“The exception that proves the rule” is a phrase for when there’s only ever been one example outside of the rule. If all that anyone can ever point to is this one example, then that by itself proves the rule because it’s only happened once. For example, if there’s only been one pink orange in all of history, that’s the exception that proves the rule. If there is more than one exception, then that calls the rule into question.
How does an exception prove the rule, though? An exception implies that it is exempt from the rule. An exception would disprove the rule that all oranges are orange. If pink orange is an exception, then the rule can't be that there is one pink orange. If you said that the rule is not all oranges are orange, a pink orange wouldn't be an exception because it is already a part of the rule! I think you have the saying right but it is bad phrasing. It only makes sense if you said "pink orange is the exception that DISPROVES the rule".
@@AndyJP Are you ESL like the above poster? I explained exactly how the concept works, then you talked yourself through other concepts and came back confused. If something has only ever had one exception, then the rule holds because you can reasonably expect there to never be another. If only one pink orange has been found in all of human history, compared to millions or even billions of orange oranges, then the exception proves the rule. “All oranges are orange, barring this one very bizarre exception.” It’s stupid to instead say that not all oranges are orange simply because one orange was pink, because to say that implies that there can be blue or red or green or brown oranges as well as that one pink orange, which we’ve already agreed is not the case. It’s the same thing, for example, if I say that gravity means things fall down when dropped. If a freak accident of quantum physics suddenly makes a dropped ball rocket Bethesda-style into the sky, you don’t amend your statement that “Sometimes things fall when they’re dropped.” You say that things fall when they’re dropped, barring a one-in-a-quadrillion freak chance.
@@WhiteManOnCampus I'm not ESL and quite obviously fluent in English, don't be a dick just because somebody disagreed with you. That's childish internet etiquette.
Cassius: I shall double my efforts 2 weeks later The body of a man was discovered, strung to an old fort, his identity has been revealed as that of Cassius, a local idiot who has been known to walk into local bandit forts, attempting to educate but always getting captured.
I just imagine the bandits looking down from the heights at Zach experimenting with the bear traps over and over again and just going "Man, dude's getting his face caught in a trap JUST to prove a theory. We ain't messing with that kind of crazy"
"The exception proves the rule" is based on an archaic meaning of prove closer to test. A Bullet Proofed suit of armor was a suit of armor that had the mark of being shot with bullet to show it could survive
Inigo didn't set off the bear trap because he has the Sneak perk that prevents setting off traps (Light Step or Light Foot or whatever it is in Skyrim).
I remember discussing this "exception proves the rule" stuff with a mate a while ago, and we came to the conclusion that explicit exceptions prove implicit rules, for example if you are told that you don't need to wear a tie at your workplace on fridays, then it implies that you have to on all other days
"Way to get in my way, Inigo" Zach says, as he shifts his aim off the bandit and onto Inigo before firing :P Staying true to that channel tradition I see lol
At 11:19? He said "Way to show me up", as if to say Inigo was showing off to make Zach look bad. Then he shoots him out of frustration, but with intention.
"We can put the bear trap on raccoon, and he'll deliver the bear trap to people!" -Zach Hazard, inventing the Skyrim equivalent of Fallout 4's frag mine molerats.
I can appreciate the Whiterun guard, who is out there sprinting a marathon, only stopping to make racist comments to people, before continuing his run.
One of the weird things about autism is that you'll notice obvious signs of autistic behaviour and traits in others, even though you're often unaware when you show them yourself. Zach's reading of the 'exception that proves the rule' was absolutely one of those moments for me. Mike's definition is technically right, even though it's logically wrong. Having only one exception reinforces the idea that a rule is in place. And no, my brain won't accept that answer either. But hey.
It works better the other way around. "As a rule, this is what you can expect from X. But be aware that there will be one/some exceptions to this." For example: As a rule all pistols fire bullets. However, the Gyrojet and tranquilizer pistols that fire darts are excetions to this rule.
That's probably why he's always hung up about the "Jack of all Trades" phrase. Yeah, there's more to that phrase, but pretty much everyone uses only that first part and ignores the rest.
Dear Skyrim mod makers: Make a mod that kicks off with a courier needing to deliver something to the player. Courier comes dressed in a strange skin tight blue suit with a strange device attached to his left arm and a giant yellow "21" on the back to deliver a message to the player. Player can choose to kill the courier if they feel like being evil and this is where the mod REALLY kicks in. Player turns around and bumps into another courier in a skin tight blue suit with a letter and gold for the player- the previous courier left inheritance to the player. Player gets annoyed and kills the 2nd courier. Player goes to leave and is greeted by ANOTHER courier in a skin tight blue suit with a letter and some gold. The previous courier left inheritance to the player. This continues for a set amount time, depleting the player's arrow and soul gem supply recharging their weapons if left to continue for a long enough time. There may, or may not, be a bounty on the player's head for all the bodies that are piled up on the ground. Have the mod have a menu to set the amount of time the player keeps running into couriers
Zach and Mike should both know that you can't escape the Courier. If the Courier is after you he'll get you. Just pray your quest marker is a deliver or talk to objective and not a kill objective.
Way back when I played this game, when I saw Companions on a loading screen it was on a TV that was too far from me and the name I thought I read was "Champions". And it felt really anticlimactic for it to be Companions.
Every time i make a new character in this game I always tell myself i shall choose i new class like a battlemage but nope I always become a stealth archer for some reason
its cold its raining and im maintenance today. BRING IT ON MOTHER NATURE. also awesome vids boyz EDIT: yeah had to go in early to deploy the anti flooding devices XD now i can watch the rest
I no longer remember the source, but I was taught in English Language at school that “The exception that proves the rule.” is a mistranslation of a Latin saying into english. The Romans used to say “The exception that TESTS the rule.” The implication being that no Rule is absolute/ perfect and will always be tested by exceptions. But it was mistranslated, and people who understood the original meaning by word of mouth mostly died, and consequently the argument we have just witnessed has been going on for 100’s of years 😂
I keep forgetting you're a gun nerd, not a math nerd. I blame all the calibers. In the expression, the exception that proves the rule, "prove" means "test". No idea why it became a thing, but yeah.
While it seems books are very cheap in skyrim for some reason arguably the most valuable things in that fort would be the books in real life. Books were fucking expensive. A bandit would want to sell them not burn them and thats exactly what they did in real life.
I think hagravens are ugly because of a blessing from one of their pantheon's gods. Now not all Reachmen worship the same beings the same way, but some of the clans around Markarth do have a sort of give and take relationship with Daedra. One of the Daedra they deal with is Namira. Namira likes making things ugly. So if you make a deal with Namiria to become powerful, the downside is you're now an ugly bird woman. Trying to change that would break the contract with Namira. Not all the Reachwomen are making deals with Namira to become hagravens. In fact some of them are even actively working against Namira by making things look pretty. Planting flowers, new trees over fallen ones, and even kidnapping the sybil of Dibella, goddess of beauty, to possibly try and gain her favor. Her sybil is an ethnic Reachgirl after all.
7:09 u can measure the sharpness of something by measuring how weight is required to cut through something. They make scales for it. Shits crazy, humans think of everything lol
“The exception that proves the rule” is a phrase for when there’s only ever been one example outside of the rule. If all that anyone can ever point to is this one example, then that by itself proves the rule because it’s only happened once. For example, if there’s only been one pink orange in all of history, that’s the exception that proves the rule. If there is more than one exception, then that calls the rule into question.
Not a native English speaker, didn’t know about the phase, still think what Mike (and you) said made more sense
How does an exception prove the rule, though? An exception implies that it is exempt from the rule. An exception would disprove the rule that all oranges are orange. If pink orange is an exception, then the rule can't be that there is one pink orange. If you said that the rule is not all oranges are orange, a pink orange wouldn't be an exception because it is already a part of the rule! I think you have the saying right but it is bad phrasing. It only makes sense if you said "pink orange is the exception that DISPROVES the rule".
@@AndyJP Are you ESL like the above poster? I explained exactly how the concept works, then you talked yourself through other concepts and came back confused. If something has only ever had one exception, then the rule holds because you can reasonably expect there to never be another. If only one pink orange has been found in all of human history, compared to millions or even billions of orange oranges, then the exception proves the rule. “All oranges are orange, barring this one very bizarre exception.” It’s stupid to instead say that not all oranges are orange simply because one orange was pink, because to say that implies that there can be blue or red or green or brown oranges as well as that one pink orange, which we’ve already agreed is not the case.
It’s the same thing, for example, if I say that gravity means things fall down when dropped. If a freak accident of quantum physics suddenly makes a dropped ball rocket Bethesda-style into the sky, you don’t amend your statement that “Sometimes things fall when they’re dropped.” You say that things fall when they’re dropped, barring a one-in-a-quadrillion freak chance.
@@WhiteManOnCampus I'm not ESL and quite obviously fluent in English, don't be a dick just because somebody disagreed with you. That's childish internet etiquette.
No, it comes from an old meaning of the word prove as in "to test", and the phrase had a different meaning when it first came into being.
I love how this guy was just sprinting his life and stopped for casual racism before sprinting away
"You're right but I don't think you should be" is peak best friend behaviour
Cassius: I shall double my efforts
2 weeks later
The body of a man was discovered, strung to an old fort, his identity has been revealed as that of Cassius, a local idiot who has been known to walk into local bandit forts, attempting to educate but always getting captured.
I just imagine the bandits looking down from the heights at Zach experimenting with the bear traps over and over again and just going "Man, dude's getting his face caught in a trap JUST to prove a theory. We ain't messing with that kind of crazy"
The exception that proves the rule proves a rule exists. This is because if there were no rule, there could not be an exception.
"The exception proves the rule" is based on an archaic meaning of prove closer to test. A Bullet Proofed suit of armor was a suit of armor that had the mark of being shot with bullet to show it could survive
In this episode: Zach develops a bear trap fetish.
Well their purpose is to bite peoples feet after all
“You’re right, but I don’t think you should be.”
Best line ever.
Inigo didn't set off the bear trap because he has the Sneak perk that prevents setting off traps (Light Step or Light Foot or whatever it is in Skyrim).
I remember discussing this "exception proves the rule" stuff with a mate a while ago, and we came to the conclusion that explicit exceptions prove implicit rules, for example if you are told that you don't need to wear a tie at your workplace on fridays, then it implies that you have to on all other days
"Way to get in my way, Inigo" Zach says, as he shifts his aim off the bandit and onto Inigo before firing :P Staying true to that channel tradition I see lol
At 11:19? He said "Way to show me up", as if to say Inigo was showing off to make Zach look bad. Then he shoots him out of frustration, but with intention.
"We can put the bear trap on raccoon, and he'll deliver the bear trap to people!"
-Zach Hazard, inventing the Skyrim equivalent of Fallout 4's frag mine molerats.
One day I hope Mike turns off the Hagraven mod and not tell him so he gets a shocking surprise.
I can appreciate the Whiterun guard, who is out there sprinting a marathon, only stopping to make racist comments to people, before continuing his run.
Someone needs to create a mod that instantly teleports the courier to Zach and forces him to receive his uncollected mail.
24:10 That the dead caravan was a trap and there's just two bandits on the hill watching these three Idiots throw bear traps each other
Never doubt Zach’s ability to be confidently wrong
WOOOO SKYRIM. Shoutout to the homie Baloney Bob, I owe him a lot for my success.
Technically, Oranges are not orange. Oranges are tangerine, while Tangerines are orange.
I'd be lying if I didn't admit that the Whiterun vuard sprinting to Zach abd Mike and saying a line made me laugh hard
One of the weird things about autism is that you'll notice obvious signs of autistic behaviour and traits in others, even though you're often unaware when you show them yourself. Zach's reading of the 'exception that proves the rule' was absolutely one of those moments for me. Mike's definition is technically right, even though it's logically wrong. Having only one exception reinforces the idea that a rule is in place. And no, my brain won't accept that answer either. But hey.
It works better the other way around.
"As a rule, this is what you can expect from X. But be aware that there will be one/some exceptions to this."
For example: As a rule all pistols fire bullets. However, the Gyrojet and tranquilizer pistols that fire darts are excetions to this rule.
That's probably why he's always hung up about the "Jack of all Trades" phrase. Yeah, there's more to that phrase, but pretty much everyone uses only that first part and ignores the rest.
As a fellow aspie, I swear we have the power to identify other peeps with the tism.
I knew that title was a Bloodborne reference. Excellent taste, Mr. Hazard.
0:50 tuberculosis has entered the chat. "I have died of the consumption."
18:47 Why did I have this argument with my self two days ago?😂
Dear Skyrim mod makers:
Make a mod that kicks off with a courier needing to deliver something to the player.
Courier comes dressed in a strange skin tight blue suit with a strange device attached to his left arm and a giant yellow "21" on the back to deliver a message to the player. Player can choose to kill the courier if they feel like being evil and this is where the mod REALLY kicks in.
Player turns around and bumps into another courier in a skin tight blue suit with a letter and gold for the player- the previous courier left inheritance to the player.
Player gets annoyed and kills the 2nd courier.
Player goes to leave and is greeted by ANOTHER courier in a skin tight blue suit with a letter and some gold. The previous courier left inheritance to the player.
This continues for a set amount time, depleting the player's arrow and soul gem supply recharging their weapons if left to continue for a long enough time. There may, or may not, be a bounty on the player's head for all the bodies that are piled up on the ground.
Have the mod have a menu to set the amount of time the player keeps running into couriers
19:41 Mike is giving me a headache...WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS MIKE?!
I cant wait for zach's reaction to the arquebus mod if he decides to download it to play it
I think they did something like that in early episodes
@@Hell_O7 which episode I really wanna see it
@@jeffreydavidson5161 It might be just gun mod in general, maybe in episode 1 or something before 10.
@@Hell_O7 I saw it was a regular gun mod but still I hope they do the arquebus mod cause I'm genuinely curious on what zach has to say about it
"That will leave a bruise" Inigo says with an ARROW IN HIS FACE.
I can see Zach marrying the orc lady blacksmith
A nice edition to the mikeburnfire video pile....wondering when the machoman randy savage dragon will reappear
This actually would have been a good use-case scenario for a Flamecloak spell.
Zach and Mike should both know that you can't escape the Courier. If the Courier is after you he'll get you. Just pray your quest marker is a deliver or talk to objective and not a kill objective.
24:05 Inigo right off the bat can do the sneak roll. So this is actually probably true.
cassius has a fuckin SNIFFER holy shit dude can probably smell sounds
I hope mikeburnfire downloads a mimic chest mod for this playthrough
24:30 Just like the bomb dogs in WW2!
i call my basement a shack...
I got a jar of dirt, I got a jar of dirt.
I got a rock
Sometime after the 3 sea shell, you need the poop mace
17:56 FINALLY ZACH ADDRESS THE BOOGLEDOOGLE
Way back when I played this game, when I saw Companions on a loading screen it was on a TV that was too far from me and the name I thought I read was "Champions".
And it felt really anticlimactic for it to be Companions.
@Zach Hazard I call a "basement" or a "cellar" a shack all the time. What you got to say to that my guy?😂
You guys need to do the quest with Sam, he’s wearing black robes and is found drinking in taverns
I love Leshens, they're my favorite monster from the witcher
the funny number!!
16:56 The only thing mightier than the Poop Dagger of BG3
Every time i make a new character in this game I always tell myself i shall choose i new class like a battlemage but nope I always become a stealth archer for some reason
This… This was Great IOoOI❤
5:40 Nice headband.
If Rex goodman lived in Skyrim.🤣
18:47 I've always known it as "the rule" being proven is the rule that there's an exception to everything.
You guys are awesome
Hell yeah Batman
Also EP: 69 Nice...
How about to searching some SIRENROOT?
Skyforge steel is very light for its protection value, but is still heavy armor. I prefer light, though.
Why did Cassius somewhat remind me of the interaction with Volo in BG3? But instead of Goblins it was Bandits here LOL.
call zank the gingerbread man XD
hehe *BOOGLEDOOGLE*
Dude, she's not married. She lives with her uncle
Did they do the quest for Sam yet? If not wait until Zach learns about that Rollercoaster.
Not yet, can’t wait for him to meet his wife
Just gotta say... niiiice
It's the same mailman from that time in Iraq.
you guys should try out this fallout 4 mod called “grim the curse” it’s pretty spoopy
Mike dont you dare to instal that creature mod pack
What's Zach's issue with Inigo, Dude's very nice and chill and Zach's acting like the dude crapped in his cereal.
IIRC, Zach dislikes companions
I love Bloodborne references
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its cold its raining and im maintenance today. BRING IT ON MOTHER NATURE. also awesome vids boyz
EDIT: yeah had to go in early to deploy the anti flooding devices XD now i can watch the rest
I no longer remember the source, but I was taught in English Language at school that “The exception that proves the rule.” is a mistranslation of a Latin saying into english. The Romans used to say “The exception that TESTS the rule.” The implication being that no Rule is absolute/ perfect and will always be tested by exceptions. But it was mistranslated, and people who understood the original meaning by word of mouth mostly died, and consequently the argument we have just witnessed has been going on for 100’s of years 😂
Napalm sicks to kids😂🤦🏾♂️
28:50 really? a Witcher 3 leshen
What is a cellar but an underground shack
Shame they burn the "save bandits" books, might be a fun read.
Uhhh di risaad just sell the shield of ysgramor?
Zach calling all blacksmiths rude is funny when he was a blacksmith and still acts rude at times
He was staring into an older mirror with Eorlund and he knew it. :D
I keep forgetting you're a gun nerd, not a math nerd. I blame all the calibers.
In the expression, the exception that proves the rule, "prove" means "test". No idea why it became a thing, but yeah.
69 nice
While it seems books are very cheap in skyrim for some reason arguably the most valuable things in that fort would be the books in real life. Books were fucking expensive. A bandit would want to sell them not burn them and thats exactly what they did in real life.
Woah weird being here so early from patreon
Succ me, you money having person.
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I think hagravens are ugly because of a blessing from one of their pantheon's gods. Now not all Reachmen worship the same beings the same way, but some of the clans around Markarth do have a sort of give and take relationship with Daedra. One of the Daedra they deal with is Namira. Namira likes making things ugly. So if you make a deal with Namiria to become powerful, the downside is you're now an ugly bird woman. Trying to change that would break the contract with Namira.
Not all the Reachwomen are making deals with Namira to become hagravens. In fact some of them are even actively working against Namira by making things look pretty. Planting flowers, new trees over fallen ones, and even kidnapping the sybil of Dibella, goddess of beauty, to possibly try and gain her favor. Her sybil is an ethnic Reachgirl after all.
Is there a list for the mods they're using anywhere?
7:09 u can measure the sharpness of something by measuring how weight is required to cut through something. They make scales for it. Shits crazy, humans think of everything lol
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