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Bosh is offline Bosh
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Jan 1970
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Immutable Laws of Apolyton:

1. If you post a thread in which you propose to do something stupid as a cry for help/attention all polytubbies will do is egg you on.

2. The easiest way to get widespread name recognition is to be an obnoxious jackass, have very strong opinions on matters that you discuss obsessively, parade your private live in an unseemly manner, be a shamelessly annoying spammer or have a cute avatar (cute kittens and dancing cows seem to be the most effective). This goes a long way to explain the large numbers of obnoxnious jackasses, opinionated obsessives, shameless self-publicists, spammers and people with cute avatars on Apolyton.

3. It is physically impossible for a debate on 'poly to change somebodies opinions on anything whatsoever more frequently than once per year. And that's an absolute maximum.

4. The range of political opinions on poly will always be sharply biased against the beliefs of anybody expressing an opinion about the range of political opinions on poly.

5. If you say something remarkably stupid people will remember it, especially with regards to helecopter defenestrations.

6. You can't complain about poly having gone downhill since the old days if the forum knows your registration date. It is known.

7. Settlers who post on the OT must be DLs and must be danced at.

8. There is nothing so stupid that someone on Apolyton can't be found to defend it.

9. As much as one might wish it, YYYH and SS cannot be forgotten.

10. Any news event worth posting about once is worth posting about until Ming wakes up, especially if it involves Jon Stewart PWNing Crossfire.

11. All bannings are carried out by Ming, all other moderators are strictly ornamental.

12. You cannot leave Apolyton, this is especially true if you announce you intention to leave Apolyton forever.

Last edited by Bosh on 16-02-2005 at 12:09

Shi Huangdi is offline Shi Huangdi
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Shi Huangdi is offline Shi Huangdi
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13. When your argument falls apart in a thread, you can always salvage yourself by claiming "I WAS TROLLING I DIDN'T REALLY MEAN IT."

Ted Striker is offline Ted Striker
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Jan 1970
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Shamelss self-publicists.


Ted Striker.

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Shi Huangdi is offline Shi Huangdi
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14. All Discussions of Women are restricted to two topics:

A. How Good you are getting to bang them

B. How much you hate them/how evil they are

Ted Striker is offline Ted Striker
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Jan 1970
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Shamelss self-publicists.


Ted Striker.

15 All of Ted Striker's pronouncements are worthy of a , especially with regards to hitting it.

Ted Striker is offline Ted Striker
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16. When Fez enters a thread, reasoned arguments die.

Japher is offline Japher
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Jun 2002
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quote:
1. If you post a thread in which you propose to do something stupid as a cry for help/attention all polytubbies will do is egg you on.


More! More!

quote:
2. The easiest way to get widespread name recognition is to be an obnoxious jackass, have very strong opinions on matters that you discuss obsessively, parade your private live in an unseemly manner, be a shamelessly annoying spammer or have a cute avatar (cute kittens and dancing cows seem to be the most effective). This goes a long way to explain the large numbers of obnoxnious jackasses, opinionated obsessives, shameless self-publicists, spammers and people with cute avatars on Apolyton.


What happen to your squirrel avatars?

quote:
3. It is physically impossible for a debate on 'poly to change somebodies opinions on anything whatsoever more frequently than once per year. And that's an absolute maximum.


I was thinking at least twice per year, but you convinced me otherwise

quote:
4. The range of political opinions on poly will always be sharply biased against the beliefs of anybody expressing an opinion about the range of political opinions on poly.


What? I may be stupid.... but then I am a republican.

quote:
5. If you say something remarkably stupid people will remember it, especially with regards to helecopter defenestrations.


Great! Is this because I said I'm a republican? Do we all have to be tossed from a helicopter?

quote:
6. You can't complain about poly having gone downhill since the old days if the forum knows your registration date. It is known.


You have to register?

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7. Settlers who post on the OT must be DLs and must be danced at.


Tell that to Kid...

quote:
8. There is nothing so stupid that someone on Apolyton can't be found to defend it.


DU and christianteen.com (or whatever) seems to prove that wrong

quote:
9. As much as one might wish it, YYYH and SS cannot be forgotten.


Who?

quote:
10. Any news event worth posting about once is worth posting about until Ming waked up, especially if it incolved Jon Stewart PWNing Crossfire.


I missed those threads

quote:
11. All bannings are carried out by Ming, all other moderators are strictly ornamental.


other mods?

12. All list posts will be disected and commented upon in a most anal manner such as I have just done.

Ramo is offline Ramo
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17. When a libertarian enters a thread, it gets endlessly parsed and dies.

Shi Huangdi is offline Shi Huangdi
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quote:

12. All list posts will be disected and commented upon in a most anal manner such as I have just done.


18. Someone will always manage to get the numbering wrong on any list that is done.

Japher is offline Japher
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there are too many rules

176. When there are too many rules or the anything is too long to read it is reasonable to shout out; "Summary!"
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and expect one.

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18. Someone will always manage to get the numbering wrong on any list that is done.




what?!

Bosh is offline Bosh
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What? I may be stupid.... but then I am a republican.

Since you are a Republican that means that Apolyton must have a strong liberal bias. Rule #4 is infallible.

quote:
What happen to your squirrel avatars?

Jun Ji-hyun is cuter.

Ted Striker is offline Ted Striker
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what?!


Are you a republican?

Agathon is offline Agathon
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Leafs 4TW!! - CPA
Dec 2002
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I have the pleasure of being the actual person threatened with helicopter ejection (isn't defenestration throwing someone out a window?), in my very first OT thread IIRC.

18. Despite appearances, Ming is really very patient and a big softie to boot.

Jaguar is offline Jaguar
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Apr 2000
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You're the person the helicopter comment was directed at?


OMFG I have new respect for you!

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Prince
"My god, it's full of peas..."
Jul 2002
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I have the pleasure of being the actual person threatened with helicopter ejection (isn't defenestration throwing someone out a window?), in my very first OT thread IIRC.


Huh, I thought you'd been around longer than that. Oh well, still funny.

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Yeah, unless he'd done it before that. At least that is the thread that people link to when they want to remind him of it.

It was in a thread about Chavez and Venezuela, and Fez was praising Pinochet. I didn't know there were mods so I uttered a few oaths his way and the fireworks started, culminating in the helicopter thing.

A pretty funny thread all around.

Another rule: photoshopping someone as Hitler is the quickest way to get a week off.

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Huh, I thought you'd been around longer than that. Oh well, still funny.


Jan 03 if you look for the thread IIRC.

That might be the same thread as the "you provide no evidence" quote. I can't remember.

Bosh is offline Bosh
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Yeah, unless he'd done it before that. At least that is the thread that people link to when they want to remind him of it.

It was in a thread about Chavez and Venezuela, and Fez was praising Pinochet. I didn't know there were mods so I uttered a few oaths his way and the fireworks started, culminating in the helicopter thing.

A pretty funny thread all around.

Another rule: photoshopping someone as Hitler is the quickest way to get a week off.

Or impersonating newscasters en masse.

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Jun 2002!? I thought Fez threatening to throw you from a chopter was just yester day. I'm nearing on 3 years now!

Well, at least I'm not as bad as you 1970 ppl

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Nov 2001
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217: The amount of spam in a thread increases exponentially as people realise none of the mods are around.

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Jun 2002!? I thought Fez threatening to throw you from a chopter was just yester day. I'm nearing on 3 years now!

Well, at least I'm not as bad as you 1970 ppl

1969

Ben Kenobi is offline Ben Kenobi
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christianteen.com (or whatever) seems to prove that wrong


You lose that bet. I just haven't seen the thread.

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How could you NOT have seen the thread? Here, there be threads on those wingers.

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Not before it was locked.

I do have a job now, y'know.

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Jun 2002!? I thought Fez threatening to throw you from a chopter was just yester day. I'm nearing on 3 years now!


I found the Venezuela thread, but Fez seems to have edited the post. Perhaps it was another thread.

I guess it was partly my own fault for being a supertroll in the thread.

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Not before it was locked.

I do have a job now, y'know.


Locked here, but not there.

 
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