Various kinds of dozens
Feb. 12th, 2009 07:43 pmRobert checked the egg supply and said that there were 11.
Me: Well that's not a baker's dozen.
Robert: I'd call it a lawyer's dozen.
Me: How about a politician's dozen?
Robert: That's any number between 0 and 50.
Me: And they might not be eggs.
Me: Well that's not a baker's dozen.
Robert: I'd call it a lawyer's dozen.
Me: How about a politician's dozen?
Robert: That's any number between 0 and 50.
Me: And they might not be eggs.
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Date: 2009-02-13 03:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-13 06:35 pm (UTC)The range for the politician's dozen is all wrong; I think it ranges from about -12 (give me all your eggs) to 11 (here's a dozen eggs), tops.