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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/ap_on_re_us/katrina_flood_lawsuits

Imagine.... Three Quadrillion dollars. I could finally afford that Olympic Size Pudding Pool I alwys wanted! :D

Some residents may have grossly exaggerated their claims
Ya think? :p

Not that I wish to belittle anyone's suffering. I sympathise with all those who were affected by this.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/ap_on_re_us/katrina_flood_lawsuits

Imagine.... Three Quadrillion dollars. I could finally afford that Olympic Size Pudding Pool I alwys wanted! :D


Huh? With a bunch of shovels, plastic sheeting and some illegal immigrant labour,
you could do that for like $200. Plus pudding.


Actually, why haven't you done that yet?

Huh? With a bunch of shovels, plastic sheeting and some illegal immigrant labour,
you could do that for like $200. Plus pudding.


Actually, why haven't you done that yet?

Pudding filtration is a bitch. *nod*

Wow... think about it. Get a few dozen desperate illegals, promise them citizenship if they do the rebuilding...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/ap_on_re_us/katrina_flood_lawsuits

Imagine.... Three Quadrillion dollars. I could finally afford that Olympic Size Pudding Pool I alwys wanted! :D

I wonder what Olympic size pudding looks like.



:D

I wonder what Olympic size pudding looks like.



:D

Forget that... what does it taste like?

I wonder exactly how much the government is going to spend telling these people to fuck off.......

Forget that... what does it taste like?

I'm guessing it really fills you up.

Forget that... what does it taste like?
Vitamin B-12 and anabolic steroids. :p

I'm guessing it really fills you up.

But... but... that has nothing to do with taste! :(

Vitamin B-12 and anabolic steroids. :p

:eek: Ah!

I wonder exactly how much the government is going to spend telling these people to fuck off.......

Rofl.

Amen.

Rofl.

Amen.

Well, I'd say some people will receive compensation, but that $3 quadrillion person will get a letter that tells him, in legalese, where to shove his lawsuit.

Just shows that people can put a price on anything nowadays. Kinda sad IMO.


Would be funny if it was Dr. Evil though.... :p

Most of the claims were filed before a deadline that coincided with Katrina's second anniversary, but the Corps is still receiving them — about 100 claims have arrived over the past three weeks — and is feeding them into a computer database.
oh, so that's what they call the bulk shred...er... oops... :p

I'm sorry, but these people don't deserve a dime. Why should it pay to be stupid?

I'm sorry, but these people don't deserve a dime. Why should it pay to be stupid?

Well in the case of New Orleans, if the government had done their damn job instead of being stupid (By diverting the levee money) it wouldn't have happened.

The only problem with suing the government of the United States is that you are basically suing yourself, your neighbor and your children. THe billions of dollars in settlements liable to be generated from this might be better spent on NEW LEVEES!!! :mad:

This is not to say that they don't deserve compensation. A new house, a new job and a lifetime supply of tacos. But it's the height of idiocy to harm their kids(and mine) by making them foot the bill for their greed. *nod*

The only problem with suing the government of the United States is that you are basically suing yourself, your neighbor and your children. THe billions of dollars in settlements liable to be generated from this might be better spent on NEW LEVEES!!! :mad:
This is of course assuming they would spend money putting in not half-assed levees.

This is of course assuming they would spend money putting in not half-assed levees.

Do you think even American politicians are dumb enouh not to learn from their mistakes?

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*twitches*

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...*tried to keep a straight face*



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Just to put that in perspective, you could buy the entire planet for three quadrillion dollars. All of it. Every building, every plot of land, even the mineral rights.

And throw in the moon.

Wow. Talk about bargain basement! I bet they sell Earths at K-mart! :p

Just to put that in perspective, you could buy the entire planet for three quadrillion dollars. All of it. Every building, every plot of land, even the mineral rights.

And throw in the moon.

Just to put that in perspective, you could buy the entire planet for three quadrillion dollars. All of it. Every building, every plot of land, even the mineral rights.

And throw in the moon.

Is there even that much money in the world today? Like, could the whole world pool its resources and write a cheque for $3 quadrillion? I doubt it.

Is there even that much money in the world today? Like, could the whole world pool its resources and write a cheque for $3 quadrillion? I doubt it.
No. Not even close. That was kind of my point.

No. Not even close. That was kind of my point.

We should use some other currency instead. One of the ones with odd units that take thousands to equal one dollar. Yen possibly.

Just print them a one-time special bill for it. They'll never find someone willing to give them change for it..

Just print them a one-time special bill for it. They'll never find someone willing to give them change for it..

Ah, the Three Quadrillion Dollar Bill. You sir, are a genius! :D

Ah, the Three Quadrillion Dollar Bill. You sir, are a genius! :D

Put Bush's face on it.

Put Bush's face on it.

You have to be dead to be on U.S. Currency. (I know what some of you are thinking, shush.) Why don't we put Chris Farley on it instead?

Just print them a one-time special bill for it. They'll never find someone willing to give them change for it..
They could desposit it in a bank.

You have to be dead to be on U.S. Currency. (I know what some of you are thinking, shush.)
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Why don't we put Chris Farley on it instead?

Fuck him, put Emperor Norton's face on it.

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Fuck him, put Emperor Norton's face on it.

Yay! He printed his own money as needed. Why not?

They could desposit it in a bank.

Not if they put "This is not legal tender" on it :D

The only problem with suing the government of the United States is that you are basically suing yourself, your neighbor and your children. THe billions of dollars in settlements liable to be generated from this might be better spent on NEW LEVEES!!! :mad:

Exactly. Guess where the government will get the money to pay for the lawsuits..... yeah, taxes.

Just print them a one-time special bill for it. They'll never find someone willing to give them change for it..

I endorse this idea. This is officially the best idea since filling the Capitol Building with whipped cream.

I endorse this idea. This is officially the best idea since filling the Capitol Building with whipped cream.

You wouldn't beleve the difficulty in getting a permit for that. :(

Well in the case of New Orleans, if the government had done their damn job instead of being stupid (By diverting the levee money) it wouldn't have happened.

Well in the case of New Orleans, if the citizens decided to live and build on high ground instead of relying on the government to keep their basements dry instead of being stupid (By building in a swamp) it wouldn't have happened.

Imagine.... Three Quadrillion dollars. I could finally afford that Olympic Size Pudding Pool I alwys wanted! :D

Don't pee in the pool this time.

Well in the case of New Orleans, if the citizens decided to live and build on high ground instead of relying on the government to keep their basements dry instead of being stupid (By building in a swamp) it wouldn't have happened.

That would be the French. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_Orleans

What the hell, I'll see their three quadrillion and raise them three quintillion.

Forget that... what does it taste like?

Like armpits and socks.

Damn. Just make a one-time invisible 3 quadrillion dollar bill. You won't believe how hard it is to find someone who accepts invisible money.

And don't rebuild New Orleans. That city was slowly sinking. They should rebuild somewhere less sinky. Sure, it's nice to waste taxpayer money so people can live in incredibly stupid places. Slowly sinking land. On top of unstable mountains. Missouri. It's no coincidence that Missouri sounds alot like misery. If you know it's going to end in disaster, don't do it.

Well in the case of New Orleans, if the citizens decided to live and build on high ground instead of relying on the government to keep their basements dry instead of being stupid (By building in a swamp) it wouldn't have happened.

Chicago was built on a swamp, and it's doing fine.

Damn. Just make a one-time invisible 3 quadrillion dollar bill. You won't believe how hard it is to find someone who accepts invisible money.

Make it really tiny. Like a tenth the size of a grain of rice. Hold it up to the person and say, "Here it is! The Three Quadrillion Dollar Bill! The rarest bill in the world! Truly one of a kind. The plates have been destroyed and there will never be another. And it's all yours!" Then sneeze. "Shit!"

:D

I wonder what Olympic size pudding looks like.



:D

Can you imagine the bugs it would attract? Yuck! :eek:

I think we should use taxpayer money to rebuild New Orleans as a floating city that orbits the earth. Sure, it'd be expensive and hard to maintain.... and not many people would feel comfortable with the thought that there's 20,000 feet between the bottom of the road below them and the ground.... but wouldn't it be just sheer awesome?

Chicago was built on a swamp, and it's doing fine.

Actually, we're sinking too. About as fast as New Orleans.

Meaning, probably not even in our children's lifetimes will it matter.

You wouldn't beleve the difficulty in getting a permit for that. :(

About as hard as getting one to set up a pie-a-pult in front of the Washington Monument...

Doubt I could've gotten the telemetry worked out anyway...

Just to put that in perspective, you could buy the entire planet for three quadrillion dollars. All of it. Every building, every plot of land, even the mineral rights.

And throw in the moon.
I dont know if you just consider dry land values at something like 10,000 an acer (it is like 3 times that around here but for the sake of argument) puts it at like 367 trillion

Thats just pure land value Much less mineral rights ... land production ... the cost you would put for humans


Does not seem quite that out there.

I wonder exactly how much the government is going to spend telling these people to fuck off.......
With a mere half a quadrillion, it could have a permanent fireworks display over the city, with "fuck right off" appearing in the sky every 10 seconds. Until the end of the universe.

With a mere half a quadrillion, it could have a permanent fireworks display over the city, with "fuck right off" appearing in the sky every 10 seconds. Until the end of the universe.

Now that is a worthwhile future investment. :)

With a mere half a quadrillion, it could have a permanent fireworks display over the city, with "fuck right off" appearing in the sky every 10 seconds. Until the end of the universe.

Damn good idea. How about we pool some money together on NSG to at least get fireworks display up for a night.