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Since mathematics is part of science and technology, the aphorism "three kinds of lies - lies, damned lies, and statistics" is relevant.

This quotation is usually attributed to Disraeli, but has only been traced to an 1895 speech in New York by Leonard Henry Courtney in which he attributed it to "the Wise Statesman". Mark Twain re-quoted it from there in his autobiography, and assumed that Courtney had meant Disraeli.

2007-01-08 23:30:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I believe Mark Twain once said, "In the last 30 years, the Mississippi river has been observed to shorten itself by over 50 miles. It is therefore plain to anyone who is not blind or demented that in the year 2063 the distance from Minneapolis to New Orleans will be but a mere 6 miles. Isn't science wonderful? So much knowledge can be garnered from such a trifling of fact."
Mark Twain also said, "A little knowledge is a bad thing. A cat who sits on a hot stove lid will never again sit on another hot stove lid, but she will never again sit on a cold one either. "

2007-01-08 14:03:47 · answer #2 · answered by Sciencenut 7 · 0 0

Not sure if this is quite what you meant but I rather liked the one I was told by the IT desk of my company. They sometimes describe a caller as "PICNIC"

This stands for: Problem In Chair Not In Computer"

2007-01-08 00:15:13 · answer #3 · answered by emsr2d2 4 · 0 0

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