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Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: turk
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:54
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http://www.defectiveyeti.com/archives/001561.html Xyzzy Iraqi Invasion: A Text Misadventure Revision 88 / Serial number 54892 Oval Office You are standing inside a White House, having just been elected to the presidency of the United States. You knew Scalia would pull through for you. There is a large desk here, along with a few chairs and couches. The presidential seal is in the middle of the room and there is a full-length mirror upon the wall. What do you want to do now? > INVADE IRAQ You are not able to do that, yet. > LOOK MIRROR Self-reflection is not your strong suit. > PET SEAL It's not that kind of seal. > EXAMINE CHAIRS They are two several chairs arranged around the center of the room, along with two couches. Under one couch you find Clinton's shoes. > FILL SHOES You are unable to fill Clinton's shoes. > EXAMINE DESK It is a large, oak desk, with several drawers. In one drawer you find a bag of pretzels. > EAT PRETZEL. I don't think the pretzel would agree with you. > INVADE IRAQ You are not able to do that, yet. > INVADE IRAQ You are not able to do that, yet. > GO RIGHT Far-Right You are on the far right of the political spectrum. Jesse Helms is here. John Ashcroft is here. > GO RIGHT Radical Right You are on the extreme right of the political spectrum. Dick Cheney is here. Pat Robertson is here. > INVADE IRAQ You are not able to do that, yet. > TAKE VACATION Taken. > INVADE IRAQ You are not able to do that, yet. > SCORE Your favorablity rating is 58% out of a possible 100%. > GO PHOTOOP Photo Op You are at a the Emma T. Booker Elementary School, along with a gaggle of obsequious members of the mainstream media. There is a book here. There are some children here. > READ BOOK You read "My Pet Goat." In the distance, terrorists attack the United States. > READ BOOK You continue to read "My Pet Goat." > READ BOOK You continue to read "My Pet Goat." > READ BOOK You continue to read "My Pet Goat." > GO HOME You fly around aimlessly for a while, then return to the White House. Oval Office > GIVE SPEECH Who do you want to give the speech to? > AMERICAN PEOPLE You give the speech to the American people. > DIAGNOSIS Your favorablity rating is 84% out of a possible 100%. > INVADE IRAQ You are not able to do that, yet. > INVADE AFGHANISTAN Afghanistan You have invaded the nation of Afghanistan, bombing the Taliban nearly out of existence. Osama Bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, is here. > INVADE IRAQ (Leaving Afghanistan first.) You are not able to do that, yet. > INVADE IRAQ You are not able to do that, yet. > FUCK Such language in a high-class establishment like this! > HYPE THREAT "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." > MONGER FEAR "Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof -- the smoking gun -- that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud ..." > MUDDY WATER "We know that Iraq and the al Qaeda terrorist network share a common enemy -- the United States of America. We know that Iraq and al Qaeda have had high-level contacts that go back a decade. And we know that after September the 11th, Saddam Hussein's regime gleefully celebrated the terrorist attacks on America ..." > PUNISH CRITICS "Wilson never worked for the CIA, but his wife, Valerie Plame, is an Agency operative on weapons of mass destruction ... " > RAILROAD CONGRESS You schedule a vote on the Iraq invasion for just before the 2002 midterm elections. As usual, spineless democrats roll over like an SUV taking a sharp corner. Your plan to invade Iraq now has the backing of the American people and Congress. > INVADE IRAQ Baghdad You enter the Iraqi capital of Bagdad, having toppled the government and captured the nation's key cities in only 21 days. You can't seem to find the promised throngs of citizens greeting you as liberators, but the footage of the Saddam statue being pulled down looks great on Fox! > GIVE CONTRACTS Who do you want to give the contracts to? > HALLIBURTON What kind of contracts do you wish to give to Halliburton? > NO-BID You give the no-bid contracts to Halliburton. > STAY COURSE The situation in Iraq remains unchanged. > STAY COURSE The situation in Iraq remains unchanged. > WEAR FLIGHTSUIT You put on the flightsuit. > SAY "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" "Mission accomplished." > EXAMINE MISSION The mission is not accomplished. > STAY COURSE The situation in Iraq remains unchanged. Some insurgents arrive. > STAY COURSE The situation in Iraq deteriorates. > STAY COURSE The situation in Iraq deteriorates. Some insurgents arrive. There is a small number of insurgents here. > STAY COURSE The situation in Iraq deteriorates. > STAY COURSE The situation in Iraq deteriorates. Some insurgents arrive. There is a medium number of insurgents here. > STAY COURSE The situation in Iraq deteriorates. An election year arrives. > GO LEFT Far-Right Pat Buchanan is here. Sean Hannity is here. > GO LEFT Compassionate Conservativism You are right-of-center on the political spectrum. John McCain is here. Joseph Leiberman is here. > GET REELECTED You get reelected. > GO RIGHT Far-Right Tom DeLay is here. Michelle Malkin is here. > GO RIGHT Radical Right Rick Santorum is here. Ann Coulter is here. > STAY COURSE The situation in Iraq deteriorates. Some insurgents arrive. There is a large number of insurgents here. > STAY COURSE The situation in Iraq deteriorates. > STAY COURSE The situation in Iraq deteriorates. Some insurgents arrive. There is a huge number of insurgents here. > STAY COURSE The situation in Iraq deteriorates. > STAY COURSE The situation in Iraq deteriorates. Some insurgents arrive. There is an overwhelming number of insurgents here. > SCORE Your favorablity rating is 47% out of a possible 100%. > ADMIT MISTAKES You are unable to admit mistakes. > ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY You are unable to accept responsibility. > DECLARE VICTORY I do not know what you mean by "victory." > QUIT Oh, how we wish you would.
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: Gerry Quinn
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:41
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In article <QJGdnbZn87CWLUve...@comcast.com>, turk96 @comcast.net says... > http://www.defectiveyeti.com/archives/001561.html Actual humour! Perhaps there is hope for the US Left... - Gerry Quinn
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: turk
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:03
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"Gerry Quinn" <ger...@DELETETHISindigo.ie> wrote in message news:MPG.1e41742920b001298aa1d@news1.eircom.net... > In article <QJGdnbZn87CWLUve...@comcast.com>, turk96 > @comcast.net says... > >> http://www.defectiveyeti.com/archives/001561.html > > Actual humour! Perhaps there is hope for the US Left... Oh yeah, because GW is sure lighting up those approval polls! turk -- "I think we are welcomed. But it was not a peaceful welcome." -George W. Bush, defending Vice President Dick Cheney's pre-war assertion that the United States would be welcomed in Iraq as liberators, NBC Nightly News interview, Dec. 12, 2005
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: Jonah Falcon
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:47
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:47
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"Gerry Quinn" <ger...@DELETETHISindigo.ie> wrote in message news:MPG.1e41742920b001298aa1d@news1.eircom.net... > In article <QJGdnbZn87CWLUve...@comcast.com>, turk96 > @comcast.net says... > >> http://www.defectiveyeti.com/archives/001561.html > > Actual humour! Perhaps there is hope for the US Left... Judging by your name, I'm betting you have some stakes in the IRA/English bloody conflict that's been going on for... how long, again? Please don't criticize the US when your little civil war is disgustingly violent and pointless.
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: Wolfing
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:30
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:30
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Jonah Falcon wrote: > "Gerry Quinn" <ger...@DELETETHISindigo.ie> wrote in message > news:MPG.1e41742920b001298aa1d@news1.eircom.net... > > In article <QJGdnbZn87CWLUve...@comcast.com>, turk96 > > @comcast.net says... > > > >> http://www.defectiveyeti.com/archives/001561.html > > > > Actual humour! Perhaps there is hope for the US Left... > > Judging by your name, I'm betting you have some stakes in the IRA/English > bloody conflict that's been going on for... how long, again? Please don't > criticize the US when your little civil war is disgustingly violent and > pointless. Ok so I am in the US and I criticize it, GWB is the worst thing that has ever happened to the US, which sucks as we were in a good roll with the 8 years of Clinton government. By the way, it was indeed a fun read :) Wouldn't surprise me, as GW being so old-fashioned probably wouldn't play a game with graphics, because computers with graphics are evil and people could use them to download and watch porn :)
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: REH
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:05
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:05
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Wolfing wrote: > Ok so I am in the US and I criticize it, GWB is the worst thing that > has ever happened to the US, which sucks as we were in a good roll with > the 8 years of Clinton government. > By the way, it was indeed a fun read :) Wouldn't surprise me, as GW > being so old-fashioned probably wouldn't play a game with graphics, > because computers with graphics are evil and people could use them to > download and watch porn :) GW scares me because he is alienating us from the rest of the world. Everyone seems to be against us now, because he refuses to compromise with anyone or any nation. We always maintain enough military to fight two wars. I think we are full up.
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: Jonah Falcon
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:07
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:07
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"REH" <spam...@stny.rr.com> wrote in message news:1138223118.525181.48240@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > Wolfing wrote: >> Ok so I am in the US and I criticize it, GWB is the worst thing that >> has ever happened to the US, which sucks as we were in a good roll with >> the 8 years of Clinton government. >> By the way, it was indeed a fun read :) Wouldn't surprise me, as GW >> being so old-fashioned probably wouldn't play a game with graphics, >> because computers with graphics are evil and people could use them to >> download and watch porn :) > > GW scares me because he is alienating us from the rest of the world. > Everyone seems to be against us now, because he refuses to compromise > with anyone or any nation. We always maintain enough military to fight > two wars. I think we are full up. How come no one discusses his cocaine addiction?
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: Magnulus
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:03
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:03
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"Jonah Falcon" <jonah...@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:NESBf.5505$rH5.5277@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net... > > How come no one discusses his cocaine addiction? God took away all those addictions a long time ago (probably 5 years, but who is counting?), just like God created the world in six days and God told GW bush to invade Iraq and take their weapons of mass destruction away from them.
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: Gerry Quinn
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:27
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:27
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In article <yYNBf.5408$rH5....@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>, jonah...@mindspring.com says... > "Gerry Quinn" <ger...@DELETETHISindigo.ie> wrote in message > news:MPG.1e41742920b001298aa1d@news1.eircom.net... > > In article <QJGdnbZn87CWLUve...@comcast.com>, turk96 > > @comcast.net says... > > > >> http://www.defectiveyeti.com/archives/001561.html > > > > Actual humour! Perhaps there is hope for the US Left... > > Judging by your name, I'm betting you have some stakes in the IRA/English > bloody conflict that's been going on for... how long, again? That's a wild conclusion to draw from my name, but it's irrelevant anyway. > Please don't > criticize the US when your little civil war is disgustingly violent and > pointless. I didn't criticise the US - I pointed out that many on the US Left seem to have a tendency to confound the concept of faeces hurling with that of sophisticated wit, and complimented a rare counter-example. Some of the other posts in this thread bear out my point more than adequately. - Gerry Quinn
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: REH
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:12
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:12
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Gerry Quinn wrote: > In article <yYNBf.5408$rH5....@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>, > jonah...@mindspring.com says... > > "Gerry Quinn" <ger...@DELETETHISindigo.ie> wrote in message > > news:MPG.1e41742920b001298aa1d@news1.eircom.net... > > > In article <QJGdnbZn87CWLUve...@comcast.com>, turk96 > > > @comcast.net says... > > > > > >> http://www.defectiveyeti.com/archives/001561.html > > > > > > Actual humour! Perhaps there is hope for the US Left... > > > > Judging by your name, I'm betting you have some stakes in the IRA/English > > bloody conflict that's been going on for... how long, again? > > That's a wild conclusion to draw from my name, but it's irrelevant > anyway. > > > Please don't > > criticize the US when your little civil war is disgustingly violent and > > pointless. > > I didn't criticise the US - I pointed out that many on the US Left seem > to have a tendency to confound the concept of faeces hurling with that > of sophisticated wit, and complimented a rare counter-example. Some of > the other posts in this thread bear out my point more than adequately. > > - Gerry Quinn I knew we (in the US) were going down the toilet when three times as many people for "American Idol" than voted for president. I was very sad that day...
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: REH
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:12
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Gerry Quinn wrote: > In article <yYNBf.5408$rH5....@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>, > jonah...@mindspring.com says... > > "Gerry Quinn" <ger...@DELETETHISindigo.ie> wrote in message > > news:MPG.1e41742920b001298aa1d@news1.eircom.net... > > > In article <QJGdnbZn87CWLUve...@comcast.com>, turk96 > > > @comcast.net says... > > > > > >> http://www.defectiveyeti.com/archives/001561.html > > > > > > Actual humour! Perhaps there is hope for the US Left... > > > > Judging by your name, I'm betting you have some stakes in the IRA/English > > bloody conflict that's been going on for... how long, again? > > That's a wild conclusion to draw from my name, but it's irrelevant > anyway. > > > Please don't > > criticize the US when your little civil war is disgustingly violent and > > pointless. > > I didn't criticise the US - I pointed out that many on the US Left seem > to have a tendency to confound the concept of faeces hurling with that > of sophisticated wit, and complimented a rare counter-example. Some of > the other posts in this thread bear out my point more than adequately. > > - Gerry Quinn I knew we (in the US) were going down the toilet when three times as many people voted for "American Idol" than voted for president. I was very sad that day...
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: Andrew
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:16
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:16
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On 26 Jan 2006 05:12:16 -0800, "REH" <spam...@stny.rr.com> wrote: >I knew we (in the US) were going down the toilet when three times as >many people for "American Idol" than voted for president. I was very >sad that day... Personally I would prefer Fantasia in the Whitehouse over Dubya. -- Andrew, contact via interpleb.blogspot.com Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim replies to quote only relevant text. Check groups.google.com before asking an obvious question.
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: Nats
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:28
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:28
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"REH" <spam...@stny.rr.com> wrote in message news:1138281165.820328.89330@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > I knew we (in the US) were going down the toilet when three times as > many people voted for "American Idol" than voted for president. I was > very sad that day... > We in the UK can understand that perfectly.
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: John Secker
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:34
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:34
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In message <yYNBf.5408$rH5....@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>, Jonah Falcon <jonah...@mindspring.com> writes > >"Gerry Quinn" <ger...@DELETETHISindigo.ie> wrote in message >news:MPG.1e41742920b001298aa1d@news1.eircom.net... >> In article <QJGdnbZn87CWLUve...@comcast.com>, turk96 >> @comcast.net says... >> >>> http://www.defectiveyeti.com/archives/001561.html >> >> Actual humour! Perhaps there is hope for the US Left... > >Judging by your name, I'm betting you have some stakes in the IRA/English >bloody conflict that's been going on for... how long, again? Please don't >criticize the US when your little civil war is disgustingly violent and >pointless. > > What a foolish remark. But I think you just invented a brand-new fallacy - the "ad nominem". -- John Secker
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: KCB
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:17
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"REH" <spam...@stny.rr.com> wrote in message news:1138281136.469894.67870@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > Gerry Quinn wrote: >> In article <yYNBf.5408$rH5....@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>, >> jonah...@mindspring.com says... >> > "Gerry Quinn" <ger...@DELETETHISindigo.ie> wrote in message >> > news:MPG.1e41742920b001298aa1d@news1.eircom.net... >> > > In article <QJGdnbZn87CWLUve...@comcast.com>, turk96 >> > > @comcast.net says... >> > > >> > >> http://www.defectiveyeti.com/archives/001561.html >> > > >> > > Actual humour! Perhaps there is hope for the US Left... >> > >> > Judging by your name, I'm betting you have some stakes in the >> > IRA/English >> > bloody conflict that's been going on for... how long, again? >> >> That's a wild conclusion to draw from my name, but it's irrelevant >> anyway. >> >> > Please don't >> > criticize the US when your little civil war is disgustingly violent and >> > pointless. >> >> I didn't criticise the US - I pointed out that many on the US Left seem >> to have a tendency to confound the concept of faeces hurling with that >> of sophisticated wit, and complimented a rare counter-example. Some of >> the other posts in this thread bear out my point more than adequately. >> >> - Gerry Quinn > > I knew we (in the US) were going down the toilet when three times as > many people for "American Idol" than voted for president. I was very > sad that day... > Where did you get the information about voter totals? Idol season 3 had over 65 million total votes; Fox didn't release vote totals for season 4 (Carrie Underwood allegedly beat Bo Bice, who knows?). Total votes in the last presidential election were over 121 million. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol http://www.realitytvmagazine.com/blog/2005/11/bo_bice_lost_am.html http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: REH
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:46
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"KCB" <kcbair...@THIScomcast.net> wrote in message news:l_qdnalR1vVeH0TeRVn-vw@comcast.com... > > "REH" <spam...@stny.rr.com> wrote in message > news:1138281136.469894.67870@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... >> >> Gerry Quinn wrote: >>> In article <yYNBf.5408$rH5....@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>, >>> jonah...@mindspring.com says... >>> > "Gerry Quinn" <ger...@DELETETHISindigo.ie> wrote in message >>> > news:MPG.1e41742920b001298aa1d@news1.eircom.net... >>> > > In article <QJGdnbZn87CWLUve...@comcast.com>, turk96 >>> > > @comcast.net says... >>> > > >>> > >> http://www.defectiveyeti.com/archives/001561.html >>> > > >>> > > Actual humour! Perhaps there is hope for the US Left... >>> > >>> > Judging by your name, I'm betting you have some stakes in the >>> > IRA/English >>> > bloody conflict that's been going on for... how long, again? >>> >>> That's a wild conclusion to draw from my name, but it's irrelevant >>> anyway. >>> >>> > Please don't >>> > criticize the US when your little civil war is disgustingly violent >>> > and >>> > pointless. >>> >>> I didn't criticise the US - I pointed out that many on the US Left seem >>> to have a tendency to confound the concept of faeces hurling with that >>> of sophisticated wit, and complimented a rare counter-example. Some of >>> the other posts in this thread bear out my point more than adequately. >>> >>> - Gerry Quinn >> >> I knew we (in the US) were going down the toilet when three times as >> many people for "American Idol" than voted for president. I was very >> sad that day... >> > > Where did you get the information about voter totals? Idol season 3 had > over 65 million total votes; Fox didn't release vote totals for season 4 > (Carrie Underwood allegedly beat Bo Bice, who knows?). Total votes in the > last presidential election were over 121 million. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol > http://www.realitytvmagazine.com/blog/2005/11/bo_bice_lost_am.html > http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/ > I remember reading an article on CNN's website. I remember the season; the don't want the show. I think this was the very first one. Anyway, the article was about how 300 million people voted for "Idol." As you stated, only a little over 100 million voted for president. I remember thinking it was sad.
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: Andrew
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:49
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On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:46:40 GMT, "REH" <m...@you.com> wrote: >I remember reading an article on CNN's website. I remember the season; the >don't want the show. I think this was the very first one. Anyway, the >article was about how 300 million people voted for "Idol." As you stated, >only a little over 100 million voted for president. I remember thinking it >was sad. Do you really think everybody in the US voted on Idol? -- Andrew, contact via interpleb.blogspot.com Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim replies to quote only relevant text. Check groups.google.com before asking an obvious question.
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: REH
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:01
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Andrew wrote: > On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:46:40 GMT, "REH" <m...@you.com> wrote: > > >I remember reading an article on CNN's website. I remember the season; the > >don't want the show. I think this was the very first one. Anyway, the > >article was about how 300 million people voted for "Idol." As you stated, > >only a little over 100 million voted for president. I remember thinking it > >was sad. > > Do you really think everybody in the US voted on Idol? > -- > Andrew, contact via interpleb.blogspot.com > Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, > please don't top post. Trim replies to quote only relevant text. > Check groups.google.com before asking an obvious question. No, you are probably correct (seeing how I didn't vote on it!). I went looking for the article. All I could find was an article about how there was some problems with the phones and/or voting system. About 100 million votes and about 115 million could not get through. If those are the correct numbers, that is double and still sad. Either way, we have drifted way off the topic of this group and I *really* don't wish to get into a discussion about an inane TV show. Regards.
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: KCB
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:30
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"REH" <spam...@stny.rr.com> wrote in message news:1138366873.361762.185150@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > > Andrew wrote: >> On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:46:40 GMT, "REH" <m...@you.com> wrote: >> >> >I remember reading an article on CNN's website. I remember the season; >> >the >> >don't want the show. I think this was the very first one. Anyway, >> >the >> >article was about how 300 million people voted for "Idol." As you >> >stated, >> >only a little over 100 million voted for president. I remember thinking >> >it >> >was sad. >> >> Do you really think everybody in the US voted on Idol? >> -- >> Andrew, contact via interpleb.blogspot.com >> Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, >> please don't top post. Trim replies to quote only relevant text. >> Check groups.google.com before asking an obvious question. > > No, you are probably correct (seeing how I didn't vote on it!). I went > looking for the article. All I could find was an article about how > there was some problems with the phones and/or voting system. About > 100 million votes and about 115 million could not get through. If > those are the correct numbers, that is double and still sad. > > Either way, we have drifted way off the topic of this group and I > *really* don't wish to get into a discussion about an inane TV show. > > Regards. > OK, this is OT, but the reason I replied is because your OP about vote totals is how urban legends get started. You stated it like a fact and it was actually utter bulls__t. The fact is about 18 million votes were tallied in season one, 24 million in season two, 65 million in season three, and an unknown number in season four. Remember, anybody who could get through could vote as many times as they wanted. Some people voted hundreds of times, so that certainly inflated the totals. As far as 300 million people voting for Idol..well, the US population currently sits at about 298 million. How many even watch Idol?
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: REH
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:27
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"KCB" <kcbair...@THIScomcast.net> wrote in message news:8MGdnQAMcdok-0fenZ2dnUVZ_tqdnZ2d@comcast.com... > > OK, this is OT, but the reason I replied is because your OP about vote > totals is how urban legends get started. You stated it like a fact and it > was actually utter bulls__t. The fact is about 18 million votes were > tallied in season one, 24 million in season two, 65 million in season > three, and an unknown number in season four. Remember, anybody who could > get through could vote as many times as they wanted. Some people voted > hundreds of times, so that certainly inflated the totals. As far as 300 > million people voting for Idol..well, the US population currently sits at > about 298 million. How many even watch Idol? > I stated it as fact because I read it in a news article from a reliable source, CNN. My mistake was misinterpreting the data because I did not know that multiple votes were allowed. As I stated, I don't watch the show. It was not my intent to spread misinformation. You need only post a reply pointing out that my inference was incorrect. There is not necessary to be confrontational.
Re: Semi-OT: GW plays a text adventure!
Author: Anssi Saari
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 15:50
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 15:50
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"Wolfing" <wolf...@gmail.com> writes: > By the way, it was indeed a fun read :) Wouldn't surprise me, as GW > being so old-fashioned probably wouldn't play a game with graphics, > because computers with graphics are evil and people could use them to > download and watch porn :) Well, you know, there's written porn too... And ASCII art and line printers...
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