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A statement which is both true and explains a lot about the world

August 11th, 2011 · 3 Comments

The reason, I’ll warrant, is that the male distribution of ego has a right tail that stretches far into the horizon.

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  • 1 Tracy W // Aug 11, 2011 at 10:46 am

    I always remember one of my economics professors’ comment on Krugman: “His ego is not amongst the smaller items in the solar system.”

  • 2 Roue le Jour // Aug 11, 2011 at 1:14 pm

    Or the joke that goes – “How does an [insert preferred nationality here] man commit suicide? He climbs on top of his ego and jumps off.”

  • 3 Pogo // Aug 11, 2011 at 1:35 pm

    I remember an old professor of my acquaintance declaring “I have invented a new unit – that of overconfidence – it will be called the (to spare the gentleman’s blushes) the “X”… The normal unit of measure will be the microX.” :-)

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