http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7906031.stm
"More than half Zimbabwe's population is in need of food aid and
inflation - estimated by some economists at 10 sextillion per cent - has
left its currency almost worthless."
Wait - 10^20 per cent inflation?! o_O
From: Darren New
Subject: Re: Another big number
Date: 12 Jan 2010 10:58:31
Message: <4b4c9c27@news.povray.org>
Invisible wrote:
> "More than half Zimbabwe's population is in need of food aid
"They don't need food. They need luggage! They live in a G__ D___ desert!
Get out of there!" -- Some commedian
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Forget "focus follows mouse." When do
I get "focus follows gaze"?
From: Captain Jack
Subject: Re: Another big number
Date: 12 Jan 2010 11:06:07
Message: <4b4c9def$1@news.povray.org>
"Darren New" <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote in message
news:4b4c9c27@news.povray.org...
> Invisible wrote:>> "More than half Zimbabwe's population is in need of food aid>> "They don't need food. They need luggage! They live in a G__ D___ > desert! Get out of there!" -- Some commedian
Pretty sure that was Sam Kinison... I remember being in stitches over it.
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Jack
From: Darren New
Subject: Re: Another big number
Date: 12 Jan 2010 13:02:01
Message: <4b4cb919$1@news.povray.org>
Captain Jack wrote:
> Pretty sure that was Sam Kinison...
That sounds right, yes.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Forget "focus follows mouse." When do
I get "focus follows gaze"?
From: Warp
Subject: Re: Another big number
Date: 12 Jan 2010 14:33:48
Message: <4b4cce9c@news.povray.org>
Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7906031.stm> "More than half Zimbabwe's population is in need of food aid and > inflation - estimated by some economists at 10 sextillion per cent - has > left its currency almost worthless."
And Mugabe will still not admit that he was wrong.
> Wait - 10^20 per cent inflation?! o_O
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation
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- Warp
From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Another big number
Date: 12 Jan 2010 17:48:23
Message: <4b4cfc37$1@news.povray.org>
On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:08:30 -0500, Captain Jack wrote:
> "Darren New" <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote in message> news:4b4c9c27@news.povray.org...>> Invisible wrote:>>> "More than half Zimbabwe's population is in need of food aid>>>> "They don't need food. They need luggage! They live in a G__ D___>> desert! Get out of there!" -- Some commedian> > Pretty sure that was Sam Kinison... I remember being in stitches over> it.
Yep, Sam Kinison, "They live in a f-ing desert! Nothing grows in
sand!" :-)
Jim
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