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You could examine any number of mundane events that occurred since 1920

Someone did the research on this one, what have you got?

44 posted on 10/31/2004 10:25:14 AM PST by Castro (Moses supposes his toeses are roses...)

In any year that the Lakers go to the Finals (as they did this year), the incumbent always wins.

47 posted on 10/31/2004 10:52:24 AM PST by sinkspur ("If you're always talking, I can't get in a word edge-wise." God Himself.)

BTW, the odds are 1 in 131,072 so far, and 1 in 262,144 if it holds.

51 posted on 10/31/2004 10:54:07 AM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)

Someone did the research on this one, what have you got?

Oh my God, you think the Redskins game actually determines who will win? Why don't you read some entrails or tea leaves while you are at it. What idiocy.

The guy's research consisted in reviewing the results of football games played since 1940, and found one set of games that he could shoehorn into being a predictor of the victor. So, the Redskins gave Eisenhower the nod, helped Kennedy find those Chicago votes, and assured Nixon and Reagan their landslide victories. Do you hear yourself?

I guarantee you I could find 1000 similar predictors that have been 100 percent accurate since 1800, and they would be just as relevant. If you pay me to do it, I will find you one or two by tomorrow. My regular hourly rate is $250. Let me know if you are interested.

70 posted on 10/31/2004 12:23:39 PM PST by Defiant (Kerry was a useful idiot during the cold war. In the war on terror, he's just an idiot.)

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