Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 7 Dec 2005.
"The Revenge of Rudolph"
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· 9 messages · 7 Dec 2005 - 8 Dec 2005
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ALL THE OTHER RAINDEER "USED" TO LAUGH AT HIM AND CALL HIM NAMES
_.-In alt.ascii-art, myflix wrote the following -._ > > (|(\ /)(| (\(\ /)|) (| (\ /|) /) (|(\'(\ (\(\ /) (| (\ > (\ // \`:(|// \\`:'/ \\ /)(|// \'/'\ /) /(\ // \ .\\ // \'/(|// \\ > \'|(\// \; (\//_ \\/)|`/ \; (\//_ \'|(\// \`'|(\//_ \'|(\// \; (\|/ > __\;/,-..-.\\/,-.-'_\\/,-. __\\/,-.-'_\;/,-. __\\/,--.-.\;/,-. __\\/,-. > '._.ee ._'._.cc ._'._.aa ._'._.oo ._'._.oo ._'._.ee ._'._.cc ._.._.aa ._/ > ,' \ ,' \ ,' \ ,' \ ,' \ ,' \ ,' \ ,' \ > / / |\/ / |.' / |\/ / |.' / |/ / |\/ |.' / |\ > ()_.-| '().-' ()_.-| '().-| ()_.-| (),.-| '()._/ ()_.-| ': > ,|_.' / ,|_.' / ,|_.' / ,|_.' / ,|_.' / ,|_.' / ,|_.' / ,|_.' / > \__,.' \__,.' \__,.' \__,.' \__,.' \__,.' \__,.' \__,.' > .-----. .-----. .-----. .-----. .-----. .-----. .-----. .-----. > (Dasher )(Dancer )(Prancer)( Vixen )( Comet )( Cupid )(Donner )(Blitzen) > `-----' `-----' `-----' `-----' `-----' `-----' `-----' `-----' <snip> > ALL THE OTHER RAINDEER "USED" TO LAUGH AT HIM AND CALL HIM NAMES I thought it was going to be a Rudolph Hess joke. Sorry about Godwining your great art. -- .-')) fauxascii.com ('-. | It's a damn poor mind that ' ..- .:" ) ( ":. -.. ' | can only think of one way to ((,,_;'.;' UIN=66618055 ';. ';_,,)) | spell a word. ((_.YIM=Faux_Pseudo :._)) | - Andrew Jackson
On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 17:10:54 GMT, Faux_Pseudo <Fau...@gmail.com> wrote: >_.-In alt.ascii-art, myflix wrote the following -._ >> >> (|(\ /)(| (\(\ /)|) (| (\ /|) /) (|(\'(\ (\(\ /) (| (\ >> (\ // \`:(|// \\`:'/ \\ /)(|// \'/'\ /) /(\ // \ .\\ // \'/(|// \\ >> \'|(\// \; (\//_ \\/)|`/ \; (\//_ \'|(\// \`'|(\//_ \'|(\// \; (\|/ >> __\;/,-..-.\\/,-.-'_\\/,-. __\\/,-.-'_\;/,-. __\\/,--.-.\;/,-. __\\/,-. >> '._.ee ._'._.cc ._'._.aa ._'._.oo ._'._.oo ._'._.ee ._'._.cc ._.._.aa ._/ >> ,' \ ,' \ ,' \ ,' \ ,' \ ,' \ ,' \ ,' \ >> / / |\/ / |.' / |\/ / |.' / |/ / |\/ |.' / |\ >> ()_.-| '().-' ()_.-| '().-| ()_.-| (),.-| '()._/ ()_.-| ': >> ,|_.' / ,|_.' / ,|_.' / ,|_.' / ,|_.' / ,|_.' / ,|_.' / ,|_.' / >> \__,.' \__,.' \__,.' \__,.' \__,.' \__,.' \__,.' \__,.' >> .-----. .-----. .-----. .-----. .-----. .-----. .-----. .-----. >> (Dasher )(Dancer )(Prancer)( Vixen )( Comet )( Cupid )(Donner )(Blitzen) >> `-----' `-----' `-----' `-----' `-----' `-----' `-----' `-----' ><snip> >> ALL THE OTHER RAINDEER "USED" TO LAUGH AT HIM AND CALL HIM NAMES > >I thought it was going to be a Rudolph Hess joke. Sorry about >Godwining your great art. Since you went directly for "Godwin's Law" with no actual argument going on, you not only invoked the special rule in Godwin's Law, but nullified your own post. mx
_.-In alt.ascii-art, myflix wrote the following -._ > Since you went directly for "Godwin's Law" with > no actual argument going on, you not only > invoked the special rule in Godwin's Law, > but nullified your own post. Too true. I have this urge to create a Godwins Law ascii art. Something that can be used the same way as a don't feed the trolls ascii. -- .-')) fauxascii.com ('-. | It's a damn poor mind that ' ..- .:" ) ( ":. -.. ' | can only think of one way to ((,,_;'.;' UIN=66618055 ';. ';_,,)) | spell a word. ((_.YIM=Faux_Pseudo :._)) | - Andrew Jackson
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/Godwin's-Law.html
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| [Usenet] "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, |
| the probability of a comparison involving Nazis |
| or Hitler approaches one." |
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| There is a tradition in many groups that, once |
| this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever |
| mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost |
| whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law |
| thus practically guarantees the existence of an |
| upper bound on thread length in those groups. |
| However there is also a widely- recognized |
| codicil that any intentional triggering |
| of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its |
| thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful. |
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mik...@gmail.com wrote in news:1134021347.528348.250190 @g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: > http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/Godwin's-Law.html > .-. > . |.|( .,`-' > .\ \ '/|)|',-' ., > `.\ |.ooooooooo.i.-- > ''`.dYY'```''''`YYb.'' > dX` 'Xb > .-.Xb wwWWw wWWww dX.-. > ((@ 9X : O > < O : XP @)) > U' Xb `--'| |`--' dX `U > .odXb .-' `-. dXbo. > dY'`` '-._.-' ''`Yb > dX' _,ooo._ `Xb > Xb d8 _|_ 8b dX > 8b `Y8d8P' d8' > Y8o_ ,dP' .-. > .-. .-. .-. YY8ooooooooooooooMJP' ( .-. .-. .-. > .-( )( )( ) ) ( \( )( )( ) > /_ .\( |=\ -\|- / ========================= \.-|/-./=|- /. > (__.| `-' `-'`-' Godwin's Law prov. `-'`-' `-' | > | | > | [Usenet] "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, | > | the probability of a comparison involving Nazis | > | or Hitler approaches one." | > | | > | There is a tradition in many groups that, once | > | this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever | > | mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost | > | whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law | > | thus practically guarantees the existence of an | > | upper bound on thread length in those groups. | > | However there is also a widely- recognized | > | codicil that any intentional triggering | > | of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its | > | thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful. | > `=====================================================' > _ /( )\_ > _,--'' b d ``--.__ > ,-'' ,/' `\, ``-. > .-.-.-.-. /' `.\ .-.-.-.-. > MJP (_(_(_(___)' `(___)_)_)_) > > Very astute. But who was Godwin? (Pardon my ignorance). -- _________________ ..,,~~--==**''``"" UNKNOWN ""``''**==--~~,,.. |#| |#||##\ |#||#| /#/|##\ |#||#####||#| |#||##\ |#| |#| |#||###\|#||#|/#/ |###\|#||#| |#||#|/\|#||###\|#| |#| |#||#|\###||# #< |#|\###||#| |#||######||#|\###| |#| |#||#| \##||#|\#\ |#| \##||#|_|#||##/\##||#| \##| |#####||#| \#||#| \#\|#| \#||#####||#/ \#||#| \#| ''**^^----==~~..,,_________________,,..~~==----^^**''
Am 08.12.2005 12:12 schrieb Unknown: > mik...@gmail.com wrote in news:1134021347.528348.250190 > @g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: > >> http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/Godwin's-Law.html > > Very astute. But who was Godwin? (Pardon my ignorance). > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Godwin -- In case of emergency, the only thing better than presence of mind, is absence of body.
In article <Xns97263F3AEB104chunk@216.196.97.131>, Unknown wrote: > Very astute. But who was Godwin? (Pardon my ignorance). > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law -- Aidan Karley, Geologist, "You are in a maze of twisty little presentation styles, all [different | alike]."
mik...@gmail.com wrote: > http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/Godwin's-Law.html > .-. > . |.|( .,`-' > .\ \ '/|)|',-' ., > `.\ |.ooooooooo.i.-- > ''`.dYY'```''''`YYb.'' > dX` 'Xb > .-.Xb wwWWw wWWww dX.-. > ((@ 9X : O > < O : XP @)) > U' Xb `--'| |`--' dX `U > .odXb .-' `-. dXbo. > dY'`` '-._.-' ''`Yb > dX' _,ooo._ `Xb > Xb d8 _|_ 8b dX > 8b `Y8d8P' d8' > Y8o_ ,dP' .-. > .-. .-. .-. YY8ooooooooooooooMJP' ( .-. .-. .-. > .-( )( )( ) ) ( \( )( )( ) > /_ .\( |=\ -\|- / ========================= \.-|/-./=|- /. > (__.| `-' `-'`-' Godwin's Law prov. `-'`-' `-' | > | | > | [Usenet] "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, | > | the probability of a comparison involving Nazis | > | or Hitler approaches one." | > | | > | There is a tradition in many groups that, once | > | this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever | > | mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost | > | whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law | > | thus practically guarantees the existence of an | > | upper bound on thread length in those groups. | > | However there is also a widely- recognized | > | codicil that any intentional triggering | > | of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its | > | thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful. | > `=====================================================' > _ /( )\_ > _,--'' b d ``--.__ > ,-'' ,/' `\, ``-. > .-.-.-.-. /' `.\ .-.-.-.-. > MJP (_(_(_(___)' `(___)_)_)_) Does Goodwin's Law apply to messages posted in alt.fan.eichmann or rec.travel.treblinka? -- "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it." --Mark Twain
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