Pretty In Purple
Filed under: Politik
The $5 bill just got a makeover!
The US Treasury gave Abe a little pick-me-up by adding some purple to the bill. To the naked eye, the most notable difference is color — splashes of light purple at the center of the bill that blend into gray near the edges. The new note also will feature an enlarged "5" printed in high-contrast purple ink in the lower right corner of the back of the bill.
The bill goes into circulation today.
Lincoln, the nation's 16th president, is still on the front and the Lincoln Memorial remains on the back.
Don't worry…you'll still be able to use the non-purpleified $5 bills (as long as they aren't counterfeit!).
Posted: March 13, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Hey America it will take you awhile to get use tour new monoply money (because your so stupid) but in the end like us Canucks having said all along,its just money, so get on with it and start spending it.Being from a civilized nation we won,t be immature about it and bug you anymore
Now all you asses who make fun of Canadian money can eat shit eh?
Re: Jokes on You – Don't you have a new polka dance to learn or better yet read a book on 101 things to make from acorns? Now go back to your igloo and suck on that whale blubber you people love to eat.
whats with canada thinking that their the only ones with coloured notes? im from england and ours have been coloured ever since i can remember.
who wants to go to canada to see what their money is like anyway? ohhhhh…
Muh ha ha, we start slowly with a little purple 5, next thing you know, the Yanks become a kinder, gentrified people. Don't fight it! You know it feels right to spell "colour, neighbour, centre, grey", etc.
your money is still boring.
Re: AshleyAshleyAshleyAshleyAshley – FUCK YOU you immagrant fuck dont make America drop the fucking a bomb right in your fucking lap you skanky foreigner USA PRIDE
For God's sake…I wish they'd stop printing money….its causing the dollar to crash….good lord
****I luvz me sum purple!!!!!***
That looks hot! So carryin' a $5 looks good now!!!lol….
After endlessly calling Canadian money "monopoly money" you are doing the same thing.
This is a good thing though.
All of your money is so hard to tell apart.
The next investment.
Dollar coins.
I hate one dollar bills !
JUST THOUGHT ID SAY THAT #7'S COMMENT WAS REALLY RACIST, AND I HOPE THEY CHOKE!
lol haha I think it's cute that Lil ol' USA wants to be like Canada….but just because you try and make ur money look like ours won't make u rich like us!!! too bad about your recession!
Cant handle the noise but you can sure dish it out.The big American bully answer to everything,shut up or will drop a bomb on you,such a class act
don't they make fun of us canadian's having colorful money?
I am tired of those of you claiming that the United States has invaded your country to steal the tacky idea of coloring bills. No matter where the idea originated, colors make the whole goddamn world go round=]
Wow, thats a somewhat unethical approach to my usual comments.
*cough* queers *cough*
Who are these people from Canada being like…"Yeah you copied our money bitch!" Are you fucking kidding me??? Ooooo so now our $5 bill has super duper purple on it. You think you're awesome because your money was rainbow-ified first? You must not have that much to be proud of if Canada's big claim to fame is colored money. Morons.
Perez, I think you should do the public a service and mention in your article that this photo is only a SPECIMIN. Because that has not been made obvious enough.
Re: ksmurfer – people who want to get a reaction out of people, that's who.
Congratulations to the people giving them what they want.
This is the internet. Any unmoderated site will have comments like that.
Re: Dolly Dimples – LMFAO… that was H-Y-S-T-E-R-I-C-A-L!!! I am DYING!
WHY exactly?
Fucking hell, next thing you know they will have glitter on them.
Money is supposed to be boring. Who cares, it's just money.
It's supposed to look professional, you don't want to whip out your money to pay for something and look like you've just been at a kids birthday party
It looks like the Americans are finally taking a page out of the Canadian book. For so long Americans have made fun of our bills saying they looked like monopoly money.
STILL UGLY LOOKING MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: WHY COLOR? –
Elderly people or people with vision problems can tell the colours easier than trying to read number halfwit.
Thanks to Bush, it's Monopoly money anyway.
i think theyre copying australian money more, we have both a purple five dollar note and an orange twenty dollar note.
it makes it ten times easier to get the right amount of money out of your walet bc u only have to look for colours not search about for numbers
My mistake. Its not gays this time, its canadians! Jesus! You guys are CraZy!
…and this is important for celebrity gossip why?????
You canadians have a few good things going for you, narcotics over the counter, a president or whatever you call him or her that no one even knows his or her name outside of Canada, you have the freakin' Queens picture on your money, and you are sandwiched between the U.S.of A. OK, So Bush is an asshole, and that makes all of us here in the good old U.S.of A. look bad, but he's out of here shortly. The Queen is Purple. So is Prince. Maybe she should … um .. date him?
You'll eventually prefer it. We had one color money too, many years ago, and I missed it at first, but not at all now. You can tell denominations at a glance, as each denomination will eventually sport its own distinctive color. It's also extremely helpful to the visually impaired who can gauge color but can't read the numbers. I also think it's more difficult to counterfeit for some undisclosed reason.
Hey, it's a good idea. Every Australian banknote is a different colour - folks with poor eyesight have a MUCH harder time confusing a $5 with a $50.
you know how americans tell a 5 dollar bill from a 10?
we read the 5 or the 10. the end.
we don't need color coding since we can read.
Re: I.AM.CANADIAN. – As opposed to the extra 10 seconds that looking properly will take?
God knows those 10 seconds spent figuring it out are precious.
What next, will they make it so that it READS OUT the number for you??
I agree with Re: ftw. –
LMAO.
Abraham Lincoln and his Treasury Secretary, Salmon P. Chase (Chase Bank later named after him) went to the New York bankers "and applied for loans to the Government to carry on the [Civil] war; the bankers replying, 'Well, war is a hazardous business, but we can let you have it [the loans] at from 24 percent to 36 percent.'" (Dr. R.E. Search)
Appleton Cyclopedia (1861), page 296, states: "The money kings wanted 24 percent to 36 percent interest for loans to our government to conduct the Civil War." (qtd. in Search's book)
President Lincoln and Secretary Chase were outraged at the usurious interest, and refused the offer.
Lincoln wrote to an old friend, Colonel Dick Taylor in Chicago, and asked for advice. His friend told him to "get Congress to pass a bill authorizing the printing of full legal tender treasury notes or greenbacks." (qtd. in Search's book)
60 million dollars of full legal tender greenbacks were issued. "All were taken at par and never appreciably fell below par at any time…" (Dr. R.E. Search)
Then they shot him in the head and discontinued greenbacks. Any questions people?
I like america, but last time i was there i did a laundry run, and i had some money in my pocket i forgot abotu and it turned into a little pulp of nothing. You guys should really check out the australian money. You cant even tear it (unless you cut it with sissors or something). its awesome, CANT WAIT 2 BE IN THE USA!!! XO
Re: ~~OH Canada~~ – Probably because he doesn't start wars, hmm ??
Re: lola – WHO CARES.
In that case, why not make everything bright colours ???
I'm sick of everything being changed dramatically for a small minority.
Everyone knows old people pay in pennies/cents anyway lol
Re: AUSSIE CHICKADEE – Don't know what country you visited, (or maybe you had counterfeits lol) but American money is like that. Non tearable etc.
Maybe you should pay more attention because money is not supposed to be washed. Therefore there's no need for them to make it washable for a few idiots.
Mobile phones are often put in the wash but they haven't made them washable (well not yet anyway)
Purrrrrrple is my favorite color im all for it from now on im going to keep a lot of fives on me
Re: too bad –
Stop lying! you know damn well if you tear up any of your bills at this moment, it will tear. Get over it. American money sux and its boring. Now you are trying to copy Canada and Europe because you finally realized that even your money isn't as "green" as you claim it to be. You guys and your government are really behind on the times its pathetic. I'm proud to be Canadian. I hope I don't offend any college student here who decides after this comment which college or restaurant he wants to gun down….
I THINK IT'S PRETTY. I ENJOY CANADA MONEY CAUSE IT'S PRETTY AND SO ARE IT'S PEOPLE. HA!!! I READ SOME OF THESE COMMENTS AND PEOPLE ARE TURNING THIS POST INTO A CANADA VS. US THING, A GAY THING AND ONE BUTT BRAIN EVEN TURNED THIS INTO A RACIST THING. OVER FIVE DOLLAR BILLS!!!!!!! HOW COME NOT ONE PERSON BITCHED ABOUT HOW LITTLE GASOLINE A FIVE WILL BUY? I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW. THAT GAS IS HIGH BECAUSE OF "GREEN" ECO SAVE THE PLANET JUNK. NOW PEOPLE…..I KNOW IT'S COOL AND HIP TO BE GREEN AND LIBERAL….I MYSELF FANCY MYSELF AS A MEMBER OF THE GREEN PARTY……………………………..BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT…I'D RATHER SAVE A HARD EARNED DOLLAR BECAUSE WE ALREADY SCREWED UP THE PLANET. I LIVE NEAR A MONSANTO PLANT AND THEY'RE FUCKING UP THE WORLD AND CHARGING ME MORE FOR GAS WON'T FIX IT. VOTE McCAIN! OBAMA IS A REALLY NEAT GUY…I'LL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT BUT McCAIN WON'T DO ANY LESS OR MORE FOR GAYS
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NO MATTER WHAT….BUSH IS GONE…AND SO ARE HIS HOMOPHOBIC ATTEMPTS TO WRITE US OUT OF THE CONSTITUTION…SO IT'S WIN WIN…SO WHY NOT VOTE FOR THE PARTY WITH LESS TAXES? AND WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT SADAM HUSSEIN WOULD HAVE TRIED TO HURT THE US. HE DID INDEED HAVE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. HE HID THEM IN SYRIA…..AND WE FOUND THEM!
Great, just as we're all losing money they make it prettier!
i think Canada's money are the most beautiful ……
haha FUCKERS!!! YA'LL ARE SLOWLY BECOMING CANADIANS!
FINALLY U FUCKIN YANKEES ARE GOIN DOWN
bahaha, you always made fun of Canadian colourful money : )
now you learn its the best way!
Re: re re re – I'll say it again, S-L-O-W-L-Y; the visually impaired can discern color when they can't make out the numbers. I said exactly the same thing as your funny buddy when they changed it here. Exactly the same thing. The U.S. Treasury pwns your a*s here. You are borg. You must assimilate and surrender.
Re: too bad –
That is not true at all. I have lived in Australia, their money is plastic and much harder to rip then American money. They have a different colour for every note, which is really cool. They also have $1 and $2 coins, which are far better then our $1 notes. I think that there are plenty of countries out there that have coloured money.
Re: LOL –
hahahahahahahahahahahhahahaha…….LMAO
heheheheeeee, now that our money is worth more, you want your money to look like Canadianaland money:)
Re: LOL – LOL really funny. When you go to the states you have to fear the white man more than some muslim arab, because you have a 98% chance of get shot up by an American in a school, resturant or workplace.
Canada, like the Aussies (Commonwealth buddies) has one dollar and two dollar coins called Loonies, (there's a Loon (bird) on the one dollar coin, and Twoonies (for two dollars), obviously. Dollars to donuts that's next for you Yanks, too. Prepare for heavy bloody pockets that continually have holes in them from carrying all the coin around. Great for stuffing in vending machines and parking meters, etc. though. They're thinking of getting rid of the penny altogether here next.
IF I HEAR ONE MORE FUCKING DIRTY CANUCK TALK SHIT ABOUT AMERICA I'M GONNA FUCKING EXPLODE. FUCKING CANADA SUCKS A FAT HAIRY COCK!
Copying Canadians now eh? Hehe
Finally, some color in the old greenback. US is one of the few countries that has not had colored bills. So much more interesting when in color
I can't believe this is happening…I've been living in Spain for the past 2 years and now when I go back to America it's going to be unbelievable…I can't even fathom that the US government would even approve this…what is America coming to…………..
Re: PJs Mommy – IF I HEAR ONE MORE FUCKING DIRTY CANUCK TALK SHIT ABOUT AMERICA I'M GONNA FUCKING EXPLODE. FUCKING CANADA SUCKS A FAT HAIRY COCK! ——————————– Oh, yeah?
Well, you bunch of dead dick'd Americans need to go to MGMBill.*org and (((stop))) butchering up your boys. hahahaha You Yanks suck in that sense, so go suck my big uncut Canadian cock!!!!! hahahahahahaha 8=======> 4skin RULEZ!!!
I'm just a plain gay guy. Sagittarius. Favorite color is purple. New bill is way cool. Will definitely have to keep more fives around.
You guy's obviously haven't seen our money in Aus… our money is more colourfull then the Canadian and ours is plastic which is better for the surfers that forget to empty there pockets before hitting the beach..
I think ist's a good thing… change is always good…
As a proud lesbian, I love the purple. However, why is our stupid ass government speding money on this shit???We are practically in a depression!
Hillary 08'
HILLARY CARES!
Re: Krissy – LOL, You are correct Canadians haven't really contributed anything into this world. I live in France and we laugh about how the "French" Canadians think they are European. Also, I have never heard about anyone wanting to take a holiday in Canada.
Re: canada!!! – No matter how bad our recession, Canadians are still none existent in this world…If you hate Americans so much get off the American blogs!
Huh…imagine that…after all the comments about Canadian funny money….hahaha…looks like Y'ALL gotta bitta yer own…ahehe
i don't get it
What with the coloreds about to take over the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue, now they have to go and put "the color purple" all over President Lincoln and his five dollar bill. Lawzy, Lawzy Miss Melly what are we gonna do…!!!??? That insane Hussein man with the purple lips and the triangle-shaped, lightbulb-shaped head—and his monster-bootied wife all up in the White House. Just wait till she starts redecorating. Oooohhhh, Lawzy, Lawzy…!!!
Canada's money is still better looking and you dumb ass Americans are finally clewing
FU-UH-GLY! Did a kindergardener design this? Ugh
Um yeah i really don't care what the money looks like as long it's in my wallet
Re: FANNY –
you should be ashamed!wtf?!
and about the $5 PURPLE!!?DAM I HATE PURPLE!!:(
Ha! After years of Americans making fun of Canadian "play" or "monopoly" money they are jumping on the bandwagon (and making a big deal of it like they were the first or something)…stupid…could never understand why you would make all denominations look the same and be so confusing…
lookin' more Canadian every day! heh heh
Wow how radical- a purple number! When are Americans going to realise that having DIFFERENT coloured notes makes it easier to see how much money you have??? Duh you dont have to drag every single one out to see what you have- and count those stupid $1 bills that you still insist on using.
And fyi, Candians, just about everyone in the whole world has coloured money- its not a Canadian invention lol. To think, I had the crazy idea Canadians were less ignorant than the Yanks:P I suppose at least you are smart enough to be metric….l
Don't take the piss out of Canuks for teasing Americans, you know you had it coming everytime you get to Toronto and say, "what the fuck is with your cash?!". Obvs we aren't seriously angry or are saying coloured ink was invented in Canada, so just simmer down.
(but lets not even get started on what anglophones say about Parisian French; if you can read the English language, you'll be familiar w/ the cliches, no need to rehash I'm sure)
US has the ugliest bills……
your moneys still fugly hahha bitches
1)Why is going to Monopoly Money a better thing?
2)Canada, your not the first to invent or use colored bills.
3)Everything is going Digital anyways.
G'day,
All you canadians & Americans need to Google some Australian money & see what real coloured money looks like! None of this boring shit, it is colourful & easy to see what note is which at a glance! The way the American dollar is going, ours will be worth more in about a week. Prettier & worth more!!
Wow! That's some scoop, fatso. How about a post on the weather next?
Good!, Your money is ugly!
it's canadian influence!! yay canadialand.
HEY KRISSY:
FUCK OFF!!!
THATS CANADIAN FOR: FUCK OFF!!
huh…interesting…I think I have maybe seen this before somewhere!!!
OH YA!!!!
IN CANADA!!!!!!
try to be a little more unique eh?
You American's are sooooo far behind with the rest of the world with your currency. What's next, the metric system?! Haha!
ALL YOU FUCKING CANADIAN PIECES OF SHIT ARE JUST THAT … PIECES OF FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!! THANKS FOR THE FUCKING MAPLE SYRUP AND AVRIL LAVIGNE BITCHES! THATS ALL YOU'RE GOOD FOR!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FUCKIN NASTY CANADA
Taking a page from Canadas book? Lol Cool
stfu….seriously?
who the fuck is Fanny…………………….. why would you write that?
What's wrong with having different colours of skin?
Your so fucking ignorant………….. and if you wanna get racial………. u fucking redneck hick why don't you go fuck your brother or wheatever trailor trash does!
€UROS ARE NICER !!!
Re: PJs Mommy –
wow, another angry american. calm down.
It used to be you could ask for a $5 by saying "hey, can I borrow a fin?". Now you'll be able to say "hey, how about loaning me a gabe".
Re: Chloe – "I live in France and we laugh about how the "French" Canadians think they are European. Also, I have never heard about anyone wanting to take a holiday in Canada."
Chloe how can you say that ? It's absolutely untrue you fucking hooker ! Chloe c'est quoi ces conneries. T'es complètement conne ou quoi ? La plupart des Français adorent les Québecois et beaucoup partent y vivre définitivement. Faut sortir un peu de ton trou et de ta vie de merde. T'as un problème ma grosse …vas te pendre au lieu de nous foutre la honte !!!
man american money is sooo boring , and not worth it .
canadian money is the place to be ! its nice and colorful , and worth more ! tehehe . suuuckers. you're just copying us ; what your money not as cool as ares . bahaha .
oh oh ohhhhhhhhhhh i want one!!! lol. i like the new look
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OH,PEREZ IS SO SMART…
"Lincoln, the nation's 16th president"(THANKS FOR THE HISTORY LESSON.)
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HE'S STILL GONNA BE ON THE $5 BILL,HUH? (THANKS FOR THAT, TOO)
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OH, AND THANKS FOR TELLING US AT THE END OF THE PARAGRAPH THAT THE $5 BILLS WE ALREADY HAVE ARE STILL USEFUL.(I THREW ALL MINE AWAY AS SOON AS I STARTED READING THIS BREAKING NEWS, DAMNIT!)
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Re: Chloe – What has the US government contributed????????? wars, wars, wars, every decade your country is at war with other countries….So who is next China?
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OH,PEREZ IS SO SMART…
"Lincoln, the nation's 16th president"(THANKS FOR THE HISTORY LESSON.)
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HE'S STILL GONNA BE ON THE $5 BILL,HUH? (THANKS FOR THAT, TOO)
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OH, AND THANKS FOR TELLING US AT THE END OF THE PARAGRAPH THAT THE $5 BILLS WE ALREADY HAVE ARE STILL USEFUL.(I THREW ALL MINE AWAY AS SOON AS I STARTED READING THIS BREAKING NEWS, DAMNIT!)
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Re: Chiley – PJ's momma snuck a turn on the computer at her Rehab. Just as soon as she deals with her anger issues, they'll deal with all the voices. Don't let her into a MacDonald'w with a long black bag.
Re: Howdy, Nay-bour – Fuck you too asshole you're next you fuckin dirtball dingleberry!!!
Re: Kody Hammell – go die in a fire.
No fucking shit you'll still be able to use the old fives, just how retarded do you think your readers are? Or if that was a joke, I knew your sense of humor wasn't nearly as sharp as Michael K's, but I didn't know it was that lame.