truemaking history by stephen fry is an interesting novel on just that idea
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4Q just lurking,
Wed 3 Feb 2010, 22:57,
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There's loads on this.There ought to be a Godwin's fiction law.
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Christian's Bolt and Ski,
Wed 3 Feb 2010, 23:16,
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:)I may have to hunt down the book "Raven" mentioned there, sounds cool:
"A British commando team launch Operation Raven, in which they kill Hitler on a train and replace him with a lookalike actor named Archie"
("A British commando team launch Operation Raven, in which they kill Hitler on a train and replace him with a lookalike actor named Archie"
the wub - guide onion for the blind,
Wed 3 Feb 2010, 23:28,
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There's a couple that apply...tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitlekz83hawz
tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GodwinsLawOfTimeTravel
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Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs,
Wed 3 Feb 2010, 23:19,
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