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26.
I thought it would be fun to come up with symbols for certain disruptive
comebacks for tricking people into getting real. The first
($$$$$) has to do with effusive praise; the second (%%%%) has to do with
false camaraderie or "mystical" alliances with the dead; the
third ( [ ] )
has to do with weird hints or suggestions, often containing the trigger
word, "should"; the fourth (%@&#) has to do with bogus nicknames;
the fifth (||||||||||||) has to do with their trying to "stake out"
a pointless argument, the only real point being they're complete idiots;
the sixth (//////////) has to do with fallacious restatements of something
you said; and the seventh (@@@) is for anything left over.
Here's an example of the 1st: "You have a good aesthetic sense."
You hear the word "you" and respond, "—Maybe better!"
Here's an example of the 2nd: "I'm going to a meeting where they're
going to obfuscate your friend Gurdjieff." You hear the word "friend"
and respond, "—Socially challenged." (One-sided
relationships with dead people are a grave mistake!) Here's an example
of the 3rd: "You should open a school for diplomats!" You hear
the word "should" and respond, "—Wide open!"
Here's an example of the 4th: "We're a little greedy, aren't we,
Mr. Big?" You hear the word "we're" and respond, "—And
everything!" Here's an example of the 5th: "I
think a person should have responsibility!" You hear them
innocently "stake out" a cunning premise for an
incendiary or moronic argument (to get you going!) and instead
you respond, "—Nothing complicated."
Here's an example of the 6th: "There are three types of people ...
[blah, blah, blah] ... What type of person are you?" You hear the
word "type" and respond, "—Something different."
Here's an example of the 7th: "Can I get a woo-woo?" You hear
the word "woo-woo" and respond, "—At best." 
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