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Godwin's law another concept that is utter nonsense without any relation to reality. article should be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.47.162.18 ( talk) 13:41, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
How verbose do you have to be?!?
A golden hammer is ironic because such a hammer wouldn't work any better than an iron one.-- Aufidius 23:18, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
I think 'golden hammer' is a play on the idea of the 'golden rule' in which sense 'golden' doesn't literally mean made of gold; it is a figurative use which suggests wide or complete application. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.15.66.17 ( talk) 07:30, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
Is it possible the phrase is also a pun on "silver bullet"? David McCabe 07:54, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
Does the link to Microsoft really belong here, if there is a good reason it needs some sort of explanation. Hydraton31 20:31, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
i just came across "hawley's corollary to maslow's law of the instrument." it says: "when you're a hammer, everything looks like a thumb." it's kind of cute and probably has relevance because it is showing a use of the law of the instrument in popular culture. i haven't been able to find a definitive reference for hawley's corollary, but if someone else finds a different reference to a different mutation of maslow's law, perhaps the thing to do would be to refactor the article to highlight the ubiquity of the law demonstrated by it's frequent modification.
OhMeadhbh ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:39, 23 August 2010 (UTC).
It's be wise to edit both together, for consistency. 66.68.45.15 ( talk) 05:55, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
This page is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Godwin's law another concept that is utter nonsense without any relation to reality. article should be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.47.162.18 ( talk) 13:41, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
How verbose do you have to be?!?
A golden hammer is ironic because such a hammer wouldn't work any better than an iron one.-- Aufidius 23:18, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
I think 'golden hammer' is a play on the idea of the 'golden rule' in which sense 'golden' doesn't literally mean made of gold; it is a figurative use which suggests wide or complete application. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.15.66.17 ( talk) 07:30, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
Is it possible the phrase is also a pun on "silver bullet"? David McCabe 07:54, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
Does the link to Microsoft really belong here, if there is a good reason it needs some sort of explanation. Hydraton31 20:31, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
i just came across "hawley's corollary to maslow's law of the instrument." it says: "when you're a hammer, everything looks like a thumb." it's kind of cute and probably has relevance because it is showing a use of the law of the instrument in popular culture. i haven't been able to find a definitive reference for hawley's corollary, but if someone else finds a different reference to a different mutation of maslow's law, perhaps the thing to do would be to refactor the article to highlight the ubiquity of the law demonstrated by it's frequent modification.
OhMeadhbh ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:39, 23 August 2010 (UTC).
It's be wise to edit both together, for consistency. 66.68.45.15 ( talk) 05:55, 1 September 2011 (UTC)