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U.S. election: #DrunkNateSilver takes over Twitter
Political polling analyst Nate Silver predicted that Barack Obama would receive 51 per cent of the popular vote during the 2012 election and called each of the 50 states, including all nine battlegrounds. But what would happen if he was drunk? The Twitterverse had fun and took some guesses.
- The hashtag #DrunkNateSilver started trending on Twitter, with people having fun coming up with what a drunk Nate Silver might do or say while drunk. Apparently, he's still a mathematical whiz either way. Parody Twitter accounts also started popping up.
They say that you can't be right all the time. Speak for yourself. #DrunkNateSilver- Last night, I walked onto a maternity ward and pointed out the 53rd President of the United States. #DrunkNateSilver
Drunk Nate Silver shouting at jukebox blasting Biggie, "No! Mo money only correlates with a 42% chance of mo problems!" #drunknatesilver- I knew it was the caretaker of the abandoned amusement park all along. Sorry Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, & Scooby. #DrunkNateSilver
Drunk Nate Silver wanders supermarket aisles with a sharpie, changing expiration dates. #DrunkNateSilver- Drunk Nate Silver stumbles through traffic on the Jersey Turnpike, screaming out what time each driver will get home. #DrunkNateSilver
Drunk Nate Silver locates lost city of Atlantis. Reports that there is no water slide. Asks if he has to do EVERYTHING #DrunkNateSilver
#DrunkNateSilver in back room at Chester's Ink Parlor, getting barcode tattoo he'll need for 2038 robot takeover. Already knows number.
#DrunkNateSilver knows who's naughty and who's nice. Who do you think Santa gets that list from anyway?
#NateSilver predicted the election to a T using... Wait for it... #MATH! Welcome back #arithmetic! #RevengeOfTheNerds- ALSO FROM THE STAR:
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