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2016 Postmortem

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9. In some cases, per capita figures can be useful -- that's how you can compare them :-)

Tue Apr 12, 2016, 06:49 PM

Apr 2016

(before the inevitable gun trafficking from VT->NY comment, no, that is not a valid place to use per capita figures)

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I had a bit of an epiphany the other day [View all] Fumesucker Apr 2016 OP

Canada does have some actual nutbags Tarc Apr 2016 #1

It's hard to compare a country of 300MM+ to one with 35MM grossproffit Apr 2016 #2

It sounds like it could have been a Worldwide Epiphany TheBlackAdder Apr 2016 #3

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #4

I'm a bit embarrassed for the alerter. grossproffit Apr 2016 #6

Yeah, it is rather funny Contrary1 Apr 2016 #15

Wrong topic? grossproffit Apr 2016 #16

From the 2nd paragraph in the OP Contrary1 Apr 2016 #17

I figured it would get alerted Fumesucker Apr 2016 #7

I was #4. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #11

Mayor Ford of Toronto dsc Apr 2016 #5

Some people are beyond help, thankfully it's relatively few Fumesucker Apr 2016 #8

The pain meds must be good - this post made little sense. IdaBriggs Apr 2016 #10

In my own defense, I was talking to Sid when this hit me... Fumesucker Apr 2016 #12

It happens. nt malokvale77 Apr 2016 #14

You're on a roll... malokvale77 Apr 2016 #13