seems eminently wikipediable

Telephones existed for a century before wikkipedia...

In the before times: The guinness book of records started as a promo by the guinness brewery given to pub owners to settle bar argumnets like this one.

Not even 20 years ago smart phones and the internet weren't ubiquitous. I'm only 35 but even I remember personal stories about bar disagreements where we just simply couldn't use our phones to search the net. Because all they were capable of is dialing a number and Snake.

But they don't just want the answer, they want to share an experience with the people they're with in a clever and fun way.

There's nothing trivial about bar room disagreements. People die over those. That professor just saved someone's life.

To be fair, there's no time period listed on when the event described allegedly occurred and Wikipedia hasn't always existed.

You're that guy who posts lmgtfy links anytime someone asks for an opinion on something, aren't you?

I once consulted my aunt (PHD English professor) for a small stakes bet ($5) because a friend and I were discussing whether or not letters have any fundamental rules on how they are written.

Turns out, no, they don't. I.E. if I write: Hello there, ¥¶®×°∆| Kenobi. As long as "¥¶®×°∆|" is understood as "General" than according to (american) English it is written "correctly". There's no edict that states a " T" must be written in that shape, therefore, any symbol that's understood intent wise is correct.

I lost that bet, cause WTF, how is that acceptable??