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Posted 09 February 2009 - 08:18 AM

Another ATT Random Topic.

Got to Wikipedia and click Random Article; post here. Not only is it random, it's a random learning tool, for all you kids out there.

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The Wind Singer is a novel written by William Nicholson and the first book of his Wind On Fire Trilogy. It was first published in 2000. The Wind Singer won the 2000 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Blue Peter Best Book Award for "The Book I Couldn't Put Down".


[edit] Plot
The book begins in the walled city of Aramanth, an extreme meritocracy where endless exams and ratings are the only way to move forward to improved life stations; to be unsuccessful in this is seen as a great source of shame. Using a system based on colour classifications, the governing Examiners dictate what people can wear, where they can live and what jobs they can do.

A minority in their society, the Haths believe more in ideas and dreams than in endless toil and ratings. When young Kestrel defies the harsh classification system of Aramanth she flees, finding herself in the company of the Emperor of Aramanth. Thought to be the ruler of the city, he is found to be merely a puppet of the High Examiner, and the Emperor tells Kestrel of the need to rid Aramanth of the influence of the evil Morah, of the need to return the voice to the mysterious wind singer that stands in the city arena.

Using an archaic map given to her by the Emperor she sets off, joined by her twin brother, Bowman, and their brave but pitiful new friend, Mumpo, who has an unshakeable affection for Kestrel. From city sewers to desert sandstorms, impassable canyons to dangerous forests, the journey leads them to the Halls of the Morah, the very heart of the evil that has taken control of the city. Here the children finally retrieve the voice of the wind singer, in the process waking the terrible Zars, army of the Morah. Pursued by the beautiful, evil and unstoppable Zars, the children race back to Aramanth, arriving just in time to return the wing singer’s voice. The voice allows the wind singer to emit a powerful song that destroys the Zars, and the people of Aramanth, finally free of the Morah, are happy again.

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Posted 09 February 2009 - 09:14 AM

Wikipedia? Why not Uncyclopedia? That fits ATT much better.
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Posted 09 February 2009 - 03:53 PM

This topic is actually quite s###, isn't it?
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Posted 09 February 2009 - 05:45 PM

It is, but I'll bite.

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Mizoram University was established on July 2, 2001 by the Mizoram University Act, 2000 as a Central University the President of India as its Visitor. The objectives of the University, as laid down in the Act are "to disseminate and advance knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit, to make provisions for integrated courses in humanities, natural and physical sciences, social sciences, forestry and other allied disciplines in the educational programmes of the University; to take appropriate measures for promoting innovations in teaching-disciplinary studies and research; to educate and train man-power in the development of the state of Mizoram; and to pay special attention to the improvement of the social and economic conditions and welfare of the people of that State, their intellectual, academic and cultural development". Keeping these objectives in view, Mizoram University has embarked on various programmes/schemes in terms of academic and administrative development.

The jurisdiction of the Mizoram University extends to the whole of Mizoram, the erstwhile jurisdiction of Mizoram Campus of North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, which functioned till 1.7.2001. Initially, the University had 7 academic departments inherited from NEHU, but now has a total of 18 academic departments and hopes to bring the number to a total of 27 departments within the current Xth Plan. The University under NEHU functioned from various rented buildings in Aizawl for over two decades.

The present scenario of Mizoram University after four years since its birth, has changed immensely especially after the recent move of the main administration and some academic departments to its permanent campus at Tanhril, Aizawl. Except for a few remaining academic departments, the Sports Cell, the Medical Clinic and Central Library, the University is now well consolidated in its main campus. A plot of land measuring 978.1988 acres (3,958,630 m2) with its lush greenery and scenic hills, leased by the Government of Mizoram at Tanhril serves as the permanent campus of Mizoram University. It is now undergoing a sea change, thanks to the development and construction works taking place with the help of the sum of Rs. 25 crores from DoNER and anticipated commitment of UGC Grant for the Infrastructure of Development of Mizoram University under Xth Plan amounting to Rs. 43.50 Crores.

Schools of University

* School of Economics Management & Information Sciences
* School of Forestry & Earth Sciences
* School of Life Sciences
* School of Physical Sciences
* School of Social Sciences
* School of Education & Humanities

[edit] Future Plans

The future academic expansion programme of Mizoram University includes the establishment of the MHRD/UGC sponsored School of Management and School of Engineering. Mizoram University commissioned Educational Consultants of India Limited (A Government of India enterprise) to prepare a draft project report on the establishment of School of Management. Accordingly Educational Consultants of India Limited prepared the Detailed Project Report (DPR) which has since been approved by Mizoram University and forwarded to MHRD and UGC for further necessary action. Mizoram University has also decided to commission EDCIL to prepare DPR on School of Engineering. It is hoped that these two schools will start functioning from 2006 – 2007.

[edit] Brief Summary of the University

At present, there are 29 under-graduate Colleges including 2 professional institutions affiliated to the University. The total roll-strength in these institutions is approximately 5200 students. Number of Schools functioning at present : 4. Number of departments functioning at present : 18.

[edit] List of Colleges affiliated to Mizoram University

* Pachhunga University College, Aizawl
* Aizawl College
* Zirtiri Residential Science College,Aizawl
* College of Teachers Education, Aizawl
* Govt. Lunglei College, Lunglei
* Kolasib College, Kolasib
* Champhai College
* Govt. Saiha College, Saiha
* Govt. Serchhip College, Serchhip
* Hrangbana College
* Counterinsurgency and Jungle Warfare School,Vairengte
* Aizawl North College, Aizawl
* Aizawl West College
* J.Thankima College, Aizawl
* Johnson College, Aizawl
* T.Romana College, Aizawl
* J.Buana College, Lunglei
* Mamit College, Mamit
* Saitual College, Saitual
* Lawngtlai College, Lawngtlai
* Khawzawl College, Khawzawl
* Hnahthial College, Hnahthial
* Zawlnuam College, Zawlnuam
* North Eastern College, Khawdungsei
* Kamalanagar College, Chawngte
* DOEACC Centre, Aizawl
* Aizawl Law College, Aizawl
* Lunglei Morning College, Lunglei
* Bualpui(NG) College, Bualpui
* RIPANS, Aizawl
* College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Selesih

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Posted 09 February 2009 - 09:55 PM

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Dr. Shimon Sheetrit (Hebrew: שמעון שטרית‎, born 1 March 1946) is a former Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios between 1992 and 1996.

Biography

Born in Erfoud in Morocco, Sheetrit's family made aliyah to Israel in 1949. He studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, gaining an LLB and LLM. He then went on to the University of Chicago, where he gained an LLD.
In 1988 he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment's list. After being re-elected in 1992 (by which time the Alignment had become the Labor Party), Sheetrit was appointed Minister of Economics and Planning and Minister of Science and Technology. He lost the latter portfolio in June 1993 when it was given to Shulamit Aloni, but also became Minister of Religious Affairs in February 1992. When Shimon Peres formed a new government following the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, he remained Minster of Religious Affairs, but lost the Economics and Planning portfolio.
In the 1996 elections Sheetrit lost his seat and his place in the cabinet.


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Posted 10 February 2009 - 12:32 AM

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Grace Golden (2 April 1904 – 3 June 1993), was an English illustrator and historian.
Grace Lydia Golden (Associate of the Royal College of Arts) was born to a working class family in East London. After her education at the City London of School for Girls, she won a scholarship to the Chelsea College of Art, where she studied from 1920-1923. She progressed from there to the Royal College of Art, where she first studied and later taught at from 1926-1927.
Her career in book illustration began in the early 1930’s. She received a small legacy in 1934 which enabled her to work on exhibition pieces. Working in both watercolours and oils, she exhibited at the Royal Academy, as well as the Fine Art Society and The Leicester Gallery.
Golden received a commission from The Pilgrim Trust to make illustrations of historic buildings and landmarks during the war years, as well as her work appearing in touring exhibitions.
Later, she worked for the Ministry of Information – painstakingly producing illustrations which were used to aid the reading of educational books. Posters, promoting safe working practice were produced from her illustrations, many of which were used to stress the hazards of a mixed sex workforce within wartime manufacturing environments, with slogans such as ‘Keep your mind on the job – and save your knuckles’.
Golden had always been interested in the working life of the Thames. Since she had been a child she had witnessed the lives of the industrious people who were employed near and on the river. She had witnessed much of this life from being the age of 5, when her parents had moved to a five-storey house at the City End of Southwark Bridge. This fascination led to her producing her Old Bankside book. Her work also frequently appeared in ‘The Swift Annual’ (1957-1961).
Years later, Sam Wanamaker, invited Golden to become an honorary archivist to the Bear Gardens Museum project.
Grace Golden died on 3 June 1993, aged 89 at the Royal Free Hospital. She had, during her last years, become something of a recluse, having closed herself off from the world around her and living a life of frugality and simplicity. Her work, which was popular with many writers, including Enid Blyton, will be remembered for its attention to detail, which now makes her work of distinctive historical value.
Some of her work is still exhibited at the Tate Gallery and National Archives. At Golders Green Crematorium there is a commemorative plaque to this artist and historian.
[edit]A selection of books that Grace Golden illustrated

The Voyage of the Landship (1947)
Towpath Pad (1951)
Wings over Dulcia (1954)
The Wonderful Winter (1956)

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Why am I here? Why do I exist, and what is
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(Answers: 'Cause you are. 'Cause you do. 'Cause I got a
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Posted 10 February 2009 - 12:22 PM

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Crap

Crap(s) may refer to:

Craps, a casino dice game
A slang word for feces, or s###
Crap Artist, a liar or bullcrapter
Crap Attack, an album by American rock band We Are Scientists
Crap Cleaner or CCleaner, a freeware utility which optimizes a user's computer
Crap Towns, a series of humorous books edited by Sam Jordison and Dan Kieran
Crap Grisch, a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, situated near Vals in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland
Crap la Pala, a mountain in the Lenzerheide region in the Swiss Alps
Crap Masegn, a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located near Flims in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland
Crap Mats, a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located near Flims in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland
Crap Sogn Gion, a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located near Flims in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland
Andreas Crap, guitarist for Oomph!
CRAP, the acronym of Commandos de recherche et d'action en profondeur, the former name of France's Commando Parachute Group

See also
Crapflooding, the practice of disrupting online media
Cruft, a term for code, data, or software of poor quality
Confessions of a Crap Artist, a novel by Philip K. Dick
Thomas Crapper (1836 - 1910), London plumber who invented the ballcock

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Posted 14 February 2009 - 08:39 AM

Fine, I'll post one. But it's not random, and it's not from Wikipedia. I maintain that Uncyclopedia has a much better article on nihilism:

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Posted 14 February 2009 - 11:34 AM

Am I the only one who thinks ED is funnier than Uncyclopedia?

Edit: heh, fitting that it's about dinosaurs.

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Diplodocoidea was a superfamily of sauropod dinosaurs, which included some of the longest animals of all time, including slender giants like Supersaurus, Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, and Amphicoelias. Most had very long necks and long, whip-like tails; however, one family (the dicraeosaurids) are the only known sauropods to have re-evolved a short neck, presumably an adaptation for feeding low to the ground. This adaptation was taken to the extreme in the highly specialized sauropod Brachytrachelopan.

Taxonomy

Infraorder Sauropoda

* Superfamily Diplodocoidea
o Amazonsaurus
o Rebbachisauroidea
+ Histriasaurus
+ Family Rebbachisauridae
# Cathartesaura
# Limaysaurus
# Nigersaurus
# Nopcsaspondylus
# Rayososaurus
# Rebbachisaurus
o Flagellicaudata (whip-tails)
+ Family Dicraeosauridae
# Amargasaurus
# Brachytrachelopan
# Dicraeosaurus
+ Suuwassea
+ Family Diplodocidae
# ?Amphicoelias
# Cetiosauriscus
# Dinheirosaurus
# Subfamily Apatosaurinae
* Apatosaurus
* Eobrontosaurus
* Supersaurus
# Subfamily Diplodocinae
* Barosaurus
* Diplodocus

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Posted 14 February 2009 - 12:00 PM

I refuse.

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Posted 14 February 2009 - 12:54 PM

View PostJeremiah, on Feb 9 2009, 03:53 PM, said:

This topic is actually quite s###, isn't it?

Yes.
Currently making Possession 2, a game where you play as a ghost and possess your enemies.

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Posted 14 February 2009 - 01:07 PM

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Jeremiah

Jeremiah may refer to;


Jeremiah, someone who owes another person five bucks
Jeremiah, someone who is mah dawg
Jeremiah, an individual who is an indegenious madman
Jeremiah, someone who is actually Pufer
Jeremiah, an interesting and complex form of sandwitch
Jeremiah, a small and rather morose South American country
Jeremiah, a metal band whose members committed suicide via dinosaur
Jeremiah, a bald dude who thinks carpeting delicious
Jeremiah, a large satellite phone in northern Nebraska
Jeremiah, a salad composed of fresh fruit and rotting vegetables
Jeremiah, a cyanide capsule filled with sherry
Jeremiah, a cruel and unusual form of punn
Jeremiah, Bob Dylan's alter ego
Jeremiah, a large salami

See also

SAM
Yosimite Sam
Sam I Am


I changed my mind. Wikipedia is so fascinating!!

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Posted 15 February 2009 - 11:24 AM

View PostShlimazel, on Feb 14 2009, 07:07 PM, said:

I changed my mind. Wikipedia is so fascinating!!


Apparently I have had an effect on you Shlimazel. Keep up the good work.
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Posted 21 April 2009 - 11:43 AM

I get myself lost in Wikipedia for hours at a time.

The game I play is simple, go to the front page and follow a link to any of the articles there. From then on you are only allowed to navigate to articles linked in the one you are reading.

You'd be surprised what you learn doing that...
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Posted 21 April 2009 - 12:54 PM

I got "List of Anal Sex Positions" once and I've never random'd since.

That being said, I enjoyed the Wind Singer novels.
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Posted 21 April 2009 - 03:06 PM

QUOTE (Lektor @ Apr 21 2009, 08:43 AM)
I get myself lost in Wikipedia for hours at a time.

The game I play is simple, go to the front page and follow a link to any of the articles there. From then on you are only allowed to navigate to articles linked in the one you are reading.

You'd be surprised what you learn doing that...


Yes. I do this constantly. I know all sorts of meaningless things that will likely never be useful.


Hyperbole is the best thing ever!

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Posted 21 April 2009 - 03:13 PM

But you'll kick ass at general knowledge pub quizes!
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Posted 22 April 2009 - 10:24 AM

How many of those does he do exactly?


Oh and:

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Botev Krivodol
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Botev Krivodol Image:Botevkrivodol.png
Full name Botev Krivodol
Founded 1924
Ground Hristo Botev
(Capacity: 3,000)
Chairman Flag of Bulgaria Petar Danchev
Manager Flag of Bulgaria Anatoly Kirilov
League Bulgarian B PFG

Botev Krivodol (ФК Ботев(Криводол)) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Krivodol, currently playing in the Bulgarian B Professional Football Group, the second division of Bulgarian football. Its home matches take place at the Hristo Botev Stadium.

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The club was officially founded in 1924 under the name Levski. In 1957 the club called Botev. Club colors are green and black. During 2007-2008 season the team took first place in Bulgarian North-West V AFG, thus qualified in the Bulgarian B Professional Football Group for the upcoming season. Season 2008-09 is a first for the club for all time in bulgarian professional football. Botev Krivodol are currently at the 1/8 finals of the Bulgarian Cup 2008-09 after defeating Beroe Stara Zagora with 1:0 and beating surprisingly elite Slavia Sofia with 2:1 to made it to the 1/8 finals of the competition. At the 1/8 finals the draw met Botev Krivodol with Rodopa Smolyan. The match took place at Smolyan and Botev Krivodol surprisingly beat Rodopa with 1:3 and qualified for the first time at the 1/4 finals of the tournament.

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Posted 22 April 2009 - 11:53 AM

QUOTE (undead_shadow @ Apr 22 2009, 03:24 PM)
How many of those does he do exactly?


He should do lots!
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Posted 22 April 2009 - 05:51 PM

Doesn't exactly answer my question... tongue.gif

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Posted 24 April 2009 - 04:25 PM

I just ate a whole 75g bag of crisps!!!
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Posted 24 April 2009 - 04:48 PM

Look it's Wiki!


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Posted 24 April 2009 - 05:29 PM

I just realized I've read the book from the original post and I absolutely adored it at the time.
I guess so.

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Posted 24 April 2009 - 05:47 PM

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I just realized I've read the book from the original post and I absolutely adored it at the time.

I had it read aloud to me by an english teacher who basically could have been hitler's stunt double.

I think he was canadian though, either way it messed up my history lessons.
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This is an article about redundancy. For the state of being redundant, see redundant.

Did you know...
that this article is really, actually, literally and precisely an article on redundancy?
Featured Article Featured and displayed version and edition which was on the front page: 11 October 2005
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Oscar Wilde once quoted the following on Redundancy:

“I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.”

~ An Oscar Wilde quote, where he is speaking about his opinion on redundancy in the way he sees fit

“Thank you for calling the Department of Redundancy Department.”

~ Anonymous phone operator

Redundancy is the unnecessary use of either needless, tautological, pleonastic or superfluous text, by which one repeats, in duplication, the same, identical, aforesaid things over and over and over and over again, beyond what would be needed or required to explain, or make comprehensible, the intended or signified meaning of that which one wishes to convey. These things can be and most likely will be referred to as being Redundant. Customarily, it is usually common in redundancy to repeat, sometimes with different phrasing or words, the same idea or reasoning, thus restating one's thoughts, sometimes paraphrasing oneself and effectively saying the same thing twice, or double, or thrice (three times; triply so;three times approximately the same), or any number of excessive, unnecessary restatements greater than zero.


Cream of the Crap
This article was one of the Top 10 articles of 2005 (ish).


Cream of the Crap
This article was one of the Top 10 articles of 2005 (ish).


Cream of the Crap
This article was one of the Top 10 articles of 2005 (ish).
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History of Redundancy
Lord Redund I, the First, shown and depicted here.
Lord Redund I, the First, shown and depicted here.

In 1734, which was called Seventeen Thirty-Four, or the Year of Our Lord 1734, or the Year 1146 of the Islamic Calendar, Lord Alvin Redund wrote a correspondence missive letter (or a written, authored, dictated or typed message or statement addressed to a person, man, woman, child, kid, retiree, criminal, employee or organization, group, business, ... I myself guess you the reader knows or understands what I mean here in this sentence) that was excessively repetitive to the point of being repetitively excessive. The wording was superfluous, repetitive, and more than required. In the times following, and subsequently, and afterwards, all things, items, speech, text, stuff, and things that are repetitive, superfluous, or more than required are called, named, or otherwise denoted as Redundant, because, due to, and as a direct result of Lord Redund's text contained within his correspondence missive letter.

Lord Redund, also called Lord Alvin Redund, or Alvin Lord Redund, or Alvin, often dressed and attired himself in an ascot, collar, scarf, and neckerchief, as well as a cloak, coat, jacket, vest, and overcoat. This meant that often and many times, he was hot, searing, roasting and otherwise stuffy much, or most, of the time. His clothing, vestments, garments, apparrel, outfit, costume and attire, were considered, regarded, looked upon, held to be, and thought to be excessive, superfluous, undue, disproportionate, immoderate, supernumerary, and more than required.
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Material Information in the Contents of the Correspondence Missive Letter Message
Shown and portrayed here, Lord Redund.
Shown and portrayed here, Lord Redund.

Below and following is the text and transcript of the correspondence missive letter written and penned by Lord Alvin Redund, also called Lord Redund's Missive Letter.
Dearest, esteemed, important, and beloved colleagues, friends, and comrades,

I, Lord Redund, also called Lord Alvin Redund, am writing and penning this missive letter in correspondence to you, my friends, colleagues, and comrades, on March 15, 1734, this fifteenth day of March of the year 1734 to request, inquire, and ask of you, my friends, colleagues, and comrades, if it would be possible, feasible, or conceivable that I might borrow, or obtain on loan from you a small, tiny, insignificant amount of money, coin, or currency with which I might purchase, obtain through sale, or buy additional paper, or parchment, with which I could then write or pen more letters, missives, and messages unto you, my friends, comrades, and colleagues.

Thank you. I am grateful, and much obliged.

Sincerely, Truly, and Earnestly,
Lord Alvin Redund, Lord of House Redund

This letter is obviously redundant, like the namesake of Lord Redund and his redundant styles, and by removing the unnecessary, over-emphasized points, the letter which Lord Redund wrote as shown above would be re-written in a shorter style as shown below:
Dearest,

I am writing letter in correspondence to you my friends, to ask of you if it would be possible that I might borrow a small amount of money with which I might purchase additional papers to write more letters to you.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Lord Alvin Redund

Thus as seen just above of the revised or shortened letter, the actual message was shortened greatly and to such a huge extent that anyone, or anybody, who reads the revised letter would immediately understand, comprehend or realize what the message is about. Nevertheless, the letter which was revised or shortened was still unnecessary, wasteful, and redundant in the first place as Lord Alvin Redund who wrote the above letter could have just sought out his friends, colleagues or any of his family members and asked them for a loan directly or face to face. It is absolutely without need to write even the shortened, revised version of that letter just for the sake of borrowing money or taking a loan.
Shown here, Lord Alvin Redund, who is the man in the portrait you are viewing, whose name is Lord Alvin Redund and not anything else.
Shown here, Lord Alvin Redund, who is the man in the portrait you are viewing, whose name is Lord Alvin Redund and not anything else.


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The Department of Redundancy Department

“What? Hugh? Pardon?”

~ George Bush on Redundancy

The logo of the United States Department of Redundancy Department, used in the United States and America as the Department of Redundancy's emblem and icon. It is also their symbol.
The logo of the United States Department of Redundancy Department, used in the United States and America as the Department of Redundancy's emblem and icon. It is also their symbol.

In 1744, the one thousandth, seven-hundred-and-forty-fourth year following the invention of cheese, a period of time equal to 1744 revolutions of the sun, that is to say the main celestial body of the sky, a lord, Lord Redund, founded a department, the Department of Redundancy Department, which was founded by Lord Redund, the lord who founded the Department of Redundancy Department, which is the department founded by Lord Redund in 1744.
The logo of the United States Department of Redundancy Department, used in the United States and America as the Department of Redundancy's emblem and icon. It is also their symbol.
The logo of the United States Department of Redundancy Department, used in the United States and America as the Department of Redundancy's emblem and icon. It is also their symbol.

As the first minister of the Department, His Ministership Minister Lord Redund went on to publish the basic guidelines that provided the basic guidelines that guided the "art" of redundancy, or "discipline" of redundancy, as some of the neo-classic redundancy theory thinkers label the act of redundancy. The success of the Department of Redundancy Department's success was hugely successful in its success, and its global influence in the political structure of nations, countries, lands, kingdoms, republics, nations, sovereign states and countries across the globe remains a global feat of magnanimous proportions, globally, across the face of earth, which is also called Gaia, Tellus or Terra as some prefer and like to call it, which is our planet that we, us, and ourselves inhabit, populate, occupy and live in and upon.

In Spain, Minister Martin Martinez Martinez, minister of "El Departamento de Redundancia Departamento Ministry" minister has been nominated for a Nobel Redundancy Prize award for innovative inventions, contrivances, brainchilds, devices and creations in studying the scientific study of redundancy science. Other nations, countries, lands, kingdoms, republics, nations, sovereign states and countries with Departments of Redundancy Departments include, among many, many others of varied variety: Poland, Portugal, Canada, Disneyland, Poland, Tonga, Russia, Portugal, The Banana Republic, Poland, Canada and Poland, among many, many others of varied diversity.
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Results, Impact, and Effect

Further developments, following those already mentioned, include the following:

Newton's 1725 Redundancy Law of Redundancy was postulated in the early eighteenth century by Sir Isaac Newton. In his observations, he observed that any quantity of redundancy is accompanied by an equal and equivalent proportion of redundancy.

Albert Einstein later formulated his 1944 Theory of Redundancy Theory in the third and last part of his trilogy of Theories of Redundancy Theory which was published in 1944 after the first and second parts. In it, Einstein states:

1. Redundancy is the quality or condition of being redundant.
1. Any redundancy observed by two observers, moving relatively to one another, is also seen by two observers in motion.

Recent applications seen not too long ago of redundancy in advertising and product marketing have included the recent slogan for a popular insecticide bug killer ("Raid: Kills Bugs Dead.") and a jingle for fast food meal business entrepreneurship McDonalds ("Double Double Cheese Cheese Burger Burger Please.") [However, the Gidnal Institute for Redundancy Verification (a thoroughly fictitious entity) has verified that it, in itself, does not exist, and therefore cannot comment on the contributory effect of redundancy to the success and positive results of these ad campaigns, which it cannot comment on.]

President John J. Johnson Jr. II, the current and present president of the Society for Redundancy Society, has proposed that "Redundancy is an art, capable of being captured only by the minds of those with minds capable of capturing the art of redundancy."

Clearly, redundancy will obviously be forever with us, for a very very long time.
Lord Redund, shown here once more and again.
Lord Redund, shown here once more and again.

As James Joyce said:

“and then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes ”

~ James Joyce on James Joyce

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* Redundancy
* Deja-vu
* Redundant
* Act of Redundancy
* Redundancy: The Movie (film)

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* Lawyers
* Attorney
* Esquire
* Legal counsel
* Advocate
* Barrister and Solicitor
* Deja-vu
* Philip Glass Glass Glass Glass, Philip, Philip, Glass, Glass...
* Steve Reich

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* Redundant
* Redundant Redundancy
* Deja-vu
* HeadOn
* Repeating words loudly to emphasize your point
* Category:Recursive categories



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Redundancy

This is an article about redundancy. For the state of being redundant, see redundant.

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Oscar Wilde once quoted the following on Redundancy:

“I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.”

~ An Oscar Wilde quote, where he is speaking about his opinion on redundancy in the way he sees fit

“Thank you for calling the Department of Redundancy Department.”

~ Anonymous phone operator

Redundancy is the unnecessary use of either needless, tautological, pleonastic or superfluous text, by which one repeats, in duplication, the same, identical, aforesaid things over and over and over and over again, beyond what would be needed or required to explain, or make comprehensible, the intended or signified meaning of that which one wishes to convey. These things can be and most likely will be referred to as being Redundant. Customarily, it is usually common in redundancy to repeat, sometimes with different phrasing or words, the same idea or reasoning, thus restating one's thoughts, sometimes paraphrasing oneself and effectively saying the same thing twice, or double, or thrice (three times; triply so;three times approximately the same), or any number of excessive, unnecessary restatements greater than zero.


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History of Redundancy
Lord Redund I, the First, shown and depicted here.
Lord Redund I, the First, shown and depicted here.

In 1734, which was called Seventeen Thirty-Four, or the Year of Our Lord 1734, or the Year 1146 of the Islamic Calendar, Lord Alvin Redund wrote a correspondence missive letter (or a written, authored, dictated or typed message or statement addressed to a person, man, woman, child, kid, retiree, criminal, employee or organization, group, business, ... I myself guess you the reader knows or understands what I mean here in this sentence) that was excessively repetitive to the point of being repetitively excessive. The wording was superfluous, repetitive, and more than required. In the times following, and subsequently, and afterwards, all things, items, speech, text, stuff, and things that are repetitive, superfluous, or more than required are called, named, or otherwise denoted as Redundant, because, due to, and as a direct result of Lord Redund's text contained within his correspondence missive letter.

Lord Redund, also called Lord Alvin Redund, or Alvin Lord Redund, or Alvin, often dressed and attired himself in an ascot, collar, scarf, and neckerchief, as well as a cloak, coat, jacket, vest, and overcoat. This meant that often and many times, he was hot, searing, roasting and otherwise stuffy much, or most, of the time. His clothing, vestments, garments, apparrel, outfit, costume and attire, were considered, regarded, looked upon, held to be, and thought to be excessive, superfluous, undue, disproportionate, immoderate, supernumerary, and more than required.
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Material Information in the Contents of the Correspondence Missive Letter Message
Shown and portrayed here, Lord Redund.
Shown and portrayed here, Lord Redund.

Below and following is the text and transcript of the correspondence missive letter written and penned by Lord Alvin Redund, also called Lord Redund's Missive Letter.
Dearest, esteemed, important, and beloved colleagues, friends, and comrades,

I, Lord Redund, also called Lord Alvin Redund, am writing and penning this missive letter in correspondence to you, my friends, colleagues, and comrades, on March 15, 1734, this fifteenth day of March of the year 1734 to request, inquire, and ask of you, my friends, colleagues, and comrades, if it would be possible, feasible, or conceivable that I might borrow, or obtain on loan from you a small, tiny, insignificant amount of money, coin, or currency with which I might purchase, obtain through sale, or buy additional paper, or parchment, with which I could then write or pen more letters, missives, and messages unto you, my friends, comrades, and colleagues.

Thank you. I am grateful, and much obliged.

Sincerely, Truly, and Earnestly,
Lord Alvin Redund, Lord of House Redund

This letter is obviously redundant, like the namesake of Lord Redund and his redundant styles, and by removing the unnecessary, over-emphasized points, the letter which Lord Redund wrote as shown above would be re-written in a shorter style as shown below:
Dearest,

I am writing letter in correspondence to you my friends, to ask of you if it would be possible that I might borrow a small amount of money with which I might purchase additional papers to write more letters to you.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Lord Alvin Redund

Thus as seen just above of the revised or shortened letter, the actual message was shortened greatly and to such a huge extent that anyone, or anybody, who reads the revised letter would immediately understand, comprehend or realize what the message is about. Nevertheless, the letter which was revised or shortened was still unnecessary, wasteful, and redundant in the first place as Lord Alvin Redund who wrote the above letter could have just sought out his friends, colleagues or any of his family members and asked them for a loan directly or face to face. It is absolutely without need to write even the shortened, revised version of that letter just for the sake of borrowing money or taking a loan.
Shown here, Lord Alvin Redund, who is the man in the portrait you are viewing, whose name is Lord Alvin Redund and not anything else.
Shown here, Lord Alvin Redund, who is the man in the portrait you are viewing, whose name is Lord Alvin Redund and not anything else.


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The Department of Redundancy Department

“What? Hugh? Pardon?”

~ George Bush on Redundancy

The logo of the United States Department of Redundancy Department, used in the United States and America as the Department of Redundancy's emblem and icon. It is also their symbol.
The logo of the United States Department of Redundancy Department, used in the United States and America as the Department of Redundancy's emblem and icon. It is also their symbol.

In 1744, the one thousandth, seven-hundred-and-forty-fourth year following the invention of cheese, a period of time equal to 1744 revolutions of the sun, that is to say the main celestial body of the sky, a lord, Lord Redund, founded a department, the Department of Redundancy Department, which was founded by Lord Redund, the lord who founded the Department of Redundancy Department, which is the department founded by Lord Redund in 1744.
The logo of the United States Department of Redundancy Department, used in the United States and America as the Department of Redundancy's emblem and icon. It is also their symbol.
The logo of the United States Department of Redundancy Department, used in the United States and America as the Department of Redundancy's emblem and icon. It is also their symbol.

As the first minister of the Department, His Ministership Minister Lord Redund went on to publish the basic guidelines that provided the basic guidelines that guided the "art" of redundancy, or "discipline" of redundancy, as some of the neo-classic redundancy theory thinkers label the act of redundancy. The success of the Department of Redundancy Department's success was hugely successful in its success, and its global influence in the political structure of nations, countries, lands, kingdoms, republics, nations, sovereign states and countries across the globe remains a global feat of magnanimous proportions, globally, across the face of earth, which is also called Gaia, Tellus or Terra as some prefer and like to call it, which is our planet that we, us, and ourselves inhabit, populate, occupy and live in and upon.

In Spain, Minister Martin Martinez Martinez, minister of "El Departamento de Redundancia Departamento Ministry" minister has been nominated for a Nobel Redundancy Prize award for innovative inventions, contrivances, brainchilds, devices and creations in studying the scientific study of redundancy science. Other nations, countries, lands, kingdoms, republics, nations, sovereign states and countries with Departments of Redundancy Departments include, among many, many others of varied variety: Poland, Portugal, Canada, Disneyland, Poland, Tonga, Russia, Portugal, The Banana Republic, Poland, Canada and Poland, among many, many others of varied diversity.
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Results, Impact, and Effect

Further developments, following those already mentioned, include the following:

Newton's 1725 Redundancy Law of Redundancy was postulated in the early eighteenth century by Sir Isaac Newton. In his observations, he observed that any quantity of redundancy is accompanied by an equal and equivalent proportion of redundancy.

Albert Einstein later formulated his 1944 Theory of Redundancy Theory in the third and last part of his trilogy of Theories of Redundancy Theory which was published in 1944 after the first and second parts. In it, Einstein states:

1. Redundancy is the quality or condition of being redundant.
1. Any redundancy observed by two observers, moving relatively to one another, is also seen by two observers in motion.

Recent applications seen not too long ago of redundancy in advertising and product marketing have included the recent slogan for a popular insecticide bug killer ("Raid: Kills Bugs Dead.") and a jingle for fast food meal business entrepreneurship McDonalds ("Double Double Cheese Cheese Burger Burger Please.") [However, the Gidnal Institute for Redundancy Verification (a thoroughly fictitious entity) has verified that it, in itself, does not exist, and therefore cannot comment on the contributory effect of redundancy to the success and positive results of these ad campaigns, which it cannot comment on.]

President John J. Johnson Jr. II, the current and present president of the Society for Redundancy Society, has proposed that "Redundancy is an art, capable of being captured only by the minds of those with minds capable of capturing the art of redundancy."

Clearly, redundancy will obviously be forever with us, for a very very long time.
Lord Redund, shown here once more and again.
Lord Redund, shown here once more and again.

As James Joyce said:

“and then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes ”

~ James Joyce on James Joyce

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See also these sections, which you are probably looking at now, and if not, the heading of aforementioned section and/or part.

* Redundancy
* Deja-vu
* Redundant
* Act of Redundancy
* Redundancy: The Movie (film)

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Also see also

* Lawyer
* Lawyers
* Attorney
* Esquire
* Legal counsel
* Advocate
* Barrister and Solicitor
* Deja-vu
* Philip Glass Glass Glass Glass, Philip, Philip, Glass, Glass...
* Steve Reich

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Also also see

* Redundancy
* Redundant
* Redundant Redundancy
* Deja-vu
* HeadOn
* Repeating words loudly to emphasize your point
* Category:Recursive categories



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