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Occam might have kept his tonsure trim with a razor, but plucking and waxing are the names of the games now. When's the last time anyone used a cutthroat for goodness sake?
Tweezers are more feminine; single stroked for microscopic pedantry and so much better for fuzzy logic.
For more forceful
intellectual requirements - "can't see the wood for the trees"? Wax them all!
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Does Occam's bikini wax strip all pretense leaving only the naked truth? |
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Occam's nose-hair trimmer ? |
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Lady Occam's Leg-Hair Removal System ?
"To Arbitrate... Defoliate!!!" |
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Didn't someone make this joke before? |
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Great behinds stink alike ? |
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"What's that screaming all about?" |
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not an idea. please remove. |
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So, exactly what does this mean? Apply little common senses to small arguments and minute, everyday conundra? |
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<pedant>Occam's razor is not really a logic tool. It's just a rule of thumb, useful in some situations but counter-productive in others.</pedant> |
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The modern version would be Occam's Razr, Shirley. |
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[Voice] I beg to differ. This is an extrapolation and conjoining of disparate concepts, modernising and extending at the same time. As does the hullaballoon for example, with balloon and conveyor belt. |
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//extrapolation and conjoining of disparate concepts, modernising and extending at the same time//
Where's Occam when you need him? |
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Nonsense. That was 87% succinct, as tested on my occameter. |
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