Wednesday, July 09, 2008

What is a 'billion'?

Now here's a reality check!
This is too true to be very 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 its 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. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending......

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