tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post114677401523666062..comments2023-10-30T07:39:04.857-07:00Comments on Random Thoughts- Do They Have Meaning?: Foreign Currency- Looks Like Monopoly Money to MeJack Steinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1147071174919315692006-05-07T23:52:00.000-07:002006-05-07T23:52:00.000-07:00How clever is it to make a $100 bill indistinguish...<I>How clever is it to make a $100 bill indistinguishable from a $1 bill?</I><BR/><BR/>Q,<BR/><BR/>They feel different. Haven't you noticed.<BR/><BR/><I>What's with the pyramid thingy?</I><BR/><BR/>Bill,<BR/><BR/>I'd love you to tell you but then I'd have to kill you. It is an issue of national security. OTOH, if you decide to leave the dark side and join the forces of light I'll be happy to give you the secret handshake and explain it all. ;)Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1146856192039989302006-05-05T12:09:00.000-07:002006-05-05T12:09:00.000-07:00Quick reality check...While US currency has all th...Quick reality check...<BR/><BR/>While US currency has all that cool engraving and symbolism that makes for good Dan Brown novels, it is in the minority most world currency isn't green, and most countries bills vary in colour. Its also interesting that most countries know what the pictures on their bills mean. What's with the pyramid thingy?<BR/><BR/>Oh well thanks to Nixon taking the US off the gold standard and making Bretton Woods irrelevant, it does not matter, we won't be using greenbacks anytime soon.<BR/><BR/>that said the loonie is too big reminds me of the UK penny.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628454969899731552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1146849463525567372006-05-05T10:17:00.000-07:002006-05-05T10:17:00.000-07:00Oops, I missed my cue. Canada uses kilograms (or ...Oops, I missed my cue. Canada uses kilograms (or pounds, just like in the USA). Only those wacky Brits use stones.<BR/><BR/>You're right about the loonies and toonies being a pain in the arse.<BR/><BR/>But as for the jokes about our money coming in different colours? — Americans just show how insular they are when they talk like that. How clever is it to make a $100 bill indistinguishable from a $1 bill?stchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018824090441668781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1146845774860799862006-05-05T09:16:00.000-07:002006-05-05T09:16:00.000-07:00Kasamba,Very true.RGMB,It is a bit of an old joke....Kasamba,<BR/><BR/>Very true.<BR/><BR/>RGMB,<BR/><BR/>It is a bit of an old joke.<BR/><BR/>Robbie,<BR/><BR/>Durn foreigners. Between all of dem and dese illeeeegal aaaliens....<BR/><BR/>Misanthrope,<BR/><BR/>Good question, where is Q.<BR/><BR/>Steg and Sarah,<BR/><BR/>Plastic? Wow, I didn't know that. Sounds kind of cool.<BR/><BR/>Amishav,<BR/><BR/>Too bad Denver doesn't have any beaches. :)<BR/><BR/>Michael,<BR/><BR/>I like to look at my bills before paying-part of making sure that I don't overpay. As for antiques, well I learned all that from the Shmata Queen, she is much older than I.<BR/><BR/>TP,<BR/><BR/>My most recent trip to Toronto was in 2002.<BR/><BR/>Fitèna-<BR/><BR/>Happy to be of service.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1146817092904535692006-05-05T01:18:00.000-07:002006-05-05T01:18:00.000-07:00lol! :-) Never seen canadian money so i wouldn't k...lol! :-) Never seen canadian money so i wouldn't know. Thanks for the enlightnment!<BR/><BR/>FitènaFatmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574337624177445967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1146796129186245112006-05-04T19:28:00.000-07:002006-05-04T19:28:00.000-07:00That wacky money goes hand in hand with wacky peop...That wacky money goes hand in hand with wacky people == moi!<BR/><BR/>Guess you won't be visiting Canada anytime soon, Jack.torontopearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12246510242496347242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1146790558529352642006-05-04T17:55:00.000-07:002006-05-04T17:55:00.000-07:00At least I can tell with a quick look what dollar ...At least I can tell with a quick look what dollar value I am holding. <BR/><BR/>When I was in New York City I had to keep checking the numbers to make sure I was had a ten instead of a one or a twenty. <BR/><BR/>As far as the picture of the 2 dollar bill in the main post. That bill hasn't existed for quite some time. Jack you have found an antique!Michael Suddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17922794404701194134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1146787618403866122006-05-04T17:06:00.000-07:002006-05-04T17:06:00.000-07:00I dunno, that design would look pretty good on a b...I dunno, that design would look pretty good on a beach towel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1146786044491414422006-05-04T16:40:00.000-07:002006-05-04T16:40:00.000-07:00steg - you beat me to it! It's bright, it's colour...steg - you beat me to it! It's bright, it's colourful, it doesn't rip easily, it doesn't disintegrate in the wash and we don't have annoying $1 bills to deal with... it is pretty cool!Sarah Likes Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055831838215589183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1146785520374833832006-05-04T16:32:00.000-07:002006-05-04T16:32:00.000-07:00Australian money is made out of plastic. WITH CLE...Australian money is made out of plastic. WITH CLEAR PLASTIC WINDOWS IN THE CORNERS!!!!!Steg (dos iz nit der šteg)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07694556690190505030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1146784810804442252006-05-04T16:20:00.000-07:002006-05-04T16:20:00.000-07:00I think that would be, “weight an additional 18 st...I think that would be, “weight an additional 18 stone,” but the Canadian contingent will know for sure. Q where are you?The Misanthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697151793588884333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1146781690812190742006-05-04T15:28:00.000-07:002006-05-04T15:28:00.000-07:00Why don't the other countries understand that the ...Why don't the other countries understand that the universal color for money is green?Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332398432260922008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1146780038678476062006-05-04T15:00:00.000-07:002006-05-04T15:00:00.000-07:00we just got back from Canada last week and my daug...we just got back from Canada last week and my daughters and I were joking about all the monopoly money in my wallet.Topwomenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850301190846232762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7082887.post-1146775044273139532006-05-04T13:37:00.000-07:002006-05-04T13:37:00.000-07:00And you know they have to take a wheelbarrow of th...And you know they have to take a wheelbarrow of that stuff just to buy a vacuum cleaner.<BR/><BR/>Then they need a forklift to buy a car.kasambahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851529433849846912noreply@blogger.com