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Re: Lowest Common Denominator (was: Re: Lego.com - new look)
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Sun, 17 Oct 1999 21:01:50 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> writes:
> [...]
> Another interesting twist on that -- but a different way: A larger, or more
> specific, common thing between us is that we're both *male* geeks. But now
> if one makes the statement, "male geeks aren't very common," then that's
> probably more false than it is true, given the assumptions the listener
> probably makes (that "male geeks" is being compared to "all geeks" rather
> than to "all people").
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> Oh my. So, which of the following statements is more common-English-true
> than the other?
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> 1) Male nurses are uncommon.
> 2) Male geeks are uncommon.
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> Now which of those statements is more Math-true than the other? [...]
I forgot adult LEGO-ness! It's a wonderful opportunity to make a very
confusing and misleading true statment! :) :)
Male adult LEGO fans are quite uncommon.
Hee hee! It's true!! :)
--Todd
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