Lio by Mark Tatulli for August 21, 2009

  1. Emerald
    margueritem  about 15 years ago

    Yes!!!!! Go Lio!

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    Sisyphos  about 15 years ago

    Lio thinks in ways that merely normal people would never dream! I hope the breeding experiment succeeds; if it does, I may try it myself!

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    Edcole1961  about 15 years ago

    Liō gives new meaning to the saying, “It takes money to make money.”

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    carmy  about 15 years ago

    Good job, Lio!

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    lewisbower  about 15 years ago

    Money left alone disappears. Bills left alone multiply

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    mstone78  about 15 years ago

    Would this be considered counterfitting? (or maybe “animal husbandry?”) If you cross-bread a $20 and a $10 do you end up with a new breed of a $15 bill?

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    Wildcard24365  about 15 years ago

    MS: No, it depends more on which bill has the dominant gene. Since Jackson’s legacy is more strongly remembered than Hamilton’s, I think they would come out as 20’s. But they would de-value faster, though.

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    Digital Frog  about 15 years ago

    I don’t think that’s going to work unless one of them is a Susan B Anthony…..

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    bald  about 15 years ago

    my grandpa used to tell me that money doesn’t grow on trees, come to think about it, i never looked

    DF you do remember the Susan B coins didn’t last very long

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    TheRedHatt  about 15 years ago

    Great follow from yesterday ! Go Lio !

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    blackman2732  about 15 years ago

    Let me know how that turns out, Lio. I may be interested in that as well.

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    aerwalt  about 15 years ago

    O-O-O-H. If only…

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    seanb51229 Premium Member about 15 years ago

    I still have a Susan B Anthony coin from 1979. It has lasted thirty years so far and I expect it will be fine for years more.

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    beatokko  about 15 years ago

    to M S: You get a 21 dollar bill.

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    lohaces  about 15 years ago

    There was a scene in an old movie where after a run on the bank there were two bills of money left, so the bank was still technically solvent (I think; it’s been a long time since I’ve seen it). One of the characters puts them in a drawer and happily encourages them to multiply.

    Is the movie It’s a Wonderful Life ?

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    Trisha_Evenstar  about 15 years ago

    that second panel is adorable

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    BlueRaven  about 15 years ago

    Now they make Sacajawea $1 coins. No need for Susan Bs.

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    Ushindi  about 15 years ago

    M S: Actually, 10s and 20s can’t successfully interbreed. They CAN, of course, mate, but due to internal genetic differences, currency MUST be of the same denomination to fertilize. I read it on the internet.

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    bald  about 15 years ago

    sean bernard

    there are still many of them around but for the most part, they were taken out of circulation very quickly as they were very similar in size to quarters

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    icomefromthefuture  about 15 years ago

    Greetings, I come from the future. In my times, currency does indeed mate and unattractive males have to fight off the women humanoids.

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    Sherlock Watson  about 15 years ago

    I would be very happy to get my hands on all the Sacajaweyas, Susan Bs, Benjamins, and Alexanders I can get. Does that make me bi-currency?

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    Digital Frog  about 15 years ago

    lohaces yes, that was Jimmy Stuart in “It’s a Wonderful Life”

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    Saucy1121 Premium Member about 15 years ago

    Lio is a good son.

    If the US really wants $1 coins to work, then bills need to be pulled from circulation at the same time.

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    pbarnrob  about 15 years ago

    It’s why it’s very difficult to spend a $100 bill. Several nation’s agencies got some pretty good counterfeits, and were expected to pass them and destabilize US currency. Maybe they didn’t realize that most (it was 2/3 in 1967, undoubtedly much more now) money is bits on tape.

    And Susan B’s, and their successor, Sacajaweas, I consider an insult to women. Should have kept with the old cartwheel. You knew you had something in your hand (or your pocket; snug up your belt!)

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    hhoudre  about 15 years ago

    I wonder if Lio is going to use all of the breeded money for himself or help is dad with the bills?

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    lohaces  about 15 years ago

    Thanks, DigitalFrog.

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