fubarobfusco comments on Rationality Quotes September 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Omegaile 03 September 2012 08:35:56PM *  15 points [-]

Not always, since:

The average human has one breast and one testicle

Des McHale

In other words, the average of a distribution is not necessarily the most probable value.

Comment author: fubarobfusco 03 September 2012 11:11:29PM 10 points [-]

In my high school health class, for weeks the teacher touted the upcoming event: "Breast and Testicle Day!"

When the anticipated day came, it was of course the day when all the boys go off to one room to learn about testicular self-examination, and all the girls go off to another to learn about breast self-examination. So, in fact, no student actually experienced Breast and Testicle Day.

Comment author: Plubbingworth 04 September 2012 02:30:14AM 4 points [-]

Much to their chagrin, I'm assuming.

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 05 September 2012 04:25:52AM 5 points [-]

Rather: chagrin and relief.