on another note: Forbes list is out

[CaliforniaCowboy]

Mr. Pickens is around #107 (don't remember the exact number), but net worth was estimated at 3.0 Bil.

[MemphisPoke]

Yeah and poor old Bill Gates has slipped to 3rd richest. You know with the stock market and the economy the way it is....... a couple of billion here, a couple of billion there and pretty soon you start talking about some serious bucks.

:rolleyes:

[frankeaton]

Yeah and poor old Bill Gates has slipped to 3rd richest. You know with the stock market and the economy the way it is....... a couple of billion here, a couple of billion there and pretty soon you start talking about some serious bucks.

:rolleyes:

but Buffet, who is entirely into the market, jumps ahead of Gates

[rodbakeriii]

Buffet will prob lose his place again. He came out the other day saying Hathaway probably won't do as good in 2008 as 2007. But...he did mention his exposure to the real estate market was light. So I suppose he could win the battle and keep his spot by pure attrition.

[CaliforniaCowboy]

The amazing thing to me was that Buffett increased his stake by 10 Billion!! (in one year!!).

10 Billion. In one year. Yipes!

[Poke John I]

This is too true to be very funny



The next time you hear a politician use the

word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about

whether you want the 'politicians' spending

YOUR tax money.

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,

but one advertising agency did a good job of

putting that figure into some perspective in

one of its releases.





A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.



B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.



C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were

living in the Stone Age.



D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.



E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and

20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

[Pokes4Life]

This is too true to be very funny



The next time you hear a politician use the

word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about

whether you want the 'politicians' spending

YOUR tax money.

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,

but one advertising agency did a good job of

putting that figure into some perspective in

one of its releases.





A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.



B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.



C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were

living in the Stone Age.



D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.



E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and

20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/trivia/billions.asp