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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Location: $eoul
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject: Zimbabwe issues $200,000 note |
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The country's inflation is the highest in the world. The new note, issued by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe from Wednesday, can buy 1kg of sugar.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6924062.stm |
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Alyallen

Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Junior

Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: the eye
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:22 am Post subject: |
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"There is always something new out of Africa".
Pliny the Elder,
Roman scholar & scientist (23 AD - 79 AD) |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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The IHT or the FT yesterday had a rather amazing photo of store shelves 100% empty. Mugabe ordered prices cut 50% across the board, under pain of arrest. Unfortunately you can't compel factory owners to produce goods at a 50% loss. |
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Wangja

Joined: 17 May 2004 Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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It's all Britain's fault. |
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Nowhere Man

Joined: 08 Feb 2004
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:07 pm Post subject: ... |
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Last year, I had a discussion in a Seoul bar with a patron from a to-be-undisclosed country about moving to Africa.
He expressed a desire to go to Zimbabwe. I told him I wouldn't go there because of the dictatorship. He told me that it was fine to go there and I should look at my country (USA) before condemning such decisions. |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: ... |
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Nowhere Man wrote: |
Last year, I had a discussion in a Seoul bar with a patron from a to-be-undisclosed country about moving to Africa.
He expressed a desire to go to Zimbabwe. I told him I wouldn't go there because of the dictatorship. He told me that it was fine to go there and I should look at my country (USA) before condemning such decisions. |
America has faults, many I'd even say, so that fact should not deter you from going anywhere. Using your faculty of judgment may lead you towards prejudice and bigotry. Although the fact that you were American makes me wonder why he was even talking to you. I mean, he should've known that since you were an American you would be obstinate and prejudiced no matter what he said. |
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Nowhere Man

Joined: 08 Feb 2004
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:22 pm Post subject: ... |
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Yeah I think it was an accident. |
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JMO

Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Location: Daegu
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: ... |
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Nowhere Man wrote: |
Yeah I think it was an accident. |
Were you wearing your novelty mounty uniform? I find that tends to throw people.. |
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