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date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:37:59 +0100,    group: uk.transport        back       
Re: Why do you all humour Doug?   
Adrian  wrote:

> Doug  gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
> saying:
> 
> >> >> Correct - but forgetting the rather important factor that roughly
> >> >> one in three people voluntarily decided that they didn't want to
> >> >> take part.
> >>
> >> >> Let's look at a similar process. A consumer survey on a street
> >> >> corner. 1,000 people are asked if they want to take part. 100 people
> >> >> take part. 75 people say "yes" to the question.
> >>
> >> >> Was the "yes" response to the survey 75% or 7.5%?
> 
> >> <waits for response>
> 
> <continues to wait for response>

Duhng is clearly trying to avoid this one.
date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:37:59 +0100   author:   %steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth)

Re: Why do you all humour Doug?   
Adrian  wrote:

> %steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) gurgled happily, sounding much like
> they were saying:
> 
> >> >> >> Correct - but forgetting the rather important factor that roughly
> >> >> >> one in three people voluntarily decided that they didn't want to
> >> >> >> take part.
> >> >>
> >> >> >> Let's look at a similar process. A consumer survey on a street
> >> >> >> corner. 1,000 people are asked if they want to take part. 100
> >> >> >> people take part. 75 people say "yes" to the question.
> >> >>
> >> >> >> Was the "yes" response to the survey 75% or 7.5%?
> 
> >> >> <waits for response>
> 
> >> <continues to wait for response>
> 
> > Duhng is clearly trying to avoid this one.
> 
> Quelle surprise...

If he ever does "answer" as in "type some random crap hoping no one
notices that it is gibberish" it will probably start "What you fail to
understand is..."
date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:22:49 +0100   author:   %steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth)

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