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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts) Wed Mar 11, 2020, 04:27 PM Mar 2020

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We need to give Trump a bit of credit here.

Last week he said there were only 15 cases of Coronavirus in the US and that he soon expected that number to be "close to zero."

Well, the most recent figure, a week later, is that there have been 1,039 confirmed cases of Coronavirus to date.

As you can clearly see, there is a zero in the figure of 1,039.

I believe some apologies are in order.

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We need to give Trump a bit of credit here. (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2020 OP

just wait two weeks lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #1

Doesn't the maths work so that the higher your numbers go, eventually you get closer to zero again? Thomas Hurt Mar 2020 #2

Of course! durablend Mar 2020 #3

I'm surprised that tRUMP is still using ARABIC Numerals! snark off abqtommy Mar 2020 #4

Why should I give him credit? He doesn't pay his bills... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #5

Well played. nt Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2020 #6

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)

1. just wait two weeks

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 04:28 PM

Mar 2020

there are even more zeros in 10,000.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

2. Doesn't the maths work so that the higher your numbers go, eventually you get closer to zero again?

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 04:31 PM

Mar 2020

durablend

(7,460 posts)

3. Of course!

Reply to Thomas Hurt (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 04:38 PM

Mar 2020

You kill everyone in the country, "no more cases".

See how that works?

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

4. I'm surprised that tRUMP is still using ARABIC Numerals! snark off

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 05:08 PM

Mar 2020

Wounded Bear

(58,656 posts)

5. Why should I give him credit? He doesn't pay his bills...

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 05:12 PM

Mar 2020

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)

6. Well played. nt

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 05:21 PM

Mar 2020

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