Replies to post #30210 on InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[blueskywaves]

That contest is rigged! I coulda' won that contest, hands down, if you had bothered to announce it properly.<g>

[jmspaesq]

OT:Fordiamonds:re:Run On Sentence Contest LOL

That may be a result of the fact that we're both students of philosophy and many of the great philosophers were European, particularly German. And they have a tendency towards 'germanic' run on sentences.

At least that is how my former english teacher mother refers to some of my sentences, 'germanic.' And from reading german philosophers, that seems fairly accurate.

Also: I tend to type fast and submit rather than spending much time editing--so it tends to be 'stream of consciousness' that I post. Occasionally I go back and break up a sentence into two or three, but not too often. LOL

PS: Rather than the 'prize' of a one on one with the 'exciting' HG, I'd rather have a one on one with some hollywood starlet. OR I'd even take dinner at Morton's or even Casey's Beef N Ale with data rox (who now thinks I've lost my mind re prop 2).

PPS: Since I agreed with the quoted run on sentence by Sophist, I think I should get credit for his run on sentence ADDED to my own tally! Thanks for keeping track! LOL

[rmarchma]

Fordiamonds I used to be king of the long run-on sentence around these parts. Or at least I was accused of that, as I am accused of everyting else around here. However, I will gladly relinquish my crown to Sophist, who has the longest never-ending sentences I have ever seen. I keep wondering, as I read his posts, where are the periods? (Note: Perhaps I was accused of the longest never-ending post, rather than never-ending sentence, I just can't quite exactly recall right now). Joel's referenced sentence was pretty darn good, but he just can't hold a candle to Sophist on an ongoing post-by-post basis.

But I really fell out of my chair laughing and howling over your following comment:

...."As usual the winner will be announced at the ASM, and the Grand Prize will be a private one on one with HG, during which he will explain what the "O" word means to him, and, time permitting, his use of the words "mandate", and "watershed". "

And I haven't quit laughing. That ranks up there with the very best, including Corpgold's classic "butt-picking" post. Thanks I needed that.

[sophist]

To fordiamonds: Thanks for entering me in such a jolly thrill filled contest. No harm taken from such good sport.

Joel is probably correct about the pervasive influence of those central European philosophers, beginning with the incomparable German philosophers Immanuel Kant and later Hegel, whose "immortal" sentences frequently ran on for pages. Their many disciples were no slouches either at trying to grasp the nature of the universe in a single sentence.

Perhaps a Japanese Haiku would be a good antidote, or a silent meditation if your head begins to hurt too much. LOL