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Anecdote

Anecdote

1. Unpublished narratives.

2. A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life.

Origin: f. Anecdote, fr. Gr. Not published; priv. _ given out, to give out, to publish; out _ to give. See dose.


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Hg and sulphhydral groups: A layman's question.

... parents who need to make every penny count) determine which materials are based in science and which ones are based on unsound assertions or anecdote. You assistance and expertise are appreciated. Moderator : I have also posted this question at chemicalforums.com. If you can think of a better ...

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by CutToTheQuick
Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:24 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Hg and sulphhydral groups: A layman's question.
Replies: 3
Views: 715

Instinct- the mechanism

... because the computer is programmed to behave that way. The interesting question is is instinct set in stone or can it be altered? An interesting anecdote from work today. A coworker of mine who has been sexually harassing me made the mistake of approaching me from behind and "touching" ...

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by alextemplet
Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:51 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Instinct- the mechanism
Replies: 16
Views: 2921

Tricky One

In this post, no one ever said that god did not exist. And your little anecdote, What college students in their right mind would think the prof did not have a brain? And further more... and y do u say that??? Is it so hard to type out the letters wh, and yo? ...

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by onexsoul
Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:53 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tricky One
Replies: 16
Views: 1239

Tricky One

In this post, no one ever said that god did not exist. And your little anecdote, What college students in their right mind would think the prof did not have a brain? And further more... and y do u say that??? Is it so hard to type out the letters wh, and yo? ...

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by MichaelXY
Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:23 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tricky One
Replies: 16
Views: 1239

Geometric Progressions

Ha! This thread just reminded me of an anecdote I read somewhere: If we remove limiting factors, then assume that each pair of humans has 1 offspring who goes on to create 1 offspring with 1 other - no death except for old age - then in 500 ...

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by kotoreru
Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:14 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Geometric Progressions
Replies: 14
Views: 2001


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