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Serious Question For Americans Regarding Your Currency

Discussion in 'Other Off-Topic Chat' started by Makedde, May 25, 2012.

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  1. jimmyz

    jimmyz New Member

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    Here's your new sig friend:

    Under Clinton we got the 1st attack on the World Trade Center by pirates in dirty night-shirts and the Oklahoma bombing. Under Obama we got bin Laden because Bush water-boarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

    >smootch<
     
    jimmyz, May 25, 2012
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  2. Lil Mike

    Lil Mike Well-Known Member

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    I saw what you did there...
     
    Lil Mike, May 25, 2012
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  3. lynx

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    Plastic money? I have never seen one...Is Australia laminate each one of their money?

    I have never thought about washing my money, unless, may be coins.
     
    lynx, May 25, 2012
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  4. Smartmouthwoman

    Smartmouthwoman Bless your heart Past Donor

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    It's nice of you to worry about him, but I can assure you he's capable of taking care of himself. Anybody who's sorry enough to rob a blind man is a thief. Fortunately, very few shopkeepers are thieves. It's simply not a problem.
     
    Smartmouthwoman, May 25, 2012
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  5. Smartmouthwoman

    Smartmouthwoman Bless your heart Past Donor

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    I've always thought he looks like Jed Clampett.
     
    Smartmouthwoman, May 25, 2012
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  6. Smartmouthwoman

    Smartmouthwoman Bless your heart Past Donor

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    If your sister brought home a five, Mak... get a magnifying glass and look closely at the top of the Lincoln Memorial pictured opposite side of Lincoln. Every US State is carved into the memorial and you can see them on the bill. Amazing detail.

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    Each American bill has it's own special little quirks. The One is a virtual gallery of interesting pics.
     
    Smartmouthwoman, May 25, 2012
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  7. jmpet

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    Seversal years ago, while withdrawing money from the bank, the teller asked me how I wanted it. I paused, then said "in two dollar notes". She went to the vault and gave me 200 $2 notes. I think they're funny because where do you put one on a bank drawer? I had a ball spending those $2 bills.
     
    jmpet, May 25, 2012
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  8. Jazzerman

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    You know jmpet, I've often wondered what cash register drawers from the mid-1800's looked like. Not only were there 1/2 cent, 2 cent, 3 cent, and 20 cent coins, but there were also 1/2 dimes and Nickels (which had the exact same monetary value as each other) to deal with. This is in addition to the regular cent (both large cent and small cent varities were in circulation), dime, quarter, dollar and gold coins to worry about as well. Oh, and to make it even more confusing there were 3 cent pieces made primarily of Nickel that were roughly the size of a dime, and also another silver 3 cent coin that was roughly the size of a half dime...LOL!
     
    Jazzerman, May 25, 2012
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    mikezila New Member

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    while they're in my wallet, they are in circulation.
     
    mikezila, May 25, 2012
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  10. mikezila

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    why are there more viruses for Windows operating systems than Apple's? because there's more machines running it. when Ozzie dollars become the world reserve currency, then NK will be counterfeiting your money.
     
    mikezila, May 25, 2012
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    Diuretic, May 25, 2012
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  12. Hummingbird

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    Well, it didn't take long for the Australian insults to start flying.....
     
    Hummingbird, May 26, 2012
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  13. Hummingbird

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    "A few MONTHS in circulation"?? This is a good example that it's not smart to believe everything you read or hear......
     
    Hummingbird, May 26, 2012
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  14. Hummingbird

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    Thank you, OT - very good question..... think you'll get a logical, sensible answer?
     
    Hummingbird, May 26, 2012
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  15. Hummingbird

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    So what? I have over $500 in change.... a habit I got into many yrs ago - I save my change and very soon it'll be taken to the bank and back into circulation - then I do it again......
     
    Hummingbird, May 26, 2012
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  16. Hummingbird

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    No! No! You wouldn't get rid of the $2 bills! I save those too!

    I forgot about the Susan B. Anthony coin - didn't like it, but love the big .50 cent coin. Have some, but not a lot yet....
     
    Hummingbird, May 26, 2012
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  17. Panzerkampfwagen

    Panzerkampfwagen New Member

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    Money sitting in a safe at a bank, etc isn't in circulation as they count it.
     
    Panzerkampfwagen, May 26, 2012
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  18. Panzerkampfwagen

    Panzerkampfwagen New Member

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    It didn't take long for the crying to start.

    Americans, biggest whingers on the planet. They can dish it out but they can't take it.
     
    Panzerkampfwagen, May 26, 2012
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  19. Panzerkampfwagen

    Panzerkampfwagen New Member

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    Blind groups in the US seem to think it's a rather large problem with blind people being ripped off quite a lot.
     
    Panzerkampfwagen, May 26, 2012
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  20. Panzerkampfwagen

    Panzerkampfwagen New Member

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    The Australian dollar is the 5th most traded.

    Anything else?
     
    Panzerkampfwagen, May 26, 2012
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  21. Jason Bourne

    Jason Bourne Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The US dollar is the most traded dollar.

     
    Jason Bourne, May 26, 2012
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  22. GeneralZod

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    Woulden't the main banks hold every major currency not just the dollar?

    In this view, it is hard to judge what is the most used currency. Since given peoples whims they may want Euros or pounds or Yen or dollars. etc....
     
    GeneralZod, May 26, 2012
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  23. Jason Bourne

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    As of December 2006, the euro surpassed the US dollar in the combined value of cash in circulation.
     
    Jason Bourne, May 26, 2012
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  24. Panzerkampfwagen

    Panzerkampfwagen New Member

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    I never said it wasn't. However, the Australian dollar is hardly rare and it is harder to fake. I'm sorry if some Americans on here found that offensive for some weird reason.
     
    Panzerkampfwagen, May 26, 2012
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  25. Jason Bourne

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    No one counterfeits the US dollar bill. The US one hundred dollar bill is the world's most counterfeited currency. That's why the bill has been redesigned with beefed up anti-counterfeiting features.
     
    Jason Bourne, May 26, 2012
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