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Postby Tavis » Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:52 pm

This is inspired from a <a href='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... st&p=80950' target='_blank'>series of useless facts</a> uttered in the "<a href='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... wtopic=122' target='_blank'>Questions Only</a>" game. Utter true things ("<span style='color:#64008D'>Tavis likes purple.</span>"), false things ("Pi is exactly 3!" *gasp*), or maybe just the absurd ("The queen and I simply share a fondness for whipped cream."), as long as it is clearly a fact.<br><br><b>No Opinions!</b><br><br>Finally, posters of really good facts are rewarded with non-prizes and the admiration of other forum contestants. <!--emo&:P--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /><!--endemo--> Have fun!

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Postby Bocaj Claw » Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:24 am

Fact: This game is new.
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Postby norsenerd » Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:38 am

Fact: This game is useless.
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Postby Caoimhin » Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:39 am

Fact: Rabbits are infact not rodents.

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Postby CoreyFox » Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:48 am

Fact: Paul Lynde played Templeton the Rat, not Charles Nelson Reilly. (Well, in the first movie, anyway.)

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Postby Miles E Traysandor » Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:33 am

Fact: Traysandor is an invented word created by smooshing together a couple of common English words.
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Postby Bocaj Claw » Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:38 am

Fact: Bocaj is both "jacob" backwards and a lazy attempt at coming up with a screen name.
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Postby BunnyBoy » Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:13 am

fact: The Vatican (Papal States) was the only political entity to grant recognition to the Confederate States of America during the Civil War (1861-1865).<br><br>fact: A humpback whale's milk is 54 percent fat.<br><br>fact: Cleveland spelled backwards is "DNA level C"<br><br>fact: A "jiffy" is a unit of time: 3.3357 times 10 raised to the -11 (3.3357x10^-11) seconds. So named for the length of time it takes light to travel a cm in a vacuum.

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Postby Tavis » Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:17 pm

fact: The UHCL campus (like many schools) apparently blocks port 6667, which is commonly used for IRC.<br><br>fact: The previous fact might not be suitable here since it may in fact be useful. <!--emo&:o--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... s/ohmy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ohmy.gif' /><!--endemo--> <br><br>fact: I am currently typing this post from lab computer 45.<br><br>fact: The lab computer 3 seats over is C6. <!--emo&:blink:--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' /><!--endemo-->

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Postby Richard K Niner » Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:25 pm

fact: The UW campus does not block port 6667, as evidenced by...<br>fact: I have successfully connected to the DC chatroom without the use of a proxy from UW's Math and CS UNIX labs.<br><br>fact: The PTR lookup of my IP address starts with "toronto", when I am in fact connected in Ottawa - 4 hours away.<br><br>fact: This post is brought to you by Canadian taxpayers.<br><br>
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Postby Tavis » Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:31 pm

fact: I am jealous.<br><br>EDIT: fact: Oh, wait.... I can still use port 7000 here. <!--emo&:P--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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Postby Bocaj Claw » Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:22 pm

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Postby Tom Flapwell » Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:53 pm

Fact: There is an irreverent series of calendars called <i>The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said</i>, a rather suspicious title given that they release a new set each year. In 2001, Al Gore had the most quotes -- four, some of them very embarrassing indeed -- while Dubya had only one. (Sportscaster Ralph Kiner and conductor Eugene Ormandy also appear frequently on these calendars.) This year, Dubya has far and away the most quotes, and Gore and all the 2004 Democratic nominees have yet to show up.
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Postby CoreyFox » Tue Nov 08, 2005 10:38 pm

Fact: "Ashtray" is "trash" in pig-latin.

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Postby Miles E Traysandor » Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:11 pm

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