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    Thursday, October 27, 2005

    Man, Are We Dumb

    You know those ridiculous gasoline prices that we are presently paying?  You know... because of rising costs, hurricanes, and such?
     
    Well, I'm here to tell you - consumers are DUMB.
     
    IRVING, Texas - Exxon Mobil Corp. had a quarter for the record books. The world's largest publicly traded oil company said Thursday high oil and natural-gas prices helped its third-quarter profit surge almost 75 percent to $9.92 billion, the largest quarterly profit for a U.S. company ever, and it was the first to ring up more than $100 billion in quarterly sales.
     
    Net income ballooned to $9.92 billion, or $1.58 per share, from $5.68 billion, or 88 cents per share, a year ago.
     
    Via Yahoo.
     
    Net income for a three month period9.92 BILLION DOLLARS.
     
    Billion.  With a "B".
     
    Hyperinflated profits make Baby Jesus cry.
     

     

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