"The exception that proves the rule"

Which makes no sense unless you know that the original meaning of prove was to "probe" rather than to "assert with absolute certainty".

Posted By: yarmyyarmy on December 18th 2008 at 12:52:02

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Everyone in Georgia is called George, Georgie or Georgia. FACT! (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 18, 12:28:14
- "The exception that proves the rule" (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Dec 18, 12:52:02
  - what if you didn't know the original meaning though (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 18, 13:07:22
  - WW1 BOOOOO. Thief. I posted that Yonks ago. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Dec 18, 12:59:44
    - DIDGEYER? I got it from Stephen Jay Gould about 10 yaresgoo. (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Dec 18, 13:20:50
      - I always think it's one of those clever made up retro justifying things (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 18, 13:21:55
        
        Perhaps. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Dec 18, 13:29:09
        
        oh (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 18, 13:37:23
    - how long is one Yonk? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 18, 13:08:22
- Did you learn that off wikipedia? (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Dec 18, 12:31:06
  - No I learnt it off a bloke who had been to Georgia (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 18, 12:33:12
    - how was eurostar btw? (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 18, 12:33:42
      - gotta concede it was terrific (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 18, 12:39:17
        
        if you came through cambridge on the train (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 18, 12:42:13
        
        i was thinking car straight from my house to st pancreas (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 18, 12:46:09
- You're awesome (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Dec 18, 12:29:00
  - Have you seen Otto's Remote? (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 18, 12:29:55

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