Tuesday, December 18, 2007

enough children to get to the moon

foot to shoulder, foot to shoulder - from the sidewalk outside your house to the bluecheese crust of the moon it would take ONE billion children, one on top of another to reach the distance.

(i also like the goldfish visual aid: little goldfish crammed together would need a fishbowl the size of a football stadium if they numbered a billion).

okay. so there it is. let's multiply... by SEVENTY.

$70 billion dollars authorized for U.S. warring in Iraq and Afganistan. (for now)

I'd say, 'get climbing, kids'.

1 comment:

Bicycle!Bicycle! said...

Gutless chicken hawks. Do as i say, not as i did.

Listened to a discussion this evening that was bashing the French. A German pointed out that both countries compete for the most arrogant. I couldn't defend America.