napieed comments on Rationality Quotes December 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: napieed 02 December 2013 09:47:16PM *  7 points [-]

One shouldn't compare apples to oranges. But it's fair to say both are food.

--Scott Adams

Comment author: shminux 02 December 2013 09:53:05PM 4 points [-]

Your link is to the site, not to the blog post http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/the_mythical_49/

Comment author: napieed 03 December 2013 06:44:59PM 1 point [-]

Thanks. Fixed.

Comment author: bentarm 06 December 2013 06:13:19PM 2 points [-]

I'm not sure I get this - If you're not allowed to compare apples to oranges, how do you decide which to eat? Is that the point this quote is trying to make?

Comment author: hyporational 07 December 2013 09:05:04AM 3 points [-]

It's a common English expression that has nothing to do with food.