A-ROD AND GOD: WHICH ONE'S PAYING FOR DINNER?
With New York Yankee superstar Alex Rodriguez on the verge of signing a 10-year, $300-million dollar contract with the Bronx Bombers, sports pundits have grown fond of saying that "A-Rod will have more money than God."
Well, not quite.
According to the latest issue of Forbes magazine, a salary of $30 million per year would put the future Hall-of-Famer in 3rd place, right behind God the Father and Allah. Here are the 2006 salaries paid to some of the universe's major deities, according to Forbes:
With New York Yankee superstar Alex Rodriguez on the verge of signing a 10-year, $300-million dollar contract with the Bronx Bombers, sports pundits have grown fond of saying that "A-Rod will have more money than God."
Well, not quite.
According to the latest issue of Forbes magazine, a salary of $30 million per year would put the future Hall-of-Famer in 3rd place, right behind God the Father and Allah. Here are the 2006 salaries paid to some of the universe's major deities, according to Forbes:
- God the Father $52.5 million
- Allah $47.8 million
- A-Rod $30 million (2007)
- Yahweh $21.3 million
- The Son of God $16.2 million
- The Holy Ghost $11.4 million
- The Daughter of God $3.6 million
The lowest-paid Supreme Being in 2006 was Gouda el Grande, a large wedge of cheese worshipped by residents of a small village in southern France. Gouda, who worked only part-time, made $42,500 plus benefits.
posted by Mike | 8:40 PM
1 Comments:
Life is so unfair. Why would A-Rod make more more $$ than academics? I mean, academics have power over life and death. I know that everytime I schedule an exam the grandmother of at least one of my students dies. I bet A-Rod can't do that! I want a raise!
Alex
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