Talk:853: Consecutive Vowels - Revision history

82.132.237.135: Dots, even. I made a gypo!

2025-12-21T14:51:02Z

Dots, even. I made a gypo!

82.132.237.135 at 14:39, 21 December 2025

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These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For: Question.

2025-12-21T04:25:22Z

Question.

42.book.addict at 21:12, 5 November 2024

2024-11-05T21:12:33Z

162.158.90.196: Catchphrase

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Catchphrase

162.158.34.20 at 17:05, 29 April 2023

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162.158.34.202 at 17:21, 13 June 2020

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Catnerd8695 at 18:38, 8 April 2018

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172.68.142.215 at 18:32, 8 April 2018

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Qwerty Dvorak at 11:08, 27 March 2018

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 I'm slightly worried that Cueball has a (huge) database containing data on sexual arousal and consecutive vowels, such that they can be plotted against each other.... --[[User:Pudder|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder|talk]]) 15:39, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
-:I'm slightly concerned that (assuming each vowel contributes a single integer unit of 'vowelness', rather than widely different weights of (possible fractional) value), the placement of dogs w.r.t. the x-axis suggests the graph goes up to some ''many-''multivowel words, far in excess of "queueing". Which would still be in the far left. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.237.135|82.132.237.135]] 14:39, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
+:I'm slightly concerned that (assuming each vowel contributes a single integer unit of 'vowelness', rather than widely different weights of (possible fractional) value), the placement of dots w.r.t. the x-axis suggests the graph goes up to some ''many-''multivowel words, far in excess of "queueing". Which would still be in the far left. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.237.135|82.132.237.135]] 14:39, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
 I don't think Megan is shouting here, considering how close the two are. While I can see that the italics may imply shouting, I would instead interpret the dialogue to be whispered with intensity, so as to establish a mood. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.5|141.101.99.5]] 18:39, 11 March 2015 (UTC)Now That I'm Signing Right, I Guess I'll Go Make An Account

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	I'm slightly worried that Cueball has a (huge) database containing data on sexual arousal and consecutive vowels, such that they can be plotted against each other.... --[[User:Pudder\|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder\|talk]]) 15:39, 9 October 2014 (UTC)		I'm slightly worried that Cueball has a (huge) database containing data on sexual arousal and consecutive vowels, such that they can be plotted against each other.... --[[User:Pudder\|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder\|talk]]) 15:39, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
		+	:I'm slightly concerned that (assuming each vowel contributes a single integer unit of 'vowelness', rather than widely different weights of (possible fractional) value), the placement of dogs w.r.t. the x-axis suggests the graph goes up to some ''many-''multivowel words, far in excess of "queueing". Which would still be in the far left. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.237.135\|82.132.237.135]] 14:39, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

	I don't think Megan is shouting here, considering how close the two are. While I can see that the italics may imply shouting, I would instead interpret the dialogue to be whispered with intensity, so as to establish a mood. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.5\|141.101.99.5]] 18:39, 11 March 2015 (UTC)Now That I'm Signing Right, I Guess I'll Go Make An Account		I don't think Megan is shouting here, considering how close the two are. While I can see that the italics may imply shouting, I would instead interpret the dialogue to be whispered with intensity, so as to establish a mood. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.5\|141.101.99.5]] 18:39, 11 March 2015 (UTC)Now That I'm Signing Right, I Guess I'll Go Make An Account

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	"Catchphrase" is the opposite: the most consonants in a row. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.90.196\|162.158.90.196]] 18:28, 16 October 2023 (UTC)		"Catchphrase" is the opposite: the most consonants in a row. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.90.196\|162.158.90.196]] 18:28, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
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		+	Are there enough comics for a "profanity" category? Or does "Language" encompass it already? [[User:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For]] ([[User talk:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|talk]]) 04:25, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

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 :Depends on barely audiable differences in pronunciation (vowel in voy-eur and consonant in vo-yeur). Would have to be voy-e-yor for every writen vow to be pronounced distinct from the others, though. Equally kyu-e-oo-ee. -- [[Special:Contributions/108.162.210.111|108.162.210.111]] 17:52, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
-Can't you think of some way to find out?
+Can't you think of some way to find out? [[User:Weatherlawyer| I used Google News BEFORE it was clickbait]] ([[User talk:Weatherlawyer|talk]]) 18:17, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
 Y has to be a vowel here or it's not funny ~JFreund

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	I always assumed that Cueball getting aroused by potential voyeurism was nothing to do with vowels - he's just a sexual exhibitionist.		I always assumed that Cueball getting aroused by potential voyeurism was nothing to do with vowels - he's just a sexual exhibitionist.
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		+	"Catchphrase" is the opposite: the most consonants in a row. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.90.196\|162.158.90.196]] 18:28, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

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		+	I always assumed that Cueball getting aroused by potential voyeurism was nothing to do with vowels - he's just a sexual exhibitionist.

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	What about Euouae? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euouae Euouae]--[[User:Catnerd8695\|Catnerd8695]] ([[User talk:Catnerd8695\|talk]]) 18:38, 8 April 2018 (UTC)		What about Euouae? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euouae Euouae]--[[User:Catnerd8695\|Catnerd8695]] ([[User talk:Catnerd8695\|talk]]) 18:38, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
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		+	Relevant xkcd: 552 [[Special:Contributions/162.158.34.202\|162.158.34.202]] 17:21, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

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	Has anyone else noticed that the scatter plot has waaaaay too many different x-values to have "queueing" and "voyeur" be near the top of the curve? (you can't have half a vowel in a sentence, so each different x-value should represent one additional vowel...) [[User:Qwerty Dvorak\|Qwerty Dvorak]] ([[User talk:Qwerty Dvorak\|talk]]) 11:08, 27 March 2018 (UTC)		Has anyone else noticed that the scatter plot has waaaaay too many different x-values to have "queueing" and "voyeur" be near the top of the curve? (you can't have half a vowel in a sentence, so each different x-value should represent one additional vowel...) [[User:Qwerty Dvorak\|Qwerty Dvorak]] ([[User talk:Qwerty Dvorak\|talk]]) 11:08, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

−	What about Euouae? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euouae Euouae]--[[~~Special~~:~~Contributions/172.68.142.215~~\|~~172.68.142.215~~]] 18:32, 8 April 2018 (UTC)	+	What about Euouae? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euouae Euouae]--[[User:Catnerd8695\|Catnerd8695]] ([[User talk:Catnerd8695\|talk]]) 18:38, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

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	Has anyone else noticed that the scatter plot has waaaaay too many different x-values to have "queueing" and "voyeur" be near the top of the curve? (you can't have half a vowel in a sentence, so each different x-value should represent one additional vowel...) [[User:Qwerty Dvorak\|Qwerty Dvorak]] ([[User talk:Qwerty Dvorak\|talk]]) 11:08, 27 March 2018 (UTC)		Has anyone else noticed that the scatter plot has waaaaay too many different x-values to have "queueing" and "voyeur" be near the top of the curve? (you can't have half a vowel in a sentence, so each different x-value should represent one additional vowel...) [[User:Qwerty Dvorak\|Qwerty Dvorak]] ([[User talk:Qwerty Dvorak\|talk]]) 11:08, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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		+	What about Euouae? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euouae Euouae]--[[Special:Contributions/172.68.142.215\|172.68.142.215]] 18:32, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

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	Even if it's acting as a consonant, it should count as half a vowel: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/semivowel [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.160\|108.162.237.160]] 23:22, 20 August 2017 (UTC)		Even if it's acting as a consonant, it should count as half a vowel: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/semivowel [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.160\|108.162.237.160]] 23:22, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
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		+	Has anyone else noticed that the scatter plot has waaaaay too many different x-values to have "queueing" and "voyeur" be near the top of the curve? (you can't have half a vowel in a sentence, so each different x-value should represent one additional vowel...) [[User:Qwerty Dvorak\|Qwerty Dvorak]] ([[User talk:Qwerty Dvorak\|talk]]) 11:08, 27 March 2018 (UTC)