http://www.purpleslinky.com/tags/dollars New posts about dollars http://www.purpleslinky.com/Offbeat/Five-Compelling-Reasons-to-Rejoice-During-an-Economic-Recession.308823 The Recession Culprits Are Now Federal Fugitives

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Although "Money" was brutally murdered, butchered, and dipped in its own blood during the recession, the appropriate authorities have successfully safeguarded the other possible future victims. The crime scene was thoroughly investigated and blood samples were brought to the crime labs. Thanks to thumb mark indexing technology, the suspects are now being hunted and will soon be brought to court.

Closing Banks Can Now Sell Their Vaults For Retirement Fund

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The bank vault shown above is 76 years old, 2.55 meters high, and weighs 110,000 pounds! If the recession continues, this vault could be worth more money than all the stacks of cash remaining behind it (especially if the bank goes bankrupt, in which case, no money remains!). The good news is, managers of closing banks may choose to sell their bank vault so they can provide a retirement fund for themselves and their employees.

If The Dollar Loses Its Value, Here's The Brilliant Solution

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In case the dollar loses its value as a powerful currency in the international market, don't worry, because there's a solution. We can hire teens and stay-at-home moms to construct origami designs out of one dollar bills (such as shown on photo above)! Then the finished products can be exported to other countries for say, $3.95 per piece.

Body Painting Can Temporarily Replace The Struggling Garment Industry

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According to recent news, the garment/apparel industry has been severely hit by the economic recession. You can view the news item by clicking here. Well, if things continue to go bad, we can take advantage of body painting for the meantime. Not only is it a good way to clothe ourselves, it also makes way for creativity and style. Although very few girls approve of "wearing" body paint, lots of MEN really think "it's a good way to fight the recession". Males, are we really thinking about the recession?

Politicians And Rappers Might Sign Million Dollar Deals

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It's familiar to us that in the music industry, the rappers and hip hoppers own the "money, bling bling, women, and expensive cars". One record deal by say, Ludacris above, can really bring in the buckets of cash. There's a tendency that political figures will get involved in the rap world to save the plummeting economy. With all the records and albums that'll be sold, who needs another 'bailout plan"?

(ON A SERIOUS NOTE: Let's continue to hope for the best for all the countries of the world, that we might all be able to get past the financial crisis.)

]]> Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:31:37 PST http://www.purpleslinky.com/Humor/Life/What-You-Can-Do-with-700-Billion.274441 Buy A Country

With 700 billion dollars you can start looking at what countries to buy. Some countries within your price range include Denmark, Peru, Nepal, and Iceland. Just be careful buying a country would take a big chunk out of you money so shop smart.

Laugh at Bill Gates

You could laugh at bill gates and rub it in his face that you have over 12 times as much money as him. Please only 56 billion what a joke.

Write 301 Million Checks

The US population is about 301,000,000 which mean that you could pay everybody in the united states around 2325 dollars. But seriously whats someone going to do with a measly 2 grand.

Get Some Wheels

The going rate for a Lamborgini is 279,000 which mean you could buy 2,508961. You would probably need a bigger driveway.

Bailout Wall Street

This is probably the most boring choice you could make but hey why not if you have the money. Oh that's right they don't.

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The $500 Dollar Bill

Yes, it may be hard to believe but the U.S. government did print $500 dollar bills for the general public at one point in history. This specific $500 dollar bill was printed in 1928 and features a portrait of the twenty- fifth President William McKinley. Today, there are very few of these $500 bills left. Nowadays they are collectors' items and sell for thousands. The funny thing is that they still could be used in stores today, because by law they are still U.S. currency. If you are interested in buying $500 bills you can find them for sale online.

The $1,000 Dollar Bill

The United States government also printed $1,000 dollar bills which circulated in the American general public. This specific $1,000 dollar bill was printed in 1928 and has the portrait of the twenty-fourth president Grover Cleveland printed on. The $1,000 dollar bills are also collectors' items and can be found for sale online. The 1,000 dollar bill and all bills over $100 were printed until 1946 before they were discontinued. They then were then allowed to circulate in the general public until 1969 were they were recalled. The only remaining $1,000 dollar bills are the ones that were not turned in on the recall. There are very few bills left and are all worth thousands of dollars.

The $5,000 Dollar Bill

The United States government also printed a $5,000 dollar bill which circulated in the American general public until 1969 when it was recalled. This specific $5,000 dollar bill was printed in 1934 and contains the portrait of the fourth president of the United States James Madison printed on it. There are less then five hundred $5,000 bills remaining in the world and if you are looking to buy one, check online. This site has very many old dollar bills that are for sale and is a dream website for any modern day collector.

The 10,000 Dollar Bill

The $10,000 dollar bill was the largest of all dollar bills that was printed and circulated in the American general public. This specific dollar bill was printed in 1934 and contains the portrait of U.S. Treasury Secretary Chase printed on it. These bills were also recalled in 1969 and very few are still around today. The $10,000 dollar bill is also a collectible and can be bought online. But don't expect one of these babies to come cheap, be ready to leave a dent in your wallet and fork out over 10 grand. If I were I wouldn't spend one of these in a store. These bills would only be for the hardcore collectors.

The 100,000 Dollar Bill

The $100,000 dollar bill is actually not a dollar bill at all, it's a gold certificate. What's a gold certificate? Well a gold certificate is money that the government prints that only they can own and use. It is intended for only the use in Fiscal Channels. They were never issued or used for general circulation. This specific gold certificate was printed in 1934 and has the 28th president, Woodrow Wilson's portrait on it. There were only 42,000 $100,000 dollar certificates printed and the only ones around today are not for sale and are used for educational purposes only. The few remaining undestroyed $100,000 certificates are institutionalized today and may be seen only in some museums.

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Purchase An Insurance Plan

Get brutally maimed in an intersection. For a bonus, get hit by a government-operated vehicle.

Buy Some Tupperware

Spend no more than one dollar per piece. Knock on a door in a residential neighborhood and sell a unit of Tupperware for one dollar and fifty cents. Sell one million, nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine more units of Tupperware.

Be Born into a Wealthy Family

Become well liked by an older relative. Wait for said relative to die.

Get a two feet by three feet piece of cardboard and a thick, black Sharpie

... and write a funny note or heart-wrenching story on the cardboard. Wait at a busy intersection and ask four million vehicles to give you a quarter.

Extra, Extra

Be a one-line extra in a thousand sitcom episodes.

If You Win It, It Will Come

Go to a local convenience store and acquire a lottery ticket that has a jackpot of $1,388,889. Pay twenty-eight percent in taxes.

Borrow From Friends

Get two people to give you fifty bucks, explaining to them that they will each in turn make their money back. They get four friends to give them fifty bucks each with the same understanding. The initial two people then split the money with you. As more and more people are recruited money trickles up from a growing base, creating a “pyramid” of income.

Stock Up

Purchase five hundred thousand dollars worth of a single stock. Wait for your stock to double in value.

Make It Official

Go to the Crane Paper Company in Dalton, Mass. Buy some official, Federal Reserve quality, rag-based paper. Obtain a supply of Federal Reserve ink and a template for the one hundred dollar bill. Print bill. Repeat 10,000 times.

Think Big

Invent a sure fire way to make a million dollars. Package your idea an a user-friendly system, then sell balls that “work your abs and thighs” in an infomercial.

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