Yank in London

occasional musings on politics, culture and life in general from an american in exile

23 February 2007

Lies, damn lies and statistics

"I could prove God statistically." - George Horace Gallup
Posted by yank in london at 14:38:00
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A soon to be 57 year old American exile living in south-east London. Perhaps the last American socialist!
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