[Mb-civic] A Billion

[Sierra Pecheur]

Hi Josh, this is pretty nifty. Thanks. How are you? What are you doing these days? Best Sierra
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joshua T. Hassell 
  To: Michael Butler ; Larry Daum ; Laurenz Best 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 9:00 AM
  Subject: [Mb-civic] A Billion


  The next time you hear a politician use the word
  "billion," casually, think about whether you want the
  politician 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 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 two feet on
  earth.

  e.. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20
  minutes, at the rate our government spends it.

  Have a nice day.................




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