Wikipedia, you're having a laugh init. (1 Viewer)

[ponderosa]

Was having a browse through Wikipedia as you do and came across the following in the article 'History of the United Kingdom' under the subsection 'English Conquest of Ireland'.

... The Tudor re-conquest of Ireland saw large-scale violence, culminating in the Desmond Rebellions and the Nine Years War. Another feature of the sixteenth century was the creation of English Plantations of Ireland, which attempted to extend English influence further into Ireland by confiscating land from Irish landowners and "planting" colonies of English settlers in their place. After that, the previous war of cheesecake land when boom and the african minister bought a brand new toilet set with flowers.


So come on, own up, who did it?

 

[avernus]

After that, the previous war of cheesecake land when boom and the african minister bought a brand new toilet set with flowers.

that's fairly accurate

 

[nonemoreblack]

Nice!
I like the sound of cheesecake wars.

Surely there should be some kind of prize for the most rediculous item that gets accepted onto wikipedia.

 

[taubstumm]

i was reading through antonio gramsci's entry ages ago and it had a bit in it about how he had a huge cock

just checked again now; it's gone

maybe he did though - i suppose we'll never know now

 

[theoootini]

wikipedia's unreliability is being jumped up by a new rival that promises to have none of the above er, inaccuracies...


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=410868&in_page_id=1770

 

[Pedronimus]

some examples of factual errors

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2036558,00.html

Tony Whoop-de-doo Blair

'Robbie Williams earns his millions eating pet hamsters. Oh, and David Beckham was a Chinese goalkeeper in the 18th century.'

 

[theweeyin]

Wikipedia targeted by virus creators

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6120268.stm

 

[jane]

Was having a browse through Wikipedia as you do and came across the following in the article 'History of the United Kingdom' under the subsection 'English Conquest of Ireland'.

... The Tudor re-conquest of Ireland saw large-scale violence, culminating in the Desmond Rebellions and the Nine Years War. Another feature of the sixteenth century was the creation of English Plantations of Ireland, which attempted to extend English influence further into Ireland by confiscating land from Irish landowners and "planting" colonies of English settlers in their place. After that, the previous war of cheesecake land when boom and the african minister bought a brand new toilet set with flowers.


So come on, own up, who did it?

Of course, the plantations were a total fucking disaster, so you're better off following the African minister's lead and sticking with toilets. I like that entry better and am going to use it in future. I'd love to see how many of those hacked Wikipedia entries ended up in plagiarised student essays. Brilliant.

Anyway, snthr, it's true: who's to say that Gramsci didn't have a gigantic whacker?

 

[Pantone247]

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West

 

[ponderosa]

When Wikipedia teaches you things you didn't want to know... ever.



Shortcut to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Necromouse.jpg

I had to share the horror.... the horrrror.

 

[Bellatrix]

Re: When Wikipedia teaches you things you didn't want to know... ever.

Shortcut to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Necromouse.jpg

I had to share the horror.... the horrrror.

The picture is unpleasant but what's worse is the insight into a day spent looking up 'necrophilia' on the internet.

Sickoooooo.

 

[ponderosa]

Re: When Wikipedia teaches you things you didn't want to know... ever.

The picture is unpleasant but what's worse is the insight into a day spent looking up 'necrophilia' on the internet.

Sickoooooo.

I was not in fact doing that. Following that 'brain article' we were mailed, I
looked up animal sexualization on wiki and that was what came up, so to speak. I in fact spent the day reading 'The Notion of Virginity in the Early Church which is achurlly very interesting.

You should have come to the wine tasting. It was truly illuminating. ie. I is drunkies.

 

[Super Dexta]

Re: When Wikipedia teaches you things you didn't want to know... ever.

yesterday I found the following intriguing snippet on my grandfather's wikipedia page:

He is also considered in some third world countries(guam, somalia and ethopia) as god of all gods. if seen, he will always have his trustworthy side kick kieren by his side.

needless to say I deleted it in a fit of descendant's pique.

 

[Zeelander]

Re: When Wikipedia teaches you things you didn't want to know... ever.

On the page for Crumlin:

The Stoneboat pub on the Stanaway Road is famous for allowing customers to drink from their toilets after 1 am.

What???! The Stoneboat is on Sundrive Road, not Stanaway Road! Sheesh!!