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Friday, September 29, 2006

Top 10 Scents Ordered by US Prisoners

New York: Gold Star Fragrances, Inc., a leading wholesaler and retailer of discount designer fragrances based on major brands, has released its top 10 list of perfumes purchased by prisoners. These statistics are based on sales to both men and women incarcerated in United States prisons.

"While sales to prisoners make up only a small percentage of overall sales, they are significant enough to have a full-time person dedicated to handling prison orders," said Vice President of Sales Lee Ben. According to current statistics, there are over 2 million prisoners incarcerated in America. Surprisingly, this is more prisoners than in China or Russia. Recent statistics stated that there are approximately 190,000 women and 1.9 million men behind bars in US.

"Most sales are small orders and placed by the prisoner or by family members," stated Ben. Top fragrances purchased by prisoners are as follows- For Men; Egyptian Musk, Sandalwood, Blue Nile, Jasmine and Frankincense while for women, these are Patti La Belle, Red Door, Paris Hilton, White Diamond and White Linen.

(EWORLDWIRE)

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Types of Economics Followed by Different Countries…

Traditional Economics- You have 2 cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies and the economy grows. You retire on the income.

Japanese Economics- You have 2 cows. You redesign them so that they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow, and produce 20 times the milk. You then create cute cartoon cow images called Cowkimon! and market them worldwide.

American Economics- You have 2 cows. You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of 4 cows. You profess surprise when the cow drops dead. You put the blame on some nation with cows and naturally that nation will be a danger to mankind. You wage a war to save the world and grab the cows.

British Economics- You have 2 cows. They are both mad cows.

French Economics- You have 2 cows. You go on strike because you want 3 cows.

German Economics- You have 2 cows. You re-engineer them so that they live for 100 years, eat once a month and milk themselves.

Indian Economics- You have 2 cows. You worship them.

Chinese Economics- You have 2 cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity and arrest anyone reporting the actual numbers.

Bangladesh Economics- You have 2 cows. You don't know economy. You choose one of them as the Prime Minister of the country and the other the Leader of the Opposition.

Pakistan Economics- You don't have any cows. You claim that the Indian cows belong to you. You ask the US for financial aid, China for military aid, British for technology, French for submarines, Switzerland for loans, Russia for drugs and Japan for equipment. You buy the cows with all this and claim exploitation by the world.

Beauty of Mathematics...

123 x 9 + 4 = 1111

1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111

12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111

123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111

1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111

12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111

123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

And...

9 x 9 + 7 = 88

98 x 9 + 6 = 888

987 x 9 + 5 = 8888

9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888

98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888

987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888

9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888

98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

And finally, take a look at this symmetry...

1 x 1 = 1

11 x 11 = 121

111 x 111 = 12321

1111 x 1111 = 1234321

11111 x 11111 = 123454321

111111 x 111111 = 12345654321

1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321

11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321

111111111 x 111111111=12345678987654321

Contributed by Jayshree Lodha (jayshree.lodha@mediabharti.com)