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1. Member
   Matt Balzer (View Comment):

   Misthiocracy, Joke Pending (View Comment):
   It would be morally wrong to beat a live horse.

   If the horse is already dead, beating it causes no further harm.

   I thought the purpose of beating the horse was to get it to do the work you want it to do. Once it’s dead, it can’t do work, thus removing the need for beatings.

   The beatings must continue until morale improves. The horse is dead so its morale can’t improve. Thus, the beatings must continue. Q.E.D.

2. Member
   Stina

   DocJay (View Comment):
   Julie’s post is meant to be taken with equanimity.

   Equinimity

3. Coolidge
   J.D. Snapp

   Post author

   Whistle Pig (View Comment):

   Matt Balzer (View Comment):

   Misthiocracy, Joke Pending (View Comment):
   It would be morally wrong to beat a live horse.

   If the horse is already dead, beating it causes no further harm.

   I thought the purpose of beating the horse was to get it to do the work you want it to do. Once it’s dead, it can’t do work, thus removing the need for beatings.

   The beatings must continue until morale improves. The horse is dead so its morale can’t improve. Thus, the beatings must continue. Q.E.D.

   That checks out.

4. Member
   Judge Mental

   Whistle Pig (View Comment):

   Nick H (View Comment):

   Judge Mental (View Comment):
   We should have a Constitutional Amendment to ban the beating of dead horses. What number would that be? The 25th?

   That sound you are hearing is this joke flying over heads.

   I caught it – I thought it came close to making the post a serious one though. I’m still not sure it isn’t

   It was a stealth joke.

5. Member
   Matt Balzer, Imperialist Claw

   Whistle Pig (View Comment):

   Matt Balzer (View Comment):

   Misthiocracy, Joke Pending (View Comment):
   It would be morally wrong to beat a live horse.

   If the horse is already dead, beating it causes no further harm.

   I thought the purpose of beating the horse was to get it to do the work you want it to do. Once it’s dead, it can’t do work, thus removing the need for beatings.

   The beatings must continue until morale improves. The horse is dead so its morale can’t improve. Thus, the beatings must continue. Q.E.D.

   But if the horse’s morale was negative prior to dying, then it’s reached a state of zero morale on death, which has in fact improved its morale.

6. Member
   Judge Mental

   Matt Balzer (View Comment):

   Whistle Pig (View Comment):

   Matt Balzer (View Comment):

   Misthiocracy, Joke Pending (View Comment):
   It would be morally wrong to beat a live horse.

   If the horse is already dead, beating it causes no further harm.

   I thought the purpose of beating the horse was to get it to do the work you want it to do. Once it’s dead, it can’t do work, thus removing the need for beatings.

   The beatings must continue until morale improves. The horse is dead so its morale can’t improve. Thus, the beatings must continue. Q.E.D.

   But if the horse’s morale was negative prior to dying, then it’s reached a state of zero morale on death, which has in fact improved its morale.

   That’s deep, man.

7. Member
   Matt Balzer, Imperialist Claw

   Judge Mental (View Comment):

   Matt Balzer (View Comment):

   Whistle Pig (View Comment):

   Matt Balzer (View Comment):

   Misthiocracy, Joke Pending (View Comment):
   It would be morally wrong to beat a live horse.

   If the horse is already dead, beating it causes no further harm.

   I thought the purpose of beating the horse was to get it to do the work you want it to do. Once it’s dead, it can’t do work, thus removing the need for beatings.

   The beatings must continue until morale improves. The horse is dead so its morale can’t improve. Thus, the beatings must continue. Q.E.D.

   But if the horse’s morale was negative prior to dying, then it’s reached a state of zero morale on death, which has in fact improved its morale.

   That’s deep, man.

   I basically got it from video games.

8. Inactive
   Israel P.

   Philadelphia.

   (One of the best interviews never invited to Ricochet.)

9. Member
   Matt Balzer (View Comment):

   Whistle Pig (View Comment):

   Matt Balzer (View Comment):

   Misthiocracy, Joke Pending (View Comment):
   It would be morally wrong to beat a live horse.

   If the horse is already dead, beating it causes no further harm.

   I thought the purpose of beating the horse was to get it to do the work you want it to do. Once it’s dead, it can’t do work, thus removing the need for beatings.

   The beatings must continue until morale improves. The horse is dead so its morale can’t improve. Thus, the beatings must continue. Q.E.D.

   But if the horse’s morale was negative prior to dying, then it’s reached a state of zero morale on death, which has in fact improved its morale.

   This assumes a fact not in evidence, that the beatings began before the horse died. Objection overruled.

10. Coolidge
    Jeff Hawkins

    Dead horses are the glue that bonds us all together

11. Member
    Muleskinner, Weasel Wrangler

    JeffHawkins (View Comment):
    Dead horses are the glue that bonds us all together

    What behooves you to say that?

12. Member
    J.D. Snapp, Possum Aficionado (View Comment):

    Matt Balzer (View Comment):
    One might also beat dead horses for purposes of meat tenderization.

    Ewwww! What kind of heathen would eat horse meat??

    Heathen in wonderful places that Trump would never say anything bad about – rimshot!

    Them and people that buy Tesco lasagna in the UK – wasn’t that a deal a while back?

    Heathen.

13. Inactive
    Larry Koler

    DocJay (View Comment):
    Julie’s post is meant to be taken with equanimity.

    I think you mean equinimity, don’t you?

14. Member
    Judge Mental

    Larry Koler (View Comment):

    DocJay (View Comment):
    Julie’s post is meant to be taken with equanimity.

    I think you mean equinimity, don’t you?

    That joke never gets old, no matter how many people post it.

15. Coolidge
    SkipSul

    Larry Koler (View Comment):

    DocJay (View Comment):
    Julie’s post is meant to be taken with equanimity.

    I think you mean equinimity, don’t you?

    SSkipSul (View Comment):
    

    DocJay (View Comment):
    Julie’s post is meant to be taken in with equanimity.

    Equine-imity.
    PHenry

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    DocJay (View Comment):
    Julie’s post is meant to be taken with equanimity.

    Don’t you mean equineimity?

    We beat you to it.

16. Member
    Matt Balzer, Imperialist Claw

    SkipSul (View Comment):

    Larry Koler (View Comment):

    DocJay (View Comment):
    Julie’s post is meant to be taken with equanimity.

    I think you mean equinimity, don’t you?

    SSkipSul (View Comment):
    

    DocJay (View Comment):
    Julie’s post is meant to be taken in with equanimity.

    Equine-imity.
    PHenry

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    DocJay (View Comment):
    Julie’s post is meant to be taken with equanimity.

    Don’t you mean equineimity?

    We beat you to it.

    Beaten like a dead horse.

17. Inactive
    Larry Koler

    Matt Balzer (View Comment):

    SkipSul (View Comment):

    Larry Koler (View Comment):

    DocJay (View Comment):
    Julie’s post is meant to be taken with equanimity.

    I think you mean equinimity, don’t you?

    SSkipSul (View Comment):
    

    DocJay (View Comment):
    Julie’s post is meant to be taken in with equanimity.

    Equine-imity.
    PHenry

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    DocJay (View Comment):
    Julie’s post is meant to be taken with equanimity.

    Don’t you mean equineimity?

    We beat you to it.

    Beaten like a dead horse.

    Sorry I was late to the party.

18. Member
    Matt Balzer, Imperialist Claw

    Larry Koler (View Comment):

    Matt Balzer (View Comment):

    SkipSul (View Comment):

    Larry Koler (View Comment):

    DocJay (View Comment):
    Julie’s post is meant to be taken with equanimity.

    I think you mean equinimity, don’t you?

    SSkipSul (View Comment):
    

    DocJay (View Comment):
    Julie’s post is meant to be taken in with equanimity.

    Equine-imity.
    PHenry

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    DocJay (View Comment):
    Julie’s post is meant to be taken with equanimity.

    Don’t you mean equineimity?

    We beat you to it.

    Beaten like a dead horse.

    Sorry I was late to the party.

    Well we saved you a beating stick, so it’s not all bad.

19. Member
    Arahant

    Judge Mental (View Comment):
    That joke never gets old, no matter how many people post it.

    I thought it was old with the first. ?

20. Coolidge
    SkipSul

    Arahant (View Comment):

    Judge Mental (View Comment):
    That joke never gets old, no matter how many people post it.

    I thought it was old with the first. ?

    So old it should be sent off to the knacker’s yard, or the glue factory?

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