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brittneygilbertBrittney Gilbert has been blogging personally since 1999 and professionally since 2005. Before joining the CBS 5 team to write Eye on Blogs in 2007, she wrote a community blog for WKRN in her hometown of Nashville, TN.

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Oct 28, 2009 12:56 PM

1 in 8 Billion Odds Governor Meant To

Posted by brittneygilbert
There is letter that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sent to Tom Ammiano (who recently told the Guv to "kiss his gay ass") that may or may not have had a hidden message of "F-CK YOU" in it. Tim Remond of SFBG pointed it out first, and since the thing has "gone viral."

I looked it over, shook my head and dismissed it as coincidence. Surely the Governor would not have time to craft such a childish letter.

In fact, any time someone posted it anywhere online I'd express my doubts. Just a hunch, really, but I thought it seemed too "good" to be true.

Then an internet acquaintance, who happens to be an astrophysicist, saw my skepticism and said the odds it was not intentional are 1 in 8 billion:
 

[T]he odds of this exact message is 1 in 8031810176 (according to my calculations). That doesn't include having a paragraph break where the space is.

If this is the real letter.

Who are we to debate calculations?

So, what do you think? Was the letter's "hidden message" intentional?
 
About this Blog
Eye on Blogs aims to be a one-stop source for hot topics and discussions happening on Bay Area blogs. We sift through hundreds of sites on a daily basis, offering up links to and commentary on the brightest, funniest, most engaging posts made by local bloggers, while providing a place to interact and converse about the issues of the day.
About the Author
brittneygilbertBrittney Gilbert has been blogging personally since 1999 and professionally since 2005. Before joining the CBS 5 team to write Eye on Blogs in 2007, she wrote a community blog for WKRN in her hometown of Nashville, TN.

She now resides in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. She can be found squirreling away cheeses, watching Twin Peaks or enjoying the company of friends. Email her with news tips, photos for sharing or just to say hello at  bgilbert@kpix.cbs.com.
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