Another contest, what is this world comming to. :-) - GoFuckYourself.com

NOTR · 09-19-2002, 01:52 PM

Here's the deal.

It's a Trvia... Not just any.

Giving away 5 hosting accounts. 100 gigs each, you have 3 months to burn it off. Unlimited domains and the works. From www.OXEO.com

Starting today September 19th ending the 23rd of september. 5 days, 5 questions, 5 winners, 5 hosting acohahahahas. If a question is not answered on any of the days we will move into the 24th and come up with a new one for that day and so forth.

Basically one winner a day, if you won the first day dont bother playing for the second. First with the answer wins. We'll keep it simple and stupid, so nobody can bitch and moan.

Cheshire · 09-19-2002, 01:52 PM

...and the question is?

NOTR · 09-19-2002, 01:55 PM

First question:

The First Smiley :-) <---- yes that one.
Who came up with it's use/invented it.

You have until midnight to come up with the answer. First person to answer correct get's the first prize.

hershie · 09-19-2002, 01:56 PM

Scott Fahlman

Cheshire · 09-19-2002, 01:57 PM

Harvey Ball

heymatty · 09-19-2002, 01:58 PM

Nabokov

http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ken/gallery.html

michaelw · 09-19-2002, 02:00 PM

:-)The World's first smiley
found this cool article via The Register and WMLAH.com.

The smiley :-) and its many variants are an important (and fun!) part of the worldwide online social culture -- allowing emotions to be conveyed in plain text. It has been in widespread use since the early '80s, when it was first proposed. Yet the original message in which the smiley was invented had been lost -- until now. :-) After a significant effort to locate it, on September 10, 2002 the original post made by Scott Fahlman on CMU CS general bboard was retrieved by Jeff Baird from an October 1982 backup tape of the spice vax (cmu-750x). Here is Scott's original post:

19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :-)
From: Scott E Fahlman <Fahlman at Cmu-20c>

I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers:

:-)

Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark
things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use

:-(

RATBOY · 09-19-2002, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by heymatty
Nabokov

http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ken/gallery.html

He looks like Henry Kissinger...

<img src="http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ken/nabokov2.jpg">

hershie · 09-19-2002, 02:03 PM

I guess I won this contest (thanks Oxeo).

I do not push a lot of bandwidth and so if anyone would like to contact me with an offer for the prize, I am all ears.

catindahat · 09-19-2002, 02:13 PM

Is that the right answer?

catindahat · 09-19-2002, 02:16 PM

hershie is right

http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/20...0916016352.htm

NEWS
The birthday for the smiley, ":-)", has been found. According to Microsoft employee Mike Jones, a systems and networking research group employee at MS headquarters, it is September 19, 1982. Smiley's dad was Scott E. Fahlman, who proposed using the smiley as a joke marker in a message posted on a Carnegie Mellon University electronic bulletin board.

pr0 · 09-19-2002, 02:17 PM

oxeo fucking rocks

And i evented the smiley...everyone knows that ; )

kinkyplace · 09-19-2002, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by catindahat
Is that the right answer?

It appears to be. But what kind of contest is it? All there was to it was to enter "the first smiley" on google...

hershie · 09-19-2002, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kinkyplace

It appears to be. But what kind of contest is it? All there was to it was to enter "the first smiley" on google...

actually - cnn.com's search box

NOTR · 09-19-2002, 02:21 PM

Hershie is right. Contact mike, alek or myself.

ICQ: 107027405

The reason it was so easy, wanted to give the newbies a break. Not all of them are internet savvy, besides a newbie uses less bandwith in 3 months

Tonight at midnight we'll have the next question. If not maybe even today.

NOTR · 09-19-2002, 02:24 PM

http://research.microsoft.com/%7Embj/Smiley/Smiley.html

kinkyplace · 09-19-2002, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by hershie

actually - cnn.com's search box

I prefer google, it's more difficult to find porn on cnn.

DrewKole · 09-19-2002, 03:22 PM

Forest gump

Plat · 09-19-2002, 03:49 PM

omg u are not asking about smilies! cause u know mine pwns that one

here i will prove with the smiley graph :c)

(edited) forum didnt like smiley graph :/

:c) > :-)

hershie · 09-19-2002, 03:51 PM

oh gee, look my site is down. Great timing on getting an account with a new host!

Plat · 09-19-2002, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by hershie
oh gee, look my site is down. Great timing on getting an account with a new host!

ey did u know that ur host is down?

SetTheWorldonFire · 09-19-2002, 04:01 PM

This was posted on xbiz days ago

http://boards.xbiz.com/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=7695

PlayaPlaya · 09-19-2002, 04:15 PM

I'd like to congratulate hershie on winning.

Though we already have 1 winner, there are 4 more chances for people to win. We will be posting more trivia questions tommorow.

booker · 09-19-2002, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pr0
oxeo fucking rocks

And i evented the smiley...everyone knows that ; )

..with a little help from Al Gore, undoubtedly.

NOTR · 09-19-2002, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SetTheWorldonFire
This was posted on xbiz days ago

http://boards.xbiz.com/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=7695

He got the idea from me, or purely coincidental. Dont visit that board at all.

Stay tuned for the next one.

pr0 · 09-19-2002, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NOTR

He got the idea from me, or purely coincidental. Dont visit that board at all.

Stay tuned for the next one.

Everyone knows the smiley was created by me....i demand a re-count.

NOTR · 09-20-2002, 10:15 AM

Can you say Canadian Eh?

Here's the next question, I'm Canadian and proud so giving the fellow Canadians a shot. It's a little harder than the previous one

This is a "Who am I?" type of question. From the clues identify the famous Canadian

1) I was born in Ontario in 1879 and moved to New Brunswick.

2) I made a fortune in finance in New Brunswick and moved to England at the age of 31.

3) In England, I was elected to Parliament and purchased or founded a series of newspapers that became a newspaper empire

4) I was made a Lord and became a Cabinet Minister during World War I

5) During World War II, I was an influential member of Winston Churchill's war cabinet. My initial job was to look after aircraft production.

6) I retained close ties with Canada and in particular my native province.

Again you have until midnight, first to answer correct wins.

Just the Village Idiot · 09-20-2002, 10:22 AM

Max Aitken

Just the Village Idiot · 09-20-2002, 10:23 AM

better known to history as Lord Beaverbrook

=^..^= · 09-20-2002, 10:29 AM

William Maxwell Aitken,

Evil Chris · 09-20-2002, 10:51 AM

Conrad Black

PlayaPlaya · 09-20-2002, 02:18 PM

Drum roll please .................

and the winner is "just the village idiot".... ironic isn't it?
Congratulations.

This was quesion 2 of 5. We will be continuing the trivia with the remainding 3 questions on monday.

Just the village idiot, please contact either my self @
[email protected] or NOTR @ [email protected] to collect the prize.

Congratz again to Just the village idiot and hershie, our 2 winners so far.

NOTR · 09-21-2002, 11:57 AM

Whooohooo 3rd question.

Here goes:

EBON RIDDLE OF KING PUZZLEKHAMEN

During his travels in Egypt, the famous explorer and adventurer Alabama Smith stumbles upon the tomb of a not so famous Pharaoh. Having heard tales of a priceless idol rumored to lie within, Smith enters the tomb. He eventually finds the idol, lying on top of the sarcophagus of King Puzzlekhamen! Letting his excitement get the better of him, Smith grabs the idol, with the terrifying result of a stone slab sliding across the only entrance (and exit, for that matter), and a heavy grating sound as the ceiling slowly descends to crush him to powder. Luckily, Smith notices 5 stone levers on a wall, each colored blue, orange, red, white, and black. Also, he sees something inscribed on the top of the sarcophagus (in English, strangely enough). It reads: "Bore were robe orb." Thinking quickly, Smith pulls each of the levers at least once in a certain sequence. The ceiling stops its descent, the slab blocking the exit retracts, and Smith hurries out with the idol to enjoy fortune and fame.

What order did Smith pull the levers in to save his life?

First person with the correct answer wins the 3rd prize.

Enjoy

DjSap · 09-21-2002, 12:05 PM

blue, orange, red, black, white, black, red, black, red, orange, blue, black, orange, red, blue

Benasty · 09-21-2002, 12:05 PM

The answer is blue, orange, red, black, white, black, red, black, red, orange, blue, black, orange, red, blue

Benasty · 09-21-2002, 12:06 PM

damn you djsap

cherrylula · 09-21-2002, 12:20 PM

8=====> O-:

NOTR · 09-23-2002, 12:06 AM

This one was a little tricky, but the title provided a useful hint. Each letter in the inscription stands for the color of one of the levers. 'E' stands for ebony, and thus black. The answer is blue, orange, red, black, white, black, red, black, red, orange, blue, black, orange, red, blue.

Winner should contact me or mike

[email protected]
ICQ: 107027405

NOTR · 09-23-2002, 12:08 AM

4th question, 4th prize.

Sorry for the delay, been caught up with some work.

A worker for the CIA (Cybernetic Information Association, of course) is translating information into a code, so that competitors who might steal the information will not be able to make use of it. The worker is currently translating a word that you can find somewhere in this problem into this code. What number completes this word: 8 22 10 6 22 13 24 ?

First person with answer wins the 4th prize.

Enjoy

MrPopup · 09-23-2002, 12:44 AM

fuck...need 30 more minutes...dammit

KC · 09-23-2002, 12:48 AM

NOTR · 09-23-2002, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MrPopup
fuck...need 30 more minutes...dammit

Contact me for your prize.

pr0 · 09-23-2002, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by KC
287?

RockDaddy · 09-23-2002, 07:54 AM

AL GORE

Edited to include:

Note: My Al Gore answer was to the 1st question

since he invented the internet I thought it was likely he also invented the smiley.

NOTR · 09-23-2002, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by uproared
Hey NOTR

The answer is 22.

The numbers represent the 26 letters of the alphabet, but are numbered in reverse order. The numbers spell out SEQUENCE: S=8, E=22, Q=10, U=6, etc.

Cheers

Contact me for the prize. Ignore the last post about the prize, pushed the wrong quote button.

NOTR · 09-24-2002, 08:29 PM

Last question.

It's an easy one.

What's the area code to the CEO's phone number. HOUSE number.

Enjoy.

Also everyone who emailed me, give me a few days to get all the prizes and domains setup.

Evil Chris · 09-28-2002, 09:19 PM

chodadog · 09-28-2002, 10:06 PM

booker · 09-29-2002, 12:07 AM

1-8-7 (on the mutha fuckin' cop)

09-19-2002, 01:52 PM	#1
NOTR Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MTL Posts: 380	Another contest, what is this world comming to. :-) Here's the deal. It's a Trvia... Not just any. Giving away 5 hosting accounts. 100 gigs each, you have 3 months to burn it off. Unlimited domains and the works. From www.OXEO.com Starting today September 19th ending the 23rd of september. 5 days, 5 questions, 5 winners, 5 hosting acohahahahas. If a question is not answered on any of the days we will move into the 24th and come up with a new one for that day and so forth. Basically one winner a day, if you won the first day dont bother playing for the second. First with the answer wins. We'll keep it simple and stupid, so nobody can bitch and moan.

09-19-2002, 01:52 PM	#2
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09-19-2002, 02:00 PM	#7
michaelw Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 1,342	:-)The World's first smiley found this cool article via The Register and WMLAH.com. The smiley :-) and its many variants are an important (and fun!) part of the worldwide online social culture -- allowing emotions to be conveyed in plain text. It has been in widespread use since the early '80s, when it was first proposed. Yet the original message in which the smiley was invented had been lost -- until now. :-) After a significant effort to locate it, on September 10, 2002 the original post made by Scott Fahlman on CMU CS general bboard was retrieved by Jeff Baird from an October 1982 backup tape of the spice vax (cmu-750x). Here is Scott's original post: 19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :-) From: Scott E Fahlman <Fahlman at Cmu-20c> I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers: :-) Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use :-( __________________ <b><a href="http://www.hotlinkprotector.com"><font color="yellow">Hotlink Protector</font></a> - Protect all your file types from hotlinking the professional way. <br> See a demo <a href="http://www.hotlinkprotector.com/demo.html"><font color="yellow">here</font></a>, and testimonials <a href="http://www.hotlinkprotector.com/testimonials.html"><font color="yellow">here</font></a><br>ICQ: 146423631

09-19-2002, 01:55 PM	#3
NOTR Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MTL Posts: 380	First question: The First Smiley :-) <---- yes that one. Who came up with it's use/invented it. You have until midnight to come up with the answer. First person to answer correct get's the first prize.

09-19-2002, 01:56 PM	#4
hershie Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,642	Scott Fahlman

09-19-2002, 02:03 PM	#9
hershie Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,642	I guess I won this contest (thanks Oxeo). I do not push a lot of bandwidth and so if anyone would like to contact me with an offer for the prize, I am all ears.

09-19-2002, 02:13 PM	#10
catindahat Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 80	Is that the right answer? __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

09-19-2002, 02:16 PM	#11
catindahat Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 80	hershie is right http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/20...0916016352.htm NEWS The birthday for the smiley, ":-)", has been found. According to Microsoft employee Mike Jones, a systems and networking research group employee at MS headquarters, it is September 19, 1982. Smiley's dad was Scott E. Fahlman, who proposed using the smiley as a joke marker in a message posted on a Carnegie Mellon University electronic bulletin board. __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

09-19-2002, 02:17 PM	#12
pr0 rockin tha trailerpark Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: ~Coastal~ Posts: 23,088	oxeo fucking rocks And i evented the smiley...everyone knows that ; )

09-19-2002, 02:21 PM	#15
NOTR Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MTL Posts: 380	Hershie is right. Contact mike, alek or myself. ICQ: 107027405 The reason it was so easy, wanted to give the newbies a break. Not all of them are internet savvy, besides a newbie uses less bandwith in 3 months Tonight at midnight we'll have the next question. If not maybe even today.

09-19-2002, 02:24 PM	#16
NOTR Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MTL Posts: 380	http://research.microsoft.com/%7Embj/Smiley/Smiley.html

09-19-2002, 03:22 PM	#18
DrewKole Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 5,193	Forest gump

09-19-2002, 03:49 PM	#19
Plat Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 2,680	omg u are not asking about smilies! cause u know mine pwns that one here i will prove with the smiley graph :c) (edited) forum didnt like smiley graph :/ :c) > :-) __________________ Im fuckin retired

09-19-2002, 03:51 PM	#20
hershie Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,642	oh gee, look my site is down. Great timing on getting an account with a new host!

09-19-2002, 04:01 PM	#22
SetTheWorldonFire Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: California Posts: 7,444	This was posted on xbiz days ago http://boards.xbiz.com/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=7695 __________________ www.STWOFDesign.com hit me up on icq 154206276 or Skype: JaimeGizzle

09-19-2002, 04:15 PM	#23
PlayaPlaya Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: new york, ny usa Posts: 191	I'd like to congratulate hershie on winning. Though we already have 1 winner, there are 4 more chances for people to win. We will be posting more trivia questions tommorow. __________________ Best Regards, Michael Volozin Oxeo Hosting www.oxeo.com Direct: 212.812.9073 ext 901 ICQ: 150013894 \| AIM: MikeOxeo

09-20-2002, 10:15 AM	#27
NOTR Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MTL Posts: 380	Can you say Canadian Eh? Here's the next question, I'm Canadian and proud so giving the fellow Canadians a shot. It's a little harder than the previous one This is a "Who am I?" type of question. From the clues identify the famous Canadian 1) I was born in Ontario in 1879 and moved to New Brunswick. 2) I made a fortune in finance in New Brunswick and moved to England at the age of 31. 3) In England, I was elected to Parliament and purchased or founded a series of newspapers that became a newspaper empire 4) I was made a Lord and became a Cabinet Minister during World War I 5) During World War II, I was an influential member of Winston Churchill's war cabinet. My initial job was to look after aircraft production. 6) I retained close ties with Canada and in particular my native province. Again you have until midnight, first to answer correct wins.

09-20-2002, 10:22 AM	#28
Just the Village Idiot Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 581	Max Aitken

09-20-2002, 10:23 AM	#29
Just the Village Idiot Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 581	better known to history as Lord Beaverbrook

09-20-2002, 10:29 AM	#30
=^..^= Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ICQ 380-366 Posts: 6,935	William Maxwell Aitken, __________________ #RememberYourRoots #AaronMForGFYHOF

09-20-2002, 10:51 AM	#31
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09-20-2002, 02:18 PM	#32
PlayaPlaya Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: new york, ny usa Posts: 191	Drum roll please ................. and the winner is "just the village idiot".... ironic isn't it? Congratulations. This was quesion 2 of 5. We will be continuing the trivia with the remainding 3 questions on monday. Just the village idiot, please contact either my self @ [email protected] or NOTR @ [email protected] to collect the prize. Congratz again to Just the village idiot and hershie, our 2 winners so far. __________________ Best Regards, Michael Volozin Oxeo Hosting www.oxeo.com Direct: 212.812.9073 ext 901 ICQ: 150013894 \| AIM: MikeOxeo

09-21-2002, 11:57 AM	#33
NOTR Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MTL Posts: 380	Whooohooo 3rd question. Here goes: EBON RIDDLE OF KING PUZZLEKHAMEN During his travels in Egypt, the famous explorer and adventurer Alabama Smith stumbles upon the tomb of a not so famous Pharaoh. Having heard tales of a priceless idol rumored to lie within, Smith enters the tomb. He eventually finds the idol, lying on top of the sarcophagus of King Puzzlekhamen! Letting his excitement get the better of him, Smith grabs the idol, with the terrifying result of a stone slab sliding across the only entrance (and exit, for that matter), and a heavy grating sound as the ceiling slowly descends to crush him to powder. Luckily, Smith notices 5 stone levers on a wall, each colored blue, orange, red, white, and black. Also, he sees something inscribed on the top of the sarcophagus (in English, strangely enough). It reads: "Bore were robe orb." Thinking quickly, Smith pulls each of the levers at least once in a certain sequence. The ceiling stops its descent, the slab blocking the exit retracts, and Smith hurries out with the idol to enjoy fortune and fame. What order did Smith pull the levers in to save his life? First person with the correct answer wins the 3rd prize. Enjoy

09-21-2002, 12:05 PM	#34
DjSap Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,869	blue, orange, red, black, white, black, red, black, red, orange, blue, black, orange, red, blue

09-21-2002, 12:05 PM	#35
Benasty Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: SC Posts: 169	The answer is blue, orange, red, black, white, black, red, black, red, orange, blue, black, orange, red, blue

09-21-2002, 12:06 PM	#36
Benasty Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: SC Posts: 169	damn you djsap

09-21-2002, 12:20 PM	#37
cherrylula lol Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 15,969	8=====> O-:

09-23-2002, 12:06 AM	#38
NOTR Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MTL Posts: 380	This one was a little tricky, but the title provided a useful hint. Each letter in the inscription stands for the color of one of the levers. 'E' stands for ebony, and thus black. The answer is blue, orange, red, black, white, black, red, black, red, orange, blue, black, orange, red, blue. Winner should contact me or mike [email protected] ICQ: 107027405

09-23-2002, 12:08 AM	#39
NOTR Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MTL Posts: 380	4th question, 4th prize. Sorry for the delay, been caught up with some work. A worker for the CIA (Cybernetic Information Association, of course) is translating information into a code, so that competitors who might steal the information will not be able to make use of it. The worker is currently translating a word that you can find somewhere in this problem into this code. What number completes this word: 8 22 10 6 22 13 24 ? First person with answer wins the 4th prize. Enjoy

09-23-2002, 12:44 AM	#40
MrPopup Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: on the internet Posts: 3,783	fuck...need 30 more minutes...dammit __________________ <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1" bgcolor="#008000"><tr><td><font size=3>Gone</font></td></tr></table> Last edited by MrPopup; 09-23-2002 at 12:46 AM..

09-23-2002, 12:48 AM	#41
KC Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 1995 Posts: 2,417	287?

09-23-2002, 07:54 AM	#44
RockDaddy Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 750	AL GORE Edited to include: Note: My Al Gore answer was to the 1st question since he invented the internet I thought it was likely he also invented the smiley. Last edited by RockDaddy; 09-23-2002 at 07:56 AM..

09-24-2002, 08:29 PM	#46
NOTR Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MTL Posts: 380	Last question. It's an easy one. What's the area code to the CEO's phone number. HOUSE number. Enjoy. Also everyone who emailed me, give me a few days to get all the prizes and domains setup.