# LOL @ Zimbabwe **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 30, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395 "2008-07-30T07:49:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/1 "2008-07-30T07:49:16Z")
Well, no not LOL. It’s actually really sad what they’re going through. Anyhow: > $10,000,000,000 Now $1 in Zimbabwe > > By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS > Published: July 30, 2008 > **Filed at 7:14 a.m. ET** > HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) – Zimbabwe will knock 10 zeros off the country’s hyper-inflated currency next month, making 10 billion dollars one dollar, the nation’s central bank governor said Wednesday. > President [Robert Mugabe](http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/robert_mugabe/index.html?inline=nyt-per) immediately warned in a televised address that he will impose a state of emergency if profiteers take advantage of the change on Aug. 1. > ‘‘Don’t drive us further. If you drive us even more we will impose emergency measures. We don’t want to place our country under emergency rule,’’ Mugabe said. > Zimbabwe suffers the highest inflation rate in the world. Inflation is constraining operations of the country’s computer systems, central bank Gov. Gideon Gono said. > Computers, electronic calculators and automated teller machines at banks have not been able to handle basic transactions in billions and trillions of dollars. > Just last week Gono introduced a new 100 billion-dollar note that is not enough to buy a loaf of bread. > Gono said on Aug. 1 the bank will issue a 500-dollar bill equivalent to 5 trillion dollars at the current rate. [http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Zimbabwe-Currency.html?\_r=1&oref=slogin](http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Zimbabwe-Currency.html?_r=1&oref=slogin) ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/2 "2008-07-30T07:50:18Z")
Someone was clearly doing it wrong… I want a 5 trillion dollar bill… ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/3 "2008-07-30T07:51:48Z")
that sucks. everyone’s life savings is essentially gone. Quite the equalizer though. Unfortunately, they’re all equal with nothing. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/4 "2008-07-30T07:53:08Z")
life savings? lol like what a bucket of aids? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/5 "2008-07-30T07:55:54Z")
:lol: that shit ain’t free. in a country with a revolt going on, thats a useful weapon ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/6 "2008-07-30T08:03:36Z")
They almost made progress. They had an election. A new guy won. But the Mugabe said “Fuck off I’m still in charge.” ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/7 "2008-07-30T08:06:28Z")
They should sic Nicole Kidman on him. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/8 "2008-07-30T08:11:47Z")
![http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4795&stc=1&d=1217430696](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4795&stc=1&d=1217430696) SHITTY. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/9 "2008-07-30T08:17:14Z")
> Just last week Gono introduced a new 100 billion-dollar note that is not enough to buy a loaf of bread. > Shit, you know how much they want around here for a loaf of 12 grain? ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/10 "2008-07-30T08:18:36Z")
This really does suck. I really wish those countries would get their acts together. ---
**Author:** ![ineedacar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/48db29/32.png) [@ineedacar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ineedacar)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/11 "2008-07-30T08:20:39Z")
so are they just changing the bills, or did they really just smash peoples millions to a worthless couple bucks ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/12 "2008-07-30T08:22:14Z")
> [@Avatar](#): > > This really does suck. I really wish those countries would get their acts together. lol why? ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/13 "2008-07-30T08:23:09Z")
![http://ylwong.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/zimbabwe-zim-currency-slide.jpg](http://ylwong.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/zimbabwe-zim-currency-slide.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/14 "2008-07-30T08:23:31Z")
lol looks like the bill from coming to america ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/15 "2008-07-30T08:24:16Z")
> [@ineedacar](#): > > so are they just changing the bills, or did they really just smash peoples millions to a worthless couple bucks Its like what they did with the pesos. Issue new currency that 1 dollar represents 10,000,000,000 ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/16 "2008-07-30T08:26:44Z")
just think if they had mickey D’s. “Try our new 10 billion dollar menu!” ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/17 "2008-07-30T08:30:37Z")
> [@Avatar](#): > > This really does suck. I really wish those countries would get their acts together. oh man, this is a can of worms. These countries do not do this to themselves. It is impossible to willfully and independently do this to oneself. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/18 "2008-07-30T08:31:06Z")
> [@newman](#): > > SHITTY. I would pay for everything in zimbabwe pennies. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/19 "2008-07-30T08:32:01Z")
Well fuck me sideways. While we’re on the topic of economics, I just found out that the same guy who taught my micro-econ class is teaching my macro-econ class this fall. The dude sucks. :picard: I was looking forward to learning something too. FAIL. Well, no. Now at least I’m prepared to focus on the self-taught route this semester. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395/20 "2008-07-30T08:32:08Z")
I would think they’re resorting to bartering by this point [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-zimbabwe/52395.md?page=2)