for obvious reasons

Meaningless rhetoric used to gain the upper hand in an argument where you have nothing substantial to add.

Ironically most employed in an attempt to end the most combustible & controversial of debates.

Abortion should be outlawed everywhere, for obvious reasons.

Software piracy isn't bad, for obvious reasons.

Adolf Hitler was a model citizen and well-meaning person, for obvious reasons.

by BlasI August 27, 2009

Captain Obvious

Something that you refer to somebody as after they have stated an obvious fact; the captain of obvious. can be used in contexts as...
1. "Thank you captain obvious."
2. "Captain obvious strikes again!"
3. "thanks for the imput, captain obvious"

1-"Check out the sky"
2-"yea...it's blue"
1-"Thank you captain obvious"

by that guy..................,... March 14, 2010

captain obvious

a name for someone who states the obvious. someone who is incredibly stupid

Person A: dying sucks
Person B: Thank you captain obvious

by Kurt Matthew Schroeder December 18, 2008

Captain Obvious

when someone states the obvious especially when it is stupidly obvious

Marie: "Sandy you are so white!"
Ginger: "Yes. I am caucasian. Thank you Captain Obvious!"

by Lez H. August 5, 2008

captain obvious

Someone that has stated the clearly obvious.

A.Hot chocolate is hot

B. Thank you captain obvious

by DizzyLizzy February 1, 2007

captain obvious

When someone says something so obvious, they never needed to say it in the first place.

Derf MacGuergan: "Shoes are tied in loops."
Andrew King: "Thank you Captain Obvious!!!!!!"

by A. King. April 1, 2005

Stating the Obvious

When you point out concepts that only retarded people don't have the ability to grasp, or foolishly don't want to..

Person 1: Omg, why are you so butt-ugly???
Person 2: My parents.
Person 1: thanks for stating the obvious.

by OlgaPatacky March 8, 2012