you having this perception ?

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.

LittleYellowBird

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

Ali

Michael Schubert

:zzz: :zzz:

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Michael Schubert

Alison P wrote:

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

So true.

Go and never darken my towels again - Groucho Marx

Dalek Dave

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

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OriginalGriff

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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Simon P Stevens

That's clearly a Prattchet quote. Great books.

Simon

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!

Ian Write

Shameless heck.

Dalek Dave

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

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Pete OHanlon

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

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Ian Write

Dalek Dave wrote:

There are 45,200,000 results.

:omg:

LittleYellowBird

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

Dalek Dave

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

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