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Comment by _4ziu

7 years ago

Someone pointed out that most of them probably cited as a joke, like in the legal field where they cite ridiculous lawsuit names ("The United States of America vs Satan")

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c3534l  7 years ago

Yeah, they're not serious citations. They're either criticisms or jokes. I've heard that it's become a bit of a meme.

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