And of course, it's very possible the guy (who lost is job and is probably looking for money) knows an awful lot about statistics but is just plain lying!

I like the Douglas Adams take in one of his stories--the horoscope said Gordon Way must do something like "think critically about the problem at hand" (I forgot exactly) but strangely failed to mention he would be dead within the hour.

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Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.

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