Quotable Quotes
editOn Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of wiki
edit"Statistically, my home town is the most normal place in the universe. Statistics lie." - Marshall Teller, Eerie, Indiana |
"Without war human beings stagnate in comfort and affluence and lose the capacity for great thoughts and feelings, they become cynical and subside into barbarism." – Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
"There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever to decisively prove that whoever is listening to these words actually exists." – Myself |
"Man seeks to form for himself, in whatever manner is suitable for him, a simplified and lucid image of the world, and so to overcome the world of experience by striving to replace it to some extent by this image. This is what the painter does, and the poet, the speculative philosopher, the natural scientist, each in his own way. Into this image and its formation, he places the center of gravity of his emotional life, in order to attain the peace and serenity that he cannot find within the narrow confines of swirling personal experience." – Albert Einstein |
"If the Truth is unpopular, replace the People." – Myself |
"YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! NO TRUTH HANDLER ARE YOU! I DERIDE YOUR TRUTH-HANDLING ABILITIES!" – Sideshow Bob Roberts |
"This tells me less than nothing. Do you understand? You've made me forget things I didn't even know." – Black Mage |
"We'll burn that river when we cross a bridge over a bush with two birds throwing stones in glass houses. ...That really got away from me after 'river'." – Fighter McWarrior |
Interests
editTruth
editThis user knows that there IS NO EXIT. |
This user's homeworld likes to think that it is mostly harmless, but it is, in practice, devastatingly dangerous. |
Art
editThis user is interested in art history. |
Disciplines
editThis user enjoys pistol shooting. |
Entertainment
editComics
editC&H | This user reads Calvin and Hobbes. |
This user wonders who is watching the Watchmen |
V | This user knows Ideas are bulletproof! |
This user knows that criminals are a cowardly lot, and uses fear to fight injustice and those who would prey on the fearful... |
The Far Side | This user reads The Far Side. |
This user reads Dark Horse Comics . |
Sin City | This user knows that if you walk down the right back alley in Sin City, you can find anything... |
Games
editTHE Games
editGAME | This user plays "the Game". |
This user definitely couldn't defeat Garry Kasparov and Deep Blue with a row of pawns and a bishop. |
This user plays Risk. |
This user plays Tetris. |
Computer and Video Games
editThis user enjoys playing FreeCell. |
+ | This user enjoys playing retro games. |
This user still uses a Commodore 64. |
This user likes to play strategy games on a computer. |
This user enjoys PlayStation 2 games. |
This user feels that the SNES or Super Famicom was the last great console. |
CIV | This user loves to play Civilization. |
CNC | This user enjoys playing Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and has the Yuri's Revenge expansion pack. |
iron fist | This user is a Tekken player |
This user plays Pac-Man. |
Role Playing Games
editThis user likes to play Role-playing games. |
Film
editMusic
editThis user enjoys computer and video game music outside gaming. |
History
editGeneral
edit這個用戶對中國歷史感興趣。 这个用户对中国历史感兴趣。 This user is interested in Chinese history. |
Mysterious History
editThis user is interested in ghost towns. |
This user is interested in the Salem Witch Trials. |
Ancient
editThis user is interested in ancient civilizations. |
This user is interested in Ancient Egypt. |
This user is interested in Ancient Israel. |
This user is interested in Ancient Greece. |
This user is interested in ancient Persia. |
This user is interested in the Achaemenid Dynastic Empire. |
This user is interested in the ancient Celts. |
This user is interested in Carthage. |
This user is interested in Ancient Rome. |
1700-1900
editThis user knows that American Independence occured on July 2, 1776. |
This user is interested in the American Civil War. |
The Bloody Century
editThis user is interested in World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945). |
This user is interested in the Russian Revolution. |
This user is interested in the history of the Cold War. |
Life
editThis user believes that cats are NOT food. |
This user's favourite animal is the tiger shark. |
Linguistics
editElder-2 | This user has an intermediate understanding of the Elder Futhark. |
該用戶認為漢字簡化破壞了漢字之美。 This user thinks that the beauty of Chinese characters is ruined by simplifying them. |
nws-0 | This user oldspeaks, or newspeaks doubleplusungoodwise. |
Grammatica Miscellenia
editLE-0 | This individual still maintains a shred of dignity in this insane world by adhering to correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalisation. |
src-n | This user has never spoken sarcastically in their life. Ever. |
du-1 | This user does not wish to speak or hear dumbass, but is resigned to the necessity of at least understanding it in an environment of massive collaboration. |
Literature
editThis user enjoys writing. |
This user writes poetry. |
This user is a fan of the Iliad. |
This user is a fan of the Odyssey. |
This user believes that "all the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players". |
Quoth this user, "Nevermore." |
This user has or has yet to Journey to the Center of the Earth. |
Big Brother is watching this user. |
This user enjoys the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. |
The Silmarillion | This user not only likes The Lord of the Rings, but The Silmarillion as well. |
Narnia | This user loves The Chronicles of Narnia. |
This user is interested in the Great Old One. |
This user is a fan of Dune. |
This user enjoys the works of Sherlock Holmes. |
This user enjoys reading Fantasy. |
This user reads science fiction. |
This user enjoys geofiction. |
This user enjoys reading alternate history fiction. |
OSC | This user enjoys the works of Orson Scott Card. |
SK | This user enjoys the works of Stephen King. |
Nutrition
editThis user is an omnivore. |
This user is a carnivore. |
This user loves food in moderation. |
Badass Chow
editThis user prefers pepperoni pizza. |
This user scarfs down burgers by the metric ton. |
This user eats cheese. |
This user eats popcorn. |
This user eats potato chips. |
This user loves spaghetti. |
This user loves sausages. |
BAM! | This user believes that gaaahhhlic is a beautiful thing! |
This user likes TABASCO pepper sauce . |
Against against-the-grain
editThis user loves pasta. |
This user is a cereal killer. |
This user loves pancakes. |
This user likes waffles. |
Confectuous
editThis user loves brownies. |
This user eats chocolate. |
This user enjoys jelly beans. |
This user eats M&Ms. |
Why would anyone eat a peep? |
This user likes Chocolate Chip Cookies. |
This user likes Ice cream. |
Edible Liquids
editThis user drinks water regularly. |
This user drinks hot chocolate. |
This user drinks orange juice. |
This user drinks so much milk, their bones can cut diamonds. |
Mentally-Poisonous Liquids
editS-0 | This user does not drink carbonated beverages. |
Edible Muscle
editThis user eats Chicken Fingers as often as they can. |
This user eats steak. |
This user prefers rare steak. |
Fruity
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This user eats apples. |
This user eats bananas. |
This user loves oranges. |
This user eats strawberries. |
Science
editMathematics
editPure Mathematics
editThis user enjoys thinking in Four Dimensions. |
This user is interested in polyhedra. |
This user has a keen interest in mathematics. |
Measurement
editSI | This user measures both in metric system and American system units. | ft-lb |
Numbers
edit!= | This user believes that 0.99999... does NOT equal 1. |
Number Bases
edit1+1=10 | This user likes binary. |
5+5=10 | This user likes decimal. |
8+8=10 | This user likes hexadecimal. |
Statistics
editThis user is a statistician. |
This user is pretty sure that they are an outlier compared to everybody else. |
Sport
editBaseball
editBOS | This user is a fan of the Boston Red Sox |
CHW | This user is a fan of the Chicago White Sox |
CIN | This user is a fan of the Cincinnati Reds |
Basketball
editIND | This user is a fan of the Indiana Pacers |
SAS | This user is a fan of the San Antonio Spurs. |
Collegiate Athletics
editP | This user is a Purdue fan, Boiler Up! |
ARMY | This user is a fan of the Army Black Knights. |
NAVY | This user is a fan of the Navy Midshipmen. |
Futbol
editIND | This user is a fan of the Indianapolis Colts. |
GB | This user is a fan of the Green Bay Packers |
This user hates the Pittsburgh Stealers. And no, he didn't spell their real name wrong.
Motorsport
editThis user is interested in motorsports. |
Drag Racing
editNHRA | This user is a fan of the National Hot Rod Association. |
Open-Wheel
editIRL | This user is an Indy Racing League fan. |
This user supports Formula One. |
GP | The first Grand Prix this user watched was the 2000 United States Grand Prix. |
Sportscars
editGT | This user is a Super GT fan. |
Ice Hockey
editThis user hopes the Leafs win another Stanley Cup within his lifetime. |
Pool
editThis user plays pocket billiards. |
This user plays eight-ball. |
This user plays nine-ball. |
Farcical Crap Made To Resemble Sport
editThis user is a Hulkamaniac, brother! |
This user is a fan of The People's Champion, The Rock. |
55 | This user thinks Michael Waltrip should let someone else drive his car after what has happened in the 2007 season. |
Transit
editThis user is a proud cyclist. |
Wikiprojects
editThis user is a participant in WikiProject Motorsport. |
This user is a member of WikiProject American Open Wheel Racing. |
This user is a participant in WikiProject Formula One. |
This user is a member of WikiProject Paranormal, a project dedicated to improving articles on paranormal subjects. |
This user participates in WikiProject Chess. |
Completed
edit- NC16002 disappearance - All data thus far compilable in encyclopedic format for the disappearance of the NC16002 DC-3 airliner.
For Motorsport
edit- 1911 Indianapolis 500 - Most of the data present on the 1911 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race.
- 1912 Indianapolis 500 - Most of the data present on the 1912 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race.
Things needing doing
edit"To Do"
editType | New Article | Expand | Media | Sourcing | Copyedit | Stat Update | Peer Review | Successes |
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Officials | AAA Contest Board | |||||||
Drivers | Lee Bentham | |||||||
Jim Buick | ||||||||
Tom Frantz | ||||||||
Bob Frey | ||||||||
Rick Miaskiewicz | ||||||||
Hoover Orsi | ||||||||
Chris Smith | ||||||||
Bill Tempero | ||||||||
Dean Vetrock | ||||||||
Teams | Rick Galles / Galles Racing Hall Racing / Hall/VDS Racing Kraco RacingHogan Racing Shierson Racing Treadway Racing Truesports |
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Tracks | Dayton Speedway (Dayton, Ohio; 1956) | |||||||
Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway (Detroit, Michigan; 1928-'33, '49-'53, '57) ("see Detroit Indy Grand Prix for a start") | ||||||||
Hanford Motor Speedway (Hanford, California; 1967-'69) | ||||||||
Lakewood Speedway (Atlanta/Lakewood, Georgia; 1946-'48, '52, '56-'58) | ||||||||
California State Fairgrounds Speedway (Sacramento; 1949-'50, '53-'70) | ||||||||
Missouri State Fairgrounds Speedway (Sedalia, Missouri; 1970) | ||||||||
Continental Divide Raceway (Castle Rock, Colorado, 1968-'70) | ||||||||
Seattle International Raceway (1969) |
Wikiproject Paranormal
edit- All data compilable and studied on the Bermuda Triangle
- Quantifying and describing for the Project the difference between a faux curse and a legitimate curse.
Fiction
edit- Beginning to work on the Highlander database
Politics
edit- The lives of prominent dictators in world history
Things I'd like to do on Wikipedia
edit- Actually follow Wales' dream of ALL human knowledge, if people didn't get it the first time.
- Make well-sourced inclusionism the name of the game, and LOOK UP STUFF to prove things, rather than just delete them.
- Find out where one should go in order to spread hate and viciousness, just to make a lot of people go bug-eyed, rather than because of actually believing in such.
- Have Wikipedia offer free drinks to all posters.