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Metafilter: Fair & Balanced[tm] - reclaim free speech tomorrow!
This Friday, August 15, is Fair And Balanced day on the Internet... according to Neal Pollack, Atrios and others. Development to this thread
All right, I'm in.
I don't know if I did it right, though.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 4:43 PM on August 14, 2003
I don't know if I did it right, though.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 4:43 PM on August 14, 2003
Subtle, crash. Subtle...maybe add a few exclamation marks...
posted by dash_slot- at 4:54 PM on August 14, 2003
posted by dash_slot- at 4:54 PM on August 14, 2003
DR Anolick was in on this almost 20 years ago! What a trendsetter!
posted by dogwelder at 5:05 PM on August 14, 2003
posted by dogwelder at 5:05 PM on August 14, 2003
Does this mean we can all stop calling our sites FOO-Zilla?
posted by briank at 6:23 PM on August 14, 2003
posted by briank at 6:23 PM on August 14, 2003
"Ok, you may find symbols to be peurile, empty and futile": quite the opposite! Symbols mean things, words are valuable, and that's why they shouldn't be suffocated by spurious property claims and frivolous lawsuits.
Let's see. Do they have a case about copyright? Almost certainly not: you can't copyright just three words. Trademark, then? They'd have to convince a judge that people are actually going to be confused, and think that Franken's book is really put out by Fox News. Uh-huh.
posted by davidchess at 8:41 PM on August 14, 2003
Let's see. Do they have a case about copyright? Almost certainly not: you can't copyright just three words. Trademark, then? They'd have to convince a judge that people are actually going to be confused, and think that Franken's book is really put out by Fox News. Uh-huh.
posted by davidchess at 8:41 PM on August 14, 2003
So apparently today is "Fair And Balanced day on the Internet", "National Relaxation Day" (in the UK) and "Failure Day" (no idea national or worldwide).
If no-one else can see why this is humourous, I'll be sat in the corner complaining about the youth of today. ;)
posted by twine42 at 1:10 AM on August 15, 2003
If no-one else can see why this is humourous, I'll be sat in the corner complaining about the youth of today. ;)
posted by twine42 at 1:10 AM on August 15, 2003
I'm so relaxed, I fail to see the humour in being fair and balanced, I guess.
Oh, yeah, me is in.
Also, as per TrackBack below.
posted by Samizdata at 1:56 AM on August 15, 2003
Oh, yeah, me is in.
Also, as per TrackBack below.
posted by Samizdata at 1:56 AM on August 15, 2003
That's top, that is!
posted by dash_slot- at 9:39 AM on August 15, 2003
posted by dash_slot- at 9:39 AM on August 15, 2003
I ♥ the mathowie.
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:00 AM on August 15, 2003
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:00 AM on August 15, 2003
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