tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post884174108223771454..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Central European Cow Attack Round-up - December 2010Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-82923471255923518202011-01-01T12:24:56.663+00:002011-01-01T12:24:56.663+00:00Ch, indeed you are last and first. It's tough ...Ch, indeed you are last and first. It's tough at the top. That picture is grade-A cow pornography BTW.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-31505031101170372202011-01-01T10:58:56.872+00:002011-01-01T10:58:56.872+00:00M, Thank you, at my age one takes them where one c...M, Thank you, at my age one takes them where one can. Telling that we pass the time in discussion on the quality of insider statistical jokes. Bit like Tom Lehrer's musings on his weekly get together with the Harvard Scrabble Pro.<br /><br />Hopefully, this is the first comment of 2011. Trifecta now in play. How do we stand the excitement?<br /><br />http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3QqO8EXd-II/TR3GBjViOVI/AAAAAAAA7so/Bhl10_qGIEs/s1600/PDD%2B31%2B%25282%2529.jpgChucklesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-23952502380567207232010-12-31T22:34:21.852+00:002010-12-31T22:34:21.852+00:00Ch, I know you are not fishing for compliments, bu...Ch, I know you are not fishing for compliments, but that was rather amusing. Well done for being (probably) the last commenter of the year.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-49673162860314270862010-12-31T18:28:52.214+00:002010-12-31T18:28:52.214+00:00One man's meat is another man's Poisson?
...One man's meat is another man's Poisson?<br /><br />I'll get my coat... Happy New Year to all.Chucklesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-5525596466926174162010-12-31T18:15:00.491+00:002010-12-31T18:15:00.491+00:00D, that is awesome, well spotted.D, that is awesome, well spotted.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-70607654414146036252010-12-31T17:59:11.137+00:002010-12-31T17:59:11.137+00:00Spooky, spooky, spooky. If you look at this accou...Spooky, spooky, spooky. If you look at this account of Poisson's distribution, you'll see that the second picture is of a herd of cows. <br />http://www.umass.edu/wsp/statistics/lessons/poisson/index.htmldeariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-474827627140838662010-12-31T15:46:28.511+00:002010-12-31T15:46:28.511+00:00FT, cows can do magnetism and are almost certainly...FT, cows can do <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93956323" rel="nofollow">magnetism</a> and are almost certainly aware of the winter solstice. <br /><br />At Xmas time most humans are indoors, so there are fewer attacks, and if cows are any more self-aware than that, they are probably heaving a sigh of relief that they aren't turkeys (who all mysteriously disappear at this time of year).Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-50509362859171290432010-12-31T15:30:20.458+00:002010-12-31T15:30:20.458+00:00The lack of action perhaps indicates a sort of end...The lack of action perhaps indicates a sort of end-of-year lay-off which may in turn suggest that cows are aware of, and celebrating, Christmas. Or the equinox. Or New Year.<br /><br />It'll be worrying if they're shown to be able to grasp relatively abstract concepts involving virginity and sky pixies.formertorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-89919622480992651912010-12-31T15:24:01.799+00:002010-12-31T15:24:01.799+00:00D, I need stat's for at least a full year, bec...D, I need stat's for at least a full year, because about half of all cow attacks are on ramblers with dogs, who are mainly out in the summer months.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-35327010518166182272010-12-31T15:20:43.850+00:002010-12-31T15:20:43.850+00:00If you've got the stats, you should see whethe...If you've got the stats, you should see whether they fit the Poisson distibution.<br /><br />(I refer to the case of the Prussian army and horse-kicks, m'Lud.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-36382171445802720992010-12-31T14:32:00.821+00:002010-12-31T14:32:00.821+00:00WFW, thanks, likewise to you and yours.
JH, I...WFW, thanks, likewise to you and yours. <br /><br />JH, I've got to keep doing monthly updates for a year and then we can plot a graph of deaths/injuries against calendar months and so on.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-53985423437551425192010-12-31T14:22:59.549+00:002010-12-31T14:22:59.549+00:00Phew - I was wondering if you were going to bring ...Phew - I was wondering if you were going to bring us up to speed on that before the end of the year. cheers.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-50943692691196793642010-12-31T13:59:45.002+00:002010-12-31T13:59:45.002+00:00MW, you must 'steer' more of these items o...MW, you must 'steer' more of these items our way as they are hilarious.<br /><br />It is hoped you will continue to allow 'opun' comments on your blog.<br /><br />Happy New Year to you and the clan Wadsworth!Witterings from Witneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349563961787006775noreply@blogger.com