I saw a "real" one in a medical text yesterday, explaining a theory that
schitsophrenia (sp?) may be caused by a virus, since slightly more than half
of the cases are diagnosed in the spring and the fall!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gavin Scott [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 12:25 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: OT: Bush vs. Gore Election Statistics
>
>
> Ted writes:
> > P.S.  Of course, there are a few of us who believe that the
> death rate is
> > slightly under 100%, but as the difference is nearly the size of
> > the margin on which Bush got elected, that's probably not worth
> > mentioning ;-).
>
> What about the saying that goes something like "half of the
> people who have
> ever lived are alive now" which, if true, would imply that at
> this point he
> death rate is only 50%, which isn't looking so bad.
>
> G.
>