A little game

[vero_group]

Let's play a little game. What do the institutions listed below have in common?

***New Names Added on October 10, 2004***

Microsoft Corporation
New York Medical College
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Canada
Harvard University
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
U.S. Department of Justice
DDB Digital
Turnball Griffin
Gambro Healthcare
Ocean State Higher Education and Administration Network
Princeton University
Le Groupe Videotron Canada
University of Illinois at Chicago
HSE Canada
University of California at Irvine
University of Maryland
Emory University
Lund University
O'Melveny & Myers
Polo Ralph Lauren
Tiscali BV
Xante
Midland Walwyn Capital Inc
Deutsche Telekom AG
Oxford University
Michigan State University
York University
Performance Systems International Inc.
GENERAL ELECTRIC (USA)
Eli Lilly and Company
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Global Crossing
IBM Corporation
Rockwell International Corporation
Bear Stearns Security Corporation
University of Hartford

 

[matadorpoeta]

(after zero effort) i give up. what's the answer?

 

[GQgeek]

i'd guess that they all use microsoft software, but then, that's the easy answer ;p

 

[faustian bargain]

forum members work at these places.

spooooky...

***edit: or are students at.

 

[Pink22m]

I am a student at one of those schools.

 

[faustian bargain]

and i am an employee at one; however, the name is misspelled.

 

[Tokyo Slim]

My employer wasn't on that list, and neither was my school. mUAHAHahahAHha...

 

[vero_group]

Faustian Bargain won the game. Yep, forum members work or go to school at those institutions.

 

[Pink22m]

Hmmm...does that mean that there are other forum members at my institution?  How were you able to conclude that there are forum members who attend or work at these institutions?

 

[Pink22m]

Attention all UIC students. If any of you are styleforum.net members, PM me immediately.

 

[VMan]

Hmmm...does that mean that there are other forum members at my institution?  How were you able to conclude that there are forum members who attend or work at these institutions?

Yeah, that is kind of weird. I'm guessing he found out either by email address, or by IP address. I went over the list a second time, and sure enough, I saw my school on there. I can't believe i missed it the first time.

 

[vero_group]

OK, well, let's make that Part II of the game. Like on "Who's Line Is It Anyway?", 1,000 points will go to the person who can guess correctly:

How do I -- a lowly user, not an administrator of the forum --know where everyone works or goes to school?

 

[VMan]

OK, well, let's make that Part II of the game. Like on "Who's Line Is It Anyway?", 1,000 points will go to the person who can guess correctly: How do I -- a lowly user, not an administrator of the forum --know where everyone works or goes to school?

You're just a crazy, psycho, unstable internet stalker. Everytime someone has mentioned where they work/attend school in a post, your crazy killer brain makes a mental note of it, and it is never forgotten. Do I get the 1,000 points?

 

[aybojs]

Vero's been a forum regular for quite some time. It's not that hard to pick up details over time, especially over the course of several years. When actually looking for details for the purpose of a game like this, those things become even more noticable.

Also, Vero has, in the past at least, been a fairly prolific eBay seller who has likely (if anecdotes are correct) done a lot of business with forum members, myself included. I'm sure that also helped as far as picking up information.

 

[shoreman1782]

Nice acronym, Rhode Island: OSHEAN - Ocean State Higher Education and Administration Network