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Old Jun 27, 2007 | 12:32 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor



For those too lazy to click the link, the saying is: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
Old Jun 27, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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yea that one is pretty popular in the hax0rs community.
Old Jun 27, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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tis true! you can explain a lot by stupidity.
Old Jun 27, 2007 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by phinsup' post='876391' date='Jun 27 2007, 02:34 PM

yea that one is pretty popular in the hax0rs community.


Meh. I've used it for years. Before there were such things as Hax0rs.
Old Jun 27, 2007 | 10:40 PM
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As a proud member of the ignorant masses, I have never heard this saying before in my life.
Old Jun 27, 2007 | 10:45 PM
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There are some good ones on that page, I should write them down somewhere....
Old Jun 28, 2007 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by TYSON' post='876439' date='Jun 27 2007, 08:45 PM

There are some good ones on that page, I should write them down somewhere....


why? its on that page. just dont loose that page
Old Jun 28, 2007 | 11:59 PM
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on a side note I've found wikipedia to sometimes leave a bit to be desired in their definitions, i know they have tightened up things a bit, but let's face it all of the articles are written by people with the time on their hands to write **** like that for free.
Old Jun 29, 2007 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='876476' date='Jun 28 2007, 11:44 AM

why? its on that page. just dont loose that page




But I can't keep it in my pocket for emergency use then!
Old Jun 29, 2007 | 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by TYSON' post='876549' date='Jun 29 2007, 05:33 AM

But I can't keep it in my pocket for emergency use then!


print it!
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