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Looks like something [[Danish]] would do, not Ponytail.Classhole 00:31, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
 
Looks like something [[Danish]] would do, not Ponytail.Classhole 00:31, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
 
:Therein lies the problem with presuming "Ponytail" is a singular, consistent character, which she isn't, and never has been. It's kind of ridiculous to say something is out of character for Ponytails, Megans, or Cueballs (and probably White Hat), since they're rarely the same person.[[User:Pennpenn|Pennpenn]] ([[User talk:Pennpenn|talk]]) 02:02, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
 
:Therein lies the problem with presuming "Ponytail" is a singular, consistent character, which she isn't, and never has been. It's kind of ridiculous to say something is out of character for Ponytails, Megans, or Cueballs (and probably White Hat), since they're rarely the same person.[[User:Pennpenn|Pennpenn]] ([[User talk:Pennpenn|talk]]) 02:02, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
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::Actually, these characters represent personalities, not necessarily a person. Therefore, it is perfectly valid to say that something is out of character. [[User:Beanie|Beanie]] ([[User talk:Beanie|talk]]) 12:18, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
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Is "iconic" meant to be "ironic"? It is also not ironic, unless if the restraining order forces Cueball to be within 1 yard of Ponytail at all times which defeats the general purpose of a restraining order. [[User:Flewk|flewk]] ([[User talk:Flewk|talk]]) 12:08, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
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Is this even legally possible? [[User:Prongs95|Prongs95]] ([[User talk:Prongs95|talk]]) 15:10, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
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This is certainly not possible, just think of how much trouble it would cause.[[User:Dontknow|Dontknow]] ([[User talk:Dontknow|talk]]) 00:28, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
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It's not *that* bad if Cueball is massive enough. But stuff gets really weird if Cueball's de Broglie wavelength is on the order of 100 yards... --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.54.4|172.68.54.4]] 16:20, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
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:I need another explain page for the comments. [[User:Netherin5|“That Guy from the Netherlands”]] ([[User talk:Netherin5|talk]]) 15:58, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
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The Steven Wright line comes to mind about seeing a girl and wondering if there were an opposite to a restraining order.
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I feel as if one could theoretically enforce a maximum distance. For example, if you had a restraining order (minimum distance) on your target and they were imprisoned and released on bail, they could not the leave the state, giving us our maximum distance.  From there, especially in a tiny state like Rhode Island, you could slowly corner them in.  Especially if this were to occur on a pennisula, they would be trapped, helpless to move except at your whim.
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On the surface of a sphere, all distances are modulo the circumference of the sphere, so a minimum distance ''d'' is equivalent to a maximum distance ''circumference - d''. If ''d'' was large enough, it would imply a maximum distance even accounting for irregularities of the earth's surface, or one of the persons going on the ISS. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.154.35|162.158.154.35]] 00:55, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
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This one is kind of like [[390]]. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.42.44|172.69.42.44]] 03:09, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

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Looks like something Danish would do, not Ponytail.Classhole 00:31, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

Therein lies the problem with presuming "Ponytail" is a singular, consistent character, which she isn't, and never has been. It's kind of ridiculous to say something is out of character for Ponytails, Megans, or Cueballs (and probably White Hat), since they're rarely the same person.Pennpenn (talk) 02:02, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
Actually, these characters represent personalities, not necessarily a person. Therefore, it is perfectly valid to say that something is out of character. Beanie (talk) 12:18, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Is "iconic" meant to be "ironic"? It is also not ironic, unless if the restraining order forces Cueball to be within 1 yard of Ponytail at all times which defeats the general purpose of a restraining order. flewk (talk) 12:08, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Is this even legally possible? Prongs95 (talk) 15:10, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

This is certainly not possible, just think of how much trouble it would cause.Dontknow (talk) 00:28, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

It's not *that* bad if Cueball is massive enough. But stuff gets really weird if Cueball's de Broglie wavelength is on the order of 100 yards... --172.68.54.4 16:20, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

I need another explain page for the comments. “That Guy from the Netherlands” (talk) 15:58, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

The Steven Wright line comes to mind about seeing a girl and wondering if there were an opposite to a restraining order.

I feel as if one could theoretically enforce a maximum distance. For example, if you had a restraining order (minimum distance) on your target and they were imprisoned and released on bail, they could not the leave the state, giving us our maximum distance. From there, especially in a tiny state like Rhode Island, you could slowly corner them in. Especially if this were to occur on a pennisula, they would be trapped, helpless to move except at your whim.

On the surface of a sphere, all distances are modulo the circumference of the sphere, so a minimum distance d is equivalent to a maximum distance circumference - d. If d was large enough, it would imply a maximum distance even accounting for irregularities of the earth's surface, or one of the persons going on the ISS. 162.158.154.35 00:55, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

This one is kind of like 390. 172.69.42.44 03:09, 2 October 2020 (UTC)