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October 13, 2007 |
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Not Full Credit?
FOUND by Suzanne Dantuono
in Columbus, Ohio
The detail that this student explores... I feel as if I can almost visualize the curve...
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
This is one of the oldest "finds" out there. CollegeHumor, just about every funny picture website, and emails my grandma sends me have this attached to it, and have since at least 2004. Be original, Ms. Sender!
Wow. Where'd you "stumble upon" this? I think I got this in an email of clever test answers.
When you type in 'clever test answers' on google, the first thing that pops up is this... Not a very original find, unless you call finding something on the internet original.
we've never seen it before it's funny so dushawn mandic
My personal graph is just the opposite: over time my mass has Increased...hmm.
Could it be remotely possible that,although this has circled the internet fifteen thousand times, Suzanne Dantuono of Columbus Ohio is the original finder?
The one who holds the original hard copy in her very own hands, and never got the credit for finding it and posting it in the first place?
It *is* possible. I've been living under a rock. I had never seen this. It is amusing.
I'd never seen it before either. I doubt this person actually found it, or we'd have the story of how/where they found it.
But it is funny... funnier than any email my family ever send me.
What's next? "Found" memecats?
in the infamous words of someone who needs no naming, James, "NEVER APOLOGIZE." It's your site. Not SALT's, not Pepper's.
And anyone who truly loves you loves you anyway.
Good God people! If it is a lame post, leave it alone! sheesh. Poor James... the internet is sometimes a little too big. People make mistakes.
And Suzanne- get a life, the guy who wrote this is an idiot trying to be a smart ass. "I can almost visualize the curve" OF COURSE YOU CAN! IT'S A FUCKING CURVE!! Not all finds are deep.
Some of you guys are MEAN!!! I've never seen it - obviously no one at Found had, either. How were they supposed to know?
You should thank them for providing us with so much amusement for free every day.
(PS - there is a difference between "explain the curve" and "describe the curve".)
Such an eloquent way to describe a graph! A+++
The imposter's comments have been removed.
http://www.snopes.com/college/exam/chemistry.asp
I was sad to see this today. What is Found coming to?
Moderator, you mean that *wasn't* SALT?
Now I'm 'DISAPOINTED'. Thought he'd woken up again.
Yes, I've had this in an e-mail too. Preferred the one with the elephant, and 'find x'.
But when you think about it, it's amazing that Found actually does come up with new stuff 99.9% of the time. Thanks! Keep on keepin' on, guys!
Whoa, I just woke up and I missed all the drama. Has SALT dissapeared? I haven't seen him post for a while. Guess I can't keep up with the FOUND regulars.
As for the find, who knows, perhaps the finder actually is the owner. You never can tell! (Well, sometimes you can, but that takes all the fun out of that phrase.)
what's deep about "i can almost visualize the curve?" i sort of want to write a poem now where curves and visualizing them are symbols for things......but what?!
I just like the fact that whoever wrote it could spell "aesthetically," but not "straight."
4 things:
It must be really easy for students to steal off the internet and fool their professors.
I've never seen this before, but then I'm not in the right circles for receiving college test jokes email posts.
Yesterday didn't someone say something about the rediculousness of multiple choice chemistry exams?
Zut!...i too missed the drama...but i'm glad it's gone!
there are some days where i'd like to find the people who start chain emails. just so i can meet them, find out their email password, sneak into their contacts box and delete my dad's email address.
I didn't think this is what Found was for. I can go anywhere to look at this kind of stuff. Besides, what Ohioan would say "higher bit"? Obviously a Brit wrote this. Disappointed.
not much I can say here - I'm having flashbacks and a small panic attack.
I'm SO glad that part of my life is over - the test-taking part.
Doesn't anyone else see the irony in this submission?
It was FOUND on the Internets.
i've never seen a mass vs time graph before. is this calculus or health?
Now I get it. Thanks, Teresa. Now I get Chrome's comment too. I'm in the same time/mass boat, but working to turn it around.
It's not Found's fault someone submitted a lie. How are they supposed to know?
People are whiney.
Lifted this off the net--funny, but not in the spirit of this site, which brings genuine joy through the unexpected find--either a sad attention seeker or a misguided attention seeker. I prefer to think it's the latter, but I somehwo doubt it.
"It's curry.." or at least that's I was thought it said at first. A graph would be very useful when ordering curry, one which details the length of time my stomach will burn after eating too spicy curry.
Why can't this be an actual find? If someone printed it out, lost it, and then it was found by Suzanne, who doesn't spend ginormous amounts of time on the internet keeping up with spam-mails.
Kristen, the irony is the BEST part!
James@Found, I LOVE you!!!
Has anyone googled the submitters name yet? It's intresting!
could someone please explain the irony? I don't get it. And its driving me crazy. agggh.
I don't get it either, Eva.
Maybe it's because procrastinating while studying for a chem test said this yesterday:
"Does anyone know how rediculous multiple choice Chem midterms are? First year or not, this stuff is stupid."
That's kind of ironic, I think.
Geez, they almost didn't let me post my last comment because I got the math question wrong. It was multiplication.
I've often wondered if James and Jason are actually highly advanced behavioral psychologists performing a study on the acceptance of randomly chosen ephemera by a self-selected online community. Their hypothesis might be that as long as there is coherence within the community, acceptance will remain high regardless of the inherent significance of the "find."
At the same time, variations of interest in specific topics and images can be described quantitatively by recording the corresponding number of comments for each as well as by breaking those data into subsets, such as the number of posts that primarily address the content of the find, those that respond to other comments and commenters within the current thread, those that reference previous finds and comments, including mentions of popular participants and topics (which may reinforce inclusion and longevity within the community), and those that are outside the parameters of the study (e.g., spam comments by trolls, impersonators, etc.).
Thus, the researchers might predict that the presentation of meaningless or minimalist finds, such as two blank receipts stapled together (679) or the words "I love" written on a small piece of paper (506), will still garner a measurable positive response and, perhaps more significantly, not decrease subsequent involvement with more content-rich examples.
And so, whether one perceives today's find as a mistake, a mildly sadistic test of acceptance and loyalty, or an example of intentionally profound irony and humor may depend on the extent to which James and Jason have messed with your mind. Are they brilliant young social entrepreneurs or renegade researchers operating outside the strictures of informed consent and peer review? Heh-heh.
Well then, researchers, please include in your notes that I also did not "get" the find. Or I just half get it, but couldn't think of anything to say for fear of exposing myself as just another piece of flotsam on the intardnet.
Then I thought, "Fear not, fair Terrie, for surely you have already done that very thing."
So, yeah, I get it's the wrong dumb literal answer, but yeah.
Dude. I was wondering the same thing! I think they're just fucking with us....Heh heh. Heh-heh.
8-)
Midlife, you are the life of every party. And you're in on it, aren't you? I Just know you are. (it's not paranoia; it's "heightened awareness".)
Midlife, you've just written their PhD for them! (I hope that was *after* you spewed on the steps of the Students' Union cafe).
Chrome, you are the life of my party too. And Midlife. And you other guys (you know who you are).
Happy Sunday all. xx
I knew those years of ignoring email-forwards could come back to bite me ...
Sorry for the recycled find people-- we'll do our best to keep the Finds of the Day fresh.
"What's next? "Found" memecats?"
Careful what you ask for, Suse!
:)
Midlife, are you saying that we are just a bunch of cyber lab rats for James and Jason sick amusement?
By the way James, I notice you like to have the last word.
:rolleyes:@Pepper. How long did it take you to figure out the gist of Midlife's post? Gee, thanks for the translation.
guys be nice i've never seen this before!
Creepy!
My deepest apologies for the unauthentic "Found" submission!!
I work as a grad assistant and found this one (and a couple of others which I realize now are fakes) while cleaning out the papers my predecessor left in the desk. It was inside a folder of photocopies of past quizzes from some courses we have here, and I assumed that it was his collection of the best "worst" answers, an actual find. I didn't even think to check online!
I love the philosophy behind this site and was so excited that I thought I had found something to contribute. Once again, my deepest apologies, and I'll make sure to "google", "yahoo" and "dogpile" anything else I ever find to ensure authenticity.
Suzanne
Dear Suzanne,
I think it's very commendable of you to come here and explain the circumstances of your Find. However, I truly don't believe that you owe *anyone* an apology. No one can be expected to have memorized every corny email fwd that's come down the pike. Perhaps your biggest "crime" was not checking snopes. So? I liked this find, and in light of your explanation, I think it fits the spirit of this site just fine. What doesn't fit the spirit of a site like this is presence of all the carrion eaters who attack everything that doesn't fit in with some twisted vision they have in mind of how everything in their little world "should" be.
Just my $.02. Rock on, Suzanne and everyone else, and keep finding cool stuff.
Dear Suzanne, Thank you for sharing the story behind this find. Your mistake could have happened to any of us, especially considering how many commenters had never seen it before. You didn't deserve the harsh words heaped on your head. I hope you'll continue to participate. Best wishes, Midlife Crisis
A lot of the worst comments were made by one person (the imposter) and were subsequently deleted, although not soon enough for others to jump on the bandwagon.
I had not seen this before, either, and I feel proud to be in the smart group who doesn't read forwarded mass emails.
The irony that I found (FOUND!) so special was the title "Not Full Credit?" and Suzanne wasn't getting full credit for her Find. But you earned Full Credit in my book, Suzanne! Thank you for your explanation, and your contribution!
It really makes me sad that Suzanne might not ever, ever, EVER come back here, because she was made to feel like the lowest of the low. Way to be, people. Way to be.
I just wanted to apologise to Suzanne, and I hope that she does come back to the sight and contributes more finds. I'm sorry for what I said earlier, about how if you googled it.
In fact I'm ashamed, because I have never 'Found' anything yet I have criticised those who have.
Sorry Again.
Never seen this before, but I remember pulling a similar stunt in chemistry once.
xD
You don't have to visualize the curve...there's a picture of it...
that same girl has sent in at least one other one of these classic collegehumor things...lame!
Some high school student is being a smartass. Sounds like my friends would have done in high school.