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Re:Zynga stock plummets below value of its cash and real estate by stfu on Wednesday October 10, 2012 @10:30PM (#4639099)
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AppealToWorseProb...

Couldn't find some more official name for the "The "Children Are Starving In Africa!" argument.

Anyone willing to help out?

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Re:Zynga stock plummets below value of its cash and real estate by Graham24 on Thursday October 11, 2012 @04:33AM (#4640013)
Is it the Four Yorkshireman defence? As in the python/at last the 1948 show sketch.

"Of course, when I were a lad, we had it tough..."

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Re:Zynga stock plummets below value of its cash and real estate by stfu on Thursday October 11, 2012 @12:12PM (#4641442)
Love that idea, that would be a great addition to the true Scotsman.
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