Man: Oh, this is futile!
Mr. Vibrating: No it isn't.
Man: I came here for a good argument.
Mr. Vibrating: No you didn't; no, you came here for an argument.
Man: An argument isn't just contradiction.
Mr. Vibrating: It can be.
Man: No it can't. An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition.
Mr. Vibrating: No it isn't.
Man: Yes it is! It's not just contradiction.
Mr. Vibrating: Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position.
Man: Yes, but that's not just saying 'No it isn't.'
Mr. Vibrating: Yes it is!
Man: No it isn't!
Man: Argument is an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of any statement the other person makes.
(short pause)
Mr. Vibrating: No it isn't.
I KNEW I'd read this AP report before...
(Palin)Oh,wellthis is futile!
(Cleese)No itisn't.
(Palin)I came here for a good argument.
(Cleese)No you didn't; no, you came here for an argument.,P.(Palin)An argument’s not the same ascontradiction.
(Cleese)It can be.
(Palin)No it can't!An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a definite proposition.
(Cleese)No it isn't.
(Palin)Yes it is! It isn’t justcontradiction.
(Cleese)Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position.
(Palin)It isn’tjust saying, “No it isn't.”
(Cleese)Yes it is.
(Palin)No it isn't![laugh track –short pause]Argument’s an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of anything the other person says.
(Cleese)No it isn't.
(Palin)It is.
They are just saying “no it isn’t” to everything.
“Look, I came here for an argument.”
“No you didn’t”