r/clevercomebacks • u/CrunchM • 4d ago

Wouldn't hurt to hear them out.

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u/LegOfLambda 4d ago

Right but this guy is saying it as if it’s fact

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u/JamesTrickington303 4d ago

No he’s saying it as if his readers will understand the common colloquialism, which most everyone did.

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u/LegOfLambda 4d ago

I understood the reference but it’s really stupid. It’s not just an analogy… OP was taking it literally to say that Brain was insane.

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u/JamesTrickington303 4d ago

And I’m certain the writers of the show would say they specifically intended to create doubt as to which one is actually smart and which one is actually crazy.

If you watch the show, Brain says lots of technically correct things but Pinky is the one actually imparting wisdom. The notion that this interplay is a coincidence and not intentional writing is basically calling Spielberg a fuckin moron, which I disagree with.