Arguing with Geese

Confucius’ Cousin says, A man who argues with a goose will never win.

Arguing with a goose is like debating with a car alarm—you’ll lose your voice before it runs out of squawks. Geese are nature’s drama queens, flapping their wings like they’re delivering Shakespeare, honking with the conviction of a lawyer who skipped all the evidence. They don’t care about your logic, your facts, or the eloquence of your speech; they care about protecting their turf, their bread crumbs, and their goosey dignity. You could be a Nobel Prize-winning debater, but the second you start wagging your finger at a goose, it’ll wag its beak right back—and probably chase you across the park for good measure. Honestly, the best way to win an argument with a goose is to run…and maybe invest in earplugs.