If there was a Godwins law

specific to AH, who or what would it be?

My money's on Bono, his money's off-shore, and rabble rabble public sector dole scroungers.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Eh??? A whatwin law?

The_Gatsby

Too much thinking involved for us

MadsL

Threads referring to AH.

Timmyctc

I think something to do with Islam.

old hippy

"PC brigade"

Manach

The Church.

Rayne Wooney

I propose that there's never been a thread in AH that hasn't had a reference to religion in this country, including this one now

Paddy Fields

Godwin's Law

Artful_Badger

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

I propose that there's never been a thread in AH that hasn't had a reference to religion in this country, including this one now

True enough but its no longer cool to bash religion. All the hip kids these days are bashing atheism.

Ilik Urgee

I still don't know what Godwin Law is.



And my feet are on fire:(

old hippy

" should be sterilised"

Doc Ruby

The list would read like the lyrics to 'we didn't start the fire' ...

Rho b

Was it on the referendum ballot papers last Friday?

urabell

Every topic always reverts back to how that issue isn't the person affected by the issues fault, whether it's obesity, money problems or any other issue

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=768h3Tz4Qik

People have every right to feel down if they lost their job, it's a weird one and it's posted here a lot.

MadsL

Any post asking about Pavee Point's response.

wretcheddomain

The 'If we didn't bail out the banks....' argument answers every single question on boards.ie

Why are the glaciers melting?
Well, if we didn't bail out the banks we'd have the money to put it into research to try and discover reasons to halt it.

What is the meaning of life?
Whatever it is, it doesn't involve bailing out banks, sure that's the most meaningless thing in life to do!

2,500 jobs have been announced. What is your reaction?
Well, if we didn't bail out the banks, then many more jobs would have been created!

As you can see, there's not one question which in some way cannot be answered with the 'If we didn't bail out the banks...' argument. Hence, our version of Godwin's Law is nothing less than Banker's Law.

Just one last thing...

If it wasn't for bailing out the banks, I wouldn't even be writing this!

Mr. CooL ICE

Bertie/FF/bankers. There's always somebody who manages to get in a reference when there's absolutely no need for it.

Instead of AH Godwin, I suggest we call them "Bertiewins"

FreshKnickers

What's this now? Have we repealed Godwins Law?

A certain short man with a small mustache would be proud...

wretcheddomain

FreshKnickers wrote: »

What's this now? Have we repealed Godwins Law?

A certain short man with a small mustache would be proud...

Willie O'Dea?

retalivity

"Ireland is a sh*te country", or some variation on that theme

Frank Black

Anyone who 'grabs popcorn'.

Always consider these people to be dumbasses.

old hippy

"west brit"

MadsL

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Willie O'Dea?

That's no small mustache.

I think he meant this clown.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

Frank Black wrote: »

Anyone who 'grabs popcorn'.

Always consider these people to be dumbasses.

Ohh, this thread will be interesting, grabs flagon of Linden Village and crack pipe. :rolleyes:

For Forks Sake

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

Ohh, this thread will be interesting, grabs flagon of Linden Village and crack pipe. :rolleyes:

*grabs copy of "Bank Bailouts For Dummies"*

Ilik Urgee

Ilik Urgee wrote: »

I still don't know what Godwin Law is.



And my feet are on fire:(

If only there was a searchable resource at your fingertips

MadsL

Deleted User wrote: »

If only there was a searchable resource at your fingertips

Able-ism!

Mr. Incognito

YORE MA

woodoo

Calling someone racist because they aren't full speed behind the PC bible.

MadsL

MadsL wrote: »

Able-ism!

I did Nazi that coming

shruikan2553

Have to go with Bankers Law as well. Everything bad is because of the bankers and everything good would have been better if not for the bankers. Damn them and their forcing everyone to take their money!

baaah

MadsL wrote: »

That's no small mustache.

I think he meant this clown.

Charlie Chaplin ??

MadsL

baaah wrote: »

Charlie Chaplin ??

You fool, that's Hitler!

Timmyctc

MadsL wrote: »

You fool, that's Hitler!

Its hitler dressed as charlie chaplin!

wp_rathead

Public sector (mainly teachers)
and
PC Brigade (if you'r anti-death penalty and pro multiculturalism 'round here you instantly get a seat on board it)

Think "d'banks" wins it though alright

EuropeanSon

woodoo wrote: »

Calling someone racist because they aren't full speed behind the PC bible.

Saying that you're merely "not PC" rather than racist, while being racist.

Crooked Jack

Ilik Urgee wrote: »

I still don't know what Godwin Law is.

You know who else didn't know about Godwin's Law? The Nazis.
You're just like the Nazis in that regard

Crooked Jack

old hippy wrote: »

"west brit"

The amount of people who complain about this term vastly outweigh the number of posters who actually ever use it.
You're far more likely to see something along the lines of "I suppose you're going to accuse me of being a west brit now," rather than "you are a west brit."

wil

Crooked Jack wrote: »

The amount of people who complain about this term vastly outweigh the number of posters who actually ever use it.
You're far more likely to see something along the lines of "I suppose you're going to accuse me of being a west brit now," rather than "you are a west brit."

Should we all be west brits now.
East American might be more appropriate these days.

Crooked Jack

wil wrote: »

Should we all be west brits now.
East American might be more appropriate these days.

I prefer to think of us as south eastern Icelandic

Friend Computer

"I have freedom of speech" or "well I'm entitled to my opinion". There are certain topics that attract the cretins who wheel those out like seagulls to a bag of chips.

What does "I'm entitled to my opinion" even mean? Is it some kind of inference that opinions are sacred and can't be criticised?

Only when they're critical of certain things, of course, otherwise you're a raving PC loonie whose opinions are worth Jack ****.

woodoo wrote: »

Calling someone racist because they aren't full speed behind the PC bible.

People portraying themselves as martyrs because they've been pulled up on their racism.

LeinsterDub

woodoo wrote: »

Calling someone racist because they aren't full speed behind the PC bible.

Is that like the King James bible?

Nichololas

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

YORE MA

As the number of posts in a thread increases, the probability of 'YORE MA' approaches 1.

Femme_Fatale

"Godwin's Law" is getting seriously old. Some people yell it out at any opportunity at all. It doesn't look clever - sometimes mention of the nazis/Hitler is of relevance.

For Forks Sake

LeinsterDub wrote: »

Is that like the King James bible?

No, the LeBron James bible

Femme_Fatale

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

"Godwin's Law" is getting seriously old. Some people yell it out at any opportunity at all. It doesn't look clever - sometimes mention of the nazis/Hitler is of relevance.

I guess it depends on how much time you spend on internet forums. The more time you spend the more you'll see things repeated hence the quicker it gets old.

Maximus Alexander

OP, that post is the kind of question a nazi Hitler would ask.

Mark Twain

Godwin's Law is itself a copy and paste job of the theory known as Reductio ad Hitlerum which was first put forward in the 1950's.

Godwin is a spoofer.

Femme_Fatale

Deleted User wrote: »

I guess it depends on how much time you spend on internet forums. The more time you spend the more you'll see things repeated hence the quicker it gets old.

Or how long you've been on internet forums.

Nothing wrong with saying it when reference to the nazis is ridiculous, but it doesn't have to be trotted out EVERY time, even when a reference to the nazis is apt.