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Title: a billion Post by: wrldstrman on March 24, 2006, 07:15:53 PM 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 1973. 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 it. While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a look at New Orleans - It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division ............ Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the Congress for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans. Interesting number, what does it mean? Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, child), you each get $515,811. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your home gets $1,328,018 Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets $2,063,243. Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals. Title: Re: a billion Post by: Tynstar on March 24, 2006, 07:47:17 PM I have a great idea for New Orleans. BUILD IT WHERE IT WON"T FLOOD AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: a billion Post by: wrldstrman on March 24, 2006, 11:44:23 PM that would make to much sense
Title: Re: a billion Post by: shaggy on March 25, 2006, 04:24:10 AM Yea, way too much sense...
Title: Re: a billion Post by: Pop Culture Portal on March 25, 2006, 05:46:14 AM I've never understood why people insist on building in/on a floodplain....yes, it's flat and pretty, but it FLOODS! Hence the name floodplain! Put me up on a hill. I think there's a less likelihood that a volcano is going to erupt in the middle of nowhere Kentucky if I put my house on a hill....of course with flooding comes mudslides...hmm
Title: Re: a billion Post by: Hydrobond on March 25, 2006, 06:28:06 AM Well, I guess we're just gonna have to start colonizing the moon. I hear the weather is great.
Maybe he asked for $250 billion because he knows congress will only grant less than half of every proposal. That's my guess anyways. Title: Re: a billion Post by: captain_nintendo on March 25, 2006, 06:34:42 AM I am a billion seconds old :P
Title: Re: a billion Post by: Izret101 on March 25, 2006, 07:36:25 AM Geezer.
In anycase we ould pull a Jetsons and live on pods that are in the stratosphere. Title: Re: a billion Post by: Arrrhalomynn on March 25, 2006, 07:41:31 AM Quote I've never understood why people insist on building in/on a floodplain....yes, it's flat and pretty, but it FLOODS! Hence the name floodplain! Put me up on a hill. I think there's a less likelihood that a volcano is going to erupt in the middle of nowhere Kentucky if I put my house on a hill....of course with flooding comes mudslides...hmm People build in earth quake zones too. And in deserts. And hurricane/twister prone areas. You can't all live in the perfect spot. I live below sea level too. No problems here. Title: Re: a billion Post by: Pop Culture Portal on March 25, 2006, 07:59:24 AM Quote People build in earth quake zones too. I just realized I live in an earthquake zone. Egads...guess my house on a hill will end up being shaken down the side of the hill and land in a flooded floodplain and be washed away. I'm doomed. :( ;) Title: Re: a billion Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on March 25, 2006, 10:57:19 AM Quote Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals. What the hell is that ^? Title: Re: a billion Post by: shaggy on March 25, 2006, 12:29:27 PM Ditto ^
Title: Re: a billion Post by: wrldstrman on March 25, 2006, 12:48:43 PM Quote What the hell is that ^? lol it was at the bottom of the email some sick humor i guess Title: Re: a billion Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on March 25, 2006, 02:39:32 PM Well we don't mind the sick humor it's just kinda random.
Title: Re: a billion Post by: Sauza12 on March 27, 2006, 06:12:13 AM I found it very funny. It gives all sorts of ideas.
Title: Re: a billion Post by: Zanicnight on June 01, 2006, 12:17:46 PM there is never the "best" spot to live. something is always going on somewhere in the world, it is all on what kind of stuff you willing to deal with.
Title: Re: a billion Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on June 01, 2006, 01:19:48 PM For example, it was 90 degrees and hot ten minutes ago and now it's like 70 something degrees and raining ice balls.
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