ran·dom–adjective
1. proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason, or pattern: the random selection of numbers.
I'd argue that follows no definite aim, reason or pattern. Not that I disagree on the whole; my Cambridge dictionary has no such loophole.
(1. proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason, or pattern: the random selection of numbers.
I'd argue that follows no definite aim, reason or pattern. Not that I disagree on the whole; my Cambridge dictionary has no such loophole.
Legionary - My god, Brian, there's a message in my alphabets,
Wed 9 May 2007, 13:29,
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tom hanks (or forrest gump) is there for the purposes of rhyming slangit was done deliberately with a definite aim, reason, or pattern
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mictoboy shitting in your cunt since,
Wed 9 May 2007, 13:32,
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Point taken. Sorry, I just woke up with a headache the size of the Taj Mahal and didn't realise that was a compo.
( Legionary - My god, Brian, there's a message in my alphabets,
Wed 9 May 2007, 13:35,
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Not even the Dice Man?
Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango,
Wed 9 May 2007, 13:37,
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Then ultimately you'll have to accept the use of the word as a synonym for "unexpected" or argue that nothing is ever actually random, as I'm sure you could use the same logic to argue that not even atoms decaying are random (just not yet fully understood)?
Actually, to be honest, I don't care, I've just got a rotten headache and thought I saw some inaccurate pedantry. *refluffs and relurks*
*ninja'd*
(Actually, to be honest, I don't care, I've just got a rotten headache and thought I saw some inaccurate pedantry. *refluffs and relurks*
*ninja'd*
Legionary - My god, Brian, there's a message in my alphabets,
Wed 9 May 2007, 13:39,
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