Talk:406: Venting - Revision history

42.book.addict at 21:14, 14 November 2025

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Flewk at 10:37, 28 December 2015

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108.162.215.119 at 22:39, 13 May 2015

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199.27.128.87 at 03:53, 24 April 2015

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141.101.97.215 at 07:05, 23 April 2014

2014-04-23T07:05:54Z

Davidy22: Undo revision 58155 by Dgbrt (talk) What he conveys in his talk messages is his choice.

2014-01-19T21:47:50Z

Undo revision 58155 by Dgbrt (talk) What he conveys in his talk messages is his choice.

Dgbrt: I'm sorry, but we really should prevent this fake signings. If Obama calls for a vote it has to be mentioned in the discussion section, not at the sign.

2014-01-19T21:17:41Z

I'm sorry, but we really should prevent this fake signings. If Obama calls for a vote it has to be mentioned in the discussion section, not at the sign.

Davidy22: Reverted edits by Dgbrt (talk) to last revision by 108.162.238.117

2014-01-19T20:25:40Z

Reverted edits by Dgbrt (talk) to last revision by 108.162.238.117

Dgbrt: Damn typos

2014-01-19T20:00:14Z

Damn typos

Dgbrt: You are not Barack Obama.

2014-01-19T19:58:54Z

You are not Barack Obama.

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 With the psychology of XKCD readers in mind, I thought I'd look around for real-life applications of this self-same snippet.  To quote the meme: "I was not dissapoint!", although to wildly varying effectiveness and with grossly variable style.
 From among ''many'', I present a meagre and random selection, thus: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/messageboards/F2322274?thread=5276607&skip=40] [http://www.venganza.org/2008/08/wtf-is-wrong-with-you-ppl/comment-page-11/] [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090408064430AA6kC66]
 :Ugh.  None of those actually have sections containing the documentations that they are citing.  I've been wanting to do one of those kinds of posts myself as I'm actually prone to typing out several paragraphs and including citations when I get dragged into an Internet argument. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.117|108.162.238.117]] 07:14, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
-(...and remember to check out...  what is there currently worth watching right now..?  Well, check it out, whatever it is.) [[Special:Contributions/178.98.31.27|178.98.31.27]] 12:43, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
+I'm not saying that the explanation is wrong (well, part of it {{w|Almost_surely|almost definitely}} is), but I'm not sure that the use of Summer Glau's name is to get the last word.  The kind of person that you would use this type of critical analysis on would be unlikely to be a nerd (re: grammar/syntax/spelling/capitalization errors and lack of understanding of the  subject involved), but an Internet troll or general idiot.  So what would be the point of using that name?  My initial impression was that it was giving the appearance of hidden depths to a celebrity (who may or may not be seen as capable of it), and would thus illicit an amusing reaction from the reader.  Imagine if you saw a word-by-word rebuttal attributed to Paris Hilton or Justin Beiber.  An alternate interpretation is that it would make a favored celebrity look even better, much like the "memetic badass" status that {{w|Chuck_Norris#Internet_meme|Chuck Norris}} has. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.117|Barack Obama]] 7:14, 19 January 2014 (UTC)  P.S. Don't forget to vote!
 : Nerds can make grammatical errors. I don't think that would be the case. And I do not believe use of the name has anything to do with the actual commenter or raising Glau's celebrity status. [[User:Flewk|flewk]] ([[User talk:Flewk|talk]]) 10:37, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

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 [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.117|Barack Obama]] 7:14, 19 January 2014 (UTC)  P.S. Don't forget to vote!
 I edited the almost surely wrong part, but this explanation still needs some work by a native English-speaker. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.97.215|141.101.97.215]] 07:05, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
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 I'm not sure if this is so much about people losing the chance to sleep with Summer Glau. Could it be more about the character of River in Firefly, who would presumably be the kind of person to write a blog comment like this? [[Special:Contributions/199.27.128.87|199.27.128.87]] 03:53, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
 :Yeah, that's what I got from it, too. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.119|108.162.215.119]] 22:39, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

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	I'm not sure if this is so much about people losing the chance to sleep with Summer Glau. Could it be more about the character of River in Firefly, who would presumably be the kind of person to write a blog comment like this? [[Special:Contributions/199.27.128.87\|199.27.128.87]] 03:53, 24 April 2015 (UTC)		I'm not sure if this is so much about people losing the chance to sleep with Summer Glau. Could it be more about the character of River in Firefly, who would presumably be the kind of person to write a blog comment like this? [[Special:Contributions/199.27.128.87\|199.27.128.87]] 03:53, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
		+	:Yeah, that's what I got from it, too. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.119\|108.162.215.119]] 22:39, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

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		+	I'm not sure if this is so much about people losing the chance to sleep with Summer Glau. Could it be more about the character of River in Firefly, who would presumably be the kind of person to write a blog comment like this? [[Special:Contributions/199.27.128.87\|199.27.128.87]] 03:53, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

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	I'm not saying that the explanation is wrong (well, part of it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_surely almost definitely] is), but I'm not sure that the use of Summer Glau's name is to get the last word. The kind of person that you would use this type of critical analysis on would be unlikely to be a nerd (re: grammar/syntax/spelling/capitalization errors and lack of understanding of the subject involved), but an Internet troll or general idiot. So what would be the point of using that name? My initial impression was that it was giving the appearance of hidden depths to a celebrity (who may or may not be seen as capable of it), and would thus illicit an amusing reaction from the reader. Imagine if you saw a word-by-word rebuttal attributed to Paris Hilton or Justin Beiber. An alternate interpretation is that it would make a favored celebrity look even better, much like the "memetic badass" status that Chuck Norris[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris#Internet_meme] has.		I'm not saying that the explanation is wrong (well, part of it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_surely almost definitely] is), but I'm not sure that the use of Summer Glau's name is to get the last word. The kind of person that you would use this type of critical analysis on would be unlikely to be a nerd (re: grammar/syntax/spelling/capitalization errors and lack of understanding of the subject involved), but an Internet troll or general idiot. So what would be the point of using that name? My initial impression was that it was giving the appearance of hidden depths to a celebrity (who may or may not be seen as capable of it), and would thus illicit an amusing reaction from the reader. Imagine if you saw a word-by-word rebuttal attributed to Paris Hilton or Justin Beiber. An alternate interpretation is that it would make a favored celebrity look even better, much like the "memetic badass" status that Chuck Norris[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris#Internet_meme] has.

−	[[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.117\|~~108.162.238.117~~]] 7:14, 19 January 2014 (UTC) P.S. Don't forget to vote!	+	[[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.117\|Barack Obama]] 7:14, 19 January 2014 (UTC) P.S. Don't forget to vote!

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	I'm not saying that the explanation is wrong (well, part of it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_surely almost definitely] is), but I'm not sure that the use of Summer Glau's name is to get the last word. The kind of person that you would use this type of critical analysis on would be unlikely to be a nerd (re: grammar/syntax/spelling/capitalization errors and lack of understanding of the subject involved), but an Internet troll or general idiot. So what would be the point of using that name? My initial impression was that it was giving the appearance of hidden depths to a celebrity (who may or may not be seen as capable of it), and would thus illicit an amusing reaction from the reader. Imagine if you saw a word-by-word rebuttal attributed to Paris Hilton or Justin Beiber. An alternate interpretation is that it would make a favored celebrity look even better, much like the "memetic badass" status that Chuck Norris[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris#Internet_meme] has.		I'm not saying that the explanation is wrong (well, part of it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_surely almost definitely] is), but I'm not sure that the use of Summer Glau's name is to get the last word. The kind of person that you would use this type of critical analysis on would be unlikely to be a nerd (re: grammar/syntax/spelling/capitalization errors and lack of understanding of the subject involved), but an Internet troll or general idiot. So what would be the point of using that name? My initial impression was that it was giving the appearance of hidden depths to a celebrity (who may or may not be seen as capable of it), and would thus illicit an amusing reaction from the reader. Imagine if you saw a word-by-word rebuttal attributed to Paris Hilton or Justin Beiber. An alternate interpretation is that it would make a favored celebrity look even better, much like the "memetic badass" status that Chuck Norris[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris#Internet_meme] has.

−	[[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.117\|~~Barack Obama~~]] 7:14, 19 January 2014 (UTC) P.S. Don't forget to vote!	+	[[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.117\|108.162.238.117]] 7:14, 19 January 2014 (UTC) P.S. Don't forget to vote!

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	I'm not saying that the explanation is wrong (well, part of it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_surely almost definitely] is), but I'm not sure that the use of Summer Glau's name is to get the last word. The kind of person that you would use this type of critical analysis on would be unlikely to be a nerd (re: grammar/syntax/spelling/capitalization errors and lack of understanding of the subject involved), but an Internet troll or general idiot. So what would be the point of using that name? My initial impression was that it was giving the appearance of hidden depths to a celebrity (who may or may not be seen as capable of it), and would thus illicit an amusing reaction from the reader. Imagine if you saw a word-by-word rebuttal attributed to Paris Hilton or Justin Beiber. An alternate interpretation is that it would make a favored celebrity look even better, much like the "memetic badass" status that Chuck Norris[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris#Internet_meme] has.		I'm not saying that the explanation is wrong (well, part of it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_surely almost definitely] is), but I'm not sure that the use of Summer Glau's name is to get the last word. The kind of person that you would use this type of critical analysis on would be unlikely to be a nerd (re: grammar/syntax/spelling/capitalization errors and lack of understanding of the subject involved), but an Internet troll or general idiot. So what would be the point of using that name? My initial impression was that it was giving the appearance of hidden depths to a celebrity (who may or may not be seen as capable of it), and would thus illicit an amusing reaction from the reader. Imagine if you saw a word-by-word rebuttal attributed to Paris Hilton or Justin Beiber. An alternate interpretation is that it would make a favored celebrity look even better, much like the "memetic badass" status that Chuck Norris[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris#Internet_meme] has.

−	~~P.S. Don't forget to vote!~~	+	[[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.117\|Barack Obama]] 7:14, 19 January 2014 (UTC) P.S. Don't forget to vote!
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	I'm not saying that the explanation is wrong (well, part of it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_surely almost definitely] is), but I'm not sure that the use of Summer Glau's name is to get the last word. The kind of person that you would use this type of critical analysis on would be unlikely to be a nerd (re: grammar/syntax/spelling/capitalization errors and lack of understanding of the subject involved), but an Internet troll or general idiot. So what would be the point of using that name? My initial impression was that it was giving the appearance of hidden depths to a celebrity (who may or may not be seen as capable of it), and would thus illicit an amusing reaction from the reader. Imagine if you saw a word-by-word rebuttal attributed to Paris Hilton or Justin Beiber. An alternate interpretation is that it would make a favored celebrity look even better, much like the "memetic badass" status that Chuck Norris[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris#Internet_meme] has.		I'm not saying that the explanation is wrong (well, part of it [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_surely almost definitely] is), but I'm not sure that the use of Summer Glau's name is to get the last word. The kind of person that you would use this type of critical analysis on would be unlikely to be a nerd (re: grammar/syntax/spelling/capitalization errors and lack of understanding of the subject involved), but an Internet troll or general idiot. So what would be the point of using that name? My initial impression was that it was giving the appearance of hidden depths to a celebrity (who may or may not be seen as capable of it), and would thus illicit an amusing reaction from the reader. Imagine if you saw a word-by-word rebuttal attributed to Paris Hilton or Justin Beiber. An alternate interpretation is that it would make a favored celebrity look even better, much like the "memetic badass" status that Chuck Norris[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris#Internet_meme] has.

−	[[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.117~~\|Barack Obama~~]] 7:14, 19 January 2014 (UTC) ~~P.S. Don't forget to vote!~~	+	P.S. Don't forget to vote!
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