• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    35
    arrow-down
    8
    ·
    8 months ago

    I mean, she’s McCarty…

    But I feel like this reploat has been around for a decade by now, and it’s always bothered me.

    Just sounds like a George Costanaza thing where she thought of this comeback but never in the moment

    • Vilian@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      23
      ·
      8 months ago

      the hair thing could be drama for the tweet but everything else is not the first time nor the last time that happened, there are others stories like that

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        5
        arrow-down
        5
        ·
        8 months ago

        I don’t doubt the situation happened, it is common.

        But her reaction rarely is, but it’s always the rebuke you think of “in the elevator” afterwards.

        That’s the less believable part, that she thought of it and used it in the moment. Quick on your feet thinking is like the opposite skillset of doing hard scientific research

        • spacesatan
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          19
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          8 months ago

          “but that’s me” isn’t that clever of a comeback that its unrealistic.

          • Vilian@lemmy.ca
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            4
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            8 months ago

            exactly, if someone said that to me i could totally answer with a “but, i’m (my name)?” with a very confused look and in a less cool way, it’s not that clever

        • elxeno
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          9
          arrow-down
          2
          ·
          8 months ago

          What’s there to be quick about? Someone criticizes you comparing to your work, you tell them you’re the author…

    • Tikiporch@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      8 months ago

      Don’t you understand? It’s not about him. To have a line as perfect as ‘jerk store’ and to never use it. I, I couldn’t live with myself.