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pencilvanian
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Posted - 01/17/2008 :  17:30:38  Show Profile Send pencilvanian a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Another reason to dislike paper money

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12116-flu-could-hitch-a-ride-on-banknotes.html


I wasn't sure if this belonged here, but worth passing along.

Maybe the Sac and pres dollar coins will get a second look by the public if this news gets out.

aloneibreak
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USA
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Posted - 02/20/2008 :  22:22:36  Show Profile Send aloneibreak a Private Message  Reply with Quote
i remember reading somewhere, maybe on here, about people that were using the wheresgeorge bills to track how a pandemic could travel around the country. interesting how different strains can live for so long but i dont feel its really anything to get overly alarmed about.
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.
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El Dee
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USA
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Posted - 02/21/2008 :  15:30:28  Show Profile Send El Dee a Private Message  Reply with Quote
This reveals why it is so important to launder your money.
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just carl
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USA
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Posted - 02/22/2008 :  13:36:14  Show Profile Send just carl a Private Message  Reply with Quote
According to some recent studies approximately 25% of all used paper money contains traces of such things as Crack Cocain. So if there are any viruses, germs, bacteria on those bills, they would be to high to bother with you.
Carl
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Cerulean
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USA
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Posted - 02/25/2008 :  14:33:38  Show Profile Send Cerulean a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Here's a Snopes link to the "crack cash" story:

http://www.snopes.com/business/money/cocaine.asp
RUNNING TOTAL
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5346 coppers (1959-1982) 23.9%
110 wheats (1920-1958)
50 Canadian (1959-2007)
1 dime (2004)
1 foreign (2005)

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just carl
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USA
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Posted - 02/27/2008 :  07:27:39  Show Profile Send just carl a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Here's a Snopes link to the "crack cash" story:
http://www.snopes.com/business/money/cocaine.asp

I always find it amazing how many individuals come up with stories like this without actual facts. 4 out of every 5 bills have traces of cocain? With virtually Billions of bills in circulation, just how many have been labratory tested? How many were tested at all? Who is doing the testing? What denomination bills were used? What part of the country was this testing done? Just one more pile of information that the general public thinks is factual.
Carl
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