Meet "Drunk Nate Silver"

He's like The Onion Joe Biden of election forecasters.

It all started with a tweet from Dan Levitan:

Drunk Nate Silver is riding the subway, telling strangers the day they will die

Drunk Nate Silver is riding the subway, telling strangers the day they will die-- Dan Levitan

Now, it's trending:

drunk nate silver doing a 3 am webinar for his ex with charts and graphs that should finally make it clear

drunk nate silver doing a 3 am webinar for his ex with charts and graphs that should finally make it clear-- Sarah Pavis

Drunk Nate Silver points at the night sky. The star he is pointing at flickers then dies.

Drunk Nate Silver points at the night sky. The star he is pointing at flickers then dies.-- Alan

Drunk Nate Silver waits 20 minutes for the G train, nods silently when it arrives, walks out of the station

Drunk Nate Silver waits 20 minutes for the G train, nods silently when it arrives, walks out of the station-- Josh Fruhlinger

drunk nate silver, shirtless in a papaya king, almost doing a split, explaining to college students canonical body proportions

drunk nate silver, shirtless in a papaya king, almost doing a split, explaining to college students canonical body proportions-- max read

Drunk Nate Silver, staring glumly in the mirror, on the day he realizes that this marriage is over, but will fight the odds anyway.

Drunk Nate Silver, staring glumly in the mirror, on the day he realizes that this marriage is over, but will fight the odds anyway.-- Mike Dang

Drunk Nate Silver vomiting a Fibonacci spiral on the floor of Taco Bell

Drunk Nate Silver vomiting a Fibonacci spiral on the floor of Taco Bell-- Aaron Walter

Drunk Nate Silver is re-taking OK cupid quizzes.

Drunk Nate Silver is re-taking OK cupid quizzes.-- alfred maskeroni

drunk nate silver sighing loudly while looking over a russian lady's shoulder as she does sudoku on the subway

drunk nate silver sighing loudly while looking over a russian lady's shoulder as she does sudoku on the subway-- max read

Drunk Nate Silver strolling around a casino, whispering "you're on a roll" in strangers' ears

Drunk Nate Silver strolling around a casino, whispering "you're on a roll" in strangers' ears-- John Herrman

Drunk Nate Silver passed out curled up in a parabola

Drunk Nate Silver passed out curled up in a parabola-- Jack Stuef

Drunk Nate Silver explaining to you why your baby will manage a Radisohack

Drunk Nate Silver explaining to you why your baby will manage a Radisohack-- Kevin Lincoln

Drunk Nate Silver, a very good poker player, doubles down

Drunk Nate Silver, a very good poker player, doubles down-- Dick Wisdom

Drunk Nate Silver reels off the next 18 months of Pitchfork scores *and* Best New Musics.

Drunk Nate Silver reels off the next 18 months of Pitchfork scores *and* Best New Musics.-- Jeremy Gordon

Drunk Nate Silver claiming that Paul Krugman is “mere minutes from death”

Drunk Nate Silver claiming that Paul Krugman is “mere minutes from death”-- Ed Zitron

Drunk Nate Silver watching your funeral from the bushes, nodding

Drunk Nate Silver watching your funeral from the bushes, nodding-- John Herrman

Drunk Nate Silver is frustrated in Union Square-- "IT'S A CLOCK!!!!!!!!"

Drunk Nate Silver is frustrated in Union Square-- "IT'S A CLOCK!!!!!!!!"-- alfred maskeroni

Drunk Nate Silver "solving" Grindr.

Drunk Nate Silver "solving" Grindr.-- Richard Lawson

Drunk Nate Silver counting out exactly five hundred and thirty-eight french fries at McDonalds, then slowly dipping 206 of them in ketchup

Drunk Nate Silver counting out exactly five hundred and thirty-eight french fries at McDonalds, then slowly dipping 206 of them in ketchup-- Ben Jackson

Drunk Nate Silver at the counter of a 7-11, asks proprietor "What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss, friendo?", buys another 4-Loko.

Drunk Nate Silver at the counter of a 7-11, asks proprietor "What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss, friendo?", buys another 4-Loko.-- Rusty Foster

Drunk Nate Silver in Times Square on New Year's Eve counting down before everyone else.

Drunk Nate Silver in Times Square on New Year's Eve counting down before everyone else.-- Austin Wulf

Drunk Nate Silver knows exactly how to fix Dylan Byers' fantasy football team, but won't tell him.

Drunk Nate Silver knows exactly how to fix Dylan Byers' fantasy football team, but won't tell him.-- Andrew Moseman

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