Quoting Lewis_Prothero:

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Quoting CalebAndCo:

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(This should have been a poll.)

+1
Even though I fear it would have ended up in a non-conclusive result, if not in a tie.

Then it should have been a poll with only one choice

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Quoting The Movieman:

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I can't believe people didn't pick up on the geopolitical contingencies of the global market. 

The problem is the bolded part.
Taking the political effects of "." into account would make this a disallowed thread that would have to be immediately closed down by the mods.

So as much as it hurts, we'd have to restrict ourselves to the global social effects of ".".

This is the most exciting thread I've seen in a long time. Has anyone considered a "." Wiki entry?

Wholy moley,

there already is one!   

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/"."

Quoting The Movieman:

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Yeah... whatever. If you don't want to answer the question of ".", then don't. 

Please stay on topic.
"." in no way implies a question, on the contrary it should be seen as the ultimate ending of each answer. 

Quoting The Movieman:

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Once again, no answer. Typical of you, sir. So typical.   

There can't be an answer since "." is not a "?", and (almost) by definition the end of all answers.

You, Sir, chose to distract this thread from it's original topic "." which doesn't demand an answer to a variation of "?" which would demand an answer. An answer which, BTW, I could easily give, but I don't want to partake in your game and derail this thread more than it already is.

You may want to take the opening of a new thread into consideration with the topic "?". Here I will provide all the necessary answers.

That might be for two reasons:

- Wimmin love it when the obvious is stated, but only scarcely do it themselves.
- << REMOVED FOR BEING SEXIST >>

Quoting The Movieman:

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Quoting Lewis_Prothero:

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Quoting The Movieman:

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Yeah... whatever. If you don't want to answer the question of ".", then don't. 

Please stay on topic.
"." in no way implies a question, on the contrary it should be seen as the ultimate ending of each answer. 

Once again, no answer. Typical of you, sir. So typical.   

its obvious, the answer to '.' has to be 42

Quoting specise_8472:

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its obvious, the answer to '.' has to be 42

NoNoNo,
42 would be one (if not THE) answer to "?" and never ever the answer to ".". Please compare my previous posts.

Quoting FunkyLA:

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At least the . is doing a fine job, and even is able to lift it's own weight as seen here :

Not only that. "." can do a lot of astonishing things more:
It can lift and balance things much bigger than itself. Check "!"
It can climb extremely high. Check "i"
If it bloats itself it can even fly. Check "°" (OK, it's not actually flying, more a kind of hovering, but it's nevertheless impressive, isn't it.)