>
> I know this is OT but thought you guys and gals might find it entertaining.
>
> Joe
> >
> >The answer to the eternal question "Is it better to be a jock or a nerd?", I
> >submit the following:
> >
> >Michael Jordan makes over $300,000 a game. That = $10,000 a minute, at an
> >average 30 minutes per game. With $40 million in endorsements, he makes
> >$178,100 a day, working or not.
> >
> >If he sleeps 7 hours a night, he makes $52,000 every night while visions of
> >sugarplums dance in his head.
> >
> >If he goes to see a movie, it'll cost him $7.00, but he'll make $18,550
> >while he's there.
> >
> >If he decides to have a 5 minute egg, he'll make $618 while boiling it.
> >
> >He makes $7,415/hr more than minimum wage.
> >
> >He'll make $3,710 while watching each episode of Friends.
> >
> >If he wanted to save up for a new Acura NSX ($90,000) it would take him a
> >whole 12 hours.
> >
> >If someone were to hand him his salary and endorsement money, they would
> >have to do it at the rate of $2.00 every second.
> >
> >He'll probably pay around $200 for a nice round of golf, but will be
> >reimbursed $33,390 for that round.
> >
> >Assuming he puts the federal maximum of 15% of his income into a tax
> >deferred account (401k), he will hit the federal cap of $9500 at 8:30 a.m.
> >on January 1st.
> >
> >If you were given a penny for every 10 dollars he made, you 'd be living
> >comfortably at $65,000 a year.
> >
> >He'll make about $19.60 while watching the 100 meter dash in the Olympics.
> >
> >He'll make about $15,600 during the Boston Marathon.
> >
> >While the common person is spending about $20 for a meal in his trendy
> >Chicago restaurant, he'll pull in about $5600.
> >
> >This Year, he'll make more than twice as much as all U.S. past Presidents
> >for all of their terms combined.
> >
> >Amazing isn't it?
> >
> >-----------------------------------------------------------------
> >However, if Jordan saves 100% of his income for the next 250 years, he'll
> >still have less than Bill Gates has today.
> >
> >Game over.
> >Nerd wins.
On the other side of the equation, one should somehow factor in the percentage
of people wanting to lynch each of them. Fewer is better. Jock wins.
--
Jim Strickland
jim_at_DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com
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Received on Mon May 17 1999 - 13:47:21 BST