Insanity: doing the same, expecting different results *
by Thunderlips (2011-09-14 10:37:11)

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Doing same thing, FAILING, and expecting different...
by mg73  (2011-09-14 10:37:11)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Got to put the 'failing' in there. If you do the same thing over and over and it always succeeds, you be insane not to continue doing it...
No you don't
by HTownND  (2011-09-14 10:37:11)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

The expecting "different" results covers that scenario.
The point of the saying is a commentary on failure
by mg73  (2011-09-14 10:37:11)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Of course it 'covers' it, as you said. But I suspect you would agree that the whole point of the saying is to comment on people who beat their head against the wall doing the same thing over and over again, fail at it, and then continue doing the same thing without any recongnition of the facts. No one comments on someone who does the same thing over and over again when it succeeds.