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50 Post author: Alicorn 18 January 2010 04:18AM

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Comment author: SilasBarta 19 January 2010 06:36:00PM 2 points [-]

As a LW post specifically, I feel like almost all the "classic" OB/LW posts had memorable titles that make it easy to remember what the post is about and serve as a kind of hook/shortcut for that particular concept

I think Alicorn was making a reference to how ads for political candidates in the US now have to include the candidate saying "I'm [so-and-so], and I approve this message." That, or the meme has just caught on. Either way, it may help to know the significance of that phrasing.

(Or it's just a coincidental phrasing, but who care's about that possibility...)

(Previous title was IIRC "I'm Alicorn, and I approve this message.")