Statistics

xoxoxoBruce · 03-22-2020, 12:32 AM

A WORD ON STATISTICS
by Wislawa Szymborska (translated from the Polish by Joanna Trzeciak)

Out of every hundred people,

those who always know better:
fifty-two.

Unsure of every step:
almost all the rest.

Ready to help, if it doesn't take long:
forty-nine.

Always good, because they cannot be otherwise:
four -- well, maybe five.

Able to admire without envy:
eighteen.

Led to error by youth (which passes):
sixty, plus or minus.

Those not to be messed with:
four-and-forty.

Living in constant fear of someone or something:
seventy-seven.

Capable of happiness:
twenty-some-odd at most.

Harmless alone, turning savage in crowds:
more than half, for sure.

Cruel when forced by circumstances:
it's better not to know, not even approximately.

Wise in hindsight:
not many more than wise in foresight.

Getting nothing out of life except things:
thirty (though I would like to be wrong).

Balled up in pain and without a flashlight in the dark:
eighty-three, sooner or later.

Those who are just:
quite a few, thirty-five.

But if it takes effort to understand:
three.

Worthy of empathy:
ninety-nine.

Mortal:
one hundred out of one hundred --
a figure that has never varied yet.

Carruthers · 03-22-2020, 05:35 AM

75% of statistics are made up.

Hopalong48 · 03-22-2020, 07:39 AM

That was an interesting diversion, what I didn't see was how many people are willing to steal, big number. Also with statistics you can prove that Hell is an icehouse and the worlds population has one testicle and one breast.

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BigV · 03-22-2020, 09:41 AM

I've seen the numbers on the testicles, you're right. But the breast figures are just wrong. The number is two.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-24-2020, 02:03 AM

A nipple does not a breast make.

Squawk · 03-24-2020, 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

A WORD ON STATISTICS
by Wislawa Szymborska (translated from the Polish by Joanna Trzeciak)

Out of every hundred people,

those who always know better:
fifty-two.

Oddly enough fifty-two percent of people voted for Brexit here in the UK. Was it the same people I wonder?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-24-2020, 03:34 AM

Depends how you read it...
52 know better ways to do it.
52 know better but fuck up anyway.

Gravdigr · 03-24-2020, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

A nipple does not a breast make.

A breast without a nipple is just pointless.

Undertoad · 03-24-2020, 10:56 AM

monster · 03-27-2020, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carruthers

75% of statistics are made up.

and the other 85% is due to top management

Griff · 03-27-2020, 01:45 PM

So you're saying 80% of statistics are made up by top management? checks out

BigV · 03-27-2020, 02:23 PM

on average

BigV · 03-27-2020, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

A nipple does not a breast make.

Correct, no more so than a vagina.

Hopalong48 · 03-27-2020, 08:59 PM

Does a mangina have a nipple?
Asking for a friend.

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03-22-2020, 12:32 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Statistics A WORD ON STATISTICS by Wislawa Szymborska (translated from the Polish by Joanna Trzeciak) Out of every hundred people, those who always know better: fifty-two. Unsure of every step: almost all the rest. Ready to help, if it doesn't take long: forty-nine. Always good, because they cannot be otherwise: four -- well, maybe five. Able to admire without envy: eighteen. Led to error by youth (which passes): sixty, plus or minus. Those not to be messed with: four-and-forty. Living in constant fear of someone or something: seventy-seven. Capable of happiness: twenty-some-odd at most. Harmless alone, turning savage in crowds: more than half, for sure. Cruel when forced by circumstances: it's better not to know, not even approximately. Wise in hindsight: not many more than wise in foresight. Getting nothing out of life except things: thirty (though I would like to be wrong). Balled up in pain and without a flashlight in the dark: eighty-three, sooner or later. Those who are just: quite a few, thirty-five. But if it takes effort to understand: three. Worthy of empathy: ninety-nine. Mortal: one hundred out of one hundred -- a figure that has never varied yet. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-22-2020, 05:35 AM	#2
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	75% of statistics are made up. __________________

03-22-2020, 09:41 AM	#4
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I've seen the numbers on the testicles, you're right. But the breast figures are just wrong. The number is two. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-24-2020, 02:03 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	A nipple does not a breast make. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-24-2020, 03:34 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Depends how you read it... 52 know better ways to do it. 52 know better but fuck up anyway. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-22-2020, 07:39 AM	#3
Hopalong48 Colloquialist Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 76	That was an interesting diversion, what I didn't see was how many people are willing to steal, big number. Also with statistics you can prove that Hell is an icehouse and the worlds population has one testicle and one breast. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

03-24-2020, 10:56 AM	#9
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423

03-27-2020, 01:45 PM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	So you're saying 80% of statistics are made up by top management? checks out __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-27-2020, 02:23 PM	#12
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	on average __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-27-2020, 08:59 PM	#14
Hopalong48 Colloquialist Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 76	Does a mangina have a nipple? Asking for a friend. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

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