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thebitterguy ([personal profile] thebitterguy) wrote2008-05-09 03:05 pm
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Why Canadian Money is Awesome

Because it's gone up in value lately, and you can do this with it:




Via Torontoist.com

[identity profile] deven-science.livejournal.com 2008-05-09 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Tron money?

[identity profile] nexstarman.livejournal.com 2008-05-09 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/01/spock-dollar/

[identity profile] tfbretz.livejournal.com 2008-05-09 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Oddly enough, my first thought was, "They have a guy wearing a hockey helmet on their money? Stands to reason."

Only then did I make the Tron connection.

[identity profile] eynowd.livejournal.com 2008-05-09 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Years ago, Australia introduced plastic money into circulation. We are, I believe, one of the world's leaders in the production of polymer banknotes.

When the first $5 notes came out, some larriken noticed that if you wet the surface of the note, you could scratch some of the design off (they've since fixed this particular flaw). The same larriken also noticed that if you scratched off some very small parts of the Queen's face, you could turn her from a nice, contented monarch, into a scowling bitch. (And no, it wasn't me, although I did find it funny as hell).

As demonstrated below:

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[identity profile] sonjaaa.livejournal.com 2008-05-10 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
TRON monies!!