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Cadaverous Pallor · 09-23-2009, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

And speaking of randomness, I strongly recommend everybody listen to this episode of Radio Lab on stochasticity. And internalize everything said in the first 20 minutes.

Wow! Love it.

Alex · 09-23-2009, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

It's pretty good. The statistical information is probably not new to you, but he spends a lot of time on the history of probability mathematics statistics so that keeps it interesting.

Just bought it.

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Wow! Love it.

I know! Every time I've heard it I've literally fantasized about kidnapping most of the people I know and forcing them to listen to it over and over and over again until they truly understand what it means and adjust their view of coincidence/miracle accordingly.

Deebs · 09-23-2009, 09:42 AM

The mayor of Wellford, SC defends her new no-chase policy.

"Let's be reasonable"

Hallelujah and God bless you!

Moonliner · 09-23-2009, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by bewitched

Or it might be fun to go hand out copies of the Bible with a foreward debunking creationism glued in.

Even better!

VBM

scaeagles · 09-24-2009, 11:16 AM

Rescue team uses saw to free trapped penis

SzczerbiakManiac · 09-24-2009, 11:43 AM

"Keith Jones, deputy fire chief in Costa Mesa, told the OC Register that the man's penis remained fully intact."

That's a shame because I'd like this dimwit to be permanently removed from the gene pool.

JWBear · 09-24-2009, 11:43 AM

I just read that, in the contiguous 48 states, the farthest you can be from a McDonalds is 107 miles!

Disneyphile · 09-24-2009, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

I just read that, in the contiguous 48 states, the farthest you can be from a McDonalds is 107 miles!

I'm betting Starbucks is even less.

Moonliner · 09-24-2009, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

That's a shame because I'd like this dimwit to be permanently removed from the gene pool.

Oh come on, at some point we've all put that thing were it don't belong at least once or twice...

Gemini Cricket · 09-24-2009, 12:08 PM

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This week, the Allwetterzoo Zoo of Munster, Germany assumed responsibility for the upbringing of a baby rhino whose mother rejected it at birth.

Source

Listen here, Rhino mama, if you ain't gonna take care of a baby, don't have a baby.

Cute cute cute pics.

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