Oh no! If I don't have modus ponens, then I won't be able to perform many valid inferences! What's more, it seems I don't have modus ponens. I'm not really sure what to make of that, though.
Logic ninjas are the worst kind. And I of course appreciate the clarification from 3, since like all comments here, mine was made with complete sincerity.
You know, for when it rains, or for parachuting off the bridge down to the bank just as a flurry of shuriken strike left and right sik-sik-sik! about your syllogism.
Alright then (nice answer BTW): 14 & 16 in combination demand that questions be asked. How bout that for "letter to the editor" pompousness? Im still lookin' for answers though.
'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'
Three is also out, but I'm sure that at some point, there could be enough women such that their personalities would be subsumed by the group, effectively becoming one totally hot femaleness. 15? 1 or 15 or more. I think that's a good rule.
Ah, thanks, Ben. Y'all know I don't remember anything from movies. Parallel, serial, they're all out. People (also pets and plants) require attention, which I have in a limited amount. 1 or "effectively one," which equals 15 (or more).
These fifteen women would all be smokin' hot bisexual ladies, aspyre, so while ogged was tending to the few he could at any one time, the rest would be taking care of themselves.
"Originating in the late '30s on the shores of Myrtle Beach, Shag has gained such a following that it is now the Official State Dance of South Carolina. Over 15,000 Shaggers attend the Myrtle Beach "Spring Safari" in March, with an almost equal number showing up to dance at the September "Fall Migration". There are more Shag Clubs in 4 states in the South than there are any other one type of swing dance club in the world."
OK, wondering how best to respond to public admiration has me at a loss, but ignoring it in the meanwhile is just rude. So, aspyre: Thank you for your extremely generous comments here.
Now, let's turn to something less fraught than inter-commenter relations, like state-sponsored religion.
I have Ezra Klein's umbrella. Left it after his last stint in DC.
Posted by Kriston | Link to this comment | 05-12-05 2:02 PM
There are probably more efficient ways of communicating that to him than posting it in the comments here.
Posted by washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 05-12-05 2:04 PM
He was bragging.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 05-12-05 2:05 PM
I have Wolfson's modus ponens. I hired a logic ninja to swipe it.
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 05-12-05 2:08 PM
He'll never miss it.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-12-05 2:10 PM
Oh no! If I don't have modus ponens, then I won't be able to perform many valid inferences! What's more, it seems I don't have modus ponens. I'm not really sure what to make of that, though.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 05-12-05 2:11 PM
Sure, but is it paisley?
Posted by Kriston | Link to this comment | 05-12-05 2:12 PM
Well, Ben, check your pants to see if your modus tollens is still there, and get back to us.
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 05-12-05 2:14 PM
Logic ninjas are the worst kind. And I of course appreciate the clarification from 3, since like all comments here, mine was made with complete sincerity.
Posted by washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 05-12-05 2:16 PM
It's not paisley, it's tortoiseshell.
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 05-12-05 3:28 PM
I owned an umbrella?
Posted by Ezra | Link to this comment | 05-12-05 3:45 PM
You know, for when it rains, or for parachuting off the bridge down to the bank just as a flurry of shuriken strike left and right sik-sik-sik! about your syllogism.
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 05-12-05 6:57 PM
Does everyone appreciate Standpipe enough?
Posted by aspyre | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 7:29 AM
Great, maybe you'd like to go on a hot date before your date with me too?
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 7:54 AM
Have we been enlightened as to Standpipe's gender as yet?
Posted by Chopper | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 7:57 AM
Does aspyre care?
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 8:08 AM
Ummm Ogged. The combination of 14 & 16 begs certain questions.
Posted by Austro | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 8:20 AM
How heteronormative of me.
Posted by Chopper | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 8:20 AM
Austro, first, this.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 8:26 AM
Alright then (nice answer BTW): 14 & 16 in combination demand that questions be asked. How bout that for "letter to the editor" pompousness? Im still lookin' for answers though.
Posted by Austro | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 8:38 AM
Austro, you still haven't asked any questions.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 8:42 AM
Don't be jealous, Ogged. My ability to recognize merit in others does not devalue my estimation of you.
Posted by aspyre | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 8:43 AM
I feel compelled to mention: "Funny, I don't remember agreeing to see other people."
Posted by aspyre | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 8:45 AM
Right. It's the trend that hurts.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 8:46 AM
Nor have I.
I just wanted to note that questions oughta be asked. Im too new to aske em though. might get banned.
Also, I believe you can combinatorial skills are better than mine... therefore I conclude you are evading the question I have not asked.
I have to rush, already.
Posted by Austro | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 8:50 AM
Dear Austro, few things would make me feel more foolish than answering the wrong unasked question.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 8:53 AM
The real implied question here--not Austro's implied question (I am not touching that)--is whether Ogged objects to having two women at once.
Posted by ac | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 8:58 AM
Indeed he does, ac, indeed he does.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:00 AM
the question every man longs to hear.
Posted by text | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:01 AM
you object?
Posted by text | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:01 AM
I suppose three is right out.
Posted by aspyre | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:02 AM
No, it's four that's right out.
Posted by Chopper | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:03 AM
I thought it was five? Three?
Posted by aspyre | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:04 AM
Two of LizardBreath's sister, aspyre and profgrrrrl will be so disappointed!
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:04 AM
Ah, crap. It's five that's right out:
'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'
Posted by Chopper | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:05 AM
Three is also out, but I'm sure that at some point, there could be enough women such that their personalities would be subsumed by the group, effectively becoming one totally hot femaleness. 15? 1 or 15 or more. I think that's a good rule.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:06 AM
Yes, and then the oral sex.
Posted by aspyre | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:07 AM
Ogged, really, don't you owe it to all three of them to give them each a try? You could liveblog an ElimiDate style get-together.
It's only fair to you and to them, I think.
Posted by Chopper | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:08 AM
at least he allows 1. was wonderin'.
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:08 AM
Aspyre, I'm not sure I follow your 37, but just for saying "and then the oral sex" I think you go to the head of the line.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:09 AM
I think ogged's stated objection is to multiple women (fewer than 15) in parallel. Does he also object to them serially? Ogged?
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:09 AM
15 or more.
This happens in your country?
or at the mineshaft?
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:09 AM
ogged, 37 is a reference to Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail, from which 35 is excerpted.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:10 AM
that's some low-hangin fruit in 40, ogged.
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:10 AM
Ah, thanks, Ben. Y'all know I don't remember anything from movies. Parallel, serial, they're all out. People (also pets and plants) require attention, which I have in a limited amount. 1 or "effectively one," which equals 15 (or more).
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:12 AM
Ogged, you raised objections to a previous comment of mine on questions of stamina, do you really think you could field 15?
Posted by aspyre | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:12 AM
because i'll take the other 13 girls, if necessary.
Posted by aspyre | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:13 AM
These fifteen women would all be smokin' hot bisexual ladies, aspyre, so while ogged was tending to the few he could at any one time, the rest would be taking care of themselves.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:14 AM
I was thinking that, with 15, I wouldn't actually have to do much of the work. You're a trooper for volunteering to work with the rest.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:14 AM
I'm picturing ogged as a drone bee in mortal ecstasy, thronged by a hive-count of workers. What did I do to deserve this?
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:14 AM
Unless I run off with Standpipe.
Posted by aspyre | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:15 AM
It's impossible to resist twisting the knife, isn't it? But yes, Bridge, that's precisely what I was picturing.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:18 AM
Are the bee costumes fuzzy, with pipe-cleaner antennae? Because that's what I imagine.
Posted by text | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:20 AM
A rare picture of ogged.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:21 AM
I was going to allude to circular motion & knife-twisting, but that would be obscene.
Posted by aspyre | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:21 AM
You danced last night, eh?
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:22 AM
Yes, we shagged & swung. A little bit of lindy hop too.
Posted by aspyre | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:24 AM
we shagged
What does this mean in America?
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:25 AM
Has to do with carpet.
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:27 AM
"Originating in the late '30s on the shores of Myrtle Beach, Shag has gained such a following that it is now the Official State Dance of South Carolina. Over 15,000 Shaggers attend the Myrtle Beach "Spring Safari" in March, with an almost equal number showing up to dance at the September "Fall Migration". There are more Shag Clubs in 4 states in the South than there are any other one type of swing dance club in the world."
Posted by aspyre | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:30 AM
Got it, thanks. I'm never sure what the young people get up to nowadays. In any case, I asked because you seem so...perky this morning.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:35 AM
… he typed, with archéd brow.
When you bank at Unfogged, you are paid in prurient interest.
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 9:44 AM
"Originating in the late '30s..." Young people?
Just how old are you, Ogged?
Posted by aspyre | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 11:17 AM
I forget.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 11:18 AM
OK, wondering how best to respond to public admiration has me at a loss, but ignoring it in the meanwhile is just rude. So, aspyre: Thank you for your extremely generous comments here.
Now, let's turn to something less fraught than inter-commenter relations, like state-sponsored religion.
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 05-13-05 12:53 PM