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To: elpolvo who wrote (63512)	10/28/2004 1:08:02 PM
From: abuelita	Respond to of 89467

ROTFLMAO ..... oh, nevermind.

To: elpolvo who wrote (63512)	10/28/2004 1:32:18 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 89467

The missing expletives have been found in one of Dick (aka..Pud) Cheney's Bomb Shelters.. there are hand written notebooks filled with up to date translations of the GFY phrase, (for which the Pudster will be eternally famous..) One translation is even from the Scrolls at Qumran.. Namaste ya'll T

To: elpolvo who wrote (63512)	10/28/2004 5:24:25 PM
From: abuelita	Respond to of 89467

el- let's go to cuba - we'll use loonies. drinking rum and coca cola working for the yankee dollar - andrew sisters -la Adios to greenback: Loon is still welcome as Cuba sets out to eliminate U.S. dollar Wednesday, October 27, 2004 Cuba said "adios" to the Yankee dollar that shored up its struggling economy for a decade and launched a two-week process yesterday to eliminate the U.S. currency from its stores and businesses in response to stepped-up U.S. sanctions. President Fidel Castro said widespread use of the currency of his country's No. 1 enemy --once seen as a necessary evil to stay afloat after losing Soviet aid and trade -- would be halted to guarantee Cuba's economic independence. However, the move will also have an impact on many Canadians who spend their winter vacations on Cuba's white, sandy beaches. Although euros are accepted in a few resorts, the U.S. dollar has been the primary currency demanded at hotels and other tourist installations. Other foreign currencies can be changed into convertible pesos at exchange houses and banks without a fee. But starting Nov. 8, a 10-per-cent fee will be charged to change U.S. dollars into convertible pesos "because of the situation created by the new measures by the United States government to asphyxiate the country," Castro said. Vancouver-based travel agent Philip Beck of Carlson Wagonlit said he's counselling his Cuba-bound clients to avoid taking U.S. dollars to the Caribbean country. "U.S. dollars used to be on par with Cuba's convertible peso, but now I would encourage B.C. travellers to take Canadian dollars. "It's as simple as that. There's no extra fee that way." Cuba is "protecting itself from external economic aggression," Castro said in a statement he asked his top aide to read on state television earlier this week. Castro, 78, was also there, looking animated despite the blue sling supporting his broken right arm after a fall last week that also shattered his left kneecap. A local currency known as the convertible Cuban peso will be the only money accepted at most businesses across the island of 11.2 million people beginning Nov. 8, Castro's statement said. Since the U.S. dollar was legalized in Cuba in 1993, Cubans have used it to buy everything from refrigerators to daily necessities such as soap, cooking oil and other items not provided in monthly government rations. Probably half of all Cubans have access to U.S. dollars, mostly in remittances from relatives abroad. Others get dollars in tips or through unauthorized pursuits ranging from private taxi services to prostitution. Many Cubans with government jobs also receive part of their salaries in the convertible pesos -- known as "chavitos" -- that officially trade one-to-one with the U.S. dollar. Convertible pesos have long been accepted in lieu of dollars, but Cubans have preferred the American bills. "Every country should have its own currency," John Kavulich, president of the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, said from New York. "The trick will be to force Cuban citizens to accept the Cuban convertible peso and be just as comfortable putting them in their mattress as their dollars." Castro told Cubans to tell relatives to now send family remittances in euros, British pounds, Canadian dollars, Swiss francs -- anything but U.S. dollars. Castro said the move would help protect Cuba's economy as the U.S. administration seeks to punish banks and businesses shipping U.S. dollars here, despite U.S. government sanctions. Castro said the latest move did not criminalize U.S. dollars and Cubans can still hold unlimited amounts of American money. Existing bank accounts in U.S. dollars will be respected, he said, and withdrawals can be made in American money. © The Vancouver Province 2004