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To: MythMan who wrote (416293)7/13/2011 12:04:07 PM
From: Trumptown  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
Haven't we learned to synthesize that relic yet? -g-



To: MythMan who wrote (416293)7/13/2011 2:06:44 PM
From: Trumptown  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
The promise of QE3 already wearing off?



To: MythMan who wrote (416293)7/13/2011 2:22:27 PM
From: Real Man  Respond to of 436258
 
He is not the first. Note what followed -g-

marxists.org

"When we are victorious on a world scale I think we shall use gold for the purpose of
building public lavatories in the streets of some of the largest cities of the world. "

- V.I. Lenin, 1921

Russian Ruble, history:

First ruble, antiquity – 31 December 1921

Second ruble, 1 January 1922 – 31 December 1922
1:10000

Third ruble, 1 January 1923 – 6 March 1924
1:100

Fourth (gold) ruble, 7 March 1924–1947
1:50000

Fifth ruble, 1947–1961 TIED TO GOLD
1:10

Sixth ruble, 1961 – 31 December 1997 TIED TO GOLD
1:10

Seventh ruble, 1 January 1998 –
1:1000

en.wikipedia.org