Important Person

"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 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 it.

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"Important Person"

On a bookstore display shelf, my five-year-old
daughter spotted a book on John F. Kennedy,
with a picture showing him in the Oval Office.
"I know him," she said.

Surprised she recognized him, I added:

"Yes, he was very important. He was President
of the United States."

"I know he was important," she agreed.

"How did you know that?" I asked.

"Because," she replied, "I saw him shake
hands with Forrest Gump."
Received on Tue May 16 04:54:38 2006