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RichardCranium replied

8 July 2008, 04:39
Boomed!

Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

1.00 GBP = 30,110,863,437.47 ZWD

Ha, ha! We're rolling in it!

Wanna buy a township?

1.00 GBP = 31,985,939,332.58 ZWD

When it gets to 32,000,000,000 I'm selling my worthless pounds.

Both of them.
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HairyArsedBloke replied

4 July 2008, 22:53
GBP will be at parity by the end of the year.
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RichardCranium replied

4 July 2008, 22:47
Boomed!

Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

The pound is plummeting!

1 British Pound = 21,450,168 Zimbabwe Dollar

Originally posted by wobbegong View Post

. . . and in financial news, the pound rallied against the Zimbabwean Dollar to start the day at 1.00 GBP = 24,338,207,063.76 ZWD, after a disastrous close yesterday.

Phew!

1.00 GBP = 30,110,863,437.47 ZWD

Ha, ha! We're rolling in it!

Wanna buy a township?
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Old Greg replied

2 July 2008, 09:02
I'm impressed someone works it out to 2 decimal places.
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wobbegong replied

2 July 2008, 07:31
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

The pound is plummeting!

1 British Pound = 21,450,168 Zimbabwe Dollar

. . . and in financial news, the pound rallied against the Zimbabwean Dollar to start the day at 1.00 GBP = 24,338,207,063.76 ZWD, after a disastrous close yesterday.

Phew!
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RichardCranium replied

1 July 2008, 22:23
Doomed!

Originally posted by wobbegong View Post

1.00 GBP = 22,738,300,016.67 ZWD

I knew they were suffering "hyper inflation", but I had no idea how "hyper"!!!!

The pound is plummeting!

1 British Pound = 21,450,168 Zimbabwe Dollar
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wobbegong replied

1 July 2008, 13:33
Originally posted by Churchill View Post

Remember what happened to Germany...?

The won Eurovision in 1982?
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Diver replied

1 July 2008, 11:33
Originally posted by expat View Post

Is this what you expect from Zimbabwe?

Haven't you seen those neat carved wooden masks and statues and crocodiles they do!!!
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expat replied

1 July 2008, 11:31
Originally posted by Churchill View Post

Remember what happened to Germany...?

Yes. They had a very brief spat of hyperinflation which persuaded the US to buy their trading gratitude by forgiving WWI reparations and forcing the UK and France to do the same; whereupon the hyperinflation was brought under control very sharpish. Then they built a military machine fit to conquer one or more continents, and only just lost with 3 continents against them. Then they turned around, rebuilt the ruins, and became the biggest exporter in the world, with a sound currency and a reputation for quality.

Is this what you expect from Zimbabwe?
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Diver replied

1 July 2008, 11:25
Originally posted by Churchill View Post

Remember what happened to Germany...?

They got extremely wealthy?
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BrilloPad replied

1 July 2008, 11:24
Originally posted by Churchill View Post

Remember what happened to Germany...?

They lost the World cup in 66?
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Churchill replied

1 July 2008, 11:19
Originally posted by expat View Post

brutal dictator holding power for life, murdering opposition, fixing elections, pillaging country, leaving population to starve....

Of course he's a hero to most African leaders.

Remember what happened to Germany...?
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expat replied

1 July 2008, 10:35
Originally posted by zeitghost

And yet the scumbag was greeted by his fellow leaders as a "hero"...

flip me, they should all be shot.

brutal dictator holding power for life, murdering opposition, fixing elections, pillaging country, leaving population to starve....

Of course he's a hero to most African leaders.
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realityhack replied

1 July 2008, 09:25
Originally posted by Xenophon View Post

I think the highest denomination now is a 500m Zimbabwe dollar banknote.

Pear-shaped.

Yep, I have 2 of them, which officially makes me a billionaire. Lend us a tenner will you?
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wobbegong replied

1 July 2008, 08:54
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

Why is the exchange rate important? You thinking of going there for a holiday?

I was, but I decided on Chechnya instead.
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