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| ChurchCat wrote: Million to one chances happen nine times out of ten. | |
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If only that applied to the lottery....
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| Author: | ChurchCat [ Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Terry Pratchet once wrote… |
Million to one chances happen nine times out of ten. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... green.html |
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| Author: | mars-bar-man [ Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:29 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Terry Pratchet once wrote… | |||||||||
If only that applied to the lottery.... |
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| Author: | l3v1ck [ Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Terry Pratchet once wrote… |
Hardly news worthy if the odds are only a million to one. I bet that many Golden Delicious are eaten in this country every week or two. We should see this on a regular basis then... |
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| Author: | John_Vella [ Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:37 am ] | |||||||||
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Given that I've never seen it before I would say that makes it news worthy.  Also, for some reason, I initially mis-read your post as... I bet that many Golden Wonder are eaten in this country every week or two. And that got me thinking... Does he means packets, or individual crisps? Hmmm. coffee time. 
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| Author: | HeatherKay [ Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Terry Pratchet once wrote… |
I've not seen any Golden Delicious (what a spectacularly inept title for a green sack of crunchy nothingness) in the stores for ages. |
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| Author: | Linux_User [ Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Terry Pratchet once wrote… |
Granny Smith & Pink Lady apples FTMFW! |
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| Author: | onemac [ Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:22 am ] | |||||||||
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+1 and possibly Braeburn as well  Al |
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| Author: | HeatherKay [ Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Terry Pratchet once wrote… |
Definitely Braeburns. Without question. We're having to eat Pink Ladies this week, because Morrisons has decreed they will only stock locally-sourced apples at the mo. |
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| Author: | Fogmeister [ Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Terry Pratchet once wrote… |
I like Braeburn and Royal Gala. |
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| Author: | veato [ Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Terry Pratchet once wrote… |
You are all wrong. You all fail. Your apples are rubbish. ROYAL GALA FTW!!! |
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| Author: | Fogmeister [ Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:51 am ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Erm...
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| Author: | phantombudgie [ Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:43 am ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Yes, but there is also an interesting scene in Guards! Guards! where the watchmen are trying to kill the dragon, and they discuss the importance of the odds. "a million-to-one chance, but it just might work" - sounds right "a 947361-to-one chance, but it just might work" - not a hope Therefore, it will only work if the odds are PRECISELY 1,000,000 to one. |
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| Author: | paulzolo [ Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:30 am ] | |||||||||
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Pink Lady apples were being handed out free in the town centre a few months back. That was rather nice. |
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| Author: | ChurchCat [ Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:11 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Terry Pratchet once wrote… | |||||||||
Pratchet is a genius. End of. |
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| Author: | Paul1965 [ Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Terry Pratchet once wrote… |
Braeburn apples are the best. 
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