- The data on walking while drunk are staggering.
- The data on swimwear fashions are revealing.
- The data on LED bulbs are enlightening.
- The data on trout fishing are streaming.
- The data on herding horses were wrangled.
- The data on excavations were mined.
- The data on feedback are suggestive.
- The data on laundromats are cleaned.
- The data on the presidential debates were not convincing.
- The data on embossers are impressive.
- The data on cardiac transplants are disheartening.
- The data on neuroses are worrisome.
- The data on chiropractors are aligned.
- The data on towing services were broken down.
- The data on windshields are clear.
- The data on numismatics are collected.
- The data on grift are corrupted.
- The data on undergarments are supportive.
Pedagogical guidance: provide your students with a couple of the above examples of this type of joke and ask them to invent their own jokes of the form
"The data on _____A_________ are _____B_____,"
and then to explain what it means for data to be ___B____.
Larry Lesser and Dennis Pearl