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Could "Pleading the 3rd" be a form of the {{w|Chewbacca defense}}? --[[User:Bpothier|B. P.]] ([[User talk:Bpothier|talk]]) 22:55, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
 
Could "Pleading the 3rd" be a form of the {{w|Chewbacca defense}}? --[[User:Bpothier|B. P.]] ([[User talk:Bpothier|talk]]) 22:55, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
  
I did some research on Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her confirmation hearing, but couldn't quite see why she has a criminal record similar to Black Hat's - can anybody help there? [[Special:Contributions/71.183.92.58|71.183.92.58]] 20:02, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
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I did some research on {{w|Ruth Bader Ginsburg}} and her confirmation hearing, but couldn't quite see why she has a criminal record similar to Black Hat's - can anybody help there? [[User:Bobidou23|Bobidou23]] ([[User talk:Bobidou23|talk]]) 20:03, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
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It's supposed to be a joke. Ruth Bader Ginsburg definitely wasn't a criminal[[User:Noonespecial|Noonespecial]] ([[User talk:Noonespecial|talk]]) 22:33, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
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Maybe because people assume that if you are rectinent,you are probably hiding something?[[Special:Contributions/117.194.203.236|117.194.203.236]] 15:47, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
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Black hat is right. RadioShack never gets many visitors to the electronics parts aisles. [[User:Xyz|Xyz]] ([[User talk:Xyz|talk]]) 12:54, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
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Why would US submariners been on the sub he stole?  I got the impression it was a Russian submarine.  [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.223|108.162.219.223]] 22:21, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
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:Or it was a US sub and he "parked" it in Russian territory, something the Russion goverment wouldn't be fond of either. But yeah I thought it was a Russian sub as well. [[User:Tharkon|Tharkon]] ([[User talk:Tharkon|talk]]) 15:50, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
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Is the auto-troll shuffle a reference to something? [[User:Seanybabes|Seanybabes]] ([[User talk:Seanybabes|talk]]) 02:57, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
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I got the impression that it was in reference to the "Kansas City shuffle" from the movie "Lucky Number Sleven". It was the first move in a very complicated revenge scheme. {{unsigned ip|108.162.246.224}}
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I went in and cleaned up the submarine explainations. It seems like they were put there by someone who hadn't actually read Journal 3.
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[[User:Reywas|Reywas]] ([[User talk:Reywas|talk]]) 20:24, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
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I love the 'citation needed' on the "It's unclear how feeding a squirrel through a fax machine can help win an argument. Whoever did that should be promoted. :) --[[User:JayRulesXKCD|'''JayRules''XKCD'''  ]]<sup>[[User talk:JayRulesXKCD|what's up?]]</sup> 12:40, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
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I wonder if he chose to plead the third because he stole the submarine in Secretary 3 and it was seen in Journal 3...[[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.33|162.158.74.33]] 03:29, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
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"Almost" superhuman? He's up there with Beret Guy in terms of superhuman powers. One person operating a nuclear sub by himself is impossible right there. [[User:Nitpicking|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking|talk]]) 13:05, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
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"the US Senate would probably not have held that against a nominee" - um - seriously? They wouldn't care if this guy stole a nuclear submarine, unless it was American? This defies sense. [[User:L-Space Traveler|L-Space Traveler]] ([[User talk:L-Space Traveler|talk]]) 16:41, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

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Could "Pleading the 3rd" be a form of the Chewbacca defense? --B. P. (talk) 22:55, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

I did some research on Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her confirmation hearing, but couldn't quite see why she has a criminal record similar to Black Hat's - can anybody help there? Bobidou23 (talk) 20:03, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

It's supposed to be a joke. Ruth Bader Ginsburg definitely wasn't a criminalNoonespecial (talk) 22:33, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Maybe because people assume that if you are rectinent,you are probably hiding something?117.194.203.236 15:47, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Black hat is right. RadioShack never gets many visitors to the electronics parts aisles. Xyz (talk) 12:54, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

Why would US submariners been on the sub he stole? I got the impression it was a Russian submarine. 108.162.219.223 22:21, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

Or it was a US sub and he "parked" it in Russian territory, something the Russion goverment wouldn't be fond of either. But yeah I thought it was a Russian sub as well. Tharkon (talk) 15:50, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Is the auto-troll shuffle a reference to something? Seanybabes (talk) 02:57, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

I got the impression that it was in reference to the "Kansas City shuffle" from the movie "Lucky Number Sleven". It was the first move in a very complicated revenge scheme. 108.162.246.224 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

I went in and cleaned up the submarine explainations. It seems like they were put there by someone who hadn't actually read Journal 3. Reywas (talk) 20:24, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

I love the 'citation needed' on the "It's unclear how feeding a squirrel through a fax machine can help win an argument. Whoever did that should be promoted. :) --JayRulesXKCD what's up? 12:40, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

I wonder if he chose to plead the third because he stole the submarine in Secretary 3 and it was seen in Journal 3...162.158.74.33 03:29, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

"Almost" superhuman? He's up there with Beret Guy in terms of superhuman powers. One person operating a nuclear sub by himself is impossible right there. Nitpicking (talk) 13:05, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

"the US Senate would probably not have held that against a nominee" - um - seriously? They wouldn't care if this guy stole a nuclear submarine, unless it was American? This defies sense. L-Space Traveler (talk) 16:41, 1 September 2022 (UTC)