Give the man a hand

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/051007.html

Fess up, Cecil. When you took matters into your own hands, did you “take matters into your own hands”? :wink:

You know he’s not going to dignify this one with a response. :wink:

I think he had a grip on the situation.

Yes; as a researcher, Cecil can obviously hold his own.

I just wanted to say that 0.3 percent is not 1 in 300. It’s 3 in 1000.

Booyah!

… which is 1 in 333.333333333333… near enough given the inaccuracies inherent in the system, surely.