User:Julia Rossi/Archive 2008

Christmas greetings

Happy Christmas from Australia!

Happy Christmas to all. May you be refreshed at Christmas, and continue to enjoy being wicked pedians in 2009 ~ from Julia R. o<| =)

Christmas typo:

WTH is Bethelehem?--GreenSpigot (talk) 01:50, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

It's how you get Bethel's attention. --- OtherDave (talk) 02:02, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

February to April

February

On the weight of corpses:

Philip Marlowe says "Dead men are heavier than broken hearts", but I don't think he means they actually weigh more, they're just difficult to move around as they are an awkward shape (no handles) and don't make any attempt to help you. 163.1.148.158 (talk) 10:17, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

The dark side of George Washington:

He slept around. --Milkbreath (talk) 13:59, 7 February 2008 (UTC) (Refdesk)

March

An ambitious person (noun):

Rain maker. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 04:05, 14 March 2008 (UTC))

Overhead:

I was discussing with a friend about the age of the universe. A subject way over my head. -- 68.209.69.103 (talk) 23:59, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Latin:

Has anyone noticed that "Latin" sounds similar to "Latvian"? 58.164.118.252 (talk) 11:17, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

It does? Adam Bishop (talk) 12:23, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Thoughtful torture...

I don't think it would be possible, at least with a single line, to keelhaul someone along the length of the ship. They'd keep popping up one side or the other. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.187.153.189 (talk • contribs) 26 March 2008 (UTC) misc refdesk

April

Turning a frog into a prince with science[1]:

Biggest problem I see with your plan is finding a country willing to have an ex-frog as regent.--Shniken1 (talk) 05:22, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Advice vs information

Removing a request for help because it happens to mention the possibility of a lawsuit is absurd and unhelpful. The solution is to offer assistance, and not offer legal advice, not to treat a request for help as though it were a steaming pile of monkey crap left in the middle of the ballroom floor. - Outerlimits (talk) 20:52, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

On being paid not to produce tobacco on your spare plot[2]

...then the product gets overproduced again. And the entire market bounces around like a chihuahua on crack. Kesh (talk) 19:42, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Human evolution:

The main stumbling block is that the visual markers for intelligence aren't as pronounced as say a formidable bosom or a symmetrical face. PvT (talk) 10:52, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Creative carbon dating:

If one already accepts that God made the Earth look a lot older than it is and created the stars more than 6000 light years away with the light already sticking out, why would it be difficult to accept that He made some things give incorrect radiocarbon dating readings? That's seriously small potatoes once you've got talking snakes in your world view. --69.134.125.223 (talk) 23:31, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Strength of the American Black Bear compared to humans:

Dunno about Oprah though. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:49, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

For the compleat bear contest, get the whole thread here[3]

Why?

? ! hotclaws 06:59, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Alternative medicine:

it takes some of the strain off the conventional system when people with colds press a crystal to their head rather than booking an appointment with their GP and demanding antibiotics. 79.66.105.94 (talk) 00:42, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

On the science desk, schist?:

Piero della Francesca's Baptism of Chist --Eriastrum (talk) 21:10, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Getting Cheney's name right:

I think if I was him, I'd stop pronouncing my name "Dick", whether I was one or not. --ChokinBako (talk) 10:25, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Entertainment (desk)

Borg tits are fantastic. ... 79.75.169.43 (talk) 19:38, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

The bird:

I have a backyard full of Northern Cardinals. They sound like car alarms. They call: "who-it chee who-it chee who-it chee woop woop woop woop wee wee wee wee boo-dee boo-dee boo-dee" - repeat ad naseum. To make it worse, I have mocking birds in the front yard who repeat it back to them. -- kainaw™ 00:26, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

May

May

Kaiser Bill – the difference:

:Imagine: a country going from a leader with a withered arm to one who could hold his arm in the air for extended periods. Edison (talk) 04:26, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

How to make a girl like you:

There is a classic piece of graffiti: "My mother made me a homosexual" Underneath it in another hand "If I sent her the wool, would she make me one too?". SaundersW (talk) 12:12, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Bedside manner for still birth (Close, but no cigar):

they should follow with "... but the good news is you can save on the coffin by using the cigar box!" Matt Deres (talk) 23:18, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Which look:

...you should wait until the next time someone asks you why you're fat. If you knock on their door several days later with your response, you'll look like an obsessive fool rather than a fellow with sharp wit. — Ƶ§œš¹ _{[aɪm ˈfɻɛ̃ⁿdˡi]} 19:33, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Classics:

:Every time anything is released, according to the promoters at least :-) Fribbler (talk) 17:02, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Spongebob:

:There's a talking sponge that wears trousers and a tie, lives in a pineapple under the sea, and makes burgers, and you're criticising the relative scale of the humans and the sponge? ;-) Angus Lepper^{(T, C, D)} 16:14, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

June

Silent refdeskers:

I read the desks often but never, ever, post there. Aww, crap. Friday (talk) 20:30, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

August

Bee destiny

The worker cannot flee the hive any more than your hair can choose to flee your head.--98.217.8.46 (talk) 00:39, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

September

Priceless presidency

I would take "Grand Master of the Order of the Falcon" as a title any day, for $20,000 a year!!! Fucking cool! — Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 10:16, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

October

Racism

Racism is a hue problem in Brazil. --Shaggorama (talk) 18:41, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

November

Why we don't swing through the trees

Well, you can use food to build muscles, or you can use food to build brains. SDY (talk) 06:43, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

On affirmative negatives:

whenever someone is in the position of having to claim that he ain't got no sock accounts, it is almost always more grammatically and factually correct for him to say, "I ain't got more'n three or fo' sock accounts". Darkspots (talk) 23:10, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

December

Now that we have the Kola Superdeep Borehole:

::Then we can jam a giant rocket in there and just tool around the solar system. Make the other planets jealous. Give our planet a wicked paint job; the works. HalfShadow 04:52, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Principles

• I found this on a wikipedian's user page (sorry, forgot who) and it seems useful—
  

Principles and their applications on Wikipedia

Voluntary association
Participating in Wikipedia is by choice. If you don't like something, you have the right to leave.
Private property
All contributions to Wikipedia are licensed under the GFDL, so if you don't want to waive ownership of your ideas, don't publish them.
Non-aggression
Don't initiate any kind of aggression against other users including through biting or uncivility. If someone vandalises your userpage, warn them and/or report them.
Individualism
Think about ideas critically and come to your own conclusions. Discussion is good.
Communalism
Wikipedia is a perfect example of the free, voluntary exchange of information on the Internet.
Community
The life-blood of wikipedia is consensus (quoted from somewhere).

Conclusion: you are participating in Wikipedia because you want to. There is a goal, keep it in sight.

If you want encouragement, read other Users' pages – there are some great people out there.