Serious question

[thunderlizard]

Good link there from the sperm-walking testicle man!

I could tell you about "begs the question" too, but there's only so much excitement you can cope with on a Wednesday afternoon.

[NotAllThere]

Beggars the question...

oops, sorry. Calm down. Take your meds.

[Paddy]

I had this discussion with the missus.

During the discussion I said 'well thats the exception that proves the rule'

so we had another discussion about what that saying actually means.

1.All US comedy is rubbish but the simpsons is the exeption that proves the rule (ie all US comedy is rubbish)

2.All US comedy is rubbish but the simpsons is the exeption that proves the rule (ie There is a new rule = NOT all US comedy is rubbish)

what do you think the saying means?

Idiom:
as a rule
In general; for the most part: As a rule, we take the bus.

Therfore (1) is correct.

[cojak]

I know it from science (but it applies to the legals too...)

Laws cannot be broken (there are no exceptions).

Rules can be broken through exceptions.

So therefore the exception proves that 'it' is a rule, not a law.

(Thanks Issac Azimov...)

[Churchill]

I know it from science (but it applies to the legals too...)

Laws cannot be broken (there are no exceptions).

Rules can be broken through exceptions.

So therefore the exception proves that 'it' is a rule, not a law.

(Thanks Issac Azimov...)

Geeky Bird!

[cojak]

Presumably not the famous & deceased writer of robot stories then.

Oh yes, I just forgot the correct spelling (I was a bit busy at that moment).

Isaac Asimov!

Old Isaac got me through my science 'O' levels (it certainly wasn't my teachers - they were hopeless...). I had all of his factual science books.

The Tragedy of the Moon and all those good books...

[TheFaQQer]

I had this discussion with the missus.

During the discussion I said 'well thats the exception that proves the rule'

so we had another discussion about what that saying actually means.

1.All US comedy is rubbish but the simpsons is the exeption that proves the rule (ie all US comedy is rubbish)

2.All US comedy is rubbish but the simpsons is the exeption that proves the rule (ie There is a new rule = NOT all US comedy is rubbish)

what do you think the saying means?

1.

[GreenerGrass]

I had this discussion with the missus.

During the discussion I said 'well thats the exception that proves the rule'

so we had another discussion about what that saying actually means.

1.All US comedy is rubbish but the simpsons is the exeption that proves the rule (ie all US comedy is rubbish)

2.All US comedy is rubbish but the simpsons is the exeption that proves the rule (ie There is a new rule = NOT all US comedy is rubbish)

what do you think the saying means?

What about Curb Your Enthusiasm?