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Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-16-2003, 08:55 PM:

Could it be? What the thread title says?

Opinion's Please?

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 12-16-2003, 09:02 PM:

You may have something there Bob. I've never seen them in the same room together.

Posted by William T. Parr (Member # 677) on 12-16-2003, 09:06 PM:

OK I can personally vouch for Brad, Joe and Adam all being in the same room as unique individuals. Can't say anything about Charles. It is possible he is an alter ego of one of the forementioned 3.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 12-16-2003, 09:37 PM:

But Todd, how do you *really* know? Perhaps some of them were a 3D laser image projection.

I found it interesting that at the Halloween gathering, I NEVER saw all 3 of 'em in the same room at the same time....

I personally think Brad and Adam do not exist. They are all in reality, Joe. That's why he is my hero!

>>> Phil

Posted by Evans A Criswell (Member # 381) on 12-16-2003, 10:38 PM:

This topic, or one similar comes up once every year or two. There was a thread long ago where people were thinking Brad and Joe were the same person. It's silly. I've never met either of them in person, but have seen pictures of both of them in different situations. It is a very entertaining topic, though. One time, I even took a bunch of their posts and counted word frequencies and the distributions were significantly different!

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 12-16-2003, 11:28 PM:

Well Evans, for being the scientific person that you are, I'm totally amazed at those un-scientific statements.

You admit you have never met any of them, yet you say that they cannot be the same person cuz of their pics. That sure ain't logical since, as we all know, pictures can be manipulated by the likes of Photoshop for example.

Also, just because some people have the same or different word usage, count, freq, or whatever does not make them the same or different.

Nice try, but ya gotta come up with some better reasons than those bub! [Razz]

>>> Phil

Posted by Evans A Criswell (Member # 381) on 12-17-2003, 01:40 PM:

I'm satisfied that they're different people. You get quite different responses from them in different situations. I was a bit puzzled at one point in summer 2000, but now, I feel I could almost write a "Brad" or "Joe" response script that could fool people for at least a short while. The scripts would be significatly different. Of course, when I did the word frequency count a couple years ago, Brad responded with a post that contained none of his 10 most frequent words. It's difficult to measure a system without affecting it. [Smile]

Some people would be hard to automate. John Hawkinson would probably require the most lines of code to capture with any degree of accuracy. John Pytlak would be a neat one to try, although many lines of code could be saved by having a Perl function that queries Google and collects relevant links to information on the topic being discussed. [beer]

Wow, what a devious topic I've gotten into. [Smile]

... And I'm just kidding around for fun.

Well, off to a meeting for a while...

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 12-17-2003, 02:26 PM:

You do realize that jHaWk will see this as a gigantic compliment, don't you Evans? Also, why is Charles being compared? Which Charles? Charles Evertete or whatever his name is? Why him, of all people? [Smile]

Posted by Scott D. Neff (Member # 185) on 12-17-2003, 03:03 PM:

"Charles who?" exactly.

I know Brad and Adam are separate people, I've been in a car with both of them.

I think Joe is actually both himself and Tito Jackson at the same time.

Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 12-17-2003, 03:11 PM:

I still think Adam and Scott N. are the same person...but - whatever.

Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 12-17-2003, 03:46 PM:

Rachel: ???

If you'd brought that video camera to the F-T Halloween gathering, you could have taped both of us together in the same room.

Posted by Mike Olpin (Member # 1115) on 12-17-2003, 04:02 PM:

I think she means the other Scott N. Or mabey not. Would the REAL Scott N. please stand up?

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 12-17-2003, 04:54 PM:

We are ALL just a figment of Jhawk's imagination.

Posted by Scott D. Neff (Member # 185) on 12-17-2003, 06:47 PM:

*stands up*

*does comedy routine*

*takes off Scott mask and returns to daily hustle and bustle of running an IMAX projector*

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 12-17-2003, 07:00 PM:

Ummm...let me guess... Ahhh! Gordon!

>>> Phil

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 12-17-2003, 07:11 PM:

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !

And Scott Neff thought he was dressing up as Beaker from the Muppet Show!

Oh, and I'm not Charles Everett.

Posted by Per Hauberg (Member # 529) on 12-17-2003, 07:59 PM:

quote:
OK I can personally vouch for Brad, Joe and Adam all being in the same room as unique individuals

If Saddam Hussein*) could have several doubles, then why not the one of the above mentioned four, from which the other three are cloned...?

*) If the gents in question seem to have anything at all in common with Mr Hussein, this is absolutely accidental.

p.

Posted by Evans A Criswell (Member # 381) on 12-17-2003, 09:45 PM:

Saddam Hussein is the Prime Minister of Canada! Didn't you know? I just found out 20 minutes ago!

Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 12-18-2003, 12:42 AM:

Norwood, Neff - WHAT THE HELL!!! I apparently forgot your last name Norwood...plus I've met you (several times) and I don't think there is anyone else like you...

I meant Neff. [Big Grin]

Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 12-18-2003, 11:35 AM:

This has already been discussed in a thread: right here.

[Smile]

=TMP=

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-18-2003, 12:25 PM:

It has become quite clear that during daylight hours Evans A. Griswell is living and working in Huntsville, Alabama.However, when darkness falls over our land,he can be found living and playing in Hollywood under the name Phil Hill.

Yes it's true ......he has invented the first teleportation machine and is using it to confuse his fellow members. All I ask is that you think about it.

Pleasant dreams.........................

Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 12-18-2003, 02:25 PM:

No, Bob. You've got it backward. Evans Chriswell is actuall Phil Hill's alter ego.

Phil has written a cleverly designed PERL script to simulate Evans over the internet! [Big Grin]

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 12-18-2003, 02:28 PM:

My "Evans" side is getting pissed at yous all that don't know how to spell my name!

>>> Phil

Posted by Evans A Criswell (Member # 381) on 12-19-2003, 09:38 AM:

Right! It's "Evans Criswell". It's funny that people see my name beside my posts with my picture and then can't even spell it right.

Anyway, we have discussed this in other threads before, but each one has its own "flavor", so I vote against closing any of them.

When I get through converting my hsvmovies.com HTML-generating Perl script to object-oriented style, I might try to write something to take some text and reply to it the way Brad, Joe, John Pytlak, and John Hawkinson would.

Posted by Jeff Taylor (Member # 443) on 12-22-2003, 04:32 PM:

Why am I reminded of "The Three Faces of Eve"?

Posted by Richard Fowler (Member # 893) on 12-22-2003, 04:57 PM:

If Eve has a horror film.......... [Big Grin]

Actually a great script to the point that a few seconds of dialog pulls you into the story.

Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 12-23-2003, 12:46 AM:

I have analyzed Evans' posts & determined that he is in fact Teddy Ruxpin.

Posted by Evans A Criswell (Member # 381) on 12-23-2003, 10:23 AM:

Teddy Ruxpin, now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time.

Thinking of stange analogies today. :-)

1. "gcc" is to "gcc -W" as Phil Hill is to _____ .

a. Joe Redifer
b. John Hawkinson
c. Rachel Gilardi
d. Scott Norwood

2. Bob Hope is to Jeff Foxworthy as Bob Maar is to ____.

a. John Pytlak
b. Joe Redifer
c. Brad Miller
d. Phil Hill

3. Dallas is to Dallas as Brad Miller is to _____.

a. John Hawkinson
b. Joe Redifer
c. Bob Maar
d. Rachel Gilardi

4. Regal Cinemas is to Carmike Cinemas as Wal-Mart is to ______.

a. AMC
b. K-Mart
c. Kroger
d. Perl

5. Wynnsong is to Carmike as Phil Hill is to

a. Evans Criswell
b. Brad Miller
c. Rachel Gilardi
d. Madonna

6. Flat is to thin as Scope is to ____.

a. Listerine
b. Anamorphic
c. Super35
d. Thick

7. Panavision is to Cinemascope as Scott Norwood is to ____.

a. Brad Miller
b. whoever wrote the rec.arts.movies.tech FAQ
c. Evans Criswell
d. Joe Redifer

8. Platter is to Strong as Changeovers are to ____.

a. Weak
b. Christie
c. Nothing
d. FilmGuard

I used to have more of these in my head, but I've got a brain-cramp right now.

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 12-23-2003, 08:15 PM:

Joe is to cool as Evans is to ______.

a. Crazy
b. Geek
b. Bored
c. Drunk

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 12-23-2003, 10:19 PM:

Joe, I choose the 2nd "b".

IF it was: Evans is to cool as Joe is to ______. Based on the available choices you posted, I would choose "c" drunk! [beer]

(EDIT) I did chose the 1st "b", geek, as I thought it was the most correct answer. I went back and edited it cuz I thought it was a little demeaning. [Smile]

Evans:
1 - b. John Hawkinson (Had no clue. Used the "college watch" method. The second-hand was on the 5, therefore my choice was "B".)

2 - d. Phil Hill (I thought it was cuz ***some*** of my posts are a little more "colorful" than Bob's.)

3 - b. Joe Redifer (They are both high-power moderators.)

4 - c. Kroger (Good is to bad as bad is to good.)

5 - d. Madonna (Something that smells good all over is to "trash")

6 - d. Thick (Wasn't really sure about this one. To me a choice of "wide" would have been the one.)

7 - a. Brad Miller (Didn't want to waste the time to go and read the FAQ. Thought since they both ***appear*** sometimes to have "narrow" opinions, that was opposite of "wide".)

8 - c. Nothing (That was very clear for me.)

>>> Phil

EDIT: Added reasons for my choices after Evans posted his answers.

Posted by Evans A Criswell (Member # 381) on 12-23-2003, 10:42 PM:

The correct answers are:

1. b. John Hawkinson (gcc -W causes more pedantic warnings) [Smile]

2. b. Joe Redifer (Joe, do you have one of those BIG belt buckles?) [Smile]

3. a. John Hawkinson (due to their similar pedanticnesses, although in different ways) (or) b. Joe Redifer (because some suspect they're the same person)

4. b. K-Mart

5. a. Evans Criswell (or) b. Brad Miller (or) c. Rachel Gilardi (or) d. Madonna In other words, Phil, I'll let the answer be anything you want it to be. [Smile]

6. d. Thick (it's the only answer that fits)

7. b. whoever wrote the rec.arts.movies.tech FAQ [That was supposed to be a gimme! -- Scott Norwood wrote it.]

8. c. Nothing (That was a nice strange one, wasn't it?)

As for Joe's analogy, the only two answers that will work are a. Crazy, or b. geek. "Joe is to cool" is comparing a description that is more general than a spur of the moment thing like bored or drunk, which can change day by day. Cool is usually something that is true for a long period of time, like crazy or geekiness. I choose b. geek, as the correct answer.

Posted by Scott D. Neff (Member # 185) on 12-25-2003, 01:24 AM:

I didn't know there'd be a quiz... I didn't study.

Posted by Bruce McGee (Member # 131) on 12-28-2003, 08:39 AM:

I dont like 'pop-quizzes.'

I'm totally confused anyway.

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-28-2003, 03:47 PM:

I knew there was going to be a quiz, so I studied very hard. Here are my answers:

1. b. John Hawkinson (gcc -W causes more pedantic warnings)

2. b. Joe Redifer (Joe, do you have one of those BIG belt buckles?)

3. a. John Hawkinson (due to their similar pedanticnesses, although in different ways) (or) b. Joe Redifer (because some suspect they're the same person)

4. b. K-Mart

5. a. Evans Criswell (or) b. Brad Miller (or) c. Rachel Gilardi (or) d. Madonna In other words, Phil, I'll let the answer be anything you want it to be.

6. d. Thick (it's the only answer that fits)

7. b. whoever wrote the rec.arts.movies.tech FAQ [That was supposed to be a gimme! -- Scott Norwood wrote it.]

8. c. Nothing (That was a nice strange one, wasn't it?)

As for Joe's analogy, the only two answers that will work are a. Crazy, or b. geek. "Joe is to cool" is comparing a description that is more general than a spur of the moment thing like bored or drunk, which can change day by day. Cool is usually something that is true for a long period of time, like crazy or geekiness. I choose b. geek, as the correct answer. [Smile]

Posted by Evans A Criswell (Member # 381) on 12-29-2003, 10:38 AM:

Very good Bob! Although your answers look suspiciously like the ones on the "correct answer" post. [Smile]

What do you get when you cross Bob Maar and Bob Dole?
Depends.

[Big Grin]

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-31-2003, 07:49 AM:

Two Republicans.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 12-31-2003, 11:08 AM:

Sitting in a tree,

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 12-31-2003, 11:08 AM:

(Deleted double post....)

Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 12-31-2003, 11:15 AM:

NO!