Re:The Rocky Horror Coffin Clock
by pfdietz on Sunday May 07, 2023 @11:30AM
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I suggest selling inferior grade coppper. Your name will be immortalized!
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Re:The Rocky Horror Coffin Clock
by bqmjjx0kac on Sunday May 07, 2023 @11:38AM
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I hate to undermine your point, but I have no idea what you're referring to :)
Re:The Rocky Horror Coffin Clock
by IntrepidWorm on Monday May 08, 2023 @03:41PM
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https://xkcd.com/2758/
Another whimsical XKCD reference.
One of the oldest recorded writing is a yelp complaint about crappy copper.
Re:The Rocky Horror Coffin Clock
by JoelMcCracken on Sunday May 07, 2023 @11:58AM
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https://xkcd.com/1053/
I don’t generally like obligatory xkcd references, but this one is an exception. I like how it reminds us that our experiences are not universal, and people have all kinds of experience spatterings, even if we may come from a shared cultural background. And, instead of the inclination to feel superior to someone who doesn’t know a thing, we can instead feel pleased to share our beloved cultural touchstones.
Re:The Rocky Horror Coffin Clock
by JoelMcCracken on Sunday May 07, 2023 @12:50PM
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But yeah, this meme goes deep. I saw this the other day, and it took me a second to get it https://twitter.com/LegbootLegit/status/1652003586740502545
I had a coworker, originally from India, who had not heard of the 1918 flu pandemic. (This came up back when COVID was first ramping up.) Apparently it's not taught about in India, even though it killed many millions.
Re:The Rocky Horror Coffin Clock
by GauntletWizard on Monday May 08, 2023 @01:19AM
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It was barely taught in my American world history class, except as a footnote to WWI.
The goal was not that "everybody knows your name"; only that one's identity be well-known enough that it will not be forgotten, or at least (in this particular case) be rediscoverable. So the point is not undermined at all.
If fame is the objective, there is also arson to consider: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herostratus
If you plan to immortalize yourself in a negative way you can just pull a Pompeii and start doing graffiti. A few crude dick drawings and raunchy jokes signed with your name should be enough to keep future archeologists entertained.
The graffiti is the easy part. The city destroying volcanic explosions right afterwards is the tricky part.
...but if you can put your name to that, others will do the immortalizing for you.
For example, Pliny the Elder (or Younger). That type of eruption is now called "Plinian".