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Ok, maybe a little game to try out, based on a sort of theory of mine...
The rules of the game:
Someone supplies a quote (say, 4-5 lines) from a search for PF post. (maybe even from PF 2?)
People guess who posted it, and in which forum it appeared in.
The first one to get it right supplies another quote, and so on.
To make it easier, the poster must be someone who is pretty common, eg. in the top 100 posters or something. No obscure single posts by someone in the homework thread please! (and if you recognise your own post, don't tell anybody... though you can spread false information... [;)])
Well... if anyone thinks this can work, they can supply the first quote.
BoulderHead
Aug16-03, 09:50 AM
I'm interested in this theory of yours but imagine that explaining it prematurely would ruin the experiment. I'll go first;
He's my Son ... part of my substance.[t)]
Originally posted by FZ+
Ok, maybe a little game to try out, based on a sort of theory of mine...
The rules of the game:
Someone supplies a quote (say, 4-5 lines) from a search for PF post. (maybe even from PF 2?)
People guess who posted it, and in which forum it appeared in.
The first one to get it right supplies another quote, and so on.
To make it easier, the poster must be someone who is pretty common, eg. in the top 100 posters or something. No obscure single posts by someone in the homework thread please! (and if you recognise your own post, don't tell anybody... though you can spread false information... [;)])
Well... if anyone thinks this can work, they can supply the first quote.
Well I don't know the answer to Boulderhead's quote, but I think that another rule to be amended is that it isn't something which is said so commonly that people cannot guess who the quote was from.
BoulderHead
Aug16-03, 10:09 AM
Oh crumb, I failed to read the directions (again). That poster didn't meet the minimum post requirements, sorry about that. I'll try again with one of my favorites;
Philosophy is the result of intellect without intelligence.
Iacchus32 in the philosophy forum, or the religion forum. Do i post another or wait to see if im rite first?
BoulderHead
Aug16-03, 10:23 AM
FZ needs to imform us of what to do, think I.
Anyway, the quote was not from Iacchus32.
Care to try again?
Sounds like something Alexander would have posted in the Philosophy Forum in PF 2.0.
This is kinda cool! Sorta like "Clue"; Professor Plumb did it, in the Other Sciences Forum, with a Macintosh.
BTW, another rule that might be a good idea, the quote should have to be from the poster, and not a source-quote that the poster "cut-and-pasted" into their post, don't you think?
russ_watters in the philosophy forum.
russ_watters
Aug16-03, 12:28 PM
Originally posted by Andy
russ_watters in the philosophy forum. Naa.
Dammit!
Ivan seeking, in the same forum.
BoulderHead
Aug16-03, 12:42 PM
Sounds like something Alexander would have posted in the Philosophy Forum in PF 2.0.
Yes it does, but Alexander is not the one who said it.
This is kinda cool! Sorta like "Clue"; Professor Plumb did it, in the Other Sciences Forum, with a Macintosh.
Yes, FZ has a knack for coming up with fun stuff.
BTW, another rule that might be a good idea, the quote should have to be from the poster, and not a source-quote that the poster "cut-and-pasted" into their post, don't you think?
Sounds ok to me.
Andy, wrong again, teehehe. It is neither Ivan or Russ.
[edit]
To correct my use of the written english word.
Another God, philosophy forum
I know it's one of a handful of people. It's only a matter of narrowing it down[;)] it's got to be a list of maybe 10 people, and some have already been mentioned
zoobyshoe
Aug16-03, 03:15 PM
I'm going to guess Mr. Robin
Parsons. One would suppose a
person who felt this way about
philosophy wouldn't be posting
in philosophy so I'm going to
guess it came up in a physics
thread for some reason.
BoulderHead
Aug16-03, 04:38 PM
Originally posted by Hurkyl
Logical Atheist?
YeeeeHaawww, Hurkyl gets the prize!
Good ol' LA, and I thought I might be the only one to remember him [:D]
I yeild the podium to you, Hurkyl. [:)]
eNtRopY
Aug16-03, 09:48 PM
i once got my private parts caught in a metal fan.
Who wrote this?
eNtRopY
I must confess that "Sounds like something Alexander would have posted" was a big clue. [:)]
Ok, this one might be too easy, but how about:
The magnetic field is just the relativistic part of the electric field
Greg Bernhardt
Aug16-03, 10:12 PM
The magnetic field is just the relativistic part of the electric field
Now that is Alexander! [:D]
Yep. [:)]
Was hoping to pull the plain sight effect; everyone talking about him, nobody thinks him!
One more addition: shouldn't everyone take a vow of honour they won't use the search option?
BoulderHead
Aug17-03, 12:34 AM
Originally posted by Sonty
One more addition: shouldn't everyone take a vow of honour they won't use the search option?
I think so, and admit I used it to find the Author of the quote posted by Hurkyl (which is why I didn't bother to answer, btw).
I think Greg has the next shot at posting a quote.
Greg Bernhardt
Aug17-03, 08:28 AM
Ok here is mine:
It's better than Harry Potter, and it's all "technology".
FZ needs to imform us of what to do, think I.
Wel... I'm not really sure what exactly to do and stuff... let's just see how things go and what is intuiative, ok?
As for gregs...
I'm thinking Gen Discussion, poster ... (picks random person...) Mentat?
Greg Bernhardt
Aug17-03, 10:12 AM
It's better than Harry Potter, and it's all "technology".
no and no [:)]
Originally posted by eNtRopY
Who wrote this?
"i once got my private parts caught in a metal fan."
eNtRopY
I remember this thread. It was the stupidest thing you ever did or saw done. It was, I think, in the General Discussion Forum.
I was going to guess that it was you Enthropy, because I figured you would put your private parts in anything that was moving [:D], but since you posted it, I'd have to go with Megashawn or Andy. It sounds like something either one of them might have made up to be funny.
Ivan Seeking
Aug17-03, 01:59 PM
Originally posted by Greg Bernhardt
no and no [:)]
Andy?
BoulderHead
Aug17-03, 02:10 PM
Originally posted by Ivan Seeking
Andy?
Haha, I thought it was YOU !
Greg Bernhardt
Aug17-03, 02:11 PM
nope and nada [:)]
Wasw it Sting in the Physics Forum?
zoobyshoe
Aug17-03, 02:24 PM
Concerning the metal fan I'm going
to guess Mr. Robin Parsons.
Concerning Harry Potter I'm going
to guess Zantra
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i once got my private parts caught in a metal fan.
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Who wrote this?
eNtRopY
Ha i remember that, it was Dx, dont see him round much, and it was in the General discussion forum.
eNtRopY
Aug17-03, 02:33 PM
Originally posted by Andy
Ha i remember that, it was Dx, dont see him round much, and it was in the General discussion forum.
Yeah, it was him. After I made a joke about him taking himself out of the gene pool, he later added that he was just joking... but all know the truth!
Actually, I liked Dx. He was one my favorite posters. He was always posting the nerdiest things that one could possibly say. I always wondered if he was trying to be funny or if he was just a bit nerdy.
eNtRopY
zoobyshoe
Aug17-03, 10:19 PM
Who said the Harry Potter thing
and is there a new quote, Andy?
BoulderHead
Aug17-03, 10:22 PM
Originally posted by zoobyshoe
Who said the Harry Potter thing...?
It hasn't been guessed yet. Maybe Greg will post another quote from the same member, giving us another clue ??
While you're waiting, try this one...
In conclusion, I am a fvcking @sshole, and I suck on so many levels it's not funny anymore.
Originally posted by Tsunami
While you're waiting, try this one...
Entropy in general ?
Originally posted by Zantra
Entropy in general ?
In General DISCUSSION?
-or are you saying 'this just sounds like entropy in general'?[;)]
Peace, man.
Originally posted by Tsunami
In General DISCUSSION?
-or are you saying 'this just sounds like entropy in general'?[;)]
Peace, man.
Both[:D]
BoulderHead
Aug18-03, 11:59 AM
He was talking to me in that quote so I know it was eNtRopY. [:D]
Originally posted by Zantra
Both[:D]
Ah... [:D]
In that case, yes and no. [;)]
Originally posted by BoulderHead
He was talking to me in that quote so I know it was eNtRopY. [:D]
Yes, but... where?
(and with WHAT? [;)]-Jus' kiddin'-God, I loved Clue as a kid!) [:D]
Originally posted by Tsunami
Yes, but... where?
(and with WHAT? [;)]-Jus' kiddin'-God, I loved Clue as a kid!) [:D]
So I got that one right?
Originally posted by Zantra
So I got that one right?
Correct. Now which forum was it in?
Dang! I didn't mean to snag the thread up like this! Do you want me to take it outta here to another thread? (Isn't there a Harry Potter thing hanging out there somewhere? Looking... YEAH! Greg! Are you out there? Zooby says Zantra!)
It could only be said in general forum. No clue on the when
the answer to the harry potter thing is selfAdjoint in mystics and pseudo science, my thread about magic.
i haven't been around here long enough to think of any funny quotes like yall have found, so one of you other nice people can just post one for me[:D]
Who posted?:
"Electrons don't go to school to learn quantum mechanics"
zoobyshoe
Aug19-03, 01:08 AM
Hmmmm...I'm going to guess Mr.Robin Parsons.
Let's see... gotta be Philosophy Forum, replying to one of Alexander's everything is physics I think...
Gee, I'm scared it might be me.
I am guessing LW Sleeth, but could be LG..
Oh, people, can't you remember him? A great hater of all that include the word quantum
Ah! Morp! It's morp, the guy who thought QM was a conspiracy specifically designed to confuse him...
Presuming I am right...
"Given that this Mind fulfils the requirements of omnipotence; omnipresence; and omniscience, I conclude that this is the Mind of God."
BoulderHead
Aug19-03, 08:42 PM
In case you're right I'd have to laugh loudly and shout out loud: LIFEGAZER [:D]
If that is correct, try this one;
"Even so, the radio is only a receptacle. In which case how do we know that our mind is not just a receptacle either? Or, say part of a "grand stage," where everything is broadcast live? ... and we're just part of the "live" entertainment."
zoobyshoe
Aug19-03, 08:46 PM
Boulderhead, the answer to yours
is: Rene DesCartes.
Bingo! It was morp in theory development
BoulderHead
Aug19-03, 09:00 PM
Ah, FZ was right and I'm nearly 100% certain the quote FZ posted had to be from LG, so it is possible that I've got the ball again.
Sorry zoobyshoe, but that was not the member I pulled the quote from.
BoulderHead
Aug20-03, 09:39 PM
Here is another big, long, hint;
"As for the number 666, what it represents is two thirds, and hence the second of three degrees: the first being 0 to 333, the second being 334 to 666, and the third being 667 to 1000. Which would be about right, for if you portrayed a symmetrical cross, where the top, bottom, left and right (sections) were equal in length, then by adding "an extension" equal in length at the base, you would have these same three degrees portrayed by the height of the cross: where the first two degrees (666 and below) exist below the horizontal plane, or "cross beam," and the third degree (667 and above) exists above it. So in this respect the number 217 (as opposed to 216) would be similar to 667."
When I read this only one member comes to my mind. How about you?
Originally posted by Tsunami
Correct. Now which forum was it in?
Dang! I didn't mean to snag the thread up like this! Do you want me to take it outta here to another thread? (Isn't there a Harry Potter thing hanging out there somewhere? Looking... YEAH! Greg! Are you out there? Zooby says Zantra!)
Not to side track but going back to that entropy quote, I'll go with philophy forums- though I find that hard to believe- I didn't see him in there much- of course he left just as I was getting started
Originally posted by BoulderHead
Here is another big, long, hint;
"As for the number 666, what it represents is two thirds, and hence the second of three degrees: the first being 0 to 333, the second being 334 to 666, and the third being 667 to 1000. Which would be about right, for if you portrayed a symmetrical cross, where the top, bottom, left and right (sections) were equal in length, then by adding "an extension" equal in length at the base, you would have these same three degrees portrayed by the height of the cross: where the first two degrees (666 and below) exist below the horizontal plane, or "cross beam," and the third degree (667 and above) exists above it. So in this respect the number 217 (as opposed to 216) would be similar to 667."
When I read this only one member comes to my mind. How about you?
This sounds a little like Qantumcarl, except that he usually makes more sense and this thing is just bizzare.
Originally posted by Zantra
Not to side track but going back to that entropy quote, I'll go with philophy forums- though I find that hard to believe- I didn't see him in there much- of course he left just as I was getting started
Nope. It was in How Stuff Works. Here's another of my favorites:
Who said this?
"I once got drunk with some illegal aliens. Then I think I lost my car for about six hours."
BoulderHead
Aug21-03, 09:06 AM
Artman,
It was not QC.
Could people focus on 1 quote rather than several quotes.
BH: Sounds like Iaachus in Philosophy I think. Barring that, religion.
Right about LG of course. It is obviously from the start of LG's infamous "Proof for the existence of god..."
Maybe we are getting too many philosophy ones?
BoulderHead
Aug21-03, 05:06 PM
FZ,
Yes, it was Iaachus in religion. [:)]
zoobyshoe
Aug21-03, 08:37 PM
Originally posted by Tsunami
Nope. It was in How Stuff Works. Here's another of my favorites:
Who said this?
"I once got drunk with some illegal aliens. Then I think I lost my car for about six hours."
I remember this one well. Ivan
Seeking in mystics & pseudo
Originally posted by zoobyshoe
I remember this one well. Ivan
Seeking in mystics & pseudo
Ya that one was pretty trasparent- I could have easily made the same guess (so why didn't I?..grrrr)
Uh... is it my go?
"That Crusader was a particular example that made me mention Runsfeld...when ever a raving, slobbering hawk like Rumsfeld sees a problem, it must be HUGE."
Integral
Aug22-03, 11:29 AM
Originally posted by BoulderHead
Here is another big, long, hint;
"As for the number 666, what it represents is two thirds, and hence the second of three degrees: the first being 0 to 333, the second being 334 to 666, and the third being 667 to 1000. Which would be about right, for if you portrayed a symmetrical cross, where the top, bottom, left and right (sections) were equal in length, then by adding "an extension" equal in length at the base, you would have these same three degrees portrayed by the height of the cross: where the first two degrees (666 and below) exist below the horizontal plane, or "cross beam," and the third degree (667 and above) exists above it. So in this respect the number 217 (as opposed to 216) would be similar to 667."
When I read this only one member comes to my mind. How about you?
It reminds me of one of our faviorite crackpots, hes been gone for a long time, Fellow called himself Donde, had his own definition of Pi.
BoulderHead
Aug22-03, 11:51 AM
It reminds me of one of our faviorite crackpots, hes been gone for a long time, Fellow called himself Donde, had his own definition of Pi.
Did he insist that (Pi)(rround), not square? [:D]
Originally posted by FZ+
Uh... is it my go?
"That Crusader was a particular example that made me mention Runsfeld...when ever a raving, slobbering hawk like Rumsfeld sees a problem, it must be HUGE."
Was it Njorl?
(the word 'hawk' makes me think of him)
zoobyshoe
Aug22-03, 03:09 PM
Fz+
Was it that incendiary Danish guy
who had that long thread going
about how Americans are culturally
inferior?
Close.. (only many thousands of miles) but no cigar.
zoobyshoe
Aug22-03, 03:38 PM
Right thread, wrong poster, I'm
guessing. Hmmm...if it only
weren't against the rules to look...
Originally posted by FZ+
Uh... is it my go?
"That Crusader was a particular example that made me mention Runsfeld...when ever a raving, slobbering hawk like Rumsfeld sees a problem, it must be HUGE."
Since you mention Rumsfeld, I'd say it was in the P&WA Forum, and guess it was Zero (hey, if you're going to guess, you might as well guess the Mentor of the Forum [:)]).
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