Vox Populi, Vox Dei

U.S. Hits 300 Million People

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the U.S. population reached 300 million today at 7:46 am. What do you think?

Brandon Kelvin,
Heating Installer
"That's great. I'm like three guys short for my poker game this Thursday."

Clarissa Benjamin,
Bus Driver
"We could always give Minnesota its independence. That would trim it back some, and I've always hated those guys."

Owen Last,
Dry Cleaner
"Thank God we have the second-highest infant-mortality rate in the industrialized world, or else we'd be screwed