topless coffee shops in maine?

[TedR]

That kind of logic solves an ongoing controversy.

Francis Bacon was an author

William Shakespeare was an author

Therefore, Francis Bacon was William Shakespeare

Proof that Shakespeare couldn't have written all those plays.

[AllenLowe]

makes sense to me.

[JSngry]

That kind of logic solves an ongoing controversy.

Francis Bacon was an author

William Shakespeare was an author

Therefore, Francis Bacon was William Shakespeare

Proof that Shakespeare couldn't have written all those plays.

9+8=17

10+7=17

Therefore

9+8=10+7

True

1 BMW = 1 Car

1 Mercedes = 1 Car

Therefore

1 BMW + 1 Mercedes = 2 Cars

True

But 1 BMW = 1 Mercedes = False.

That's just bad math.

Bottom line - if you can't do math, don't drive European cars.

Edited January 9, 2012 by JSngry

[JSngry]

It's a false syllogism.

To wit:

A=B

B=C

Therefore, A=C

Dogs are animals

Cats are animals

Therefore, all dogs are cats.

Those two things aren't the same at all.

Word. It's a good thing you teach English and not math!

Yeah, that would be properly stated as

Dogs(A) are animals(B)

Animals(B) are cats©

Therefore dogs and cats are both animals.

Also:

Dogs x Cats = Animals x Animals

Dogs x Cats = Animals²

Proof that if you want animals to be square, start by breeding dogs and cats.

[.:.impossible]

Is this now officially considered a dogpile? Or is this a catpile? Or C: Everything is everything?

[Tim McG]

It's a false syllogism.

To wit:

A=B

B=C

Therefore, A=C

Dogs are animals

Cats are animals

Therefore, all dogs are cats.

Those two things aren't the same at all.

Word. It's a good thing you teach English and not math!

The syllogism is declaring that since A=B and B=C, A must be equal to B.

My point was, that simply isn't the case in all things.

Not bad math, faulty logic.

Edited January 9, 2012 by GoodSpeak

[mjazzg]

That kind of logic solves an ongoing controversy.

Francis Bacon was an author

William Shakespeare was an author

Therefore, Francis Bacon was William Shakespeare

Proof that Shakespeare couldn't have written all those plays.

But if Francis Bacon was a painter. Shakespeare was a painter and no one wrote those plays

[JSngry]

Bacon is a breakfast food , Shakespeare a fishing reel, and all the world's a stage, so the plays write themselves.

[sonnymax]

I think this steady diet of mindless tabloid material—whether linked to or pasted in—is both boring and out of place here. We all like a good laugh from time to time, but this is mostly Murdoch crap.

I totally agree.

[AllenLowe]

I don't need to come here to read about sex scandals, drug addiction, and mindless violence - I get enough of that at home.

[JSngry]

I don't need to come here to read about sex scandals, drug addiction, and mindless violence - I get enough of that at home.

I thought you said the Maineotians were uncurious!

[Dan Gould]

To get back to what became the main thrust of this thread ... what has happened to aloc? I see that he posted in a Sam Rivers thread about fifteen minutes after he started this one, and hasn't been seen round here since. I know he's not banned because his account would display differently. Was he given a double-dog suspension? Is he embarrassed and left of his own volition?

I didn't post with the intent of getting him in trouble. I just wanted him to do a better job of adhering to the rules.

[sonnymax]