# Fun things to do with Anecdotal Evidence

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-things-to-do-with-anecdotal-evidence/571914>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 19, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-things-to-do-with-anecdotal-evidence/571914 "2011-02-19T15:38:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-things-to-do-with-anecdotal-evidence/571914/1 "2011-02-19T15:38:17Z")

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I just had to share this comic from [Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal](http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20110218.gif).

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**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-things-to-do-with-anecdotal-evidence/571914/2 "2011-02-19T16:23:01Z")

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Thank you. Thank link has now been forwarded to a friend.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-things-to-do-with-anecdotal-evidence/571914/3 "2011-02-19T16:49:08Z")

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I’ll bet They paid **Qadgop** to post that.

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**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-things-to-do-with-anecdotal-evidence/571914/4 "2011-02-19T18:38:53Z")

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Very good. How many logical fallacies are packed into that one panel anyway?

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**Author:** ![TravisFromOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-things-to-do-with-anecdotal-evidence/571914/5 "2011-02-19T18:50:13Z")

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> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#):
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> I just had to share this comic from [Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal](http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20110218.gif).

Damn. I was going to post that link, based entirely on the thread title, and the whole thread was about it.

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**Author:** ![\_Undecided\_Adrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/eada6e/32.png) [@\_Undecided\_Adrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Undecided_Adrian)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-things-to-do-with-anecdotal-evidence/571914/6 "2011-02-20T23:11:04Z")

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The method to _implode_ scientists’ heads, on the other hand, was already explained on [UserFriendly](http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20090125).
