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Re:How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life by logfromblammo on Thursday February 12, 2015 @02:52PM (#9040958)
It was, I admit, somewhat of an obscure joke. I realized, after my first sentence, that I couldn't be certain that it was true. So I added a sentinel value.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_in_Cairo

Don't despair. Being called a loser does not make you one.

Re:How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life by sillysaurus3 on Thursday February 12, 2015 @02:59PM (#9041002)
Ah, I see. Sorry about that.