According to Joey The Accordion Guy the official fight song of the Internet should be that instantly recognizable classic, the "Amok Time" fight scene music where Kirk and Spoke duke it out with various bizarre weapons so Spock can marry his betrothed… and all that that implies.
Like the Vulcan ritual that the music underscored, most internet arguments are triggered by a response in the most primitive parts of our brains, look silly to outsiders and seem to be taken up by people who are slated to have sex once every seven years.
My favorite weapon was always when T'Pol or whatever her name was announces they now fight with "de Ahn Vuuhn!" because I got a kick out of the accent. Grab the music clip from Joey's site while you can, it won't be available for long.
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That would be T’Pau, of course. *cough*
To extend the metaphor further, the “Vulcan March” that precedes the fight (as T’Pau is brought in) fits as well, reminiscent of many web sites being established with much pomp and circumstance … only to “devolve” into atavistic struggle.
Hmm. Are all comments in bold?
UPDATE: AHA! So that’s why IE had everything in bold after a certain point!
It was an unclosed tag. Must see about enabling the editor a little better on comments.