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Someone has been snoozing
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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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Clinically Insane
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Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
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100%, unmitigated awesome.
My favorite is "peace through superior firepower".
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There must be an anniversary version in the works, right?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Edmonton, AB
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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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Clinically Insane
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Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
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Games Meister
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Location: Eternity
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Can we get a hint here?
is it someone with a text only sig?
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It is an image sig that changes on reload, and it is a member that posts somewhat frequently.
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Games Meister
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No idea. Unless they post in the lounge I probably will never know.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
Can we get a hint here?
tsk, tsk. I gave a nearly precise date in a Feedback context.
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Games Meister
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Not sure how knowing the date helps me.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
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.
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Games Meister
Join Date: Aug 2009
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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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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Cape Cod, MA
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Cold Warrior? I know his sig changes and has some text.
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It is not a mod, and it is someone from the US.
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Games Meister
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Someone from the US I can use. I'll hold further questions until tomorrow.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: planning a comeback !
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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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Yes, some sigs auto-rotate in the same manner that clinically insane stars change with each page load.
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Clinically Insane
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OMG
I found it. Fuçkingunbelievable
Truly epic. Muahahahahaha.
-t
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Clinically Insane
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*wiping tears*
I'm still laughing. That's an instant classic.
I took screenshots, so I could later create a nice thread with it.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Doof has been chuckling about this for some time.
User in question really hasn't noticed?
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Land of the Easily Amused
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
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"Measure once, cut twice". Hilarious.
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Clinically Insane
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Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
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"Precision Tracing"
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I found it, didn't take long, lets just say it it is groovy.
love handle enlargement
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Last edited by macaddict0001; Sep 10, 2010 at 12:30 AM.
Reason: too obvious?)
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Clinically Insane
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Clinically Insane
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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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Games Meister
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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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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Iowa, how long can this be? Does it really ruin the left column spacing?
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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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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Nov 1999
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Oh damn. I really gave him credit for it.
Much amusement.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Jan 2001
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Games Meister
Join Date: Aug 2009
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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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Clinically Insane
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Location: Chicago, Bang! Bang!
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I submit: Asleep at the Wheel
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Whoa, Dakar. You're over your quota. No Dakar has gone past 5K before now.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jun 2004
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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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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hong Kong
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Games Meister
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Originally Posted by reader50
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
"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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Clinically Insane
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Suggest "How hard can it be?"
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Games Meister
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Legally Blind? Seems like good commentary for not picking up on it.
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I've added some new ones; total stands at 50 51 52.
Really thought this thread would draw the person's attention before now.
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Last edited by reader50; Sep 28, 2010 at 01:05 AM.
Reason: updated count)
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Professional Poster
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Brilliant
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It'll be much easier if you just comply.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Originally Posted by reader50
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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Originally Posted by reader50
I've added some new ones; total stands at 50.
Originally Posted by Person Man
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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Clinically Insane
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What about some of my suggestions that I PMed:
grüvedesign
enzyte your life
grüvedesign
never out of ca$h
grüvedesign
patience is our specialty
grüvedesign
68 innovative ideas
-t
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Clinically Insane
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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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turtle, could you edit the post to keep the mystery going .
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It'll be much easier if you just comply.
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Clinically Insane
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Originally Posted by ajprice
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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Clinically Insane
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Ok, so here's some more:
brävedesign
living dangerously
grävedesign
we try till the end
grüvedesign
umlauts and more
grüvedesign
more than nothing
-t
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