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Boards Most Argumentative Poster 2005

Pighead · 2005-11-03 20:36:20

It seems to me like we have a few people who love nothing more than a good old fashioned verbal scrap.Pighead has often licked his lips with anticipation as one of the heavyweight arguers of boards.ie marches into a thread demanded to know what the fcuk the Original Poster is talking about. Lets put it too the vote. Here…

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#62 04-11-2005 2:26pm
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simu wrote:

Lollers schmollers!

Pardon?

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#63 04-11-2005 2:52pm
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Beruthiel wrote:

speaking of TC, why the hell isn't he on that list!?!?! or bonkey?!
pighead, you haven't got a clue!

I agree completly. A bit late to add them in though unfortunately

I, for instance, have no business on that list. My feeble argument powers pale in comparison tbh.

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#64 04-11-2005 3:00pm
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Ah yes Friday again.Happy Friday to one and all.Praise the lord.Looks like all bar one of our nominees have been out hustling canvassing for votes once more.Rozie is obviously out arguing with the postman for posting her letters through the letterbox upside down!

Anyway it seems like WhiteWashMan is home and hosed unless one of the other posters can manage to start the mother of all arguments any time soon.Pighead recommends starting a thread entitled "Irish teenagers aren't drinking enough".That should get the juices flowing.

Over the past 16 hours 4 of the 5 nominees have been showing us what they're made of.

WhiteWasMan: Here he is bitchslapping Daddio
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=3564826&postcount=45

Morning Star: Showing MrJoeSoap whos king of the pedantics
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=3565181&postcount=26

Mr Nice Guy: Arguing "nicely" with Pighead without swear words
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=3562241&postcount=8

nesf: Shoots down Pighead in 4 words,clear concise and cold as ice
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=3562155&postcount=2

Rozie:Arguing with random man on the street
http://www.seattlest.com/attachments/seattle_david2/arguing.JPG

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#65 04-11-2005 3:09pm
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The first thread I checked WWM.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=3559120&postcount=18

Case Closed. I noticed some subjectivity in there too, not only material "facts".

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#66 04-11-2005 3:11pm
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i always find that WWM uses the threat of banning to win his argument..
nesf doesnt really argue that much, and is much more of a diplomat than he is given credit for..the rest i am yet to run into, although i like rosie's moxy.

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#67 04-11-2005 3:17pm
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MorningStar ftw. Just for the having to have last word quality. WWM for the quality.

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#68 04-11-2005 3:17pm
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the threat of banning is cowardly and lacks dignity and respect, he is no better than Sadaam Hussein or Stalin.

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#69 04-11-2005 3:23pm
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Daddio wrote:

The first thread I checked WWM.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=3559120&postcount=18

Case Closed. I noticed some subjectivity in there too, not only material "facts".

thats not an argument, thats me answering a PI post.

someone had an issue, i have an opinion, and a reason for the opinion.

i dont see me agreeing or disagreeing with a motion, so i can hardly be called argumentative there.

perhaps you are mixing it up with something else? think on it and let me know what you come up with

adonis wrote:

i always find that WWM uses the threat of banning to win his argument..

now, id really like you to find a link to anywhere ive done that.
i think you have your mods mixed up.
i have never ever banned, or threatened to ban anyone for having a difference of opinion, and i have never banned anyone for even being insulting when i have been arguing with them.

come on, you people are going to have to do better than that.

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#70 04-11-2005 3:31pm
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you wouldn't suffer from a certain level of arrogance, would you?

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#71 04-11-2005 3:33pm
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Not argumentative, but "blunt put-downs" as I previously said.
I can imagine you in a swivel chair stroking a skinless cat, in a nice silk dressing gown and possibly a cigar, at the top of a huge oak table in a room made of steel, inside a volcano. Or something.

Anyway I'm sleepy.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=3563220&postcount=37

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#72 04-11-2005 3:48pm
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ratboy wrote:

you wouldn't suffer from a certain level of arrogance, would you?

no, not really. im not an arrogant person.
i have confidence in myself, and im certainly opinionated, but i dont see that as arrogance.

i may have a high opinion of my own self worth, but i certainly do not feel that i am better than anyone else here, nor do i argue that my opinion is always the right one. i just argue my opinion.

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#73 04-11-2005 3:50pm
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Daddio wrote:

Not argumentative, but "blunt put-downs" as I previously said.

i dont see any put downs either.

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#74 04-11-2005 4:00pm
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shouldn't WWM be banned from this thread until all the votes are in?
He is clearly on a one mad crusade to argue with everyone on the thread and hence tie up the vote in his favour..

I for one would change my vote to him at this stage if it was possible.
He is clearly the most argumentative person around...

WhiteWashMan wrote:

No, I'm not

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#75 04-11-2005 4:04pm
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WhiteWashMan wrote:

i have never ever banned, or threatened to ban anyone for having a difference of opinion, and i have never banned anyone for even being insulting when i have been arguing with them.

I strongly agree with this. The man of whitewash is very fair in his discussions / debates IMO.

I would say that you regularly have differences of opinion with people on boards. This often spills over into a debate. There is a line between debate and argument. Most people don't differentiate though.

For what it's worth....I'd be interested in having a pint with you some time because of your opinionated nature. I love a good debate myself and you and I regularly have differing opinions.

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#76 04-11-2005 4:05pm
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ratboy wrote:

you wouldn't suffer from a certain level of arrogance, would you?

No, that would be me tbh.

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#77 04-11-2005 4:11pm
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daveym wrote:

shouldn't WWM be banned from this thread until all the votes are in?
He is clearly on a one mad crusade to argue with everyone on the thread and hence tie up the vote in his favour..

I for one would change my vote to him at this stage if it was possible.
He is clearly the most argumentative person around...

WhiteWashMan wrote:

No, I'm not

thats not an argument, thats just blatant contradiction....
queue monty python arguement sketch!

anyway, ive been accused of being argumentative.
i feel i have proved that im not!

and im not on a crusade, this just happens to be my last day of non-productivity in my job, so im wasting it posting here

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#78 04-11-2005 4:22pm
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No, Rozie has to be the most argumentative, and she doesn't let minor things like solid evidence get in the way of her arguments

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#79 04-11-2005 4:41pm
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What's a little thing like solid evidence to a real argumentative poster!
The fact is,most of those people on the list are just opinionated.Morningstar is quite so,nearing argumentative but I stillbelieve s/he is just giving an opinion and not arguing for the sake of it.Rozie is the only one that argues over nothing,starts an argument no amatter what you say ad would goddamn argue with herself on a multiple acount if people agreed with her.
Not only does she do it,she does it in every post of hers.

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#80 04-11-2005 4:42pm
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Rozie is an idiot.
'Facts smhacts'

I've clearly let myself slip these past years.

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#81 04-11-2005 5:40pm
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the most pigheaded?

thats the question

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#82 04-11-2005 6:15pm
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WhiteWashMan wrote:

no, not really. im not an arrogant person.
i have confidence in myself, and im certainly opinionated, but i do see that as arrogance.

The arrogant bastard said it himself! Banning a person for telling someone they have a lovely arse?...

You get my vote WWM scum!

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#83 04-11-2005 7:26pm
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dudara wrote:

I'll plump for Rozie. That guitar thread had me in tears.

Don't talk the talk if you don't link the link.
I thought I'd read all Rozie has to say, I think I missed something.

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#84 04-11-2005 8:15pm
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This is close to being 'best thread ever'.
Anyone disagree? Bring it on!

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#85 04-11-2005 9:08pm
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Silverfish wrote:

I think I missed something.

No really you didnt. Had me in tears almost. It. Just. Wouldnt. Stop.

Also the "Mods should act more moddy" thread in feedback imploded purely due to Rozie.

Personally I think potentially Arguementative posters who display a sense of humour about their argueing automatically disqualify themselve from the running. That rules out WWM, Nesf and to my surprise Mr Nice Guy (demonstrated in this thread)

I think its safe to say that Rozie has never demonstrated any sense of humour about one of her posts.

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#86 04-11-2005 9:22pm
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Ozzy wrote:

The arrogant bastard said it himself! Banning a person for telling someone they have a lovely arse?...

You get my vote WWM scum!

?????

can a mod please ban this for personal abuse?

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#87 04-11-2005 9:24pm
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WhiteWashMan wrote:

?????

can a mod please ban this for personal abuse?

I disagree!!

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#88 04-11-2005 9:33pm
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Gordon wrote:

I disagree!!

can a mod please add gordon in as an argumentative bástard on this poll?

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#89 04-11-2005 9:35pm
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For the record, I'd like to point out that Rozie has a penis and is actually a man.

That is all.

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#90 04-11-2005 9:37pm
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I do not cause argumentativeness, I strongly disagree.

Plus I voted for you darling, I can't possibly take the title from you xx

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#91 04-11-2005 9:37pm
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dublindude wrote:

For the record, I'd like to point out that Rozie has a penis and is actually a man.

That is all.

Always the technicalities with you people, isn't it.

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