United thread 2018/19

[CityInWashingtonState]

Don't know whether you are a cougar or a huskie, but they are rivals. Doesn't matter if one sucks, they both suck or there both very good, one wants to beat the other in everything.

>> Don't know whether you are a cougar or a huskie
Bruin :-)
Grew up in central California, college at UCLA.

Rival does indeed connote a competitor.

But it also tends to imply worthiness - one's rival needs to actually stand a chance of bettering you - else, why even deem to think them worthy of consideration?

It is with regard to that nuance - "worthy of consideration" - that my post was made.

United are historical rivals in every sense of the word.

United are in the same league as we are - and are rivals in the sense that they are competing with us. But they are clearly not rivals in the sense of being worthy competitors.

 

[rabby]

I may have incidentally read some of his posts - nothing in particular comes to mind.

The point being - I posted a clearly rhetorical remark - about United no longer being "rivals" - in the sense of the word - "true competitor."

In jumps Mr. Mustache with an aggressive attack - oblivious to the nature of the post and of the derivation and meaning of "rival."

I'll take your word that Mustache isn't illiterate - on first evidence the opposite seems true.

By Christ you're a tedious bore.
It was pointed out to you initially that utd were,are and will always be our main rivals,even if they end up in the conference.
Forget your dictionary definitions,what you need to understand is that the rivalry exists in classrooms,workplaces,homes,pubs and on the streets.
It may be your geographical location that stops you from understanding this,but the rivalry is more than competing for silverware.
Pipe down your obsessiveness with semantics and move on.

 

[CityInWashingtonState]

By Christ you're a tedious bore.
It was pointed out to you initially that utd were,are and will always be our main rivals,even if they end up in the conference.
Forget your dictionary definitions,what you need to understand is that the rivalry exists in classrooms,workplaces,homes,pubs and on the streets.
It may be your geographical location that stops you from understanding this,but the rivalry is more than competing for silverware.
Pipe down your obsessiveness with semantics and move on.

Are you familiar with the word "rhetorical"?

 

[rabby]

Are you familiar with the word "rhetorical"?

Zzzzzzzzz

 

[CityInWashingtonState]

Zzzzzzzzz

Then - in future - exercise constraint when commenting on matters that you do not understand.

 

[Machiavelli]

Are you familiar with the word "rhetorical"?

A decent poster would at least add a dictionary definition!

 

[CityInWashingtonState]

A decent poster would at least add a dictionary definition!

Mother fucker!
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Great post BTW! :-)

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Are you familiar with the word "rhetorical"?

Do you want an answer to that?

 

[CityInWashingtonState]

Do you want an answer to that?

You're an astute reader - who has picked up on another of my rhetorical questions. :-)

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Are you familiar with the word "rhetorical"?

When people like @rabby who only posts roughly once a week gets annoyed with you it's time to ponder that your posts don't particularly hit the mark.

There's nothing wrong with that as it's a forum but sometimes it's best to take a back seat.