Talk:Loser

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136.182.158.153 (talk) 17:18, 16 May 2008 (UTC)There is an acronym for a coherent light source better know as "LASER." Laser as many already know is Light amplification of Light by stimulated emission of radiation. This is a great acronym but.... In 1959, a year before anyone had built a laser, physicist Arthur Schawlow pointed out that since the amplification is achieved by bouncing the photons back and forth within a resonant cavity, the process would be better described as "light oscillation." Soooooo... The acronym really should be "LOSER" Light Oscillation Stimulated emission of radiation. :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.182.158.153 (talk) 16:42, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

You need find a few reliable sources as references that says that. It sounds a bit fringe and apocryphal. Ttiotsw (talk) 20:08, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm a bit fed up seeing this page being vandalised all the time. So I've "vandalised" it myself. Wonder if this will help deter? Opinions anyone? --Plumbago 13:14, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

• I appreciate the sentiment, but I don't think it will deter much vandalism, and it is probably not suitably NPOV. - SimonP 13:49, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
• And more practically there's the whole thing about WP:POINT, but no harm done. Sirmob 12:34, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

It's a fair cop. Especially the WP:POINT. As it happens, my vandalism was removed by a vandal, answering my question (posed above) firmly in the negative. Thanks for your comments though. Cheers, --Plumbago 14:06, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

This is all actually an inappropriate topic for Wikipedia. Should we really be wasting our time explaining to others what a loser is? Let's just define it as the antonym of a winner. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.209.129.131 (talk) 00:22, 20 December 2006 (UTC).

Of course there's a reason to put the Beck son first, it's much more: Important, popular, critically accalaimed, and easily recognized. Oh, and of course they popularized the phase and started the whole slacker generation (accidentily). The 3 Doors Down song is nothing.

Video on Trial's verdict about Paris Hilton is NOT actual; therefore please DON'T put a picture of her. --Addict 2006 07:13, 26 November 2006 (UTC) Hello!This be me!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.189.32.203 (talk) 03:46, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

"Loser" song

Beck's song should be on top of the list, the other songs are obscurein comparison. Just google 'loser' and see what comes up first. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.73.104.87 (talk) 22:16, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

http://images.google.ca/images?q=paris+hilton&um=1&hl=en Go to this link to see pictures of Paris Hilton (a loser) :P

136.182.158.153 (talk) 17:18, 16 May 2008 (UTC)About the comment on Paris Hilton. It points out that though a person may have a lot (looks are to taste) including money and fame they still could be a "loser." It seems like a probable definition of loser by popular usage is "someone who doesn't use their abilities (or gifts) to achieve commensorate with their abilities" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.182.158.153 (talk • contribs)