RE: Not being a statistic

["Doty, Patrick" <fpdoty@SANDIA.GOV>]

Of course, it is well known that 99.44% of all statistics are made up.



-----Original Message-----

From: Zack Clayton [mailto:zclayton@YAHOO.COM]

Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 7:03 AM

To: radsafe

Subject: Not being a statistic







I would just like to correct a common mental slip that most of us make.

 We are all "statstics"  I  am fortunately in the 99.44% group that

hasn't had anything go wrong with me.  I want to stay out of that 0.56%

group that has more cavities than theirs - which is the  group called

in our verbal shorthand "the statistics".



(99.44% was a common advertising slogan for a face soap.  The cavity

reference is to ads for a brand of toothpaste, and your results may

vary. Professional driver on a closed course.  Do not attempt this at

home.) 



Zack Clayton

Health Physicist

Columbus, Ohio.



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