Posted by Nancy on June 04, 1999 at 00:37:50:
To all the hard working Americans....
The answer to the eternal question "Is it better to be
a jock or a nerd?"
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.
The 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.
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Two old ladies were outside their nursing home having a smoke (that's the only place they could smoke at the nursing home) when it started to rain.
One of the ladies pulled out a condom, cut off the end, put it over her cigarette, and continued smoking.
Lady 2: "What's that?"
Lady 1: "A condom."
Lady 2: "Where'd you get it?"
Lady 1: "You can get them at any drugstore."
The next day, Lady 2 hobbles herself into the local drugstore and announces to the pharmacist that she wants a package of condoms.
The guy looks at her strangely (she is, afterall, in her 80's), but politely asks what brand she prefers.
"Doesn't matter," she replies, "as long as it fits a Camel."
Hugs and a smile, Nancy