[blml] Who's afraid of the ... [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Grattan Endicott]

Grattan Endicott
grandeval at vejez.fsnet .co.uk
[also gesta at tiscali.co.uk]
*************************
"Specialized meaninglessness has come
to be regarded, in some circles, as a 
kind of hall mark of true science."
                     {Aldous Huxley}                       
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Geller" <geller at nifty.com>
To: "Bridge Laws Mailing List" <blml at amsterdamned.org>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: [blml] Who's afraid of the ... [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]


> 
>>"About half a century ago, 50 American experts
>>were polled as to who the best American player
>>was.  The result was a 50-way tie for first
>>place.  But the 50 experts were unanimous in
>>their opinions that Howard Schenken was the
>>second-best American player."
> 
> This must be a lie.  I'm sure Schenken got ONE first place vote,
> and 49 second place votes.   :-)
> 
> -Bob
> 
+=+ Oh, not necessarily. Did the pollster consider Schenken 
an 'American expert'?
                                    ~ Grattan ~   +=+