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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2007Yellow Money?
Okay, when I lived in Bangkok was was used to seeing baht bills that was blue or red. Never in the U.S. of A have I seen money that was anything other than green. They don't call it greenback's fer nuthin! (laughing) So I went to get the nose pads on my glasses replaced today and it cost me $5. I gave them a $20 bill and the woman had to run next door to the bank to get change. She handed me back a fiver and a YELLOW ten dollar bill. I looked at it and said, "Hm, why is this money yellow?" Apparently they are making yellow money now. It looks very odd. Hate to say it but it looks like a cat peed all over it! Oh well, at least I got my glasses fixed and put in an order for new lenses for my R/x lenses for my sunglasses. Nope, don't need new frames, just replace the lenses, please. Here, have a peed-on $10 bill as a deposit. (teasing... I paid for them and pick them up next week.) Jill I call it monopoly money. It is a way to prevent counterfeiting. First time I saw one I refused to take it till I got the update from the bank about the new bills > Okay, when I lived in Bangkok was was used to seeing baht bills that was > blue or red. Never in the U.S. of A have I seen money that was anything [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Jill > I call it monopoly money. It is a way to prevent counterfeiting. > First time I saw one I refused to take it till I got the update from > the bank about the new bills I thought the money with the presidents with the BIG heads was strange. This really does look like a cat peed on it. Jill >> Okay, when I lived in Bangkok was was used to seeing baht bills that >> was blue or red. Never in the U.S. of A have I seen money that was [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >> Jill >I call it monopoly money. It is a way to prevent counterfeiting. First >time I saw one I refused to take it till I got the update from the bank >about the new bills That's not monopoly money... nowhere near! Australia uses plastic bank notes which REALLY look like monopoly money because they're brightly coloured - it took awhile to get used to it when they first introduced them, but they're pretty. This 'new' US money is so wishywashy that I didn't even realise it was meant to be 'coloured' - it just looked dirty! > That's not monopoly money... nowhere near! Australia uses plastic bank > notes which REALLY look like monopoly money because they're brightly > coloured - it took awhile to get used to it when they first introduced Mexico has plastic bills for two denominations. They are awesome! And they are way more durable, thus more economical. Now let's hope the US Treasury gets their act together soon and implements changes to allow blind people to tell which bill is which.  SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> That's not monopoly money... nowhere near! Australia uses plastic >> bank notes which REALLY look like monopoly money because they're [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Now let's hope the US Treasury gets their act together soon and > implements changes to allow blind people to tell which bill is which. I still haven't figured out why the drive thru ATM has braille on it. I sure hope the blind folks aren't driving. >>> That's not monopoly money... nowhere near! Australia uses plastic >>> bank notes which REALLY look like monopoly money because they're [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I still haven't figured out why the drive thru ATM has braille on it. > I sure hope the blind folks aren't driving. Some appear to be. ;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Come to Florida at least half must be blind >>>> That's not monopoly money... nowhere near! Australia uses plastic >>>> bank notes which REALLY look like monopoly money because they're [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Some appear to be. ;-) > Come to Florida at least half must be blind Reminds me of my favorite amusement park ride. Get into a taxi in San Francisco. Pick a destination on the far side of town. Tell the driver you are really late for a meeting, or really in a hurry. Jo >>>>> That's not monopoly money... nowhere near! Australia uses plastic >>>>> bank notes which REALLY look like monopoly money because they're [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> Some appear to be. ;-) > > Come to Florida at least half must be blind > Reminds me of my favorite amusement park ride. Get into a taxi in San > Francisco. Pick a destination on the far side of town. Tell the driver you > are really late for a meeting, or really in a hurry. San Francisco taxi drivers aren't known to be blind. But it is very, very hilly there. Sometimes as you're cresting over a hill, but right before you can see the street going back down again, it looks like you're about to drive off into empty space. Joyce > > > Come to Florida at least half must be blind > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Joyce My daughter had been driving for about a year when she and I drove to San Francisco. I let her drive while we were in the city. She did beautifully. My take was that if she could drive there, she could drive anywhere. Joy >>>> Come to Florida at least half must be blind >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Joy Oh wait a sec: The real test would be Boston. I'm from Boston originally (now in New York City) and I have to say Boston drivers are absolutely the worst. (If any of you are from Boston, please don't bother to flame me. You KNOW it's true.) Compared to Boston drivers, NY drivers are, well, pussycats! SignatureJoey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh >>>>> Come to Florida at least half must be blind >>> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Compared to Boston drivers, NY drivers are, well, pussycats! No, honey, the worst drivers are in Bangkok. Used to read the papers "And the driver fled the scene!" Yes, he did, usually a bus driver. With many casualties. And then there were the samlars and the seelars... don't ask. Yes, Britta, it's been a long time since I saw Thai money (as military personnel we weren't supposed to bring it back to the States) but it's also been a long time since I saw drivers like that. Thankfully :) Jill Sorry Florida Drivers are the worse Nothing like having 16 year olds behind the wheel of a 2 ton vehicle that go speeding down 90 in a 35 and don't see anything wrong with it. Than we get to the Old Farts who can't see over the wheel of their late spouse Cadillac which they never had to drive till the spouse passed away. Than we get to the dang tourist who do 35 mph in a 70 mph and cross four lanes and hit their brakes coming to a complete stop because they missed their turn which has been clearly marked and pointed out by signs for the last 5 miles. Now we get to the locals who have to learn to dodge all of Dang BOSTON AND NEW YORK DRIVERS and all these over drivers that come down here on vacation and so on Now you understand why Florida drivers are the worse ;-) >>>>>> Come to Florida at least half must be blind >>>> [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Jill > Sorry Florida Drivers are the worse Nothing like having 16 year olds behind > the wheel of a 2 ton vehicle that go speeding down 90 in a 35 and don't see [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > drivers that come down here on vacation and so on Now you understand why > Florida drivers are the worse ;-) Ok, I concede, but only because you admit that Boston drivers contribute heavily to the all-around misery. SignatureJoey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh >>>>>> Come to Florida at least half must be blind >>>> [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > Jill Drivers in Bangkok are actually quite good. I'm serious. It's chaos, but somehow everything flows. The worst drivers I ever saw were in Malaysia. OMG, I was white knuckled the whole time. Not only is it chaos, but they are extremely aggressive! SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson >>>>>>> Come to Florida at least half must be blind >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > Malaysia. OMG, I was white knuckled the whole time. Not only is it > chaos, but they are extremely aggressive! Went on vacation in Malaysia (actually to the island of Penang). We caught a military transport flight up to Laos (that was fun! heh, parachutes and all) then hooked up with a cab driver who took us to Malaysia. About halfway through the drive I casually mentioned to Mom, have you noticed there's no key in the ignition? But he was a very well behaved driver. Guess he'd have to be considering he probably stole the cab LOL >>>>>>>> Come to Florida at least half must be blind >>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] >there's no key in the ignition? But he was a very well behaved driver. >Guess he'd have to be considering he probably stole the cab LOL I once went hiking in a local nature preserve, then got back to my car and found that it wouldn't start. When I opened the hood, I found that the cable from the spark coil to the distributor was missing. Apparently, someone had been about to steal the car, heard me coming, and disabled the car instead, in the hopes that they could come back and steal it when I went to call a tow truck. My father was with me, and stayed with the car while I went off to call for help. On the way, a stranger gave me a ride to the park office. After I got out of his car, I realized belatedly that there had been no key in his ignition. The car thief had given me a ride! So, I called the police instead of a tow truck. I gave them a description of the man who had given me a ride, and a description of the car he was in, but I hadn't realized it was a stolen car in time to check the license plate number. As it turned out, the police officer who came happened to have a spare distributor cable in his trunk, from having changed out the cables on his personal vehicle a few days earlier, so I was able to drive my own car home without needing to be towed. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >>>>>>>> Come to Florida at least half must be blind >>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > very well behaved driver. Guess he'd have to be considering he > probably stole the cab LOL You took a taxi from Laos to Malaysia? But that would involve a multiple day drive through Thailand. I don't get why you would do that. That's weird about the key. Did he have to touch 2 wires together every time he had to start the taxi? SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson >> Went on vacation in Malaysia (actually to the island of Penang). We >> caught a military transport flight up to Laos (that was fun! heh, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > that. That's weird about the key. Did he have to touch 2 wires > together every time he had to start the taxi? Hey, I don't remember! I was only 9 at the time. I guess we flew to Malaysia and then drove down to where Penang was, although given the military it wouldn't have surprised me if they'd flown us to Laos first LOL I do recall Penang was the cleanest place I'd ever seen. The beaches were pristine, like someone swept them every day. Bangkok was a very dirty city. Pattaya was a nice getaway spot but Penang was much nicer. Jill >>> Went on vacation in Malaysia (actually to the island of Penang). We >>> caught a military transport flight up to Laos (that was fun! heh, [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Jill Things really must have changed a lot. Pattaya is where we lived for all that time. Well, 45 min to the east. But it was a cess pool for sure. If you were not a fat, horny old man come to find a chicky-poo, I could never figure out why anyone would want to go there voluntarily. Penang is where we stayed for the last month before moving to Australia. I am not a fan of Penang either. The beaches were all built up and you had to stay at a resort to even get to step foot on a beach. And I thought the people were way less friendly than Thais, although it was convenient how everyone speaks great English. Lots of good dim sum and Indian food too, which was a nice change after 5 years of eating Thai. SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson >>>>> Come to Florida at least half must be blind >>> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Compared to Boston drivers, NY drivers are, well, pussycats! I've never been to Boston, but my mother has driven there, and she definitely agreed about Boston. Joy > Oh wait a sec: The real test would be Boston. I'm from Boston > originally (now in New York City) and I have to say Boston drivers > are absolutely the worst. > (If any of you are from Boston, please don't bother to flame me. > You KNOW it's true.) Goodness, no - I wouldn't flame you over that. I'm proud to have cut my driving teeth in the city with the worst drivers in the country. :) > Compared to Boston drivers, NY drivers are, well, pussycats! I found NY taxi drivers pretty scary. Going about 75 up Amsterdam Ave, I saw my life flash before my eyes. (But then, at that speed, the drive didn't last very long.) Joyce - also originally from Boston On 26 Jan, 07:43, jXwXeXrXmXoX...@sonic.net wrote: > I found NY taxi drivers pretty scary. Going about 75 up Amsterdam Ave, > I saw my life flash before my eyes. (But then, at that speed, the drive > didn't last very long.) After 3 months of getting cabs most nights from the hospital (I refuse to tally up how much I have spent on the things- I am known by two cab offices by the sound of my voice! Seriously the other night when I said "I'd like a cab to collect me from Mile End Hospital" The controller replied "Hi Lesley, going to Bow or Plaistow?") I think they are going to miss me and apart from the odd incident have never had any problems. After reading this I think I need to send them "Thank you" cards Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > On 26 Jan, 07:43, jXwXeXrXmXoX...@sonic.net wrote: >>> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs I have my own personal cab driver. When I don't go out of town for a while and then call to get him to take me to the airport he asks, "Where have you been? You haven't called me in ages!" I haven't gone out of town in almost a year so he's probably wondering where I've disappeared to. Sweet guy; Jamal. He owns the company. When I told him about that weird cabbie, Barry, who knocked on my door 6 months after dropping me off from the airport, asking if I wanted a date (how odd!). Jamal expressed shock and said just call him for a cab home next time, he'll be there to pick me up. Will do :) Jill > I found NY taxi drivers pretty scary. Going about 75 up Amsterdam Ave, Why so slow, was there a lot of traffic? 8-) Besides, it's a wide Avenue. It's 75 on the cross streets that gets me. SignatureJoey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh > > Oh wait a sec: The real test would be Boston. I'm from Boston > > originally (now in New York City) and I have to say Boston drivers [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Joyce - also originally from Boston My strongest memory of a New York cab ride was the driver who stayed in the curb lane as much as possible all of the way from Manhattan to JFK International Airport, and must have driven onto 50 or 60 storm drain grates on the way, all of them set lower than the roadway... thud, thud, thud. I don't know if he was incompetent, or was angry at the owner of the cab and was trying to wreck the suspension. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > My strongest memory of a New York cab ride was the driver who stayed > in the curb lane as much as possible all of the way from Manhattan to > JFK International Airport, and must have driven onto 50 or 60 storm > drain grates on the way, all of them set lower than the roadway... > thud, thud, thud. I don't know if he was incompetent, or was angry at > the owner of the cab and was trying to wreck the suspension. I would venture a guess: He was both. And he was probably having a *good* day. Did you ever see Jim Jarmusch's film "Night on Earth"? It's about cab drivers in five locations around the globe: LA, New York City, Paris, Rome and Helsinki. It's hilarious. One of Roberto Benigni's early films. The New York and Rome scenes are particularly funny. SignatureJoey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh > Oh wait a sec: The real test would be Boston. I'm from Boston originally > (now > in New York City) and I have to say Boston drivers are absolutely the > worst. I lived in Boston for about five years. I didn't have a car most of the time and that's a very good thing. I'm entirely convinced there isn't a worse assemblage of drivers on the planet than the one in Boston. > > > Come to Florida at least half must be blind > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Joyce They can see just fine, but have nerves of steel. One look at the condition of the body on the average cab pretty much tells the story. To make it more scary, from the back seat you don't see as clearly as they do, and don't know what to expect next if you don't know your way around town. Jo >> > > Come to Florida at least half must be blind >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Jo Ok Jo tell us about the back seat adventures ;-) >>>> That's not monopoly money... nowhere near! Australia uses plastic >>>> bank notes which REALLY look like monopoly money because they're [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Some appear to be. ;-) Drivers? Yes, they do! Jill >>>> That's not monopoly money... nowhere near! Australia uses plastic >>>> bank notes which REALLY look like monopoly money because they're [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Some appear to be. ;-) And that's why I went to get my new glasses... I happen to like being able to see. Been wearing glasses since 1972, just a little quirk of mine, this vision thing. ;) > Mexico has plastic bills for two denominations. They are awesome! And > they are way more durable, thus more economical. Now let's hope the > US Treasury gets their act together soon and implements changes to > allow blind people to tell which bill is which. It took me some time to get used to them, but now I think the Euro notes are pretty nice. They are different sizes according to denomination; the 5-euro note is smallest and the 500-euro note is the largest, physically. Here's a pdf file with them all in proportion: http://www2.ignatius.edu/faculty/turner/EuroGuide.pdf SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o185/frankiennikki/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >>I call it monopoly money. It is a way to prevent counterfeiting. First >>time I saw one I refused to take it till I got the update from the bank [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > didn't even realise it was meant to be 'coloured' - it just looked > dirty! It wasn't until my first trip to Europe (before the euro) that I realized paper money isn't ALWAYS green - nor of uniform size (different denominations are often different sizes, too). > Okay, when I lived in Bangkok was was used to seeing baht bills that > was blue or red. Never in the U.S. of A have I seen money that was [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Jill I saw one of those last month, Dennis brought it back from the Singapore airport. I guess it improves the security of US money a bit, although I still think that US money is the ugliest money I've ever seen. They sure could use some more colours and maybe a cute little see through plastic window or 2 like the Aussie money has :-) SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson >> YELLOW ten dollar bill. I looked at it and said, "Hm, why is this >> money yellow?" Apparently they are making yellow money now. It [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > ever seen. They sure could use some more colours and maybe a cute > little see through plastic window or 2 like the Aussie money has :-) I liked Thai (paper) baht and the red and blue bills we used in Laos and Malaysia. U.S. Money is just ugly. The big heads of the presidents was scary when it happened. Hey, did you ever see the film with Peter Falk and Alan Arkin about the counterfeiters, 'The In Laws'? What a hilarious film! Was remade a couple of years ago but the original is the way to go. Jill >>> YELLOW ten dollar bill. I looked at it and said, "Hm, why is this >>> money yellow?" Apparently they are making yellow money now. It [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > and Malaysia. U.S. Money is just ugly. The big heads of the > presidents was scary when it happened. I'm sure Thai money has changed considerably since you saw it last. Actually, even during the 5 years I lived there, they changed all the bills. The bills go like this now: 20 baht - green, 50 baht - blue, 100 baht - orangey red, 500 baht - purple, 1000 baht - grey and brown. They tried a little experiment with the 50 baht bill, made it plastic like Aussie money, but it turned out it cost too much so they went back to the regular paper. They incorporated a shiny counterfeit strip in the 1000 and 500 baht bills, actually the 100's too. They got rid of the 10 baht bill, all the old ones were so ratty anyway. They are just using the coin now, it's cool, a brassy centre with a silver ring. > Hey, did you ever see the film with Peter Falk and Alan Arkin about > the counterfeiters, 'The In Laws'? What a hilarious film! Was > remade a couple of years ago but the original is the way to go. Hmmm, no, I never saw that. I actually don't see many movies and the ones I do see I forget immediately. SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson >> Okay, when I lived in Bangkok was was used to seeing baht bills that >> was blue or red. Never in the U.S. of A have I seen money that was [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > could use some more colours and maybe a cute little see through plastic > window or 2 like the Aussie money has :-) The different sizes, like Australia and some other countries use, would also be an improvement. Joy >>> Okay, when I lived in Bangkok was was used to seeing baht bills that >>> was blue or red. Never in the U.S. of A have I seen money that was [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Joy I've wondered for many years why US bills are all the same size, I expect there are some but I don't know of any other country where this the case. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > I've wondered for many years why US bills are all the same size, I expect > there are some but I don't know of any other country where this the case. Finnish Mark notes all used to be the same size, which is why it took some time to get used to the Euro notes (for me, at least). SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o185/frankiennikki/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > I've wondered for many years why US bills are all the same size, I expect > there are some but I don't know of any other country where this the case. Canada has all the same size (at least the last time I checked, which has been a few decades) but different colors for each denomination. On Jan 26, 10:33 pm, "Pat" <patricia251.catlit...@centurytel.net> wrote: > Canada has all the same size (at least the last time I checked, which has > been a few decades) but different colors for each denomination. Still does. But there are $1 and $2 coins (known as the loonie and the toonie respectively) instead of paper bills. They can make your wallet quite heavy. > On Jan 26, 10:33 pm, "Pat" <patricia251.catlit...@centurytel.net> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > toonie respectively) instead of paper bills. They can make your wallet > quite heavy. I'd hate that. My shoulders hurt anyway and I try to carry as little as possible. I routinely dump the change out of my purse and let my grandson have it for ice cream, etc. But I couldn't afford to routinely dump out dollars. Jo > On Jan 26, 10:33 pm, "Pat" <patricia251.catlit...@centurytel.net> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > toonie respectively) instead of paper bills. They can make your wallet > quite heavy. Yes, and the worst part is that the loonie and the toonie are huge! Why couldn't they have made them any smaller? Australia also has $1 and $2 coins, but they are much smaller, especially the $2, which is tiny (although kind of thick). The other great thing about Aussie money is that they don't have pennies. They just round the price up or down to the nearest 5 cents. But what I cannot understand is why they have 20 and 50 cent pieces and no 25 cent pieces. Would make more sense to replace the 20 and 50 with one 25 cent coin. SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson > On Jan 26, 10:33 pm, "Pat" <patricia251.catlit...@centurytel.net> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > toonie respectively) instead of paper bills. They can make your wallet > quite heavy. Let's don't forget the gold dollar U.S. coin, Sacagawea. Went to get change at the post office a few years ago from the change machine to buy a book of stamps and all it would dispense was gold dollar coins. Talk about making your wallet heavy! Yeesh! I just wanted to buy a book of stamps, I didn't need 2 lbs. (exaggerating, of course) of change! Jill > I've wondered for many years why US bills are all the same size, I expect > there are some but I don't know of any other country where this the case. Ours (Canada) are all the same size, but apparently they have buumps that help the blind identify the denomination. Of course our notes have been coloured for years, which caused many Americans to call it Monopoly money. I think your money was coloured long before ours though. Of course the notes have the same anti counterfeiting features others have mentioned. -- > Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) > Cats leave pawprints on your heart. > http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >I saw one of those last month, Dennis brought it back from the Singapore >airport. I guess it improves the security of US money a bit, although I >still think that US money is the ugliest money I've ever seen. They >sure could use some more colours and maybe a cute little see through >plastic window or 2 like the Aussie money has :-) I've always liked the money that intentionally has holes in it, such as the Japanese coins (5 and 50 yen, I think it was). OTOH, I liked the original round of the Canadian $2 coins too (the "two-nies", after the $1 coin known as the loonie because of the loon birds on them). For those not aware, the two-nies looked like a doughnut with the center filled in. It was actually two different pieces of metal of different colors. In the original release of the two-nies, whatever they were using to hold the two pieces together didn't work very well, and the centers would fall out! Jeanne Hedge ============ http://www.jhedge.com >> I saw one of those last month, Dennis brought it back from the >> Singapore airport. I guess it improves the security of US money a [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > ============ > http://www.jhedge.com Bi-metal coins are used in several countries, the UK £2 coin and the 1 and 2 euro coins. Before those the French had a bi-metal 10 franc and I'm sure there will be other examples. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >>> I saw one of those last month, Dennis brought it back from the >>> Singapore airport. I guess it improves the security of US money a [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > 1 and 2 euro coins. Before those the French had a bi-metal 10 franc > and I'm sure there will be other examples. The Thai 10 baht coin is that way too. SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson >> For those not aware, the two-nies looked like a doughnut with the >> center filled in. It was actually two different pieces of metal of >> different colors. In the original release of the two-nies, whatever >> they were using to hold the two pieces together didn't work very well, >> and the centers would fall out! > Bi-metal coins are used in several countries, the UK ?2 coin and the > 1 and 2 euro coins. Before those the French had a bi-metal 10 franc > and I'm sure there will be other examples. And they make great jewelry! :) I've worn various pieces of jewelry made from those old Chinese and African coins with the square hole in the middle. I've seen some of the mixed-metal ones, too and they're really pretty. Joyce > Bi-metal coins are used in several countries, the UK £2 coin and the 1 and 2 > euro coins. Before those the French had a bi-metal 10 franc and I'm sure > there will be other examples. Mexico has gorgeous bi-metal coins. http://www.sanmiguelguide.com/moneda.htm SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> Bi-metal coins are used in several countries, the UK £2 coin and the >> 1 and 2 euro coins. Before those the French had a bi-metal 10 franc >> and I'm sure there will be other examples. > > Mexico has gorgeous bi-metal coins. > http://www.sanmiguelguide.com/moneda.htm Interesting link, thanks for that, I do find it interesting to see all the diferent designs for coins and notes round the world. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >Bi-metal coins are used in several countries, the UK £2 coin and the 1 and 2 >euro coins. Before those the French had a bi-metal 10 franc and I'm sure >there will be other examples. Yeah, but did the centers fall out? Jeanne Hedge ============ http://www.jhedge.com >> Bi-metal coins are used in several countries, the UK £2 coin and the >> 1 and 2 euro coins. Before those the French had a bi-metal 10 franc >> and I'm sure there will be other examples. > > Yeah, but did the centers fall out? Possibly, but I've never heard of it happening. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk
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