GeorgeWBush

Welcome to the GeorgeWBush FAQ. If you have any interesting (and true) information about GeorgeWBush or anything he has said, please feel free to add.

Please note that throughout this document GeorgeWBush may be referred to as "he", "him", "his" although GeorgeWBush claims to have no gender. Using "it" and "its" all the time would be really cumbersome, and GeorgeWBush claims to have been born male so we'll use the male pronouns for now. Gender-neutrality "is of lower risk" than choosing a gender.

Who?
GeorgeWBush is a user of the Blitzed IRC Network who has taken to talking with us in #strugglers. We find him very entertaining/interesting/mad.

We're not really sure of exact identity, but:

-!- GeorgeWBush [~golf@car303.force9.co.uk] -!- ircname  : Golf -!- channels : +#strugglers #debian -!- server   : coffee.de.eu.blitzed.org [Don't be a junkie...] -!-          : has identified for this nick -!- idle     : 0 days 0 hours 4 mins 46 secs [signon: Mon Jul 17 00:12:25 2006] -!- End of WHOIS

We have no evidence that GeorgeWBush is actually George W. Bush and "our" GeorgeWBush has in fact claimed that he is the political opposite of the "real" George W. Bush.

GeorgeWBush says he was born under an obviously male name but changed it by deed poll in 2005 to a more androgynous one. He claims to have been adopted. He also likes to use the name Sarah sometimes, but this is not to be confused with the ircer by the nickname of SarahA, which he claims is definitely not him. He has admitted to using a nickname of SarahJ on occasions when wanting to appear as a female.

George also uses the user accounts of Sarah and Gerald on this wiki, despite having another user under his usual nickname. He says he does this in case we might ban him for his edits. When asked why we would only ban one user and not all of them that we knew of he has so far not given an answer. Using multiple accounts on wikis and forums for no clear reason is another common behaviour of GeorgeWBush. GeorgeWBush says he was recently banned from a forum he helped set up when he was caught with over 20 different user accounts, in contravention of the forum rules.

GeorgeWBush says he currently lives somewhere in the South West of England with his parents. Previously he lived in a Christian House. He makes reference to ircing from a shed, which is also where he claims to sleep, and having to go to the bathroom in another shed. GeorgeWBush refuses to take pictures of his shed as he says that he is worried we may report him to the council for not having the correct building permission for the structure and its power feed.

GeorgeWBush's current IRC status
George is unfortunately currently banned from the whole of Blitzed for at least 14 days, because he doesn't react well to being banned from channels and hasn't enough willpower to stop himself from doing things like this:

20:50:56 -!- Gerald [~golf@car303.force9.co.uk] has joined #strugglers 20:51:08 < Gerald> CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE 20:51:14 < Gerald> CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE 20:51:15 < Gerald> CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE 20:51:15 < Gerald> CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE 20:51:16 < Gerald> CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE 20:51:17 < Gerald> CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE 20:51:20 < Gerald> CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE 20:51:23 < Gerald> CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE 20:51:26 < Gerald> CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE 20:51:29 < Gerald> CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE 20:51:32 < Gerald> CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE 20:51:37 < Gerald> CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE CHECKMATE 20:52:55 -!- Gerald [~golf@car303.force9.co.uk] has quit [Autokilled: [71973] akill evasion]

(Not that we generally mind in #strugglers, but he is permanently banned from many other channels and did it there too, we are to understand)

Mannerisms
23:59:52 < GeorgeWBush> At the sound of the tone it will be exactly: Midnight --- Day changed Fri Apr 22 2005 00:00:07 < GeorgeWBush> TONE 00:00:16 <@dg> 000007 < GeorgeWBush> TONE 00:00:18 <@dg> bit off there 16:16:22 -GeorgeWBush:#blitzed- WIDE NOTICE: Who is the network manager 16:16:34 [notice(#blitzed)] narrow notice it is BELATUCADROS 16:16:52 < GeorgeWBush> grifferz, you send a wide notice back
 * "...at this time"
 * "I do not agree with that" (after being kicked for fuckwittedness)
 * "Now look, ..." (normally when he wishes to have the final say on a matter)
 * Pointing out when it is an "interesting" time, e.g. 00:00, 12:34, 11:11 etc., which he usually does with less accuracy than our own clocks:
 * "that is not good though" or "but that is illegal"
 * Referring to every channel notice as a "wide notice" despite being the only person on Earth to use this terminology:
 * Wide-noticing the channel "Ola" on join
 * "I know England almost always lose on penalties, but..."
 * Telling us what sort of behaviour is acceptable in our own channel, assigning US-style content ratings to what we say (e.g. "that is R rated"), and so on
 * "We're going to find them and we're going to smoke them." This is something that the real George W. Bush said about terrorists.  GeorgeWBush now uses it with reference to Iran.
 * Singing on IRC. GeorgeWBush once joined the channel as both GeorgeWBush and DickCheney and proceeded to sing a modified duet of Fairytale of New York using both nicknames. (Log)
 * Deliberately using the world "nucular" in place of "nuclear" because that is how the real George W Bush says it.
 * Inserting obvious spelling mistakes to check if people are reading what he's saying. (Log)
 * Attempting to join channels that he is banned from when he connects. Perhaps he has them on auto-join as usually when he connects you see him joining several channels before chanserv promptly removes him.
 * Repeatedly bringing people up about using == or != in shorthand conversation, as they are not the operators used in Visual Basic. George is unable to explain why exactly we all have to use the same operators as Visual Basic, other than that he used to write simple programs in Visual Basic.
 * Insisting that any IRC ban be done in a democratic way, i.e. the whole channel must vote on it. He does this in channels he is just visiting, despite having no authority within the channel – in fact GeorgeWBush refuses to set up his own channels and never seems able to get any legitimate authority in anyone else's.  This does not stop him telling people how the channel must be run.
 * Despite all of the documented annoying IRC behaviour, GeorgeWBush never respects people's right to ignore him or prevent him from being in their channels. If he is banned he thinks nothing of changing his nickname and ident in order to evade the ban, and if that doesn't work he may attempt to use his shell account or an insecure proxy.  This usually gets him banned from the whole IRC network.

Other things he has stated
GeorgeWBush says:

 I do not have any domain names in my WHOIS
 * Gender only exists because of the materialistic society we live in "at this time". GeorgeWBush first claimed to have no gender, but now says his gender is unclear, that he does not know if he wants to be female, that being neutral is "easier", and he is "definitely not male".
 * Sex is purely for procreation and any other use of it is immoral.
 * He has not been diagnosed with a mental illness.
 * Darwin was wrong, and there are several competing theories other than natural selection (could not name one).
 * He does not celebrate Christmas because of its commercialism. He does not do anything different at Christmas because he says he can "visit anyone anytime" and it's all about "relationships and who has what."
 * He does not believe that much of the information here is needed, and has tried to blank it multiple times stating that "this is not your page", "this is a wiki and anyone can edit a wiki."
 * 'force9.co.uk' is not a domain name:
 * Believes in reincarnation.
 * He is against private ownership of property.
 * There has never been a true communist state, and it would be a good idea if there was one.
 * Capitalism is directly responsible for his housing situation.
 * Sexuality is a likely root cause of all human corruption.
 * He is unmarried as "he doesn't feel lonely."
 * He has never had a girlfriend or boyfriend.
 * Suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
 * He lives on disability benefits.
 * In 2002 he spent £100/month for approx. 3 months on an unmetered dialup internet connection primarily in order to receive 24-hour streamed news from Canada. This was paid for by state benefits.
 * Multiple sources of 24-hour news are essential as "WWIII could start and we wouldn't know." He does not regard the usual free-to-air TV channels and radio stations as being sufficient source of news as he believes they are controlled by the UK government.
 * "Everything has a right to live."
 * Abortion is murder.
 * "I think the hair I have would ban me from most jobs." &mdash; refused to elaborate.
 * Refers to Wales as "West UK"
 * Running an IRC network is "too dangerous." &mdash; would not explain why.
 * 50mph would be a good speed limit for UK motorways.
 * The special theory of relativity is "wrong." George can't explain in detail why, but when pressed came up with "explain UFOs then."  Also believes in luminiferous aether.  Despite all of this, George claims to have been accepted onto an undergraduate physics degree course (but did not complete enrolment).

GeorgeWBush recommends...

 * News from Canada:
 * http://38.99.208.186/cftr - Toronto
 * http://38.99.208.186/ckwx - Vancouver
 * BBC Radio 5 Live, which he listens to "almost all the time".

Is GeorgeWBush also SarahA?
A number of people are of the opinion that GeorgeWBush and SarahA are the same person. They both connect from different ISPs, but George has talked many times about how he's had to use proxies to avoid the many bans that are usually in force for him, and regularly comes onto IRC from different proxies. Vote here as to whether you think GeorgeWBush and SarahA are the same person or not.

Yes

 * Eyecon

No

 * Andy
 * Every time that GWB has come on under another nick/host it has been painfully obvious that it's him. He just has too many mannerisms that he seems unable to hide.  Meanwhile SarahA seems to only have two modes of communication: mindless smalltalk (what's for dinner? / what's the weather like?) or else flirtation.  I highly doubt that GWB knows how to flirt with anyone, male or female, nor that he could restrain himself from talking about his usual "issues".  I just don't think he is capable!


 * The only way I could see him being SarahA is if it was due to some serious mental condition like the classic split personality thing, where he actually thinks that is a separate person. GWB is loopy but if he's loopy to that degree then I don't see how we can tell anyway.


 * Sarah
 * I am not SarahA


 * boojit
 * I don't think that SarahA is GWB, but I'm fairly convinced that SarahA is not entirely on the level. I've tried a couple of different times now to engage her in matters of substance. This effort proved futile in the extreme, even moreso than one would expect from such an endeavor. Lots of stuff like this:

Jul 22 09:08:07 So SarahA, rather than the usual banter we tend to engage in, tell me something insightful about yourself or the world around you as SarahA sees it. Tell me about a hobby you enjoy, or a   skill or trade that you consider yourself expert at. What is SarahA all about? Jul 22 09:09:00  i like shagging Jul 22 09:09:06  ;)
 * Full log is here. So, while this is no proof at all either way, it lends itself to the argument that SarahA is indeed a figment of someone else's imagination (at least in my book). But beyond that, there's nothing here remotely like the dialog you get from GeorgeWBush; and as others have pointed out, he appears incapable of not acting exactly like GeorgeWBush.

Don't Know

 * Taras
 * There is no way of telling.


 * Simon
 * I just cannot work this out. Upon questioning whether he/she is SarahA, he said something along the lines of 'no, but I do sometimes use SarahJ on IRC' and had subsequently done so:
 * 14:06:33 -!- SarahJ [~golf@car303.force9.co.uk] has joined #strugglers
 * However, in hindsight, SarahA does seem to use totally different mannerisms (oye!) but that's not saying much, admittedly, as we are referring to GeorgeWBush here, right?
 * (Oh, I forgot to add; user "Sarah" on the Strugglers wiki is in fact GeorgeWBush. The plot thickens, yes/no?)

If GeorgeWBush ran the world
If GeorgeWBush ran the world he would make several changes. Here's some of the changes he has proposed.

Things that would definitely be banned

 * Property ownership
 * Alcohol, tobacco and cannabis ("they're drugs that kill people")

Things that would probably be banned

 * Automobiles

Things that would be encouraged or made mandatory

 * Communism
 * 24-hour lighting ("for safety")

Status of this article
This article should be considered an unauthorised biography of GeorgeWBush: although all information within it has been contributed freely during conversations in public IRC channels on the understanding that it may be published, GerogeWBush still changes his mind from time to time about whether or not we are allowed to publish it. At the present time GeorgeWBush does not give consent for the information in this article to be published.

Curiously enough he has reverted vandalism to this article though.