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04/18/2008 02:20:44 PM · #1 |
I just found this entry in Wikipedia's entry on Passover
(note last line of paragraph):
"Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan, the first month of the Hebrew calendar, in accordance with the Hebrew Bible.[2] The Exodus of the Jews from Egypt took place in the spring and so Passover must be celebrated in the spring. Runescape is traditionally played during this time."
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04/18/2008 02:33:57 PM · #2 |
| Wikivandalism. It'll be removed soon if it hasn't been already. |
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04/18/2008 03:23:27 PM · #3 |
i saw one the other day on hilary clintons page
"The Almanac of American Politics, edited by Michael Barone and Richard E. Cohen, rated her votes from 2003 through 2006 as liberal or conservative, with 100 as the highest rating, in three areas: Economic, Social, and Foreign; averaged for the four years, the ratings are: Economic = 75 liberal, 23 conservative; Social = 83 liberal, 6 conservative; Foreign = 66 liberal, 30 conservative. Average = 75 liberal, 20 conservative. Apparently eating a whole walrus with only two spoons doesnt sit well with the conservatives."
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04/19/2008 12:00:51 AM · #4 |
Ho hum. I've spent way too much time removing stuff like this from wikipedia articles - as have plenty of other editors. Occasionally witty, often banal or juvenile.
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04/19/2008 09:15:37 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by paddles:
Ho hum. I've spent way too much time removing stuff like this from wikipedia articles - as have plenty of other editors. Occasionally witty, often banal or juvenile. |
No!
Really????......8>)
That's the only problem.....due to a smal percentage of cavernous, gaping, inflamed rectal orifices, the whole concept is suspect.
Sometimes really clever @$$holes concoct semi-believeable passages that are still glaringly erroneous, which REALLY sucks!
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04/19/2008 12:34:16 PM · #6 |
In grad school, we are forbidden from citing any reference found at Wikipedia as the University doubts its credibility, just as you are confirming in this thread.
Which is too bad, as there is a lot of quality content there... |
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04/19/2008 01:35:50 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Morgan:
In grad school, we are forbidden from citing any reference found at Wikipedia as the University doubts its credibility, just as you are confirming in this thread.
Which is too bad, as there is a lot of quality content there... |
Encyclopedias should never be used as primary sources for university-level research anyway. The primary use of an encyclopedia in that environment is to gain a background understanding of the subject, and use the article's citations to find useful primary sources on the topic.
~Terry
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04/19/2008 01:40:44 PM · #8 |
Bernie, a young Jewish boy, decided he wanted to be an aeronautical engineer and build airplanes. Over the years he studied hard, went to the best schools, and finally got his degree. It didn't take long before he gained a reputation as the finest aeronautical engineer in all the land, so he decided to start his own company to build jets.
His company was such a hit that the President of the United States called Bernie into his office. "Bernie," the president said, "the President of Israel wants to commission your company to build an advanced jet fighter for his country. You have our approval--go out and design him the best jet fighter ever made."
Needless to say, Bernie was tremendously excited at this prospect. The entire resources of his company went into building the most advanced jet fighter in history. Everything looked terrific on paper, but when they held the first test flight of the new jet, disaster struck. The wings couldn't take the strain--they broke clean off of the fuselage! (The test pilot parachuted to safety, thank G-d.) Bernie was devastated; his company redesigned the jet fighter, but the same thing happened at the next test flight--the wings broke off again.
Beside himself with worry, Bernie went to his Schul to pray...to ask G-d where he had gone wrong. The rabbi saw Bernie's sadness, and naturally asked him what the matter was. Bernie decided to pour his heart out to the rabbi.
After hearing the problem with the jet fighter, the rabbi put his arm on Bernie's shoulder and told him, "Listen, I know how to solve your problem. All you have to do is drill a row of holes directly above and below where the wing meets the fuselage. If you do this, I absolutely guarantee the wings won't fall off."
Bernie just smiled and thanked the rabbi for his advice...but the more he thought about it, the more he realized he had nothing to lose. Maybe the rabbi had some holy insight. So Bernie did exactly what the rabbi told him to do. On the next design of the jet fighter, they drilled a row of holes directly above and below where the wings met the fuselage. And...it worked!! The next test flight went perfectly!
Brimming with joy, Bernie went to the Schul to tell the rabbi that his advice had worked. "Naturally," said the rabbi, "I never doubted it would."
"But Rabbi, how did you know that drilling the holes would prevent the wings from falling off?"
"Bernie," the rabbi intoned, "I'm an old man. I've lived for many, many years and I've celebrated Passover many, many times. And in all those years, not once--NOT ONCE--has the matzoh broken on the perforation.
~Terry
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04/19/2008 01:43:48 PM · #9 |
Moses was sitting in the Egyptian ghetto. Things were terrible. Pharaoh wouldn't even speak to him. The rest of the Israelites were mad at him and making the overseers even more irritable than usual, etc. He was about ready to give up.
Suddenly a booming, sonorous voice spoke from above:
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"You, Moses, heed me ! I have good news, and bad news."
Moses was staggered. The voice continued:
"You, Moses, will lead the People of Israel from bondage. If Pharaoh refuses to release your bonds, I will smite Egypt with a rain of frogs"
"You, Moses, will lead the People of Israel to the Promised Land. If Pharaoh blocks your way, I will smite Egypt with a plague of Locust."
"You, Moses, will lead the People of Israel to freedom and safety. If Pharaoh's army pursues you, I will part the waters of the Red Sea to open your path to the Promised Land."
Moses was stunned. He stammered, "That's.... that's fantastic. I can't believe it! --- But what's the bad news?"
"You, Moses, must write the Environmental Impact Statemen
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04/19/2008 08:56:00 PM · #10 |
OK, I am confused. What do these stories have to do with the topic of this thread? Has a site council member actually hijacked a thread? Yikes.
Sure, it is Passover, and these stories are charming but I am missing the relevance? Maybe it is smarter to start a new thread for story topics, or Passover, or whatever, but let's focus on what is being discussed here, which is Wikipedia. |
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04/19/2008 09:02:46 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Morgan:
OK, I am confused. What do these stories have to do with the topic of this thread? Has a site council member actually hijacked a thread? Yikes.
Sure, it is Passover, and these stories are charming but I am missing the relevance? Maybe it is smarter to start a new thread for story topics, or Passover, or whatever, but let's focus on what is being discussed here, which is Wikipedia. |
I thought the thread topic was Wikipedia/Passover Humor, I'm not sure how he's deveated from the theme of the thread. |
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04/19/2008 09:07:03 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by trevytrev:
Originally posted by Morgan:
OK, I am confused. What do these stories have to do with the topic of this thread? Has a site council member actually hijacked a thread? Yikes.
Sure, it is Passover, and these stories are charming but I am missing the relevance? Maybe it is smarter to start a new thread for story topics, or Passover, or whatever, but let's focus on what is being discussed here, which is Wikipedia. |
I thought the thread topic was Wikipedia/Passover Humor, I'm not sure how he's deviated from the theme of the thread. |
You are right. I am wrong. My mistake as I misunderstood the intent of the thread. But, now that I see the title, it is clear that I am off-base here. My apologizes to all. I understood the topic to be about errors in Wikipedia. I missed the connection that the errors where limited to Passover Humour. I thought it was any and all errors in Wikipedia. So, I can now see how you see it as Passover Humour. Off I go into exile...
Message edited by author 2008-04-19 21:12:19. |
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04/19/2008 09:38:53 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by Morgan:
So, I can now see how you see it as Passover Humour. Off I go into exile... |
Just don't go off wandering in the desert for forty years ... ;-)
BTW: Terry, 2 notes on your story:
Theodore Sturgeon wrote a wonderful Sci-Fi story based on the principle you described, called It Was Nothing, Really.
Although not what's pictured here, I've found Yehuda® Brand matzoh (from Jerusalem, usually only available around here during the Passover season) break along the perforations with surprising frequency. :-)
Message edited by author 2008-04-19 21:39:32. |
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