# Minotaurus; follow the trail of breadcrumbs... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 3, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095 "2006-07-03T21:25:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![brossa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brossa/32/3040_2.png) [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/41 "2006-07-04T03:09:24Z")
What’s a filled with it? ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/42 "2006-07-04T03:11:35Z")
[QUOTE=Minotaurus] Do you know what? I can read your mind… and you’re filled with \ [/QUOTE] (grammar corrected by me) Filled with what? The way your sentence reads without correction, it seems as though you’re saying i’m filled with mind. In which case, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Minotaurus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Minotaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minotaurus)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/43 "2006-07-04T03:16:19Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] (grammar corrected by me) Filled with what? The way your sentence reads without correction, it seems as though you’re saying i’m filled with mind. In which case, thank you. [/QUOTE] a nitpicker too ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/44 "2006-07-04T03:19:45Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] (grammar corrected by me) What’s a howler? [/QUOTE] I’m guessing the Cretan is…a holwer _monkey_ to be specific. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/45 "2006-07-04T03:19:59Z")
[QUOTE=Minotaurus] You’re a nitpicker, too. [/QUOTE] (again with the grammar) Nitpicking implies it’s a \*small \* defect, which, clearly, your idiocy is not. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/46 "2006-07-04T03:24:44Z")
So Revenant is scared because his mind is filled with a nitpicker? ---
**Author:** ![Minotaurus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Minotaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minotaurus)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/47 "2006-07-04T03:26:56Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] (again with the grammar) Nitpicking implies it’s a \*small \* defect, which, clearly, your idiocy is not. [/QUOTE] so you are a howler, a nitpicker and a clueless debater who’s mind is open for most to see i see your tracks Revenant :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/48 "2006-07-04T03:32:19Z")
[QUOTE=Minotaurus] so you are a howler, a nitpicker and a clueless debater who’s mind is open for most to see i see your tracks Revenant :smack: [/QUOTE] I started correcting, but i’m not honestly not sure what “mind is open for most to see” meant, let alone the “tracks” comment. Fun as this is, would you mind [del]debating[/del] [del]arguing[/del] speaking in english? I’ve suggested you’re either a troll or a pretty impressive idiot. What do you have to say in your own defense? ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/49 "2006-07-04T03:35:20Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] I’ve suggested you’re either a troll or a pretty impressive idiot. What do you have to say in your own defense? [/QUOTE] Do you really have any reason to believe that he hasn’t offered his best defense in this thread? ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/50 "2006-07-04T03:37:31Z")
[QUOTE=ultrafilter] Do you really have any reason to believe that he hasn’t offered his best defense in this thread? [/QUOTE] The best defense is a good offense? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Minotaurus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Minotaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minotaurus)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/51 "2006-07-04T03:38:07Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] I started correcting, but i’m not honestly not sure what “mind is open for most to see” meant, let alone the “tracks” comment. Fun as this is, would you mind [del]debating[/del] [del]arguing[/del] speaking in english? I’ve suggested you’re either a troll or a pretty impressive idiot. What do you have to say in your own defense? [/QUOTE] are you totally clueless? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/52 "2006-07-04T03:39:06Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] I’ve suggested you’re either a troll or a pretty impressive idiot. [/QUOTE] Could still be a pretty intelligent monkey. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/53 "2006-07-04T03:40:00Z")
Aha! I feel we’re making progress; he seemed certain I was clueless before, but now he’s _questioning his decision_. We may be witnessing the birth of a sentient lifeform. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/54 "2006-07-04T03:40:18Z")
[QUOTE=Lute Skywatcher] I’m guessing the Cretan [/QUOTE] You misspelled the last word. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/55 "2006-07-04T03:41:02Z")
[QUOTE=Giraffe] Especially if we can figure out some way to remotely give him an electric shock. [/QUOTE] Can we set his laser printer to \? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/56 "2006-07-04T03:41:42Z")
[QUOTE=Minotaurus] are you totally clueless? [/QUOTE] We’ve secretly replaced the Cretan’s monitor with a mirror. Let’s see if he notices. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/57 "2006-07-04T03:47:37Z")
[QUOTE=Colibri] You misspelled the last word. 😉 [/QUOTE] It’s a pun. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/58 "2006-07-04T03:55:56Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] Aha! I feel we’re making progress; he seemed certain I was clueless before, but now he’s _questioning his decision_. We may be witnessing the birth of a sentient lifeform. [/QUOTE] Quick, strangle it in its cradle before it’s too late for all mankind! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Minotaurus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Minotaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minotaurus)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/59 "2006-07-04T04:05:30Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] Aha! I feel **we’re** making progress; he seemed certain I was clueless before, but now he’s _questioning his decision_. We may be witnessing the birth of a sentient lifeform. [/QUOTE] we ??? so there is more of you ---
**Author:** ![DxZero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@DxZero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DxZero)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095/60 "2006-07-04T04:07:22Z")
[QUOTE=Minotaurus] we ??? so there is more of you [/QUOTE] Everyone else is this thread, possibly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minotaurus-follow-the-trail-of-breadcrumbs/363095.md?page=4)