Spurious Correlation

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    one has to admit having thoughts of spurious correlations with others (not necessarily of the opposite sex)... sorry, that didn't come out right
     
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    Cowboy 1: "Did you see how hard Tex drives that horse of his?"
    Cowboy 2: "Yeh, if you ask me, he's a little too spurious."
     
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    At one time there was a good correlation here in the U.S. when one could say that 50% of all married people were males ergo 50% of all divorcees were also males.

    Try doing that nowadays for indeed, that stat would be spurious.
     
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    Better than having "Sluggish Bowels" followed by "Moving Problems."
     
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    Ah yes. Those correlating factors might lead a grant for a study between the quantification versus qualification of interminable defecation.
     
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    Yup. My Political Science doctorate thesis. ;)
     
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    Small country elementary school teacher: "Johnny, please define the word spurious."

    Little Wrangler Johnny: "Spurious is when you spur hard trying to get a mule to move and you get angry."

    Teacher: "You are confusing spurious with furious."

    Johnny: " No, I'm not. Furious is what your mama is when you let all the barn cats in the house and they fur up the sofa."
     
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    This thread should be published in national newspapers.
     
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    Around here, we spell that "Noose-papers", in honor of a dear, departed member, IKE:

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