Can't argue with that logic
Mom: | Did you hear? There was a fire at our church today |
Me: | Oh, wow, that's -- |
Mom: | And they found a pipe bomb! They think it's related to another fire that started earlier at an unfinished townhouse complex |
Me: | ...so there's... an arsonist at large? That's kind of scary |
Mom: | I bet it's the TERRORISTS |
Mom: | They're EVERYWHERE |
Me: | why... why would you reach that conclusion first, though? Maybe it's a local arsonist, I don't know... |
Mom: | Exactly! We don't know anything! It's the TERRORISTS. The world has really changed since 9/11 |
Me: | Haven't you ever heard of the saying, "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras"? Horses are way more common than zebras; it means the simpler explanation is more likely the correct one so you shouldn't jump to a more outlandish conclusion right away |
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Mom: | what if the hoofbeats are just a recording made by the terrorists so they can distract us and set more churches on fire |
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May 29, 2012 at 11:16PM