For my part, I tend not to actually say things, but I'm really bad at controlling my responses to things that other people say, whether they're unintentionally funny or blindingly stupid. I mean, I - I snort. Or giggle. Or make faces of disgust whenever someone says something like, for example: 'animals can't possibly have minds because everything they do is entirely survival oriented'.

My mother points to this as Reason No 1 Etben Is Not Dating Anyone: She's Tactless Like A Tactless, Tactless Thing, Or Possibly Like Her Father.

Although, you know, the candle probably does represent a penis. Most of them do.

(here endeth the drive-by, lurkerish comment)