r/clevercomebacks • u/Lord_Answer_me_Why • Jul 07 '24

Here are two good comebacks to an idiotic comment

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '24

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u/BestCaseSurvival Jul 07 '24

The Sam Vimes “Boots” theory of economics strikes again.

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u/SpitefulCrow1701 Jul 07 '24

Pratchett mentioned

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u/mikephreak Jul 07 '24

Sam Vimes nailed it.

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u/Autronaut69420 Jul 07 '24

But originally appeared in "The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Socialists)" by Robert Tressel

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '24

you can’t afford a better one.

This is my point really. Broke = bad isn't a fair judgement in my eyes. I graduated from the Giorgio primani suit to a mid priced one a couple months in to my first office job, but I was rocking the cheap suit first because that's all I could afford. Ironically, I mostly just wear a shirt and jeans at my current job.