Do you always need to get the last word?

<Forsees this thread going on and on and on and on…...>

I’m not much of an arguer, so I can usually let most things go. Usually by the time the argument gets drug out long enough, the person getting the last word just looks like an idiot.

No,not really.nope ;)

I love to hear the words ‘yes dear’ then the conversation is ended

No I don’t need the last word in fact sometimes I don’t need a word at all.

Yes.

Yes.

No, I sure don’t.

I find when it is something I feel needs to be championed I tend to be a last word kind of person.

Not always, but sometimes, a particular topic may spark extreme passion, in which case I probably would attempt to have the last word if I have the time and energy to go through with it.

Quite the reverse is true with me.If a conversation or whatever is clearly going nowhere in terms of agreement, i’ll extinguish any interest I may have had.Now watch the clamour to be the last word ensue,inevitable.

Sometimes I get quite stressed about it when I want to do a complete logical take down on someone online. Usually I have a great argument and really want to lay it on them, but I know deep down inside that they are not going to listen anyway, so even knowing that I would “win”, they’ll just repeat the same crap and we get nowhere. So I usually stop before the other guy, and sometimes it boils inside me wanting to get out, but you’ve got to stop at some point, I try to find something else to think about and go get some exercise, and I try to remember that I’ve already made my point, the person I’m arguing with is just ignoring it, and any one with half a brain has seen it and doesn’t need me to say it again.

@jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities I’ve definitely said idiotic things in my attempt to get the last word. Usually, this results in my husband and I having a good laugh.

@Snarp I’m with you. The online arguments really get to me sometimes. But, you’re right. They aren’t listening to or acknowledging my point of view.

Yes I do. Just as a matter of principle.

And, because I am usually right. ;-)

If you get the last word in. It is out of respect.

@ChazMaz No, you don’t.

What do you mean? ;-)

Lady, you have just opened a can of worms.

Right.

@KatawaGrey Oh, no! I had no idea. I should have researched this first. Oh, well. Guess, I’ll just have to hope that some kind of meaningful discussion will occur here, not just a bunch of one word answers.

Yep. :)

My wife tries to get the last word in a lot. I’ve pointed it out to her, and she’s getting better about it. Frequently she’ll say something silly, so that ends the whole thing cheerfully.

I’ll walk away after having made my point. Forcing another person to acknowledge something is not well done. And casting my pearls before swine is an exercise in futility for all concerned. My pearls get muckied up, and the swine does not have the capacity to appreciate them, so….
Also, I get frustrated if someone is deliberately misunderstanding what I say just to be adversarial, and I can get sucked way in before I realize that the other person is just… being that way.

Sometimes. I’d say more often than not, but certainly not all the time. And this is mostly online, I mean, really, this kind of thing never comes up in real life. Let’s just say that I debate with a lot of people who say “hmph! I’m leaving!” and then come right back. At least I never lie and say I’m “done” when I’m not. If I say I’m done, then it’s the truth. I will not be coming back.

@cockswain Your wife sounds like an awesome lady. I bet you feel really lucky to have her.

OK. This is a 7 word answer.

Seriously though, the only time I really, really feel I need to get the last word in is when there person I’m debating with is trying to justify some crappy thing they’ve done, or are going to do. Other times, an argument may be so stupid that I have no problem with just shaking my head and walking away.

i only ever want to figure out what makes sense. i’m very content to tell someone that they’ve made a good point. i don’t mind having the last word this way, but i tend to dislike having the last word when i might be right about something, makes me feel self-conscious.

We all oughta quit answering now and leave @ninjacolin feeling all self-conscious FOREVER!!!!

I think there is a big dif. between sharing/examining other perspectives vs. debating and the egos need to be right.

Maybe it’s a maturity thing, but I am not at all invested in convincing another of my rightness. Who cares?

Besides, very few things can be couched in a right/wrong, polarity.

I am in a discussion to share and learn and observe others thoughts and opinions….‘winning’ is not conducive to understanding.

Not to say I might not, on rare occasion, tell someone I think they are being an ass, but not invested in any sort of validation.

This would be most likely in regards to blatent racism, sexism, etc.

Sometimes.

@Coloma You sound very mature. I agree that it’s an ego game. I think the reason I like to have the last word is most often because of a perceived sense of injustice. Mostly, I’ll think the other person said something about me or my reasoning that is false or unfair and I’ll want to rectify that with “facts.”

I’m just going to sit here and listen watch.

Funny how many people are posting now – trying to get in the last word on this question!

@janbb No idea what you’re talking about.

@janbb I’m not!

Naw. My first words are generally so good, that anything that comes after is besides the point. just kidding

There have been times when I wanted to go on and on, but I realized that all I wanted to do was explore the topic and once that was done, I didn’t need to defend anything I learned. I also think that whoever says something first gets the most attention. No one really pays much attention to replies. In saying things first, it is important to be creative. That way it’s easier to think of things no one else said.

I’m not sure where my feelings truly lie. I do know that I tend not to defend things. Then again, I tend not to participate in debates. I like stories. I do get involved in health care issues, but once again, I usually say something once, and maybe one or two replies, but that’s it. After that, it’s all repetition. If I haven’t made my point by then, I never will.

It’s good practice for getting it right the first time. Of course, that means I write a lot. I tend to follow a lot of different trains of thought instead of just making one pithy reply. But I don’t care if people read it. I enjoy the thinking.

Definitely not. If you are arguing with an idiot, the best thing to do is to smile politely and walk away.

A great technique for handling a nagger, who may be someone near and dear, is to agree with everything. It is very difficult to hold an argument with someone who agrees with you.

@Val123 You are too.

@jealoustome

Yes, sticking to the facts is always a good approach, but hey, everyones imperfect and ego can slam dunk the most easy going person at times. lol

@wundayatta Yes, me too…stories over debate. :-)

@rangerr You know you’re wrong!

@Val123 @rangerr Cut it out. I’ve got the last word now!

@janbb I’m telling Mom!

Mommm – she started it!!

NEENER NEENER NEENER.

you have got to be kidding me…!

Nope.

Yes. And this is it, right?

@CyanoticWasp I’m way too stubborn for this.

@rangerr yup, I can see that.

Well, I think you all have perfectly illustrated the immaturity aspect of getting the last word. :)

This reminds me of something I did on a prior social network/question and answer site. I had noticed that my answers seemed to kill a number of discussions, which I thought was odd (and still do). So I wrote a question asking about who was the best question killer on the site. There ensued a competition to kill my question—as people would go back to it time and time again over the months that followed.

Of course, I left the site and haven’t been back except to mine some old correspondences. I’m sure that someone else now holds the honor of killing the discussion. I wonder if the same thing will happen here—with everyone trying to sneak in the last word.

sneak “the last word”

@jealoustome Oh right. I forgot. THE INTERNET IS ALL SERIOUS ALL THE TIME.

@janbb I win

No you don’t!

@rangerr Didn’t you see the smiley face?

(Oh! OOPS! Busted! Here I am trying to get the last word again!)

No, but I like seeing those type of arguments in comedy for some reason.

@wundayatta That was a good question! You should post it here!

WORD!

Word.

Wurd

Werd?

Yes, I do!

No, I don’t!

Yes, I DO!

My chances are probably better in getting the last weird.

Oh, good lord.

@Val123 You can have it. I’m not so interested in that anymore.

I see.

If my buddy @dpworkin weren’t working, he would no doubt have to have the last word. And that’s my final word on this fershthunkeneh question.

Methinks there will be no last word…ever, to this thread! lololololol

The ones denying it are usually the worst offenders.

I agree.

lalalalala

You know if you guys went over to the question about masterbation, well..you might be able to get in the last whack at that! lololololol

This is true.

Hmmmmmmm Hmmmmmm Hmmmmmm!

I USED to until I someone who is more determined than me to win every argument!

@Cruiser That would be me!

Yup, but only in verbal arguments. On the internet, you just look stupid.

@toomuchcoffee911 Can’t “look” like anything on the internet, unless you post a pic! So there!

last

word

lastword

wordlast

Yes and no. There are times where I’m too emotionally invested in a heated discussion to think about it. Usually when this happens, I return to apologize or try to exit before things get too heavy.

Usually I just try to state my opinion relative to the facts and when I realize each side just begins rehashing their original point after awhile, I just withdraw and agree to disagree.

@Val123 No it wouldn’t!!

Mine.

Ho ho ho

and a couple of tra la la’s.

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡pɹoʍ

That’s the upside word not the last word.

seriously guys, just stop posting it’s not funny anymore.

@Val123 yuh huh!

Who is trying to be funny?
I’m just bored and confined to my room.

must stop posting

Yeah, Jan. Stop.

Why you guys? Just stop following!

i stopped, why can’t you guys follow my example!

Conforming is fail.

@ninjacolin Because…we don’t want to?

Better things you could be doing with your life right now.

^ you’re just trying to get the last word.

No I’m not!

@jealoustome I’m lounging around with a 102 degree fever. I’m allowed to be lurking online.
@Val123 Your son is hawt, shut up. :)

@rangerr Sorry about your fever. I just thought the things on the list were funny. I’m on here too, so, it’s a self-indictment.

@jealoustome Oh, no bitchyness inteded :)

i wonder if this counts as an addiction?

Not really..I’m not a grudge holder but if I’m really fired up about something.. then.. maybe

@rangerr What does my son have to do with anything???? Sheesh!

This is getting immature.

totally, let’s stop.

Yeah.

@_bob 0.o

Oh.

Uh-huh.

Ok then.

Tee hee, @jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities was right!

Apparently.

Yeah.

wait.. does this mean i’m an idiot or does it just mean i have the last word? bwahahaha!

@ninjacolin It certainly isn’t the latter.

only cause you’re a hypocrite.

Jeff would never think I’m an idiot. I’m too adorable :)

bob is a buuuuger!!!! And so is @ninjacolin!!!! @so is @rangerr!

Your face.

What she said.

^

Ditto.

@Val123 Thank you for not calling me a “buuuuger!!!!”.

I actually almost thought you called them burgers…

Mmm… burgers…

Burgers are good, you know.

Oh, I know, alright.

It’s like déjà vu baby, YEAH :-)

BURGERS.

that’s it, you know what guys? 3 days from now, i’m just going to come back and post in here and i’ll have the last word so you may as well give up and declare me the winner

I’ll check again 4 days from now. pwned.

I’m vegetarian.. Burgers. Icky.

Fine. More for the rest of us.

@rangerr don’t worry, there are plenty of gnarly veggie burgers for you!

Gnarly veggie burgers… Ick.

@rangerr: I’m also a vegetarian. We’ll share the veggie burgers!

@jealoustome,:Yeap this’ll go on for a while. Since you’re new, we won’t crucify you for asking this. ~

Oh, it’ll go on for a while, alright. To quote Madonna, when the lights go down, and there’s no one left, I can go on and on and on.

Yes.

This is the thread that never ends..

It’ll end.

I said, YES.

I see Fluther history here…

History in the making, yay.

@_bob Yes, there is.

Okay.

What if one of us dies right after we’ve entered a response and this is literally our “last word”?

@jealoustome That would be ironic.

:( That would be sad.

@rangerr Yes.

You guys know what were Einstein’s last words?

@_bob No.

Neither does anyone else. He said them in German to a nurse who only spoke English.

@_bob Oh.

Ja.

@_bob Yes.

Wunderbar.

@_bob Stop that.

When I was hired as a long distance operator, the phone company actually taught us to get the last word.
These days, I often purposely don’t get the last word in, just so people can drown in their own stupidity.

@Pseudonym You stop.

@_bob No, you!

Doesn’t matter if it was the last word as long as it was the right one.

Helicopter.

@rangerr qwertyuiop

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

asdfghjkl

ñ

dfghjk

You know, those aren’t words.

No, but these are.

Is this the last word queue.

Queue is a funny word.

It is almost a gay thing!

…

Did that (^ ^) count?

No.

No

What.

What?

¿Qué?

No

Quitter.

¿Que? ... no, I said queue!

Oh. My bad.

Bad Bob.

So sue me.

Now you’re Sue? Sheesh…make up my mind.

Um, okay.

Wow…you’re good. I give..You win!

My similar question has gone one this way for nearly 300 answers. I have directed everyone from that thread here. Enjoy one and all!

Fuckles

What?

zyzzyva

Last word.

Yes

You wish, pal.

I thought sure @Pseudonym had the last word.

@Cruiser-Anyone I know???;)

You know, I had the last word, right here in my tea cup, but I turned my head and when I looked back, it was gone. Have any of you seen it? It was sort of purple, with legs and arms and several heads, and if you listened very carefully, you could actually here the lingering remnants of the…...

You’d think so, but you’d be wrong.

200th response…I win!

@wundayatta: Oh thank god! I thought I was the only one!

Mine’s blue and is loose in my apartment…

Edit to add: Dammit @jonsblond.

Rawwwwwwwwr

Kitty kitty.

Godammit. I got sucked into this thread and I can’t stop following it…

That’s what she said.

Moo?

* sound bulls makes in lieu of “hey, baby” *

I never want to leave.

Good, ‘cause if you do, once you think you’re out, they pull you back in.

Bock?

Clock?

Rock?

Spatula?

Armageddon?

Deep Impact?

PEWPEWPEWPEWPEWPEWPEW

Cool.

Story.

Once upon a time.

There was a giant moose.

with a pancake on his head.

did you see how big his nuts were?

The End.

You girls have just been pwned.

Aw, fuckles.

Oh, but you forgot the sequel.

Those always suck.

Balls.

Among other things.

Whores.

Yes?

NSFW (for naughty words sung) Whores

@jonsblond This is why I love you.

Stop

Don’t stop believing.

Stop in the Name of Love

No. Keep on Movin

Yeah, move.

Jump Van Halen

* Yawns *

Stretch

Snore

Bob’s just waiting until someone else posts…..I can feel it.

That’s what she said.

I’m actually watching 30 Rock.

Well I’m going to bed, so you win this round…..

I’m studying. Fuck yeah, animal reproduction.
:l

Tell us all about it.

:D :D :D :D :D

XD

victory.

Is mine.

False.

i win again.

Nuh-uh.

Go watch TV some more.

I am. :)

Nah.

Congrats on your 10,000 + ranger! And on your 485 Bob!

Why, thank you!

Thank you, kind sir!
And yes, congrats Bob! Such a good number.

It’s even more special ‘cause I’m an ‘85er.

Not anymore.

Aw, man!

Soon to be in the 500 Club!!!!

That reminded me of this song

Weird.

Very weird.

How uplifting! Reminded me of a morning workout TV show!

WORK THOSE ABS.

I hope I can wake up early enough to go swim.

ABSolutely!

Do you think?

WHAT IT WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE????
@Fred931 is a buuuuuugerrrrr!!

Nice try

I’m going to pee now.

A likely story.

Take your time @Val

@jonsblond I can tell you this…I timed it. It took 16 seconds. And my EPT was negative. Thank God!

Hahahahahahahahahaha! I stopped following this thread a long time ago, but felt I had to pop back in to check up.

You’re all a bunch of foolish fools! And I guess I am now too. :(

Nice try @jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities !

I pity the foos!

Here… I’ll get the first word in.

”<Forsees this thread going on and on and on and on…...>

I’m not much of an arguer, so I can usually let most things go. Usually by the time the argument gets drug out long enough, the person getting the last word just looks like an idiot.”

- jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities

@jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities Oh, please. You love us.

LAST WORD Please?

146 new responses? Really guys?

@toomuchcoffee911 OH NO YOU DON’T

Aw, my bad. and I did it again here!

@toomuchcoffee911 You’re mean.

Mine!

@Val123 NO

Archive archive now now now

YES!!!!!!!!!!

NO

you can’t win!

Right

Wrong.

I will

I will cut you out of my Will.

Who is Will?

Smith, of course. He rocks.

I wanted to marry him when I was little.
Oh, Fresh Prince.

Coherent story?

300th response!

I should have seen that coming [grumble grumble]

302?

10210

42

25 or 6 2 4

Hey yo.

Hey ho.

You talkin’ to yourself now?

D:

Awww.

* hug *

So what’s up?

Oh, just watching Boondock Saints.
“Last word” -I’m still on topic.

I’m on Facebook.

Where I also have the last word.

I do that too.
I always have the last word, or there will be 463464564574564746846586725675468768575865476457426276256254277865748356278496253478654371659324534 notifications.

You sure are popular.

Oh, you know it gurl.

Wait, are we role-playing now, dude?

THEY’RE WATCHING YOU!

Note:
Remember to pick up toilet paper on the way home.

Will this ever stop?

I hope not. We are possibility looking at a Guinness record.
Eventually, the worlds longest post.

And, I mean the beer. ;-)

It’s a good day for a Guinness.

Erin Go Bragh!

I prefer Heineken.

I prefer jelly.

I’m cool with jello shots.

Ok, for the record. HBO did a special about Prison.

One of the inmates commented, when licking another mans ass ( tossing salad )(NSFW). Usually honey or jelly is used. Going on to say, “I prefer Jelly.”
Totally funny and it came so nature for this guy to say.
Chris Rock used that line in one of his routines.

That is funny.

Is not.

Sure it is.

Nope.

* taps Val’s head *

Fin?

I had a dream last night that my mom tied me down and drilled through all of my teeth with this itty bitty drillbit. It was so weird.
I just thought you guys should know.

Ouch.

Pulls bob’s hair.

@rangerr WHAT??? Mebee you should go see a dentist. Or a shrink. Or both.

@Val123 You like it rough, huh?

Oh man, I love Lady Gaga.
Maybe I should, mommyVal. Hmmm.

And do you also like it rough?

…...........

Hey, no words again!

Oh, right.

dotdotdotdotdotdotdot

Atta girl.

Runs away screaming from bob.

The Last Word

Pulls @ChazMaz‘s hair.

It’s settled, then. Val likes it rough.

This is a genius thread even if they didn’t see this coming.

Yells @bob_ “SHUT UP I DO NOT!” Kicks bob in the knee.

@Val123 haha :)

Oh lord. I just got the Exhibitionist Award. PULEASE don’t tell bob!

Ouch!

Also, I rest my case.

[punches @Val123 and yells, ‘this is for bob!’]

OW!!!! [Whips out karate chops and….calls…..911 because there are TWO MEN BEATING UP ONE LITTLE GRAMMA!!!!]
@bob_ LOL!

Two? I ain’t doin’ nothin’!

Well, who they gonna believe? You or me? MUhhaaahahahahahahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

I’m printing this page. pwned.

Cheese… Ooops, sorry, wrong post.

Ah shit!
@ChazMaz Cheese and Rice?

Cheese?

Cheese makes me miss Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends.
:l

DON’T FEED THE TROLL

Sup.

I don’t want to get caught up in this silliness. I was just thinking that with regards to Fluther questions I always get annoyed if I am the last one to answer, because it means that it is possible that few if any people got to read what I wrote.

@LostInParadise – Too late.

Sorry, was I suppose to read that? ;-)

Yeah, seriously, you guys are being way too silly.

No, bob. The last word is serious bidness.

I agree.

So do I.

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

Antidisestablishmentarianism.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

@Snarp – Mine is bigger then yours.

You guys compensating for anything?

LOL @bob !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MINE’S THE BIGGEST!!!

@Val123 – Ya have to use words. Like us grown ups.

Too silly? That’s possible?
Funsuckers.

Suckers indeed.

WordsWordsWordsLikeAGrownUpWordsWordsWordsLikeAGrownUpWordsWordsWordsLikeAGrownUpWordsWordsWordsLikeAGrownUpWordsWordsWordsLikeAGrownUpWordsWordsWordsLikeAGrownUpWordsWordsWordsLikeAGrownUpWordsWordsWordsLikeAGrownUpWordsWordsWordsLikeAGrownUpWordsWordsWordsLikeAGrownUp

Like that?

Yes.

YOU BROKE IT.
I’M TELLING DAD.

Um. Your DAD is my HUSBAND and you can guess which one of us is the BOSS!! Too badd, so sadd, @rangerr!

You’re married to Bendrewman?

Is that his name? Yes, I am.

No you’re not.

You’re right! We got a divorce. I forgot. But I’m still the boss of him!

Him? It’s a them!

Well, this is messed up.

They could also be mean and just lock the thread.

No, I meant, the whole Val marrying 2 dudes situation.

3.

Well, ain’t she a popular girl.

Just don’t tell my husband. Kay?

50 bucks or I spill the beans.

bacon and eggs

Last word or I tell your husband and steal your son.

Last word or I tell everybody what you did last summer.

Everyone knows.

Yeah, but not everything.

I don’t even know what I did last summer! Tell me!

@ChazMaz You puttin’ in a breakfast order? Make it yourself!

Quiche

Freshly squeezed orange juice, with no pulp. Pronto.

Guess I’ll check back in three weeks.

I’ll check back in 22 days. pwned.

I’ll check back in 10 seconds.

I still have the last word. So there.

I guess I win then? Let’s archive this question then forever.

Mmm. Nope.

Fine then. I will still be victorious.

Muhuhuhuhuhuhuhu.

Finished folding the clothing.

OH MAN. I need to switch my laundry over. Thanks!

Darn…wrinkles

I re-dried them. IT’S OKAY.

Thank goodness

Noobs.

pancake?

I just made scrambled eggs.

no bacon, i hope.

Of course not. They aren’t even real eggs.

good, because my piggies would not approve. :p

This little piggiewent to market…

…and bit off your face.