Quote of the day
“a weird coincidence”
- Aaron McLear, Governor Schwarzenegger’s press secretary, trying to play down an email Schwarzenegger sent to one of San Francisco’s Democratic Assemblymen. At first sight, the message that Schwarzenegger sent to Tom Ammiano, explaining why he’d vetoed a boring bill about financing the city’s port, seems straightforward enough. However, a vertical reading of the first left-hand letter in each of the seven lines of the main body of the email suggests that the Governor was passing on an altogether less statesmanlike message. The mathematical probability of the phrase seen below appearing by chance is about 8,031,810,176 to one. (full story HERE)
H/T Mr Eugenides for the image
I know nothing about the legislative background to this, but I have to say, Arnie has style!
If you click on the link to the full story, you’ll see that this isn’t the first time Arnie has stepped a little bit over the line!
That really is amazing, isn’t it?
He’s worked those odds before: surely outrunning a small thermonuclear explosion (a la Predator), had larger odds than 8,031,810,176 to one?
Next you’ll be telling me that didn’t really happen. Sheesh.
* I’d be interested in seeing a letter of support from Gordon for Tony as EU pres. Could see another 8,031,810,176 to one letter there
To make out it was just an innocent coincidence and that what had been
written was just very long odds is probably pushing the realms of what
any of us believe; however you have to commend the reaction of the guy
that recieved the letter (see link to Independent) very cool!
A stockmarket analyst once wrote a note entitled
Can’t
Recommend
a
Purchase
when writing about Maxwell. The underlying message got through to investors very quickly. The analyst did lose his job as a result and spent some years in the wilderness, but his reputation was made. He was hailed a hero years later when everyone knew the truth.
Such acts take bravery and may be seen as foolhardy, but aren’t they memorable? You have to admire those who are prepared not to kowtow. I wish it happened more on this side of the pond. Maybe it does but nobody scrutinises enough to notice. After all these is so much legislation, so many reports and an abundance of reviews but sadly most contains little substance. It is refreshing that the recent investigation into the Nimrod crash dared to buck this trend.
A stockmarket analyst once wrote a note entitled
Can’t
Recommend
A
Purchase
when writing about Maxwell. The underlying message got through to investors very quickly. The analyst did lose his job as a result and spent some years in the wilderness, but his reputation was made. He was hailed a hero years later when everyone knew the truth.
Such acts take bravery and may be seen as foolhardy, but aren’t they memorable? You have to admire those who are prepared not to kowtow. I wish it happened more on this side of the pond. Maybe it does but nobody scrutinises enough to notice. After all these is so much legislation, so many reports and an abundance of reviews but sadly most contain little substance. It is refreshing that the recent investigation into the Nimrod crash dared to buck this trend.
Oh, come off it. How many e-mails of that length are sent daily? You wouldn’t have to wait too long for 8 billion.