Matt Fletcher

Dad of 3 (including twins). Chess and water polo player. Actuary and longevity consultant, interested in data viz.

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

Here's a chart I knocked together to compare the sizes of different countries using nested squares - idea from @MooseAllain's son.

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

@MooseAllain @pro_elbows You now have the option! https://t.co/0kB15AC9XH

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

@ericpromislow @NC_Renic Similarly, “I suggest you waste no time in hiring this candidate”

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

@RogersHistory About 20 years ago, due to space I had to park in front of my house but overlapping my neighbour’s slightly, meaning she had to park a bit further forward than usual. When I drove away, she immediately came out of her house to drop her car back literally 2 feet…

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

Trust @sTeamTraen to find a social media team that works only in imaginary time.

[Booking.com @bookingcom]

@sTeamTraen Please bear in mind that our Social Media Team doesn't work in real time. For immediate support, please call our 24/7 Customer Service Team - our contact details can be found here: https://t.co/Qy2GsKgQuC. 2/2 https://t.co/Z89AAoEgD7

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

@drivelcast @vizcomic “These so-called speed humps are a joke. If anything, they slow you down.”

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

@h_m_n_t_X @fesshole No, I thought “I’d be astonished if @MooseAllain hadn’t come up with some variation on this” - searched his tweets for the words and voila!

[Sam Lowe @SamuelMarcLowe]

Government departments should be allowed to spend money on biscuits, tea, and all other things normal offices have. This is my hill.

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

Watched my twins doing a dance show - there was a toddler behind me who kept asking his dad “has it started yet?”

When it started he switched to “what’s this one called?” then after about 3 dances: “OK Dad, is that it?”

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

@watsoncomedian As long as when they use the exactly same word as us - let’s say for a sport - they mean exactly the same thing, it’s all good.

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

@Herring1967 Shouldn’t Richard Osman be guest host for the final episode?

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

@Herring1967 I do, it’s peasy!

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

@RamsayKlein @Herring1967 But do you remember remembering “Remember Decimalisation”?

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

@jelly_ehles I told my 3-year-old twins (they’re 15 now) that if they didn’t put their shoes on I’d leave without them. One of them said: “you can’t actually do that can you Daddy? Because you can’t stay home by yourself unless you’re a teenager. And we’re only three”

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

@robmanuel How about: roll a red die and a blue die. Take the value of the red die, unless the blue one is a 6, in which case use note 7. Double 6 is a re-roll (or something fun that happens one in every 36 notes)

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

@greg_jenner Something, something, feet of clay?

[H Anthony Hildebrand @hahildebrand]

For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

@robmanuel @fesshole Just checked and Peter Heine Nielsen is another Fesshole follower - he’s a strong grandmaster in his own right but more notably the coach of two World Champions (Vishy Anand and Magnus Carlsen).

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

@robmanuel @fesshole Yeah, thought you might appreciate a slightly different (but still impressive) one. Scrolling through the replies I reckon Hugh Laurie’s the best I’ve seen!

[Matt Fletcher @FletchMK64]

@sTeamTraen This! Also never use “table” as a verb as it can mean two exactly opposing things.