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["Simon Spero" <ses AT unc.edu>]

On 5/3/07, Andrew C. Oliver <acoliver AT buni.org> wrote:

Probably because "professional cat herder" is in several of my bios in various conferences and stuff.  So google associates me with "cat" and thus shows you a declawing ad because I'm involved in the thread.  Its not a slip it is just a loose association and excessive literalism.

That's exactly what makes it a Bayesian slip!

Bayesian slip (n) : a statistically valid but wildly incorrect  inference or association which accidentally reveals a hidden truth.

Example:  an association between a thread about dealing with whiners and  the topic of cat declawing.

Simon // hell, it's been ages since I last made the OED ; I gotta get back on the horse sometime