Proof Positive You Are Human (go ahead and take th

[SHATOUSHKA]

see if you can tell me what is CHANCE without looking like a fool.

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[pplaverita]

1) Instead of learning through try-and-error, I had to go to school (which was worth the try, no matter the error).
2) I have a sense of humour (though sometimes it's twisted).
3) Sometimes I see "things" where there isn't any (such as "foes").
4) I take medicine for precaution.
5) I make love while animals simply mate.
6) I show ingratitude.
7) I lie.

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Never onlyne

[SHATOUSHKA]

oh lord...i needed that.

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[SHATOUSHKA]

so i guess the fellow posters of this board are too scared to find out if they are human. well, ok...thats your god-given free will to live in a free country.
(ooooops!)

i know someone here knows what the word CHANCE means, i know you all use this term. i wanna know what you are talking about when you use it. how do you define it? what are the components/properties of CHANCE?
blah blah blah

come on, guys!!! give me a chance!!!!!

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[Hannibal]

Chance - accidental - whether aware of it or not.
*shrugs*
And a noun none the less!

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As miserable as life may be I hold it pretty precious...

If I lose the light of the sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light. If I lose paper and ink, I wil write in blood on forgotten walls. I will write always, I will capture nights all over the world and bring them to you.

[Thread Killa]

To take a chance is to gamble, to risk a loss for a possible gain. It involves the measurement of odds both known and unknown based on guesses and/or experience.

A deck of cards in Monopoly

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[zelazny]

pulls out dictionary:

chance (chns)
n.

The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.

A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck: Chance will determine the outcome.

The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability. Often used in the plural: Chances are good that you will win. Is there any chance of rain?

An accidental or unpredictable event.

A favorable set of circumstances; an opportunity: a chance to escape.

A risk or hazard; a gamble: took a chance that the ice would hold me.


it's easier than thinking one up myself

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Sure the universe is a great place, but if it wasn't here, no-one would miss it.

[Hannibal]

My dictionary sucks. I need to get a new one. Mine simply stated
Chance-n. Accidental.
What a peice of shit! Who's this Webster guy think he is. I knew that little short black kid was just in it for the money!

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As miserable as life may be I hold it pretty precious...

If I lose the light of the sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light. If I lose paper and ink, I wil write in blood on forgotten walls. I will write always, I will capture nights all over the world and bring them to you.

[zelazny]

good one
btw, i use the online dictionary www.dictionary.com
i find that one handy.

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Sure the universe is a great place, but if it wasn't here, no-one would miss it.

[SHATOUSHKA]

yes yes...these are all adequate ideas of CHANCE...but what is it? an uncontrolable force? what?
(don't worry, this will get better)

hannibal, are you sure you aren't using an abridged dictionary? no offence, i'd never own one of those. its a bad habit.
(and zela can't seem to sever the cord, if ya know what i mean)

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