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Marilyn Manson · 19 May 2005, 00:47

The biggest feckin' POTW vote in the world!

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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson

That's the plan. It's like Cluedo.

"The body of the late Mr Stew was found at the foot of the stairs; his trousers and pants had been pulled down around his ankles, and he had suffered severe anal trauma, before being murdered. Who killed Mr Stew? Was it Colonel Yahwe? Professor Jakiri? Reverend Manson? Mr Skiddy? Where was he killed? Yahwe's kitchen? Yahwe's library? The servant's quarters? What was the murder weapon? A lead dildo? A Law textbook? Mr Skiddy's revolver?

Only you can discover the truth."

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Originally Posted by 1-X

fixed! (sorry idi)

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Originally Posted by CrashTester

OK, I can now make this meet afterall, I just need Yahwe's number. I dont need a room since I live in London so I'll be there every day. I cant wait to join this big 'old gay gang bang!!

One thing though, I lnow the rules say no jeans but what about jean cutdowns? I got some that are cut just below the cheek of my butt! They look awsome with my dirty ol' boots - are they allowed in the rules by the way?

I wont be drunk but will be utterley f*cked on drugs - that is allowed I take it?

And I wont be bringing any money, it sounds like Yahwe the prince of gayness has enough for all his little pixies.

I'll be at Kings X at 19.00. I'll be wearing a dinner jacket and nipple clamps.

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Originally Posted by Dante Hicks

Not all calculations are conscious - if you see a member of the opposite sex, you'll in a very quick amount of time be able to say "Yeah, I would [sleep with them]" or "No way". If you were trying to make a computer to do the same thing, it'd be pretty hard to emulate this speed - you'd need to factor in hundreds of little things (height, weight, size of body, proportions, eyes, skin tone, etc). If you ask someone why they would, they often can't give a real explanation "Um, I like her eyes I guess." The evolutionary-psychologists can analyse our decisions and say generally we'll go for a girl who looks capable of bearing healthy children (i.e. with good skin, good breasts, not too fat, not too sickly looking, etc) but it's not like someone specifically thinks of these things - it's almost an instant yes/no thing.

But then again, perhaps these things aren't calculations in the traditional sense. There's a collection of essays edited by Steven Rose (I forget the title) which contains a chess problem. The board is arranged so black is materiall stronger but all pawns are remaining and are blocking each other from doing anything useful (sorry for vaguess, obviously a JPG would be better but I've not got one). But white can take one of black's rooks, but if he does, wil break down the pawn baricade and black will win (due to it's other material advantages). The point of all this that most human chess players very very quickly can see that you shouldn't take the black rook because it'll lead to defeat. But comptuers, based on a points / advantage model, always take the rook, because it leads to short-term advantage. It's only several million calculations later that the computer realises it's folly (as it were).

Similarly, when Kasparov was playing the IBM computer they had some statistics that Deep Thought (or whatever it was called) could calculate x million moves per minute, compared to Kasparov who could only do about 3 or 4. But the difference was that Kasparov only thought of "good" moves whereas many thousands of the computers moves were worthless. [This is a gross simplification because computers don't just use pure brute force, but stay with me here].

The point is that how do humans know which moves are "good". In the essay with the chess problem it's hypothesised that humans must have some sort of non-calculation based "understanding" which means they can short-cut past the obvious blunder of taking the opponents rook. Similarly, how does Kasparov know which 3 or 4 moves to focus on? Again, it seems credible that we have short-cuts / modules in our mind to carry out basic tasks we do again and again (like evaluating partners).

To use a coding analogy : Our minds in conscious thought are using interpreted slow code like BASIC. But once we have a task we perform many thousands of times (or through other evolutionary processes) we develop a fast dedicated module in C to do that for us. We still think in BASIC but we make frequent calls to these specialist C modules. But the contents of these modules are not always apparent to the basic body of code.

So if you catch a ball, you don't know "how" you worked out when / where it would land, you just do it. But obviously there is some sort of "calculation" going on at very high speeds. All of this seems fairly uncontroversial.

With regards to the day-date calculators, I'm not sure. In Gould's book he talks to one of the day-date calculators and tries to ask him how he does it, but the guy is too disabled to really explain. All he can say, with increasing frustration is "13" (or something like that). Gould asks him every day, and he repeats 13 over and over. It's only later that Gould realises that the guy is trying to explain to him the way he's doing it, and it involves adding all the days in a year up plus 13, blah, blah....and Gould realises not only is he actually working it out, he's also doing it in a long-winded inefficient manner, but at least he knew how it worked.

it may not be funny but it's one of the most interesting posts i've read in a very, very long time.

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Originally Posted by Vaio

Get Yahwe to write him a letter explaining his legal position and explaining your concerns and while he is sleeping beat him round the head with a baseball bat a few times and then hide the body deep, like in Casino but without the corn.

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Originally Posted by SilverSmoke

I always imagined you guys a lot more prettier

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Originally Posted by JonnyBGood

I'll **** your mother up leshy.

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Originally Posted by hyfe

Star Wars fans are like wives who go back to husbands who beat them

'Ohh, this time it'll be nice'

I'm really trying to nominate yahwe in this post but unfortunately all I can do is nominate tomkat

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Originally Posted by Tomkat

LIGHTNING BOLT

I laughed a lot during the weekend.

Chatting with Dace about all kinds of things, mostly wimmins, was loltastic.

Dancing in that club, being completely stupid.

Oh, in the first club. That made me laugh:

Myself, Stew and yahwe were dancing on the small dancefloor.

There were some women there dancing near us.

A song came on that Stew and yahwe didn't want to dance to, so they moved to the side.

I was left buzzing off myself in the middle.

So I decided to chat to the girls, to try to looke less like a loner.

I gave them my name and got theirs. Chatted a little, then danced with them.

yahwe lent in during the song, and whispered a few words into one of the girl's ears. She looked a bit confused, and continued dancing.

Stew came over and danced a bit with us, and I said "this is my good friend Stew" and introduced them.

They all gave coy smiles, but I didn't think much of it at the time.

Turned out yahwe told them all that Stew and I were shagging each other.

More than just good friends?

When I found that out, it made me laugh.

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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson

It's hardly surprising that SilverSmoke likes to taste something which is salty and easy to swallow.

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Originally Posted by Nodrog

Ok, you seriously need to stop posting here until youve got a lot more internet experience under your belt. Maybe you should just limit your internet time to IRC for a while, but if you're determined to incorporate some kind of browser-related activity into your routine, you can find a good web based IRC client here which will let you talk 2 ur m8s within the familiar enviornment of your internet explorer internet browser! And while we're on that subject, I'd also advise you to give serious consideration to the internet chat rooms in which you participate, because you seem to be picking up some bad habits which are going to stand in the way of improving your general online skills. Perhaps you should try idling in some new channels until you get the hang of whats going on, then you can start to pick up some general tips by watching others. There are several popular channels where the level of discourse seems to be vaguely higher than what you're used to, so maybe you can start with something #planetarion and work your way up.

Now, internet forums are an entirely different thing from 'real time chat', so you cant just assume that whatever you've picked up on IRC will translate over to them without modification. For instance, you seem to be using a lot of expressions like 'u', 'any1' and 'i' . Now this kind of thing acceptable is acceptable within some primitive communities on IRC where you dont always have time to type out a long message particularly if you're new to the internet and havent yet learned how to touchtype, but it is generally frowned upon forums based communication, where you are expected to utilize the increased time you have in order to make your messages presentable and coherent. Now if you're using expressions like 'u' because you are genuinelly unable to type full words at a reasonable speed, I would suggest checking out mavis beacon - a program aimed at increasing people's typing speed. Being able to type fast is a very important skill in today's increasingly computerized world, and will certainly increase your career prospects as well as your online reputation. If you look around a forum like this one, you will notice that the majority of posters are very particular about using correct grammer and spelling in their posts, and the ones that fail to do this generally tend to be the ones who are widely disliked.

Like IRC, becoming competent at internet forums is something that requires practice, but this is not the place for you to gain the experience you need. It's like anything really - you have to start small, and only move up a stage when youre ready. There are plenty of forums which would be receptive to your style of communication, such as slashdot or free republic. I'd advise you to use them as 'training grounds' until you feel comfortable moving on.

Anyway, good luck with whatever avenue you decide to pursue. Feel free to message me if you need any more specific advice about IRC or general internet matters - I usually check my PMs here every couple of days, and you can sometimes find me on netgamers as 'nodrog'.

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Originally Posted by 1 - X

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Originally Posted by Tomkat

You wouldn't have said that if you'd seen me abusing prisoners in Abu Ghraib

again with the 'fixed'

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Originally Posted by Yahwe

my actual phrase (i picked the prettiest blonde btw) was said just after stew had returned to dance with tomkat.

frankly i had had enough of the awful song and was angry stew had treacherously decided to dance none the less.

as i recall it at the time my glass was also empty.

a dangerous time.

so i beckoned to her, she having been just 'chatting' to tomkat.

and i quitely whispered

"they're dating"

then i looked deep into her eyes, nodded and patted her hand.

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Originally Posted by Dace

At the end of Saturday night i was reasonably drunk.

Steve put me in a black cab.

I got out the piece of paper on which my friends address was written.

I informed the driver where i wanted to go.

I was dropped off.

I gazed around and realised that this was not "right outside my friends place".

Infact i couldn't recognise where i was at all.

I said "f*ck" quite a few times.

"Ahhhh HA" i yelled in triumph as a thought perculated through the fog surrounding my brain "i have a mobile now ... i shall just phone my friend and describe my surroundings and i shall be back at his flat ohhhh so soon"

I took my phone out, dialled my friend and after i'd explained the situation i started to list off various buildings i could see.

My mobile made a "beeee booooo" noise and promptly died (empty battery).

As i'm no stranger to being lost in a "foreign" city i followed the simple proceedure i've developed for such a situation.

Step 1.) Swear alot. Call God a ****ing **** for doing this to you (again)

Step 2.) Pick the direction you think you should head. Walk in the complete opposite direction (when you're drunk you're sense of direction/logic is an early fatality).

Step 3.) Head along roads always following "the bigger road" if you get the choice.

Step 4.) Try and find an underground station.

Step 5.) Get home (you need to know the local underground stop near to where you stay and how to get from the underground station to your place for this to work).

Simple yet effective*

Anyway i walk for about 2 minutes.

I then see a familiar red motorbike.

I'm outside my friends place \o/

Turns out my battery dying was a good thing too as i was considering phoning up a girl and telling her i loved her**

And that was Saturday night.

* results may vary

** i was *that* drunk

Blastoderm · 19 May 2005, 00:53

Just so you can remove the "in before poll" posts eh?

Marilyn Manson · 19 May 2005, 01:06

No, because first I missed some deleted some options in an original thread which had all the replies in it, so I made a new thread and then I got Blastoderm PMing ME and it ****ed me up too then I had more ****ing nominations to add, then I got a ****ing pop up, and then I realised I'd kind of ****ed up the order then Yahwe PM's me too and I started hitting a filing cabinet you know what you people are ****in ded knacker whackers at damn I'm gonna **** up up man I'm going to Gosforth to kill skiddy then I'm coming for you people all of you, I'll hunt you down I'm going to attack you in an alley insert a plunger in your face and eat your leg yur so ****in ded

Demon Dave · 19 May 2005, 01:12

time for your medicine again Mr Manson

btw you've put Yahwes post in twice

midge5 · 19 May 2005, 01:13

For some reason my vote has disappeared and it won't let me vote again heh.

Marilyn Manson · 19 May 2005, 01:17

One day.

One day, I'll be dead.

On that day, I will be shorn of responsibility for this.

The worst thing is, I won't be able to celebrate the fact.

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Blastoderm · 19 May 2005, 01:17

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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson

No, because first I missed some deleted some options in an original thread which had all the replies in it, so I made a new thread and then I got Blastoderm PMing ME and it ****ed me up too then I had more ****ing nominations to add, then I got a ****ing pop up, and then I realised I'd kind of ****ed up the order then Yahwe PM's me too and I started hitting a filing cabinet you know what you people are ****in ded knacker whackers at damn I'm gonna **** up up man I'm going to Gosforth to kill skiddy then I'm coming for you people all of you, I'll hunt you down I'm going to attack you in an alley insert a plunger in your face and eat your leg yur so ****in ded

So-rry! You don't have to be so sensitive about it.

Marilyn Manson · 19 May 2005, 01:21

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Originally Posted by midge5

For some reason my vote has disappeared and it won't let me vote again heh.

Okay.

One thing at a time.

What option did you vote for? Tell Uncle Manson and he will crank it up manually. Just like I would do with Stew's cock if I had the chance.*

* I must think about this later.**

** In bed.***

***With my hand below the sheets.****

**** Oh yes. I went there.

Blastoderm · 19 May 2005, 01:23

I'm torn between 1-X's and Dace's post.

I don't know what to choose.....

Stew · 19 May 2005, 01:35

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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson

Okay.

One thing at a time.

What option did you vote for? Tell Uncle Manson and he will crank it up manually. Just like I would do with Stew's cock if I had the chance.*

* I must think about this later.**
** In bed.***
***With my hand below the sheets.****
*** Oh yes. I went there.

:eek:

Seriously, don't get too excited.

Blastoderm · 19 May 2005, 01:37

He loves you. I wonder if MM will have a tough time choosing between you and SS.......

midge5 · 19 May 2005, 01:43

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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson

Okay.

One thing at a time.

What option did you vote for? Tell Uncle Manson and he will crank it up manually. Just like I would do with Stew's cock if I had the chance.*

Hyfe - Star Wars is shit, kids. It's not as geeky as Star Trek and it's not as good as an action film. Make your ****ing minds up.

Marilyn Manson · 19 May 2005, 01:48

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Originally Posted by Blastoderm

He loves you.

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Originally Posted by Blastoderm

I wonder if MM will have a tough time choosing between you and SS.......

I would never choose SS above Stew. Never. Let the businessmen of the Hague and Amsterdam lick that semi-oriental junkie faggot clean, I've got a real man.

SilverSmoke · 19 May 2005, 07:13

We wheren't made for eachother anyway MM

Ste · 19 May 2005, 11:50

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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson

I've got a stick man.

fixed

MrL_JaKiri · 19 May 2005, 12:22

You didn't include my nomination. It was perfectly valid, if silly. The only reason you had to not include it was that you didn't think it worthy, which is a bad precedent to set.

Marilyn Manson · 19 May 2005, 14:00

I've done that before actually, and I'll do it again if it's neccesary. I should modify the rules to this end.

MrL_JaKiri · 19 May 2005, 14:22

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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson

I've done that before actually, and I'll do it again if it's neccesary. I should modify the rules to this end.

In that case, I'm boycotting the fascist Post of the Week competition.

Who's with me, brothers?

NEWSBOT3 · 19 May 2005, 14:25

not i

SilverSmoke · 19 May 2005, 14:25

I'm with you, I sure do love some raging coming out of the closet open your mind and be strong become happy revolution!

Marilyn Manson · 19 May 2005, 14:28

Islam Karimov has the right idea.

Tomkat · 20 May 2005, 07:34

I think this is one of the best POTW's we've had so far.

This week we really have been delivering the funny.

The moral? GD Meets make us funnier.

I think we should shove this into Clownshoe Corner after it's dead.

Marilyn Manson · 24 May 2005, 20:29

It appears that Dace has won, even though the vast majority of people voted against him and his terrorist methods.

Proteus · 24 May 2005, 21:10

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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson

It appears that Dace has won, even though the vast majority of people voted against him and his terrorist methods.

It's the General Election all over again.