Here is a hilarious bit of news: mbl.is reports that someone came into a store yesterday and paid for goods with a forged 10,000 krona banknote. Yet instead of the banknote featuring an image of some VIP statesman [or YT's father] this one featured disgraced Central Bank governor Davíð Oddsson. Compounding the embarrassment factor for the hapless cashier is the fact that a] Iceland has never issued a 10,000 banknote [ISK 5,000 is currently the highest denomination, although I predict this will change as soon it will probably be worth somewhere around 5 US cents] and b] not only did he not notice anything amiss, but he actually gave back change in the amount of ISK 7,000...
Compounding the embarrassment factor for the hapless cashier is the fact that a] Iceland has never issued a 10,000 banknote [ISK 5,000 is currently the highest denomination, although I predict this will change as soon it will probably be worth somewhere around 5 US cents] and b] not only did he not notice anything amiss, but he actually gave back change in the amount of ISK 7,000...
long may they run ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
In connection to Obama's victory:
Better days for Zimbabwe not too far away : The Zimbabwe Times WATCHING the American election returns and the euphoria that filled the entire country I knew I was witnessing history in the making. I was amazed by how President-elect, Barack Obama who might not have been allowed to legitimately vote in certain parts of the country only 43 years ago was going to be elected as the next President of the United States. I could not comprehend Zimbabwe electing a white Zimbabwean as President of the country in 2023, regardless of that person's ability. I blame this on the hate language, and deeds that most of our African leaders have fed our population from the likes of Idi Amin to Robert Mugabe and all others in between.
WATCHING the American election returns and the euphoria that filled the entire country I knew I was witnessing history in the making.
I was amazed by how President-elect, Barack Obama who might not have been allowed to legitimately vote in certain parts of the country only 43 years ago was going to be elected as the next President of the United States. I could not comprehend Zimbabwe electing a white Zimbabwean as President of the country in 2023, regardless of that person's ability. I blame this on the hate language, and deeds that most of our African leaders have fed our population from the likes of Idi Amin to Robert Mugabe and all others in between.
But with inflation still out of control, the zeroes are ramping up again.
