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sparky_z on Jan 31, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results

The good news is that the Irish government uses Euros, which are made of cotton fiber, not wood pulp.

cgh on Jan 31, 2017 [–]

US dollars are made of cotton and linen.

sparky_z on Jan 31, 2017 | [–]

I almost mentioned that too (basically nobody makes money out of paper, it's too fragile), but it ruined the snappiness of the quip.

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