NationStates Jolt Archive


Your Own Version Of Godwin's Law...

Terrorist Cakes
03-06-2006, 21:11
As the length of an NS general thread increases, the probability of TC bringing up the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa gradually approaches one.
Fass
03-06-2006, 21:13
As the length of an NS general thread increases, so does the likelihood of someone having to go "I don't care what your religion and mythology say."
Turquoise Days
03-06-2006, 21:14
As the length of a NS General debate thread increases, the probability of it decending into rebuttal and counter-rebuttal approaches 1.
ConscribedComradeship
03-06-2006, 21:27
As the length of an NS general thread increases, so too does the probability of somebody bitching about the posts having digressed from the intended topic.
Dinaverg
03-06-2006, 21:31
As the length of an NS general thread increases, the probability of someone making their first post with :sniper: :gundge: :mp5: and :upyours: gradually approaches one.

Bah, that's no good...Hmm.
Letila
03-06-2006, 21:51
As the length of an NS general thread increases, the probability of someone warning us about Godwin's Law approaches one.
Sane Outcasts
03-06-2006, 21:53
As the length of an NS general thread increases, the probability of a hijacking approaches one.
Teh_pantless_hero
03-06-2006, 21:56
Kennedy's Law.
The long a debate between Republicans and Democrats goes about morals, the probability of a "non-Democrat" mentioning Chappaquiddick approaches one.
Gauthier
03-06-2006, 22:03
The Raghead Rule

The longer a discussion on Middle East politics goes, the probability increases for someone casually bringing up using nuclear weapons on a Muslim nation, eradicating Islam by conversion and/or ethnic cleansing, or simply demonizing Islam as a religion even more horrible than Stereotypical Pop Culture Satanism.
Taldaan
03-06-2006, 22:14
The Oxygen-Thieving Moron Rule

As the length of an NS General Debate increases, the chance of an American talking about "liberals taking away our freedoms" approaches one.
The Mindset
03-06-2006, 22:20
In NS General, the probability of there being threads relating to: abortion, homosexuality, god and/or midget circus monkeys with four toes IN THEIR EYES is equal to 1.
Ifreann
03-06-2006, 22:22
In NS General, the probability of there being threads relating to: abortion, homosexuality, god and/or midget circus monkeys with four toes IN THEIR EYES is equal to 1.
If not greater than one :eek:

As NS General spends time on Jolt's sever, the probability of us killing the server approaches one.
Philosopy
03-06-2006, 22:23
As the length of an NS General thread increases, the probability of someone not bothering to read the thread and repeating an old argument as if it's not been done to death already approaches one.

I hope that's right...I had no idea what Godwin's Law was and had to look it up on Wikipedia...
Turquoise Days
03-06-2006, 22:27
As the length of an NS General thread increases, the probability of someone not bothering to read the thread and repeating an old argument as if it's not been done to death already approaches one.

I hope that's right...I had no idea what Godwin's Law was and had to look it up on Wikipedia...
We've already had that one. :p
[NS]Liasia
03-06-2006, 22:56
As the length of an NS General thread increases, the probability of Jesus coming all over your face approaches one (it could happen:eek: )
Celtlund
03-06-2006, 23:04
As the length of an NS general thread increases, the probability of someone making their first post with ...snip... gradually approaches one.

Bah, that's no good...Hmm.

Not enough guns, no where close to enough :sniper: :mp5: , :gundge: , :upyours: , and :headbang: for a first post. :eek: :p :D :rolleyes:
Swilatia
04-06-2006, 00:36
As a thread in a stupid forum like NSgeneral grows longer, the discussion strays further of the topic, and the probability of a flamewar starting slowly approaches one.
Ginnoria
04-06-2006, 00:41
As the length of a NS General thread increases, the probability that someone will fluffle-spam or post something regarding George Bush will approach one.
Hydesland
04-06-2006, 00:45
The probability that someone posting with K as the beggining letter of their nickname at least once is 0.9 in the first page, 0.99 by 2 pages 0.999 by the third page and so on...
Desperate Measures
04-06-2006, 00:52
George Bush.
Kamsaki
04-06-2006, 00:55
In any NS General topic about mathematics, the probability of someone using a "proof" involving the effect of infinites is 2.
Hydesland
04-06-2006, 01:02
In a thread with its topic only being about Islam, the probability that Christianity will be compared to Islam aproaches 1 extremely quickly.
Taredas
04-06-2006, 01:17
Taredas's Second Law: In an NS General thread that contains Terrorist Cakes posts, the probability of finding a Dinaverg post later in the thread rapidly approaches one.

(Kel Darak's Extension: If Taredas's Second Law is applicable to a thread, then the probability that said thread contains at least one Dinaverg post about Terrorist Cakes also rapidly approaches one.)

(Kel Noraevii's Corollary: If an NS General thread contains Terrorist Cakes and Taredas posts and no Dinaverg posts, the probability of the Avatar of Dinaverg being invoked for a laugh rapidly approaches one.)
Quaon
04-06-2006, 01:19
As the length of an NS general thread increases, the probability of someone bitching about Americans aproaches one.
Machiavellian Heaven
04-06-2006, 01:28
As the length of an NS general thread continues, the likelihood of someone branding you a "femi-nazi" " radical Xtian fundamentalist" or a "soulless weasel" gradually approaches 1
Fass
04-06-2006, 01:29
In any NS General topic about mathematics, the probability of someone using a "proof" involving the effect of infinites is 2.

Hah!
Vegas-Rex
04-06-2006, 01:29
As the intelligence and non-obviousness of a thread increases, its length approaches zero.
Vetalia
04-06-2006, 01:50
In any debate about George Bush, the probability of a conservative using a counterexample involving Bill Clinton to rebut an accusation against Bush approaches one.
Dinaverg
04-06-2006, 02:05
Taredas's Second Law: In an NS General thread that contains Terrorist Cakes posts, the probability of finding a Dinaverg post later in the thread rapidly approaches one.

(Kel Darak's Extension: If Taredas's Second Law is applicable to a thread, then the probability that said thread contains at least one Dinaverg post about Terrorist Cakes also rapidly approaches one.)

(Kel Noraevii's Corollary: If an NS General thread contains Terrorist Cakes and Taredas posts and no Dinaverg posts, the probability of the Avatar of Dinaverg being invoked for a laugh rapidly approaches one.)

As the number of posts Taredas makes increases, the probability of a post chosen at random involving me and/or Heather approaches one.