infer vs imply

[sandhawke]

I'm looking for a video clip to punctuate a talk, emphasizing that just because you implied something doesn't mean I inferred it, and if I infer it when you didn't imply it, that's my fault.

Any ideas?

(Neither Weird Al's "Close But No Cigar" nor "Paris When It Sizzles" quite fit the bill.)

Comments

It's goofy but

[drwex]

"who's on first" - the comedy routine. One speaker implies that "What" and "Who" are the names of the players, but he doesn't come out and say that.

Also in a humorous vein (tho darned if I know where you'd find a film clip) the exchange between Alice and Humpty Dumpty is all about inferences and implications.

Re: It's goofy but

[sandhawke]

Yeah, those are to implicit for me. I want something more about blame; whose fault is it when I infer something that you didn't mean to imply (and perhaps did not imply) ?