From: myro@srfrogs.Corp.Sun.COM (Michael Meyers)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Some Warriors jokes
Date: 27 Jan 1993 00:47:27 GMT
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In article 14456@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU, gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami) writes:
->
->Dear Mike,
->
->Here's a piece of advice: Don't leave your terminal unattended.
->While you were gone, some moron used it to post a 100-char per
->line, content-free, abusive and ignorant flame that makes *you*
->look like a dickhead.
->
->I am sure that as an employee of Sun you are a much better person
->than that.  

I would assume a student of Stanford would have more things in life
then stats. I guess we're both wrong.

->I am sure that you actually have a sense of humor
->that is somewhat beyond the sophomoric.  

I wish I was the one that came up with the ol'  "unattended terminal" bit.
That's good stuff Gidi :-)

->That you can tell the
->difference between relevant stats and mindless drivel.  And that you
->can write a sentence that doesn't wander aimlessly into three dots.
->
->But, your evil twin who used your account in your absence is clearly
->not like that.  So be careful, Mike, or the good folk on RSBP will
->start believing that *you* are that dorky dickhead.
->
->
->--Gidi
->
->
->PS:  In four trips to the playoffs in the 70's, the Warriors lost only
->one first round series.  But what does that have to do with Don Nelson?
->I guess that's a question that only a well-adjusted person like Mike
->can answer.

Hey you're starting to catch on tiger! It has nothing to do with  
Don Nelson.  Here's the joke as posted before. Give a quick scan for
the string Don Nelson and tell me what you come up with. I suspect 
you'll have the equivilent to your social life.

>What do earthquakes and Warriors first round playoff losses have in
>common?
>
>Both are relatively frequent Bay Area occurrences but everyone
>seems surprised when they happened.

The joke that you were  referring stated that the Warriors most 
often loose in the first round of playoffs and the Bay Area gets a lot of 
earth quakes and (the puch line) when it happens everyone is surprised.

If we compare recent history to overall history then the joke doesn't 
make sence. 
	Examples:

	No earthqauke yesterday and warriors win 75% of first round playoffs
	that they compete in.
		-apples to oranges-

	Many earthquakes in bay area over the years and warriors loose their
	last first round playoff series competed in
		-apples to oranges

But (oh no those dots you hate).....

	Many earthquakes since Don Nelson started coaching Warriors and
	Warriors loose 75% of their first round playoff series.
		-Bingo-

Unfortunately that is not the comparision that was made

Maybe that was what the author of the joke wanted. Maybe
he wanted a joke that compared apples to oranges??? I suspect that
wasn't the case and he wanted to compare the overall earthquake frequency in
the bay area to the overall Warrior playoff history. But you go to Stanford 
and have a wonderful sense of humor so I guess you know best.

Bwaaaa Haaahhhaaaaa






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