Postscript: "prom"--a bit of data . . .

[Michael McKernan]

Laurence Horn wrote;

>>>Law of conservation of articles.

Larry,

Is your law definite, indefinite, or undefin(it)ed?

BTW, it doesn't seem to be universal, since for example, it doesn't apply
to sock pairs--articles  which in my experience are definitely not highly
conserved in laundry.

Michael McKernan

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