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Regular Meeting - Every Second Sunday of the month

Sun Jun 09
12:00 PM
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Zephyr Coffeehouse and Art Gallery: 2419 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA (map)

This month we will meet at Zephyr Cafe. The selected topic will be posted before the meeting. Learn more

Hosted by: Brian Yoder (Organizer)

This Meetup repeats on the 2nd Sunday of every month

Regular Meeting - Every Second Sunday of the month	1 attending	Sun Jul 14, 12:00 PM
Regular Meeting - Every Second Sunday of the month	1 attending	Sun Aug 11, 12:00 PM
Regular Meeting - Every Second Sunday of the month	1 attending	Sun Sep 8, 12:00 PM

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Arnold McMahon commented on Regular Meeting - Every Second Sunday of the month
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"Brian, The logical flaw in the Monty example is that the one who picks never has more than a 50/50% chance, as it is already factored in that Monty will take away one of the 3 choices, and thus leave only 2 choices...."

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