On the surface you seem to make some valid points about technology... But your e-mail address reveals your newbie identity. You're probably a goat herder or a cartoonist.
— Dilbert
Flame War!
— Strong Bad, email 179: pizza joint
"New Rule: Debates held in the Internet 'Comments' section have to make me hate all of humanity less. Here's a recap of every debate ever held in an Internet "Comment" section. Ready? 'Obama's a socialist.' 'Oh, yeah? Bush is a war criminal, fag.' 'Who are you calling a ‘fag,' faggot?' The end. And then, of course, someone chimes in with, 'Ron Paul 2012!' and they call that guy a fag. And then I can't help myself, so I type, 'Gentlemen, gentlemen, please! This is a porn site!'"
— Bill Maher, Real Time with Bill Maher
Peck!Rob: He's locked himself inside!
Walter: (Faces Peck!Rob) Good. Then let us partake in the real war.
Heather: Yes. The real war.
Tamara: Let two Internet extremes partake in the ultimate battle.
Malcolm: Yes. The ultimate battle.
(As the two sides face each other, they all get out their cell phones and start writing angry comments to each other)
Walter: (Faces Peck!Rob) Good. Then let us partake in the real war.
Heather: Yes. The real war.
Tamara: Let two Internet extremes partake in the ultimate battle.
Malcolm: Yes. The ultimate battle.
(As the two sides face each other, they all get out their cell phones and start writing angry comments to each other)
— The Nostalgia Critic's scene in Ghostbusters reboot.
Player: Huh. It's kind of cold out today.
Arguer 1: Don't tell me you're one of those "so much for global warming" guys!
Player: Um...
Arguer 2: If global warming is real, then why is it so cold out today?! It's a hoax, that's why!
Arguer 1: Only idiots think it's a hoax! All the scientists ever say is it's real! And it's backed up by a whole mess of scientific evidence that I'm going to mention but not provide any sources for!
Arguer 2: Shut up!
Arguer 1: No, you shut up!
Arguer 2: No, you shut up!
Arguer 1: (with reinforcements arriving) No, you shut up!
Arguer 2: (with reinforcements arriving) No, you shut up!
Arguer 1 and reinforcements: No, you shut up!
Arguer 2 and reinforcements: No, you shut up!
(Both sides start screaming and shooting at each other with flaming arrows; the player gets caught in the crossfire and dies)
Arguer 1: Don't tell me you're one of those "so much for global warming" guys!
Player: Um...
Arguer 2: If global warming is real, then why is it so cold out today?! It's a hoax, that's why!
Arguer 1: Only idiots think it's a hoax! All the scientists ever say is it's real! And it's backed up by a whole mess of scientific evidence that I'm going to mention but not provide any sources for!
Arguer 2: Shut up!
Arguer 1: No, you shut up!
Arguer 2: No, you shut up!
Arguer 1: (with reinforcements arriving) No, you shut up!
Arguer 2: (with reinforcements arriving) No, you shut up!
Arguer 1 and reinforcements: No, you shut up!
Arguer 2 and reinforcements: No, you shut up!
(Both sides start screaming and shooting at each other with flaming arrows; the player gets caught in the crossfire and dies)
—50 Ways to Die in Minecraft part 3, death 40 (Flame War)
"Is Wario A Libertarian" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate,
— dril, Aug 28, 2011
1656. Starting a flame war on the internet is bad. Starting a flame war not on the internet is much, much worse.
