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Lemma: Good, gourmet root beer (Sprecher, 1919, Henry Weinhardt's, etc) is a tasty drink. Thoughts?

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Not really, no. I'm just raising my post count before this topic gets locked. :P

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quote:
Originally written by Semodius:

Thoughts?
You're in need for an urgent re-admission into the white-coat ward.

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Originally written by Semodius:
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Thoughts?
I like Dr. Pepper.

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Dikiyoba's reply is off-topic, just like the other replies so far.
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I assure you mine was NOT off-topic. My reply was perfectly sane.

EVEN MORE ON TOPIC: Nah - Coke's still better than Doctor Pepper.

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That's not a lemma. You didn't prove that gourmet root bear is tasty, you just stated it. You then failed to use it to prove another theorem.

In fact, your statement is much closer to a tautology. Since you specify good root bear, and since good means tasty in the context of a drink, what you have stated is that good root bear is good root bear. This is reflexively (and very obviously) true.

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Alorael, you're almost absolutely right. It's a lemma not because I proved it. I said it was a lemma, so it is. Assume that it is a lemma is what I would have typed, had I not been lazy. But root beer is indeed a good drink because it mixes honey, carbonated water, fructose corn syrup, and natural flavors in a palatable concoction. QED.

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Do you really expect me to drink root beer? At my age?
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Er, yes.

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Originally written by 7 per day keep the doctor away.:

That's not a lemma. You didn't prove that gourmet root bear is tasty, you just stated it. You then failed to use it to prove another theorem.

In fact, your statement is much closer to a tautology. Since you specify good root bear, and since good means tasty in the context of a drink, what you have stated is that good root bear is good root bear. This is reflexively (and very obviously) true.

—Alorael, whose most prominent thought is that the rash of meaningless threads reminds him of the end of Misc. In fact, it reminds him so strongly (with the absence of pointless polls, granted) that he may have to reference mischatology.

I may have to broaden my horizons in English yet again. The only mental connection I get for the word "mischatology" is Miskatonic University in Arkham, MA. :P

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And Alorael is apparently drinking bears... :P

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I was going to ask where a bear's spigot was, but then realize that I'd get banned.

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Everyone knows a bear's spigot is on the top of its head. My bear has honey in it.

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quote:
Originally written by Synergy:

Everyone knows a bear's spigot is on the top of its head. My bear has honey in it.
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Wherever the line is, this post is WAY past it.

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I'm not doing well with the typos these days. Yuck.

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Originally written by Semodius:

It's a lemma not because I proved it.
I can't parse that sentence. It's not a lemma because you didn't prove it, but that involves two negations in different places from the one you have.

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I said it was a lemma, so it is.Assume that it is a lemma is what I would have typed, had I not been lazy.
Then your lemma, which is still missing its larger theory, goes like this:

Prove A:
Assume A
QED.

That is a questionable proof. I still think that your statement is a postulate, except it's a tautological postulate.

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But root beer is indeed a good drink because it mixes honey, carbonated water, fructose corn syrup, and natural flavors in a palatable concoction. QED.
Root beer (or bear) is good because it combines ingredients to make a palatable drink. But good drinks are palatable drinks by definition, so the only important part (missing from the first post) is the ingredients. Root beer would be bad if it weren't made of root beer ingredients? Root beer wouldn't be root beer if it weren't made of root beer ingredients, but it still could be good!

Furthermore, most Germans I have known have intensely disliked root beer. They claimed it tasted like cough medicine.

Aran: Misc. + eschatology = mischatology.

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Nah - Coke's still better than Doctor Pepper.[/QB]
One word, pepsi.

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The best root beer I've ever had was in Williamsburg - Chowning's Tavern, I believe. I always assume that the best variation of any given product is made by some small, inconspicuous producer, and it's nice to get some personal experience behind that assumption...

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quote:
Originally written by Chocolateking:

[quote]Nah - Coke's still better than Doctor Pepper.
One word, pepsi.[/QB][/quote]You're both wrong. We've got a place in town called Fitz's, and they make their own soda. It's infinitely better than Pepsi or Coke (partially from the fact that it's neither Pepsi nor Coke).

Local places are almost always better than über-franchises, anyway.

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Originally written by 7 per day keep the doctor away.:

Aran: Misc. + eschatology = mischatology.

Wait... let me see if I've gotten this...
Mischatology is eschatology focusing on miscelleny?

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Originally by Lenar Labs:

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Wait... let me see if I've gotten this...
Mischatology is eschatology focusing on miscelleny?
My best guess is that mischatology is eschatology refering to the miscellaneous forum.

No, Dikiyoba wasn't there for it either.
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The fact that root beer is good is a lemma because it is UNHEALTHY. Put a tooth in it for a week and it'll be gone. Or does that only work with coke? Same thing!

Anyways I used to like root beer as a child. Now I hate it. Yes it does taste like Swedish cough medicine. Perhaps they distribute the same medicine in Germany.
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Mischatology is the study of the end of the Miscellaneous forum.

If it's wrong it's still not a lemma. It's just wrong! Lemmas might not be big and important on their own, but they still have to be correct.

—Alorael, who ignored that definition of good. Usually one does not say that something is a good drink because it is healthy. One might say that the drink is good for you. A good drink is a tasty drink, health be damned!
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Well, I've seen teeth rotting out in a beaker for a science fair project, but I've never seen root beer rotting teeth out of someone's mouth. However, if you're thirsty, water is still better for you...

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One does not have to prove that root beer is good, because the statement is an axiom, not a lemma.
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