Quirky Stat Enthusiast Mugs

The Month of December

Can't Do the Math/Won't Do the Math.

'No, it's not really good - that's our lawsuits-to-earnings ratio.'

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

"Let's get married, Miss Harris, and have 2.8 children!"

"I guess when your husband dies you'll really understand what they mean by a statistical death."

'85.4% of people use phony statistics to get their point across.'

'15% of Americans don't have chairs in their living rooms, and of that 15%, 73% don't even realize it.'

"36% of our focus group suffered from the side effects, while 14% enjoyed them."

'Looks like the latest crime figures have been stolen.'

"No, he's not in right now, he's out demographing."

'...and as a consequence, you lot all redundant. I'm not making it up.'

"People mistakenly think that we accountants are all boring number crunchers, but the latest figures show that 54% of the 23% of people who responded to a survey were 45% in favour of us being 12% more interesting than average!"

'Our crime figures are down!'

Market Research - "I'm trying to remember to pick up a loaf of bread, but there's a 38% probability that I'll forget."

"Frankly, Harold, you're beginning to bore everyone with your statistics."

'I don't know if you're a mathematician but my wife's not happy with her Poisson distribution.'

'Our sabermetrics guy has confirmed that last year's team that went 60-102 was bad.'

'The idea of an artists' retreat is to get AWAY from business concerns, Mr. Harlow.'

The statistician marrying the probability expert...

'17 of the 23 of the 456 people who returned 76 of the 12 questionnaires thought the statistics were meaningless.'

Social median

'Boys, the team statistician will now explain why our record of 23 wins and 59 losses is very, very good.'

The Miracle Worker

Those Who Get Off On Not Social Distancing: 87% Celebrities On ZOOM: 83%. "We're All In This Together": 82%

"Some people think accountants are just boring number crunchers but statistics show that 43% of 456 people covering 56% of the total demographic were 67% sure that we're really a lot of fun!"

"According to this article 98% of the statistics you read in the newspaper are inaccurate."

'According to these statistics you'll probably outlive me...'

"You'll be pleased to know you're making good progress - you've just become a statistic."

The Stat family

'The reminds me. Place your orders for the lunchtime pizza.'

"Study after study shows that more and more people are participating in studies."

'He's okay otherwise, but I get sick and tired of hearing about his lifetime batting average of .325.'

"So far, decliners outnumber advancers nine to seven."

'That's one of my earlier pieces.'