Re: OT: Sturgeon's Law and other eponymous laws

[John G <john -at- garisons -dot- com>]

Don't forget the extension of Sturgeon's Law:

Sturgeon was an optimist.

 Also - Wikipedia cleaned up the original's language ... crud replaced cr*p.

My 2¢,

JG

On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 11:49 PM, Keith Hood <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:

> Sturgeon's Law applies to EVERYTHING - competence in any field, wage
> scales, auto design, music...you name it, the good doctor's dictum applies.
>
>
> From: Kathleen MacDowell <kathleen -dot- eamd -at- gmail -dot- com>
> To: Monique Semp <monique -dot- semp -at- earthlink -dot- net>
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> That link was really interesting, Monique, thanks.
>
> I don't think I'd go along with the quote about Sturgeon's Law re tech
> com, tho, unless the product is faulty. However, I missed the original
> post.
>
> Kathleen
>
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Monique Semp
> <monique -dot- semp -at- earthlink -dot- net> wrote:
> >> Sturgeon's Law applies to technical communications. :-)
> >
> >
> > If you need to look this up (as I did), you can find it directly in
> > Wikipedia or along with a ton of other eponymous laws:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_laws.
> >
> > Happy diversion from work!
> > -Monique
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