Dr. Nagy I'm glad you pointed out the fallacy of the buttered toast, but I believe you are incorrect in the probability function you used.  It is well known that the probability of toast falling buttered side down is directly proportional the cost of cleaning the butter out of the surface onto which it has fallen.  The main point of conjecture is whether the function is geometric or exponential.  This can be easily determined by placing the Mona Lisa beneath a piece of falling buttered toast, repeatedly.  For some reason the Louvre isn't interested in performing this important experiment, perhaps you would be willing to help?

>>> "Dr. Ferenc Nagy" <[log in to unmask]> 03/01/00 04:06AM >>>
On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, Bob Schlosser wrote:

2) If you are late and hungry then you became upset if the toast lands on
the buttered side. This side is sticky,
it is binding the dirt so you have to switch on the toaster.