Dead cats and monkey business
Imagine that you are in a pub or at a dinner party and the conversation has turned to politics. You find yourself holding a position that is becoming increasingly difficult to defend; the facts, it turns out, are against you, and you are losing the argument badly. Everyone else present is starting to disagree with you and it is becoming obvious that you will have to throw in the towel.
There is only one thing left to do – you chuck a dead cat on the table. Everyone else is so shocked by this turn of events that the argument is forgotten as you all agree how disgusting the sight is. You have successfully changed the subject and suddenly everyone
