[ExI] intellectual property again

[spike]

> ...On Behalf Of Damien Broderick
...
> Subject: Re: [ExI] intellectual property again
> 
> On 3/4/2010 12:52 AM, Emlyn wrote:
> ...
> > Comparing my position to Stalin doesn't quite give me a 
> technical win, dammit.
> 
> I'm glad you appreciated my irony...

Using Hitler as an insult is completely worn out, but the concept of
comparing people to well-known personalities is a coming wave I fear.  I
could imagine the terms Gore, Nixon, and Obama becoming insults.

>... I've always wanted the 
> chance to scream "The communists are coming! It's all a 
> communist plot!" And being able to do so in Texas makes it 
> irresistable... Damien Broderick

Damien having *you* sound that particular alarm would make it simultaneously
hilarious and terrifying.  Hilarious because of the irony, terrifying
because you have inherent credibility: would be a lot better than I at
recognizing them.

{8^D

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