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The Daily Mail can't count ....

The Daily ~~Fail~~ Mail can't count ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1280370/Canada-geese-left-charge-40-goslings.html

There are 48 goslings, not 40.

Reply 1

JW92

18

I know it well, that terrible stage of revision avoidance where you start counting ducks in Daily Mail articles.

who counts them?

OP

JW92

I know it well, that terrible stage of revision avoidance where you start counting ducks in Daily Mail articles.

Haha so true. :o:

and yes, I did count them ALL. :biggrin:

Reply 4

BackDoorEntry

rounded down to the nearest ten?

Reply 5

Sprockette

15

It's because all the immigrants have given them a brain tumour and affected their numerical skills... cough

Reply 6

Best Superlative

You think that's bad? Y'know how The Sun constantly has these polls that supposedly reflect "public opinion", and how they'd been having a lot of them in the run up to the General Election? One of their pie charts added up to 98%, while another added up to 101% >_>

Reply 7

eggtarts

12

Some came along for the ride and a cheeky photo for the Mail?

Reply 8

MaceyThe

14

The other 8 could be from the other goose that "lends a hand" as the article describes.

a large number of these geese probably won't make it to adulthood.

Reply 9

Mr. Orange

17

"Time for a cull"

- Neil Regan, Alsancak, 22/5/2010 11:16

:toofunny:

Reply 10

werd123

11

Thats because the Daily Mail can't do anything right.

Reply 11

Chocothunder

15

Hmmm, time to gain acceptance and popularity amongst my student peers by despising and criticising the Daily Mail, despite having never read it, and also saying that the Liberal Democrats rock my rocks.

Reply 12

Mr. Orange

17

Sylvia04

The Daily ~~Fail~~ Mail can't count ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1280370/Canada-geese-left-charge-40-goslings.html

There are 48 goslings, not 40.

So?

Reply 13

Sir_Vile_Minds

2

BackDoorEntry

rounded down to the nearest ten?

That would be 50.

Reply 14

You Failed

13

Sir_Vile_Minds

That would be 50.

He said round *down* to the nearest ten, not up, so 40 would be correct. This would still be wrong though because if you have like 48, why on earth would you round down to 40 and not up to 50...

Reply 15

MrCharmed

They were probably too busy moaning about immiagration and generaly being bigoted to notice xD

Reply 16

laura_j90

8

This does not surprise me in the slightest.

Reply 17

Amaya

Best Superlative

You think that's bad? Y'know how The Sun constantly has these polls that supposedly reflect "public opinion", and how they'd been having a lot of them in the run up to the General Election? One of their pie charts added up to 98%, while another added up to 101% >_>

As much as I'd like to agree unfortunately you get this in a lot of places, 'cos if something is say 24.27% they'll round it down to 24% to make it more readable, and sometimes a lot of these segments mean it won't be exactly 100% unless you're rather lucky.