# What to observe even now? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 14, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993 "2007-06-14T13:57:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/1 "2007-06-14T13:57:29Z")
What’s odd about the title? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/2 "2007-06-14T14:20:06Z")
The last letter of one word is the first letter of the next word. And it loops around from the end of the sentence to the beginning as well. What do I win? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![rucciface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/3 "2007-06-14T14:26:18Z")
It’s an anagram for “Whoever be a snot, vent. Ow!” ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/4 "2007-06-14T14:35:29Z")
Microsoft Excel declares that the next word in sequence will be _nnnooooooooooooop_ ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/5 "2007-06-14T14:35:44Z")
[QUOTE=Shoeless] The last letter of one word is the first letter of the next word. And it loops around from the end of the sentence to the beginning as well. What do I win? 😉 [/QUOTE] The right to come up with a better one – or at least a different one. Maybe a whole new idea that exemplifies the theme of this forum. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/6 "2007-06-14T14:37:20Z")
[QUOTE=rucciface] It’s an anagram for “Whoever be a snot, vent. Ow!” [/QUOTE] Yours is better than what I was hoping for. I bow. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/7 "2007-06-14T14:55:25Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] Microsoft Excel declares that the next word in sequence will be _nnnooooooooooooop_ [/QUOTE] This is intriguing. Mostly because I don’t have Excel to test it out. What formula or function produced it? It’s interesting that backwards it’s “pooooooooooooonnn” if I counted right. Are you familiar with an orange flavored breakfast drink developed for the space program? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/8 "2007-06-14T15:25:38Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] The right to come up with a better one – or at least a different one. Maybe a whole new idea that exemplifies the theme of this forum. [/QUOTE] OK, how about, if you play it on the telephone you get the theme from “Rockford Files”? Ahhh, I got nuthin… ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/9 "2007-06-14T15:31:05Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] This is intriguing. Mostly because I don’t have Excel to test it out. What formula or function produced it? [/QUOTE] If I told you that, I’d have to kill you - which is to say you’d actually die of boredom in this case. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/10 "2007-06-14T15:35:33Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] If I told you that, I’d have to kill you - which is to say you’d actually die of boredom in this case. [/QUOTE] That’s okay. I’ve lived too long anyway. But I am sort of curious in a curiosity sort of way. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/11 "2007-06-14T15:39:19Z")
[QUOTE=Shoeless] OK, how about, if you play it on the telephone you get the theme from “Rockford Files”? Ahhh, I got nuthin… [/QUOTE] I tried it and it must be the difference in phones, but I got “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” or the “I Love Lucy” theme. Those two always confuse me. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/12 "2007-06-14T15:40:37Z")
The letters were assigned values according to their place in the alphabet, this series of numbers was then extended using the autofill function and the results (which required rounding) were translated back to letters. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/13 "2007-06-14T15:45:40Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] The letters were assigned values according to their place in the alphabet, this series of numbers was then extended using the autofill function and the results (which required rounding) were translated back to letters. [/QUOTE] I certainly wouldn’t have thought of that, or been able to reproduce it on my calculator. I bet that would be handy in the spy game. Is it unique, you suppose? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/14 "2007-06-14T15:48:02Z")
Just as an experiment, do this. Copy this post then reply to it and paste it back in as a reply. I’ll respond in a similar fashion and we can see if the software adds or subtracts anything. If it does we can report it. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/15 "2007-06-14T15:51:13Z")
Watosrevno? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/16 "2007-06-14T15:57:01Z")
[QUOTE=Usram] Watosrevno? [/QUOTE] Htbeveew! ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/17 "2007-06-14T18:52:11Z")
I didn’t think Mimi did filch his tiki; it is Idi hiding it in his Infiniti I35. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/18 "2007-06-14T19:00:57Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] I didn’t think Mimi did filch his tiki; it is Idi hiding it in his Infiniti I35. [/QUOTE] imizing! ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/19 "2007-06-14T19:47:23Z")
When hens ensnare areas, Easter terrapins insure urea reaches Hessians. More Oregon gondaliers’ erstwhile iles, less ess-curves. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993/20 "2007-06-14T19:58:19Z")
In the face of being totally outdone in an impressive manner, I bow deeply to the wonderful **gigi**. You took a simple idea and demonstrated some delightful extensions. I challenge anyone to beat this example! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-observe-even-now/407993.md?page=2)