Oh, one more thing. Since these graphs posted this morning, I have received some feedback. Some of it has been nice (thank you). Some has been too nice (no thank you, I am married, and besides, I am not sure I know what a “Panamanian Backflip” is, though it sounds exciting). Some has been negative. One man wrote to complain specifically about the height graph, and to point out several logical flaws that he believes undermine its premise. “I’m sure that what you were going for was a kind of recursive comedy,” he said, correctly. “But I can think of at least ten ways to do it better than that.” Perhaps, but he furnished zero, even when I replied to his message. Maybe the rest of you can make good on his presumption.
Look at the graph above. Try to think of a better title—by better, I mean funnier, cleverer, brain-twistinger. The graph will not change—you just have to think of a title. Write it in the comments or send it here. The reader who submits the best one, as judged by me — and, by extension, by the guy who hates my graphs—will win a copy of the I Love Charts book.
Percent chance Chuck Norris would approve of the I love charts new book!
Very true, but not the winning entry.
The winner, as chosen by Ben Greenman, is Tim Vaughan, for his submission:
“The number of characters (including the spaces) in this prize-winning, doubly self-referential title”
Congratulations, Tim! Please send us your contact info here and we will send you a copy of I Love Charts: The Book, hailed as “a book based on a Tumblr that’s actually worth buying” by the Atlantic Wire, and “brilliant but disturbing” by some crazy person on Amazon.
We got a ton of amazing submissions; thank you everybody!
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