Message 527 of 647 (595399) 12-08-2010 10:56 AM

Reply to: Message 523 by Panda 12-08-2010 10:35 AM

Clearly, any combination that's not her own.

Message 528 of 647 (595400) 12-08-2010 11:01 AM

Reply to: Message 527 by cavediver 12-08-2010 10:56 AM

Are you ignoring the logic paradox?!

She needs a real philosopher to guide her out of her quandary.

Message 530 of 647 (595404) 12-08-2010 11:32 AM

Reply to: Message 528 by Panda 12-08-2010 11:01 AM

Luckier, yes. More probable, no. Admittedly the calculation is quite complex as it requires a convolution of the PDF (probability density function) and the LDF (luck distribution function), but the conclusion is that using your own details will always result in less wins that using someone else's - anyone else's.

Message 531 of 647 (595627) 12-09-2010 2:01 PM

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While hiking in the mountains, a man falls off the trail, grabs a branch to stop himself, and finds himself hanging over an enormous drop with no escape in sight. He prays for deliverance from his plight and a voice from Heaven tells him, "Have faith and let go." He ponders this for a moment and shouts back, "Anybody else up there? I'd like a second opinion!" Message 33

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When I saw, "He prays for deliverance...." I immediately thought of Duelling Banjos.

Be careful what you pray for. Your prayers may be answered.

Message 534 of 647 (595656) 12-09-2010 5:42 PM

Reply to: Message 528 by Panda 12-08-2010 11:01 AM

Well they do. She may have a point. If she produces her numbers by breaking down that string of digits into two-digit pairs, then as the largest number in the UK National Lottery is 49, she'd be picking numbers which are guaranteed not to come up. It is possible that that's what she meant.

Message 535 of 647 (595658) 12-09-2010 6:05 PM

Reply to: Message 534 by Dr Adequate 12-09-2010 5:42 PM

An aside:
There is an interesting correlation...
People that think it that it is more likely to roll 2+6+3+1 than 6+6+6+6 (on 4 dice) usually believe in astrology.

I am guessing that she believed in astrology.

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Message 536 of 647 (595815) 12-10-2010 2:58 PM

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Message 537 of 647 (596224) 12-13-2010 9:13 PM

The Ukrainian government has announced that Černobil will be open for tourists next year.

So if anyone would like to get a bad case of radiation poisoning be my guests and go have a look.

Who the f%&/ are they kidding it is safe to go there now, while if you want to go and have a look now you have to know some people so that you can get permission to pass the armed guards and you have to ware a radiation suit and have a Geiger counter. And next year none of that will be needed???

Message 539 of 647 (596393) 12-14-2010 5:34 PM

From Salon magazine.

The War on Christmas thread is currently locked, so I posted here.

Edited by nwr, : fix link, as per Message 1

Message 540 of 647 (596971) 12-18-2010 6:25 PM

1. I don't know how to evaluate it's truth;
2. It thought it hilarious.

Edited by nwr, : fix broken url caused by bug - see Message 1