Population: Six Billion

Last month, the world's population reached the six-billion mark. What do you think of this landmark?

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  “Decades ago, those guys in Zero Population Growth said the planet was critically overpopulated at 3.5 billion. Guess that shows them.”

  Bill Cardassian –
  Cab Driver

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  “At least we humans are doing a better job than those ants.”

  Carl Turner –
  Podiatrist

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  “Thank God. I was wondering how we were going to staff all those new Old Navys, Targets and Barnes & Nobles.”

  Ben Magadan –
  Carpenter

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  “Six billion? And you know where all of them are? In the goddamn checkout line in front of me, that's where.”

  Alexander Ormond –
  Systems Analyst

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  “And of those six billion, only 10, maybe 11 tops, are cool.”

  Jill Eppard –
  Student

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  “Nothing is more precious than teeming, overpopulated, resource-destroying human life.”

  Felicia Mott –
  Bank Teller