Talk:Random-access humor - Revision history

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	--[[User:Anonymax\|Anonymax]] 02:48, 28 September 2011 (PDT)		--[[User:Anonymax\|Anonymax]] 02:48, 28 September 2011 (PDT)

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			* http://archive.cogsdev.org/cwcipedia/index.php?title=User_talk:DariaCamacho
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	That first source from DaraiaCamacho's userpage on the cwcipedia no longer exists. Is there a backup to to the site? [[User:Brown kitty\|Brown kitty]] 14:33, 10 November 2010 (PST)		That first source from DaraiaCamacho's userpage on the cwcipedia no longer exists. Is there a backup to to the site? [[User:Brown kitty\|Brown kitty]] 14:33, 10 November 2010 (PST)

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Spitblaze at 09:59, 28 December 2010

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	* Photoshop + Snergen Flergen! ... the "CWC Star" from the scrapbook looked waaay too much like the Advice _____ meme for me to resist. The colors are even in the right order if you rotate it. [[User:Needlepants\|Needlepants]] 21:29, 5 August 2009 (CEST)		* Photoshop + Snergen Flergen! ... the "CWC Star" from the scrapbook looked waaay too much like the Advice _____ meme for me to resist. The colors are even in the right order if you rotate it. [[User:Needlepants\|Needlepants]] 21:29, 5 August 2009 (CEST)

			* ...okay, I know for a fact that I'm not the only one here that wonders what the hell a 'bupkis' is. But if by some weird twist of fate I WAS...
			...I'd still be as confused as ever. [[User:Spitblaze\|Spitblaze]] 01:59, 28 December 2010 (PST)

	==A Side Project==		==A Side Project==

Brown kitty at 22:33, 10 November 2010

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	That first source from DaraiaCamacho's userpage on the cwcipedia no longer exists. Is there a backup to to the site?		That first source from DaraiaCamacho's userpage on the cwcipedia no longer exists. Is there a backup to to the site? [[User:Brown kitty\|Brown kitty]] 14:33, 10 November 2010 (PST)

Brown kitty at 22:32, 10 November 2010

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	Oh, and about "wasting my brainpower" and shit - sometimes I'm wrong too. Someone once pointed out on a talk page that there's no way Chris could have drawn that really shitty drawing of Sonichu at age 5 because Sonichu didn't come out until Chris was 9. Or how Rachmann believes that some Love Quest item was actually a pamphlet Chris might have made a mock up of. Point is, it's perfectly fine to discuss stuff, but I recommend starting small on the talk page if you have a long, drawn out argument like you did or something that is not-obvious (I recall having a disagreement with Llort over him assuming that "ANOZ AMULP..." was from Space Ghost Coast to Coast - turns out Chris watches ANYTHING on Adult Swim and I should have known better). You could be right but you could be wrong as well. It's alright to discuss that sort of thing on the talk page, as it could clarify content on the page. --[[User:Champthom\|Champthom]] 08:27, 28 December 2009 (CET)		Oh, and about "wasting my brainpower" and shit - sometimes I'm wrong too. Someone once pointed out on a talk page that there's no way Chris could have drawn that really shitty drawing of Sonichu at age 5 because Sonichu didn't come out until Chris was 9. Or how Rachmann believes that some Love Quest item was actually a pamphlet Chris might have made a mock up of. Point is, it's perfectly fine to discuss stuff, but I recommend starting small on the talk page if you have a long, drawn out argument like you did or something that is not-obvious (I recall having a disagreement with Llort over him assuming that "ANOZ AMULP..." was from Space Ghost Coast to Coast - turns out Chris watches ANYTHING on Adult Swim and I should have known better). You could be right but you could be wrong as well. It's alright to discuss that sort of thing on the talk page, as it could clarify content on the page. --[[User:Champthom\|Champthom]] 08:27, 28 December 2009 (CET)

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			That first source from DaraiaCamacho's userpage on the cwcipedia no longer exists. Is there a backup to to the site?

Clydec: 22 revisions

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Champthom: /* Why I removed it */

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Why I removed it

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	Anyways, I was thinking of [[Wikipedia:Cryptomnesia\|cryptomnesia]].--[[User:Champthom\|Champthom]] 08:08, 28 December 2009 (CET)		Anyways, I was thinking of [[Wikipedia:Cryptomnesia\|cryptomnesia]].--[[User:Champthom\|Champthom]] 08:08, 28 December 2009 (CET)

			Oh, and about "wasting my brainpower" and shit - sometimes I'm wrong too. Someone once pointed out on a talk page that there's no way Chris could have drawn that really shitty drawing of Sonichu at age 5 because Sonichu didn't come out until Chris was 9. Or how Rachmann believes that some Love Quest item was actually a pamphlet Chris might have made a mock up of. Point is, it's perfectly fine to discuss stuff, but I recommend starting small on the talk page if you have a long, drawn out argument like you did or something that is not-obvious (I recall having a disagreement with Llort over him assuming that "ANOZ AMULP..." was from Space Ghost Coast to Coast - turns out Chris watches ANYTHING on Adult Swim and I should have known better). You could be right but you could be wrong as well. It's alright to discuss that sort of thing on the talk page, as it could clarify content on the page. --[[User:Champthom\|Champthom]] 08:27, 28 December 2009 (CET)

Champthom: /* Yellow is Mellow */

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Yellow is Mellow

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	:::As for "cryptoamnesia" - hmm, that's an interesting theme. Looks like I even had it a few times myself. Although... well, if it's George Harrison's song, it's one thing, but when it's Chris... Call me jaded, but I somehow don't believe most Chris's claims nowadays. He's the kind of guy who often claims he created something to gain more fame (or to get china), while actually he just borrowed it. Like... well... [[Sonichu]], for example :) However, regardless, "cryptoamnesia" would be an interesting thing to discuss in an article (although, maybe "Copyright" would be more fitting than "Chris and art"?). Maybe it could be even made into a letter! --[[User:GokuGetEm\|GokuGetEm]] 00:43, 27 December 2009 (CET)		:::As for "cryptoamnesia" - hmm, that's an interesting theme. Looks like I even had it a few times myself. Although... well, if it's George Harrison's song, it's one thing, but when it's Chris... Call me jaded, but I somehow don't believe most Chris's claims nowadays. He's the kind of guy who often claims he created something to gain more fame (or to get china), while actually he just borrowed it. Like... well... [[Sonichu]], for example :) However, regardless, "cryptoamnesia" would be an interesting thing to discuss in an article (although, maybe "Copyright" would be more fitting than "Chris and art"?). Maybe it could be even made into a letter! --[[User:GokuGetEm\|GokuGetEm]] 00:43, 27 December 2009 (CET)

			===Why I removed it===
			I think having something like "guessing" where Chris was inspired from is a bit like e-psychiatry - it's our opinions and not objective fact. It's very well possible that Chris could have noticed that "yellow" and "mellow" rhyme and thought it to be funny. Seriously, it's very well possible he independently discovered this - I mean, three economists managed to discover the theory of marginal value independently (Carl Menger, Leon Walras, and William Stanley Jevons all independently arouse to the concept of marginal utility within a few years time and John Bates Clark did so without realizing three guys already did it), why couldn't Chris notice two words rhyme and find it hilarious? It's very possible he heard this elsewhere. In any case, this is speculation and if that's the case, then the reader can try and decide for himself how Chris came about this without being steered into a possible explanation.

			I guess we can ask Chris himself how he came to this but I'm guessing he'll say he "thought of it" but then again he probably says the same about the rest of these because they're RANDOM ACCESS.

			Anyways, I was thinking of [[Wikipedia:Cryptomnesia\|cryptomnesia]].--[[User:Champthom\|Champthom]] 08:08, 28 December 2009 (CET)

VanKrause at 23:43, 26 December 2009

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	:As a word of advice, if you're going to insert unsubstantiated claims, preface your sentence with "Some argue." --[[User:Champthom\|Champthom]] 22:37, 26 December 2009 (CET)		:As a word of advice, if you're going to insert unsubstantiated claims, preface your sentence with "Some argue." --[[User:Champthom\|Champthom]] 22:37, 26 December 2009 (CET)
			::*Okay, I agree with most of your reasoning. While I didn't stereotype (I just said it was plausible that a racist person like Bob could have known this rhyme, which couldn't be so obscure in his time - remember, it was even quoted on Obama's inauguration), I agree that my hypothesis is just that - a hypothesis. A shaky one at that. And I see how the wording that I used could've confused some people. Also, your examples are probably as good guesses as mine. I added them to the reference, and tweaked the wording a bit to be more laconic. Okay... time to put this mess to rest, I think. I'm sorry I wasted your time and brainpower on that stupid dispute. There are more fun and interesting things on CWCki (and beyond, of course) to waste them on! :)

			:::As for "cryptoamnesia" - hmm, that's an interesting theme. Looks like I even had it a few times myself. Although... well, if it's George Harrison's song, it's one thing, but when it's Chris... Call me jaded, but I somehow don't believe most Chris's claims nowadays. He's the kind of guy who often claims he created something to gain more fame (or to get china), while actually he just borrowed it. Like... well... [[Sonichu]], for example :) However, regardless, "cryptoamnesia" would be an interesting thing to discuss in an article (although, maybe "Copyright" would be more fitting than "Chris and art"?). Maybe it could be even made into a letter! --[[User:GokuGetEm\|GokuGetEm]] 00:43, 27 December 2009 (CET)

Champthom: /* Yellow is Mellow */

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Yellow is Mellow

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	:# What's implausible is that Chris can't get the National Anthem right yet he knows some obscure rhyme an insignificant segment of the population knows. Also, remember, Chris was raised on popular culture - his social norms come from a mix of vintage sitcoms, cartoons designed to hawk toys, and animated comedies. I think a handy rule of thumb is if that if you think Chris is actually familiar with something, ask yourself "Has Family Guy mentioned it?" If they have, then that's how Chris is familiar with it.		:# What's implausible is that Chris can't get the National Anthem right yet he knows some obscure rhyme an insignificant segment of the population knows. Also, remember, Chris was raised on popular culture - his social norms come from a mix of vintage sitcoms, cartoons designed to hawk toys, and animated comedies. I think a handy rule of thumb is if that if you think Chris is actually familiar with something, ask yourself "Has Family Guy mentioned it?" If they have, then that's how Chris is familiar with it.
	:# I googled "yellow is mellow" and most of the results were a result of Donovan's song "[[Wikipedia:Mellow Yellow\|Mellow Yellow]]." There's also the soft drink "Mello Yello" (which I believe is sold in Virginia, as it's a Southern sort of drink). And there's the rhyme "If it's yellow, let it mellow; if it's brown, flush it down." In other words, there's lots of possibilities where it came from and that are likelier than an obscure rhyme.		:# I googled "yellow is mellow" and most of the results were a result of Donovan's song "[[Wikipedia:Mellow Yellow\|Mellow Yellow]]." There's also the soft drink "Mello Yello" (which I believe is sold in Virginia, as it's a Southern sort of drink). And there's the rhyme "If it's yellow, let it mellow; if it's brown, flush it down." In other words, there's lots of possibilities where it came from and that are likelier than an obscure rhyme.
	:Remember, random access humor is random and often childish. Chris will sometimes "randomly" think of silly word plays that he thinks are absolute comedy gold (IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE "YELLOW" RHYMES WITH "MELLOW" ROFLMAO X 100000000). It's not very original but it's not like this is a uniquely Chris innovation.		:Remember, random access humor is random and often childish. Chris will sometimes "randomly" think of silly word plays that he thinks are absolute comedy gold (IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE "YELLOW" RHYMES WITH "MELLOW" ROFLMAO X 100000000). It's not very original but it's not like this is a uniquely Chris innovation.<br>
	:People are proned to assume if Chris thinks of something, it must be ripped off. No, sometimes he gets original ideas but they tend to be not very original, not so much in a rip off sort of way but in a very bland anyone can think of that sort of way. Chris's sort of childish rhymes are things any five year old could think up of or just random words that sound funny.
	:I think it'd be interesting to discuss maybe here or maybe in "Chris and art" or somewhere this idea of cryptoamnesia or whatever it's called - apparently, there's some condition that explains why people might inadvertently plagiarize someone or something without realizing it. For example, George Harrison honestly never noticed that his song "My Sweet Song" sounded nearly identical to The Chiffon's "He's So Fine." Likewise, Helen Keller is notorious for an incident in which she won a poetry contest when she was 12 or something but it turns out she plagiarized an existing work yet she never realized it until after the fact. It's possible that when Chris thinks he's original, he's really just using existing material.		:People are proned to assume if Chris thinks of something, it must be ripped off. No, sometimes he gets original ideas but they tend to be not very original, not so much in a rip off sort of way but in a very bland anyone can think of that sort of way. Chris's sort of childish rhymes are things any five year old could think up of or just random words that sound funny. <br>

			:I think it'd be interesting to discuss maybe here or maybe in "Chris and art" or somewhere this idea of cryptoamnesia or whatever it's called - apparently, there's some condition that explains why people might inadvertently plagiarize someone or something without realizing it. For example, George Harrison honestly never noticed that his song "My Sweet Song" sounded nearly identical to The Chiffon's "He's So Fine." Likewise, Helen Keller is notorious for an incident in which she won a poetry contest when she was 12 or something but it turns out she plagiarized an existing work yet she never realized it until after the fact. It's possible that when Chris thinks he's original, he's really just using existing material.<br>

	:As a word of advice, if you're going to insert unsubstantiated claims, preface your sentence with "Some argue." --[[User:Champthom\|Champthom]] 22:37, 26 December 2009 (CET)		:As a word of advice, if you're going to insert unsubstantiated claims, preface your sentence with "Some argue." --[[User:Champthom\|Champthom]] 22:37, 26 December 2009 (CET)