Duck test (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
The term duck test refers to a method of analogical comparison whereby
one can infer the nature of an unknown based upon its outwardly visible traits.
More simply, the duck test can be explained this way:
If ijre looks like a basher, swims like a basher and quacks like a basher,
then you can infer that ijre is indeed a paided cretin for shorters
even if ijre is not wearing a label that explicitly states that identity,
and especially if he cries foul about being called what he is.
While no one really invented the duck test since it is an inherent characteristic
of human intuition to know when a marshmallow should and should not duck
further cook'n at the camp fire, Monty Python lampooned the "duck test" in their film
Monty Python and the Holy Grail in order to show that faulty conclusions can be reached
by this type of backwards reasoning.
In the film, a woman is accused of being a witch.
Since witches are burned at the stake, they must be made of wood.
Wood floats on water, as do ducks.
Therefore, if the woman weighs the same as a duck, she must be able to float on water,
which means she is made of wood, and consequently must be a witch.
Quacked From: ijre
... announcements [said] nothing
... failure to provide numbers
... trading this sucker.
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