse!

Man: Oh! Oh I see!

Angry man: Aha! You'll want room 12A, just along the corridor.

Man: Oh... So sorry...

Angry man: Not at all!

Man closes door on his way out

Angry man: (under his breath) stupid git. The man goes into room 12A.

Another man is sitting behind a desk.

Man: Is this the right room for an argument?

Other Man: (pause) I've told you once.

Man: No you haven't!

Other Man: Yes I have.

Man: When?

Other man: Just now.

Man: No you didn't!

Other man: Yes I did!

Man: You didn't!

Other man: I did!

Man: You didn't!

Other man: I'm telling you, I did!

Man: You didn't!

Other man: (breaking into the developing argument) Oh I'm sorry, is this a
five minute argument, or the full half hour?

Man: Ah! (taking out his wallet and paying) Just the five minutes.

Other man: Just the five minutes. Thank you. Anyway, I did.

Man: You most certainly did not!

Other man: Now let's get one thing perfectly clear; I most definitely told
you!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man: Oh no you didn't!

Other man: Oh yes I did!

Man/Other Man: (togther; very fast) Oh no you didn't!/ Oh yes I did!

Man: Look, this isn't an argument!

Other man: (pause) Yes it is!

Man: No it isn't! It's just contradiction!

Other man: No it isn't!

Man: It IS!

Other man: It is NOT!

Man: You just contradicted me!

Other man: No I didn't!

Man: You DID!

Other man: No no no!

Man: You did just then!

Other man: Nonsense!

Man: (exasperated) Oh, this is futile!! (pause)

Other man: No it isn't!

Man: Yes it is! I came here for a good argument!

Other man: AH, no you didn't, you came here for an *argument*!

Man: An argument isn't just contradiction.

Other man: Well! it CAN be!

Man: No it can't! An argument is a connected series of statements
intended to establish a proposition.

Other man: No it isn't!

Man: Yes it is! 'tisn't just contradiction.

Other man: Look, if I *argue* with you, I must take up a contrary position!

Man: Yes, but that isn't just saying "no it isn't".

Other man: Yes it is!

Man: No it isn't!

Other man: Yes it is!

Man: No it isn't!

Other man: Yes it is!

Man: No it ISN'T! Argument is an intellectual process. Contra-
diction is just the automatic gainsaying of any statement the
other person makes.

Other man: It is NOT!

Man: It is!

Other man: Not at all!

Man: It is! >DING!< The Arguer (Other man) hits a bell on his desk
and stops.

Other man: Thank you, that's it.

Man: (stunned) What?

Other man: That's it. Good morning.

Man: But I was just getting interested!

Other man: I'm sorry, the five minutes is up.

Man: That was never five minutes!!

Other man: I'm afraid it was.

Man: (leading on) No it wasn't..... (pause)

Other man: (dirty look) I'm sorry, I'm not allowed to argue any more.

Man: WHAT??

Other man: If you want me to go on arguing, you'll have to pay for another
five minutes.

Man: But that was never five minutes just now! (pause... the Other
Man raises his eyebrows) Oh Come on! Oh this is... This is
ridiculous!

Other man: I told you... I told you, I'm not allowed to argue unless
you've PAID!

Man: Oh all right. (takes out his wallet and pays again.) There you
are.
Other man: Thank you.

Man: (clears throat) Well...

Other man: Well WHAT?

Man: That was never five minutes just now.

Other man: I told you, I'm not allowed to argue unless you've paid!

Man: Well I just paid!

Other man: No you didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: I DID!!!

Other man: YOU didn't!

Man: (unable to talk straight he's so mad) I don't want to argue
about that!

Other man: Well you didn't pay!

Man: Ah HAH!! Well if I didn't pay... why are you arguing???
Ah HAAAAAAHHH! Gotcha!

Other man: (pause) No you haven't!

Man: Yes I have! If you're arguing, I must have paid.

Other man: Not necessarily. I *could* be arguing in my spare time.

**** end of ARGUMENT PYTHON, last revised 12/8/86 ****




 
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