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The spam forum scares me.

Branin
29-01-2005, 08:41
There are some hard core spammers. Uber scary. *shudders*
visit the spam forum (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=1&f=29)
Neo-Anarchists
29-01-2005, 08:46
There are some hard core spammers. Uber scary. *shudders*
visit the spam forum (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=1&f=29)
I have a feeling that they eat babies. Fried!
:(
Scary scary people...
Branin
29-01-2005, 08:47
I have a feeling that they eat babies. Fried!

It honestly wouldn't suprise me. HAven't you ever wondered what goes into spam? *shudders*
Tuesday Heights
29-01-2005, 08:49
I think everywhere else on Jolt is scary.
Branin
29-01-2005, 08:52
I think everywhere else on Jolt is scary.
We are scary to. BOOGITY BOOGITY. But in a fun harmless sort of way. Usually. :evil:
Adrian Barbeau-Bot
29-01-2005, 08:54
man.. i though general was bad. im afraid to walk into the spam neighborhood, i might be turned into spam.
RomeW
29-01-2005, 08:57
Looks like fun.

*goes to post*

:D

EDIT- On second thought, I think I'll stay here...
Prosophia
29-01-2005, 09:29
Looks like fun.

*goes to post*

:D

EDIT- On second thought, I think I'll stay here...

I have just boldly gone where no woman has gone before.

zyzzyva.
Adrian Barbeau-Bot
29-01-2005, 09:30
Looks like fun.

*goes to post*

:D

EDIT- On second thought, I think I'll stay here...

did they try to turn you into spam and eat you?
Prosophia
29-01-2005, 09:36
did they try to turn you into spam and eat you?

munch munch munch
Prosophia
29-01-2005, 09:37
it'd be pretty awesome if this thread were moved to the spam forum.

MWAHAHAHAHA!
Adrian Barbeau-Bot
29-01-2005, 09:39
it'd be pretty awesome if this thread were moved to the spam forum.

MWAHAHAHAHA!

hahaha that would be funny as hell. and ironic too.
Prosophia
29-01-2005, 09:46
hahaha that would be funny as hell. and ironic too.

did you know that the zyzzyva is a type of insect?

it also happens to be the last word you'll find in an English dictionary.
RomeW
29-01-2005, 09:49
did they try to turn you into spam and eat you?

Nah, the novelty lost its effcect two seconds after I arrived.

Oh, and for the record, I've eaten SPAM. What? It was The Blackout, nothing else to eat...
Adrian Barbeau-Bot
29-01-2005, 09:49
did you know that the zyzzyva is a type of insect?

it also happens to be the last word you'll find in an English dictionary.

holy crap, i thought you were lying til i looked it up!

while we are on dictionary trivia did you know that antidistablishmentarianism is the longest word in the english dictionary?
Adrian Barbeau-Bot
29-01-2005, 09:50
Nah, the novelty lost its effcect two seconds after I arrived.

i like my canniblistic theory better.
Prosophia
29-01-2005, 09:53
holy crap, i thought you were lying til i looked it up!

while we are on dictionary trivia did you know that antidistablishmentarianism is the longest word in the english dictionary?

Actually, I think that honor goes to "PNEUMONO*ULTRA*MICRO*SCOPIC*SILICO*VOLCANO*CONIOSIS," which means "a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust."
RomeW
29-01-2005, 09:54
while we are on dictionary trivia did you know that antidistablishmentarianism is the longest word in the english dictionary?

I did. Beats Chloroflorocarbons by ten letters.

EDIT- Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS)

:eek: Try saying that word ten times fast...

EDIT 2- Upon further review, the word is actually a hoax. The real term is "pneumoconiosis", which, at fifteen words, fails to surpass "antidisestablishmentarianism" by thirteen letters. Still, try saying pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis anyway...
Adrian Barbeau-Bot
29-01-2005, 10:01
Actually, I think that honor goes to "PNEUMONO*ULTRA*MICRO*SCOPIC*SILICO*VOLCANO*CONIOSIS," which means "a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust."

....damn.

:eek: Try saying that word ten times fast...

i would attempt it, but im having trouble spitting out once.
Trilateral Commission
29-01-2005, 10:02
Random fact: the most complex Chinese character has 84 strokes:

http://www.omniglot.com/images/unidentified/cloudydragons.gif

It is a surname in Japanese pronounced "taito."
RomeW
29-01-2005, 10:03
EDIT 2- Upon further review, the word is actually a hoax. The real term is "pneumoconiosis", which, at fifteen words, fails to surpass "antidisestablishmentarianism" by thirteen letters. Still, try saying pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis anyway...

*repost*
Prosophia
29-01-2005, 10:03
I did. Beats Chloroflorocarbons by ten letters.

EDIT- Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS)

:eek: Try saying that word ten times fast...

EDIT 2- Upon further review, the word is actually a hoax. The real term is "pneumoconiosis", which, at fifteen words, fails to surpass "antidisestablishmentarianism" by thirteen letters. Still, try saying pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis anyway...
bummer. :(

EDIT: well, how 'bout: nonantidisestablishmentarianism?
Adrian Barbeau-Bot
29-01-2005, 10:05
more random fun facts.

The city with the longest name in common usage is in New Zealand. Taumatawhakatangihangakoauotamateturipukakapikimaungahoro-Nukupokaiwhenua kitanatahu translates as the 'place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as land-eater, played his flute to his loved one'. This is the place name recognised by the Guinness Book of Records.
Adrian Barbeau-Bot
29-01-2005, 10:06
bummer. :(

EDIT: well, how 'bout: nonantidisestablishmentarianism?

haha.. unfortunaly, i think that would just be disestablishmentarianism
HotRodia
29-01-2005, 10:06
The spam forum isn't so bad. That said, posting nonsense all day lost it's appeal for me some time ago. :(
Prosophia
29-01-2005, 10:06
How 'bout some great Scrabble words:

"aa" is solidified lave

"oe" is some sort of current

"qat" is a shrub

"qaid" is another short "q" word that doesn't require a "u," but I forgot what it means. :rolleyes:
Prosophia
29-01-2005, 10:07
haha.. unfortunaly, i think that would just be disestablishmentarianism
hey - no one said that the English language had to be efficient!
Prosophia
29-01-2005, 10:09
The spam forum isn't so bad. That said, posting nonsense all day lost it's appeal for me some time ago. :(
Yeah, I'd much rather post at least semi-sensical nonsense, like word facts and the like.

Or stupid responses to stupid political debates.

:D
HotRodia
29-01-2005, 10:12
Yeah, I'd much rather post at least semi-sensical nonsense, like word facts and the like.

Personally I prefer to simply chat with friends. That sort of thing was made illegal on the old boards and I haven't done it since, mostly because the people who liked to chat left when it became illegal.

Or stupid responses to stupid political debates.

:D

We are far too much alike in that. :)
Adrian Barbeau-Bot
29-01-2005, 10:12
Yeah, I'd much rather post at least semi-sensical nonsense, like word facts and the like.

Or stupid responses to stupid political debates.

:D

thats how we set ourselves apart from the spamys
Prosophia
29-01-2005, 10:15
Personally I prefer to simply chat with friends. That sort of thing was made illegal on the old boards and I haven't done it since, mostly because the people who liked to chat left when it became illegal.
Why was it made illegal?
HotRodia
29-01-2005, 10:25
Why was it made illegal?

The server was overloaded and it was decided that to ameliorate the problem there would be a serious crackdown on "spam". I harbor no resentment for that ruling, considering I hold the outstanding record for most consecutive posts due to server overload. I saw the need for easing the server load, myself.
Prosophia
29-01-2005, 10:29
The server was overloaded and it was decided that to ameliorate the problem there would be a serious crackdown on "spam". I harbor no resentment for that ruling, considering I hold the outstanding record for most consecutive posts due to server overload. I saw the need for easing the server load, myself.

Oh dear.

Well, then why is it ok in the spam forum? Why don't they just delete them?
RomeW
29-01-2005, 10:30
Considering I hold the outstanding record for most consecutive posts due to server overload. I saw the need for easing the server load, myself.

How many posts is that, and in which thread did it occur in?
HotRodia
29-01-2005, 10:30
Oh dear.

Well, then why is it ok in the spam forum? Why don't they just delete them?

Jolt allows it, for whatever reason.
HotRodia
29-01-2005, 10:36
How many posts is that, and in which thread did it occur in?

9 in a chat thread. I don't recall which one. I just remember chatting with Traha Odj and suddenly I couldn't get in. I would wait for a moment and press submit again. I did that about 30 times, and when I finally got through to the thread I had posted the same thing nine times in a row. Very frustrating.

[Edit: Ah, the irony. I had trouble getting this message to post. :D ]
RomeW
29-01-2005, 10:40
9 in a chat thread. I don't recall which one. I just remember chatting with Traha Odj and suddenly I couldn't get in. I would wait for a moment and press submit again. I did that about 30 times, and when I finally got through to the thread I had posted the same thing nine times in a row. Very frustrating.

[Edit: Ah, the irony. I had trouble getting this message to post. :D ]

:eek: I remember the pre-Jolt days. Boy, getting anything in was frustrating. Of course, Jolt isn't free of its problems (like whoever thought a 180-second search layover was a good idea).
Prosophia
29-01-2005, 10:41
Jolt allows it, for whatever reason.

I guess it's so people who really feel the urge to spam can get it out of their systems.

Like I did earlier.

Now I just want to go to bed. (It's 4:40 AM where I am... friends kept me up and then I started posting again!)
HotRodia
29-01-2005, 10:42
:eek: I remember the pre-Jolt days. Boy, getting anything in was frustrating. Of course, Jolt isn't free of its problems (like whoever thought a 180-second search layover was a good idea).

I've heard frequent complaints about the 180 second rule. Perhaps we should mention it to Sixy and he'll try to get 60 seconds using his OMG Union Powahz!
RomeW
29-01-2005, 10:42
I guess it's so people who really feel the urge to spam can get it out of their systems.

Like I did earlier.

Now I just want to go to bed. (It's 4:40 AM where I am... friends kept me up and then I started posting again!)

Me=currently procrastinating from writing an essay :S
Prosophia
29-01-2005, 10:45
Me=currently procrastinating from writing an essay :S

Ah, yes, I know that well.

I have a friend who claims she once came up to see me when she was pulling an all-nighter studying to ask me about the exam... and apparently I was pulling an all-nighter procrastinating.

Knowing what I was like as a freshman, I can totally believe it. :D
HotRodia
29-01-2005, 10:49
Ah, yes, I know that well.

I have a friend who claims she once came up to see me when she was pulling an all-nighter studying to ask me about the exam... and apparently I was pulling an all-nighter procrastinating.

Knowing what I was like as a freshman, I can totally believe it. :D

I remember Freshman year fondly. Easy classes, low workloads, and lots of freedom. Now I work and go to class and do homework. And play NS, of course. :D

I'm actually caught up with all my work tonight. Yay!
RomeW
29-01-2005, 10:56
Prosophia: I'm 4th Year History, and I get so much work that I don't get motivated. Too much work :P

HotRodia: Eh, good luck with that. I doubt there's much our moderators can do to bring down that search time.
Chicken pi
29-01-2005, 12:24
There are some hard core spammers. Uber scary. *shudders*
visit the spam forum (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=1&f=29)

They scare me, man. I've seen post counts over 100k in there...do they never go outside?
MEDKtulu
29-01-2005, 15:22
lol, I post there

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/member.php?u=43387

my account details. 10,781 posts so far :D
The Purple Relm
29-01-2005, 15:59
Wow, that is scary. Though the fluffle thread looked fun. :fluffle:
Yammo
29-01-2005, 16:31
I posted there ^_^
Word Games
29-01-2005, 16:33
I posted there ^_^

Did it hurt? :eek:
Eutrusca
29-01-2005, 16:34
I have just boldly gone where no woman has gone before.

zyzzyva.

Ooooo! Kinky! :D
Tybonia
29-01-2005, 16:42
Nah, they're not evil... Just people with nothing to do. That, or they think that the only thing that matters about a person is their post-count.
Prosophia
29-01-2005, 19:39
Nah, they're not evil... Just people with nothing to do. That, or they think that the only thing that matters about a person is their post-count.

Isn't that all that matters in life???
The Burnsian Desert
29-01-2005, 20:00
Isn't that all that matters in life???

I lost count of mine eons ago... oh, there it is.

+1