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1

Can we see some of the "worst of whiners"?

Posted by snarky | July 3, 2008 12:47 PM
2

Hate to nit-pick but that's actually .89%

I'm with you on the Pit-Bull thing though. They're awful, ugly dogs.

Posted by Lobot | July 3, 2008 12:47 PM
3

Did you crunch those numbers in the massive, bone-splintering, flesh-eating jaws of a pit, Dan?

Posted by Jubilation T. Cornball | July 3, 2008 12:49 PM
4

But of course, Jubilation. The numbers are now having their arms and legs amputated as a consequence.

Posted by Dan Savage | July 3, 2008 12:52 PM
5

What percentage of _your_ posts have to do with pitbulls, Dan?

Posted by Bob | July 3, 2008 12:54 PM
6

Perhaps you could do the same rigorous statistical analysis on dog attacks, or point us to something like it.

Posted by w7ngman | July 3, 2008 12:55 PM
7

And what percentage of pitbull posts originated from you?

Posted by NapoleonXIV | July 3, 2008 12:55 PM
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Since June 1 I've posted 214 items to Slog; 7 were about pit bulls—or .032 percent of my personal posts.

Thank you for playing Slog.

Posted by Dan Savage | July 3, 2008 1:02 PM
9

It's too late; Mr. Poe has left the building.

Posted by Finally. | July 3, 2008 1:02 PM
10

10/1118 = 0.00894454382826

That's ~ 0.89 percent or 89 basis points, not 0.0089 percent.

But I still say we ban pit bulls and the dumbshits who own them.

Posted by john cocktosin | July 3, 2008 1:07 PM
11

Ask Golob for help with those decimals.

Posted by dewey | July 3, 2008 1:07 PM
12

Dan, 7/214 = .0327, which is 3.27%, not .032 percent. Even if it were, you should've rounded up to .033, not down.

Posted by Bob | July 3, 2008 1:07 PM
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@9 FTW. Now, if we were to track comments instead of posts, you'd find different statistics, especially in regards to current proposals to issue polycore shotgun rounds to all toddlers near pitbulls ...

Posted by Will in Seattle | July 3, 2008 1:08 PM
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Ya pit bulls suck

Posted by Chris | July 3, 2008 1:09 PM
15

Is 7 rounded down?

Posted by Pooch Bolton | July 3, 2008 1:09 PM
16

and that's still 9 too many...

Posted by michael strangeways | July 3, 2008 1:11 PM
17

What were the top categories?

Posted by raindrop | July 3, 2008 1:11 PM
18

@9 Wait, what? Mr. Poe left? What?

@13 You are but a flea on the butt of a pit bull sir.

Posted by PopTart | July 3, 2008 1:13 PM
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It's also worth noting that 10 pitbull posts since June 1st means 2 a week, or 1 every 3 or 4 days.

Maybe there should be a "This Week Inside a Pitbull's Jaws" to go alongside "This Week on Drugs".

Posted by Ryan | July 3, 2008 1:14 PM
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Yes, and the rest were about how all youth pastors are pedophiles, some Brazilian without a shirt, or gay bar happy hours.

Posted by IHDS | July 3, 2008 1:16 PM
21

Including this post?

Posted by Dave | July 3, 2008 1:18 PM
22

That's lower than legal drinking limit... geez, wtf have I been complaining about?

Posted by catnextdoor | July 3, 2008 1:32 PM
23

Wow. My respect for Savage just went way down. Who can't do rudimentary arithmetic?

Do you tip your waitstaff a real 20%, or a Savage™ 20% (2000% to the rest of us)?

Posted by Jason Petersen | July 3, 2008 1:33 PM
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When you figure percentages, always move teh decimal point two places to the right after you divide. That's 5th grade math. And being word oriented is not an excuse. I have a degree in English, and I write for a living. If I can do it, anyone can.

Posted by SheWho | July 3, 2008 1:34 PM
25

Sorry about that.

Posted by Dan Savage | July 3, 2008 1:39 PM
26

Yay! Correction issued. All is well. Back to fighting goddamn Maven.

Posted by Jason Petersen | July 3, 2008 1:41 PM
27

Ugh I probably read every single one of those. When I look at the number I'm sorta ashamed of myself.

*refreshes*

Posted by Non | July 3, 2008 1:45 PM
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@24: you write for a living yet start sentences with an And? You hack!

Posted by Non | July 3, 2008 1:48 PM
29

I knew this guy once who murdered someone. He was gay. I think we should kill all queers. Fuck the faggots. Do you see where your logic leads you, dick? Also, they should take that kid away from you, you faggot killer! And yes, dogs are the same as queers.

Posted by SAVAGE LOVES WAR | July 3, 2008 1:56 PM
30

It is perfectly acceptable to start sentences with "and" in certain, informal circumstances. Most style manuals would agree with that. The last time I checked, commenting on a blog was not particularly formal. I wouldn't typically write like that on-the-job.

Additionally, I was up all night to help a coworker meet a deadline, and I came back in after two hours sleep so I can meet my own deadline today. Forgive me if I slipped into a less formal mode of communication. From now on, I will endeavor to make all my blog comments compliant with "The Chicago Manual of Style."

Posted by SheWho | July 3, 2008 2:26 PM
31

I know people have been saying this almost since it began, but it does really seem like the level of discourse on the SLOG has taken a dive in the last week.

Posted by Big Sven | July 3, 2008 2:27 PM
32

Well, I think there's a more interesting stat, and that is how often Savage's posts have to do with:

1. Pitbulls
2. Every child deserves
3. Youth pastor watch

Because those three Robots Love Anecdotes post themes prolly capture a third to half of what he posts.

I'm not complaining really, diversity is often overrated. And there are many hobgoblins of little minds besides foolish consistency.

Posted by Bob | July 3, 2008 2:30 PM
33

Butting in... According to the American English Academy it is not OK to begin a sentence with "And." But, since there ain't no such fuckin' Academy, neveryoumind.

Posted by umvue | July 3, 2008 2:36 PM
34

Fuckit. I'm getting a pit bull. I'm gonna name him Savage Spite.

Posted by heywhatsit | July 3, 2008 2:44 PM
35

Sorry #30, I was just trying to correct you in kind

Posted by Non | July 3, 2008 2:45 PM
36

I have a solution for pit bulls:

You can have a license for a pit bull if you do all the following:

1. take the bus or bike or walk to/from work; and
2. don't smoke or pollute our air with gas-fired barbecues; and
3. don't drink (cause you might forget while drunk to tie up the dog); and
4. let us put an exploding radio controlled collar around your neck that goes off when your pit bull bites ANYONE.

Sounds fair to me.

Posted by Will in Seattle | July 3, 2008 2:46 PM
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Out of curiosity, how many posts have you made, and what percentage of those are pit bull posts.

Personally, I think they're fine dogs, if they're trained and controlled well. But then I grew up with boxers in my house and a doberman guarding my crib.

Posted by Ferin | July 3, 2008 2:46 PM
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It's a blog. He can post whatever the hell he likes. I don't think he puts up enough pit bull attack posts. I would like to see more pit bull attack posts. I hope he posts all pit bull attacks all the time. 24/7 pit bull attack stories - I believe they actually do attack 24/7.

Here's a radical idea. If you see that it's another post about pit bull attacks, and you don't care to read another post about pit bull attacks, don't.

Anyone care to crunch the numbers on how many posts there are whining about pit bull attack posts?

Posted by Charm | July 3, 2008 3:11 PM
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It's a blog. He can post whatever the hell he likes. I don't think he puts up enough pit bull attack posts. I would like to see more pit bull attack posts. I hope he posts all pit bull attacks all the time. 24/7 pit bull attack stories - I believe they actually do attack 24/7.

Here's a radical idea. If you see that it's another post about pit bull attacks, and you don't care to read another post about pit bull attacks, don't.

Anyone care to crunch the numbers on how many posts there are whining about pit bull attack posts?

Posted by Charm | July 3, 2008 3:15 PM
40

Oh perfect. Now I'm the idiot who posted twice.

Posted by Charm | July 3, 2008 3:18 PM
41

@40 No worries. Most of us have done it a time or two ourselves.

Posted by PopTart | July 3, 2008 3:39 PM
42

Charm,

Say something once, why say it again?

Posted by Kermit the SLOG Frog | July 3, 2008 4:46 PM
43

Two separate cats of mine have been attacked by two different pit bulls that somehow magically got loose from their owners. Luckily, one cat escaped up a tree and only needed minor surgery and the other cat was spared because the fence to our back yard *slowed down* the pit bull long enough to allow our cat to get away unharmed. The pit bull somehow plowed through the fence though, even though a regular human wouldn't be able to break the fence down. Humans have made most pit bulls very dangerous and mean and have bred them to be so with few exceptions.

Still, the only dog I've been bitten by was a tiny little yapping dog that bit my ankle once when I was riding my bike down the street.

Maybe people can keep their pit bulls in the country somewhere fenced in where they can't hurt any other people or animals.

Anyway, it is always the pit bull owner that says "oh, he's such a gentle dog...he would never hurt anyone...they must have provoked him and that is why there is flesh hanging from his mouth right now. Don't mind that though. Flesh can grow back."


Posted by Kristin Bell | July 3, 2008 10:34 PM
44

@ 29 Go out and get a dick up your ass finally so you can give it a rest.

Posted by Vince | July 4, 2008 3:03 PM
45

Uh, I haven't left Slog. I will never leave Slog. Ever.

Posted by Mr. Poe | July 6, 2008 5:04 PM

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