# Create the next Godwin's Law **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 28, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843 "2008-05-28T02:38:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/21 "2008-05-28T17:20:35Z")
Any time a woman posts about her looks, the first male response will be ‘cite?’ or ‘how _you_ doing?’ -XX Law ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/22 "2008-05-28T17:30:29Z")
Whenever a thread is made complaining about behaviour on a message board, 3 of the first 5 posts will intentionally demonstrate that behaviour. Taber’s Law ---
**Author:** ![Carnacki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Carnacki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnacki)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/23 "2008-05-28T17:49:02Z")
If you don’t finish what you started, –KidScruffy’s Law ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/24 "2008-05-28T17:49:24Z")
The importance of a meeting is inversely proportional to the square root of the number of people invited. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/25 "2008-05-28T18:41:13Z")
Robots **ARE** evil and they **WILL** harm you. The Asimov was Wrong Law ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/26 "2008-05-28T18:56:11Z")
I’ve already declared **Nemo’s Law** : _As any online discussion grows longer, the probability of a Monty Python reference approaches one._ ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/27 "2008-05-28T18:58:37Z")
The more times you practice rolling the die, the more likely you will get the exact opposite result. -Wargamer’s Postulate (I’m getting tired of all these Laws.) ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/28 "2008-05-28T19:11:43Z")
The better you perform at work, the less you will be appreciated. DFTH’s law ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/29 "2008-05-28T19:54:05Z")
In any thread about accents on TV, at some point somebody will mention that John Mahoney comes from Manchester and Jane Leeves doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/30 "2008-05-28T20:44:39Z")
This is not going to turn out well. – Boyo Jim’s 2nd law ---
**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/31 "2008-05-28T22:04:01Z")
When one person of a couple snores, they invariably fall asleep first. -Swampwolf’s Law ---
**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/32 "2008-05-28T22:05:02Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] I’ve already declared **Nemo’s Law** : _As any online discussion grows longer, the probability of a Monty Python reference approaches one._ [/QUOTE] I didn’t expect Nemo’s Law! ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/33 "2008-05-28T23:29:13Z")
In any online debate, the chances that anyone will actually change their opinion are nil to begin with, and get worse over time. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/34 "2008-05-29T02:18:33Z")
Any reference to George W. Bush must immediately be rejoined by a reference to Bill Clinton. Even a comment on how attractive Jenna Bush looked at her wedding must be immediately rejoined by a comment on how attractive Chelsea Clinton looks these days. ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/35 "2008-05-29T02:28:04Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] Any reference to George W. Bush must immediately be rejoined by a reference to Bill Clinton. Even a comment on how attractive Jenna Bush looked at her wedding must be immediately rejoined by a comment on how attractive Chelsea Clinton looks these days. [/QUOTE] _shudder_ ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/36 "2008-05-29T04:10:51Z")
If you don’t follow company policy, you’ll get in trouble. If you follow company policy to the letter, you’ll get complaints. ---
**Author:** ![Carnacki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Carnacki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnacki)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/37 "2008-05-29T15:10:39Z")
[QUOTE=ianzin] In any online debate, the chances that anyone will actually change their opinion are nil to begin with, and get worse over time. [/QUOTE] I doubt that very much, and I bet you can’t find enough examples to convince me. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/38 "2008-05-29T15:34:36Z")
[QUOTE=beowulff] Whenever there is a “system”, someone will try to game it. **Beowulff’s** Law [/QUOTE] Corollary: All systems can be gamed. The IQ of a teenaged male is inversely proportional to the number of teenaged males in the immediate vicinity. **Rysto** ’s Law ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/39 "2008-05-29T15:37:40Z")
**Doug’s Tripartite Law of Topical Devolution** -For every topic A, there is a parallel topic or subtopic B, that is simpler to understand, relevant to more people, or tends to generate more controversy or intellectual one-upmanship. -The longer an internet-based discussion about topic A runs, the more likely it will drift (or “devolve”) into a discussion of topic B. -The more right-brain oriented, abstract, or “touchy-feely” topic A is, the more likely it will drift to a left-brain oriented, empirical, or logically-systematic topic B. **Doug’s Law of Political Capitals** The percentage of gratuitiously capitalized words in any text posted to the internet is directly proportional to the degree of political conservatism of the writer. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843/40 "2008-05-29T15:41:28Z")
If you post something good about abortion or something bad about adoption, anti-abortion people will rip you a new one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-the-next-godwins-law/450843.md?page=3)