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From: mjl@ritcv.UUCP (Mike Lutz)
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Subject: Re: AT&T MIPS claim
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Date: Mon, 16-Jun-86 15:46:15 EDT
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In article <16@vax1.ccs.cornell.edu> moly@vax1.UUCP (Bruce F. Wong) writes:
>In article <612@mtune.UUCP> jhc@mtune.UUCP (Jonathan Clark) writes:
>
>>Remember, these days there are five types of falsehoods:
>>	Lies
>>	Damned Lies
>>	Statistics
>The original original was from Benjamin Disraeli, revered statesman.

In a similar vein, and in keeping with the spirit of this discussion,
I think it was Mark Twain who said:

	Most people use statistics the way a drunk uses a lamppost:
	more for support than illumination.
-- 
Mike Lutz	Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY
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