I was going through a practice PPL written exam when I came over this question. I wonder how much of this went on back in the day.
Mar 092009
A little humour for this gloomy Monday morning (at least where I am):
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Michael Jackson recently announced a set of “curtain call” concerts this summer. In light of this announcement, the following image was too good not to share:
I received this in an email from my dad and it was too good not to share:
Retirement Planning
If you had purchased $1000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00. With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the original $1000.00. With WorldCom, you would have had less than $5.00 left.If you had purchased $1000 of Delta Air Lines stock you would have $49.00 left.
But, if you had purchased $1,000.00 worth of beer/wine one year ago, drank all the beer/wine, then turned in the cans/bottles for the recycling REFUND, you would have had $214.00.
Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to Drink and Recycle.
A simple equation for those of you who enjoy equations:
In another email, he sent me a quote attributed to Thomas Jefferson:
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.
Thomas Jefferson 1802
Who ever said you can’t tell the state of the world from email forwards?
Jul 242008
[Also posted at Boxed Geek]
Cracked.com has a list of 20 Features the Next iPhone should totally have. This is one of those rare cases where I agree with their choice for number 1:
Although, number 7 would be great too.
Apr 152008
