# Another redesign of US currency?!? Arrgh!

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 22, 2002, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-redesign-of-us-currency-arrgh/115483 "2002-06-22T19:55:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kirkland1244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kirkland1244](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kirkland1244)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-redesign-of-us-currency-arrgh/115483/21 "2002-06-28T18:14:11Z")

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I say just put little microchips in our hands and link them wirelessly to our bank accounts, so if we want to buy something, we just have ot wave our palm over a sensor.

Oh come, on. Please. Just think how the religious nutcases would react. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-redesign-of-us-currency-arrgh/115483/22 "2002-06-28T21:57:45Z")

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Kirk: Would washing your hands be considered money laundering?

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**Author:** ![Kamandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Kamandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamandi)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-redesign-of-us-currency-arrgh/115483/23 "2002-06-28T23:53:05Z")

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If we’re changing faces, [Frederick Douglass](http://www.nps.gov/frdo/freddoug.html) should be on one of the bills.

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**Author:** ![Squish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Squish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squish)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-redesign-of-us-currency-arrgh/115483/24 "2002-06-29T17:42:51Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Tretiak \*  
> \*\*My understanding is that they have already re-designed the bills and are now do vigouros fold testing on them to see what kind of hidden images there are. \*\*

Gives a whole new meaning to “Mad” money, eh? 😉

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