dogdidit
Posts: 315 Joined: Mar. 2008
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Quote (Reciprocating Bill @ April 13 2008,17:37) | Quote (Louis @ April 13 2008,18:15) | Poe's law?
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Poe's law: Quote | Similar to Murphy's Law, Poe's Law concerns internet debates, particularly regarding religion or politics.
"Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
In other words, No matter how bizzare, outrageous, or just plain idiotic a parody of a Fundamentalist may seem, there will always be someone who cannot tell that it is a parody, having seen similar REAL ideas from real religious/political Fundamentalists. |
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As in, renting This Is Spinal Tap on video several years ago, and watching it along with my wife and brother in law. At the end of the movie we had to convince him that the movie was a spoof and Spinal Tap was a fictional band. He thought they were pretty cool (he was/is a heavy metal headbanger) and responded to our explanations with blinking incredulity.
All three of us enjoyed the movie immensely, so I'm hard pressed to say what life lesson to draw from this episode other than "shut up, watch the movie". The actors who played the Spinal Tap band members, having discovered (I suppose) that the gig was kinda fun (and they were able to play those instruments) apparently went on to record an album or two, and made some public performances. I'm sure my brother in law became aware of that and has concluded that we were either liars or idiots or both.
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