Lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Hauser: You really think you can solve the problem? Come into Wolfram & Hart and make everything right? Turn night into glorious day? You pathetic little fairy. Angel: I'm not little.
'Just Rewards (2)'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Polter-Cow - Apr 08, 2008 9:29:01 am PDT #293 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Fred Pete - Apr 08, 2008 9:35:47 am PDT #294 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I think I get the idea, but if I remember Let's Make a Deal, the problem needs a new name. Because Monty didn't give you the choice of a car, a goat, or a goat. It was more like, a car, a decent cash prize that isn't enough to buy a car, and a goat. So once Monty shows you the goat, you know you have at least some cash.
Or am I being quibbly today?
tommyrot - Apr 08, 2008 9:42:09 am PDT #295 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It was more like, a car, a decent cash prize that isn't enough to buy a car, and a goat. So once Monty shows you the goat, you know you have at least some cash.
Unless the goat has eaten the cash....
I didn't try the game. Is what Monty shows you selected at random, or does he pick something to try to trip you up?
Dana - Apr 08, 2008 9:44:05 am PDT #296 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Is what Monty shows you selected at random, or does he pick something to try to trip you up
There are two goats and a car. He always shows you a goat.
brenda m - Apr 08, 2008 9:45:06 am PDT #297 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
It was more like, a car, a decent cash prize that isn't enough to buy a car, and a goat. So once Monty shows you the goat, you know you have at least some cash.
I don't think it changes anything, because you're still more likely to have chosen the non-car.
tommyrot - Apr 08, 2008 9:46:00 am PDT #298 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
There are two goats and a car. He always shows you a goat.
Oh. OK.
Is that the way it works on the actual TV game show too? (since they have only one goat...)
Sophia Brooks - Apr 08, 2008 9:46:37 am PDT #299 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
But, on the show, there aren't two goats, right? I am so confused.
Laga - Apr 08, 2008 9:46:48 am PDT #300 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
am I being quibbly today?
a little quibbly, but this is b.org
-t - Apr 08, 2008 9:47:10 am PDT #301 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I always wanted to win the goat when I was a kid. Now I realize that if I won the car I could sell it and probably buy several goats.
Dana - Apr 08, 2008 9:48:51 am PDT #302 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Is that the way it works on the actual TV game show too?
No. In fact, there's an old article in the NYTimes about trying this game with the real Monty Hall on hand, and him pointing out that he, as the host, wasn't even obligated to offer people the opportunity to switch.
It's a theoretical problem.