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A quotation from Shakespeare

FABIAN If this were played upon a stage now, I could
   condemn it as an improbable fiction.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 3, sc. 4, l. 136ff (3.4.136-137) (1601)

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A quotation from Alfred Hitchcock

Making a film means, first of all, to tell a story. That story can be an improbable one, but it should never be banal. It must be dramatic and human. What is drama, after all, but life with the dull bits cut out.

Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) English film director
Interview (1962-08) by François Truffaut

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A quotation from Arthur Conan Doyle

How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) British writer and physician
Story (1890-02), “The Sign of the Four,” ch. 6 [Holmes], Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine, Vol. 45 (US) / 1 (UK)

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"It is absurdly improbable that you can hoover up the internet, shred it, then talk to the mulch pile and it talks back."
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Another math birb in the series is posted:

Blog link: https://wordpress.com/post/fractalkitty.com/7905

I managed not to say they are in a bay/bayes - oops!

Who isn't tickled that the collective noun is an improbability for puffins?

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