Re: [at-l] quote guesses

["Richard S. Lubitz" <lubitz@alpha.fdu.edu>]

I guess that the alzheimer's is progressing because I only vaguely remember
the post.  The Quote, however, has been used by me many times when confronted
by statistical "evidence" (34.6% of the time
Rich
> 
> Well, I guess I'll give it away, the "lies, damn lies, statistics" quote
> was used on At-L a year and 1/2 ago by Richard Lubitz, when we were
> discussing the relative dangers of outdoor activities, such as  hiking and
> climbing, I believe in response to an alarmist article about bike
> accidents.  Gold star to anybody who was around and remembers that one!
> 
> jeff
> 
> PS - for nostalga you can see Richard's post at
> http://www.hack.net/lists/at-l/msg00004.html thanks to Milt and Ryan!
> 
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> Jeffrey Mosenkis           MAPSS Student            University of Chicago
>  
>                      j-mosenkis@uchicago.edu                
> 
> "The Blues isn't about feeling better, it's about making other people feel
> worse"  - 'Bleeding Gums' Murphy
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