07-22-2008, 07:08 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: The Dome
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zimbabwe Introduces 100 Billion Dollar Bill
Hope not fata.
National Post Article
Guess it's worth about $10 Canadian - don't tell Dr. Evil.
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07-22-2008, 07:12 PM
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Norm!
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I wonder where I can get one?
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07-22-2008, 07:14 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Wow... an egg costs $35 billion dollars...
Shouldn't this be in the "you're doing it wrong" thread?
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07-22-2008, 07:20 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: The wagon's name is "Gaudreau"
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07-22-2008, 07:35 PM
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Voted for Kodos
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teh_Bandwagoner
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with the 2.2 million % inflation rate, that should come in a few weeks.
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07-22-2008, 07:37 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I wonder where I can get one?
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Maybe that's the plan get a bunch of foreign country residents to purchase thier currency just for the joke "Well at least I'm worth 100 Billion Dollars in Zimbabwe."
This could be the cure for depression!!!
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07-22-2008, 07:42 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I suppose no currency converter in town would have them?
It would definitely be worth the $10 if you could get your hands on one!
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07-22-2008, 08:10 PM
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Referee
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In your enterprise AI
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Great prank:
Put that in some kid's birthday card
Yah I'm a mean one.
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07-22-2008, 08:11 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Calgary
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Toward the end of Yugoslavia, it seemed that they were adding zeros to the bills daily. Here is the $500 billion one:
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07-22-2008, 10:25 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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It's also amazing that 3 eggs cost the equivalent of $10 Canadian. No wonder people in Africa are starving.
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07-22-2008, 10:57 PM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Germany after WW1 had hyper-inflation too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920s_German_inflation
500,000,000,000 for Yugoslavia is insane! I wonder how long before Zimbabwe breaks the record.
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07-22-2008, 10:59 PM
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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I want one.
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07-23-2008, 05:09 AM
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#2 960 Prankster
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: In a Pub
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I've got a good friend from Zimbabwe. Gonna have to get his Mom to send me one.
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07-23-2008, 06:54 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary, AB
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There are a few sellers on eBay that have them. They sell for a significant premium due to the novelty.
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07-23-2008, 07:57 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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You know, this thread really highlights the difference between the first world and the third world.
In Zimbabwe, they spend $100,000,000,000 on three eggs.
In Canada, we want to spend $10 on a worthless piece of paper.
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07-23-2008, 08:07 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: everywhere like such as
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I went into one of many souveneir shops along Government Street in Victoria a couple weeks ago and they displayed on their front counter a $1,000,000 dollar bill.... Yeah, that Canadian dollars, my friend. They were sellling it for under $10 
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