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Report, edit, etc...Posted by A_of_s_t on 2007-02-01 at 00:36:06
What do you think are the most memorable quotes throughout history? These should be ones most people know. Please list the EXACT quote and the SOURCE.

I will list two:

"All you base are belong to us." From Zero Wing.
"Do not command. Obey. Your rule is ended." From Oedipus Rex ( King Oedipus ).
Report, edit, etc...Posted by MicAarZur on 2007-02-01 at 00:39:52
"2+2=5"
It's not a joke. Some people here will get it.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by A_of_s_t on 2007-02-01 at 00:44:45
QUOTE(MicAarZur @ Jan 31 2007, 11:39 PM)
"2+2=5"
It's not a joke. Some people here will get it.
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May you please explain?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by EcHo on 2007-02-01 at 15:48:52
QUOTE(A_of_s_t @ Feb 1 2007, 12:44 AM)
May you please explain?
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Because the 2 cancels out the + and the = cancels out the 2 and then you add three and then you subtract 6. After that you add 8 and then times it by 60 and then divide by 60. Then you get 5! Dur! Never ask for the obvious
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Voyager7456(MM) on 2007-02-01 at 15:54:10
QUOTE(MicAarZur @ Feb 1 2007, 12:39 AM)
"2+2=5"
It's not a joke. Some people here will get it.
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I don't know, it's either a 1984 reference, or a reference to the IBM computing bug.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mini Moose 2707 on 2007-02-01 at 17:51:17
QUOTE(MicAarZur @ Feb 1 2007, 01:39 AM)
"2+2=5"
It's not a joke. Some people here will get it.
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2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.
2.4 rounded to the nearest whole number is 2.

Rounding before adding produces: 2.4 + 2.4 = 2 + 2 = 4
Round after adding produces: 2.4 + 2.4 = 4.8 = 5
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Snipe)r( on 2007-02-01 at 18:15:04
wow i never thought of it that way
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mune'R0x on 2007-02-01 at 18:32:22
"I'm Moonrocks, b***h!"
Report, edit, etc...Posted by l)ark_ssj9kevin on 2007-02-01 at 21:30:22
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Report, edit, etc...Posted by Golden-Fist on 2007-02-01 at 21:45:09
"If we do not succeed we run the risk of failure"
Report, edit, etc...Posted by MicAarZur on 2007-02-01 at 23:36:15
QUOTE(A_of_s_t @ Jan 31 2007, 11:44 PM)
May you please explain?
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It was a quote from George Orwell's book Nineteen Eighty-Four
Addressing the fact that propaganda could make a society believe anything. Mainly referring to Stalin's rule. If the society around you defines truth, then who's to say 2+2 isn't 5?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by A_of_s_t on 2007-02-02 at 22:43:16
QUOTE(MicAarZur @ Feb 1 2007, 10:36 PM)
It was a quote from George Orwell's book Nineteen Eighty-Four
Addressing the fact that propaganda could make a society believe anything. Mainly referring to Stalin's rule. If the society around you defines truth, then who's to say 2+2 isn't 5?
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I have read that book, I just thought it might of come from somewhere even more popular. biggrin.gif

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