r/clevercomebacks • u/CrunchM • 2d ago

Wouldn't hurt to hear them out.

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u/itsHappyCloud 2d ago

I think I recall that the one time Pinky was in charge, they actually succeeded

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u/hazps 2d ago

"One is a genius, the other's insane" never specified which was which. It is possible that we were misinterpreting their roles all along.

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u/Am_Snarky 2d ago

Though they never specify, they give hints, the definition of insanity is repeated action with expectations of different results, The Brain tries and fails to take over the world constantly.

Also Pinky can read and The Brain cannot

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u/LegOfLambda 2d ago

In no way is that the definition of insanity but sure

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u/mtdunca 2d ago

It's a very famous quote, possibly from Alcoholics Anonymous.

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

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u/TOASTisawesome 2d ago

Here I was thinking Einstein said it lmao

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u/MegaMonkeyMadness 2d ago

Nah it's from that guy in Far Cry 3

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u/RedSonGamble 1d ago

Honestly it’s where I heard it from

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u/LegOfLambda 2d ago

Right but this guy is saying it as if it’s fact

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u/JamesTrickington303 2d ago

No he’s saying it as if his readers will understand the common colloquialism, which most everyone did.

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u/Strange-Bluebird871 2d ago

It’s a children’s tv show that ended over 25 years ago, think most of us are just having a bit of fun

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u/rikkian 2d ago

The most recent series was 2023. deffo didnt "end" 25 years ago. Hell Trump even makes an appearance in one of the new episodes.

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u/Strange-Bluebird871 2d ago

Genuine looking for evidence of this to be true. I’m seeing they were featured in the animatics reboot but can’t find their own series as you claim exists.

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u/mtdunca 2d ago

They started as a feature in Animatics. The new reboot still plays their intro when the feature starts.

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u/alinroc 2d ago

If you think Animaniacs/Pinky and the Brain was "a children's show", you should probably re-watch it and look at all the adult humor they snuck in.

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u/Strange-Bluebird871 2d ago

Ok doesn’t make it not a children’s show. One of my favorite shows of all time is the last airbender which contains incredibly adult themes. It’s also still a children’s show.

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u/LegOfLambda 2d ago

I understood the reference but it’s really stupid. It’s not just an analogy… OP was taking it literally to say that Brain was insane.

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u/EnoughWarning666 2d ago

Yes, it's a literary tool. That's the common saying, so an author can use that shared common knowledge to provide information about the character without being overly blunt and boring.

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u/insaneHoshi 2d ago

I understood the reference but it’s really stupid

Says the pedant

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u/JamesTrickington303 2d ago

And I’m certain the writers of the show would say they specifically intended to create doubt as to which one is actually smart and which one is actually crazy.

If you watch the show, Brain says lots of technically correct things but Pinky is the one actually imparting wisdom. The notion that this interplay is a coincidence and not intentional writing is basically calling Spielberg a fuckin moron, which I disagree with.

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u/Godd2 2d ago

OP was taking it literally to say that Brain was insane.

It's a cartoon. Brain isn't literally anything.

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u/determania 2d ago

It is famous, but also wrong.

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u/MetternichMarck 2d ago

In pop culture, it is; and Pinky and the Brain is often referencing pop culture.

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u/Umarill 2d ago

It's not but since it's a popular saying in pop culture, people repeat it as fact.

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u/whita_019 2d ago

Me rolling dice: they should put me in an asylum

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u/Gone_For_Lunch 1d ago

Yea, first time someone told me that I thought they were bullshitting me, so I shot them.