a billion

[wrldstrman]

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.

[Tynstar]

I have a great idea for New Orleans. BUILD IT WHERE IT WON"T FLOOD AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wrldstrman]

 that would make to much sense

[shaggy]

Yea, way too much sense...

[Pop Culture Portal]

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

[Hydrobond]

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.

[captain_nintendo]

I am a billion seconds old  

[Izret101]

Geezer.

In anycase we ould pull a Jetsons and live on pods that are in the stratosphere.

[Arrrhalomynn]

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.

[Pop Culture Portal]

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.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

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 ^?

[shaggy]

Ditto ^

[wrldstrman]

What the hell is that ^?

lol it was at the bottom of the email  some sick humor i guess

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

Well we don't mind the sick humor it's just kinda random.

[Sauza12]

I found it very funny.  It gives all sorts of ideas.