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[Furtuka]

"You get ahead of yourself Mr. Wright. The answer to the question of that image is of course, that they all are Pathos. For you see, it is a reference to a scene in Monty Python's Life of Brian, in which all of the crucified people claim to be Brian, which was in itself a reference to the famous "I AM SPARTACUS" scene from the movie Spartacus, in which all the slaves proclaim themselves to be Spartacus."

[flabort]

"Are Spartacus and Brian also Pathos, according to your theory?"

[poketwo]

"Are Spartacus and Brian also Pathos, according to your theory?"

EVERYONE IS Pathos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tawa]

"You get ahead of yourself Mr. Wright. The answer to the question of that image is of course, that they all are Pathos. For you see, it is a reference to a scene in Monty Python's Life of Brian, in which all of the crucified people claim to be Brian, which was in itself a reference to the famous "I AM SPARTACUS" scene from the movie Spartacus, in which all the slaves proclaim themselves to be Spartacus."

"Ah, but there is a problem with that. How many of the men were actually Brian? They can say they're Brian, but are they actually Brian?"

[endlessblaze]

((good argument, this is getting interesting))

the golden sword of spring growth vanishes form endless hand! endlessblaze throws a fireball at blitz!

[Furtuka]

"Oh but Mr. Wright, did you note the context of that image?"

hooray! 3 sigs! including one by a guy that virtually never comes here and I can't remember the name of!

Oi, Lurkers are the best amongst us all, true listeners

But listeners of the forum, or of Jifodus?

Jifodus is merely the Prime Aspect of the Lurker. And the Lurker is but one face of Pathos.

"As you can see from the original quote, the ongoing conversation itself had a reference to the many faces of Pathos. The actual original source of the image was only relevant due to all being Pathos, and therefore all being able to say "I am Pathos", hence was the joke. While only one of the men was the true Brian, all of us are Pathos, and so we can still call ourselves Pathos if asked, since we are all him."

[Tawa]

"The statement in the context that led to Pathos states that Jifodus is a face of Pathos. Who's to say that Pathos isn't, say, a shapeshifter, who is simultaneously Jifodus and many others? This corroborates the evidence that states that Pathos is one person, unlike the prosecution's statement that Pathos is everybody!"

[IcyTea31]

"Gentlemen, dire news! I have received information that the Dampe that sued everyone may or may not have been an evil clone! And we all know how the law goes about evil clones. This court session cannot proceed until the person claiming to be the original Dampe arrives here, we confirm his identity and, should he truly be him, whether or not he keeps pushing charges."

[BadLemonsXI]

*Meanwhile*

((I give you my first real try at a .gif))

[FallacyofUrist]

"And here we are... well. I think the robot is guilty of murder, or something, because everybody's dead, except for that zombie over there- RUN!"

[anailater]

"Wait why is there only one zombie?"

[poketwo]

I THINK WE'RE IN AN ALTERNATE TIMELINE.

ANYWAYS, TIME TO GO OUTSIDE!!!!

[Tawa]

"Well, Mr. Furtuka? Do you dispute my point?!"


"Wonderful to see you, Mr. Lemons."

[Furtuka]

"No, it states that the concept of the Lurker is a face of Pathos. And all who lurk are lurkers. He is merely describing subsets of Pathos, and so those who post are another face, as are those who do not join. And even that aside, the image never specifies how many faces Pathos said, and one could just as easily say he has infinite faces, one for everyone."

[Tawa]

"I... I guess you're right that the Lurker is a face of Pathos..."


"No! Your argument is right... I'm stuck!"


"But wait..."


"That's it...!"


"Your evidence... is all precedence. It is a legend spread throughout the forum. Your one piece of true, hard evidence, from the law of the land, from Toady..."


"Doesn't even help your point!"


"Let's take a look at the chronology of quotes before Toady's post."

Spoiler: Evidence: Context of Toady's Pathos Statement (click to show/hide)

Longinus was a ban-dodge account.

Huh. That's a lot of text that just disappeared.
Is this the legendary event known as nuking?
Also, if you don't mind me asking, who was ban-dodging?

I'm curious too, at least insofar as "Was it someone who's done this a lot/a well known person, or an unknown?" but I'm not sure if Toady feels comfortable saying that kind of thing.

It's a repeat, but there's no sense in building up a new legend to glorify them.  Might as well chalk it up to Pathos and move on.

"Notice anything?"

"That's right! Toady doesn't actually even make a statement about Pathos's omnipresence! He tells the viewers of the incident to 'chalk it up to Pathos and move on' and warns them to not 'build up a new legend to glorify [the ban-dodger]'. It doesn't say that forum law acknowledges Pathos as omnipresent at all--if anything, it shows the moderation's skepticism on the subject of forumite-based legends!"

Spoiler: Court Record (click to show/hide)

Tawarochir Law Offices Attorney's Badges
Tawarochir and co.'s attorney's badges. Proof of their profession.
Dampe's Prosecutor's Badge
Dampe's prosecutor's badge. Edgeworth's mentor says it's more chic to keep it in one's pocket.
Wikipedia Article
Wikipedia article on objections in law. Could come in handy.
Tawarochir's Business Card
Tawarochir Law Offices' business card. Has the address of this thread, the phone number of this thread, and Tawa's, his protégé's, and Techy's names on it.
Punishment for Misuse of Magic Cats
Unusually strict regulations on magic cat usage. Life in the circus, no parole.
List of Charges
Dampe's charges against the defendants. Everybody is being sued for 84th degree sigtext and charged with malpractice. Tawarochir is being charged with premeditated vehicular deicide.
Pathos Scrapbook
Submitted by Furtuka. Contains a list of quotes supporting Pathos's omnipresence.