At 9:40 PM -0500 3/6/02, THX 1138 wrote:
>Verily, on 3/6/02, DON quoth:
>> > actually, trading in US dollars and the whole US economy is immoral
>>>
>>> LOL sorry couldnt resist ;-D
>>It could be worse...we could ALL be using Hitler's cash.
>
>Okay, now this thread is over. I declare Goodwin's law active.
I think you mean Godwin's Law:
"As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a
comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one."
<http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/legends/godwin/>
Although people often invoke Godwin's Law to end a thread, the law
is not actually a regulation but more like a natural law (similar to
Newton's law, just to get the word "newton" in there).
Also, one could argue that Don's use of the word "Hitler" was done
purposefully to cause someone to invoke the law, in which case
Quirk's Exception would apply.
Regards,
- Lou Forlini
Software Engineer
System Support Products, Inc.
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