I think the answer is: both, to everything. Can someone lend me a buck for some M&Ms? (“M&Ms”)
Swords are in the lead but “dark cover of meaninglessness” is doing surprisingly well.
This chart breaks down the percentage of women who believe it is OK for their husbands to hit them, by country. Jordan, Somalia, and Ethiopia top it off with around 80% of women saying it's OK, while women in Serbia, Georgia, and Belize say no way.
A chart which covers most things Jolly, Green and Giant. Discuss. [via The Uniblog]
For those of us who need a chart to handle everything in life- A Gannt Chart for your doomed relationship.
This is a pretty handy chart explaining Iran's political system, in case you've been as confused as I have. It's ok to admit it.
A graph outlining the best ways to get girls, based on former experiences. My method of “Being Painfully Awkward Until She Pities You” isn't on there.
A simple infographic that displays which Michael Jackson songs influenced other mainstream hits. They've got everyone from Björk to Aaliyah with ODB in between. Any big misses?
A helpful chart for the angry motorists of the greater New York area. There's more where this came from.
You can apparently thank the Barbary Wars for this update. I remain shocked that none of the Roosevelts (that includes Eleanor) are registering on these graphs.
Just for comparison's sake. It feels a little wrong to file this under “badass,” and yet I'm still not to a point where I can take this pirate thing seriously.
Based on this Helicopter Theory, the new Terminator movie is going to suck. I'd refute this theory if I could, but: it's a chart, which is like math, which is always right. :(
This handy dandy New York Times graphic breaks down disses, accusations and allegiances between feuding rappers 50 Cent and Rick Ross. They barely ever mention body weight! Fatties… Oh, and it's tiny so just click the pic to see the real deal.
I've spent the last 10 minutes really earnestly trying to figure out what happened in 2006. Was it the Britney weight gain? I'm stumped.
The red line charts the S&P500's price to earning ratio for the past 130 years. When P/E ratios are high the market is overpriced. When they are low the market is underpriced. Even after the recent crash, P/E ratios still look higher than historical averages. The black line shows interest rates which freaked out in the 1970s but are back to normal so you can ignore the black line.
SO much better than the Trilogy Meter, Dan Meth's newest venture, Sitcom Houses, tracks the layouts of the houses from your favorite TV shows. So we can conclude from this chart that Dan Meth is the best and might watch a little too much TV.
…since I am an English speaker. According to this chart however, it would be Turkish, were I a native Finnish speaker. Which brings up a whole other set of possibilities to consider. Fun fact: “It's Greek to me” is originally from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Yuk yuk yuk.
A helpful chart to put some of last night's events into place. This is assuming you didn't start the night wearing a Members Only jacket and a Nintendo Power Glove.