Wikipedia

I don't know exactly what percentage of my life I've spent on Wikipedia, but it's fairly sizable. In just the past two of days, I have looked up the following: The Last Waltz (a concert video of The Band by Martin Scorsese), Joe Higgs (excellent reggae artist), Deal or No Deal (wanted to see if it was as deplorably dumb as it appeared), and Nalgene (have those outdoorsy/hippy types ever abandoned a product more swiftly?). Imagining life without the Internet is difficult enough, but to think that Wikipedia was created just seven years ago is mindboggling.

Anyway, a bit more than a month ago it was brought to my attention that it is extremely amusing to alter Wikipedia articles. I have no idea why this is so, but trust me, it's fun. An early endeavor involved adding 'Love' to the ingredient list of Swedish fish (which is clearly accurate - how else can you explain their deliciousness?). The really interesting aspect of this is the rapidity with which the articles are restored to their former boring but accurate selves. The aforementioned Swedish Fish alteration was removed in a matter of minutes. Currently, I have asserted that Samuel L. Jackson was approached to provide the voice of God in an audiobook version of the New Testament (which is actually true) because "producers felt his voice actually resembled the booming baritone of the Lord." Half an hour after this edit was created, it stands tall. The people who fix these things are really amazingly diligent, however, and I somewhat doubt that it will survive the night. We shall see.

Interestingly, Samuel L. Jackson is the only the second most popular Samuel L on Wikipedia. Beating him out is Samuel L. Bodine, a Senator from New Jersey in the 40s.