When you see large increases done as a percentage, you can guarantee that the actual figures are very small or they would have used the 'scary' figure.
Sam - good point about sheep. Hedgehogs too - treading on them with bare feet. Something needs to be done.
Anon - our local online newspaper recently headlined an 800% increase in a local coronavirus stat. Of course it turned out to be a tiny number compared a minute number.
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I guess that's 76.5% of a very small number, then.
The figures for people being killed by sheep are similarly terrifying. Something needs to be done about it, for sure.
When you see large increases done as a percentage, you can guarantee that the actual figures are very small or they would have used the 'scary' figure.
Sam - good point about sheep. Hedgehogs too - treading on them with bare feet. Something needs to be done.
Anon - our local online newspaper recently headlined an 800% increase in a local coronavirus stat. Of course it turned out to be a tiny number compared a minute number.
I wonder when 'the media' will realise that most normal citizens don't give a toss about most of their 'headlines'?
and H ha, Sam - I tried to stop walking on a worm on the path yesterday, slipped on the damn thing, and broke my leg and two fingers...
Scrobs - soon I hope, but presumably the clicks must be there.
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