Is X Marks the Scot a Clan?

**gilmore** · 13th October 08, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by Carolina Kiltman

Finally my ex-professor persona has been awakened. X-Marks is an "Affinity Group" In the sense that we all share a common interest. A Clan also has a common interest too, therefore X-Marks is a Clan. (I'll not try to quote the Latin, I'll just louse it up at this point.)

In other words, if X is a subset of AG, and C is a subset of AG, then X=C?

I think not.

**Tetley** · 13th October 08, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by gilmore

In other words, if X is a subset of AG, and C is a subset of AG, then X=C?

I think not.

I'm not entirely sure that set theory is applicable in social situations. I think that these probably use something along the lines of "if it walks like a duck..."