Michael Cash wrote:
> On 3 Jul 2003 17:49:51 -0700, Brett Robson <jet_boy@deja.com> belched
> the alphabet and kept on going with:
> 
>>On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 10:09:20 -0400, "Kevin  ...
>>
>>>Actually, the US accounts for over 1/3 of the global GDP, so everyone should
>>
>>An oft quoted but completely bogus figure.
> 
> Penis envy.

That explains it. My prudish American professors couldn't bring 
themselves to say "Penis" to the impressionable youth gathered for the 
lectures, and so all this time I was misguided into thinkin "GDP 
adjusted for PPP" had sometink to do with Purchasing Price Parity. Its 
kinda distressing to discover all that is involved is a bunch of 
beancounters shooing away the dunny budgies and adjusting GDP with their 
dongers. A waste of good tuition.




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