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DO THE NUMBERS
$50 Certificate to Tam Cordingley

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 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.

While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a look at New Orleans:
Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the Congress for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans. Interesting number, what does it mean?

If you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans you each get $516,528.

Or, if you own one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, you $1,329,787.

Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets $2,066,012.

Washington, D.C. !!!..........................Are all your calculators broken????


If you've ever dealt with government .. you need to read this Dam Letter!

2006 Texas Legislation regarding the Hunting & Harvesting of Attorneys

Airplane Maintenance Here's what it take to fly or repair a plane,  "Have a good Flight!"


(A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000.
(B) Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year are 120,000.
(C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.

(Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services.)

 

 Now think about this ....
 
(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. Yes, that is 80 million.
 (B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is  1,500.
 (C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is 0.0000187.
(Statistically, doctors are 9,144 times more dangerous than gun owners.)

Conclusion: "Guns don't kill people, doctors do."

FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.

Please alert your friends to this alarming threat.
We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!!!!!

Out of concern for the public at large, our statistician withheld data on lawyers for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention.

Editor: Politically Incorrect but statistically true.  Truth can be funnier than fiction... A prize winner submitted by Dave Dorsett, Austin, TX


Captain Haggerty topped them all with this real life laugh:

DON'T RAISE THE BRIDGE, LOWER THE RIVER

 
Sunny Shay was getting ready to go in for BIS with an 11-year-old Shirkhan.  We were chit-chatting and I noticed her slip was showing and told her.  I was waiting for her to hand me the Afghan as she reached inside the top of her dress to pull up the straps on her slip.  She held on to the dog, bent over and ripped the bottom lace from her slip.  She won BIS.
 
PS  Part of her chit-chat regarded a certain prominent dog man that counseled her not to show Shirkhan for BIS because we want to remember him as he was.  I told her he didn't want Shirkhan beating him and that convinced her to go in.  Cap.

Teaching Math was our Winner for 2005

Last week I purchased a cheeseburger for $2.58. The counter girl took my $3 and I was digging for my change when I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies, while looking at the screen on her register with her mouth open. I sensed her discomfort and suggested to her to just give me two quarters, but she was compelled to hail the manager for help. When he tried to explain the nuances of the transaction to her, she stood there and began to cry.

Why do I tell you this?  So I can rant about the importance of understanding basic math and the flawed way it is now being taught. Here is the "History of Teaching Math" over the last 50 or so years:

Teaching Math In 1950

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100.  His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?

Teaching Math In 1960
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100.  His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?

Teaching Math In 1970
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100.  His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?

Teaching Math In 1980
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100.  His cost of production is $80 and his profit is 20. Your assignment:  Underline the number 20 and put a $ sign to the left (front) of it.

Teaching Math In 1990
By cutting down beautiful forest trees, the logger makes $20 of capitalistic profit. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question:  How did the forest birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their trees. (There are no wrong answers.)

Teaching Math In 2005
El hachero vende un camion carga por $100. La cuesta de production es.............

 

And we wonder why jobs requiring basic skills are outsourced to other countries? 


This rib-tickler comes from Aino and it's so much funnier when it's a real person.  It doesn’t need to be proven, no good story needs more than a laugh to validate it.

Full of Worms:

Hello again!  I was reading the Newspaper ads and remembered something that happened to me years ago.  You can't make this stuff up!  

I had a co-worker, not a particularly likeable guy, but when he came to me with a dog problem I was willing to help.  He wanted to sue a pet shop owner for selling him a pup which, according to him, was not purebred.

(He was a mechanical engineer, well-educated but short of common sense.)

I shared with him all I knew about the possibility of suing, burden of proof, AKC registration,  etc. etc.

The dog in question was a Siberian Husky. He brought photos - the dog looked like a Husky to me.  Several conversations later I asked the question I should have asked at the first mention of "not purebred". I could have saved myself a lot of preaching.

"What makes your think the dog is not  purebred?"  I asked, much too late.

"How can he be?" this guy demanded. "He was full of worms!"


Classified Ads prove the old adage "open mouth, insert foot."

Actual Newspaper ads, sent in by Hal Gantt

Keep your mouth shut and people won't know how stupid you are - put it in writing and prove it!  Guaranteed to have you LOL.

FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER. 8 years old. Hateful little bitch. Bites

FREE PUPPIES: 1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/2 sneaky neighbor's dog.

FREE PUPPIES... Part German Shepherd, part stupid dog

FREE GERMAN SHEPHERD 85 lbs. Neutered. Speaks German.

FOUND DIRTY WHITE DOG. Looks like a rat .. been out a while. Better be a reward for this nasty little thing.

COWS, CALVES: NEVER BRED.. Also 1 gay bull for sale.

NORDIC TRACK $300 Hardly used, call Chubby

GEORGIA PEACHES, California grown - 89 cents lb.

JOINING NUDIST COLONY! Must sell washer and dryer $300

WEDDING DRESS FOR SALE. WORN ONCE BY MISTAKE. Call Stephanie.

AND THE BEST ONE: FOR SALE BY OWNER: Complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica. 45 volumes. Excellent condition. $1,000 or best offer. No longer needed, got married last month. Wife knows everything.

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