1999mar04. We have a request from a Mr. Kurt Heidelberg of the Department of Anthropology of the University of California of California of The United States of America.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Announcing the 6th Annual International BIGGEST MOCK NUMBER CONTEST!
Just in case you haven’t played before, here are the rules:
1. Submit a “mock number” that SOUNDS bigger than anything else. Examples are: “zillion” or “jillian,” etc.
2. Do not submit actual numbers, mathematical expressions or terms such as infinity, infinity plus 1, 2 to the nth, googol, or googolplex.
3. Be creative (dammit).
4. Multiple submissions are allowed.
5. Submission deadline is March 30th.
6. email all submissions to [email address] NOT TO CARDHOUSE!!!
The reigning Biggest Mock Number is THE SULTAN OF BRUNILLION, by Dominique Rissolo of San Diego, California. Mr. Rissolo has been the champ for 2 years.
Please forward this message to your friends, or any enemies who loathe unsolicited email.
Enter often and try to dethrone the DOM of mock math, if you can. Remember, if you don’t enter, you’re already a loser!
Kurt