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PoopyfaceMcGee

January 26, 2007, 02:44:30 PM Last Edit: January 26, 2007, 02:49:01 PM by FFatPatt
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

I find a lot of informative and amusing articles, sometimes quite by accident, sometimes on purpose.

Found anything interesting today?  Post it here.


Also, I think someone should create the entry for ConcreteField.


(I thought about starting this thread when I read the article on Huey Long earlier today.)

Other seemingly-unrelated articles:
VORP
Jumping the shark

Sgt PSN

#1
January 26, 2007, 02:53:58 PM
No. 

PoopyfaceMcGee

#2
January 26, 2007, 02:55:21 PM

Seabiscuit36

#3
January 26, 2007, 03:01:23 PM
I love Wiki, its great for band updates
"For all the civic slurs, for all the unsavory things said of the Philadelphia fans, also say this: They could teach loyalty to a dog. Their capacity for pain is without limit." -Bill Lyons

Susquehanna Birder

#4
January 26, 2007, 11:29:50 PM
This one just game me some terrific help:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.380ACP

Diomedes

#5
January 26, 2007, 11:32:01 PM
I luv me sum Wiki.

Don't try to use it as a reference for anything people are arguing about, because they claim it's not reliable.  But basically that's bullshtein..it's awfully useful and generally very accurate.
There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists." - Yosemite Park Ranger

Susquehanna Birder

#6
January 26, 2007, 11:34:34 PM
It's good for getting you close to the crux of the biscuit...or at least it's a springboard for finding more solid information.

Diomedes

#7
January 26, 2007, 11:37:25 PM
And for anything pop culture, it's awesome.  Most recent great usage of Wiki for me was in researching for my Ghoulpool list.  Hasn't done me much good so far, but that's not Wiki's fault.
There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists." - Yosemite Park Ranger

General_Failure

#8
January 27, 2007, 12:21:16 AM

The man. The myth. The legend.

Quasimoto

#9
January 27, 2007, 12:18:43 PM
Nice.  I always wondered what VORP was and was too embarassed to ask.  Thank you Wikipedia.

phattymatty

#11
January 27, 2007, 01:52:58 PM
a few weeks ago i was looking for info on some president, and all it said was

YOU SUCK AAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSS.

Father Demon

#12
January 27, 2007, 04:41:47 PM
One thing I really, really wish Wikipedia would add is the abilty to get an RSS feed from any of it's pages.  It would be incredibly helpful for the ghoulpool, as Wiki is one of the quickest to update a page when someone dies.  I'm sure there are other uses for an RSS on Wiki, but that's what I would use it for today if someone were able to add that feature.

The drawback to marital longevity is your wife always knows when you're really interested in her and when you're just trying to bury it.

PoopyfaceMcGee

#13
January 27, 2007, 04:46:35 PM

Father Demon

#14
January 27, 2007, 04:53:51 PM
The drawback to marital longevity is your wife always knows when you're really interested in her and when you're just trying to bury it.
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