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Offline Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits)

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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #3375 on: July 01, 2013, 11:31:21 AM »
Quote from: Steve on July 01, 2013, 10:38:41 AM
exactly

it's the old problem of it's easy for a charlattan to use false statistical analysis to fool so many

Ever heard the ice cream and drownings fallacy?

No. Do elaborate.

Is it like the ban sober drivers - after all, they are in 75% of the accidents?
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #3376 on: July 01, 2013, 11:33:11 AM »
Quote from: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on July 01, 2013, 11:31:21 AM
Quote from: Steve on July 01, 2013, 10:38:41 AM
exactly

it's the old problem of it's easy for a charlattan to use false statistical analysis to fool so many

Ever heard the ice cream and drownings fallacy?

No. Do elaborate.

Is it like the ban sober drivers - after all, they are in 75% of the accidents?

Essentially yes...

More people drown in the summer and more ice cream is consumed in the summer... ipso facto ice creaming causes drowning.... ::)
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #3377 on: July 01, 2013, 11:37:23 AM »
Quote from: Barman on July 01, 2013, 11:33:11 AM
Quote from: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on July 01, 2013, 11:31:21 AM
Quote from: Steve on July 01, 2013, 10:38:41 AM
exactly

it's the old problem of it's easy for a charlattan to use false statistical analysis to fool so many

Ever heard the ice cream and drownings fallacy?

No. Do elaborate.

Is it like the ban sober drivers - after all, they are in 75% of the accidents?

Essentially yes...

More people drown in the summer and more ice cream is consumed in the summer... ipso facto ice creaming causes drowning.... ::)

In essence then, they're using the exact same ways and means as they used to hype up the whole "Global Climate Warming Change" borlocks then.   rubschin:
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #3378 on: July 01, 2013, 11:52:41 AM »
Quote from: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on July 01, 2013, 11:37:23 AM
Quote from: Barman on July 01, 2013, 11:33:11 AM
Quote from: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on July 01, 2013, 11:31:21 AM
Quote from: Steve on July 01, 2013, 10:38:41 AM
exactly

it's the old problem of it's easy for a charlattan to use false statistical analysis to fool so many

Ever heard the ice cream and drownings fallacy?

No. Do elaborate.

Is it like the ban sober drivers - after all, they are in 75% of the accidents?

Essentially yes...

More people drown in the summer and more ice cream is consumed in the summer... ipso facto ice creaming causes drowning.... ::)

In essence then, they're using the exact same ways and means as they used to hype up the whole "Global Climate Warming Change" borlocks then.   rubschin:

Yes indeedy!  cussing:
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #3379 on: July 01, 2013, 12:37:23 PM »
Yep

It's not that statistics as such lie but that charlattans know that the masses seek the first and simplest interpretation and once conned will never admit their stupidity
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #3380 on: July 01, 2013, 12:41:13 PM »
Quote from: Steve on July 01, 2013, 12:37:23 PM
Yep

It's not that statistics as such lie but that charlattans know that the masses seek the first and simplest interpretation and once conned will never admit their stupidity

Unfortunately so true.  noooo:
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #3381 on: July 05, 2013, 09:34:53 AM »
I just love the fact this guy gave an interview on national television about his missing collection.  lol:

I http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article/232285/108/Michigan-mans-7500-vintage-porn-collection-stolen
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #3382 on: July 05, 2013, 10:26:25 AM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on July 05, 2013, 09:34:53 AM
I just love the fact this guy gave an interview on national television about his missing collection.  lol:

I http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article/232285/108/Michigan-mans-7500-vintage-porn-collection-stolen
I expect the Police Department are pulling all their resources together to catch the perpetrator.
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #3383 on: July 05, 2013, 02:13:04 PM »
And they will be certain to get a stiff sentence.
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #3384 on: July 05, 2013, 02:17:28 PM »
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #3385 on: July 05, 2013, 02:21:16 PM »
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #3386 on: July 05, 2013, 05:14:32 PM »
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #3387 on: July 05, 2013, 08:17:48 PM »
Hey I've had a great idea for a holiday, we could go camping in something shaped like a giant Gstring 400 odd feet about a ravine.  eeek:



Hey I've had a great idea as well....bollocks to that.  lol:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2356795/Would-camp-Thrill-seekers-pitch-tents-ravine-just-rope-420-FEET-drop.html
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #3388 on: July 05, 2013, 10:38:19 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on July 05, 2013, 08:17:48 PM
Hey I've had a great idea for a holiday, we could go camping in something shaped like a giant Gstring 400 odd feet about a ravine.  eeek:



Hey I've had a great idea as well....bollocks to that.  lol:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2356795/Would-camp-Thrill-seekers-pitch-tents-ravine-just-rope-420-FEET-drop.html
:thumbsup:  lol: lol: lol:
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #3389 on: July 05, 2013, 10:43:09 PM »
Quote from: boogs on July 05, 2013, 10:38:19 PM
Quote from: Grumpmeister on July 05, 2013, 08:17:48 PM
Hey I've had a great idea for a holiday, we could go camping in something shaped like a giant Gstring 400 odd feet about a ravine.  eeek:



Hey I've had a great idea as well....bollocks to that.  lol:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2356795/Would-camp-Thrill-seekers-pitch-tents-ravine-just-rope-420-FEET-drop.html
:thumbsup:  lol: lol: lol:
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