Crackenspine wrote:
> You can't prove he doesn't smell.
Now now, that just won't do. That doesn't constitute a complete proof. Here are some more acceptable methods for proving propositions:
Proof by Obviousness:"The proof is so clear that it need not be mentioned."
Proof by General Agreement:"All in favor?..."
Proof by Imagination:"Well, we'll pretend it's true."
Proof by Convenience:"It would be very nice if it were true, so..."
Proof by Plausibility:"It sounds good so it must be true."
Proof by Intimidation:"Don't be stupid, of course it's true."
Proof by Mumbo-Jumbo:"For any epsilon > 0 there exists a
corresponding delta > 0 s.t. f(x)-L < epsilon
whenever x-a < delta."
... and so on. Alas, I didn't come up with those methods though: for a complete list, see
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Div/Winchester/jhhs/math/humor/proof.html .
Enjoy. :-)