====== Unfortunate Thread Juxtaposition ======

When two or more unrelated threads, especially in Chat, are juxtaposed next to each other to create an amusing unintended meaning. For example:

"Are You Circumcised?"

"Flocc's Monumental Task"

"1500 Members!!"

Unfortunate Thread Juxtapositions were being occasionally posted in several threads for a while before [[Thande]] created a thread devoted to them. Many people contribute to that thread, but perhaps the three biggest contributors are Thande himself, [[King Thomas]], and [[MrP]].

Irritatingly, [[Private Eye]] have recently stolen the phrase "Unfortunate Juxtapositions", although since they used it to mock the [[Guardian]], Thande can't really get all //that// angry. 

Due to the vast number of (often identical) juxtapositions posted involving [[offtopic:Max Sinister]]'s [[timelines:Chaos#Chaos timeline]]((leading to juxtapositions starting with: "Chaos Timeline: A World without...")), Max has been made the Patron Saint of Unfortunate Thread Juxtapositions. Another claimant to this title is [[Croesus]], whose Fitter Italian Military TL has also been used to similar effect.

The Poirot-esque phrase "use ze little blue dots" (in MSPaint to resize the picture) is used to refer to people who post UTJs with massive areas of white space.

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==== Variations ====

Several variant forms have become accepted, i.e. unlike any other editing, they are considered acceptable if they are not overused and if it makes a UTJ funnier.

=== Ran-Style Edit ===

[[Ran Exilis]] pioneered the "Ran-Style Edit", in which the word 'by' is removed from a blue-background UTJ (sometimes just a single post), e.g. "Most Evil Woman..." //by// IronYuppie). 

=== Thande-Style Double Preview Edit ===

Used for juxtapositions on the front page. Because the thread titles are abbreviated and passing the cursor over the link causes them to pop up as previews, in order to do a full juxtaposition with both threads, two screenshots are pasted together so both thread titles are shown as previews.

=== Imajin-Style Reverse Juxtaposition ===

Due to the relative placement of NPC and PC, often a frontpage juxtaposition works better backwards, so you must Use Your Brain.

=== Cutoffs ===

First posted by Imajin ("South Carolina to outlaw sex...") this is when a thread title is cut off on the main page to produce an amusing result. Sometimes posted singly, more commonly combined with standard UTJ.

=== Non-AH.com Material ===

It is acceptable to occasionally post juxtapositions or other amusing thread combinations from other forums, or story juxtapositions from news websites.

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==== Links ====

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=23127|Unfortunate Thread Juxtapositions I]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=157717|Unfortunate Thread Juxtapositions II]]**

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