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Former Member
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I just saw a commercial on TV late this afternoon that stated that 1 in 5 Americans will die from blah, blah, blah, but that's an impossible statement because there is over 300 million people in America and 1 out of 5 is 20% so multiply 300,000,000 by 20 percent and that equals 60 million people a year that are supposedly dying from blah, blah, and blah each year in America. That's impossible, in fact-it's a lie. We would have a drastically decreasing population in America because 60 million per year times 5 years = 300 million. These stupid people that make up these senseless commercials do supply us with hilarious entertainment though.
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keithhenry
Ace Cruncher Senile old farts of the world ....uh.....uh..... nevermind Joined: Nov 18, 2004 Post Count: 18667 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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It ain't called the idiot box for nothin!
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Barnsley_Tatts
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At least we're blessed with some commercial free tv here in the UK - the BBC shows no commercials.
----------------------------------------Although having said that, commercial breaks are a good opportunity for visiting the loo, and making a coffee/tea without missing any of what you're watching! ![]() |
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Former Member
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Yeah but the Beeb has started with lots of Previews/Trails that are oft repeated and take as much time as adverts
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ryan222h
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I just saw a commercial on TV late this afternoon that stated that 1 in 5 Americans will die from blah, blah, blah, but that's an impossible statement because there is over 300 million people in America and 1 out of 5 is 20% so multiply 300,000,000 by 20 percent and that equals 60 million people a year that are supposedly dying from blah, blah, and blah each year in America. That's impossible, in fact-it's a lie. We would have a drastically decreasing population in America because 60 million per year times 5 years = 300 million. These stupid people that make up these senseless commercials do supply us with hilarious entertainment though. Just to clarify they probably didn't say "per year" but rather that 1 in 5 Americans cause of death will be X in their lifetime. Per year wouldn't make any sense at all. ![]() |
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