Off-topic: Price of Gas

From: mrdancer (mrdancer@camalott.com)
Date: Thu Oct 14 1999 - 11:13:56 EDT


>From Newsweek:

What if you were to buy a gallon of.......

* Diet Snapple 16 oz. for $1.29 = $10.32 per gallon
* Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz for $1.19 = $9.52 per gallon
* Gatorade 20 oz for $1.59 = $10.17 per gallon
* Ocean Spray 16 oz for $1.25 = $10.00 per gallon
* Quart of Milk 16 oz for $1.59 = $6.32 per gallon
* Evian (water) 9 oz for $1.49 = $21.19 per gallon
* STP Brake Fluid 12 oz for $3.15 = $33.60 per gallon
* Vicks Nyquil 6 oz for $8.35 = $178.13 per gallon
* Pepto Bismol 4 oz for $3.85 = $123.20 per gallon
* Whiteout 7 oz for $1.39 = $254.17 per gallon
* Scope 1.5 oz for $0.99 = $84.84 per gallon

You get the idea. So next time you're at the pump, be glad your car
doesn't run on Nyquil or Scope!



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