Free Association Thread 5

[Tio_Narratore]

The way things are going, it won't be long before handing out free cigarettes will be considered attempted murder.

Now, why didn't they think of that when the tobacco companies gave free cigarettes to the USEF in WWI?

 

[Handley_Page]

Might have been a nice gesture to UN military forces in the Cold War, too.

 

[HBergeron]

Might have been a nice gesture to UN military forces in the Cold War, too.

I remember a TV commercial that said '4 out of 5 doctors recommend Lucky Strike cigarettes'. Really.

 

[oggbashan]

I remember a TV commercial that said '4 out of 5 doctors recommend Lucky Strike cigarettes'. Really.

Statistics in TV commercials, and in magazines, should always be treated with a healthy dose of scepticism.

Maybe it was a sample of 20 doctors, 16 of whom were employed by Lucky Strike.

Even when the statistics quote the sample size, it is usually small and not selected at random e.g. "9 out of 10 users of xxx cosmetics would recommend them to their friends." Sample size: 187 women who took part in a manufacturer's survey that offered free products for completion of the survey.

 

[Handley_Page]

I remember a TV commercial that said '4 out of 5 doctors recommend Lucky Strike cigarettes'. Really.

The fifth doctor said he preferred sex.

Statistics in TV commercials, and in magazines, should always be treated with a healthy dose of scepticism.

Maybe it was a sample of 20 doctors, 16 of whom were employed by Lucky Strike.

Even when the statistics quote the sample size, it is usually small and not selected at random e.g. "9 out of 10 users of xxx cosmetics would recommend them to their friends." Sample size: 187 women who took part in a manufacturer's survey that offered free products for completion of the survey.

How very true

 

[JKendallDane]

The fifth doctor said he preferred sex.
How very true

Statistics is the mathematical science of getting numbers to say whatever you want them to say.

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[Handley_Page]

Statistics is the mathematical science of getting numbers to say whatever you want them to say.

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That may be why politicians use it so much. . . .

 

[JKendallDane]

That may be why politicians use it so much. . . .

Not just politicians. Big business has also gotten quite adept at choosing which statistics they decide to manipulate for their quarterly and annual reports.

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[SamScribble]

Not just politicians. Big business has also gotten quite adept at choosing which statistics they decide to manipulate for their quarterly and annual reports.

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Lies, damned lies, and statistics?

 

[MagicaPractica]

Lies, damned lies, and statistics?

Death and taxes.

 

[SamScribble]

Death and taxes.

This mortal coil

 

[Tio_Narratore]

This mortal coil

Miss Motel Coy-elle

 

[Handley_Page]

Miss Motel Coy-elle

Tank Coil

 

[JKendallDane]

Tank Coil

We've gone from "spark one up" to "fire up an over-sized spark plug."

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[Handley_Page]

We've gone from "spark one up" to "fire up an over-sized spark plug."

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Well, if you Really need a lot of noise, you need a big valve (tube).
This one is 1000w for Hams. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-1000A#/media/File:4-1000A_linear_RF_deck_build_by_K5LAD.jpg

 

[SamScribble]

Well, if you Really need a lot of noise, you need a big valve (tube).
This one is 1000w for Hams. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-1000A#/media/File:4-1000A_linear_RF_deck_build_by_K5LAD.jpg

I once had to interview a chap who had worked on The Manhattan Project. He had a large (blown) valve on his desk. He said that his first job had been to look after a bank of six such beasts. Apparently, they often blew after just a few minutes.

 

[Handley_Page]

I once had to interview a chap who had worked on The Manhattan Project. He had a large (blown) valve on his desk. He said that his first job had been to look after a bank of six such beasts. Apparently, they often blew after just a few minutes.

A dead 10kw valve was used as a trophy at my local cadets.

 

[JKendallDane]

A dead 10kw valve was used as a trophy at my local cadets.

That's gonna take up a lot of space on the mantle, isn't it?

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[Handley_Page]

That's gonna take up a lot of space on the mantle, isn't it?

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If it was fitted in a glass case, it would be about a 13 inches cube.
It's real beefy.

 

[JKendallDane]

If it was fitted in a glass case, it would be about a 13 inches cube.
It's real beefy.

As Clara Peller says: Where's the beef?

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[HBergeron]

As Clara Peller says: Where's the beef?

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I think this guy got Clara's share:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQhwNtY3N2k

 

[Handley_Page]

I think this guy got Clara's share:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQhwNtY3N2k

I don't think we had such adverts on UKTV.
Thank the Lord.

 

[JKendallDane]

I don't think we had such adverts on UKTV.
Thank the Lord.

But you had ones like this one didn't you?

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[oggbashan]

Spanish advert for French product:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5d-_zAhZo0

French

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0IzdnCypMw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE_5fMTuNnk

 

[Handley_Page]

But you had ones like this one didn't you?

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The ads which caught the public imagination and laughter were like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND8Bbn9V6as

It wasn't a bad product (there were better-tasting), but a damned good advert.