What Divine Caroline tells us:
Odds of winning an Academy Award: 1 in 11,500
Odds of bowling a 300 game: 1 in 11,500
Odds that you will die from the collision of an asteroid hitting the earth in the next one hundred years: 1 in 500,000
Odds of dating a millionaire: 1 in 215
Odds of writing a New York Times best seller: 1 in 220
So I'm feeling a little more sanguine now...if this one doesn't hit the list, all I have to do is plan to write 216 more books. One of 'em's bound to take...
Hat tip to Paper Cuts
Who figures out these odds? And what are the chances of winning an Academy Award for portraying a bowler who rolls a 300? Of getting hit by an asteroid while asking a millionaire out on a date? Of ...
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