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		dredmorbius on June 4, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Canada’s $6.9B Wildfire Is the Size of Delaware an... Poe's law. I've seen far too many (AFAICT) absolutely sincerely intended idiotic statements here. I mostly simply let them fly. xkcd 386 only gets you so far. Adding a </s> tag to your comment helps.

tn13 on June 4, 2016 [–]

I don't think </s> is necessary one your rely on his/her own human intelligence.

dredmorbius on June 4, 2016 | [–]

Evidence suggests otherwise. Which is precisely what Poe's Law is about.

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