Guess Who Wrote This? - A PF Game

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The discussion revolves around a game where participants guess the authors of quotes taken from past posts on Physics Forums. The game involves identifying the original poster and the forum in which the quote appeared, with a focus on well-known contributors to the community.

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  • One participant proposes a game based on guessing the authors of quotes from Physics Forums posts.
  • Another participant suggests that quotes should not be too common to avoid making guessing too easy.
  • There are multiple guesses regarding the authorship of quotes, with some participants correcting each other on their guesses.
  • Participants express uncertainty about the rules and suggest amendments, such as ensuring quotes are original and not sourced from elsewhere.
  • Several participants share humorous or anecdotal comments related to the quotes being guessed.
  • At least one participant recalls a specific quote and its context, contributing to the ongoing guessing game.

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Participants generally agree on the structure of the game but have differing opinions on the rules and the difficulty of guessing the quotes. There is no consensus on certain quotes, as multiple guesses are made without clear resolution.

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Some participants express confusion about the rules and the nature of the quotes, indicating that there may be missing assumptions regarding the game's structure and expectations.

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Members of the Physics Forums community interested in a light-hearted game that engages with past discussions and quotes from well-known contributors.

  • #31
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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, don't see him round much, and it was in the General discussion forum.
 
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  • #32
Originally posted by Andy
Ha i remember that, it was Dx, don't 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
 
  • #33
Who said the Harry Potter thing
and is there a new quote, Andy?
 
  • #34
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 ??
 
  • #35
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.
 
  • #36
Originally posted by Tsunami
While you're waiting, try this one...

Entropy in general ?
 
  • #37
Originally posted by Zantra
Entropy in general ?
In General DISCUSSION?
-or are you saying 'this just sounds like entropy in general'?:wink:

Peace, man.
 
  • #38
Originally posted by Tsunami
In General DISCUSSION?
-or are you saying 'this just sounds like entropy in general'?:wink:

Peace, man.

Both
 
  • #39
He was talking to me in that quote so I know it was eNtRopY.
 
  • #40
Originally posted by Zantra
Both
Ah...
In that case, yes and no. :wink:
 
  • #41
Originally posted by BoulderHead
He was talking to me in that quote so I know it was eNtRopY.

Yes, but... where?
(and with WHAT? :wink:-Jus' kiddin'-God, I loved Clue as a kid!)
 
  • #42
Originally posted by Tsunami
Yes, but... where?
(and with WHAT? :wink:-Jus' kiddin'-God, I loved Clue as a kid!)

So I got that one right?
 
  • #43
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!)
 
  • #44
It could only be said in general forum. No clue on the when
 
  • #45
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
 
  • #46
Who posted?:
"Electrons don't go to school to learn quantum mechanics"
 
  • #47
Hmmmm...I'm going to guess Mr.Robin Parsons.
 
  • #48
Nope. Hint: Was at PF2
 
  • #49
Let's see... got to 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..
 
  • #50
Oh, people, can't you remember him? A great hater of all that include the word quantum
 
  • #51
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."
 
  • #52
In case you're right I'd have to laugh loudly and shout out loud: LIFEGAZER

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."
 
  • #53
Boulderhead, the answer to yours
is: Rene DesCartes.
 
  • #54
Bingo! It was morp in theory development
 
  • #55
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.
 
  • #56
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?
 
  • #57
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
 
  • #58
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.
 
  • #59
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."
 
  • #60
Artman,
It was not QC.
 

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