Harper's Index
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Okay, for those of you who don't know, <b>Harper's Magazine</b> is a digest of articles and information that is published monthly in the states. Every month, there is a page called the <i>Harper's Index</i> that includes ratios and numbers that could be funny on their own or in combination with others, such as:<br><br>-Amount a Nebraska man made this year by auctioning his forehead to advertisers: $37 375<br><br><br>-Ratio of active workers at General Motors to retirees on its pension rolls: 2:5<br><br>-Total pension costs of the company per vehicle it produces: $675<br><br>So, lets see what kind of list we come up with.
"The beauty of this is that it is only of theoretical importance,
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
Number of weeks Norton Internet Security was in the top ten all formats chart in the UK (as of somepoint in June '04) - 29
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Number of people killed in the 15 January 1919 molasses spill in Boston Massachusetts: 21<br><br>Number of gallons of molasses spilled: 2 320 000
"The beauty of this is that it is only of theoretical importance,
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
Sticky end to those 21 people.<br><br>At least they won't have starved to death, I hear that's the worst.
Livejournal, GreatestjournalSirQuirkyK: GSNN argued that Unanonemous is to sociologists what DoND is to statisticians
Gizensha Fox: ...Porn?
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Total calorie count for the new Burger King Enormous Omelet Sandwich: 730<br><br>Total grams of fat: 47<br><br>Total calorie count for a quarter pound stick of butter: 800<br><br>Total grams of fat: 88
"The beauty of this is that it is only of theoretical importance,
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
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<!--QuoteBegin-Richard K Niner+Mar 31 2005, 04:43 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Richard K Niner @ Mar 31 2005, 04:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> (So, this is basically a "By The Numbers" game, isn't it?) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> (Right. But I still think the stick of butter is better for you than the sandwich.)
"The beauty of this is that it is only of theoretical importance,
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
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Length of probation, in months, pop singer Paula Abdul was given for a 2004 hit-and-run accident: 24
"The beauty of this is that it is only of theoretical importance,
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
- Sidney Harris
"Perhaps they've discovered the giant whoopee cushion I hid
under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." http://ozyandmillie.org/2002/01/03/ozy-and-millie-819/
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As long as games have been brought up...<br><br>Damage from a hand-thrown snowball in the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" game (NES): 1<br><br>Damage from a steady stream of machine gun bullets in the same game: 1
See other much-maligned creatures in my webcomic: http://downscale.comicgenesis.com
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