APPROVES:

at current prices that is $16,262,750 USD. or 18,885,931.58$ CAD. for those who are interested in the value.

I was unaware that the value of gold was relative to country. I thought its value was set through international markets, IMF regulations...etc.

subby's atlas:

Massa Damnata: I was unaware that the value of gold was relative to country. I thought its value was set through international markets, IMF regulations...etc.

yes, international markets determine the value of gold. however 1 US dollar is not necessarily = to one Canadian dollar.

I personally believe that US Americans are unable to locate Canada on a map because uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and I believe that our education like such as South Africa and uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as and I believe that they should...our education over here in the US should help the US or should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for our children.

For the slow people:



If you go directly South from Detroit, you end up in Canada.

FLMountainMan: I'm seeing what you did there, it's just not that funny or entertaining. By that same hilarious logic, why don't we make jokes that France borders Canada?

France is the country nearest to Canada, besides the United States. (new window)



/hot like central canada

Klasik: For the slow people:



If you go directly South from Detroit, you end up in Canada.

That would make sense if the mint was in Windsor and not Ottawa...

/RTFA

Pardon Me Sultan: Did you ever get the sense that the mods don't actually read Fark?

/yes, i wonder that every day in fact...

I'm in Washington state and looking southwest I can see Vancouver.
/Island

Actually the southermost point in Canada is south of the northern border of California.

U makes my head hurt....

I was told there would be no geography.

What missing gold may look like.

sabatoa: Klasik: For the slow people:



If you go directly South from Detroit, you end up in Canada.

That would make sense if the mint was in Windsor and not Ottawa...

/RTFA

Subby didn't say "no city South of the US". Ottawa is in a country South of the US, even if Ottawa itself is north.

/RTFH

No Pratchett references? At all? Come on, surely someone can crack a joke about OCD clowns who seem like vampires.

No?

Carry on, then.

So what, they accidentally a whole truckload of gold?? :b

CzarChasm: So what, they accidentally a whole truckload of gold?? :b

You know, you can check you psot for erors before you actual psot ti so peeple can no wut u mean?

If insiders doing it, better to take the gold about to be melted for coins, mixing in other metals to make up the difference. All the gold used would be accounted for, theft not being discovered until some coin buyer does a test on their supposedly pure gold coin.
Some gold coins minted are pure gold, most of the US gold coins are 90% gold, 10% copper. for hardness, pure gold is softer.

Canada is the United State's HAT

wintremute: So no one has bothered to actually count the gold?

But it was the dog that signed for it!

Helen_Arigby: No Pratchett references? At all? Come on, surely someone can crack a joke about OCD clowns who seem like vampires.

No?

Carry on, then.

sorry, I was 35 minutes late...

LostInTO: Actually the southermost point in Canada is south of the northern border of California.

U makes my head hurt....

lol wut: Link (new window)

simpsonfan: If insiders doing it, better to take the gold about to be melted for coins, mixing in other metals to make up the difference. All the gold used would be accounted for, theft not being discovered until some coin buyer does a test on their supposedly pure gold coin.
Some gold coins minted are pure gold, most of the US gold coins are 90% gold, 10% copper. for hardness, pure gold is softer.

Canadian gold Maple Leaf coins are 99.9% pure gold, makes then all soft and pliable. The chocolate ones even more so.

maxspeed: CzarChasm: So what, they accidentally a whole truckload of gold?? :b

You know, you can check you psot for erors before you actual psot ti so peeple can no wut u mean?



maxspeed, the "accidentally a" is a meme at Fark, in the same way a clear, tasteless alcoholic beverage is referred to as "Vodak".

You'll pick up on these sort of things over time.

Candygram4Mongo: simpsonfan: If insiders doing it, better to take the gold about to be melted for coins, mixing in other metals to make up the difference. All the gold used would be accounted for, theft not being discovered until some coin buyer does a test on their supposedly pure gold coin.
Some gold coins minted are pure gold, most of the US gold coins are 90% gold, 10% copper. for hardness, pure gold is softer.

Canadian gold Maple Leaf coins are 99.9% pure gold, makes then all soft and pliable. The chocolate ones even more so.

Actually, the chocolate ones - not so much. Have you been to Canada? Chocolate is not malleable at 20 below.

Dahnch: Massa Damnata: I was unaware that the value of gold was relative to country. I thought its value was set through international markets, IMF regulations...etc.

yes, international markets determine the value of gold. however 1 US dollar is not necessarily = to one Canadian dollar.


I kinda laughed to myself thinking, wouldn't it be funny if someone suggested that I needed to consider national currency. Never thought anyone would be stupid enough, however, when the the missing gold was also accounded for in Troy ounces. Congradulations, you proved me wrong.

/persons of interest

maxspeed: I was told there would be no gepornography.

ftfy

Ok really, if subby is saying that because an obscure protrusion of Canada falls south of the US, then ok but stupid headline because you have to reach too far.

If subby is referring that a good bit of Canada falls south of Alaska, then ok but stupid headline because if the joke has to be explained, it isn't funny.

If subby is referring to the aforementioned fact that people will start looking south for Canada on a map, then ok but the only idiots that would do that wouldn't get the joke anyway, and the rest have to take a minute to understand what you're saying.

All in all, headline fail. It got greenlit simply for the sake of entertaining thread confusion.

sab6300 -- "So thats what about $2 American"

Since when is 17,500 troy ounces of gold worth only $2 American?

Razorwolf [TotalFark] Quote 2009-07-02 07:17:09 PM
Ok really, if subby is saying that because an obscure protrusion of Canada falls south of the US, then ok but stupid headline because you have to reach too far.

If subby is referring that a good bit of Canada falls south of Alaska, then ok but stupid headline because if the joke has to be explained, it isn't funny.

If subby is referring to the aforementioned fact that people will start looking south for Canada on a map, then ok but the only idiots that would do that wouldn't get the joke anyway, and the rest have to take a minute to understand what you're saying.

All in all, headline fail. It got greenlit simply for the sake of entertaining thread confusion.

Sizable parts of Canada are also farther east than the U.S.
Give up, we have you surrounded.

I guess I won't be seeing 'em at the coin show in L.A. next month....