Thread: Quip Of The Day

Originally Posted by Jimbo

They say 1 million monkeys sitting at 1 million typewriters could produce the complete works of Shakespeare. The internet has clearly shown that to be incorrect.

I first heard that quote more than 30 years ago, except then it was a training sergeant referring to the newly minted 'Police and Criminal Evidence Act' here in the UK.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

They say 1 million monkeys sitting at 1 million typewriters could produce the complete works of Shakespeare. The internet has clearly shown that to be incorrect.

James.

I could agree with whoever "they' are, but then we'd all be wrong. The Gedanken is one based on the LLN (law of large numbers) and works in infinite quanta- The infinite money theorum states that: one 'monkey' on one 'typerwriter', given unlimited time- one would. One 'monkey' one typerwriter- with an infinite timeline. That's what Emile borel's gedanken was of- infinity, and numbers approaching infinity. The fine print is important.

The statistics on sanity say that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends.

If they're OK..? (then it's you!)

~Richard

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. " -- Will Rogers

Have you ever noticed that you never see a happy jogger?

There are some micro-organisms that exhibit characteristics of both plants and animals. When exposed to light they undergo photosynthesis and when the lights go out, they turn into animals..     but then again, don't we all?


rs,
Tack

found this in another forum:

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

found this in another forum:

Well, if you are aged, destitute, your waiting time for clinical or urgent care can be months. See, you no longer pay taxes so the system has no use for you! I looked into a Canada move when i retired some years back.
Remember, socialism works till it runs out of other people's money!
Cheers
~Richard

Yup! There are liars, Damn Liars, and politicians!
~Richard

Didn't mean for it to be a serious post. As we all know (in the US), we have the best system, despite its flaws. I hope it survives the next President.

Originally Posted by Geezer

Well, if you are aged, destitute, your waiting time for clinical or urgent care can be months. See, you no longer pay taxes so the system has no use for you! I looked into a Canada move when i retired some years back.
Remember, socialism works till it runs out of other people's money!
Cheers
~Richard