What would you do with US$3,014,170,389,176,410?

[bugjuice]

that's what someone is suing the US government for, cos of Hurricane Katrina. US$3 quadrillion.

Guess dreams are free..

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22571349/?GT1=10755

[oldguy]

all I can say is, only in America.

my brain cant comprehend, i hope that's the wright word, that amount of money

[Kendog]

I would buy a second bike.

[Trudes]

I would buy a second bike.

You'd buy me a second-hand fanger too eh?

[Kendog]

You'd buy me a second-hand fanger too eh?

Maybe, but then we would have to get a bigger garage.

[MVnut]

A small country somewhere in the sun with a very demanding racetrack, and obviously a country full of beautiful women...........much like Czech Republic in the summertime really.:2thumbsup

[James Deuce]

Actually that's 3 billion buggy. The old 1,000 million = 1 billion is another piece of bollocks foisted on us by damn Merkins.

[nallac]

You'd buy me a second-hand fanger too eh?

With that kind of money i think i'd buy everyone on Kb a second bike.

And myself a second,third,forth,fifth,sixth etc etc bike.........................

[bugjuice]

good point there.. but still..
and I know what a Merkin is too :msn-wink:

[rwh]

Actually that's 3 billion buggy. The old 1,000 million = 1 billion is another piece of bollocks foisted on us by damn Merkins.

It's a bit more complicated than being 'foisted on us by damn Merkins' ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales

So as far as I can see, this usage was introduced by the French, a couple of countries copied them, then the French switched back again. Hmm, who to blame for the mess ... perhaps French Americans? The people of New Orleans? That seems to bring me nicely back on topic :dodge:

Richard

[bugjuice]

Kevin Bacon. He's behind everything