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Rationality Quotes May 2012

by OpenThreadGuy

1st May 2012

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Jayson_Virissimo14y00

Why that citation?

What's wrong with my citation?

[anonymous]14y10

I did some checks and that appears to be said by Darrell Huff. Links below:

http://www.anvari.org/fortune/Miscellaneous_Collections/211181_proper-treatment-will-cure-a-cold-in-seven-days-but-left-to-itself-a-cold-will-hang-on-for-a-week.html

http://www-stat.wharton.upenn.edu/~steele/HoldingPen/Huff/Huff.htm

http://motd.ambians.com/quotes.php/name/linux_medicing/toc_id/1-1-20/s/47

http://www.pithypedia.com/?similarquotes=Proper+treatment+will+cure+a+cold+in+seven+days%2C+but+left+to+itself%2C%3Cbr%2F%3Ea+cold+will+hang+on+for+a+week.

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