A Hypothetical Conceived Whilst Drunk

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Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, October 14 2005 18:03 Profile Homepage #25 I wish I could say I were surprised that people are overthinking the practical details of the situation, but actually I'm surprised it took this long to happen. :P -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Ash Lael E Equals MC What!!!! Member # 5491	written Friday, October 14 2005 18:08 Profile Homepage #26 I don't think it would be all that hard to eliminate the C word from the collective consciousness. If there are fines for saying or writing the word, and books are modified to say "Instanbul" instead, it could only be a matter of time before people forgot how to pronounce/spell it. Which raises the question of whether infected people would still die from hearing it pronounced badly or seeing it spelt wrong. And also what the effect of a heavy accent or bad handwriting would be. Maybe they'd only have mild chest pains. -------------------- Sex is easier than love. Posts: 1861 \| Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Archmage Alex Skip to My Lou Member # 40	written Friday, October 14 2005 18:10 Profile Homepage #27 We were busy doing other things. Like berating Ben for his lack of obsessive utter devotion to Richard White. -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 \| Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
Synergy Shaper Member # 6292	written Friday, October 14 2005 18:10 Profile #28 I could point out another obvious point no one else has bothered to bring up yet: When Thuryl gets sloshed, he cuts loose by generating quirky philosophical queries online. Is this a man who knows how to party or what? [ Friday, October 14, 2005 18:11: Message edited by: Synergy67 ] -------------------- [Insert Signature Here] Posts: 2009 \| Registered: Monday, September 12 2005 07:00
Dark Mage Infiltrator Member # 6136	written Friday, October 14 2005 18:11 Profile #29 hey i like the word constantinople! it's funny to pronounce it, why it couldn't be other word? something like "vagina" that is so ugly :P -------------------- Death to my enemies!! Posts: 446 \| Registered: Friday, July 22 2005 07:00
Spring Shaper Member # 5450	written Friday, October 14 2005 18:29 Profile Homepage #30 So far, there have been 27 mentions of the C-word. Thats 27 murders. How could you all! You people are monsters! And chico, if its 'vagina' that is fatal, medical books will then say 'The baby is born out of a womans pussy/box/ct/burger/whatever other names there are. Think about it. -------------------- Mugglenet--The ULTIMATE Harry Potter Site. Polaris-- New location. Posts: 2396 \| Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00**
Sir David Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Member # 919	written Friday, October 14 2005 18:50 Profile #31 quote: Originally written by Marlenny: What has Constantinople ever done for us? Psh. What hasn't it done for us? I'd be cool with calling it Byzantium, but there is no way I'd be able to avoid the occasional use of the C-word. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 \| Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
Bender Bending Rodriguez Shock Trooper Member # 3368	written Friday, October 14 2005 18:51 Profile #32 The Spanish word for "page" is "pagina". While it is pronounced pa-hee-na, it can be entertaining to say pa-gina. Just thought I'd put that out there. [/spam] -------------------- "Like most of life's problems, this one can be solved with bending" Posts: 287 \| Registered: Tuesday, August 19 2003 07:00
Icshi Mongolian Barbeque Member # 1528	written Friday, October 14 2005 20:24 Profile #33 quote: Originally written by Johnno: So far, there have been 27 mentions of the C-word. Thats 27 murders. How could you all! You people are monsters! 28 now, thanks to Lady Davida quoting Marlenny. 28 down, 5,972 to go. (...give or take a few hundred...) -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 \| Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00
Ash Lael E Equals MC What!!!! Member # 5491	written Friday, October 14 2005 20:26 Profile Homepage #34 Don't you mean 5,999,999,972? -------------------- Sex is easier than love. Posts: 1861 \| Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, October 14 2005 20:51 Profile Homepage #35 The world has a population well over six billion now. It's close to 6.5 billion. Thuryl said it effects one out of every million people. That means only around 6,500 people in the entire world have the disorder. Each appearance of "Constantinople" could kill all of them or none of them. We'll need a more accurate model to predict the number of deaths we cause. —Alorael, who will have to collect more data (Constantinople) before he can develop such a (Constantinople) model. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Spring Shaper Member # 5450	written Friday, October 14 2005 20:55 Profile Homepage #36 Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople I'm a bit of a mass-murderer, myself... 6.5 billion? Thats a lot of people. -------------------- Mugglenet--The ULTIMATE Harry Potter Site. Polaris-- New location. Posts: 2396 \| Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00
Icshi Mongolian Barbeque Member # 1528	written Friday, October 14 2005 21:27 Profile #37 Yeah. About 6.5 billion too many, if you ask me. ...give or take a few dozen... -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 \| Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Friday, October 14 2005 21:28 Profile Homepage #38 You know, I think this is one of those rare cases where health education fails miserably. I mean, everyone you try to warn about the disease either dies on the spot or isn't affected under any circumstances. Just think, a possible PSA for Constantinople Syndrome: "The World Health Organization issuing a general health warning, due to the newly-discovered condition where people instantly die upon hearing the word Constanti-" (muffled yells) "Wait, were we on the air for that?" -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 \| Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00
Icshi Mongolian Barbeque Member # 1528	written Friday, October 14 2005 21:39 Profile #39 A very good point there, Ephesos. I think this is reason enough to instigate a massive cover-up. -------------------- The A.E. van Vogt Information Site My Tribute to the Greatest Writer of the Science Fiction Golden Age Posts: 907 \| Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00
Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Friday, October 14 2005 22:46 Profile #40 This reminds me that there are a whole mess of words that aren't in common (or uncommon) use anymore. Is that part of the coverup too? Dictionaries contain thousands of potentially deadly words, if only they could be resurrected into popular media. Imagine the damage that could be done with the utterance of "doxy." Imagine. this message sponsored by the canadian band named constantinople Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, October 14 2005 23:54 Profile Homepage #41 I can certainly think of situations in which using the word "doxy" could be hazardous to my health. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Thralni Master Member # 5977	written Saturday, October 15 2005 00:43 Profile Homepage #42 quote: Originally written by Marlenny: quote: Originally written by Synergy67: Not to put too fine a point on it Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet. Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I can't say People just liked it better that way And that's all I have to say about that. In case you were all wondering. New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch in 1664, and King Charles II (king of England) decided to give the state to his brother the Duke of York, who decided to honor the state with his name. And people thought you didn't learn anything from taking DNY class. Edit: I vote yes, it's just a word. Besides, how many of us do actually use it? Um, No. Not really. It wasn't taken from then, and certainly not given to somebody by the one who took it from the Dutch. it actually was a trade between the newfound US (if it was already called like that back then), and Holland. We gave up New Amsterdam, but got Surinam back for it (A really stupid thing to do, if you ask me, but what can I do about it? :rolleyes: ). -------------------- Thralni's almighty Avernum pages: My webpage, containing scenario's and graphics made by me (And maybe someday the homepage of the almighty chicken gods). Click here for more information on Olga's fortune teller kiosk Olga's fortune teller kiosk has been temporarily closed down, but you can contact the prophet with a PM - Was signed by the prophet of the almighty chicken gods, gods of everything that is a chicken. Work has begun on the Nephilian grammar and vocabulary guide! Posts: 3029 \| Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Saturday, October 15 2005 01:38 Profile Homepage #43 You know, after reading this thread I'm getting a strange stinging feeling in my chest area all of a sudden. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Archmage Alex Skip to My Lou Member # 40	written Saturday, October 15 2005 05:42 Profile Homepage #44 Ooh! You must be our first case of hypochondriac Constantinople Disease. You've convinced yourself you have it and now your giving yourself chest pains. Which brings up another interesting point. If we used propaganda to tell everyone that the Constantinople Disease was real, how many people do you think we could convince? How many people would swear they have it? -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 \| Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
Bender Bending Rodriguez Shock Trooper Member # 3368	written Saturday, October 15 2005 07:57 Profile #45 I think if you got everyone riled up in believing it, they'd probably die from shock if you said it. -------------------- "Like most of life's problems, this one can be solved with bending" Posts: 287 \| Registered: Tuesday, August 19 2003 07:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Saturday, October 15 2005 09:01 Profile Homepage #46 New Amsterdam was ceded to England after the Dutch were defeated by the English. One of the Anglo-Dutch treaties included rights to Surinam, but it was never exactly an amicable trade. It also all happened almost exactly a century before the creation of the United States. —Alorael, who considers it only a matter of time before the Bush administration cites Constantinople as a reason for the right to freedom of speech to be suspended until further notice. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Sturg Master Member # 4614	written Saturday, October 15 2005 19:11 Profile Homepage #47 Thuryl, is it the word that kills people of the thought of the word? Like if I said "Consantinople", would that still be fatal? The population of the Earth, my recent calculations, is 6,673,044,912.2709. So. -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 \| Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
Old Man Reggae Trademark Member # 6397	written Saturday, October 15 2005 21:17 Profile #48 Hypothetical: There is a person wearing a shirt with "Cnstantinople" written on it walking towards five people with the disease. You are standing on a bridge above the man with the shirt on, and there is an obese man you can push onto the shirt-wearer. Would you push the fatty-mc-fat-fat onto the man with the shirt? Would your decision be any different if McObese people were actually human (but they totally McAren't)? Posts: 24 \| Registered: Saturday, October 15 2005 07:00*
Spring Shaper Member # 5450	written Saturday, October 15 2005 23:35 Profile Homepage #49 I'd say you have a case of McIdiot. Would you like fries with that? [ Sunday, October 16, 2005 00:11: Message edited by: Johnno ] -------------------- Mugglenet--The ULTIMATE Harry Potter Site. Polaris-- New location. Posts: 2396 \| Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00