Talk:2129: 1921 Fact Checker - Revision history

Mathmannix at 14:48, 16 October 2024

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Mathmannix at 14:46, 16 October 2024

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172.70.34.89 at 14:43, 16 October 2024

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172.70.34.89 at 14:42, 16 October 2024

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172.71.26.175: Moved responses about the original purported fact up, to right after question about the original purported fact

2023-03-29T13:22:06Z

Moved responses about the original purported fact up, to right after question about the original purported fact

172.70.230.3: restore, edit seems to be constructive

2022-07-22T23:48:52Z

restore, edit seems to be constructive

Natg19: Undo revision 230125 by 172.70.82.139 (talk)

2022-07-22T22:50:30Z

Undo revision 230125 by 172.70.82.139 (talk)

172.70.82.139: Response matching foods in "fact" to linked source

2022-04-11T20:44:01Z

Response matching foods in "fact" to linked source

172.69.71.18: A summary is what Inigo gives to Westley about what has happened during the time Westley was mostly dead.

2019-04-13T08:11:09Z

A summary is what Inigo gives to Westley about what has happened during the time Westley was mostly dead.

Kazvorpal at 05:08, 1 April 2019

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 ::: Oh, they really exist. I've encountered them in both New York and Maryland. We use to go to one as a "mandatory fun" day at my former employer. In fact, when I left my old job, my boss asked me if I wanted to stay an extra week to participate in the annual employee event. I asked him, "Does it involve corn?" and when I got a yes, I said no thanks. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.79.191|162.158.79.191]] 14:45, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
 ::Guys, "corn" is the English word for "grain" or "seeds". When they said corn meal, they meant flour, probably wheat. '''Maize was called "Indian corn" because it was indian ''grain''.''' But as settlers grew their own indian corn, they dropped the word "indian" to differentiate it, just calling theirs "corn", which is how our maize ended up with this misnomer. — [[User:Kazvorpal|Kazvorpal]] ([[User talk:Kazvorpal|talk]]) 05:06, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
-:::Interesting that in modern US parlance, "Indian corn" refers to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_corn this], multicolored corn (maize) used primarily for autumn decorations, which many people believe, apparently incorrectly, is inedible or even poisonous. (Which is what I was always told.) [[User:Mathmannix|Mathmannix]] ([[User talk:Mathmannix|talk]]) 14:46, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
+:::Interesting that in modern US parlance, "Indian corn" refers to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_corn this], multicolored corn (maize) used primarily for autumn decorations, which many people believe, apparently incorrectly, is inedible or even poisonous. (Which is what I was always told.) I guess it's just part of our cultural naming tendencies - anything fake is "Indian", just like anything slightly fancy is "French". [[User:Mathmannix|Mathmannix]] ([[User talk:Mathmannix|talk]]) 14:46, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
 Blaisepascal is arguing that the article (or incomplete template) was, in fact, created by a BOT. Before starting an edit war, can I check the consensus on what we do with the created by? I always use the [relevant item]. [[User:Jacky720|That's right, Jacky720 just signed this]] ([[User talk:Jacky720|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jacky720|contribs]]) 19:53, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

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 ::: Oh, they really exist. I've encountered them in both New York and Maryland. We use to go to one as a "mandatory fun" day at my former employer. In fact, when I left my old job, my boss asked me if I wanted to stay an extra week to participate in the annual employee event. I asked him, "Does it involve corn?" and when I got a yes, I said no thanks. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.79.191|162.158.79.191]] 14:45, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
 ::Guys, "corn" is the English word for "grain" or "seeds". When they said corn meal, they meant flour, probably wheat. '''Maize was called "Indian corn" because it was indian ''grain''.''' But as settlers grew their own indian corn, they dropped the word "indian" to differentiate it, just calling theirs "corn", which is how our maize ended up with this misnomer. — [[User:Kazvorpal|Kazvorpal]] ([[User talk:Kazvorpal|talk]]) 05:06, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
-:::Interesting that in modern US parlance, "Indian corn" refers to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_corn this], multicolored corn (maize) used primarily for autumn decorations, which many people believe, apparently incorrectly, is inedible or even poisonous. (Which is what I was always told.) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.34.89|172.70.34.89]] 14:43, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
+:::Interesting that in modern US parlance, "Indian corn" refers to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_corn this], multicolored corn (maize) used primarily for autumn decorations, which many people believe, apparently incorrectly, is inedible or even poisonous. (Which is what I was always told.) [[User:Mathmannix|Mathmannix]] ([[User talk:Mathmannix|talk]]) 14:46, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
 Blaisepascal is arguing that the article (or incomplete template) was, in fact, created by a BOT. Before starting an edit war, can I check the consensus on what we do with the created by? I always use the [relevant item]. [[User:Jacky720|That's right, Jacky720 just signed this]] ([[User talk:Jacky720|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jacky720|contribs]]) 19:53, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

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 ::: Oh, they really exist. I've encountered them in both New York and Maryland. We use to go to one as a "mandatory fun" day at my former employer. In fact, when I left my old job, my boss asked me if I wanted to stay an extra week to participate in the annual employee event. I asked him, "Does it involve corn?" and when I got a yes, I said no thanks. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.79.191|162.158.79.191]] 14:45, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
 ::Guys, "corn" is the English word for "grain" or "seeds". When they said corn meal, they meant flour, probably wheat. '''Maize was called "Indian corn" because it was indian ''grain''.''' But as settlers grew their own indian corn, they dropped the word "indian" to differentiate it, just calling theirs "corn", which is how our maize ended up with this misnomer. — [[User:Kazvorpal|Kazvorpal]] ([[User talk:Kazvorpal|talk]]) 05:06, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
-:::Interesting that in modern US parlance, "Indian corn" refers to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_corn this], multicolored corn (maize) used primarily for autumn decorations, which many people believe, apparently incorrectly, is inedible or even poisonous. (Which is what I was always told.)
+:::Interesting that in modern US parlance, "Indian corn" refers to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_corn this], multicolored corn (maize) used primarily for autumn decorations, which many people believe, apparently incorrectly, is inedible or even poisonous. (Which is what I was always told.) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.34.89|172.70.34.89]] 14:43, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
 Blaisepascal is arguing that the article (or incomplete template) was, in fact, created by a BOT. Before starting an edit war, can I check the consensus on what we do with the created by? I always use the [relevant item]. [[User:Jacky720|That's right, Jacky720 just signed this]] ([[User talk:Jacky720|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jacky720|contribs]]) 19:53, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

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 ::: Oh, they really exist. I've encountered them in both New York and Maryland. We use to go to one as a "mandatory fun" day at my former employer. In fact, when I left my old job, my boss asked me if I wanted to stay an extra week to participate in the annual employee event. I asked him, "Does it involve corn?" and when I got a yes, I said no thanks. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.79.191|162.158.79.191]] 14:45, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
 ::Guys, "corn" is the English word for "grain" or "seeds". When they said corn meal, they meant flour, probably wheat. '''Maize was called "Indian corn" because it was indian ''grain''.''' But as settlers grew their own indian corn, they dropped the word "indian" to differentiate it, just calling theirs "corn", which is how our maize ended up with this misnomer. — [[User:Kazvorpal|Kazvorpal]] ([[User talk:Kazvorpal|talk]]) 05:06, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
 Blaisepascal is arguing that the article (or incomplete template) was, in fact, created by a BOT. Before starting an edit war, can I check the consensus on what we do with the created by? I always use the [relevant item]. [[User:Jacky720|That's right, Jacky720 just signed this]] ([[User talk:Jacky720|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jacky720|contribs]]) 19:53, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

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 While I too respect this fact checker's perspective on what really matters (and what doesn't), it's clear to me that in this fact-obsessed 21st century we cannot let this purported fact go unverified. Get on it, people! ;)   [[User:PotatoGod|PotatoGod]] ([[User talk:PotatoGod|talk]]) 14:32, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
 I fact checked this comic. The text in question is on page 8 of the newspaper, leftmost column, three paragraphs from the bottom. [[User:Billtheplatypus|Billtheplatypus]] ([[User talk:Billtheplatypus|talk]]) 15:12, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
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 Blaisepascal is arguing that the article (or incomplete template) was, in fact, created by a BOT. Before starting an edit war, can I check the consensus on what we do with the created by? I always use the [relevant item]. [[User:Jacky720|That's right, Jacky720 just signed this]] ([[User talk:Jacky720|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jacky720|contribs]]) 19:53, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
 : I've seen it both ways, although keeping the BOT part would be less common. It works as is; I wouldn't change it. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.141.148|172.68.141.148]] 07:48, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
 In this age of fanatism and factionism of all kinds, Randall could't be more wrong. Ask Swift's Endians. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.54.87|172.69.54.87]] 23:13, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 :Fact check: Mostly False! [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.67|162.158.62.67]] 14:50, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
 :You'll have to be more specific as to what Randall's wrong about. Regardless, in a practical sense, Randall most certainly *could* be more wrong. As Stuart put it so well in The Big Bang Theory: "It's a little wrong to say a tomato is a vegetable; it's very wrong to say it's a suspension bridge." [[Special:Contributions/172.69.71.18|172.69.71.18]] 08:11, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

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	In this age of fanatism and factionism of all kinds, Randall could't be more wrong. Ask Swift's Endians. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.54.87\|172.69.54.87]] 23:13, 29 March 2019 (UTC)		In this age of fanatism and factionism of all kinds, Randall could't be more wrong. Ask Swift's Endians. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.54.87\|172.69.54.87]] 23:13, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
	:Fact check: Mostly False! [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.67\|162.158.62.67]] 14:50, 31 March 2019 (UTC)		:Fact check: Mostly False! [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.67\|162.158.62.67]] 14:50, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
		+	:You'll have to be more specific as to what Randall's wrong about. Regardless, in a practical sense, Randall most certainly could be more wrong. As Stuart put it so well in The Big Bang Theory: "It's a little wrong to say a tomato is a vegetable; it's very wrong to say it's a suspension bridge." [[Special:Contributions/172.69.71.18\|172.69.71.18]] 08:11, 13 April 2019 (UTC)