Godwin's Law Day

PurpleRain

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So, there's this law, Godwin's Law, that states that if a conversation or argument runs long enough on the internet, it will eventually lead to Nazi's or Hitler.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwins_law

It generally makes the disscussed argument invalid because now it just seems like you can beat any argument to pointing and histories greatest villains and saying, "They did it," or comparing something to them. I'm not really going to go into the details of the law, but I always found it more of a constructive meme. Arresting faulty arguments and statements before they go too far. So to celebrate this, I think for a humours look on things, we should make a day of it:

[HEADING=2]Godwin's Law Day![/HEADING]

On October 26, the birth date of Mike Godwin, for the entire day, you are to crame as many things about Nazis and Hitler into conversations as possible. No, not tastless things nor just yack on about him, but whenever you see an opening, go for it!
Eg:
"So, I was watching King Kong the oth-"
"You know that was Hitler's favourite movie!"
"..."
"Just sayen'."

So what do people think? Should we spread this further then what it already is?



Please don't hit me again.

EDIT:

This is early to see if it is a good idea, visable, and for promotional work. I want to see a wikipedia page about this event people! Facebook it!
 

zen5887

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Well if "Talk like a pirate day" can take off I don't see why this can't.

Did we ever talk about this on a beach.. I remember talking about this on a beach.. Weird.
 

Lord_Panzer

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Wow, Nazi propaganda campaign much?

Goodwin'd!!

I am totally down with this.
 

PurpleRain

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See, now ya getting this. As for propergander? I don't think I'm trying to sell the idea of national socialism. That is just horrible. Damn, Godwin's Law.

Anyway:

SODAssault said:
An excellent idea. I am there, Purple... I am there.
It is everywhere. I want your guys help to make it global. Sell it to Facebook, Wikipedia, your other forums you visit.
 

Labyrinth

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I will assist if the Hug-A-Goth day (September 25th) is also spread world-wide.
 

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TvTropes said:
It is generally accepted that whoever is the first to play the "Hitler" card has lost the argument as well as any trace of respect. There is also a widely observed caveat that attempting to invoke Godwin's Law intentionally, in order to force-terminate a thread, does not work. All the same, shouting "Hitler!" is a fun way to express your opinion that a thread should be put to rest. Of course, it's also helping Hitler indirectly, as his greatest expressed wish was to be remembered forever, which means that you're just as bad as Hitler, you horrible Nazi-bastard. [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HypocriticalHumor]
Do follow the link before responding to the last 9 words.
 

Flap Jack452

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Labyrinth said:
I will assist if the Hug-A-Goth day (September 25th) is also spread world-wide.
I don't any goths but if I see one I'll give em a big old hug, probably mortifying them at the same time.
 

Resistance205

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You know, this is a genius idea! I have been trying to use Godwin's law more and more lately, even in real life! It is pretty fun to see people just stareing at me when i say it.
 

Dys

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Labyrinth said:
I will assist if the Hug-A-Goth day (September 25th) is also spread world-wide.
Hug-a-goth day might be somewhat as there are significantly more non-goths looking for hugs than goths looking to be hugged. Especially during september when it is starting to warm up.
 
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Oh man this sounds like fun. As much fun as communism! Oh wait wait no. I got that wrong. Hey, uh, you know who else got things wrong? Mussolini! Oh no hang on I can do this. I can do this. I can do this like Napoleon did Russia! Ohhhhh I am so bad at this.
 

Inverse Skies

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That might be one interesting day on the Escapist... worse than April Fools Day even. Remind me to be busy on that day so everything I say doesn't get linked back to the Nazi's somehow.
 

bodyklok

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Unlike most of 'insert retarded 4chan meme here' days this is actually a good idea, aside from the fact it sounds hilarious it could also inspire genuinely intelligent disscusion.
 

PurpleRain

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Inverse Skies said:
That might be one interesting day on the Escapist... worse than April Fools Day even. Remind me to be busy on that day so everything I say doesn't get linked back to the Nazi's somehow.
Be better if brought into the real world. Really promote this stuff. Get your friends into it!

Fraser.J.A said:
Oh man this sounds like fun. As much fun as communism! Oh wait wait no. I got that wrong. Hey, uh, you know who else got things wrong? Mussolini! Oh no hang on I can do this. I can do this. I can do this like Napoleon did Russia! Ohhhhh I am so bad at this.
No, I think you're thinking of Lennin. No wait, I meant to say Alexander the Great conquered a vast amount of land only to be turned back in India! Like... yeah, I have nothing.
 

PirateKing

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That once happened to me on this site. I said that Light Yagami, the main character from the anime/manga Death Note, could not possibly have killed as many people as the Nazi's.

Anyway, yeah, I'll go with that holiday.