I think this qualifies, even though there is no confirmation the original posts existed
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In the movie Runner Runner, Timberlake’s character is telling Affleck’s character that his poker website ripped him off and he has the math the prove it:
“I ran a multimodal sample distribution at the Plasma Physics Lab in Princeton. These numbers are negative 3 sigma, that means that they fall substantially below the standard deviation.”
That scriptwriter never took a stat class.
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…sigh…they could have at least stuck the landing
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“Yes, Coach Harbaugh . . .”
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Gotta read the fine print for that one. 
Real Trumpian headline here:
From the article:
Where is the innumeracy?
That it allows people not to believe it?
That belief is relevant for a mathematical fact?
That it is labeled a “terrible map”?
That some idiot on Facebook --but I repeat myself – thinks it is eye-opening?
Quick Google shows this as a “terrible map” result:
The innumeracy is in the words “Believe it or not”
And who, if anyone, included that? Was it jokingly or serious?
So much non-information here.
It probably was jokingly but I put it here anyway for all the amazed people out there
I’m glad I mostly remember this crap from high school. Also, because my kids are in these classes learning this crap now.
Last night’s lesson was finding equations in standard form based on a given vertex and point.
I feel your pain. I’m on math and/or physics duty pretty much every night this fall.
Recursion alert.
There are “amazed people out there”?
It also messed up the TV reception.
(Source: childhood.)