Re: silly question
On Monday 14 March 2005 03:18 am, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Sunday 13 March 2005 06:41 pm, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > Oh, I've got it -- a sure thread-killer!
> >
> > Did you know that was the same way Hitler pronounced those words?
>
> Please learn about the legends you try to invoke. Godwin's Law states
> that as the length of a discussion increases, the odds of Hitler,
> Nazis, et al. being mentioned approaches 1:1. Threads typically die
> down after the criteria of Godwin's Law is met, though deliberately
> trying to kill a thread in such a manner usually guarantees it's
> longevity.
>
> http://ursine.ca/Godwin%27s_Law
>
> I would strongly suggest using gnus, KMail or similarly full-featured
> MUAs for reading high volumes of mail. Such MUAs have facilities for
> thread management, such as ignore and watch.
Okay, next time I'll be sure to CLEARLY LABEL, with tags like <dry humor></dry
humor> so those who have to take everything in a silly thread literally will
know it's humor and not have to respond like an academic.
Hal
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