Free Association Thread 5

Handley_Page · Dec 17, 2018

HBergeron said:
...and speaking of flautists standing on one leg... (oh, we weren't were we? Oh well...)

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1...31i67j0i67j0i20i263j33i160j33i299._7qgnWh4qIw

Fine reminders of good music.

JKendallDane · Dec 17, 2018

Handley_Page said:
Fine reminders of good music.

When you look back at music in the 1970's it's hard to believe we started out with Jethro Tull and Alice Cooper and somehow ended up with disco.

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Handley_Page · Dec 17, 2018

JKendallDane said:
When you look back at music in the 1970's it's hard to believe we started out with Jethro Tull and Alice Cooper and somehow ended up with disco.

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In my house, anything that got me away from Punk was a benefit.

JKendallDane · Dec 19, 2018

Handley_Page said:
In my house, anything that got me away from Punk was a benefit.

My attitude is that Punk, Rap, and anything involving Justin Bieber can all be struck from music history and will never be missed. :caning:

Handley_Page · Dec 19, 2018

JKendallDane said:
My attitude is that Punk, Rap, and anything involving Justin Bieber can all be struck from music history and will never be missed. :caning:

I quite agree, although I suspect the a young Beethoven may have been regarded in a similar light, back in the day.

JKendallDane · Dec 19, 2018

Handley_Page said:
I quite agree, although I suspect the a young Beethoven may have been regarded in a similar light, back in the day.

Yeah, but what do kids know? After all, back when he was in high school, that Armstrong kid told his science teacher he was going to go to the moon someday.

Handley_Page · Dec 19, 2018

JKendallDane said:
Yeah, but what do kids know? After all, back when he was in high school, that Armstrong kid told his science teacher he was going to go to the moon someday.

Well, I guess Someone's got to be right - Sometime

SamScribble · Dec 19, 2018

Handley_Page said:
Well, I guess Someone's got to be right - Sometime

'If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?' - Albert Einstein

Handley_Page · Dec 19, 2018

SamScribble said:
'If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?' - Albert Einstein

'It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is;
it doesn't matter how smart you are.
If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong',
Richard Feynman.

JKendallDane · Dec 20, 2018

Handley_Page said:
'It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is;
it doesn't matter how smart you are.
If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong',
Richard Feynman.

Mathematicians get you the correct answer.

Statisticians decide what the correct answer should be.

Pollsters come up with the answer you want to be correct.

Politicians give you the correct answer to a question you didn't ask.

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Handley_Page · Dec 20, 2018

JKendallDane said:
Mathematicians get you the correct answer.

Statisticians decide what the correct answer should be.

Pollsters come up with the answer you want to be correct.

Politicians give you the correct answer to a question you didn't ask.

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How very true.

SamScribble · Dec 27, 2018

Handley_Page said:
How very true.

Ah, yes, but which truth?

Handley_Page · Dec 27, 2018

SamScribble said:
Ah, yes, but which truth?

A truth, universally accepted. . . .

JKendallDane · Dec 28, 2018

Handley_Page said:
A truth, universally accepted. . . .

...is that when you drop a screw while working under the hood of car, it will automatically bounce and roll to the exact spot where you are unable to reach it.

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Tio_Narratore · Dec 30, 2018

JKendallDane said:
...is that when you drop a screw while working under the hood of car, it will automatically bounce and roll to the exact spot where you are unable to reach it.

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Assess the truth value of the following statement (10 marks):

This sentence is false.

Handley_Page · Dec 30, 2018

JKendallDane said:
...is that when you drop a screw while working under the hood of car, it will automatically bounce and roll to the exact spot where you are unable to reach it.

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or even a 10mm nut off the gearbox. . . .
and disappearing under the tool cabinet in the corner. . .

Tio_Narratore said:
Assess the truth value of the following statement (10 marks):

This sentence is false.

You could fry a computer with that one !

JKendallDane · Dec 30, 2018

Tio_Narratore said:
Assess the truth value of the following statement (10 marks):

This sentence is false.

Handley_Page said:
You could fry a computer with that one !

If a liar tells you he is lying, should you believe him?

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Tio_Narratore · Dec 30, 2018

JKendallDane said:
If a liar tells you he is lying, should you believe him?

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Epimendes of Crete averred that all Cretins are liars.

(The first of such, known eponymically as "Epimenedes' Paradox").

My favourite literary version...

After leaving Don Quixote, Sancho Panza travels to a city where a visitor is asked the purpose of his visit by the gatekeeper. If he tells the truth, he is allowed to go about his business and leave unharmed; if he lies, he is hanged until dead.

When Panza is questioned, he answers, "I have come to be hanged."

Unable to deal with the paradox, the city declares Sancho Panza their new mayor.

SamScribble · Dec 31, 2018

Tio_Narratore said:
My favourite literary version...

After leaving Don Quixote, Sancho Panza travels to a city where a visitor is asked the purpose of his visit by the gatekeeper. If he tells the truth, he is allowed to go about his business and leave unharmed; if he lies, he is hanged until dead.

When Panza is questioned, he answers, "I have come to be hanged."

Unable to deal with the paradox, the city declares Sancho Panza their new mayor.

I think most mayors are elected after telling lies, aren't they?

Handley_Page · Dec 31, 2018

JKendallDane said:
If a liar tells you he is lying, should you believe him?

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Interesting;
How do you know he is a liar to start with ?

JKendallDane · Dec 31, 2018

Handley_Page said:
Interesting;
How do you know he is a liar to start with ?

Based on our best example on this side of the pond, liars tend to start a statement with "Trust me" and/or end with "Believe me."

Not naming names or anything...

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Handley_Page · Dec 31, 2018

JKendallDane said:
Based on our best example on this side of the pond, liars tend to start a statement with "Trust me" and/or end with "Believe me."

Not naming names or anything...

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That and "Let me tell you. . ."

JKendallDane · Jan 2, 2019

Handley_Page said:
That and "Let me tell you. . ."

My current favorite is "Many people are telling me..."

Um, if you are hearing that many voices in your head, perhaps seeking professional counseling might be in order.

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Tio_Narratore · Jan 2, 2019

JKendallDane said:
My current favorite is "Many people are telling me..."

Um, if you are hearing that many voices in your head, perhaps seeking professional counseling might be in order.

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I think he actually means "Manny's people are telling me." Manny runs an alt.right conspiracy website.

Handley_Page · Jan 2, 2019

Tio_Narratore said:
I think he actually means "Manny's people are telling me." Manny runs an alt.right conspiracy website.

That's rather like quoting faceache.

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