As copies of the charmless Ashley Cole's self-justificatory autobiography languish unbought in the 99p bins, his wife Cheryl knows that with every chart stat that surpasses those of Bananarama, Spice Girls, Sugababes and the Supremes (in Britain at least), a place among the immortals comes closer to the grasp of Girls Aloud's kitty-claws.
There were also info bites, old film clips, charts of stats and numbingly repetitive commercials.
With flow-charts and stats, the Lawn Tennis Association painted on Tuesday a rosy picture for the media of the game's future in this country, but the tax ghost will not go away.
Does your nightstand buckle with the clutter of books, magazines, CD's and Google printouts of essays, flow charts and stats that you don't really need (and will probably never get around to)? Is there anyone out there who really wants 200 TV channels?
Fancy charts and stats are there for you to study, should you choose to do so.
Not even Max Levchin the PayPal and Slide founder who has graphed everything down to his past girlfriends' bra sizes over time— could match Li's love for charts and stats.
"No mention of any kind of any sponsor of soccer -- Coca-Cola, Barclays or Nationwide," The Sun's editor wrote in an internal memo that was leaked to a rival, The Guardian, and was not denied by The Sun. "This applies in graphics, tables, charts, fixtures, stat boxes, copy, picture captions -- basically anything on the page.
A chart compared my stats with those of other golfers, which made for a few revelations: my sand-save percentage is as good as most golfers' who shoot in the 70s; my putting is way below average for my handicap.
Yeah, I know, it sounds a bit dry; how could a chart of microprocessor stats be awesome?
Perhaps not, but with habits and physical stats charted against the norm, we will feel scrutinised nevertheless.
