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If that's the case, one could argue that "even number, including the number zero" would be an equally idiot proof but more technically accurate phrasing.
by lazerwalker 14y ago
If that's the case, one could argue that "even number, including the number zero" would be an equally idiot proof but more technically accurate phrasing.
- StavrosK 14y agoIndeed it would. However, Bloomberg wasn't making a mathematical proclamation, he was telling people when they could get gas after their house was demolished. This isn't even an issue.
- dkarl 14y agoIf that's the case, one could argue that "even number, including the number zero" Then the hypothetical gas station attendant would argue that the instructions were self-contradictory and he was just doing his best to enforce them. It isn't just idiot-proofing, it's argument-proofing, making sure some self-important nit-picker doesn't disingenuously try to throw everything into chaos to prove that authority is stupid.
- Heliosmaster 14y agoOne then might argue that the "or" is not exclusive in this context... but let's not be that geeky.