This is off topic. But there has been a lot of off topic during the holidays. I'll post in two parts in case the second half is considered too political. As I read the article I felt it went from very interesting to very political. I'm excluding the last point since I think it might offend some even though many may believe it to be true. I found the article in a local weekly where we have a summer (freeze your tail off in the winter) house. It isn't authored. It's not in the editorial section.
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How many zeroes in a billion?
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 it into 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 two feet.
e) A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes at the rate our government is spending it.
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