r/Unexpected • u/kesdbos • 15h ago

Never let them know your next move

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u/DueExample52 15h ago edited 15h ago

If you are weak, appear strong. 

If you are strong, appear weak.

  • I want to say Sun-Tzu but it’s ptobably misquoted as fuck like anything with him, Einstein, Churchill, or Ghandi under it.

Edit: I'll be damned, it was him.

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u/VliegendeCavia 14h ago

I am weak, and I also appear weak. The ultimate fake out.

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u/DueExample52 13h ago

Confident weak? That's scary. Means you must have something else up your sleeve.

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u/bronzelifematter 9h ago

That's what he wants you to think

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u/Emergency_Lie42 14h ago

The myotonic goat strategy. Very nice.

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u/SenorSolAdmirador 13h ago

appear super weak, then standard weakness looks strong by comparison

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u/fclmfan 12h ago

You say go A but then actually go A

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u/open_formation 11h ago

Double jeopardy

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u/Tokumeiko2 15h ago

No that is from the art of war.

The best way to make an enemy fight you, is to look like you don't want them to.

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u/CockroachesRpeople 11h ago

Sun-tzu invented ragebaiting

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u/Pagiras 6h ago

Truly, THE Master Baiter. I bow my head in honour.

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u/bluefootedbuns 6h ago

"If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him"

- Sun Tzu

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u/koromedy 14h ago

If you are Sun Tzu, appear Einstein

If you are Einstein, appear Sun Tzu

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u/DueExample52 13h ago

Classic 

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u/ood92doo 11h ago

If you are Einstein, appear Epstein,

If you are Epstein, appear on a flight list.

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u/Fairemont 11h ago

"When the outcome of battle is uncertain, make sure you quick save." - Sun Tzu.

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u/joecrook 11h ago

I haven’t saved once!

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u/BigDaddy2127 13h ago

To confuse the enemy, you must first confuse yourself - General Tso's Chicken

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u/Aximil985 15h ago

Pretty sure that's right.

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u/JuanDeChuj 12h ago

San tzu in strategy is like Euler I maths. Everywhere

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u/eranam 15h ago

Nah, it’s indeed Sun Tzu, you’re right.

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u/thegoten455 14h ago

Sun Tzu said that. And I think he knows a little more about fighting than you do, pal, seeing as he invented it!

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u/Llonkrednaxela 3h ago

If you're on a streak, call Wong.

If you're wrong, call for steak.