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Friday, October 15, 2010

215-word Fake Wikipedia Explanation of - Electrocution

Home 3D TelevisionElectrocution, or the act of being electrocuted, is simply the improving the attractiveness of females through electronic means. It derives from the attraction men feel toward women on TV or otherwise electronically transmitted. Scientists discovered that many men found the images of women reproduced on their TV screens (and later computer screens) were rated 10% cuter than those same women in real life. Thus the technique of making oneself more “cute” through electronic transmission was termed electrocution (“electro” from electron and “cution” from the George W. Bush dictionary – a shortened version of “cutification” – to improve looks).


It is contended that the term predates George W. Bush in dialectician circles but no one listens to nerds anyway.

History:

The history of electrocution technically predates TV. Photographs, while not electronic and not even originally captured by electronic devices, were the first reproductions of females to be rated more attractive than the model. However a term for this phenomenon wasn’t coined until much later. Gabriel Lippmann, one of the pioneers of color photography, attempted to coin the phrase “Interfering Attraction” based on his method of color reproduction. It was too science-y sounding for the general riffraff. The term “Lipp Looker” may have been a better choice.



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1 comment:

  1. I like your links, lol... Okay, here's mine:

    Electrocution describes the process by which human speech can be improved via certain mechanical aids (as in, "electronic" combined with "elocution"). The first electrocution devices required a dangerously complex set-up of wires and body braces, along with continuous foot-pumping to keep a self-contained generator running. All things considered, most people felt that the distraction created by the device outweighed any benefit when speaking at the local chapter of Toastmasters.

    Modern electrocution devices are nearly undetectable, usually being implanted directly into the part of the brain which controls speech. Many who rely on public speaking for their living, such as lawyers and politicians, use such devices. Possible side effects, however, include avarice, lying, infidelity, and outright stupidity... as is clearly demonstrated in the groups described above.

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