The Argue Thread

[SteveSueMac]

Originally Posted by Countryboy59

For all intensive purposes. And of course "mute point".

Vaseline intensive care is used for all intensive purposes. Used on your hitch ball, it can alleviate intensive porpoises. But the point is mute.

[markdoane]

Originally Posted by Countryboy59

For all intensive purposes. And of course "mute point".

This one gets extra credit, as it references the topic of this thread.

[Dan and Liz]

I’m pouring over this, but refuse to argue — and you can’t make me!

[Protagonist]

It's "moot point." The word "mute" means silent.

If you're going to argue tautologies like "ATM Machine" and "VIN Number" then you might as well include debit card "PIN Numbers," or "It's 9:00 a.m. in the morning," or "and etc." or "necessary requirements." There are just so many redundant tautologies (there's another one) that we could start a whole new tautology thread as well. And there's another one used by accident: you can't start an old thread, so "start a new thread" counts as a tautology, too.

[McDave]

Originally Posted by Protagonist

It's "moot point." The word "mute" means silent.

If you're going to argue tautologies like "ATM Machine" and "VIN Number" then you might as well include debit card "PIN Numbers," or "It's 9:00 a.m. in the morning," or "and etc." or "necessary requirements." There are just so many redundant tautologies (there's another one) that we could start a whole new tautology thread as well. And there's another one used by accident: you can't start an old thread, so "start a new thread" counts as a tautology, too.

Perhaps, but this one seems to get re-started more often than not.

[Troutboy]

Originally Posted by Protagonist

It's "moot point." The word "mute" means silent.

If you're going to argue tautologies like "ATM Machine" and "VIN Number" then you might as well include debit card "PIN Numbers," or "It's 9:00 a.m. in the morning," or "and etc." or "necessary requirements." There are just so many redundant tautologies (there's another one) that we could start a whole new tautology thread as well. And there's another one used by accident: you can't start an old thread, so "start a new thread" counts as a tautology, too.

One of my favorites is “these ones”...::

[Mattirs]

Originally Posted by Protagonist

It's "moot point." The word "mute" means silent.

You beat me to the point unless the point is that we wish the points were left mute?

[Mattirs]

Originally Posted by Troutboy

One of my favorites is “these ones”...::

As opposed to these ones?

[PKI]

Originally Posted by SteveSueMac

-- snip -- sniff, -- snip -- cliff -- snip -- then
-- snip -- again -- snip -- whiff!

No sniff, cliff, then, again, or whiff in ATM or VIN designations.
Requires alternate sugestions.
Even the response included ifs.
So then try again your tif.

[Countryboy59]

Originally Posted by SteveSueMac

Unless spoken in a thick Boston accent: "eerieGAHHdliss!". That is a proper use of the word. That's just science.

I've been to Boston. They all drink "wutter". Whatever that is.

[Countryboy59]

Originally Posted by Mattirs

You beat me to the point unless the point is that we wish the points were left mute?

I know right?

[SteveSueMac]

Originally Posted by Countryboy59

I've been to Boston. They all drink "wutter". Whatever that is.

You haven't been to the right pahts of Bawstin then. They drink wadduh. I think it's Baltimore where they drink wutter.

[markdoane]

Originally Posted by Protagonist

It's "moot point." The word "mute" means silent.

Perhaps you didn't realize we had moved on to homophones. The use of mute point was surely intended.

[SteveSueMac]

Originally Posted by markdoane

Perhaps you didn't realize we had moved on to homophones. The use of mute point was surely intended.

I suspect he realized, but was just being argumentative, which would normally make me angry, except this thread is meant for that purpose. So the point is mute.

I have to head to the ATM machine and get some cash money now.

[Mattirs]

Originally Posted by SteveSueMac

I suspect he realized, but was just being argumentative, which would normally make me angry, except this thread is meant for that purpose. So the point is mute.

I have to head to the ATM machine and get some cash money now.

I doudt it.

[Troutboy]

How about some cash bitcoin instead?

[markdoane]

Originally Posted by Mattirs

I doudt it.

I doudle dog doudt it.

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by Protagonist

It's "moot point." The word "mute" means silent.

Originally Posted by markdoane

Perhaps you didn't realize we had moved on to homophones. The use of mute point was surely intended.

Originally Posted by SteveSueMac

I suspect he realized, but was just being argumentative, which would normally make me angry, except this thread is meant for that purpose. So the point is mute.

Originally Posted by Mattirs

I doudt it.

Originally Posted by markdoane

I doudle dog doudt it.

Indeed I did not realize the shift to homophones. Or homonyms. Which are synonyms. Having been an engineer, with an engineer's mindset and thought processes, I tend to be too literal most of the time, and too sarcastic the rest of the time, depending on exactly how caffeinated I happen to be at the time.

Always assuming, for the sake of argument, that the shift to homophones wasn't retroactive to cover up a gaffe.

[Gene]

Welcome to the Department of Tautology Department. And all you dupes, remember to file everything in duplicate.

Gene

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by Gene

Welcome to the Department of Tautology Department. And all you dupes, remember to file everything in duplicate.

As they used to say in Government, "Our goal is a paperless office. Make two copies and discard the original."