“Verizon customer service, how may I help you?”
“Yeah, hi. I think we have a problem with last month’s bill. The amount due is, let’s see here, $140 million dollars.”
“What line is this, sir?”
“This is for Mars Phoenix. You know, the rover?”
“I’m sorry sir, I’m not a sports fan. Let me check on that for you; yes, that’s right, I’m showing an outstanding balance of $143,212,700. And nine cents.”