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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 5, 2011 21:27:46 GMT -5
Just curious. Some of the statements made in EE lately have been odd. Please note the "of all time" qualifier. Also note that any family member, including your spouse and/or children, are candidates so long as you evaluate them only in the context of "being a good friend". In the extremely unlikely event that the answer is "neither" and you're serious, please don't vote. However, I'd still be interested in getting your feedback in the thread. Thanks, Virgil
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Post by Befferz on Nov 5, 2011 21:31:17 GMT -5
Nonexistent.
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Post by Apple on Nov 5, 2011 21:33:27 GMT -5
Since "lives in my computer" wasn't an option, I went with the dog. Even if she did knock over my glass of wine and licked it all up tonight. At one time I would have said "human" but I've cut contact or drifted apart from most people I once considered close friends.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2011 21:35:11 GMT -5
Since the first answer is just a subset of the second answer I really am confused on how to answer.
Because if I answer the first answer, then by definition it is the second answer. But if I answer the second answer how do people know if I really mean the second answer or the first answer?
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Nov 5, 2011 21:39:33 GMT -5
I'll wait to weigh in with my vote. I do have a hypothetical question for the Pollster though - If a person's best friend happened to be a Werewolf, which category would that fall under, since there's no "Both" option?
ETA: And since most of my friends have been men, and most men are animals, the same hypothetical question applies. ;D
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Post by Sharon on Nov 5, 2011 22:10:03 GMT -5
"Just curious. Some of the statements made in EE lately have been odd."
Only lately the statements have been odd?
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Post by Befferz on Nov 5, 2011 22:13:31 GMT -5
"Just curious. Some of the statements made in EE lately have been odd." Only lately the statements have been odd? I think he means odd for EE. Which means that apparently, some of the statements here have been normal. Whatever that is...
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Post by Apple on Nov 5, 2011 22:28:36 GMT -5
Lol, Virgil must not remember the thread on the old EE where someone asked "if you could rescue either a stranger or an animal from a burning building/car wreck/whatever it was, but only one of them, which would you rescue?" Several EEers said the animal (unless the person was a child, then they'd rescue the child)...
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Post by moon/Laura on Nov 5, 2011 22:29:54 GMT -5
i don't really think an animal can/should be a 'best friend'. they simply can't interact with us on the same level as another human can..
therefore, my answer is neither.
I have no best friend.
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Post by Befferz on Nov 5, 2011 22:32:02 GMT -5
i don't really think an animal can/should be a 'best friend'. they simply can't interact with us on the same level as another human can.. therefore, my answer is neither. I have no best friend.
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Nov 5, 2011 22:37:23 GMT -5
I can't answer because both of my very best friends are each. DH and Molly are both always there for me. One each - Human and kitty. Virgil, can you please add another category?
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Post by Sammy on Nov 5, 2011 22:50:00 GMT -5
I would have chosen animal, but my goldfish died. (I threw him into the toilet)
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Post by KindeBabe's Kupid Kiss on Nov 5, 2011 23:06:12 GMT -5
Just curious. Some of the statements made in EE lately have been odd. In the extremely unlikely event that the answer is "neither" and you're serious, please don't vote. However, I'd still be interested in getting your feedback in the thread. Thanks, Virgil You! You! YOU! Now, please identify yourself as man or beast!
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Nov 5, 2011 23:07:01 GMT -5
You left off the ;D when you quoted me, Ratchs. That means I was joking. And aren't some men just sweet puppydogs?
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Post by Sammy on Nov 5, 2011 23:09:19 GMT -5
SL, cut it out!
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Post by diamonds on Nov 5, 2011 23:10:20 GMT -5
I'll wait to weigh in with my vote. I do have a hypothetical question for the Pollster though - If a person's best friend happened to be a Werewolf, which category would that fall under, since there's no "Both" option? ETA: And since most of my friends have been men, and most men are animals, the same hypothetical question applies. ;D ha..ha...You win with your ETA sentence....as Virgil scratches his head at SL's response... You get my karma for that one!!!!!
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Post by Befferz on Nov 5, 2011 23:10:26 GMT -5
You resemble that remark!
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Post by diamonds on Nov 5, 2011 23:16:56 GMT -5
SL, cut it out! Plus some of them can even act like a girlfriend... ;D
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2011 23:31:46 GMT -5
best friend is human but my animals are better listeners .
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 6, 2011 1:10:33 GMT -5
To answer Archie's and SL's question: taxonomic formalism aside, anyone that is (all or part) human does not qualify as an "animal".
Speaking as to odd statements on EE: I do mean "odd by EE standards". That might be another poll question. "Do you believe EEers are genuinely 'odd'?"
It could be reasonably argued that EE is the second most normal, most mainstream forum on NMSNM (second only to YM). My list of genuinely odd posters comprises only: Dr. Pig, Archie (in part because of his profession), EFCO, heart2heart, DebMD, Forever Sunshine, and occasionally Optimist4Life and Iggy.
A quick sampling of the thread titles yields: "You Tube Link Help?", "Happy Birthday, Weltz!!!!", "Turned the clocks back", "Any Keno Lovers Here?", "Police Investigate Video Of Judge Beating Daughter", "A man and his dog...", "Andy Rooney dies at age 92", etc., etc. These are all very unexceptional, mainstream topics. In fact, the only topic I'd consider odd is "SODA!"—and even that's an "odd in an extremely usual way"-variety odd. That is, the debate might seem odd to an EE outsider but is a well known and longstanding EE meme for board regulars. Part of our "cultural tradition".
Characters on P&M, MT, IBB (that haven't thus far been banned for disruptive kinds of odd behaviour) make EE seem even more mainstream by comparison. This isn't necessarily a good or bad thing, it just is.
Maybe somebody will volunteer to prove me wrong: suggest EEers whom you believe are consistently odd and cite examples of odd behaviour.
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Post by diamonds on Nov 6, 2011 2:08:24 GMT -5
Consistently odd is antibabble....I don't recall the exact words he used, but when SL hit 10,000 posts and made a thread, he said something to the extent of her being promiscuous in her bragging. I'm sure she will remember that comment more exact than I, but he has the strangest and off the wall ways of expressing himself.
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Post by weltschmerz on Nov 6, 2011 3:46:00 GMT -5
taxonomic formalism aside, anyone that is (all or part) human does not qualify as an "animal". --------------------- Of course they qualify. Humans are higher primates; ergo....animals.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 6, 2011 5:13:15 GMT -5
Perhaps I'm not being clear enough with "taxonomic formalism aside". For the purposes of this poll, disregarding the fact that homo sapiens is included in kingdom animalia so that a single word "animal" can with blessed simplicity refer to "animal that is not a human" without the Archies, Weltses, and other taxonomic purists scoring extra credit on their grade 6 science exams , anyone that is (all or part) human does not qualify as an "animal". ETA:He does hold the honour of being the only person to ever refer to me (to my face) as a cheap, flashy, polychromatic cancer on my organization.
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Post by Cheesy FL-Vol on Nov 6, 2011 5:44:05 GMT -5
ETA:He does hold the honour of being the only person to ever refer to me (to my face) as a cheap, flashy, polychromatic cancer on my organization. um...and according to his observation of my posts, I am apparently a felon.
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Post by Genuine GA Peach on Nov 6, 2011 5:52:49 GMT -5
well, Antibabble had the insight to get past Cheesy's charade and realize she's a felon ETA: now that the truth is out, you might as well own up to your crime (or CRIMES)!!! ;D
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 6, 2011 8:46:45 GMT -5
Where did you get the cheese, Florida? Where did you get the cheese?
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Post by Cheesy FL-Vol on Nov 6, 2011 9:07:50 GMT -5
Where did you get the cheese, Florida? Where did you get the cheese? Okay...okay...I stole it!
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Post by TD2K on Nov 6, 2011 9:09:45 GMT -5
I think he means odd for EE.
Is that possible?
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 6, 2011 9:22:46 GMT -5
We all thank you for coming clean. It was the right, honourable thing to do. That said, we can now safely conclude that you're also the felon responsible for any and all avatar disappearances, smiley malfunctions, server outages and slowdowns (bandwidth theft), lengthy poster hiatuses (kidnappings), the recent string of random bannings, and all of the 'Smite' feature abuses that ultimately led to its disablement. Shameless hooligan.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Nov 6, 2011 9:46:23 GMT -5
Since there's only been 15 votes cast, I'm guessing people are starting to catch on as to why Virgil starts these "innocent" polls. It's going to make an interesting book one day - "The Inner Workings of the EE Mind".
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