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twistor
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Bye

Post by twistor » Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:01 pm

I don't have the energy to post here anymore. Good luck to those of you that deserve it.

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Re: Bye

Post by cancelled20080417 » Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:34 pm

WHAT THE *** IS WRONG WITH YOU TWISTOR???

and where did you decide to go? Chicago or madison.

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Re: Bye

Post by quizivex » Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:07 pm

WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!

You were the most prolific poster of all time. You have posts all over every thread on the forum. Your medical physics plans add some diversity to the forum, and your wry comments are fun... The forum will fall apart without you and your 5% of all posts!!

:( :( :( :( :(

Don't be discouraged when people rip apart your comments... I think the point of that post about lying about tutoring was just to reveal the reality that such scams are possible and would almost certainly not be noticed by a committee and probably couldn't be refuted even if they tried...

Twistor wasn't saying he uses fluffed resumes or cheats in any other way... but that it's quite easy to do...

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Re: Bye

Post by ler1 » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:31 pm

quizivex wrote: Twistor wasn't saying he uses fluffed resumes or cheats in any other way... but that it's quite easy to do...
I thought it was pretty obvious that was what he meant along with the fact that anyone who believes that nobody has
done that is as detached from reality as somebody who believes nobody in this planet has lied.

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Re: Bye

Post by doom » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:38 pm

Man, and to think that I had tried to make a post saying that the attacks on twistor were ridiculous and that he was obviously joking around... and then the site kept acting up so I couldn't post it.

Twistor has never been one of my favorite posters, but it takes all kinds to keep a forum like this up and lively. There's been too many flame wars on this forum that have led to people deciding it's not worth it to post.

But if twistor decides it's not worth it, good for him for walking away and not getting overly worked up about it this time.

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Re: Bye

Post by twistor » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:41 pm

I know I said I wouldn't post anymore but I think I should clarify some things.

First, I have never tutored anyone and I did not put it on my own resume. I don't think it adds much credibililty to your CV and it certainly wouldn't be one of the items worth verifying. Do I think I would have gotten away with adding anyway? Yes, definately.
Don't be discouraged when people rip apart your comments... I think the point of that post about lying about tutoring was just to reveal the reality that such scams are possible and would almost certainly not be noticed by a committee and probably couldn't be refuted even if they tried...
It wasn't so much the comments as much as I've been having somewhat of a stressful week. I'm most likely over-dramatizing.
and where did you decide to go? Chicago or madison.
Madicago.
There's been too many flame wars on this forum that have led to people deciding it's not worth it to post.
Flame wars I can handle, even enjoy sometimes. But too often there are a few moralists and whiners who have to ruin everyone else's fun. I don't want to be professional on this website.

"Lying is okay if it gets you ahead."

"WHAT? LYING IS ALWAYS WRONG. YOU AND YOUR KITH WILL BURN IN THE PITS OF HELL! SULFUR WILL FILL YOUR HEINOUS VEINS UNTIL YOU EXPLODE IN A BIG FIREBALL OF LIES!"

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Re: Bye

Post by will » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:50 pm

I wish people would talk like that.
twistor wrote:Madicago.
What, are you a damn cell phone commercial now?

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Re: Bye

Post by twistor » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:58 pm

Not only that, I've been a cell phone commercial all along.

Don't try to understand the mechanics behind how a commercial can post. We ads are very much alive. While you sleep we steal *** from your refrigerators.

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Re: Bye

Post by will » Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:03 pm

that's my ***. if your employers found out you were stealing, you'd surely be fired from internet posting.

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Re: Bye

Post by physicsdude » Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:04 pm

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Re: Bye

Post by will » Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:09 pm

For someone who's kind of a jerk on the internet, you sure are... I don't know, fat or something.

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Re: Bye

Post by WontonBurritoMeals » Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:12 pm

Twistor, if PhyicsDude thinks that you should go, you should stay.
That's all there is to it.

I still laugh at your baby seals post.

"DIE DIE DIE DIEDIEDIE DIEIEIEIDI!!!!!!!!!!!!1111one"

May the wind be always at your back,
-Wonton Burrito Meals

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Re: Bye

Post by physicsdude » Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:00 pm

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Re: Bye

Post by twistor » Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:39 pm

In reality I can't make such a glorious exit. What will happen is that one day I'll get very busy and forget about this place. Or I'll offend everyone and get banned. Or the message boards will quiet down and I'll get bored.

physicsdude isn't nearly important enough to play a part in my decision to stay or leave. In fact, if he stays around I may keep coming back to discredit him even though he is my intellectual and genetic experiment. I would have to substitute his urine for mine if I ever wanted to travel into space. If you understood that reference you get a cookie.

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Re: Bye

Post by physicsdude » Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:04 pm

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Re: Bye

Post by twistor » Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:17 pm

physicsdude wrote:
twistor wrote:physicsdude isn't nearly important enough to play a part in my decision to stay or leave. In fact, if he stays around I may keep coming back to discredit him even though he is my intellectual and genetic superior.
hi twator, do you remember "inherent contradiction"? You did it again (BTW, I took the liberty to improve your quote slightly, but only because I knew that you, as a fan of such "slight" cheats, wouldn't mind). As for urine, one would need to substitute much more than that in your case, brain being a good start. And it is a safe bet Uma wouldn't look at you twice.
I notice you have improved my quote. I made a grammatical faux paus and you, being of supereur mynd and bodi, have korrected it for mi.

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Re: Bye

Post by WontonBurritoMeals » Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:13 pm

Twistor, does that mean that you'll toss yourself into a furnace?

May the wind be always at your back,
-WontonBurritoMeals

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Re: Bye

Post by butsurigakusha » Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:16 pm

Wouldn't it be physicsdude who tosses himself into the furnace?

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Re: Bye

Post by physicsdude » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:30 pm

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Re: Bye

Post by twistor » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:42 pm

PHYSIKSDUDE U R SO RIGHT. I KANOT SPEL EVEN TEH SIMPEL WURDS AND FRAZES. U R LIKE GIANT COCK OF WISDOM EJAKULATING UR KNOWLEDGE ONTO THESZE FORUMSS. PLZ ALOW US TO LAP UP UR TASTY WISDOM-CUM LIKE THE KNOWLEDGE WHOREZ THAT WE R.

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Re: Bye

Post by physicsdude » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:46 pm

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Re: Bye

Post by jdhooghe » Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:05 pm

Ah so you're disabled, that explains a lot of things...

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Re: Bye

Post by Helio » Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:09 am

i am wondering how much money i could make off anti-troll software for forums... then this *** would not happen

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Re: Bye

Post by dlenmn » Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:40 am

Helio wrote:i am wondering how much money i could make off anti-troll software for forums... then this *** would not happen
Many folks probably would dislike censorship as much (if not more than) the trolls. Supposedly, civil discourse alone isn't interesting enough to keep a forum alive. Not sure if I believe it, but the trolling certainly does make this a more happening place (although I think physicsdude's posts have been declining in "quality" of late.)

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Re: Bye

Post by Helio » Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:45 am

quantity before quality at the moment

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Re: Bye

Post by dlenmn » Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:49 am

Helio wrote:quantity before quality at the moment
Yeah, that looks like the story. Definitely the opposite of what I'd like...

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Re: Bye

Post by grae313 » Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:44 am

twistor wrote:PHYSIKSDUDE U R SO RIGHT. I KANOT SPEL EVEN TEH SIMPEL WURDS AND FRAZES. U R LIKE GIANT COCK OF WISDOM EJAKULATING UR KNOWLEDGE ONTO THESZE FORUMSS. PLZ ALOW US TO LAP UP UR TASTY WISDOM-CUM LIKE THE KNOWLEDGE WHOREZ THAT WE R.
LOL!

quoted for posterity. brilliance must be preserved!!

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Re: Bye

Post by hchemist » Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:01 am

Twistor, don't go away~ Have a smoke like you usually do and come back~

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Re: Bye

Post by quizivex » Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:36 am

grae has the power both to immortalize posts and to terminate them...

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Re: Bye

Post by twistor » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:15 pm

grae has the power both to immortalize posters and to terminate them...
I always she was a machine. A machine that was sent back in time. Sent back in time to kill.... me?

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Re: Bye

Post by quizivex » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:01 am

Look how different the forum was this time last year, lol. You 2009 guys kept this place under control :lol:.

Just wanted to ressurect (sp?) the thread with one of the greatest posts in the history of the internet:...

Oh wait nvm, I've already quoted that post like 5 times. So yea just skim through this epic thread and I'm sure you'll find which one I'm talking about haha!

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Re: Bye

Post by metric » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:26 am

I always thought that you would leave the forum after something like this this happens. I've suffered some of your posts but I think that every forum should have a trouble maker, and you're good at it! that's what keeps this place alive as many have said. I'm not interested in this place if all we do is PC talk and sing Kumbaya in front of our computers as good brothers and sisters.

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Re: Bye

Post by twistor » Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:17 pm

A total xkcd ripoff.

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Re: Bye

Post by dlenmn » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:11 pm

Or xkcd improvement.

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Re: Bye

Post by quizivex » Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:57 pm

Today is the 4 year anniversary of one of the greatest posts in PhysicsGRE.com history... I'm reviving the thread to pay my respects :D

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Re: Bye

Post by twistor » Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:11 pm

wtf?

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Re: Bye

Post by quizivex » Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:17 pm

dude I'm commemorating your own post... show some gratitude :lol:

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Re: Bye

Post by twistor » Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:44 pm

I know you are... I'm just not sure why.

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Re: Bye

Post by grae313 » Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:55 pm

twistor wrote:PHYSIKSDUDE U R SO RIGHT. I KANOT SPEL EVEN TEH SIMPEL WURDS AND FRAZES. U R LIKE GIANT COCK OF WISDOM EJAKULATING UR KNOWLEDGE ONTO THESZE FORUMSS. PLZ ALOW US TO LAP UP UR TASTY WISDOM-CUM LIKE THE KNOWLEDGE WHOREZ THAT WE R.
<3 u twistor

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Re: Bye

Post by twistor » Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:54 pm

o, right :|



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