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How can find out what is impossible ?


“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?”
- Sherlock Holmes


It is a truism, but how can I actually do that ? And is that truth necessarily relevant to the question/mystery (It is a big word we live in) ?


Posted - April 16, 2018

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  • 6477
    Agreed, it sounds easier than it is...
      April 16, 2018 3:21 PM MDT
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  • 6023
    ... maybe that's why I never win CLUE, claiming that it was an extraterrestrial with a death ray.
      April 16, 2018 3:55 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    You or I will have to point to what or isn't possible I think ...:)
      April 16, 2018 5:00 PM MDT
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  • 5354
    I Have to solve a mytery, so I seek out an informant and pay for a clue
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Clue: todays price of tea in China is 12 Yuan pr Kilo.              |
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Do I have a clue? Yes it say "Clue" in the note I got, but is it, really ?
      April 16, 2018 5:59 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    I was more refuring to the fact that you left out either the word "I or you" in between "can and find" .......my brain just automatically added one of those words as I read your question....I knew something was missing yet couldn't see it........
    Reading your question again ,the exact same thing happened.....it's just feels so wierd in my head knowing something wrong but just can't see it straight away.....lol
      April 17, 2018 2:33 AM MDT
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  • 5354
    Yes, I noticed that missing pronoun myself, but decided not to edit because I thought most people would supply a pronoun there themselves
      April 17, 2018 6:40 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    And I thought U would 2  :(
      April 17, 2018 7:12 PM MDT
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  • 5354
    I intended to, but I suffer from the same tendency you have, and anyway tend to proofread what I intended to write, rather than what I actually wrote
      April 18, 2018 1:58 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    I'm thinking of changing my name here to Miss Spell ....Letters no wat yew fink ? :)D
      April 18, 2018 3:07 AM MDT
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  • 5354
    As long as you (roughly) follow the sound of the pronunciation I shall be happy to 'let you know
    what i think'
      April 18, 2018 3:33 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    I fink its wunderful owl yew can chain'ge der letters an steel bee haybell to weed wat I Sa ear....
    has lung as der pun'tuation his core'rect it steal makes cent's :)D 

    Hime teeching Rand D how to get a cent of humour hat the moment...E's jus so stu'born and a very nought'y bouy ...Ê gist won't listen two is betters.....:( 
      April 18, 2018 4:38 AM MDT
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  • 53509


      I love it!  It fits you perfectly!
    ~
      April 18, 2018 3:33 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    Thank yew Randy.....dats der nicest fing youth heather Sid too me :)D 
      April 18, 2018 4:24 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    All Green Robbons greatfully expected and excepted.....:)D xxxxx 
      April 18, 2018 4:40 AM MDT
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  • 53509


      I can't take this any more. 
    ~
      April 18, 2018 6:27 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    I must say that you have a Smashing way of showing your gratitude.....a simple Green ribbon and grovelling apology would be more appropriate I think though.....

    It appears to me that we have far more ground to cover before we can begin to get you out of that Institution......
    I would think it must be like a Mad House  in there..... :(
      April 18, 2018 9:43 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    It looks to me that it's time to begin to pick up the peices and begin again with yore counselling and uncontrollable aggression.....:)D
      April 18, 2018 9:46 AM MDT
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  • 23577
    It's of no help but it's all I can think of :

      April 16, 2018 6:06 PM MDT
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  • 5354
    But it is relevant. Now i miss James Bond.
      April 16, 2018 6:22 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    :)
    :)
    Thanks, JakobA the unAmerican!
      April 16, 2018 6:52 PM MDT
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  • 5614
    Well, you can have me try to do it. If I fail it is impossible ;)
      April 16, 2018 8:21 PM MDT
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  • 5354
    Back in the early 20th century my grandfather could not fly at all, but then the wright brothers did it. and now we all can (if we have enough money to pay for a ticket)
      April 17, 2018 6:44 PM MDT
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