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  From: David Newall <davidn@rebel.net.au>
  To  : Daryl Pilkington <u3232@home.dialix.com>
  Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:37:13 +0930 (CST)

Re: [OT] women = evil

I'm unamused by this thread, but in the interest of accuracy:

Daryl Pilkington wrote:
> Got this reply from my girlfriend:
>
> men need women & time & money

An unsubstantiated claim.

> 1)
> men = women * time * money

Even permitting that "need" is the same as "defined by," surely
that should be:

  {men: women U time U money}

However, still trying to follow your g/f's logic...

> 2)
> women = evil

(Given by prior argument.)

> 3)
> money = evil^(1/2)
> 4)
> time = money

Two well established principles.

> Sub 3) -> 2)

I believe this should have been: Sub 3) -> 4)

> 5)
> time = evil^(1/2)

> Sub 2),3),5) -> 1)
> 6)
> men = evil * evil^(1/2) * evil^(1/2)

> simplify:
> 7)
> men = evil^(3/2)

This is quite wrong.  That would be:

   men = evil^2

> ie men are even more evil than women

Just like 0.02^2 is more than 0.02.  Hmmm.

That's my $0.02 worth.

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