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Sep 5, 2010, 04:49 AM
 
Over ten months ago, I fixed a sig that a member was having trouble with. And threw in some amusing text, so he'd be sure to rehost a fixed version himself.

But he left the sig in my care. So I had some fun, turning it into a rotating script that returned 1 of 6 versions. The sigs look much the same, but the messages change. Over the months, creativity struck many times. The messages got crazier, and the count has reached 43.

Still it went unnoticed. A rehost would have stopped my advertising to the Ferrengi, cemetaries, breweries, fruit farmers, Matrix wimps, pessimists, plumbers, housewives, and VW owners. Along with numerous slogans giving life advice.

In 51 days, it will have been a year. Obviously my imagination is not up to commercial standards - advertisers prefer messages that get noticed. I'd better keep the day job.
     
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Sep 5, 2010, 07:01 AM
 
100%, unmitigated awesome.

My favorite is "peace through superior firepower".
     
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Sep 7, 2010, 10:04 AM
 
There must be an anniversary version in the works, right?
     
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Sep 9, 2010, 02:01 AM
 
Maybe he is just as amused as you are, or just can't be bothered to change it. Is it even an active poster?
     
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Sep 9, 2010, 02:07 PM
 
Yup.
     
The Final Dakar
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Sep 9, 2010, 02:08 PM
 
Can we get a hint here?

is it someone with a text only sig?
     
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Sep 9, 2010, 02:16 PM
 
It is an image sig that changes on reload, and it is a member that posts somewhat frequently.
     
The Final Dakar
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Sep 9, 2010, 02:24 PM
 
No idea. Unless they post in the lounge I probably will never know.
     
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Sep 9, 2010, 02:28 PM
 
Originally Posted by The Final Dakar View Post
Can we get a hint here?
tsk, tsk. I gave a nearly precise date in a Feedback context.
     
The Final Dakar
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Sep 9, 2010, 02:32 PM
 
Not sure how knowing the date helps me.
     
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Sep 9, 2010, 03:00 PM
 
Originally Posted by The Final Dakar View Post
No idea. Unless they post in the lounge I probably will never know.
He only has 732 posts in the Lounge since the beginning of the year. Around 1,000 there since the sig got fixed up.

I didn't think the mystery would be this hard to solve. Unless everyone has turned sigs off, you'll see an example in most Lounge threads. And have for nearly a year.
     
The Final Dakar
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Sep 9, 2010, 03:08 PM
 
Earlier I perused a bunch of Lounge threads from today without anything.

And telling me how many posts he made lately seems somewhat pointless too.

I feel like you could reveal its me at any moment because it seems so mysterious.
     
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Sep 9, 2010, 03:19 PM
 
Cold Warrior? I know his sig changes and has some text.
     
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Sep 9, 2010, 03:43 PM
 
It is not a mod, and it is someone from the US.
     
The Final Dakar
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Sep 9, 2010, 03:44 PM
 
Someone from the US I can use. I'll hold further questions until tomorrow.
     
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Sep 9, 2010, 05:21 PM
 
I have seen a lot of weird sigs, but none of them are rotating.

Is this rotation script really executed every time it's accessed?

-t
     
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Sep 9, 2010, 05:22 PM
 
Yes, some sigs auto-rotate in the same manner that clinically insane stars change with each page load.
     
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Sep 9, 2010, 08:41 PM
 
OMG

I found it. Fuçkingunbelievable

Truly epic. Muahahahahaha.

-t
     
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Sep 9, 2010, 09:19 PM
 
*wiping tears*

I'm still laughing. That's an instant classic.

I took screenshots, so I could later create a nice thread with it.

-t
     
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Sep 9, 2010, 10:33 PM
 
Doof has been chuckling about this for some time.
User in question really hasn't noticed?
Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
     
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Sep 9, 2010, 10:35 PM
 
He really hasn't.
     
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Sep 10, 2010, 12:08 AM
 
"Measure once, cut twice". Hilarious.
     
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Sep 10, 2010, 12:14 AM
 
"Precision Tracing"

     
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Sep 10, 2010, 12:21 AM
 
I found it, didn't take long, lets just say it it is groovy.
love handle enlargement
( Last edited by macaddict0001; Sep 10, 2010 at 12:30 AM. Reason: too obvious?)
     
subego
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Sep 10, 2010, 12:24 AM
 
Too easy!
     
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Sep 10, 2010, 12:28 AM
 
Oh boy, now that this thread is rolling on, it won't be long until he wakes up to it

-t
     
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Sep 10, 2010, 01:03 AM
 
I found all 43.
     
The Final Dakar
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Sep 10, 2010, 02:59 PM
 
In retrospect that really should have been obvious.

I'm not surprised it went unnoticed (by the forum) considering the source.
     
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Sep 13, 2010, 12:31 PM
 
I noticed it a long time ago.
 


I figured it was uncharacteristically funny for him and thought a real rotating sig was above his head code-wise, but didn't think twice about it.
     
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Sep 13, 2010, 12:58 PM
 
Oh damn. I really gave him credit for it.

Much amusement.
     
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Sep 13, 2010, 04:08 PM
 
I laughed.
     
The Final Dakar
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Sep 14, 2010, 12:46 PM
 
So, I have a few ideas. we should either open up this thread to user submitted ideas or (maybe later) start a thread in the lounge where we just post the slogans and see how long it takes him to catch on.
     
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Sep 14, 2010, 03:03 PM
 
I submit: Asleep at the Wheel
     
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Sep 14, 2010, 08:41 PM
 
Whoa, Dakar. You're over your quota. No Dakar has gone past 5K before now.
     
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Sep 14, 2010, 11:21 PM
 
I second "Asleep at the Wheel"

and add, "Life's too Short",
"Your Car Sucks",
"Your Opinion Sucks", and
"Because We're Better Than You"
     
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Sep 14, 2010, 11:44 PM
 
"I Read the Book"
     
The Final Dakar
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Sep 15, 2010, 12:12 AM
 
Originally Posted by reader50 View Post
Whoa, Dakar. You're over your quota. No Dakar has gone past 5K before now.
Well, I am The Final Dakar, as prophesied.

Originally Posted by Andy8 View Post
"I Read the Book"
A few mediocre ones before bed...

SUV LVR
#@%!
Hoping for a ban
Of Secret Service Fame
I need hugs
     
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Sep 15, 2010, 11:54 PM
 
Suggest "How hard can it be?"
Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
     
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Sep 16, 2010, 01:00 AM
 
Legally Blind? Seems like good commentary for not picking up on it.
     
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Sep 19, 2010, 02:37 PM
 
I've added some new ones; total stands at 50 51 52.

Really thought this thread would draw the person's attention before now.
( Last edited by reader50; Sep 28, 2010 at 01:05 AM. Reason: updated count)
     
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Sep 20, 2010, 07:31 AM
 
Brilliant

It'll be much easier if you just comply.
     
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Sep 20, 2010, 02:30 PM
 
Originally Posted by reader50 View Post
I've added some new ones; total stands at 50.

Really thought this thread would draw the person's attention before now.
I hope nothing mean spirited. No offense, but some of the suggestions seemed a bit like baiting him, like "Your Car Sucks, Your Opinion Sucks, SUV LVR, Hoping for a Ban, and Of Secret Service Fame."
     
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Sep 20, 2010, 02:31 PM
 
Not baiting, mocking.
     
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Originally Posted by reader50 View Post
I've added some new ones; total stands at 50.
Originally Posted by Person Man View Post
I hope nothing mean spirited. No offense, but some of the suggestions seemed a bit like baiting him, like "Your Car Sucks, Your Opinion Sucks, SUV LVR, Hoping for a Ban, and Of Secret Service Fame."
None of the suggestions made the cut, for the reasons you outlined. They focused on the sig owner.

My objective is humorous products/services/advice offered by the sig. Until he stops hosting it on me.
     
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Sep 20, 2010, 03:10 PM
 
What about some of my suggestions that I PMed:

 


-t
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Sep 20, 2010, 03:31 PM
 
Honestly, the ones he's done so far are so much better than any of the suggestions in this thread, and they're all funny, and totally benign.

Let's just let him continue.
     
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Sep 20, 2010, 04:13 PM
 
turtle, could you edit the post to keep the mystery going .

It'll be much easier if you just comply.
     
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Sep 20, 2010, 04:15 PM
 
Good call.
     
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Sep 20, 2010, 04:47 PM
 
Originally Posted by ajprice View Post
turtle, could you edit the post to keep the mystery going .
Mystery ?

After all that was posted, incl. his name ?

Ah well, I put spoiler tags in my post.
Hope that keeps the "mystery" alive

-t
     
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Sep 20, 2010, 07:51 PM
 
Ok, so here's some more:

 


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