gewing Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I would've guessed the Palouse (Eastern Washington and Northwestern Idaho). But then' date=' I've heard it called the Tuscany of the northwest.[/quote'] I was figuring europe, but I am not an expert on anything there. There are a few parts of the palouse that might have such rugged stuff next to the rolling hills, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I guessed Italy because of the design of the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures And i was just thinking nice landscape picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I guessed Italy because of the design of the house. There was that in my thoughts, though more specifically, I thought that house didn't look like it would be in most of the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Possibly nsfw, but it makes me laugh. evidently it's really 5000 years old. ... Dad? No. He's too slim ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures The first second base? This makes me wonder what euphemisms people used back then. And what euphemisms do people use in countries where they don't play baseball, anyway? (Maybe that's not an appropriate discussion for this thread....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Spoilered for size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevelon Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures This makes me wonder what euphemisms people used back then. And what euphemisms do people use in countries where they don't play baseball, anyway? (Maybe that's not an appropriate discussion for this thread....) It could be used to disprove evolution, or at least that the nature of Man hasn't changed in the last 5,000 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Zimbabwe 100 Trillion Dollar Bill Banknote 2008 It's real. Worth about $5 American. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Zimbabwe 100 Trillion Dollar Bill Banknote 2008 It's real. Worth about $5 American. I want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I want one. Oops, forgot link. Only $7.99 at Amazon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Last time I looked, Zimbabwe was running about 21 million percent* inflation annually. They're pretty much back to looting and barter for property transfer now. *EDIT: That is the number I remember reading; it isn't intended to be exaggerated for emphasis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Zimbabwe 100 Trillion Dollar Bill Banknote 2008 It's real. Worth about $5 American. The term "hyperinflation" does no justice to this whatsoever. We need a new word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures On the plus side, now people from zimbabwe can make a little slow-inflating money by selling their novelty cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Zimbabwe 100 Trillion Dollar Bill Banknote 2008 It's real. Worth about $5 American. I wonder if we are headed in a similar direction, what with all the excess spending that is being done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I wonder if we are headed in a similar direction' date=' what with all the excess spending that is being done. [/quote'] Start buying up Zimbabwe dollars now. When the exchange rate reaches 1:1, you'll be set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I need to use that as a prop someday for a game...have a wealthy alien merchant prince produce a wad of "100 trillion credit notes" and ask nonchalantly, "How much for your planet?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Last time I looked, Zimbabwe was running about 21 million percent* inflation annually. They're pretty much back to looting and barter for property transfer now. *EDIT: That is the number I remember reading; it isn't intended to be exaggerated for emphasis. Mugabe sure has done wonders for his people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Yeah, all of Africa is going to do a little jig of grief when he finally gets what's been due to him all these years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Yeah' date=' all of Africa is going to do a little jig of grief when he finally gets what's been due to him all these years.[/quote'] I am not so sure. There seem to be a lot of people who still idolize him for his "Anti-Imperialist" actions. For instance too many in the ANC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I am not so sure. There seem to be a lot of people who still idolize him for his "Anti-Imperialist" actions. For instance too many in the ANC. I think that says less about any great love for Mugabe, and more about the underlying hatred for colonialism. There are some really good reasons Africa's a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Well, there's the infamous postwar Hungarian Pengo hyperinflation .. [ATTACH=CONFIG]42423[/ATTACH] I think that's a hundred million billion pengo note, but I don't know if if the billion is a British billion or a US billion. The US billion is a thousand million; the British billion is a million million so it's bigger by a factor of a thousand. At some point you go for logarithmic money, where the number on the bill is the number of zeros in the number it's supposed be worth. So if you were to buy something worth 10,000,000 currency units, you would hand the seller an "8" note and you'd get your item plus nine "7" notes in change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Well, there's the infamous postwar Hungarian Pengo hyperinflation .. [ATTACH=CONFIG]42423[/ATTACH] I think that's a hundred million billion pengo note, but I don't know if if the billion is a British billion or a US billion. The US billion is a thousand million; the British billion is a million million so it's bigger by a factor of a thousand. At some point you go for logarithmic money, where the number on the bill is the number of zeros in the number it's supposed be worth. So if you were to buy something worth 10,000,000 currency units, you would hand the seller an "8" note and you'd get your item plus nine "7" notes in change. Brings new meaning to "You got change for a 20?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures "Sure! You want sixes or threes?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures British billion and american billion are different? I had no idea. I'd rep you if I could Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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