User talk:Newyorkbrad/Archive/2019/Aug

Approach and be recognized!


I, EEng, hereby award Newyorkbrad the EEng Platinum Medallion (with Oak Leaves) for Distinguished Achievement in Humor in recognition of this beautiful quip. EEng 02:21, 19 August 2019 (UTC) P.S. Maybe MJL can enter witness protection?
 * I was gonna make a hounding joke but I forgot, dammit. EEng 03:37, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * "The word 'moor' only was printed in ink." Newyorkbrad (talk) 16:32, 19 August 2019 (UTC)


 * [[:File:PhineasGage_LifeMask.jpg|thumb|center|upright=0.8|"A cast of your skull, sir, until the original is available, would be an ornament to any anthro-po-log-i-cal museum. It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull." ]]
 * Interestingly, Moriarty felt differently than Mortimer about Holmes's skull: "You have less frontal development than I should have expected." (FINA). In any event, "Yeah, yeah, I know what it is, but I'm using it, eh?" Newyorkbrad (talk) 04:27, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't see the two comments as incompatible. EEng 05:37, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

Case names
At least "footnoted quotes" and "gamergate" mean, even if editors pointed towards them are confused as to the relevance. It's not all that long ago people were saying things like "this is a clear Digwuren situation" or "I think Plaxico applies" and expecting other people to know what they were talking about. &#8209; Iridescent 15:41, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
 * (Nods.) "Digwuren" I remember; "Plaxico" is not ringing a bell. Regards, Newyorkbrad (talk) 16:02, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
 * WP:Plaxico was the original WP:BOOMERANG, named after some guy who'd accidentally shot himself (and that actually was the title of the page, it wasn't just a lame attempt at a comical redirect). It was moved, deleted, restored and redeleted so often that the history is hard to piece together, but the text of it survives here. &#8209; Iridescent 16:09, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I remember the incident (as a New York sports fan), but must have missed its Wikipedia aftermath. Newyorkbrad (talk) 16:13, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I suppose being a Pittsburgh fan made it more noticeable and memorable. If I recall correctly, User:Baseball Bugs was rather fond of using that redirect. — Ched :  ?    —  06:00, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

Thank you
For this. (The "thanks" button seemed insufficient for the work you put into this.) You put into words what I am sure a lot of us are thinking. Once I figure out how and where to express support for these principles and findings of fact I will do so. Good work. Cheers, 28bytes (talk) 23:34, 19 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Support I second that. thank you. — Ched : ?    —  05:57, 20 August 2019 (UTC)


 * ... and also from me --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:51, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

August 28: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (+editathons before and after)
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