#558: 1000 Times explain

[Two almost identical panels are shown with Ponytail sitting behind desk. Above each panel there are a caption and the text in the sign of each panel is slightly different]

[Left panel caption above and sign in the panel:]

Dishonest

Sign:

Bailout: $170 billion

Bonuses: $165 million

[Right panel caption above and sign in the panel:]

Honest:

Sign:

Bailout: $170,000 million

Bonuses: $165 million

[Caption below the panels:]

Dear news organizations: Stop giving large

numbers without context or proper comparison.

The difference between a million and a

billion is the difference between me having a

sip of wine and 30 seconds with your daughter,

and a bottle of gin and a night with her.