They installed a computer-controlled energy conservation at our place so that if it got too cold in one building it’d turn the temperature up in another to compensate.
Luck is the differential rate of occurrence of a given outcome between a given population and a given member of the population, where skill is not involved. A “balance of luck “ theorem would look for two independent situations where the value of luck had the same absolute value, but was of opposite sign. Since such a pair of situations seems obviously improbable, it would seem unlikely that any “balance of luck” theorem would hold in the general case. The case given here is obviously not an example of such thing, because the two outcomes Poncho experiences are clearly linked by the operations of the cartoonist.
I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn’t it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, no I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe.
marilynnbyerly 10 months ago
At least it didn’t squirt into the coffee.
ronaldspence 10 months ago
Dogma struck by karma…
DennisinSeattle Premium Member 10 months ago
There are good days and bad days, I’m not sure they balance out.
win.45mag 10 months ago
He seems well balanced except for the TESLA emblem for a nose.
gokar RLV 10 months ago
Some days you’re the bug…some days you’re the windshield. Cosmic balance… it does even out.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member 10 months ago
Maybe that’s true, but I’ve found that the reward rarely justifies the risk when I fail and face the consequences.
Sir Isaac 10 months ago
They installed a computer-controlled energy conservation at our place so that if it got too cold in one building it’d turn the temperature up in another to compensate.
wildlandwaters 10 months ago
Hey! He DOES have a mouth!!
Impkins Premium Member 10 months ago
Where’s Jimmy Cagney when we need him? :)
rugeirn 10 months ago
Luck is the differential rate of occurrence of a given outcome between a given population and a given member of the population, where skill is not involved. A “balance of luck “ theorem would look for two independent situations where the value of luck had the same absolute value, but was of opposite sign. Since such a pair of situations seems obviously improbable, it would seem unlikely that any “balance of luck” theorem would hold in the general case. The case given here is obviously not an example of such thing, because the two outcomes Poncho experiences are clearly linked by the operations of the cartoonist.
BWR 10 months ago
I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn’t it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, no I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe.
Marcus Cole, Babylon 5