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Old 12-11-2017, 07:01 PM   #16
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Old 12-11-2017, 07:06 PM   #17
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Old 12-11-2017, 07:09 PM   #18
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Old 12-12-2017, 10:34 AM   #19
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What on Earth is that pie chart doing on the CBSN pot graphic?
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Old 12-12-2017, 11:24 AM   #20
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and the last one as well! Dumb graphic designers sent in to do a statistical analyst's job.
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Old 12-12-2017, 01:38 PM   #21
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Both those cases look like...
Hey Harry, we have to do a visual for _____, drag out stock chart #______ and pretty it up. Doesn't have to make sense as long as it's colorful.
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Old 12-12-2017, 02:56 PM   #22
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What on Earth is that pie chart doing on the CBSN pot graphic?
Percentage of people in the year the chart was made who had tried pot - 51%
Percentage of people in the year before the chart was made who had tried pot - 43%
Percentage of people in 1997 who had tried pot - 34%
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Old 12-12-2017, 03:36 PM   #23
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I did figure out what they were trying to say, despite the pie chart.

I was asking why the pie chart was there. A pie chart is for when all options are mutually exclusive, and all options are listed (or the common options, plus "other") and therefore all percentages add to 100%.

The "51%" wedge of pie is considerably less than half of the pie on that graphic.
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Old 12-12-2017, 06:09 PM   #24
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Agree, the information is there but the pie chart is bonkers.

Here's another undated gem I found.
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Old 12-13-2017, 09:00 PM   #25
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You have an interesting desk, xoB.
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Old 03-12-2018, 12:16 PM   #26
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I've had numerous correspondences with local, state, and federal governments, but this one dazzled me with acronyms.
After 30 years of buying Federal Flood Insurance there was suddenly a five fold increase in the cost. Google gave me the name and address in DC of the acting director. I wrote and told him, nay nay, I was not going to pay to replace million dollar homes, built on barrier islands, every five years.
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Old 03-12-2018, 01:31 PM   #27
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Joe is an unusual name for a woman. Especially with an E at the end.

Most likely 0 out of a 1000 births when she was born.
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Old 03-12-2018, 03:02 PM   #28
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I had always assumed if I met someone who said their name was Joe, their real name was Joseph... or Mr Earl.
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Old 03-14-2018, 01:11 PM   #29
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Fuck I'm lost, again.

Still.
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Old 03-14-2018, 01:22 PM   #30
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Letter ends with "feel free to contact Joe. She's great."
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