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Postby _underscore_ » 2008.11.04 (13:26)

Only people who are autistic (at least a little bit) can have IQ's of 160 or up. For example, Einstein.

The longest word (in the English language, and not the massive Scientific) with one vowel is strengths.
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Postby Pixon » 2008.11.04 (16:04)

1% of USA businesses allow their employees to sleep during work hours.
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Postby wumbla » 2008.11.05 (03:23)

When Albert Einstien was born his parents were told that he was going to be mentally retarded
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Postby Pixon » 2008.11.06 (02:02)

The 13th step of the state capitol in Denver is exactly one mile above sea-level.
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Postby wumbla » 2008.11.07 (02:23)

my favorite color is yellow
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Postby Nucleus » 2008.11.07 (03:22)

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If Chuck norris has five USD and you have five USD, Chuck norris has more money then you.

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Postby wumbla » 2008.11.07 (23:21)

I know french.
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Postby rambo5252 » 2008.11.08 (01:17)

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Postby wumbla » 2008.11.08 (01:32)

december 25th is christmas
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Postby Pixon » 2008.11.08 (13:04)

You guys, enough. None of that, please.

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Postby lookatthisisgoodatn » 2008.11.09 (21:52)

Really?
I have 2 useless facts.
Not all hamburgers have ham in them.
I am insane.
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Postby Pixon » 2008.11.15 (16:13)

Two facts about the bible:
It has been translated into Klingon.
It is the most shoplifted book in the world.
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Postby Brainwasher » 2008.11.16 (00:02)

This isn't from the internet, but a weasel and an ermine are the same animal. A wild weasel's coat changes white in the winter, thus called ermine.
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Postby notsteve » 2008.11.16 (02:34)

these only go up to 11
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Postby bhz » 2008.11.16 (14:53)

_underscore_ wrote:The following sentence is false.
The previous sentence was true.
That can't be.
"The following sentence is false" states that the sentence "The previous sentence was true" is false.
Hence, the sentence "The following sentence is false" is false, but that goes against the sentence "The previous sentence was true".
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Postby lookatthisisgoodatn » 2008.11.16 (15:17)

This is how you spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
I think.
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Postby Nucleus » 2008.11.16 (15:30)

potatoes are more complex than humans. Humans have 46 chromasomes, whereas potatoes have 58 (I think).

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Postby lookatthisisgoodatn » 2008.11.16 (15:53)

I can think.
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Postby notsteve » 2008.11.16 (20:21)

my username starts iwht n
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Postby Brainwasher » 2008.11.16 (20:35)

guys, stop dishonoring the usless facts thread!

Every element has its own different color when it is run through with electricity.
Halogen means "salt making"
Table salt (NaCl) is made of two poisonous gasses.
The fizz in soda is actually dissolved carbon dioxide.
Pure oxygen can kill you if you inhale too much.
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Postby lookatthisisgoodatn » 2008.11.16 (20:49)

My name ENDS with n.
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Postby Starcross64 » 2008.11.16 (21:09)

Useless facts? Those are my favorite kind of facts! =D

-Turtles fart
-If you hit a diamond hard enough with a hammer, it will shatter
-An ant's sense of smell is as good as a dog's
-If you're average, your lifetime will last 2 475 576 000 seconds.
-Lions can't roar until they're two years old.
-The alcohol content of a can of beer and a shot of whiskey are virtually identical
-It's legal in two states to fish with a semiautomatic rifle.
-A zugswang is a bad move in chess
-Nowhere in the Bible does it say that there were three wise men
-200 million atoms placed in a row would measure one inch.
-Flies hum in the key of 'F'.
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Postby lookatthisisgoodatn » 2008.11.16 (21:25)

Most useless one: Turtles fart.
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Postby Sithmaster » 2008.11.17 (00:24)

I started this topic on the old forum.

The titles I've had so far on the new forum are; newbie, the loneliest number, almost the loneliest number, triforce, tetris, and alive.

also, my favorite title so far has been tetris (b/c I'm addicted to Tetris).
quotes of the old forum

Blue_Tetris: Wait, wait wait. Does this mean I can break the rules to provoke a reaction and not get banned?
...awesome! The next few days are gonna be some fun.

Someguy: Eagles may soar in the sky, but weasels never get sucked right into a jet engine

Steven Colbert: I see patterns where they don't where they don't exist!!!

Mosh: Fishing for fish only works if the fish are hungry. Don't ask the fish why they don't bite. Rather, consider why they aren't biting.
Or simply chuck a grenade in the lake, pick up the dead fish, and call it a day.

capt_weasle: Mare is actually reagan who is really Tsukatu, who is actually just God. And you can't say he isn't because that would mean he doesnt believe in himself. He just has a low self esteem. Poor guy.

Palemoon:thanks, maestro. Now i can stop smearing paste on my face with a broom

Animator:Eat those poor gingerbread men? For shame. Do you know how many widows are in a gingerbread family? Millions. They have been fighting a war with humanity ever since they were made just to survive and live, with no luck! Think of the children, man! Those poor gingerbread children who are orpahns now, because their moms and dads were eaten, AND THEY WILL SHARE THE SAME FATE TOO! It's saddening. Please, go out there and raise money to save this ever-endangered reality of sugar and bread. Please, for the sake of this kind... think of the oven.

Player 1:You may very well be the first person on the planet to have his faced caved in by a fistful of turkey. Congratulations.

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Tsukatu Twilight Rant

BELLA parks her car and enters the school.
EDWARD: "Hello, Bella. I am very awkward, and I am a vampire."
Freeze frame: the text "protagonist, and also a vampire" appears, and an arrow pointing from the text to EDWARD blinks a few times.
BELLA: "I am infatuated with you." (she turns to the camera) "I am unaware that Edward is a vampire."
EDWARD: "I am infatuated with you, too, and I am a vampire."
BELLA: "Let's be awkward together." (she turns to the camera) "I am still unaware that Edward is a vampire."
EDWARD: "I completely agree, and I am very clearly a vampire."
(EDWARD does vampirey things.)
BELLA: "Thank you for saving my life."
EDWARD: "No problem, and I am a vampire."
BELLA: (to the camera) "I am beginning to suspect that Edward is not human."
EDWARD: "I am a vampire."
BELLA: "Are you a superhero?"
EDWARD: "No, I am a vampire."
BELLA: "What are you then?"
EDWARD: "I am not the good guy; I am the bad guy." (he turns to the camera) "That was a lie. I am very much the good guy." (he turns back to Bella) "Specifically, I am a vampire."
BELLA: (to the camera) "I am beginning to suspect that Edward is a vampire."

JACOB: "Hello, Bella, and I am very clearly a werewolf. Look at my wacky canines."
BELLA: "What do you have against Edward, anyway?"
JACOB: "I am a werewolf."
BELLA: "I am convinced that you are a normal human being."
JACOB: "Everyone in my tribe is a werewolf. I am in my tribe; I am also a werewolf. We are all werewolves."
BELLA: "I have no reason to believe that you are more than human."

And what exactly is Bella's problem? Why does she fall head-over-heels with an anti-social, almost preternaturally awkward, whiny, mascara-wearing emo cunt?

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I guess the guy who wrote XKCD was right. You can't be too stupid for youtube.

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When i say 'Abortion is murder' i mean just that; it is the taking of life - in that, from conception, a fetus is as definably life as is a bacteria, a puppy, or Stephen Hawking. This is how i think it differs from contraception, masturbation, and not screwing Dave.

Blue_Tetris quotes (all taken from a topic on abortion)

Eating vegetables instead of meat lowers your sperm count, clearly killing potential children. Vegetarians are murderers.

If a chair comes into my house and I don't want it there, I do everything in my power to remove it. What makes you think you have more rights than a chair when you go into someone else's home unannounced?

If I'm sleeping around without a condom, I'm likely to have a child too. When I wear a condom, I prevent the likely child I would have. Condoms are for murderers. I'm good at picking up dates and getting them into the sack, so if I restrain myself from going clubbing then I am prventing a potential child. Non-socialites are murderers.

GTM

What ever happened to the purpose of Christmas anyway, I thought it was about elves smacking each other over the head with a shovel whilst Santa drank whisky and egged them on.

I give you a laser printer and set it to stun

Tsukatu

Deathconsciousness: "Deism is closer to atheism than theism."
Demonz: "Oh? How's that?"
Deathconsciousness: "Well, deism is the belief that there's a-"
Demonz: *grabs airhorn* *FNNNRRRRRRRRTT*
Deathconsciousness: "..."
Demonz: *puts down airhorn* "Sorry, you were saying?"
Deathconsciousness: "...a being that created the uni-"
Demonz: *grabs airhorn* *FNNNRRRRRRRRTT*
Deathconsciousness: "..."
Demonz: *puts down airhorn* "Please continue."
Deathconsciousness: "Are you going to let me finish this time?"
Demonz: "Given that I had to stop you twice just now in the same sentence, I don't think that's likely."
*Tsukatu wanders in*
Tsukatu: "Anyone seen my airhorn?"
Demonz: "Yeah, it's right here. I needed to borrow it for a sec. I knew you wouldn't mind."
Tsukatu: "Oh, yeah, that's fine. I'm just about to head into the Okay With Gays thread."
Demonz: "Here you go." *hands Tsukatu the airhorn*
Tsukatu: "Thanks." *exits the thread*
Demonz: "Where were we?"
Deathconsciousness: "I was saying how atheists also believe th-"
Demonz: "AAAAAUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!"
Deathconsciousness: (startled) "What was that?"
Demonz: "Sorry, I don't have the airhorn anymore. Do go on."
Deathconsciousness: "..."
*an airhorn sounds in a nearby thread*

deathconsciousness

a lack of belief is still a belief that something in itself is lacking. please dont be arrogant.

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Postby Pixon » 2008.11.17 (22:02)

If airplanes were to run on gasoline, they'd get about 6 inches to the gallon.
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