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"As a twitter hashtag grows larger, the probability of a comparison to terrorists or ISIS approaches one." There is a tradition in many groups that, once this occurs, that argument is over, and whoever mentioned terrorists has automatically lost whatever argument was in progress. Reese's law thus practically guarantees of an upper bound on a hashtags lifespan and overall size.
Reese's law: The #GamerGate cabal are the technology world’s ISIS.
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Arken's Law, which states that a discussion is over when a camparison is made to the book 1984, was invented on www.iidb.org. While it was Arken who came up with the idea that Orwellian references are much abused, it was someotherguy who suggested that a law similar to Godwin's be applied.
User 1: Big Brother is here! Welcome to 1984!
User 2: I invoke Arken's Law by declaring this discussion over and you are retarded.
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Similar to Godwin's Law, the idea that, in an argument about musical business models, it only worked for Band XYZ "because they were famous/unknown / big/small" such as Radiohead or Nine Inch Nails," regardless of the amount of data which supports conclusions to the contrary.
That band could never make any money off of giving their music away for free - it only worked for Radiohead because they're famous!
See Masnick's law.
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This law states that when a thread title says "Funny" or implies that it will be, it won't be.
The thread title said "Funny Video" but the funnay was not found.
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In music, any cover for a song that is better than its original version. Named after Bob Dylan, one of the best singer songwriters ever that has the misfortune to have all his songs performed better by others.
A: So, what's on the playlist menu today?
B: Wll,m today we're on the Dylan's Law diet, so we'll have 'Eric Clapton — While My Guitar Gently Weeps (live)' followed by Jonny Cash's Hurt.
A: Rock it away!
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A: Is that Jonny Cash performing 'personal Jesus'?
B: Yes
A: didn't know this song was under Dylan's Law.
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The law of averages that states that sooner or later in a reason-minded discussion about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, someone will attempt to refute the entire discussion or argument with a statement equivalent to "But we're talking about four mutant ninja turtles living in a sewer!"
With no leg to stand on in the ninja turtle debate, Jerry invoked Crisler's Law.
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Macklin's Law is the widely held belief that the pinnacle of sexual activity is not in fact intercourse, but fingering.
He didn't get Macklin's Law last night, he only shagged her.
They were following Macklin's Law in the middle of the dancefloor.
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