Oh, but to add to that: neither do I know why sometimes people prefer that format over the simpler "I have."

No, 106928, of course that "have" is not redundant with the word "got." It's not the same kind of "have" as the possessing kind. It's more like a participle form. Would it be present participle? I'm not really sure, but something like that. But I just know that it's not the same form of "have" as if to show possession.

Goofy, of course the word "redundant" doesn't mean "incorrect," duh. But in language redundant things just ARE incorrect.

Dyske, speaking of fallacies, your whole attempt to make a point failed the second you tried using the NON-word "irregardless." It doesn't make any sense.