The most important thing to learn in statistics is there are no yes/no answers. Only maybes, to some degree.

Math Prof Clobbers Mascot →

According to a witness quoted on the Web sites of The Minnesota Daily and Chicago Breaking Sports, Douglas P. Dokken, a math professor at the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, Minn., was watching a gymnastics competition when Goldy tapped him on the shoulder and mussed his hair. Mr. Dokken, who got his Ph.D. at Minnesota, apparently tried to ignore the attention, but the oversized rodent persisted, and the professor ended up losing his temper and thumping the mascot.

Bad Math from Wow Containers

I just saw an advertisement for something called Wow Containers which allows the tops and bottoms of containers to be interchangeable with each other. So far, this seems sensible. Then the commercial says, “with four different sizes, the possibilities are endless.” And by endless, they mean sixteen. You can see the commercial at the link above.