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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:54 pm
by betchrider
BMW, they had a class one last year

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 12:22 am
by Istenem
over to Betch...

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:08 pm
by betchrider
Dont wanna hold it up whilst theres a bit of momentum going so if anybody wants to dive in feel free!!

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:02 am
by Captain.Tattybojangles
OK if no one has any problems, I'll make one...


What's the lowest value coin or note that you can use in India?

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:57 am
by Istenem
100 paisa = 1 rupee.

so i go for 2 paise?

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:08 pm
by Captain.Tattybojangles
It's a good guess, but it's not right I'm afraid

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:54 am
by harry2
Ten paise ?

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:21 pm
by Captain.Tattybojangles
Still wrong I'm afraid

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:14 pm
by Istenem
50 paise?

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:23 pm
by harry2
Please put us out of our misery !!!!

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:30 pm
by Captain.Tattybojangles
Very sorry, you were all wrong.

The answer is....
To combat the corruption and bribery in India, the government printed a Zero Rupee note, which is usable. Ofcourse, it's of no value in the shops, and you would look like a fool for using it. However if you owed money or were doing something bribe-ish, you could just use zero rupee notes with the old "bag full of money" trick, and hopefully, the people who get the money would be less inclined to do that kind of bribery etc again.
In my opinion it wouldn't work, but there you go. Lowest value usable coin or note in India is 0!

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:36 pm
by Istenem
now you come to mention it, i remember reading about this many months ago. i am like a pig in filth talking about currency but had forgotten about this quirk. now i can reclaim my position as pub bore and tell anyone who will listen. so thanks for bringing it up.

excellent question Captain.

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:51 pm
by Captain.Tattybojangles
Thank you Istenem :D I don't know any more questions for now though so if anyone wants to jump in, feel free

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:55 pm
by harry2
Damn you captain, remember this one from a few years ago. I'll post just to keep the momentum going.

What famous event happened on this day 21 years ago ?

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:21 pm
by Captain.Tattybojangles
Witht a complete blind stab in the dark...that shuttle disaster...what was it, erm, discovery? or was it Challenger? The one that exploded just after take off though. I'm bad with dates and history etc