The High Cost of Living in 1979

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 02:46 PM

Have you ever read this strip from the Sheldon archives?

Sheldonista Nolan B. did, and he sent me this e-mail afterward:

Hey Dave! My name is Nolan and I'm a big fan. I was looking through your archives and I noticed that Grandpa spent $1,300 on a Microwave in 1979. Check out the information I got from measuringworth.com: In 2002, $1,300.00 from 1973 is worth: $5,261.42 using the Consumer Price Index, $4,252.76 using the GDP deflator, $5,559.30 using the value of consumer bundle, $5,110.79 using the unskilled wage, $7,232.43 using the nominal GDP per capita, $9,843.41 using the relative share of GDP. [He spent] four to ten thousand dollars on a microwave!

Thing better have a rack...

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Detailed Strip Info

Panel	Dialogue	Location	Props
How does Arthur feel about his future self? strip info approved by Guzzi
1	ARTHUR (Thinking): Hey! Future-Me is leaving without sharing his secret.	OUTSIDE (Generic: forest, trees, etc.) (Rocks)	Portal to the future
2	ARTHUR (angry, Thinking): There is no way he's getting away with that! I gotta go after him! I gotta follow him to the future!	OUTSIDE (Generic: forest, trees, etc.)
3	ARTHUR (yelling): 1.21 jigawatts, baby!	OUTSIDE (Generic: forest, trees, etc.) (Rocks)	Portal to the future
4	ARTHUR: Whaaaaaaaat a hack referennnnnce	OUTSIDE (Generic: forest, trees, etc.) (Rocks)	Portal to the future (closing)

Character Info

First Appearance
Portal to the future
How does Arthur feel about his future self?
Recent Appearances
How does Arthur feel about his future self?

First Appearance
ARTHUR
December 10, 2001
Recent Appearances
May 07, 2006

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