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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| I have never once been in a foreign country and said to myself, "Man this different colored money is more convient." If you can't just look and see the big 1, 5, 20, 50, and 100s in the corners of our wonderful green money, your a knob. Green money is the way to be. I bet blind people who have never seen green money think its better. Its something you can feel in your gut, its truthiness. |
why green and not orange? or pink? or brown? What is so superior about green when it comes to money? pull out your critical thinking skills and explain it to us. |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:15 am Post subject: |
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| I have never once been in a foreign country and said to myself, "Man this different colored money is more convient." If you can't just look and see the big 1, 5, 20, 50, and 100s in the corners of our wonderful green money, your a knob. Green money is the way to be. I bet blind people who have never seen green money think its better. Its something you can feel in your gut, its truthiness. |
why green and not orange? or pink? or brown? What is so superior about green when it comes to money? pull out your critical thinking skills and explain it to us. |
I would not hold my breath on that. That post of his was pure genious  |
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shifter2009
Joined: 03 Sep 2006
Location: wisconsin
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:58 am Post subject: |
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| shifter2009 wrote: |
| I have never once been in a foreign country and said to myself, "Man this different colored money is more convient." If you can't just look and see the big 1, 5, 20, 50, and 100s in the corners of our wonderful green money, your a knob. Green money is the way to be. I bet blind people who have never seen green money think its better. Its something you can feel in your gut, its truthiness. |
why green and not orange? or pink? or brown? What is so superior about green when it comes to money? pull out your critical thinking skills and explain it to us. |
I would not hold my breath on that. That post of his was pure genious |
Neither one of you are proving to be all that bright right now.... |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:04 am Post subject: |
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| laogaiguk wrote: |
| SuperHero wrote: |
| shifter2009 wrote: |
| I have never once been in a foreign country and said to myself, "Man this different colored money is more convient." If you can't just look and see the big 1, 5, 20, 50, and 100s in the corners of our wonderful green money, your a knob. Green money is the way to be. I bet blind people who have never seen green money think its better. Its something you can feel in your gut, its truthiness. |
why green and not orange? or pink? or brown? What is so superior about green when it comes to money? pull out your critical thinking skills and explain it to us. |
I would not hold my breath on that. That post of his was pure genious |
Neither one of you are proving to be all that bright right now.... |
Indeed. FWIW, it made me laff. |
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HapKi
Joined: 10 Dec 2004
Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:41 am Post subject: |
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While most other countries redesign their currencies about every 10 years, American bills are seeing significant redesigns for the first time in seven decades.
Most other countries paint bold, fanciful colors on their currencies and use them to celebrate their culture as well as their government. But American dollars remain monochromatic and ornate, with a dead politician plastered on the front and a building on the back.
Earlier this month, the Treasury Department unveiled a new $20 bill, incorporating peach, blue and green hues, the first multi-colored design since the 1800s. The $50 and $100 bills are also due for similarly subdued colorization in coming years.
It's part of a plan to foil counterfeiters by regularly changing money (the first minor wave of adjustments was in 1996).
The changes aren't dramatic. Andrew Jackson's picture is no longer in a frame, and the bills are a little more colorful. But they have the same basic look.
But as long as they're foiling counterfeiters, why doesn't the treasury department go for a total overhaul? In a world full of vibrant currencies, American bills are old-fashioned and unattractive. Hardly an image a country wants to portray.
"Bank notes are little billboards," says Gene Hessler, a College Hill resident who's among the world's experts in paper money. "It shows what the country's all about."
But others say the muted nature of the American dollar is important.
It's not that America is trying to be boring, says University of Cincinnati sociologist RhysWilliams, who studies political sociology. With the dollar circulating in every corner of the Earth, the design is meant to portray stability in an unstable world.
"It bespeaks seriousness as opposed to aesthetic values," Williams says. "We've gotten to thinking about the dollar as important and serious and containing a lot of value."
With that approach, old-fashioned isn't a bad thing, says Thomas Ferguson, director of the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
"I think it represents a very strong ethic," he says. "It's reserved. We don't need to be flashy. It represents a country and economy that has a great deal of longevity and stability."
American bank notes are meant to symbolize the strength of the American economy. But in other countries, they symbolize other things, too, says Hessler. |
The Color and Image of Money
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/06/01/editorial_wwwedit1a1.html |
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Zoobot
Joined: 25 Aug 2006
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:51 am Post subject: |
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"American bank notes are meant to symbolize the strength of the American economy. But in other countries, they symbolize other things, too, says Hessler."
When was that gold standard thing removed again? Was it in the seventies with Nixon? Inflation went through the roof. So much for stability. Image isn't everything.
That said, I still like the purty peer-amid and the eye on top, although part of me wishes it was upside down.
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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I kind of like the look of Thai money. The king is cool. I have a CDN friend who looks like the king as a young man. My brother collects money from around the world. Last time I visited him I had a bunch of notes and coins from a few places. When he saw the Thai 50 baht note, he said, yeah, you're right, that does look like Bill. Funny.
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HapKi
Joined: 10 Dec 2004
Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:03 am Post subject: |
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| why green and not orange? or pink? or brown? What is so superior about green when it comes to money? pull out your critical thinking skills and explain it to us. |
It's not the green that makes it superior, it's the words "United States of America" written on it that make it superior. You all can keep your fruity bills the color of your girlfriends' panties. There is one color that is the benchmark around the world, and that color is greenback green. |
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