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  • L LittleYellowBird

    Also, in books and films 'million-to-one-chances' work '9 times out of 10'! :rolleyes:

    Ali

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    Michael Schubert
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    Alison P wrote:

    Also, in books and films 'million-to-one-chances' work '9 times out of 10'!

    So true.

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    • I Ian Write

      It always appears that whenever you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

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      It is called the 50-50-90 rule and has been around since Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth.

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      • L LittleYellowBird

        Also, in books and films 'million-to-one-chances' work '9 times out of 10'! :rolleyes:

        Ali

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        Alison P wrote:

        Also, in books and films 'million-to-one-chances' work '9 times out of 10'!

        Damn! That means I would have to buy 13.983816 lottery tickets to be 90% sure of winning. Hmm... anyone want to buy 0.016184 of a lottery ticket?

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        • L LittleYellowBird

          Also, in books and films 'million-to-one-chances' work '9 times out of 10'! :rolleyes:

          Ali

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          Simon P Stevens
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          That's clearly a Prattchet quote. Great books.

          Simon

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          • I Ian Write

            It always appears that whenever you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

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            Mark_Wallace
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            Someone tell my analyst that I'm receiving messages from beyond, again.

            I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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            • D Dalek Dave

              It is called the 50-50-90 rule and has been around since Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth.

              ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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              Ian Write
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              Shameless heck.

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              • I Ian Write

                Shameless heck.

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                Dalek Dave
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                Google "50 50 90 Rule". There are 45,200,000 results.

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                • S Simon P Stevens

                  That's clearly a Prattchet quote. Great books.

                  Simon

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                  Pete OHanlon
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                  That's "who ever heard of it's a 999,999 to 1 chance coming off?"

                  I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

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                  • D Dalek Dave

                    Google "50 50 90 Rule". There are 45,200,000 results.

                    ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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                    Ian Write
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                    Dalek Dave wrote:

                    There are 45,200,000 results.

                    :omg:

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                    • D Dalek Dave

                      It is called the 50-50-90 rule and has been around since Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth.

                      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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                      LittleYellowBird
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                      No, the 50-50-90 rule is me sharing Maltesers with a couple of friends .... oh no, make that the 5-5-90 rule! ;)

                      Ali

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                      • M Mark_Wallace

                        Someone tell my analyst that I'm receiving messages from beyond, again.

                        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                        Dalek Dave
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                        Don't know why that was 1'd, have 5 to recuperate.

                        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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