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The French term "l'esprit de l'escalier," which translates literally as "the wit of the staircase," refers to those perfect, clever comebacks that you only think of after the fact. What's the best came-too-late comeback you've ever had?

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[info]littlemissharsh Writer's Block: Don't Call It a Comeback

The French term "l'esprit de l'escalier," which translates literally as "the wit of the staircase," refers to those perfect, clever comebacks that you only think of after the fact.

 
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[info]hey_lily_rose Writer's Block: Don't Call It a Comeback
This is a pretty stupid one... lol. Um, I was complaining on how expensive women's shirts were and how they were a lot more expensive then the men's ones right? And so, one of the guys I was with
 
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[info]megel86 Writer's Block: Don't Call It a Comeback
I've had plenty of these moments, but there's one incident that really stands out. When I was in high school, one of my teachers had us write down what we thought everyone in the class was going to do
 
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[info]guiltymassacure Writer's Block: Don't Call It a Comeback
Well I can't remember what I was going to say, but it was a major burn (can you hear the sizzling?)... Although I am glad I didn't say it because my friend ended up apologizing abo
 
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[info]samkthegreat Writer's Block: Don't Call It a Comeback
grr...this describes my life...Lets see...one day as I was walking home one of the big football players (a senior) and his buddies started making cat calls and the usual derogatory things teenage boy
 
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[info]caroledalphin Writer's Block: Don't Call It a Comeback
"oh huh!" learned from a 4 yr old neighbor. "you're a what?" learned from middle school age boys. "humph" learned from older sister. "oh, mom!" learned from kids.
 
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[info]ipreferblankies Don't Call It a Comeback
One of my good guy friends is Muslim; I'm kind of an ex-Mormon. We're each other's intellectual equals in most respects. We're both very opinionated Democrats with shared scorn for the Republican part
 
[info]thisllbfunguys Writer's Block: Don't Call It a Comeback
"Oh Yeah? Well.... SHUT UP!!!!!"

cleverness has never been my forte

 
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[info]manergy Writer's Block: Don't Call It a Comeback
Haha, I've had plenty of those moments. However, one sticks out quite clear.

I was sitting up at my friends work one night. She was working night shift at this conveinient store by herslef, and I decid
 
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[info]springfield Writer's Block: Don't Call It a Comeback


Shut Up Becky. Yeah that would have been sweet.
 
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[info]slvr_phoenix01 Writer's Block: Don't Call It a Comeback

I like this question... I have no response though although, I'm sure I'd come up with one right after the second I post this. I just really like the term "l'esprit de l'escalier." I've had lots of tho
 
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[info]kaitlynperson Writer's Block: Don't Call It a Comeback

I'm really bored/sick so while waiting for many things I'm just doing stuff like this

Well I've said this many times and I'm sure others have as well. "where words fail Music Speaks". Now we'

 
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[info]stealthcookie Writer's Block: Don't Call It a Comeback
When someone called Bridge Bridget Jones, afterwards I said to her 'Who is Bridget Jones?' and she replied 'You know, the Bridget Jones Diaries?' and I said 'That's so old I forgot it.' (:
 
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[info]othniel77 Writer's Block: Don't Call It a Comeback


I came up with the best line to get rid of pesky telemarketers:

"I hope that when you get home, your mother crawls out from under the porch and bites you."

(In case you didn't get that, it's a euphemism
 
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[info]fangirl68 Writer's Block: Don't Call It a Comeback
Some chick was being a dumb-a. Called me a smartaleck.

"Not a smartaleck, just smart."

I got a high five. ;D
 
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[info]farrahmack Writer's Block: Don't Call It a Comeback
My mom always says " tv. rots your brain out."
I counteract this with " Then why do you watch more of it than me,"
 

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