Lies, Damned Lies and Cat Statistics 175
spopepro writes "While un-captioned cats might be of limited interest to the /. community, I found this column on how a fabricated statistic takes on a life of its own interesting. Starting with the Humane Society of the United States' (HSUS) claim that the unsterilized offspring of a cat will '...result in 420,000 cats in 5 years,' the author looks at other erroneous numbers, where they came from and why they won't go away."
No Don't Ruin This, I Need This! (Score:5, Funny)
Please, just let me have this -- your environmental constraints and logical reasoning be damned!
Uncaptioned? (Score:4, Funny)
That just means we have the opportunity to make our own captions!
i can haz kitenz?
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Re:Uncaptioned? (Score:4, Funny)
Unkaptshunned Kittehs aer a kryme agaynst kitteh-hood. Unless dey're orinj. Teh orinj wuns aer poyson.
More reliable statistics (Score:5, Funny)
People who prefer dogs to cats are 4.8 times as likely to prefer Scotch to vodka, but people who prefer cats to dogs are equally likely to prefer Scotch or vodka. [cats-or-dogs.com]
Re:No Don't Ruin This, I Need This! (Score:3, Funny)
I'll rush to publish this statistic and start a new one on rodent population, stay tuned.
Re:Made up statistics (Score:2, Funny)
I just got the results from the latest survey, they say it's actually 103.7%.
Re:Huh? (Score:5, Funny)
... in 3 million years you get a race of bipeds evolved from cats that are uber cool and fight wars over what colors their hats should be?
Re:Actually... (Score:4, Funny)
The fundamental problem is that most people are credulous morons.
I dunno... my studies show that only about 80% of people are credulous morons, while 50% of people are moronic intellectuals.
Re:Actually... (Score:1, Funny)
I heard your same theory debunking your common knowledge theme many times, what is the source for this theory?
Re:Actually... (Score:2, Funny)
The fundamental problem is that most people are credulous morons.
I BELIEVE YOU!
Re:It's a good thing too because (Score:3, Funny)
I used a spade on one I found in my garage last month.
Re:Do your own math (Score:3, Funny)