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What is a poe ??

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What is a poe ??
Intimae_Hasta Offline
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What is a poe ??
June 23, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Sorry if that's a daft question, but I never came across that before Thinking
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RE: What is a poe ??
June 23, 2010 at 3:25 pm (This post was last modified: June 23, 2010 at 3:27 pm by Rhizomorph13.)
A poe is a ghost in the Zelda universe. You can catch them in bottles and drink them for health.

The last name of a famous poet

Or this: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Poe

Quote:A person who writes a parody of a Fundamentalist that is mistaken for the real thing. Due to Poe's Law, it is almost impossible to tell if a person is a Poe unless they admit to it.
"The Bible is true because it's the inerrant word of God! I know because the Bible says so! Glory!"

Is this guy serious? He's got to be a poe.

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RE: What is a poe ??
June 23, 2010 at 3:28 pm (This post was last modified: June 23, 2010 at 3:29 pm by tackattack.)
Here's a link
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.ph...oe%27s+Law

Here's what's relevant
Quote:"Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."

They have POE religious websites and poe trolls. It typically refers here to people we can't believe are so extremist in their views we can't tell if they're joking (thus a fake fundie) and not serious (just your regular crazy).


grrr Rhizo you beat me to it :S
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post

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RE: What is a poe ??
June 23, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Thank you very much for the explanations. It makes sense now.
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RE: What is a poe ??
June 23, 2010 at 4:31 pm (This post was last modified: June 23, 2010 at 4:32 pm by The Omnissiunt One.)
(June 23, 2010 at 4:01 pm)Intimae_Hasta Wrote: Thank you very much for the explanations. It makes sense now.

On YouTube, my brother and I set up a 'poe' account, entitled 'Godsmitesunbelievers'. Our sole video at the moment alleges to prove that Obama is the Antichrist. Alarmingly, the ridiculous evidence which we made up isn't that far from what nutters really say...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqvVuiHW_ZA
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RE: What is a poe ??
June 23, 2010 at 8:56 pm
LOL Excellent! I shall distribute that most generously to see how long it takes before one of my fundie family members sends it to me.
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RE: What is a poe ??
June 24, 2010 at 10:15 am
(June 23, 2010 at 4:31 pm)The Omnissiunt One Wrote:
(June 23, 2010 at 4:01 pm)Intimae_Hasta Wrote: Thank you very much for the explanations. It makes sense now.

On YouTube, my brother and I set up a 'poe' account, entitled 'Godsmitesunbelievers'. Our sole video at the moment alleges to prove that Obama is the Antichrist. Alarmingly, the ridiculous evidence which we made up isn't that far from what nutters really say...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqvVuiHW_ZA

LOL, nice music tho.....
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RE: What is a poe ??
June 25, 2010 at 2:24 am
The Omnissiunt One....Do you not realize how many fucking emails from family members I will receive now that you have put this out there......? Tongue

Links and wording will abide......

Thanks a lot T.O.O..... Cool Shades


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