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Numbers can be tricky. On the day of my 110th birthday, I'll be one day younger than John Tukey was on his.

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"Far better an approximate answer to the right question, which is often vague, than an exact answer to the wrong question, which can always be made precise."

John W. Tukey
The Future of Data Analysis (1962)

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Happy approximate birthday to John Tukey, author of my favorite statistics quote, who was born 110.000 years ago sometime this week.

Source: https://xkcd.com/3104/

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[-] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Oh I keep this one memorized.

[Mr. Madison,] What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

I've successfully used this twice in DnD and once in real life.

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