Res Ipsa Loquitor

Earlier this week, the New York Times ran a story about American Idol callers who dial the wrong numbers when they vote for contestants, creating a nuisance and running up charges for innocents whose telephone numbers are one or two digits off the legit numbers.

It doesn’t surprise me, as one only has to consider who has the time and inclination to call and vote. One could easily imagine that if Darwin met them, he’d reconsider his Theory of Evolution.

There’s a Latin phrase, “Res ipsa loquitor” which is most commonly used as a legal maxim. Literally translated, it means “The thing speaks for itself.”

"American Idol” voters can’t seem to call the correct numbers. Res Ipso Loquitor.

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