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Infrastructure Bill Stalled Until Someone Can Look Up What Number Comes After Trillion
Babylon Bee ^ | 07/29/2021 | Babylon Bee

Posted on 07/29/2021 4:11:43 PM PDT by DFG

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Work on the bipartisan infrastructure bill in Congress has ground to a halt as nobody there is sure what number comes after trillion.

"I'm so glad we have been able to reach across the aisle on this bill," said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. "This should give us enough to dig a hole to the center of the earth and throw all the rest of our money in it, and then paint BLM murals on every road, and also fund the construction of 38 billion new Planned Parenthood locations. The most important part of this deal is that Mr. Potato Head will remain a male spud as God intended. Yay!"

"Now let's see. We have 998 trillion, 999 trillion, um... hey guys? What comes next? Sextillion? Googlyoctillion? Novemdecillion? Does anyone know how to look things up on the internet?"

The House floor was plunged into chaos as aides scrambled for calculators but they could find no calculators with big enough screens to hold all the zeros they were trying to put into the spending bill.

Eventually, Congress reached an agreement to just spend infinity money which pretty much covers any number without having to do the math. Republicans then bragged on social media about spending only one infinity instead of two infinity as the Democrats wanted.


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: infinity; infrastructure; sextillion; trillion
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1 posted on 07/29/2021 4:11:43 PM PDT by DFG
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2 posted on 07/29/2021 4:14:37 PM PDT by Pollard
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We need to buy a whole roomfull of Abacus gadgets.
Maybe a couple of roomfulls!”


3 posted on 07/29/2021 4:15:06 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: DFG

That’s easy. A jillion. Then bajillion. Then gajillion. Then it rolls to z: zillion, bazillion, gazillion. After that, you’re talking about real money.


4 posted on 07/29/2021 4:15:55 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: DFG

Thanks for the post. That is some funny stuff and humor is the best weapon.

I sent a link to that article to my idiotic marxist brother. Just the headline alone is enough to send him into a fit of commie blather.


5 posted on 07/29/2021 4:17:35 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( COVID lockdowns are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic )
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To: DFG
> What comes next? <

I’d like to answer that question for you guys. But the slidey thing came off my slide rule, and I can’t find it.

I’m starting to think my cat took it.


6 posted on 07/29/2021 4:22:28 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: DFG

A Brazilian. After that a feller from Burkina Faso but I don’t know how it’s pronounced.


7 posted on 07/29/2021 4:24:05 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: DFG

Quadrilillion.


8 posted on 07/29/2021 4:26:07 PM PDT by Brilliant
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Bazillion


9 posted on 07/29/2021 4:26:33 PM PDT by Cboldt
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Republicans then bragged on social media about spending only one infinity instead of two infinity as the Democrats wanted.

Then democrats countered by saying an infinite number
of women and children would be infinitely hurt more.


10 posted on 07/29/2021 4:27:43 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: DFG

Don’t ask any kids in public schools.


11 posted on 07/29/2021 4:28:47 PM PDT by Huskrrrr (Pronouns? I need no stinkin pronouns!)
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12 posted on 07/29/2021 4:28:54 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Comitia asinorum et rhinocerum delenda sunt.)
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To: Pollard

A Polarisillion? Yamahallion? Kawasakillion?

Am I getting close?

😆


13 posted on 07/29/2021 4:39:30 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: DFG

Silmarillion.


14 posted on 07/29/2021 4:40:15 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Disambiguator

More generic and dare I say more clever?

It’s a Quad in post #2


15 posted on 07/29/2021 4:42:01 PM PDT by Pollard
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maybe they should just knock 6 zeros off the currency and call them MegaDollars. Then they wouln’t need such big numbers and they could claim to have reduced spending...


16 posted on 07/29/2021 4:48:41 PM PDT by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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Would be great if they even had a Bill....they don’t.


17 posted on 07/29/2021 4:50:43 PM PDT by caww ( )
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To: Brilliant

No fair, you looked it up.


18 posted on 07/29/2021 5:08:08 PM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: Pollard

Yes, I know it’s a quad. I was just having a bit of fun.


19 posted on 07/29/2021 5:12:13 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Disambiguator

I figured that since you were naming brand, sort of.


20 posted on 07/29/2021 5:19:41 PM PDT by Pollard
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