tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22954374.post3575673223865057096..comments2023-10-17T05:09:58.097-07:00Comments on William Gallagher: Self Distract: There's one born every... what?William Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315381474957511300noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22954374.post-79750770785046279682008-11-13T08:34:00.000-08:002008-11-13T08:34:00.000-08:00CVs, samples and ratecards to the usual address.I ...CVs, samples and ratecards to the usual address.<BR/><BR/>I should explain that this is an off-Facebook gag that's crept around onto it and various other places. Just in case you were wondering.William Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315381474957511300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22954374.post-71506477938753400312008-11-13T08:32:00.000-08:002008-11-13T08:32:00.000-08:00Yes. For money.Yes. For money.Piershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682054203119052550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22954374.post-33646971067755125382008-11-13T05:26:00.000-08:002008-11-13T05:26:00.000-08:00Professionally?Professionally?Phill Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932428654747760339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22954374.post-44340698880949831982008-11-13T04:36:00.000-08:002008-11-13T04:36:00.000-08:00Bugger, I left the door open for you there and did...Bugger, I left the door open for you there and didn't even realise.<BR/><BR/>But I laughed again. Do you do Facebook status updates?William Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315381474957511300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22954374.post-17788356826657089602008-11-13T04:34:00.000-08:002008-11-13T04:34:00.000-08:00Go on, admit it: how many different digits did you...Go on, admit it: how many different digits did you consider before deciding 7 was the funniest?William Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315381474957511300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22954374.post-65266137990182573872008-11-13T03:16:00.000-08:002008-11-13T03:16:00.000-08:0077Phill Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932428654747760339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22954374.post-24569300861284765572008-11-12T05:36:00.000-08:002008-11-12T05:36:00.000-08:00Bugger. It was such a nice idea.Oh, well. I used t...Bugger. It was such a nice idea.<BR/><BR/>Oh, well. I used to get into these messes with Radio Times and the TV Stats column, but there once you'd invested more than a certain amount of time you were committed and on deadline.<BR/><BR/>Now, I walk away with calmness.<BR/><BR/>Thanks all,<BR/>WilliamWilliam Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315381474957511300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22954374.post-31522705662263036942008-11-12T03:05:00.000-08:002008-11-12T03:05:00.000-08:00Not to mention the fact that sending time would de...Not to mention the fact that sending time would depend entirely on the machine you were using, the operating system, and how heavily loaded it was.<BR/><BR/>I fear this may be one of the great unponderables.Piershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682054203119052550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22954374.post-91559665474552220202008-11-10T12:48:00.000-08:002008-11-10T12:48:00.000-08:00Also, you'd need to know how many of those 12.5 mi...Also, you'd need to know how many of those 12.5 million a real person actually sees. It could be 12 million, it could be 100,000. You definitely don't have enough information to do the maths.hardy24https://www.blogger.com/profile/17512397169603115705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22954374.post-8141855420116269212008-11-10T11:38:00.000-08:002008-11-10T11:38:00.000-08:00I hate to undermine your entire calculation, but a...I hate to undermine your entire calculation, but aren't you looking at the <B>net increase</B> in population, not the actual number born every minute.<BR/><BR/>So every 23 hours, 48 minutes and 57 seconds one more person is born than dies. It could be that 6 people are born and 5 die. Or it could 6,000,000 born and 5,999,999 die. I've no idea.<BR/><BR/>Over to you and your spreadsheets...Paul Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758955807661623583noreply@blogger.com