- A Lesson in Deductive Reasoning -
This is a story which my friend, Bryon, gave me. Who knows if it's true. Who cares, it's funny.
Neighbor 1: "Hi-Dee-Ho, new neighbor, it sure is a mighty nice day to be moving."
New Neighbor: "Yes, it is and people around here seem extremely friendly."
Neighbor 1: "So what is it you do for a living?"
New Neighbor: "I am a professor at the University, I teach deductive reasoning."
Neighbor 1: "Deductive reasoning? What's that?"
New Neighbor: "Let me give you an example. I see you have a dog house
out back. By that I deduce that you have a dog."
Neighbor 1: "That is right."
New Neighbor: "The fact that you have a dog, leads me to deduce that you
have a family."
Neighbor 1: "Right again."
New Neighbor: "Since you have a family I deduce that you have a wife."
Neighbor 1: "Correct."
New Neighbor: "And since you have a wife, I can deduce that you are
heterosexual."
Neighbor 1: "Yup."
New Neighbor: "That is deductive reasoning."
Neighbor 1: "Cool."
Later that same day...
Neighbor 1: "Hey, I was talking to that new guy who moved in next
door."
Neighbor 3: "Is he a nice guy?"
Neighbor 1: "Yes, and he has an interesting job."
Neighbor 3: "Oh, yeah what does he do?"
Neighbor 1: "He is a professor of deductive reasoning at the
university."
Neighbor 3: "Deductive reasoning? What's that?"
Neighbor 1: "Let me give you an example. Do you have a dog house?"
Neighbor 3: "No."
Neighbor 1: "Fag."