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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Joker on September 21, 2007, 09:58:19 PM

Title: go loonie!!
Post by: Joker on September 21, 2007, 09:58:19 PM

http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2007-09-21T210547Z_01_N21402925_RTRIDST_0_MARKETS-CANADA-DOLLAR-BONDS.XML

woo hoo! i\'m going shopping in buffalo...or maybe just the internet. ITS ALL MINE FOR THE TAKING!

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.canada.com%2Fcfe7ac49-e090-4323-a853-83766709cd57%2Floonie_np_02052007.jpg&hash=195cd515abac02dcb14bd7ff1614e5758044eb30)


please don\'t go down until after I buy my computer...

Title: go loonie!!
Post by: THX on September 21, 2007, 10:24:08 PM

Looney + Tooney are the silliest names for coinage.  I still remember that lady @ the arcade in Toronto... "You want a Tooney or two Looneys?"  I was like wtf are you talking about.  Pretty coin tho :)

edit- ohh just read the link.. so it\'s a pissing competition for who\'s dollah is worth more ehh?  We can begin this fight after I pay off my credit cards in 2056.

Title: go loonie!!
Post by: Samwise on September 21, 2007, 10:52:52 PM

Well I love the fact that the dollar is in the crapper. More goodies for me. :D

Sucks for Americans going abroad though.

Title: go loonie!!
Post by: Joker on September 22, 2007, 07:24:21 AM

I loved American cash when I went on vacation there last year. All the bills were real nice compared to the coinage Canada lugs around. It gets ridiculous some times, plus its hard to sneak by hobos. They know you have money, they can hear it.

Title: go loonie!!
Post by: Samwise on September 22, 2007, 07:46:53 AM

Quote from: Joker

I loved American cash when I went on vacation there last year. All the bills were real nice compared to the coinage Canada lugs around. It gets ridiculous some times, plus its hard to sneak by hobos. They know you have money, they can hear it.

The bills have a flaw though... They\'re all the same size, so it\'s easier to make a mistake.

Title: go loonie!!
Post by: Joker on September 22, 2007, 08:05:02 AM

Thats very true. I\'m also use to looking for colours rather than numbers.

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Title: go loonie!!
Post by: THX on September 22, 2007, 10:01:39 AM

^ why don\'t you have Abe Lincoln on one of those bills?  Is Canada racist?

Title: go loonie!!
Post by: Cerberus on September 22, 2007, 10:43:55 AM

canada money lookes like monopoly money

Title: go loonie!!
Post by: Coredweller on September 24, 2007, 06:11:11 PM

Quote from: Cerberus

canada money lookes like monopoly money

Thank you!  I\'ve been saying that for years.

Title: go loonie!!
Post by: FatalXception on September 24, 2007, 07:56:19 PM

The US is realizing that multi colored bills are much more secure than non... hence the new redesigns:

Sept 2007 ($5):
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Already out ($10):
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Already out ($50):
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Money will get more colorful and incorporate more security until we can get a secure digital monitary format or trackable id chip into every bill.

Title: go loonie!!
Post by: THX on September 24, 2007, 08:13:29 PM

^ ehh those still look quite a bit antiquated... and not in a good way. ie- boooorrring

Title: go loonie!!
Post by: Samwise on September 24, 2007, 08:31:10 PM

Quote from: FatalXception

Money will get more colorful and incorporate more security until we can get a secure digital monitary format or trackable id chip into every bill.

And with today\'s political climate, wouldn\'t it be nice with digital money and/or trackable id chips. :D

Title: go loonie!!
Post by: Titan on September 24, 2007, 09:33:19 PM

I refuse to live on a grid like that. I\'d feel like the government is watching me. Then they\'d be able to beam in propaganda through the chips and we will all become slaves.

Title: go loonie!!
Post by: Coredweller on September 24, 2007, 11:08:32 PM

We have our own currency in California.