Unnamed comments on When None Dare Urge Restraint, pt. 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Unnamed 29 May 2012 04:29:41PM *  14 points [-]

Homer, about 20 years ago:

Homer: That Timmy is a real hero!
Lisa: How do you mean, Dad?
Homer: Well, he fell down a well, and... he can't get out.
Lisa: How does that make him a hero?
Homer: Well, that's more than you did!

Hero inflation is not just for the dead or the military.

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