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Re: Space Shuttle Costs
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Tue, 15 Dec 1998 18:42:54 GMT
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Paul Speed <pspeed@augustschell/avoidspam/.com>
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Nick Taylor wrote:
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> Dear Mr. Rawding - - -
> To _most_ speakers of English 'five billion' does _not_ equal
> 5,000,000,000. Comments such as yours are what has given
> rise to the "Ugly American" syndrome.
> - - - Nick - - -
Really, just curious, what does it mean? I better watch
out. My unwordliness is showing. :)
-Paul (pspeed@augustschell.com)
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> David Rawding - Consultant wrote:
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> > On Dec 15, 8:52am, Fred Read wrote:
> > > Subject: Space Shuttle Costs
> > > Michael Chu wrote:
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> > > > does anybody here know how much the space shuttle cost?
> > >
> > > Well in excess of 5,000 Million US dollars (if you don't include the • one
> > > that blew up).
> >
> > UMMMMM....you mean 5 billion?
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> > >
> > >
> > > [The humour impaired may require a smiley but I don't do smileys...]
> > > --
> > >
> > > If it ain't opinionated, it ain't Rich Teer.
> > >
> > > -- End of excerpt from Fred Read
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| Dear Mr. Rawding - - - To _most_ speakers of English 'five billion' does _not_ equal 5,000,000,000. Comments such as yours are what has given rise to the "Ugly American" syndrome. - - - Nick - - - (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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