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• He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts.
  ..for support rather than illumination." Andrew Lang (1844-1912)...
• He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts - for support rather than for illumination.
  -- Andrew Lang...
• Often statistics are used as a drunken man uses lampposts for support rather than illumination.
• A man is only as good as the tool he uses.
• Statistics in the hands of an engineer are like a lamppost to a drunk--they're used more for support than illumination.
  -- Bill Sangster, Dean of Engineering, Georgia Tech...
• He missed an invaluable opportunity to hold his tongue. -- Andrew Lang
• People just don't know how to handle it if a woman uses smarts and brains rather than tits.
  -- Tracy Bonahm...
• He who laughs last uses OS/2.