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Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 29 Aug 1999 01:52:15 GMT
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Sproaticus wrote:
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> I have to contest this statement. I went through a pretty tough school in New
> Jersey, where I had friends affected by two in-school fatalities in one year.
> No meteor deaths, though it could've been a quiet season.
A) Your anecdote is poor small sample statistics. Just because your
school in Jersey was blessed by the holy mother of magnetic umbrellae
doesn't mean that applies to the whole of the US.
B) I heard that "statistic" a couple weeks ago at a party and I enjoyed
it enough to pass it along. I haven't researched the facts thoroughly
(or at all, really) and if you call me on something like this again,
I'll have to come after you with my (nontaxable - and guaranteed by God)
arsenal of Uzis, Glocks, AKs, and canisters of Anthrax. ( ;-) for the
clue impaired)
> Part of the problem in this is the press. Sadly, they're in it for the money.
> And reporting on dramatic school-yard killings sells more papers than
> reporting on ways of dying that effect the majority of people: traffic
Sure, but why can't people hear the news and still have a clue realizing
that those are news _because_ they are so rare? The news is to blame
when they lie, which isn't all that uncommon, but they can't be blamed
when they report accurate information. The listener is to blame for not
having a clue.
> Judging by the press, all of Europe is about to go stark raving bonkers due to
> mad cow disease and other forms of tainted beef. While they're inundated
I don't watch TV, so I'm not sure about that, but I thought the
reporting on Mad-Cow and CJD was fairly reasonable. If you're
interested in a good read, check out _Deadly Feasts_. It's a good
science mystery retelling.
--Chris
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| (...) I have to contest this statement. I went through a pretty tough school in New Jersey, where I had friends affected by two in-school fatalities in one year. No meteor deaths, though it could've been a quiet season. (...) Absolutely true. You (...) (25 years ago, 28-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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