The term was brought up to me last night, "oddservations". Observations of the odd. I guess then that the issue left here is what's considered odd.
I'd go to Webster's or some such and post for you the official definition of "odd", but the reference police would come get me. In lieu of that, I'll make it up as I go. I'd suppose being odd means something that's significantly separated from the norm. Unfortunately, talk about a useless definition, now we have to figure out what's a significant separation, and what "the norm" is.
Sounds like it makes obsolete plenty of words, but I wouldn't go that far yet. That'd be like saying "I say that 2 plus 2 is seven, so now math is broke!" Instead we've got to establish some sort of sense. Settle down kids, or I'll turn this car around, I mean it this time! We can't assume that normal can be defined as an average, because that can be skewed by largely outside results; instead, something more like the mode of a sample set would...
Uhm...
Math.
So if I observe the odd, then what? I'm observing either (a) something that doesn't exist, or (b) an opinion. Makes perfect sense!
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why I don't work for Webster's.
I'd go to Webster's or some such and post for you the official definition of "odd", but the reference police would come get me. In lieu of that, I'll make it up as I go. I'd suppose being odd means something that's significantly separated from the norm. Unfortunately, talk about a useless definition, now we have to figure out what's a significant separation, and what "the norm" is.
Sounds like it makes obsolete plenty of words, but I wouldn't go that far yet. That'd be like saying "I say that 2 plus 2 is seven, so now math is broke!" Instead we've got to establish some sort of sense. Settle down kids, or I'll turn this car around, I mean it this time! We can't assume that normal can be defined as an average, because that can be skewed by largely outside results; instead, something more like the mode of a sample set would...
Uhm...
Math.
So if I observe the odd, then what? I'm observing either (a) something that doesn't exist, or (b) an opinion. Makes perfect sense!
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why I don't work for Webster's.
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8 comments:
YEAAAAAH!
I can use big words and pretend I'm smart!
But...I can't even hold normal friendships without exploiting others!
I kick so much ass!
YAY!
I can anonymously insult someone over the internet! Im so smart!
Seriously.
Er, Ian, loloddness.
I really do, don't I? Gosh, I love using big words. Indubitably, and such! Man, I kick ass.
Get out of here, troll. You stopped being funny, effective, or anything else a long time ago. Now you're just pathetic. Nobody wants to listen to your trite little complaints, and honestly, nobody cares. You've completely missed the point of the blog, and you've made an incredible ass out of yourself in the process.
you probably shouldn't make fun of people who use big words, especially when you don't understand them. You should probably try to "out" smart him with even more big words, but instead you want to pick on someone who is making the effort to sound intelligent.. I mean smart, sorry. I know how much you hate those big words. All in all I think he smashed your pitiful (that which deserves pity) brain with trite anyway.
The trick is, I'm not trying to sound smart. I'm just here rambling, musing, and enjoying myself, and everyone else seems to be taking it too seriously.
Have more fun, people.
Some say the first sign of success is to attract a troll. It's a well-hidden secret that all of Shakespeare's best productions had several hecklers in some part of The Globe demanding the actor mid-aside get off the stage because he is obviously a cigarette.
Based on that, I wish to congratulate you on the success of your new blog, and I wish you many successful entries (and many self-righteous windbags) in the future!
Yeah... congrats on this... it's fun to read despite some people's lack of maturity.
I'd never ever heard the word oddservations... but hey... now I have.
But mostly... you win for the SOTN reference. Still my favorite game of all time... partly because the dialogue is so awesomely goofy like that.
"Blog-kind much needs a savior such as you"
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