Often they end up talking about "the most pointless things imaginable."

The invaded air roared in their ears, and speech seemed like the most pointless of efforts.

Probably the most pointless article - even for this newspaper - I have seen for months.

The most pointless thing he could think of was a machine that serves no useful function at all.

This is the most pointless place in the whole damned universe.

"It is the most pointless task I can imagine," he says.

This is one of the most pointless and prejudiced analyses I have ever read.

And George Clooney's bit seemed like the most pointless of all.

This is still the most pointless blog ever to be featured on a major international publication.

What would happen if we really did carry out our most pointless threat to children and leave them to fend for themselves?