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TheFullMontyPythonCited 4× on HN, 2023-2025
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1.7M views · 18 years ago · comedy · evergreen

The classic Monty Python sketch in which a man visits an Argument Clinic to buy an argument. It is a wordplay-heavy bit about contradiction versus real argument.

Invoked as a joke whenever online discussions devolve into pointless contradiction or arguing for its own sake.

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4 comments from Hacker News

@jodrellblank2025 · in “The 'Contrarian Friend' Is Real, and They're Driving Everyone Crazy”

John Cleese: "Look, if I argue with you, I must take up the contrary position" Michael Palin: "That isn't just saying 'no it isn't'" Cleese: "Yes it is" Palin: "No it isn't!" Palin: "..." ( ▶ this video - Monty Python's Argument Clinic )

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@belter2025 · in “OpenAI is a systemic risk to the tech industry”

> Interns have shut down AWS before Please provide a reference for this outrageous claim. Unless you are just looking for an argument? I am ok with it, but it will cost you: ▶ this video

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@CoastalCoder2024 · in “Insult Passphrase Generator”

This reminds me of the "Abuse" room from Monty Python's Argument Clinic [0]. Shirley I'm not the only one. [0] ▶ this video

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@smitty1e2023 · in “The Cruel Fantasies of Well-Fed People”

By all means, please link these (non-)famous places. Social media is so much Argument Clinic[1] crammed into the vastness of cyberspace. [1] ▶ this video

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