West Wing and Real Life

Okay, the other day I was watching my dvds of West Wing and I cam to episode "Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics" and I was wondering where the name for the episode came from- and oddly I found out rather soon. I was reading Reader's Digest and in an article on political manipulation of Statistcs it mentioned that Mark Twain had said a phrase containing these very words. I found it especially interesting since I am studying statistics right now at school, which beffudlingly I enjoy.

Also, I have been annoying people with my favorite joke of all time from the show, and which makes me laugh every time that I hear it, despite the fact that it is also one of the cheesiest jokes that I have ever heard.It comes from the character of Margaret:

"Why in France do they eat only one egg for breakfast?

Because in France, one egg is un oeuf."