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General Category => Off the Record => Topic started by: Crazy_Ivan80 on June 12, 2009, 10:27:41 AM

Title: How much money can you get into a briefcase? At least $134 billion.
Post by: Crazy_Ivan80 on June 12, 2009, 10:27:41 AM
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,630158,00.html

Imagine that.
And don't expect the Italians to spend it on something useful. It'll probably go to Berlusconi's next facelift or so. :D
Title: Re: How much money can you get into a briefcase? At least $134 billion.
Post by: Syt on June 12, 2009, 10:29:33 AM
Damn you for posting it a minute earlier!

I have newstext, though. :raspberry:
Title: Re: How much money can you get into a briefcase? At least $134 billion.
Post by: Brazen on June 12, 2009, 10:30:51 AM
What's the German for Zeitgeist?
Title: Re: How much money can you get into a briefcase? At least $134 billion.
Post by: jimmy olsen on June 12, 2009, 10:31:22 AM
Wow, that's crazy. I wonder what they were going to do with the money?
Title: Re: How much money can you get into a briefcase? At least $134 billion.
Post by: Palisadoes on June 12, 2009, 10:33:02 AM
Two of the same (http://languish.org/forums/index.php?topic=1190.0).

I'll say again: Crafty Japs!
Title: Re: How much money can you get into a briefcase? At least $134 billion.
Post by: Jaron on June 12, 2009, 10:36:10 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 12, 2009, 10:31:22 AM
Wow, that's crazy. I wonder what they were going to do with the money?

anime
Title: Re: How much money can you get into a briefcase? At least $134 billion.
Post by: Crazy_Ivan80 on June 12, 2009, 10:41:38 AM
Quote from: Syt on June 12, 2009, 10:29:33 AM
Damn you for posting it a minute earlier!

I have newstext, though. :raspberry:

:nelson

I have the cooler title though :p
Title: Re: How much money can you get into a briefcase? At least $134 billion.
Post by: jimmy olsen on June 12, 2009, 10:46:29 AM
Quote from: Jaron on June 12, 2009, 10:36:10 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 12, 2009, 10:31:22 AM
Wow, that's crazy. I wonder what they were going to do with the money?

anime
Buy it or make it?
Title: Re: How much money can you get into a briefcase? At least $134 billion.
Post by: HVC on June 12, 2009, 10:48:39 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 12, 2009, 10:46:29 AM
Quote from: Jaron on June 12, 2009, 10:36:10 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 12, 2009, 10:31:22 AM
Wow, that's crazy. I wonder what they were going to do with the money?

anime
Buy it or make it?
Pay to have it all burned.
Title: Re: How much money can you get into a briefcase? At least $134 billion.
Post by: jimmy olsen on June 12, 2009, 10:50:46 AM
Quote from: HVC on June 12, 2009, 10:48:39 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 12, 2009, 10:46:29 AM
Quote from: Jaron on June 12, 2009, 10:36:10 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 12, 2009, 10:31:22 AM
Wow, that's crazy. I wonder what they were going to do with the money?

anime
Buy it or make it?
Pay to have it all burned.
I actually almost put that down as a third option, but the culprits are Japanese so it wouldn't make sense.
Title: Re: How much money can you get into a briefcase? At least $134 billion.
Post by: Zanza on June 12, 2009, 11:09:13 AM
If it is real and not fake money, you have to wonder whose money it is. If Italy keeps 40% of the sum, someone is short 50 billion.
Title: Re: How much money can you get into a briefcase? At least $134 billion.
Post by: DGuller on June 12, 2009, 11:13:13 AM
There is something very bizarre in this story, though I can't quite put my finger on it.
Title: Re: How much money can you get into a briefcase? At least $134 billion.
Post by: jimmy olsen on June 12, 2009, 11:15:11 AM
Quote from: DGuller on June 12, 2009, 11:13:13 AM
There is something very bizarre in this story, though I can't quite put my finger on it.
This story is really a cover for the Italians to issue counterfeit bonds. :yes:
Title: Re: How much money can you get into a briefcase? At least $134 billion.
Post by: Grey Fox on June 12, 2009, 11:16:39 AM
Quote from: DGuller on June 12, 2009, 11:13:13 AM
There is something very bizarre in this story, though I can't quite put my finger on it.

No one seems to know where they fond 134 billion worth of Bonds?
Title: Re: How much money can you get into a briefcase? At least $134 billion.
Post by: alfred russel on June 12, 2009, 11:20:52 AM
Quote from: Zanza2 on June 12, 2009, 11:09:13 AM
If it is real and not fake money, you have to wonder whose money it is. If Italy keeps 40% of the sum, someone is short 50 billion.

Why would you counterfeit such large bonds? I can't go to my local branch and cash $500 million bonds and leave before they figure out they are fake.

But then that is also more money than anyone in the world has, so it probably isn't a person either. Maybe a sketchy country trying to get its funds into Swiss accounts? Still, that is so much money there are only a few countries that could be.
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