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Then do an exchange rate comparison between USD and ZWD (Zimbabwean Dollars)

1 USD = 13,856,763.00 ZWD

Imagine visiting there and buying $10 worth of food? Before they stopped making these paper money, they actually had Z$ 100 000 000.00 and Z$50 000 000.00 etc notes, working down to hundred thousands, thousands and hundreds...

It's cheaper to wipe your arse with the money than it is to buy toilet paper and the signs at public rest rooms convey that it shouldn't be practiced.


Message edited by Vokofpolisiekar on 01-14-2009 at 03:23:29 PM
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Hyper-inflation, scary stuff.

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Reply to strangestranger

When you need $100M to buy a bun, you know to just give up on currency. Just stop printing it, go back to barter until you stabilize and then start back up from there.

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Reply to Ninjahedge

I know all about crazy figures :(

Reply to WingDing

WingDing wrote :

I know all about crazy figures :(


Leave Tom out of this...

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Reply to lvdax

ever hear of lira?

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Reply to turpit

Got a pic of a receipt here where a guy was dining at ZimSun. He paid Z$191 000 000.00 for two beers, Z$95 000 000.00 for mineral water and Z$956 000 000.00 for dinner. They devalued the Z$ by removing 10 zero's from the currency in August of last year. They were already ramping up to Z$50 000.00 notes the following month.

Guess they realized that till machines can only compute in line with first world countries' cash standards which excludes having to pay 1 Billion total for a simple dinner.

Imagine the guy only had Z$20 000.00 bills with him? "Wait sir, I'm going to bring my money truck around to pay you..."

Reply to Vokofpolisiekar

Again, I am familiar with that concept.

Reply to WingDing

What? Money truck? I thought you had a money tree?

Reply to Vokofpolisiekar

I have several dozen money trees, and am awaiting enthusiastically for them to sprout.

Reply to WingDing

Interested in some top notch sh.... fertilizer?

Z$20 000.00 for a pound (Z$277,135,260,000.00)?

Reply to Vokofpolisiekar

What that in US$??

Reply to WingDing

In the $US it's bullsh*t. I'll gladly sell you 2, not 1, but 2lbs of fertilizer for a mere $25,000(US). Act now as due to this economic environment it's going quick as someone of your vast intelligence and economic experience could surely understand.

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Reply to KingLoftusXII

Take me through the delivery costs and handling fees.

Reply to WingDing

I would like to step in as usual and save you from these sheisters.

All you need to do is talk to the plant's, it will acheive the same thing.

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Reply to strangestranger

Really? And can you advise me further of this subject?

Reply to WingDing

I think WingDing has been outsourced to India.

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Reply to Ninjahedge

WingDing wrote :

Really? And can you advise me further of this subject?



It's actually quite simply really. Spent most of the evening, preferably right before dark, calmly telling the money trees how strong and beautiful they are while putting crisp new $100's on each of the branches to "show" them what they're supposed to to. Another handy tip is to leave a large empty bag and a few cases of Guinness in the corner of the garden, then go out with the family for an hour or two.

Also, what's your address again? We need to update our records for the mailing of special offers.


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Reply to KingLoftusXII

That would be:

69 Fellatio Road
Pink Moist Avenue
Anusville
Ireland

Reply to WingDing

That's curious. We had you at:

#1 Broken Man Blvd
Headinhandsville
Ireland

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Reply to KingLoftusXII

** Supplies free chimp brand fertilizer **

Reply to audiovoodoo

**dances Hobbes dance**

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Reply to Ninjahedge

...*molests dead donkey*...

Reply to WingDing

** realises he's getting less action than a dead donkey ** [/Why is it the interesting girls just turn into friends :(]

Reply to audiovoodoo

So they can stay around longer.

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Reply to JustPlainJef

Na, it's so they can hide the fcuked up bitter and twisted side that they know would put any sane man off them for life. [/Brassed off post night out argument from hell into that awkward txt type thing - fcuk me why do I even fcuking bother with them mode]

Reply to audiovoodoo

audiovoodoo wrote :

[/Why is it the interesting girls just turn into friends :(]



What the hell is wrong with you?

Reply to BigMac

I let one of them actually get under my skin... I know, I'll hand my bloke pass in at reception on my way out.

Reply to audiovoodoo

It happens. Just don't let her stay there long.

------------------------------ No more promise no more sorrow,
No longer will I follow.
Can anybody hear me?
I just want to be me.
Reply to JustPlainJef

** Heads off to find shallow retaliation sex with some dirty old minger **

Reply to audiovoodoo

Stay away from my mom! She's booked up already!

------------------------------ No more promise no more sorrow,
No longer will I follow.
Can anybody hear me?
I just want to be me.
Reply to JustPlainJef

audiovoodoo wrote :

I let one of them actually get under my skin... I know, I'll hand my bloke pass in at reception on my way out.



Nice guys turn into safeties. Even if they have gold in their hands, throbbing, they feel that if they looked a bit more they can find diamonds.

If not diamonds, some really nice coal that, if pressed firmly between their thighs often enough, will BECOME diamonds.

They look for guys that, whether it be because of nature or societies programming, they feel they can have an influence on. that they can shape and better. That they can prove THEIR worth by not only having them, but improving them.


So the lesson is this. You are allowed to be nice to women. But don't expect anything in return for being too nice. This is not a permission slip to go out and be a complete douche (although they do get in more meow-meow than the relational equivalent of a hemmerhoid pillow). But you are not their parents, you are not their therapist.

Sometimes paying a little attension to a woman will get you much further than genuinely being interested.

Or you can just use youe AmEx card like Wingy and join the PPP club.

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Reply to Ninjahedge

On the up side at least I never gave her my MasterCard details...

Reply to audiovoodoo

Would that have really mattered?

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Reply to Ninjahedge

Er....yeah...I'm taking the fifth on that one.

Reply to WingDing

Where as Amex are taking about 22% APR Variable.

Reply to audiovoodoo

Good evening Chimp-like thingie

I am seriously contemplating giving you a solid kick up the arse, and would appreciate your advice on the subject.

Hope this helps.

WingDing.

Reply to WingDing

I say go for the groin, but then again the arse would not have to be such a precision hit.

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Reply to strangestranger

Good evening Irish cash cow,

On the basis that I have minimal respect for you, expensive tastes and no intention what so ever of putting out for your I suggest you get another card ordered. I doubt you would notice the difference.

Hope this helps

Chimp.

Reply to audiovoodoo

A wise perspective. While his arse is a good target, it is rarely wiped and I refuse to soil my expensive leather shoes on such an unappealing posterior.

...*kicks Chimp in the nuts*...

Reply to WingDing

Sorry, they are just fakes. The chimpet kicked the real ones so hard last night they are presently forming two new moons around Saturn. :(

Reply to audiovoodoo

...*winces*...

Bet you won't be able to whistle for a while.

Reply to WingDing

He just landed the part of Christine's voice.

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Reply to mugz

I'll just drop my cousin Ham a quick mail and see if can go pick them up for me...

Reply to audiovoodoo

@AV

Woman are life sucking witches.
Though for some reason, regardless of what you say and do - you always seem to go back to them.

It's an endless waltz that will leave and proud man crying in the gutter of his long lost dignity.

Reply to Dirty_Barry

Dirty_Barry wrote :

It's an endless waltz that will leave and proud man crying in the gutter of his long lost dignity.



So what would that leave AV?

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Reply to Ninjahedge

Actually.. it leaves him heading off for a dirty (mountain biking!) weekend with the chimpet in question.

I finally managed to sort things out with her :) [/Rather glad he listened to Jef for once]

Reply to audiovoodoo

Just kill her and while she's warm do the dirty.

Reply to Dirty_Barry
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