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Redskins Football Games Predict Election Winner

Posted by timothy on from the path-to-power dept.

jangobongo writes "The folks that investigate urban legends at Snopes.com have looked into the rumor going around on the internet that says, "The outcome of Washington Redskins football games has correctly predicted the winner of every U.S. presidential election since 1936." Their findings? It's true! The predictive game for this year will happen on October 31 vs. Green Bay. Which team are you gonna root for?"

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  1. Quirks of history by BandwidthHog · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Those little reflections in the matrix also have something to say about a President elected in a year that ends in 0, yet I never hear *anyone* mention that these days.

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    Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
  2. Third party? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    what would have to happen for nader to win?