Talk:3076: The Roads Both Taken - Revision history

Promethean at 15:25, 11 May 2026

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DollarStoreBa'al at 14:49, 19 February 2026

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DollarStoreBa'al at 14:49, 19 February 2026

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The Yeti at 20:06, 17 April 2025

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172.70.91.129 at 15:03, 17 April 2025

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42.book.addict at 23:42, 16 April 2025

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172.71.241.100 at 13:51, 16 April 2025

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162.158.216.55: Probably intended indents...

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Probably intended indents...

Lettherebedarklight: Comment

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Comment

172.70.86.170 at 06:48, 16 April 2025

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	The two paths and then combined to create interference is methinks an allusion to the {{w\|double-slit experiment}}. [[User:The Yeti\|The Yeti]] ([[User talk:The Yeti\|talk]]) 20:06, 17 April 2025 (UTC)		The two paths and then combined to create interference is methinks an allusion to the {{w\|double-slit experiment}}. [[User:The Yeti\|The Yeti]] ([[User talk:The Yeti\|talk]]) 20:06, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
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		+	The first "could" would've been better as "would". [[User:Promethean\|Promethean]] ([[User talk:Promethean\|talk]]) 15:25, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

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 ::and the difference is slight,
 ::That's a moiré. [[User:DollarStoreBa&#39;al|DollarStoreBa&#39;al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa&#39;al|talk]]) 13:56, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
-:::Revisiting this, I think I literally invented this lyric, but only sort of. There's a post on facebook with these lyrics from 2017, but I don't use Facebook. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|<span style="color:#3c2004">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|<span style="color:#1E0F00">Converse</span>]]</sup> (BLM) 14:49, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
+:::Revisiting this, I think I literally invented this lyric, but only sort of. There's a post on facebook with these lyrics from 2017, but I don't use Facebook, so there's no way I would have seen this. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|<span style="color:#3c2004">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|<span style="color:#1E0F00">Converse</span>]]</sup> (BLM) 14:49, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
 : I think it's more likely a slightly clunky way to reach the punchline that is a twist on photon-superposition-fomo being ''phomo'' [[User:Xseo|Xseo]] ([[User talk:Xseo|talk]]) 10:15, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
 : The original was {{w|That%27s_Amore|a hit for Dean Martin in 1953}}. [https://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/10/17/thats-a-moray/ Parodies featuring moray eels came later]. I agree with Xseo that Martin's song is unlikely to have been an inspiration for the title text. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.82|108.162.246.82]] 14:40, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

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 ::and the difference is slight,
 ::That's a moiré. [[User:DollarStoreBa&#39;al|DollarStoreBa&#39;al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa&#39;al|talk]]) 13:56, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
 : I think it's more likely a slightly clunky way to reach the punchline that is a twist on photon-superposition-fomo being ''phomo'' [[User:Xseo|Xseo]] ([[User talk:Xseo|talk]]) 10:15, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
 : The original was {{w|That%27s_Amore|a hit for Dean Martin in 1953}}. [https://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/10/17/thats-a-moray/ Parodies featuring moray eels came later]. I agree with Xseo that Martin's song is unlikely to have been an inspiration for the title text. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.82|108.162.246.82]] 14:40, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

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	And I'm beginning to see why. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.180.164\|172.69.180.164]] 19:43, 15 April 2025 (UTC)		And I'm beginning to see why. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.180.164\|172.69.180.164]] 19:43, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
	:funny you should say that. from Wikipedia, {{quote\|After Frost returned to New Hampshire in 1915, he sent Thomas an advance copy of "The Road Not Taken". Thomas took the poem seriously and personally, and it may have been significant in his decision to enlist in World War I. Thomas was killed two years later in the Battle of Arras.}} [[user talk:lett‪herebedarklight\|youtu.be/miLcaqq2Zpk]] 06:48, 16 April 2025 (UTC)		:funny you should say that. from Wikipedia, {{quote\|After Frost returned to New Hampshire in 1915, he sent Thomas an advance copy of "The Road Not Taken". Thomas took the poem seriously and personally, and it may have been significant in his decision to enlist in World War I. Thomas was killed two years later in the Battle of Arras.}} [[user talk:lett‪herebedarklight\|youtu.be/miLcaqq2Zpk]] 06:48, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
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		+	The two paths and then combined to create interference is methinks an allusion to the {{w\|double-slit experiment}}. [[User:The Yeti\|The Yeti]] ([[User talk:The Yeti\|talk]]) 20:06, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

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 :: My favorite is: When you make béchamel and throw cheese in as well that's a Mornay.[[Special:Contributions/172.69.246.135|172.69.246.135]] 01:59, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
 :::When it causes a stir in your social milieu, that's a more. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.241.100|172.71.241.100]] 13:51, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
 Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—<br>

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 I just saw on Google's Doodle: "''...today’s Doodle shows an illustration of quantum superposition. April 14 is World Quantum Day, and this year is also the International Year of Quantum — celebrating 100 years since the discovery of quantum mechanics.''"  https://blog.google/technology/research/world-quantum-day-doodle-superposition-thaumatrope/  --[[User:PRR|PRR]] ([[User talk:PRR|talk]]) 05:25, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
 :Added World Quantum Day to the article. Thanks. [[User:Nitpicking|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking|talk]]) 13:25, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
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 :Actually, vogon poetry is 3rd worst, but I see your point and shared the same thought process. I think this should be added into the article. {{unsigned ip|172.68.84.192|05:21, 16 April 2025}}
-Pretty sure the title text is a parody of a song lyric that I can't remember the original of. "When you something something something, that's something". Damn it, its on the tip of my tongue, but it isn't quite coalescing!
+Pretty sure the title text is a parody of a song lyric that I can't remember the original of. "When you something something something, that's something". Damn it, its on the tip of my tongue, but it isn't quite coalescing! {{unsigned ip|162.158.110.237|09:56, 15 April 2025 (UTC)}}
-: When a grid's misaligned with another behind, that's a moiré! Biran4454 10:07, 15 April 2025 (UTC)]
+: When a grid's misaligned with another behind, that's a moiré! [[Special:Contributions/172.70.160.217|172.70.160.217]] 10:06, 15 April 2025 (UTC)]
 ::When the spacing is tight
 ::and the difference is slight,

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 :: My favorite is: When you make béchamel and throw cheese in as well that's a Mornay.[[Special:Contributions/172.69.246.135|172.69.246.135]] 01:59, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
-Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
+Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—<br>
-I took the one less traveled by,
+I took the one less traveled by,<br>
 And I'm beginning to see why. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.180.164|172.69.180.164]] 19:43, 15 April 2025 (UTC)