Randomness Scholar Mugs

The cruel hand of fate...

"The following program was made possible by fluctuations in the random chaos of the Universe...."

"Your assumption that a one in a million chance event MUST be a miracle shows you drastically underestimate the total number of regularly occurring events."

'You're good with people. Just tell him to go fuck himself.'

"I didn't find out quite what I wanted about the economics of democracy but I did find an interesting article about the mating habits of the Patagonian Fruit Bat."

'What's the chance of getting a latte around here?'

Bizarre sequence of computer-generated random numbers

"The first thing we should do is get you two into a good mutual fund. Let me get out the 'Magic 8 Ball' and we'll fun some options."

'Today's Odds' sign above a copier showing various odds for machine's malfunctions

"Woah - random!"

Google Magazine

Market Research - "I'm trying to remember to pick up a loaf of bread, but there's a 38% probability that I'll forget."

'I don't know if you're a mathematician but my wife's not happy with her Poisson distribution.'

'About this experiment for generating random numbers - each time you do it, it comes out different.'

'You have reached the Heisenberg Institute - Calls will be answered in random order.'

"Caution! Now entering the margin of error."

The statistician marrying the probability expert...

"At random IS the plan..."

"Let's face it, you could back the wrong horse in a one-horse race!"

'I'm just calculating the probability of my getting tenure in this university.'

Fact-finding Tour Inside Joe's Head

Murphy and his brother 'sod' at work on their now famous law.

STRIP Hambone: Random Number Generator

Probability: 10,000-1, 150-1, 6-1, 2-5, 1-20, 50-1, 10,000-1.

'It's like shooting fish in a barrel, except you're in Vegas and the barrel's in New York.'

Great Moments in Evolution

"This is a mine of useless information."

"You are already a winner and can now go forward to our grand draw"

The Man Who Knew Way Too Much

WOW! That was random!

'How do you want it - the crystal mumbo jumbo or the statistical probability?'

Risk Analysis: ".037%"

The house apropos-of-nothing committee

"Sometimes I just really need to draw a chicken."