On Wed July 19 2006 01:50, Dave Long wrote:
> In the US several years back, I recall seeing a suggestion that we
> needed a new unit of probability, the "bobbitt", to describe events
> that are incredibly unlikely, but nevertheless, given several hundred
> million people and due time, occur.

bobbit? Why bobbit? bobbit is already a "known" word - a verb that means "To 
cut off one's penis"

Well - at least "Bobbitize" means that in memory of a John(less) Wayne Bobbit 
and his wife Lorena Bobbit

shiv


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