# 1920' style death ray

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920-style-death-ray/246226>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 20, 2004, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920-style-death-ray/246226 "2004-05-20T18:44:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920-style-death-ray/246226/41 "2004-05-23T14:37:42Z")

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Another post, another mistake. The convention, obviously, is from June 24th-July 1st.

The website I used had the same typo, and I, as a proper lemming, didn’t notice.

:smack:

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**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920-style-death-ray/246226/42 "2004-05-24T13:03:00Z")

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> [@psiekier](#):
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> > Originally Posted by Algernon  
> > In my memory, this phrase spread the furthest and fastest of any. An uncontrolled wildfire of humor.
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> Really, Algernon? And just who are all your base belong to? 🙂

:sheepish grin:

Well, I _did_ use the qualifier “in my memory”. I regret to have missed the “all your base” craze.

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