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I was reminded of the Small Penis Rule after reading this. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_penis_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_penis_rule [
by ValentineC 10y ago
I was reminded of the Small Penis Rule after reading this.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_penis_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_penis_rule
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/24/books/writers-as-plunderers-why-do-they-keep-giving-away-other-people-s-secrets.html http://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/24/books/writers-as-plunderer...
- wodenokoto 10y agoWhy can't the small penis be part of the libel?
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- mmanfrin 10y agoIt can, it's just that the plaintiff has to prove they have a small penis.
- Digit-Al 10y agoIf the small penis is part of the libel then surely the plaintiff has to be prove he doesn't have a small penis.
- empath75 10y agoThe small penis isn't the libelous part, just an identifying feature.
- Dylan16807 10y agoWhich doesn't actually make any sense. It's a fun joke, but you could make the same "it's just an identifying feature" argument about any libelous part.
- vermontdevil 10y agoHere's Michael Crowley's response which I thought is interesting. https://newrepublic.com/article/62416/cock-and-bull https://newrepublic.com/article/62416/cock-and-bull
- harryjo 10y agoUgh, that's clearly a joke that got converted into a factoid as it passed through a dim NYT reporter and then Wikipedia This is a bad flaw in Wikipedia -- it only cares about sources, not credibility of sources.