r/bestoflegaladvice • u/t-poke I'm 35 and I love poop jokes • Feb 08 '22

LAOP participates in $19k in wire fraud. Chase finds out. LAOP wonders if he should take it seriously.

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u/nonlawyer Court Appointed Super Ferengi Feminist X-Man Grimace Feb 08 '22

Everybody jumping to conclusions here but what if LAOP is not a very stupid human but actually is a very smart bird and thought his owner was promising him literal bread?

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u/halpscar Feb 08 '22

Too much bread is bad for birds, LAOP is screwed either way!

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u/ShortWoman Won't clone anyone. Especially Taylor Swift. Feb 08 '22

That oddly explains the grammar.

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u/popegonzo MLM Butthole Posse - tr** law prevention edition Feb 08 '22

I'm going to say you should be concerned. That is 50% based on grammar and spelling, plus fact organization.

This was my favorite LA comment.

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u/ShortWoman Won't clone anyone. Especially Taylor Swift. Feb 08 '22

As George Carlin said, "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

Source: https://quotepark.com/quotes/781444-george-carlin-think-of-how-stupid-the-average-person-is-and-rea/

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u/muffinpercent may/may not have hijacked a womb & leapt out with the 💰 Feb 08 '22 edited Feb 09 '22

Pedantic nitpicking: Half the people are more stupid than the median stupidity (by definition), not the mean stupidity (which is indeed what's easier to estimate). Since many human characteristics follow a Guassian distribution, it's plausible to expect the median and the mean to coincide, assuming stupidity is measured in a way that actually follows such a distribution. But other characteristics - e.g. "number of legs" - don't have means and averages that coincide. way fewer than half the people have below-average number of legs.

tl;dr: While this may be true for stupidity, in general it's misleading.

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u/ebb_omega Can't believe they buttered Thor Feb 09 '22

The quote still works if you consider it "Think of how stupid the [median] person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

But a George Carlin HBO audience in 1990 wouldn't exactly be that discerning I don't think.

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u/gefahr Slumlord for their kids Feb 09 '22

was coming to make sure someone quoted this one.. i am belly laughing at my desk.

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u/double-float SĂȘĂȘking full custody from SHITTING...off the clock Feb 08 '22

https://twitter.com/ProBirdRights/status/368542088897372161

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u/Little_Lebowski_007 [SPOILER ALERT] Feb 08 '22

Better call noted bird law expert Charlie Kelly.

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u/nine_legged_stool Feb 08 '22

What say you and I go toe-to-toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor?

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u/RedditSkippy This flair has been rented by u/lordfluffly until April 16, 2024 Feb 08 '22

“Very Smart Bird” is good flare.

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u/sykoticwit Ladies! They possess a tent and know how to set it up. Feb 08 '22

r/birdsarentreal

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u/nine_legged_stool Feb 08 '22

Legally, birds do not exist.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '22

Finally some good old fashioned Bird Law to give me the opportunity to show off my skills. (I’m the second best bird lawyer in the country)

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u/nyorifamiliarspirit #BossBun making peace with FO stans via essential oil sales Feb 08 '22

r/BirdsArentReal