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@Ponderable said
Please reserve thsi thread for predictions and their fulfillemnt, thank you
Your control of this thread is something I respect, and I will happily comply with your request.

I have also deleted my savagely dark predictions for Feb 2nd and 3rd, which did not come to pass (mentioning that for the sake of the year-end tally).

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@The-only-Mr-T said
The UK will have a new prime minister.

Tickets for the world cup will go under $50 just before the tournament in some group matches.

Buffalo Bills will win the superbowl.
Third prediction failed here

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@Ponderable said
Third prediction failed here
It was more out of hope.

The first is looking good though and we're only in February.


I hope things don't go so swiftly, and that policy makers have some plans ready just in case, but:

60% reduction in entry-level white-collar jobs by the end of the year

40% reduction in mid-level white-collar jobs by the end of the year

(compared to Dec 31st, 2025)


by the end of this calendar year i will be proclaimed god-emperor of what humans call the "solar system"
i shall rule magnanimously
you may call me daddy


@rookie54 said
by the end of this calendar year i will be proclaimed god-emperor of what humans call the "solar system"
i shall rule magnanimously
you may call me daddy
I think Trump has already spoiled that broth. In the USA, the next time around we might hope for a more humble President (e.g., not Gavin Newsom).

Plus, you might have a lot of competition from other sprouts who are willing to pay $20/month (while dollars and time still exist) for access to one of the recent versions of the Sorcerers' sorcery.


By the end of the year, JD Vance will become the lamest lame-duck President in the USA's history.


@Arkturos said
By the end of the year, JD Vance will become the lamest lame-duck President in the USA's history.
Are you predicting Donald's death? That the only way JD Vance would be come president this year!

-VR

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I predict it will rain for the next 20 days in London.

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@Ghost-of-a-Duke said
I predict it will rain for the next 20 days in London.
How is that one coming along?

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@Ponderable said
How is that one coming along?
Still on track....


@Ghost-of-a-Duke said
I predict it will rain for the next 20 days in London.
No rain today according to internet.


@Ponderable said
No rain today according to internet.
We've had a couple of sunny days.... 🙁


@Ghost-of-a-Duke said
We've had a couple of sunny days.... 🙁
So Prediction failed, can't win 'em all.

-VR

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@Earl-of-Trumps said
I predict that someone whose initials are P.M. will be banned before the Super Bowl
Paul Martin was banned, but I didn't chronicle when