Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 11:21:32 -0500 (EST) From: Red Moon Subject: BLAGUES-L: Deductive Reasoning Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 19:56:41 -0600 From: Ian C. Dengler Man: "Hi there, new neighbor, it sure is a mighty nice day to be moving." Neighbor 1: "Yes, it is and people around here seem extremely friendly." Man: "So what is it you do for a living?" Neighbor 1: "I am a professor at the University, I teach deductive reasoning." Man: "Deductive reasoning, what is that?" Neighbor 1: "Let me give you an example. I see you have a dog house out back. By that I deduce that you have a dog." Man: "That is right." Neighbor 1: "The fact that you have a dog, leads me to deduce that you have a family." Man: "Right again." Neighbor 1: "Since you have a family I deduce that you have a wife." Man: "Correct." Neighbor 1: "And since you have a wife I can deduce that you are heterosexual." Man: "Yup." Neighbor 1: "That is deductive reasoning." Man: "Cool." Later that same day. Man: "Hey I was talking to that new guy who moved in next door." Neighbor 2: "Is he a nice guy?" Man: "Yes, and he has an interesting job." Neighbor 2: "Oh, yeah what does he do?" Man: "He is a professor of deductive reasoning at the University." Neighbor 2: "Deductive reasoning, what is that?" Man: "Let me give you an example. Do you have a dog house?" Neighbor 2: "No." Man: "Fag."