Talk:Mythical number

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87.2% of all statistics quoted in arguments are simply made up. Michael Hardy 03:32, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

including the above statistic. (sorry could not resist). --Salix alba (talk) 11:00, 30 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think you'll find that was the whole point of the original remark. Incidentally, does anyone know who first said it? I've seen it attributed to Spike Milligan and Vic Reeves (allowing for the number not always being the same). Jon Rob 15:26, 3 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

References[edit]

I'm still a bit concerned about this page being encyclopedic enough. I changed the reference to what I think is a clearly better one, and it has a bit on two other possibly viable references from 1971 and 1984. Those might be worth tracking down and using. FrozenPurpleCube 16:06, 2 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Huh?[edit]

This article currently makes no sense to the layman. 71.146.25.98 (talk) 16:48, 7 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I completely agree, but being a layman myself, I'm powerless to improve it. (Unless I want to go out and educate myself on the subject, which, well, I don't.) - furrykef (Talk at me) 15:42, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mythical numbers are number that aren't true but many people think are true. Example: $48 billion is the amount of money stolen through identity theft last year. 70.122.201.250 (talk) 21:46, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Also[edit]

Also, mythical formula and folk recipe.-Inowen (talk) 22:36, 1 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Rewrite research and work in progress[edit]

I am going to try and flesh this out and make it more sensical. The work will be done in my sandbox. If you want to take a look at or help me please check it out there. Collaboration is fun. Rap Chart Mike (talk) 19:25, 5 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]