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- In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
Benjamin Franklin - Letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy (November 13, 1789)
- Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.
Ernest Hemingway
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[edit] The Name
Greetings!
I became a Wikipedia member on December 12th 2005.
WordWhiz to the rescue! (I made this picture)
The reason I have called myself 'Wordwhiz' as my wikipedia username is because I am good at word-related things such as encoding and making anagrams.
This is what it says for whiz in the Wiktionary:
- Whiz noun (or whizz, plural whizzes)
- A whirring or hissing sound
- (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something
- (slang) The act of urinating, especially in the phrase take a whiz
I hope it is obvious to everyone that by whiz, I mean definition 2. Hehe.
Anyway, I am not "remarkably skilled" at words, but I have some significant talent with using the English language.
Hey, doesn't WordWhiz sound a bit like a superhero-type alliteration?
[edit] About Me
I currently live in Corvallis, Oregon.
I consider myself the following things:
- Visual/Graphic Designer (like the eye-catching stuff you see in advertisements)
- Hacker (a bit)
- Some guy who knows a lot of trivia
[edit] My life as a constant traveler
Over the years I have visited many places and lived in some of them for a few years because of my dad's job. My dad is a marine biologist and is constantly (well, not that constantly) being invited to work in different places. My major travel path like this; 1: Israel 2: North Carolina (United States)3: New Zealand 4: Oregon (United States).
[edit] How I Can Help
What areas of expertise do I have that could help Wikipedia? Well...
- I know a lot of crazy trivia stuff, particularly about animals. Did you know that the Catfish is the animal with the most taste buds, or that all Polar Bears are left-handed (like me)?
- I have a huge amount of knowlege about dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. The dinosaur with the longest name is Micropachycephalosaurus, which means Small Hard-Headed Lizard.
- I have a decent amount of knowlege about World War II and the Holocaust. I'm not sure I should put this point in because I don't really know that much about it. But I guess I could still help out with that kind of stuff.
- I know a fair bit about computer, hacks, PC tricks, software, and all that stuff.
- I'll think of some more soon...
[edit] Wikipedia Articles I Like
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[edit] Website Recommendations
Here are some websites I have found and am interested in:
- Bored.com - This site is filled with things to do when you are bored.
- Anagramsite.com - This site takes whatever you type in and makes amazing anagrams of it (For example: 'Wikipedia is useful' turns into 'Wife is usual kid pie'). Enjoy!
