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A Friedman and a half and 42 - Open Thread | 64 comments (64 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Try to flatten them first

"Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

by Melanchthon on Fri Feb 9th, 2007 at 07:28:57 PM EST
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Re: Cornflakes (4.00 / 4)

There are few problems in life that cannot be solved by a twenty-ton press.

by ATinNM on Fri Feb 9th, 2007 at 07:42:43 PM EST
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Re: Cornflakes (4.00 / 2)

Paradoxically true : they are often used not to press/flatten, but to press/bend, or press/mold.

by balbuz on Fri Feb 9th, 2007 at 11:46:12 PM EST
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Twenty-ton press (4.00 / 2)

Why does this remind me of Friedman's way of reasoning?

"Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

by Melanchthon on Sat Feb 10th, 2007 at 07:33:46 AM EST
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A Friedman and a half and 42 - Open Thread | 64 comments (64 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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