Jokes

[confocaloid]

[...] MP3 of absolutely "unbreakable" music loaded into Life: meaningless lines of methuselah that evolves differently when slightly modified
The smallest known true-period period 17 gun in Life converted to MP3: noises of no meaning [...]

In the context of Life/CA, one could redefine a "minute" by saying that 1 minute = 60 ticks.

I think the two "beyblades" quoted below would run respectively at ~2.7 rpm and ~4.1 rpm.

p780:

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x = 28, y = 28, rule = R11,C10,S56-118,B87-118,NC
18.A$15.9A$13.12A$12.14A$12.14A$12.6A3B6A$12.5A2B2C2B5A$12.5AB5CB4A$13.
3AB7CB3A$11.5A3C4D2C3A$10.6AC7DC3A$10.6A3D3E2DC3A$10.5ACD6E2D3A$10.5A
E6FE2D3A$12.2A5G3F2ED3A$13.2I2H4GF2ED3A$13.3I3H2G2FE2A2B$.I12.3I3HG2F
E3B$.I13.3I2H2GF4B$.I13.3I2HG2F3B$3I12.3I2HGF4C$3IH11.2I2H2G4C$.2I2HG
8.2I2H2G4C$2.I3H2G4.3I3H5D$3.3H3G3F2IH2E5D$4.2H4G4F7E$7.3G5F4E$11.5F!

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#C p266 orthogonal c/133 spaceship; 18 "apparent turns" per cycle
#C -> approx. 14.777 ticks per "apparent turn"
x = 38, y = 36, rule = R13,C10,S64-119,B94-120,136-137,NC
15.5D3E$13.8D5E$11.C9D7E$9.4C4D7G5E$8.5C3F10G3E2F$6.5C3F.6G7H4F$5.4CE
4F5G10H5F$4.4CE4F5G8H2I2H5F$4.3C2E3F5G5H9I4F$3.3B3E3F6G3H12I2FG$3.3B
2E4F6G3H12IF2G$2.3B3E4F6G3H4I5.4I3G$2.3B3E5F6G2H4I7.2I3G$.3BD4E5F5G2H
3I9.2I2G$.3B2D3E7F4GH3I10.I3G$.2B3D5E7F3G2I12.3G$3A3D12E2A2GI12.3G$3A
3D10ED5AI12.2GH$3A4D7E3D5AI12.3H$3A5D4E5D5A13.3H$4A12D5A14.3H$4A12DB
3A15.3H$.3A.10DCB4A14.3H$.3AC.9DCB5A13.3H$.3AB2C7DC3B5A11.4H$2.2AB3C
5D2C3B5A11.3I$2.3AB4C2D3C3B6A10.3I$2.3A2B8C3B6A9.3I$3.3A2B6C4B6A8.3I$
3.3A12B6A6.4I$3.4A10B6A7.3I$4.4A6B8A$5.16A$6.14A$7.11A$10.6A!

[hotcrystal0]

transitions are very confusing.

[confocaloid]

[...] This joke contains other people, but it does not break the rule since they’re not the main focus. [...]

The rule says "No jokes about other people" and your post clearly breaks that rule, because it mentions other people.

You could also easily reword it to avoid mentioning any specific people, or perhaps avoid posting it at all.

[b-engine]

This is a playable Reversi:

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#R //3:P8
AB$BA!
[[ COLOR 0 0 200 32 COLOR 1 0 0 0 COLOR 2 255 255 255 GRID ]]

(If you don't get it, this is literally playable but requires the player to manipulate the board as if it's physical)

[CARuler]

help! lifeveiwer won't accept this

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x = 0, y = 0, rule = Joke122
!
@RULE Joke122
n_states:2
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries:1_22

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_22_polytope

[Citation needed]

"RLE" means "Run Length Encoded".
"MAP" means "Non-isotropic Range 1 Two-state Rule".

He didn't get the joke.

The search engine said that "RLE" meant "real life experience".

At present, a person who "loves" you would be called an "MAP".

[hotcrystal0]

Most importantly, "LGBT" means "Life Graded By Transitions".

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#CXRLE Gen=-2
x = 4, y = 3, rule = LGBT-INT
bKCW$Q$U!

Stop trying to disguise what your rule is for. Everybody knows the real purpose is to make pride flags:

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x = 28, y = 18, rule = LGBT-INT
V3pB3.21O$2V3pB3.20O$3V3pB3.19O$W3V3pB3.18E$2W3V3pB3.17E$Q2W3V3pB3.16E
$2Q2W3V3pB3.15I$3Q2W3V3pB3.14I$4Q2W3V3pB3.13I$4Q2W3V3pB3.13U$3Q2W3V3pB
3.14U$2Q2W3V3pB3.15U$Q2W3V3pB3.16A$2W3V3pB3.17A$W3V3pB3.18A$3V3pB3.19S
$2V3pB3.20S$V3pB3.21S!

Happy pride month!

[yyh_baboon]

Life-enthusists’ brain when trying to track Iwona’s evolution by hand:

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x=1,y=1,rule=B2/S/3
2A!

EDIT(new joke)
some person: A caterpillar is bigger than a house!
Normal people:
Life enthusiast:

[b-engine]

[Image]
It's supposed to be the layout of the road: curve to left, then ends.

What I see:
Warning: Herschel crossing

[Resu]

AHHHH! It's Ice-nine: xp0_icenine !

[ThePlayzr]

walled cities spaceship collection:

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x = 0, y = 0, rule = b45678s2345
b2b$b3b4b2$7b6b2bb$b3b4bb$b!

[gangdol]

How to kill a glider?

Collide two of them:

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x = 4, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
bo$o$3o6$b3o$bo$2bo!

How to change direction of a glider?

Collide two of them:

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x = 7, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
5bo$4bo$4b3o7$b2o$obo$2bo!

How to make a traffic light?

Collide two of them (gliders):

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x = 9, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
7bo$6bo$6b3o9$2o$b2o$o!

normal people :
life enthusiast :

[pifricted]

On the Internet:

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x = 29, y = 10, rule = B1357/S02468
5ob3o3b5o2b3o2b5o$2bo3bo2bo4bo3bo3bo3bo$2bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo$2bo3bo3b
o3bo3bo3bo3bo$2bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo$2bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo$2bo3bo3bo3b
o3bo3bo3bo$2bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo3bo$2bo3bo2bo4bo3bo3bo3bo$5ob3o3b5o2b3o4b
o!
[[ AUTOSTART AUTOFIT GPS 15 T 0 PAUSE 3 ]]

[jayden678910]

Some specific examples of discoveries that won't be of interest to this community include:

1. A new still life.
2. A methuselah that lasts fewer than 20,000 generations or is larger than a 20-by-20 box.
3. An alternate stabilization for a reaction (unless it is smaller than the smallest currently known).

Still lives have rights too.

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x = 43, y = 16, rule = B3/S23Super
13.20T$13.T18.T$13.T.5T.5T.4T.T$13.T18.T$13.T.6T.3T7.T$13.T18.T$13.20T
$23.T$23.T$18.A.2A.T$16.3A.2A.T$15.A7.T$2.2A12.3A.2A19.A$.A.A14.A.A4.
2A4.2A7.A.A$.A4.2A3.2A5.A.A3.A2.A2.A.A2.2A2.A2.A$2A4.2A3.2A6.A5.2A4.A
3.2A3.2A!

[hotcrystal0]

hey, this really annoying spark keeps showing up. how do i stop it?

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yeah just wait a bit

[jayden678910]

uh oh:

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x = 77, y = 42, rule = B3/S23Super
74.A$74.A.A$74.2A7$2.A$A.A$.2A15$35.20T$35.T18.T$35.T.5T.5T.4T.T$35.T
18.T$35.T.6T.3T7.T$35.T18.T$35.20T$45.T$45.T$40.A.2A.T$38.3A.2A.T$37.
A7.T$24.2A12.3A.2A19.A$23.A.A14.A.A4.2A4.2A7.A.A$23.A4.2A3.2A5.A.A3.A
2.A2.A.A2.2A2.A2.A$22.2A4.2A3.2A6.A5.2A4.A3.2A3.2A!

[Resu]

Definitely a glider and not an oscillator:

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = extendedlife-B36S23
2.D$2D$.2D!

[hotcrystal0]

These are by LuveelVoom on the Discord:

Q: A lifenthusiast once lived near two bars. One was open all the time except for every seventh day, and the other was open all the time except for every eleventh day. After 77 days, what did the lifenthusiast do when he tried to get a drink and both bars were closed?
A: Make a post in the oscillator discussion thread

Q: Why did the lifenthusiast cross the road?
A: Because she wasn't sure if anyone had searched for spaceships on the other side

Q: When the lifenthusiast had to light a fire, what did they use?
A: A banana

Q: A lifenthusiast sat down at a cafe next to someone enjoying a sandwich. What did he say?
A: You know, I'm an Eater 2!

Q: When someone told a lifenthusiast to get a life, what did they do?
A: Start up lifesrc

Q: A lifenthusiast wanted to get a girlfriend, but couldn't compile apgfsearch. What did they do instead?
A: They used gffind

Q: What types search algorithms do lifenthusiasts looking for a boyfriend use?
A: BFS
(as in breadth first search)

Q: What did Conway say when Gosper first discovered the glider gun?
A: Nothing, he wasn't there at the time

[Resu]

Pattern of the year 2025:
xp0_mmxxv

[b-engine]

Search programs in
Windows:

• WLS

macOS:

Linux:

• apgsearch specifically C++ versions

• LLS

• LSSS

• LS

• LSSSSSSS

• LLLLLLSSSSSSSSSS

• LSW Linux Subsystem for Windows

• CatForce

• Lightcone

• Lighttpd hey, it's a server software, not search program

Generic:

• RLS

• caLib planned [Citation needed]

[unname4798]

Windows:
...• SSSSS

...• SOSSP

...• Project OmniOsci

...• LWTDS
MacOS:
...• MacLifeSearch (MLS)

...• Mac Windows Ship Search (MWSS)
Linux:
...• DogForce

...• ForceField

...• Lightbulb

...• Lightswitch
Generic:
...• Fourmilab CelLab

...• Fivemilab CelLab

[hotdogPi]

You also forgot LLSSS (which actually exists) and LWSS (Linux Windows Ship Search)

[b-engine]

Apparently, light bulb is sealed enough to cause no ignition. Volcanoes and toasters can obviously ignite methane. Phoenix is made of fire, so obviously ignites methane too.

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x = 72, y = 56, rule = SparkCoil4a
43.2A3.2A$43.A.A.A.A$45.A.A$44.A3.A$44.A3.A$45.3A2$44.A.2A$44.2A.A9$63.
2A2.2A$39.B21.3A.2A.3A$39.B20.A10.A$4.A34.2B20.4A2.4A$2.A.A59.A2.A$6.
A54.2A6.2A$2A59.A2.A2.A2.A$6.2A54.3A2.3A$.A$3.A.A54.4A.2A.4A$3.A56.A2.
2A2.2A2.A18$42.5A$41.A5.A$39.3A5.3A$38.A11.A$38.A.3A.A.4A$39.A3.3A$41.
A5.2A.A$40.2A.A.A.A.2A$41.A.A2.A$41.A2.2A$40.2A!

@RULE SparkCoil4a
@TABLE
n_states:4
neighborhood:Moore
symmetries:permute 
var a = {0,1,2,3}
var a1 = a
var a2 = a
var a3 = a
var a4 = a
var a5 = a
var a6 = a
var a7 = a
var a8 = a
var b = {0,2,3}
var b1 = b
var b2 = b
var b3 = b
var b4 = b
var b5 = b
var b6 = b
var b7 = b
var b8 = b
var c = {0,1}
var c1 = c
var c2 = c
var c3 = c
var c4 = c

1,c,2,2,2,b,b1,b2,b3,3

a,1,1,1,b,b1,b2,b3,b4,1
1,1,1,b,b1,b2,b3,b4,b5,1
1,a,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,0

0,2,2,2,c,c1,c2,c3,c4,2
0,2,2,2,2,2,c,c1,c2,2
0,2,3,3,3,3,3,3,a,3
2,1,3,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,3
2,3,3,3,a,a1,a2,a3,a4,3

3,2,a,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,3
3,a,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,0

@COLORS
1 255 255 255
2 64 64 64
3 255 216 0
@NAMES
1 Life
2 Methane
3 Fire

[ThePlayzr]

My memory is totally fine, guys. Totally. It's barely being used at all.

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[b-engine]

Search programs in

Refined:

Windows:

• WLS

macOS:

• iFind

• Apple Find my Device apparently it can help you find spaceships

Linux:

• apgsearch specifically C++ versions

• LLS

• LSSS

• LLSSS

• LS

• LSL

• LSSSSSSS

• LLLLLS

• LLLLLLSSSSSSSSSS

• LLLLLLLSLSLLLLSSSLSSSSLLSSSS

• SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS bang

• LWSS so lightweight, even Chromebooks could run it

• MWSS

• HWSS only for gaming computers

• SLS

• JS

• LSW Linux Subsystem for Windows

• LV

• CatForce

• Lightcone

• Lighttpd hey, it's a server software, not search program

• Seed of Destruction

• afind

• bfind

• bffind

• cfind

• dfind

• efind

• ffind

• gfind

• gffind

• hfind

• ifind

• jfind

• kfind

• lfind

• mfind

• nfind

• ofind

• pfind

• qfind

• rfind

• sfind

• tfind

• ufind

• vfind

• wfind

• xfind

• yfind

• zfind

• find

Generic:

• RLS

• caLib Send help