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Author: curmudgeoncurmudgeon Date: Jul 3, 2008 15:37
How many zeros in a billion?
This is too true to be funny.
The next time you hear a politician use the
word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about
whether you want the 'politicians' spending
YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,
but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in
one of it's releases.
A.
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B.
A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C.
A billion hours ago our ancestors were
living in the Stone Age.
D.
A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
E.
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Author: S e a nS e a n Date: Jul 3, 2008 16:03
A Billion seconds ago, it was 1976, not 1959.
114,153 B.C. is a billion hours ago. That's a long time ago.
The bill for the Iraq War ............. $300 billion? $500 billion? $900 Billion
or 2.5 million refugees and homeless, and tens of thousands DEAD as a doornail?
Life's Good. :)
"curmudgeon" bresnan.net> wrote in message news:zp6dnXlQJ4YoyfDVnZ2dnUVZ_qrinZ2d@bresnan.com...
How many zeros in a billion?
This is too true to be funny.
The next time you hear a politician use the
word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about
whether you want the 'politicians' spending
YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,
but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in
one of it's releases.
A.
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B.
A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
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Author: bigfletch8bigfletch8 Date: Jul 3, 2008 18:25
On Jul 4, 9:03 am, "S e a n" waffle.com.au> wrote:> A Billion seconds ago, it was 1976, not 1959.
There are no "seconds"...only "firsts"
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> The bill for the Iraq War ............. $300 billion? $500 billion? $900 Billion
Value of oil in Kazakhstan? 5.2 trillion.
Not a bad investment.
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> or 2.5 million refugees and homeless, and tens of thousands DEAD as a doornail?
Collateral damage. They would have died anyway. (My latest 'anti hero'
is Denny Crane from Boston Legal. Cap'n Kirk has evolved :-)..I can
almost hear him say that about collateral damage !!!
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> Life's Good. :)
Particularly their 60" plasma, HD for under $3000.
You could get a free 'waffle' maker if you negotiated :-)
BOfL
> "curmudgeon" bresnan.net> wrote in messagenews:zp6dnXlQJ4YoyfDVnZ2dnUVZ_qrinZ2d@bresnan.com...
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> How many zeros in a billion?
> This is too true to be funny.
>
> The next...
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Author: S e a nS e a n Date: Jul 3, 2008 19:08
Yes brian ... I totally agree about Danny Crane too, he's just GREAT !!! :-)
Took me a while to stop looking at him as if he was capt kirk, now he's
just Danny Crane - a classic show that one. James Spader also great - seek
out The Secretary movie with him ... LOL
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On Jul 4, 9:03 am, "S e a n" waffle.com.au> wrote:> A Billion seconds ago, it was 1976, not 1959.
There are no "seconds"...only "firsts"
>
> The bill for the Iraq War ............. $300 billion? $500 billion? $900
> Billion
Value of oil in Kazakhstan? 5.2 trillion.
Not a bad investment.
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> or 2.5 million refugees and homeless, and tens of thousands DEAD as a
> doornail?
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Author: bigfletch8bigfletch8 Date: Jul 3, 2008 19:22
On Jul 4, 12:08 pm, "S e a n" waffle.com.au> wrote:> Yes brian ... I totally agree about Danny Crane too, he's just GREAT !!! :-)
>
> Took me a while to stop looking at him as if he was capt kirk, now he's
> just Danny Crane - a classic show that one. James Spader also great - seek
> out The Secretary movie with him ... LOL
>
Will do.
Did you see the episode where he and "Alan" went salmon fishing, where
the fish were suffering from an infestation. He was told they were
referred to clingons. He was stunned "Wha did you call them", with a
marvelous look on his face.
Also recently, when he was being mobbed by a crowd of journos, he
said, as usual "Denny Crane.!!!!even used to own my own spaceship.
When American humor is good (rarely;-),its brilliant.
BOfL
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Author: ImmortalistImmortalist Date: Jul 3, 2008 20:26
On Jul 3, 4:03 pm, "S e a n" waffle.com.au> wrote:> A Billion seconds ago, it was 1976, not 1959.
>
> 114,153 B.C. is a billion hours ago. That's a long time ago.
>
> The bill for the Iraq War ............. $300 billion? $500 billion? $900 Billion
>
> or 2.5 million refugees and homeless, and tens of thousands DEAD as a doornail?
>
> Life's Good. :)
> "curmudgeon" bresnan.net> wrote in messagenews:zp6dnXlQJ4YoyfDVnZ2dnUVZ_qrinZ2d@bresnan.com...
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> How many zeros in a billion?
> This is too true to be funny.
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Author: bigfletch8bigfletch8 Date: Jul 3, 2008 20:47
> "curmudgeon" bresnan.net> wrote in messagenews:zp6dnXlQJ4YoyfDVnZ2dnUVZ_qrinZ2d@bresnan.com...
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> How many zeros in a billion?
Just one. It keeps repeating.
BOfL
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Author: Mark EarnestMark Earnest Date: Jul 3, 2008 21:27
"curmudgeon" bresnan.net> wrote in message
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How many zeros in a billion?
Infinite, just as there are an infinite number of zeros in 1.
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