Comments on: When the Numbers Just Don’t Work http://blog.dickharper.com/2010/01/24/numbers/ Most excellent shines and whines Sat, 19 May 2012 15:08:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: George Poleczech http://blog.dickharper.com/2010/01/24/numbers/#comment-9565 George Poleczech Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:51:31 +0000 http://blog.dickharper.com/2010/01/24/numbers/#comment-9565 Well, at that late hour of the morning, enough selectively chosen *random* Obama supporters are awake to answer their phones coherently and justify that a poll has been taken. After noon would have been better -- in order to cull the incoherent ones -- and then it would have been 100%. -- George Well, at that late hour of the morning, enough selectively chosen *random* Obama supporters are awake to answer their phones coherently and justify that a poll has been taken. After noon would have been better — in order to cull the incoherent ones — and then it would have been 100%.

— George

]]> By: Dick http://blog.dickharper.com/2010/01/24/numbers/#comment-9498 Dick Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:06:14 +0000 http://blog.dickharper.com/2010/01/24/numbers/#comment-9498 Nah. On November 1st, 2009, at precisely 11:22:03 AM EST, 99.3% of Americans polled were in favor of President Obama. Mr. Rich was obviously influenced by the 96 mph breeze recorded on Mount Mansfield today. Nah. On November 1st, 2009, at precisely 11:22:03 AM EST, 99.3% of Americans polled were in favor of President Obama.

Mr. Rich was obviously influenced by the 96 mph breeze recorded on Mount Mansfield today.

]]> By: gekko http://blog.dickharper.com/2010/01/24/numbers/#comment-9497 gekko Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:28 +0000 http://blog.dickharper.com/2010/01/24/numbers/#comment-9497 Maybe Rich meant "still breathing," which would narrow it down a smidge. Or maybe he meant "of those polled on November 1st, 2009, at precisely 11:22:03 AM" Maybe Rich meant “still breathing,” which would narrow it down a smidge. Or maybe he meant “of those polled on November 1st, 2009, at precisely 11:22:03 AM”

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