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You could try a €500 note. Tim Send a noteboard - 13/05/2010 03:18:11 PM
According to an article published by the BBC today, it's the banknote of choice for illegal activities. I'm quite glad to see my thoughts at the beginning of the Euro proved correct.
Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt.

—Nous disons en allemand : le guerre, le mort, le lune, alors que 'soleil' et 'amour' sont du sexe féminin : la soleil, la amour. La vie est neutre.

—La vie ? Neutre ? C'est très joli, et surtout très logique.
€500
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So the list of countries using the euro will grow longer, not shorter... Estonia to join in 2011 Legolas - 12/05/2010 10:51:37 PM 1166 Views
Sounds like a winner Isaac - 12/05/2010 11:07:38 PM 778 Views
You Americans should like Estonia - they're rather neoliberal that way. Legolas - 12/05/2010 11:18:30 PM 967 Views
Apparently we do Isaac - 13/05/2010 05:34:41 PM 808 Views
I liked the remark one Estonian bankofficial made Bramhodoulos - 12/05/2010 11:38:26 PM 744 Views
Re: I liked the remark one Estonian bankofficial made BlackAdder - 12/05/2010 11:42:37 PM 804 Views
I stand corrected than Bramhodoulos - 12/05/2010 11:45:33 PM 690 Views
I do sometimes wish more Belgians would understand that. Legolas - 12/05/2010 11:52:41 PM 672 Views
Re: I do sometimes wish more Belgians would understand that. BlackAdder - 13/05/2010 12:05:03 AM 676 Views
That would be more convincing if universities promoted more social mobility. Legolas - 13/05/2010 12:11:37 AM 806 Views
Social attitudes take a very long time to change. Tim - 13/05/2010 12:28:09 AM 828 Views
We have need-based scholarships. We could extend them. Legolas - 13/05/2010 12:38:31 AM 711 Views
I guess it depends on exactly what the fees are. Tim - 13/05/2010 11:06:37 AM 807 Views
They're low. Too low. Legolas - 13/05/2010 12:12:29 PM 820 Views
American universities do have entrance exams. Sort of. Macharius - 13/05/2010 02:17:13 PM 814 Views
Those are really too lame to count. Legolas - 13/05/2010 02:21:23 PM 856 Views
Re: Those are really too lame to count. Macharius - 13/05/2010 05:04:25 PM 864 Views
typically the more specialized programs require that LadyLorraine - 13/05/2010 05:53:20 PM 773 Views
Re: Those are really too lame to count. BlackAdder - 13/05/2010 07:32:19 PM 875 Views
Like I indicated, I'm not suggesting it in the American system. Legolas - 13/05/2010 07:53:15 PM 869 Views
meh. Most degrees are useless anyway. AgentOrange - 13/05/2010 01:14:54 AM 699 Views
That could be fixed if there weren't such stigma attached to vocational schools. Ghavrel - 13/05/2010 02:18:40 AM 721 Views
Re: That would be more convincing if universities promoted more social mobility. BlackAdder - 13/05/2010 08:08:16 PM 784 Views
Buying a senator helps. Vodalus - 14/05/2010 02:33:44 AM 738 Views
Re: That would be more convincing if universities promoted more social mobility. Legolas - 14/05/2010 11:48:22 AM 779 Views
Is it as late as university? Or is it a good bit earlier? EDIT: Nevermind. Answered elsewhere. Vodalus - 14/05/2010 05:36:50 PM 891 Views
Oh, it's a lot earlier. Legolas - 14/05/2010 06:03:51 PM 836 Views
Re: Is it as late as university? Or is it a good bit earlier? EDIT: Nevermind. Answered elsewhere. BlackAdder - 14/05/2010 07:57:32 PM 726 Views
Re: That would be more convincing if universities promoted more social mobility. BlackAdder - 14/05/2010 08:02:58 PM 832 Views
Come on. jh - 13/05/2010 10:13:29 AM 857 Views
naw most of them are getting degrees in liberal arts because they like to read book more then work *NM* random thoughts - 13/05/2010 02:01:59 PM 292 Views
You ever been to Estonia? If not, stop speaking. *NM* Lordling - 13/05/2010 10:29:17 AM 432 Views
your funny *NM* random thoughts - 13/05/2010 02:01:06 PM 302 Views
Surely Sweden can say, or could have said, that they wouldn't join till they damn well felt like it? Tim - 12/05/2010 11:39:57 PM 726 Views
Apparently Denmark only got the opt-out after rejecting the Maastricht treaty. Legolas - 12/05/2010 11:47:00 PM 765 Views
Good point: it seems to me no-one cares about being Belgian, only Flemish or Walloon . Tim - 12/05/2010 11:51:27 PM 643 Views
It's slightly more subtle than that. Legolas - 13/05/2010 12:00:29 AM 803 Views
What do you think about this suggestion? Tim - 13/05/2010 12:09:02 AM 792 Views
That has been suggested by many, yeah. Legolas - 13/05/2010 12:28:24 AM 805 Views
But before you make a decision like that... Bramhodoulos - 13/05/2010 08:36:07 AM 786 Views
They can export him to another country which needs a king. Wouldn't be the first time. Tim - 13/05/2010 10:57:59 AM 727 Views
We have a Flemish government, though. Legolas - 13/05/2010 12:22:57 PM 829 Views
Hmm, a pan-European entity getting too big and splitting into Eastern and Western administrations... Tim - 13/05/2010 11:09:51 AM 709 Views
That wasn't entirely what I meant. Legolas - 13/05/2010 12:15:14 PM 738 Views
There is one answer to most of those questions Bramhodoulos - 12/05/2010 11:49:46 PM 666 Views
I love that the rest of you have the euro. Tim - 12/05/2010 11:53:10 PM 660 Views
*waits for the Pound to drop and the UK begging for the euro* *NM* Bramhodoulos - 12/05/2010 11:56:25 PM 370 Views
That would be the worst time to do it. Tim - 13/05/2010 12:05:32 AM 761 Views
Well... that is true. But your exports would be really high. Ghavrel - 13/05/2010 12:11:50 AM 705 Views
Also the best time. snoopcester - 13/05/2010 12:11:53 AM 753 Views
I WIN *NM* Ghavrel - 13/05/2010 12:12:51 AM 304 Views
Bah *NM* snoopcester - 13/05/2010 12:18:48 AM 275 Views
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... *NM* Tim - 13/05/2010 12:19:32 AM 261 Views
I think on the balance, that's probably better than the opposite, but yeah, neither is ideal. *NM* Legolas - 13/05/2010 12:14:23 AM 341 Views
There is a small problem with that... jh - 13/05/2010 10:21:44 AM 657 Views
I found the wikipedia article. Tim - 13/05/2010 10:53:00 AM 860 Views
WOW WHEN DID THE UK CHANGE THEIR COINS Ghavrel - 13/05/2010 12:10:41 AM 757 Views
2008, apparently. Though I don't think we actually saw them until 2009. Tim - 13/05/2010 12:17:46 AM 770 Views
Oh. Okay. I guess the black is just a reflective thing they're doing for the photo. Ghavrel - 13/05/2010 12:37:24 AM 699 Views
I used to use a ten-pound note to inhale...things. Tom - 13/05/2010 05:54:09 AM 717 Views
You have a thing for Charles Darwin? Tim - 13/05/2010 10:45:14 AM 662 Views
From "Mean Mr. Mustard" - "keeps a ten-bob note up his nose...such a mean old man..." Tom - 13/05/2010 02:36:34 PM 693 Views
In that case I'm going to have to disappoint you. Tim - 13/05/2010 02:54:04 PM 826 Views
I knew that, but I had limited options. Tom - 13/05/2010 03:15:07 PM 803 Views
You could try a €500 note. Tim - 13/05/2010 03:18:11 PM 705 Views
In other news, the sky is blue. Legolas - 13/05/2010 03:33:25 PM 721 Views
I seem to remember reading something in 2002 about Germans paying their monthly rent in cash. Tim - 13/05/2010 03:43:35 PM 800 Views
Hm. Possible. Legolas - 13/05/2010 03:50:31 PM 678 Views
Re: In other news, the sky is blue. BlackAdder - 13/05/2010 07:45:06 PM 805 Views
Sheesh...I was just using, not dealing. Tom - 13/05/2010 03:47:05 PM 698 Views
The thrill of decadence? *NM* Tim - 13/05/2010 03:51:21 PM 293 Views
Ooh...I'm sure THAT will shore up the eurozone... *laughs* Tom - 13/05/2010 05:51:12 AM 750 Views
Agreed Balwer - 13/05/2010 12:20:12 PM 723 Views
Nobody said it would. Legolas - 13/05/2010 12:34:27 PM 724 Views
You know what will save the eurozone ? AgentOrange - 13/05/2010 04:55:06 PM 717 Views
You're a little ray of sunshine, aren't you? *NM* Legolas - 13/05/2010 05:10:48 PM 281 Views
Hey man, I don't want Europe to be the next Japan AgentOrange - 13/05/2010 05:42:26 PM 726 Views
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