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• 1    buell // Nov 29, 2008 at 10:15 pm

  If a roll of tp costs one million zim dollars than it makes sense, right?

• 2    Matt Dickson // Dec 1, 2008 at 7:14 pm

  Couldn’t that sort of thing possibly happen in the U.S. It was officially announced today that we are in a recession. It may not quite be to the extent in Zimbabwe but if the U.S. dollar keeps losing value, couldn’t we end up paying 15-20 dollars for a roll of toilet paper? It makes me wonder what changes are going to take place when Obama becomes president. Where will we be two years from now or when we graduate. How much will we be paying for gas when we get our first cars, or will we not even use gasoline due to an outrageous cost? The future is unpredictable. I’m very curious to see what happens.

• 3    Paige Myers // Dec 1, 2008 at 8:11 pm

  Is this saying this because they can’t get the toilets broken because it costs so much? And i find it weird how people would just money and cloth instead of buying toilet paper.. shows how well that economy is doing.

• 4    katrina melanson // Dec 1, 2008 at 9:30 pm

  Why would people use zim dollars in the bathroom? If there government isn’t working out right now why don’t they just start over like the French?

• 5    Jess Rieman // Dec 2, 2008 at 9:17 am

  Yeah, I think it makes sense I mean if one million zim dollars = tp then why wouldn’t you just buy the tp ? And it’s kind of like the same in the end because the zim dollars are the equalivant of the tp… right?

• 6    Mike Pepe // Dec 2, 2008 at 9:44 am

  At this point I would find some kind of substitute; $1,000,000 for a roll of toilet paper thats riduclious.

• 7    Ano Nymous // Dec 2, 2008 at 9:51 am

  i was here

• 8    Hamby Kalogeropoulos // Dec 2, 2008 at 9:54 am

  I’m going to say that if people would pay the money for the toilet paper, less people would have AIDS.

• 9    Danny Capulli // Dec 2, 2008 at 1:27 pm

  Hey Mrs. Buell
  I am going to try to post a comment agian. Hopefully you get this. That is a weird sign. Y would people use money instead of toilet paper. I dont want to write to much just in case it doesnt work again. So hopefully this works.

• 10    Gianna Salmas // Dec 2, 2008 at 1:52 pm

  It’s pretty horrible that toilet paper costs 1,000,000 Zim dollars. It’s actually a lot worse that, despite the prices, public bathrooms aren’t allowing the usage of any other materials as toilet paper. I guess the people of Zimbabwe will have to go to the bathroom before they leave their houses, huh? At least they can improvise without it being against the rules.

• 11    Megan Post // Dec 2, 2008 at 1:55 pm

  I agree with Matt’s comment. In the U.S. our economy is horrible right now, and inflation is going up. I mean a roll of toilet paper won’t cost a million dollars, but like Matt said it could be as high as 20 dollars. If the U.S. can’t help Zimbabwe, then another country with a better economy should step in to help.

• 12    Kelly // Dec 2, 2008 at 4:14 pm

  wow im defffinetly going to moved to zimbabwa and bring like ten rolls of tp with me =)

• 13    Caitlyn Fanning // Dec 2, 2008 at 5:59 pm

  If people werent allowed to put certain items in the toilets why wouldnt they just let them do it they have enough monney to pay 1,000,000 Zims for toilet paper so wouldnt thay be able to paty to get toilets fixed if they get broken? That confuses me……… wouldnt they lose all there money just paying for toilet paper? That is weird but thats their economy.

• 14    Sam LaPanne // Dec 2, 2008 at 6:22 pm

  i think it is so dumb that people pay one million dollars for a roll of toilet paper

• 15    Cameron Lofgren // Dec 2, 2008 at 8:22 pm

  I don’t think anyone realized but they do not have that sign up because those would clog/ break the toilet it is so they can get the people to buy the imported products aka get the economy back to normal.

• 16    Tommy Vo // Dec 2, 2008 at 8:32 pm

  http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi

  1,000,000.00 ZMK = 219.7802 USD

  It costs about 220$ just for a roll of toilet paper. That shows how horrible the economy is… obviously it is due to how they run the government and its geographial location. Sadly to say there are most likely many countries just as bad or worst.

• 17    Ryan Hopkins // Dec 2, 2008 at 8:55 pm

  wouldn’t the zim dollars be too uncomfortable for that role?

• 18    Nicole Hebert // Dec 2, 2008 at 9:53 pm

  is this showing how worthless a zim dollar is because people use it as toilet paper?

• 19    Nick Maffeo // Dec 9, 2008 at 4:11 pm

  About what Matt said, I dont think that Obama will get us out of the recession in his first four years. It took a long time to get into it and i think it will also take a long time to get out of it. Its a big job for a brand new president and I think that the people will criticize his job as president and he wont get re-elected. He will do all the work and the new president coming in will finish off what Obama started.

• 20    Nick Maffeo // Dec 9, 2008 at 4:15 pm

  YES! It worked. For the people who are getting the error on page when you try to comment, go into this blog from Jess Waller’s blog (www.theinsideoutsideplace.wordpress.com) Then click on Mrs. Buell’s name and it will bring you to her blog and you can comment!

• 21    Daniel Kelly // Dec 10, 2008 at 7:03 pm

  Nick you can just type in a fake email and it will work. Type something like abc@gmail.com or any other email it will work

• 22    Chris Whitten // Dec 11, 2008 at 1:57 pm

  Ms. Buell
  ya crazy, dude

• 23    Nick Maffeo // Dec 16, 2008 at 4:11 pm

  Ms. Buell! you should put a video of Bush gettin a shoe thrown at him thatd be cool cuz i found it very funny

• 24    Steve Tobin // Dec 17, 2008 at 9:18 am

  If people are using a zim dolar for toilet paper doesn’t that mean its completely worthless??

• 25    Timmy T // Jan 21, 2009 at 4:40 pm

  Thats nuts! There government is terrible, and it shows how bad the ecomony is. Its crazzy when people are paying 1 million dollers for a roll of tp, and when they use there own money as it.. The zimm money must be worthless.

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