When you respond to a person's status or wall post with a quote from Wikipedia relating to part of the person's post. The more obscure, the better.
(John Blumberg) finds essays on john lock's theories less than interesting
(Ben Jones) Johnathan "John" Locke is a fictional character played by Terry O'Quinn on the ABC television series Lost. In 2007, O'Quinn won the Emmy award for acting in a supporting role for his portrayal of Locke.1
(John Blumberg) you're such a gay
(Ben Jones) The term gay was originally used, until well into the mid-20th century, primarily to refer to feelings of being "carefree", "happy", or "bright and showy"; it had also come to acquire some connotations of "immorality" as early as 1637.1
(John Blumberg) i'm being serious, that's quite annoying
(Ben Jones) "Serious" is the 22nd single by Duran Duran. It was released 1 October 1990 as the second single from the Liberty album.
(John Blumberg) are you just using wikipedia response
(Ben Jones) The Jordan University of Science and Technology (Arabic: جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية), often abbreviated JUST, is a comprehensive, state-supported university located outside of Irbid at Ar Ramtha region, in northern Jordan.
etc.
(Etcetera is a female feline character in Cats, the musical play based primarily on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Primarily a dancer, she is one of the chorus line kittens in the tribe of the Jellicle cats.)
(Ben Jones) Johnathan "John" Locke is a fictional character played by Terry O'Quinn on the ABC television series Lost. In 2007, O'Quinn won the Emmy award for acting in a supporting role for his portrayal of Locke.1
(John Blumberg) you're such a gay
(Ben Jones) The term gay was originally used, until well into the mid-20th century, primarily to refer to feelings of being "carefree", "happy", or "bright and showy"; it had also come to acquire some connotations of "immorality" as early as 1637.1
(John Blumberg) i'm being serious, that's quite annoying
(Ben Jones) "Serious" is the 22nd single by Duran Duran. It was released 1 October 1990 as the second single from the Liberty album.
(John Blumberg) are you just using wikipedia response
(Ben Jones) The Jordan University of Science and Technology (Arabic: جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا الأردنية), often abbreviated JUST, is a comprehensive, state-supported university located outside of Irbid at Ar Ramtha region, in northern Jordan.
etc.
(Etcetera is a female feline character in Cats, the musical play based primarily on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Primarily a dancer, she is one of the chorus line kittens in the tribe of the Jellicle cats.)
by pigaloo April 12, 2010
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You are not allowed to use eithe of the left, or right sidebars, external links.
You are not allowed to use eithe of the left, or right sidebars, external links.
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I logged on to Wikipedia and searched credit default swaps. Ten minutes later I was reading about bisexuality in the 1800s. Hate the wikipedia trap.
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