User talk:EdmundBurke

Greetings, Mr. Burke, and welcome to the international house of s!   03:04, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I must say, your welcome was most satifactory. I will, however require a quill, some paper, and a light cocoa based drink. I believe I shall write a great speech tonight. EdmundBurke (talk) 03:06, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I prefer James Burke. -- 03:06, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid we're fresh out of dead birds' skin follicles. Can you make do with a typewriter?   03:11, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Did you not do biology at high-school? Follicles are the cavities from which hairs grow. 00:44, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, terribly sorry Lily. We only learned about important stuff like evolution, cells, basic taxonomy, and ecosystems in biology class.  Unimportant things, like the technical difference between a follicle and a feather, is for AP Biology  : )   11:49, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Bienvenue!

 * Allons enfants de la Patrie,
 * Le jour de gloire est arrivé !
 * Contre nous de la tyrannie,
 * L'étendard sanglant est levé
 * TheoryOfPractice (talk) 03:11, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * There you go, getting all intellectual and stuff on us. When will you stop, ToP, when will you stop?  When each and every one us can recite the works of at least one influential African poet, is fluent in Farsi, and has memorized Hamlet?  Can't I just live my live in quiet ignorance?  HUH?!  HUH, BUB?!   03:18, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * We will be finished when everyone can write an essay attack[ing] the gross excess of the Catholic clergy at any time period I so choose. Wait a second...  -- 03:21, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Soapy hair! (that's Farsi for hello)
 * Your children are not your children.
 * They are the sons and the daughters of
 * Life's longing for itself...
 * Drat. That guy was Lebanese, net exactly African. I was so pleased with my self up to this very minute. Now I can't decide whether to go memorize Hamlet or not. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 18:46, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

God save the Queen!
When Britain first, at Heaven's command

Arose from out the azure main;

This was the charter of the land,

And guardian angels sang this strain:

"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:

"Britons never will be slaves."

I estimate a 95% chance at least one British user may be pissed at me for this. -- 03:24, 19 December 2009 (UTC)


 * God save the Queen indeed!


 * Though you should bear in mind, that the monarch in my time was poor old mad King George, and that my patriotism was always somewhat in question, considering the fact that I was an Irish papist dog! (Or so my enemies would have you believe) God save Wolfe Tone, more like! (Lol) EdmundBurke (talk) 03:27, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Pardon my ignorance, but why would they be pissed?  03:27, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Because the only "wave ruling" going on nowadays in the US navy. It would be like kicking a man when it was down, especially if he had been a better fighter than us for 3/4 of our existence.   -- 03:42, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * So, is this the new face of Marcus Cicero that we have been promised? 08:03, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Pardon? EdmundBurke (talk) 13:01, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * No fucking shit, Genghis. But, we can't be certain, so i, for one, will withold judgement.  -- 00:47, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I only asked. 10:20, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * What am I supposed to be guilty of? I have to say that if this is the way in which you greet new members then this 'rationalwiki' has a lot of work to do. EdmundBurke (talk) 01:00, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Ease off, don't tip your hand.--Tom Moore fiat justitia 01:18, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Um... excuse me? I haven't the foggiest idea of what you're talking about. Perhaps I overestimated this rationalwiki. Maybe it is like many other things, beautiful to behold, but a wretch inside! EdmundBurke (talk) 12:43, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Definitely overdoing it now. 14:25, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Hullo Lilly! What is the meaning of this now? What exactly am I overdoing? Can people please answer and me and stop the prevarication? EdmundBurke (talk) 16:33, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * They're taking a rather odd chap who keeps appearing, doing odd things, vanishing and then returning with a new account and persona. MarcusCicero. He's a funny old sort, and causing problems for a certain Dublin university. -- 18:28, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * What problems does he cause for a dublin university? I hail from that city myself. EdmundBurke (talk) 22:20, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Nothing too serious right now, just work for ISS. -- 13:23, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * What has he done? I pass by ISS offices every day. EdmundBurke (talk) 16:31, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Good luck.
Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites, — in proportion as their love to justice is above their rapacity, — in proportion as their soundness and sobriety of understanding is above their vanity and presumption, — in proportion as they are more disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise and good, in preference to the flattery of knaves. Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without. It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters. --Tom Moore fiat justitia 21:58, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

It is not penal as all laws ought to the immediate offender, but fall equally heavily on the innocent and guilty - upon the factious and the moderate. Nay it falls heaviest on the best for few but the good, the sober and the industrious greatly feel the want of laws. EdmundBurke (talk) 22:13, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Excellent.--Tom Moore fiat justitia 22:19, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you. What are we talking about again? EdmundBurke (talk) 22:21, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi MC
So I checked your IP and you are indeed MarcusCicero. Give me one good reason not to block you for eternity. -- Nx  / talk 19:48, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Blocking is evil. The vanda-- 19:56, 12 January 2010 (UTC)l bin provides an excellent home for those who'd occupy their time by wandering down RationWiki Street, pausing only to piss in letterboxes along the way. -- 19:49, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * He already has a binned account, if we let him have socks he can bypass the limit. -- Nx  / talk 19:51, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Leave him bee. He's done nothing wrong on this account. 19:50, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * But he is MC! -- Nx  / talk 19:51, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Bitch, bitch bitch... Did you have cause to use checkuser or was this an administrative abuse??? &mdash; Sincerely, Neveruse / Talk / Block 19:52, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Be careful Neveruse, you are next. -- Nx  / talk 19:55, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Answer the question, Nx. What was your cause to check this users IP address? &mdash; Sincerely, Neveruse / Talk / Block 19:55, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I suspected he was a sock of MarcusCicero, a troll who has caused much grief. We cannot let him continue to do so. -- Nx  / talk 19:57, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * So we just let you go on checkusering on baseless suspicion? This is a clear abuse of administrative power. &mdash; Sincerely, Neveruse / Talk / Block 20:00, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Shut up, peon. I can do what I want. -- Nx  / talk 20:00, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * HELP!! HELP!! I'M BEING OPPRESSED! &mdash; Sincerely, Neveruse / Talk / Block 20:02, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * (EC) I think everyone who interacted with Mr Burke came to that conclusion without checkuser. At any rate, he still hasn't done anything on this account. Blocking this without him doing anything will descend into TK-like madness!! Do what you will Nx, I've already broken my rule of steering clear of MC and have nothing else to say. 19:53, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * (ECx2)And I believe one of our more sensible responses for his last antics was "if you want to 'reform' create another account and don't try to act like a dick". So if this user isn't acting like a dick, leave be. 19:54, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Nonsense, he is still trolling, only he's more sophisticated. -- Nx  / talk 19:55, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd say just vandal bin, but no more than that. We didn't block MC, so I don't think we should block this new sock. -- 19:56, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Nx - he trolled you into using checkuser. Acei9 19:58, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Silence, I want to hear a response from EdmundBurke before I decide what to do with him. -- Nx  / talk 20:00, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I am sure you meant "before we decide" Acei9 20:00, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * And let this turn into another HCM? No way. -- Nx  / talk 20:01, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

(undent) What's a HCM? I may have missed that. Couldn't we shift this to the forums for discussion? Arm has a point in that MC was challenged in good faith to create a new account and prove himself. -- 20:02, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Ah, headless chicken mode. I think I'll go hide behind the sofa if we need to revisit that. -- 20:07, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Sigh. I don't cause HCM. You do. I was told if I wanted to hang around I should start a new account. EdmundBurke (talk) 20:08, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Disregard that
I was just joking. Don't you understand humor?

I hope my point is proven. I didn't actually run checkuser on Edmundburke -- Nx  / talk 20:09, 12 January 2010 (UTC)


 * I was joking too. I'm not actually a sock of MC. EdmundBurke (talk) 20:10, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I was joking too. I'm MC's longest running sock. &mdash; Sincerely, Neveruse / Talk / Block 20:11, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * RWW called Marcus on these socks days ago. Nobody needs check user.--False Flag (talk) 20:26, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Whatever. I have said I was joking. I am not a sock of MC. I will make some mainspace contributions from now on and get away from this silly drama. EdmundBurke (talk) 20:29, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Come on Marcus. You gave a great confirming hint when three of your socks voted together on this issue.--False Flag (talk) 20:39, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I was joking! I don't want him de-cratted! Can people not see that? And I am not MarcusCicero! How many times do I have to say that? EdmundBurke (talk) 20:48, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I believe you, on both counts, Marcus. -- 20:54, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Is it because we are both Irish? In that case you are just as likely to be a sock of MC. EdmundBurke (talk) 20:56, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * For the record, I actually want LX de-cratted. &mdash; Sincerely, Neveruse / Talk / Block 20:59, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * You want to de-crat Luxembourg? As a probable sock of MC I feel compelled to agree. -- 21:03, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I've spent time in Luxembourg and can assure you that not only have they done nothing for this wiki, they want to destroy our way of life. &mdash; Sincerely, Neveruse / Talk / Block 21:04, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * They used to provide radio, but now what do they offer us? As you said, nothing at all. I say de-cratting is too good for them. Being a sysop is like a holiday camp these days.-- 21:06, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Make sure to vote! &mdash; Sincerely, Neveruse / Talk / Block 21:12, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm starting to think we should unbin and sysop MC. Why? So when he goes on one of his massive destruction sprees again we have an excuse to permablock him. 16:05, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
 * While I am not MC, after seeing the 'MC' template and the vandalising spree, I cannot believe some people here are so naieve as to think it was a) 'a massive destruction spree' or b) that it would happen 'again'. EdmundBurke (talk) 11:37, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

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Good morning. --  = w =  22:51, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I think it's close to eight o'clock where he is.  22:52, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
 * It will be morning when he sees it. --  = w =  22:53, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
 * It's coming up to 11pm here in the UK. 22:54, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh. I thought you were only five hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time, not eight.  My mistake.   23:42, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Mei is useful. You would be well advised to honour her usefulness, Mr. Burke.  01:51, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Why good morning Mei! You are both legitimate and useful. EdmundBurke (talk) 10:58, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you EdmundBurke. You are also useful. I like your tie, it's very cute. Do you work out? --  = w =  19:18, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

there
You're now stuck in this account forever completely free of the vandal bin. Say thank you. --  = w =  15:48, 19 January 2010 (UTC)