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[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 5 points 8 hours ago

As long as moist cocaine doesn't contain trace amounts of dirty money, it's fine.
(It does so it's not fine.)

[-] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 5 points 17 hours ago

Well, well done, western leaders for trying to stop us using currency and move to traceable electronic funds. They're only looking after us. Bless.

[-] devilish666@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

And now it's time to learn how to extract cocaine from paper currency

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 10 hours ago

I thought the goal was to extract paper currency from cocaine. Have I been doing this wrong?

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 points 9 hours ago

We've been doing that for decades, time for something new.

[-] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 20 hours ago

Weird way to describe a drug dealer.

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Wait....is this some kinda attempt to combat inflation

[-] ada 31 points 1 day ago

I can't remember the last time I handled paper currency

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 4 points 10 hours ago

Oof, thanks for telling me how easy it is to buy your spending habits

[-] ada 3 points 9 hours ago

The key word there was paper. As opposed to plastic, which is what they use for notes in Australia...

[-] Skunk@jlai.lu 41 points 1 day ago

That’s because you were high on cocaine.

[-] ada 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I didn't think that could happen just from licking the notes!

[-] matengor@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago

You're not from Germany then. We love our Bargeld so much that we feel helpless without trace amounts of currency in our wallets.

[-] tja@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Yes, but mostly because there are still shops and restaurants who only accept cash

[-] ada 4 points 1 day ago

I said paper currency, not currency! I’ve handled plenty of cash, it’s just not made of paper

[-] infeeeee@lemm.ee 3 points 23 hours ago
[-] ada 2 points 16 hours ago

Australian dollars are also plastic

[-] tiefling 2 points 9 hours ago

Canadian dollars are plastic and contain pictures of things like a spaceship arm and a research vessel. Where are all the pictures of the illuminati?!?!?

[-] burgersc12@mander.xyz 6 points 1 day ago

Must not work POS, cash is flowing like mad all the time. Cards are more prevalent now but cash is still king

[-] ada 6 points 1 day ago

Plenty of cash, it’s just not made of paper!

[-] burgersc12@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Ahh you must be from a somewhat sane part of the world...

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

US money is made from mostly cotton. Thanks to Inside Man with Denzel and Clive for making me remember this bit of trivia.

Such a good movie. I should watch it again soon.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 17 points 1 day ago

One of my friends blew his nose into some money once. I wouldn't snort drugs off money. Seems like a great way to get a weird nasal infection.

[-] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Sometimes I need to wipe my face after a meal and have no napkins so I use money

[-] tiefling 1 points 9 hours ago

My friends and I often staple cash to ourselves. I have no idea how infections aren't more common. Every now and then a piece will actually get stuck under the skin.

I've been trying to move more towards tarot cards since they're cleaner

this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2025
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