It was impossible to determine what he was saying, but I imagined he was telling all those present that they were nongs and maggots. I decided I quite liked watching the news with the sound off.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker finds the news so unintelligible that assuming it insults the audience seems preferable to understanding the actual words.
- In plain terms
- The news makes no sense, so I imagine it insults people and watch it without sound.
- What can you take from it?
- When information is unclear, we often fill gaps with our own assumptions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do we imagine when we don't understand?
- Is ignorance preferable to hearing harsh truths?
Another view
It assumes malicious intent where there might just be poor communication.
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