I was reading this article in the New York Times about the same sex marriage case in Michigan.  Nothing particularly remarkable was said until I got to this one-sentence paragraph:

At times, the eight days of testimony resembled a droning college seminar in statistical methodology. 

As my eyes alighted upon the words “college seminar in statistical methodology” my heart started beating faster.  I leaned forward in my office chair.  I found myself hoping that the article would go into detail about the statistical methodology at issue in this case. Sadly, my hopes were dashed! Maybe next time…