I am not being political, but this puts things into perspective.

> 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 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 the earth on two feet.
>
> E.
> A billion Pounds ago was only
> 13 hours and 12 minutes,
> At the rate our government
> Is spending it.

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mel

Dont get me started on McClown....

Anyway, Labour still have loads of our money to spend/buy votes with, see-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/n ... holds.html


Get ready for loads of cheap laptops on ebay.

Don't get me started on billion either. It's 10^12 not the wimpy yanky 10^9.
This definition gives a billion secs as 30,000 BC and a billion mins as 2 million BC
Oh! yes, and "a" decade has just ended, (one ends every day), "the" decade ends 31 Dec 2010.

How long have you been in SW England. Are you being recognised in Bristol?

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mel

The EU have followed suit with the Yanks - a while back wasn't it BA ?

So a billion is formally accepted as, 10 to the power of 9

Well everyone:- The tax payer put 195 x 10 to the power of 9 sterling into the banks, and now top execs are awarding themselves bonuses on the gains made from dishing it out at 10 - 12 times the MLR rate. Easy gains Huh ?
UK small and medium sized businesses are paying strong money for working capital. HBOS workers lost their jobs.

UK tax payers own 84% of RBS, but have no power - Go figure.

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Duncan

I recon most folk in Bristol know what a dinosar looks like

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Duncan

Borne and bread. Recognised by the huge brow-ridges. And hunter-gathering more grump daily.