tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post7350643705932588177..comments2024-03-17T08:27:53.658-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: CatboxJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-70263617465653214922012-09-30T02:05:07.900-05:002012-09-30T02:05:07.900-05:00About half way through I wanted to yell, between h...About half way through I wanted to yell, between hearty giggles, "I...CANT...BREATHE!" I actually had to get up when the cat started cursing in the litter box so I could catch my breath! Spectacular - Thanks for the chuckle! It helped put all the deliriously stupid hate mail I've gotten into perfect perspective! RobynRobyn Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697016443303335865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-84503444005145875762012-09-30T02:04:33.627-05:002012-09-30T02:04:33.627-05:00About half way through I wanted to yell, between h...About half way through I wanted to yell, between hearty giggles, "I...CANT...BREATHE!" I actually had to get up when your cat started cursing in the litter box so I could catch my breath! Spectacular - Thanks for the chuckle! It helped put all the deliriously stupid hate mail I've gotten into perfect perspective! RobynRobyn Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697016443303335865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-55524529739002884212012-09-29T17:01:55.281-05:002012-09-29T17:01:55.281-05:00My cat has a crush on your cat. At least your Kit...My cat has a crush on your cat. At least your Kitty doesn't look into someone's heart to assess their humanity, like some former president I know.RockDocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-70773738319444049352012-09-28T21:57:34.927-05:002012-09-28T21:57:34.927-05:00Eight smart men, or eight cats?Eight smart men, or eight cats?Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862162157713428951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-34884244832560926262012-09-28T17:00:31.236-05:002012-09-28T17:00:31.236-05:00I am so stealing that no coveting vs. capitalism a...I am so stealing that no coveting vs. capitalism argument.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-20119722664468988512012-09-28T13:32:40.645-05:002012-09-28T13:32:40.645-05:00By the way, exactly what flavor is a "sociali...By the way, exactly what flavor is a "socialist fuckstick"?<br /> Is that anything like a drumstick or a dreamsickle?<br />teqnopaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880812077008455608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-19102873352777458552012-09-28T13:28:40.296-05:002012-09-28T13:28:40.296-05:00FYI,
Candy Corn is vile and horrible. Tastes lik...FYI, <br /><br />Candy Corn is vile and horrible. Tastes like distilled earwax. Colored to look friendly and inviting. A deliberate distraction to fool you into thinking that it is appetizing. Besides all the candy corn ever made was manufactured in 1914, it's simply collected and redistributed by the same people who make fruitcake for the holidays. I know this because Lewis Black told me so.teqnopaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880812077008455608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-12718393770103315322012-09-28T11:29:15.337-05:002012-09-28T11:29:15.337-05:00That's hilarious, Valerie!! As a technical ma...That's hilarious, Valerie!! As a technical math geek and former Navy Quality trainer (which involved a fair amount of statistics), I appreciate the statistical discussion. I'm sure JB purposely chose his values to illustrate the point of the difference between median and mean (average) and how the median is much less influenced by extreme values on either end (think incomes in some of our recent political discourse). Both are measures of "location" describing some population. It gets sticky when one goes to apply the concept. I'm always amused at political bureaucrats who talk about education in terms of bringing everyone above the average. Statistically impossible.<br /><br />Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-18689324761307875212012-09-28T09:51:22.323-05:002012-09-28T09:51:22.323-05:00Most people have two breasts, actually. They just ...Most people have two breasts, actually. They just don't develop in most men. <br /><br />On average, everyone has one testicle and one ovary, howeverValerie DeBenedettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448479097628865241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-73947039960919904932012-09-28T09:48:23.083-05:002012-09-28T09:48:23.083-05:00I like a little candy corn, expecially the chocola...I like a little candy corn, expecially the chocolate kind. Other than that, I agree. Valerie DeBenedettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448479097628865241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-16760682732611613472012-09-27T20:26:59.967-05:002012-09-27T20:26:59.967-05:00Snort.Snort.South Jersey Docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-87684697446944868022012-09-27T20:22:51.523-05:002012-09-27T20:22:51.523-05:00Very well said. Thank you.Very well said. Thank you.South Jersey Docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-76157776273118347502012-09-27T20:20:46.372-05:002012-09-27T20:20:46.372-05:00Thank you. Have bookmarked her blog and will visit...Thank you. Have bookmarked her blog and will visit regularly. I'll also share her work with my unfortunate friends who are condemned to live in Texas.South Jersey Docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-75061898425299091422012-09-27T20:08:45.331-05:002012-09-27T20:08:45.331-05:00I'm no newbie, just a slow learner. I need a G...I'm no newbie, just a slow learner. I need a Guinness-proof keyboard.South Jersey Docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-24980080909061956012012-09-27T19:46:51.726-05:002012-09-27T19:46:51.726-05:00I'm a newcomer to your blog and am loving your...I'm a newcomer to your blog and am loving your smart, spot-on, hilarious commentary on the election and state of affairs in this wacky country of ours. Your words (and many of the comments they engender) remind me that not everyone has gone bat-shit crazy. Thank you for that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-29138777588535849622012-09-27T19:31:52.740-05:002012-09-27T19:31:52.740-05:00Whatever we call it, I think we all agree that at ...Whatever we call it, I think we all agree that at least half the population is made up of idiots. Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-64008291173307434432012-09-27T19:28:01.922-05:002012-09-27T19:28:01.922-05:00I have three. One really good one, and two really,...I have three. One <a href="http://www.stonekettle.com/2009/07/conversation-with-my-cat.html" rel="nofollow">really good</a> one, and two <a href="http://www.stonekettle.com/2009/01/there-aint-no-such-thing-as-free-cat.html" rel="nofollow">really, really shitty</a> ones.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-12498979658731898762012-09-27T19:25:13.889-05:002012-09-27T19:25:13.889-05:00A guy named Dick said much the same thing on one o...A guy named Dick said much the same thing on one of my previous posts, only he was more of a dick about it.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-55140506592571690702012-09-27T19:14:34.724-05:002012-09-27T19:14:34.724-05:00I think calling this guy a dick does a grave disse...I think calling this guy a dick does a grave disserice to all dicks, everywhere...Mandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-83794941768394652902012-09-27T15:31:09.441-05:002012-09-27T15:31:09.441-05:00Okay, I'm hooked. Between the cat, the snark, ...Okay, I'm hooked. Between the cat, the snark, the snarky cat, and your intelligent, pithy comments... well, what can I say. I'm a sucker for a smart man with a cat (I have 8). <br /><br />Looking forward to your next blog posting (once I get the cat off the keyboard)!SarahJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-14099389135533206392012-09-27T12:55:02.618-05:002012-09-27T12:55:02.618-05:00JB, If you are going to get technical, then please...JB, If you are going to get technical, then please at least get it right. <br />1. An IQ of 100 is _defined_ as the median. Most people just call it the "average", colloquially. Give Jim a break. <br />2. I notice that you used an artificially small and skewed sample size as your example. For a sufficiently large and random sample size, the distinction between the average and the median fades away. Essentially, they merge, as is true for IQ. Your correction was not required. <br />3. I was, however, very amused by your professor's joke. <br />4. There is no "4". Statisticians made it up.Jerry A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01835584492326180042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-12906198332277058392012-09-27T12:36:37.024-05:002012-09-27T12:36:37.024-05:00I put the drink down whenever I open a link to thi...I put the drink down whenever I open a link to this page.<br /><br />--HawkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-89682913847138914112012-09-27T10:49:21.972-05:002012-09-27T10:49:21.972-05:00Ooh, MCPO, thanks for turning me on to Blue Chick&...Ooh, MCPO, thanks for turning me on to Blue Chick's blog. As a fellow Blue Texan fighting the good fight against my red (in the face), tea-baggin' neighbors, I hastened over there to lend some moral support!Cindyhttp://www.thenext100pounds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-38929947991941586432012-09-27T09:23:11.157-05:002012-09-27T09:23:11.157-05:00Ok, just one teeny-weeny little quibble: it's ...Ok, just one teeny-weeny little quibble: it's not the case that "by definition half the population is below average." By definition, half of the population is below the MEDIAN. That's what a median is: the value such that half of the samples are below it and half are above it. The average is the sum of the samples divided by the number of samples. Let's say that your population consists of four people, who have IQ's of, respectively, 70, 100, 105, and 110. The average IQ in this population is 96.25, so only 25% are below it, and 75% are above it. That's why averages are kind of misleading sometimes. (Or, as my Statistics professor put it, "there's nothing special about breasts. On the average, everybody has one.")JBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-54366705807481908552012-09-26T23:09:11.557-05:002012-09-26T23:09:11.557-05:00Oops, "... didn't SAY anything ..."Oops, "... didn't SAY anything ..." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com