09-15-2018, 11:55 AM
(09-15-2018, 11:33 AM)yvonne Wrote: https://wilson.engr.wisc.edu/rsfc/Woof.html
Quote:Oliver's Woofing Theorem states, in a nutshell, that in any given
athletic competition (team, individual, amatuer, professional), the
team/player who is the most over-hyped/over-praised by his/her/its
fans/supporters is doomed to LOSE the competition. For example, if
immediately preceding a game between the Seattle Mariners and the
Toronto Blue Jays, two Blue Jay's fans state that "Toronto will kick
ass", while only one Seattle fan makes a similar claim, then Seattle
is guaranteed a win by the ubiquitious and omnipresent Gods of Woofing.
I am somewhat respectful of woofing superstitions, but if the theorem operated in the manner described, the Toejams would have never won a football game.
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