jlang wrote:
] Wow, what a bizarre and meaningless comparison.

Thank you, Jacob, for bringing the voice of reason to this thread.

For everyone else, here is your reading assignment:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0809058405/

Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
by John Allen Paulos

RE: Deaths in Iraq., vs Deaths in Los Angeles