Yeah but no but

[KenCunningham]

The thread title will probably only mean anything to UK viewers of Little Britain, where an inarticulate teenage girl prefaces any response to criticism with 'yeah but no but', thus covering all the bases. In our house the standard response is usually 'It wisna me'. Any other classic blame-avoidance techniques out there?

 

[SteveGlo]

It was the voices in my head"

"The dog did it"

"The previous Conservative Government were responsible for ...

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

God / Allah / <insert other deity name here> made me do it.

Of course, claiming you're the son of God, too, might be stretching it a bit too far. David Ike take note!

Dan


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[gizmo1973]

Welllllllll"
Is how my missus always starts of one of her hair-brain replies!!

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[tsdragon]

In Family Circle things were always blamed on Ida Know.

"Who knocked over the lamp?"

"Ida Know."



Tracy Dryden

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[flapeyre]

Tracy,

Isn't that "Family Circus"?

Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!

 

[RodKnowlton]

I was in Canada at the time"

Best used for minor offenses, such as "Who left the cap off of the toothpaste?".

Change country to Nepal if Canada is within a practical distance.

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[SkipVought]

I know nothing!

Skip,

_{[red]Be advised:[/red] The dyslexic, agnostic, insomniac, lays awake all night wondering...
"Is there really a DOG?"}

 

[AnotherHiggins]

I really like "yeah but no but". I might have to use that sometime.

I simply lie to my girlfriend.

Example -
GF: "Are you (insert a really stupid activity here)-ing right now?"
Me: (very quick, staccato reply) "No!"

But I always accompany it with a look that let's her know that I'm kidding.

If she's in another room and can't see me, my response is usually something along the lines of, "No! Well maybe just a bit. Yes, definitely."

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[tsdragon]

Isn't that &quot;Family Circus&quot;?

You are correct, of course.

Tracy Dryden

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[jakeyg]

I can't do it I've got post milleniul tension
that'll last about 500 years or so when we can go back to
I can't do it I've got pre millenium tension

 

[kmcginn]

How about:

"And your point would be?"

 

[KenCunningham]

Mr Nobody also takes a hand:

I know a funny little man,
As quiet as a mouse,
Who does the mischief that is done
In everybody's house!
There's no one ever sees his face,
And yet we all agree
That every plate we break was cracked
By Mr Nobody.

'Tis he who always tears our books,
Who leaves the door ajar,
He pulls the buttons from our shirts,
And Scatters pins afar;
That squeaking door will always squeak,
For, Friend, don't you see,
We leave the oiling to be done
By Mr Nobody.

He puts damp wood upon the fire,
That kettles cannot boil;
His are the feet that bring in the mud,
And all the carpets soil.
The papers always are mislaid,
Who had them last but he?
There's not one tosses them about
But Mr Nobody.

The finger marks upon the door
By none of us are made;
We never leave the blinds unclosed,
to let the curtains fade;
The ink we never spill; the boots
That lying around you see
Are not our boots; they all belong
To Mr Nobody!

Sorry - can't find who wrote this. If anyone knows, please feel free to credit.

 

[wuneyej]

I was drunk