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Author:  meljones [ Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:05 pm ]
Post subject:  NWR - a billion
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.
Author:  GK [ Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: NWR - a billion
Dont get me started on McClown.... :evil:

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.
Author:  Bacchus [ Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: NWR - a billion
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.
Author:  meljones [ Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: NWR - a billion
How long have you been in SW England. Are you being recognised in Bristol?
Author:  Duncan [ Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: NWR - a billion
Bacchus wrote:
Don't get me started on billion either. It's 10^12 not the wimpy yanky 10^9.


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.
Author:  Duncan [ Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: NWR - a billion
meljones wrote:
How long have you been in SW England. Are you being recognised in Bristol?


I recon most folk in Bristol know what a dinosar looks like :wink:
Author:  Bacchus [ Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: NWR - a billion
meljones wrote:
How long have you been in SW England. Are you being recognised in Bristol?


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