Will the dong overtake the dollar?

[Devastatin Dave]

With the dollar going teets up, will the dong take over the dollar? Discuss...

[Vladimir]

I'm in!

Edit: Well the shrinking dollar has stretched the dong relative to it. Unfortunately the dollar will shrink due to cool economic conditions making the dong much more attractive. Personally I'm hoping that I'll be able to stretch my hard earned dollar in the near future, but not too much. If it stretches too much it may cause a chafing of the economy. It doesn't matter what your currency is, if it's too strong it actually decreases your competitiveness making you, I mean it, less attractive to other "markets". Remember that any shrinkage is short term as long as conditions heat up again.

[Don Corleone]

What the hello is 'the dong'? If you're referring to my 'unit', it's worth a lot more than a dollar, just ask Mrs. Corleone. :kiss:

Do you mean the Yuan (the Chinese currency)?

[Xiahou]

Well, 1 dollar is worth over 16,000 dongs. So it's likely to be awhile before it overtakes the dollar. :smash:


1 US Dollar = 16,235.9 Vietnamese Donglink (http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic)

[Vladimir]

Well, 1 dollar is worth over 16,000 dongs. So it's likely to be awhile before it overtakes the dollar. :smash:

link (http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic)

They could always devaluate their dong in order to expand their economy.

[Geoffrey S]

Sounds like they'll need to keep inflation of their dong under control.

[Vladimir]

Sounds like they'll need to keep inflation of their dong under control.

Well things are heating up down there and you know what that does.

[Devastatin Dave]

Well, 1 dollar is worth over 16,000 dongs. So it's likely to be awhile before it overtakes the dollar. :smash:

link (http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic)
Man, thats a lot of dong. So appearantly the dollar is a lot bigger than the dong. So 1 dollar can satisfy the economic outlook better than 16,000 dongs. Is it the strength of hard currency or the less flexibility in international markets of the dong?

[Don Corleone]

Well, you have to consider economies of scale. The dollar penetrates much more deeply into markets all around the globe. The dong only rarely enters exchanges outside its native Vietnam, and even then, most of the lucrative markets yield to the pressure and exchange the dong for the dollar, the first chance they get.

[Vladimir]

Good point Don. Nothing lubricates the international market like the dollar.

[Don Corleone]

And nothing stiffens the dollar like the prospect of entering exotic new markets around the globe. You can actually watch it grow in some parts of the world, particularly the Far East, where receptive markets that are quite attractive welcome it for entry.

[Devastatin Dave]

It would appear that the dollar will beat off the threat of the dong in the long and short of the economic orgy of statistics.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

:help:

Lock them all up please.

[Kagemusha]

:laugh4: Priceless analyze of the situation!

[Odin]

so where the hell is Gregoshi?

And to answer your question Dave, it depends how long it can be stretched.

[Devastatin Dave]

:help:

Lock them all up please.
The strength, girth, and stamina of the dollar is important to everyone on this forum. The dong backdooring the dollar could have fatal economic blows to everyone. We must discuss these things in order to keep from shooting our load too quickly on the latest economic trend. Please feel free to discuss and take pleasure in the fact that we will in a open forum able to discuss the differences between dongs and dollars...:yes:

[Vladimir]

Failure to discuss these topics at length can have the frustrating consequences Dave mentioned.

[Lemur]

The strength, girth, and stamina of the dollar is important to everyone on this forum.
Indeed, but the recent softening of the dollar has been on display for everyone to see. Quite the embarrassment. I don't think we're in danger of having our Asian partners ditch us for Vietnam, however, as their dong is tiny in comparison to the dollar. In other words, no matter how deflated and softened our dollar becomes, it's still bigger than the dong. In financial terms, the dollar is both a "grower" and a "shower."

Honestly, if I had to take a position in the currency markets right now, I would short the dong.

[Geoffrey S]

Still, with the Vietnamese dong expanding into new markets I think preventative measures need to be taken lest it produces unexpected side-effects within the year which such fertile markets can't handle.

[seireikhaan]

Dang, we didn't even need to get Gregoshi in for the march of puns to begin.

[Vladimir]

Puns? :inquisitive:

[Geoffrey S]

Puns...? You're not implying that members of the .Org would be so childish as to read a sexual meaning into the word 'dong'? Shame on you!

[Redleg]

Great thread the first one in a long time that as been worth responding to.

I am greatly statified that while the dollar has gone soft and slightly smaller it still is far larger and more enjoyed then the dong.

[drone]

https://img244.imageshack.us/img244/7373/usd2vdpn7.jpg

As we see here, the dollar showed a steady rise, getting stronger and rising faster, until September. Since that peak, it has become flaccid quite quickly. The future is not bright for the dollar, we may as well just roll over and go to sleep.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Threads like this get me thinking - are we looking for excuses to slide puns into our responses?

[Veho Nex]

Is it just me or did this turn into something more. Any ways I believe the dong will take over because it has such a funny name

[KukriKhan]

Wait.

What's that sound?

Oh.

Ho spinning in his grave.

[Devastatin Dave]

Ho spinning in his grave.
I wonder if Ho got more satifaction from the dong or the dollar?

[Lemur]

I can't imagine Ho would be sweating; many currencies are nailed to the dollar, pegged to it firmly, rising and falling as it goes up and down, up and down. The dong, however, is a free-floating hard currency, and it slips and slides all over the place before coming to rest in its natural state of liquid equilibrium.

[Papewaio]

The dollar does rely on a lot more oil lubricant to help stiffen its resolve. The dong relies more on an attractive exchange to get up and go. One has to remember that after exchanging dollar for dong you are left with a much larger wad then if you held the currency in dollars.

[Somebody Else]

After some not so extensive research, I have discovered that when offered, most men prefer to receive dollars than dong. Women, however, being less financially minded, seem to welcome the dong. Though, I suppose one can get a lot of dong for one's buck...

[InsaneApache]

So guys, will Ho be more receptive to the dong or wait until the dollar firms up to pre-inflationary volumninosity?

:inquisitive:

NB:what have I done to give DD this thread idea? :sweatdrop:

:laugh4:

[Vladimir]

Horrible blow (http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-01-03-taj-mahal-dollar_N.htm) to the dollar.

[DukeofSerbia]

Is this thread for joking or for serious discussion? :dizzy2: :inquisitive:

[Devastatin Dave]

Is this thread for joking or for serious discussion? :dizzy2: :inquisitive:
Some take the dong very seriously.....

[Vladimir]

Plus some of us currency speculators want to know whether to go short or long on the dong.

[Don Corleone]

Plus some of us currency speculators want to know whether to go short or long on the dong.

Whatever you do, don't go down on the dong.

[Pannonian]

Plus some of us currency speculators want to know whether to go short or long on the dong.
While one may be circumspect at the idea of investing, the dong is a snip at 1/16000 of a dollar, and it's no skin off your teeth if the dong goes up or down.

[Sigurd]

I bow down to the dollar realising it satisfies where 15999 dongs fail.

[Whacker]

I bow down to the dollar realising it satisfies where 15999 dongs fail.
Wouldn't it be more like 50 dollars satisfies a dong? Errmm...

Also, Master Dave, I salute you and this most epic of epic threads. May it's star burn brightly, until the mods gas this into oblivion.

:balloon2:

[Papewaio]

May it's star burn brightly, until the mods gas this into oblivion.

As long as the dong doesn't create friction with the chocolate starfish the gases will remain unlit. :inquisitive: :laugh4:

Gawd this thread reminds me more of how the org used to be...:2thumbsup:

[Gregoshi]

Gawd this thread reminds me more of how the org used to be...:2thumbsup:

A dong time ago, in a malady far, far away...

[Devastatin Dave]

Gawd this thread reminds me more of how the org used to be...:2thumbsup:
All we would need right now is Soly to post a vietnamese model, half naked, holding some of her home country currency, then IT WOULD be like old times.:laugh4:

[Lemur]

For the very first time in Orgah history, I would like to share a picture of my dong. Yes, it's thick. Yes, it's wrinkled. Yes, it fits in my pants, usually on the left. Behold and be amazed.


https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Lemurmania/VN87.jpg

[InsaneApache]

You only a 30 dong man Lemur? I got a 10, 000 dong in my pants somewhere! :sweatdrop: :laugh4:

[Gregoshi]

You only a 30 dong man Lemur? I got a 10, 000 dong in my pants somewhere! :sweatdrop: :laugh4:

Compensating for something IA? ~;)

[Papewaio]

You only a 30 dong man Lemur? I got a 10, 000 dong in my pants somewhere! :sweatdrop: :laugh4:

Ouch! I hope that wasn't in the backpocket of the pants... :oops: :laugh4:

[Sigurd]

Wouldn't it be more like 50 dollars satisfies a dong? Errmm...

Forgive me if I have come [to a] prematurely [conclusion], but 1 dollar is more worth than some 16 thousand dong?

[Whacker]

Forgive me if I have come [to a] prematurely [conclusion], but 1 dollar is more worth than some 16 thousand dong?

Honestly I'm not sure my friend, it would seem that we'd have to ask Dave or Lemur who seem to be experts on the dong.

[Whacker]

You only a 30 dong man Lemur? I got a 10, 000 dong in my pants somewhere! :sweatdrop: :laugh4:

Please explain how and why you are able to fit 10,000 dongs in your pants.

[Sigurd]

It amuses me to read this thread in light of that dong is slang for condom in Norwegian. :laugh4:

[Banquo's Ghost]

To be franc, as a speculator, I wouldn't want the dong to get anywhere near the the colon, not for real anyway. Though some may have the yen for it, I'd rather have a kip.

[Somebody Else]

Strange... people are willing to pay many dollars for my dong...

[Gregoshi]

All this talk about the dong...personally, I'm more concerned with My Ding A Ling (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ_B62k9sQk).

[Devastatin Dave]

Honestly I'm not sure my friend, it would seem that we'd have to ask Dave or Lemur who seem to be experts on the dong.
I would ask Lemur, it appears that he has more dong in my pants than I do. But atleast I have enough self respect not to post a picture of it on the net... jeeez:laugh4:

[Mikeus Caesar]

Some people in this thread just seem to love dongs.

Why do you hate freedom?

[Papewaio]

It amuses me to read this thread in light of that dong is slang for condom in Norwegian. :laugh4:

And that dong is slang for penis in the US, UK and its penal colonies. :laugh4:

[Vladimir]

And that dong is slang for penis in the US, UK and its penal colonies. :laugh4:

Hah! You said penal.

https://img410.imageshack.us/img410/6052/afipetergriffinqs6.jpg

[Gregoshi]

Hah! You said penal.

https://img410.imageshack.us/img410/6052/afipetergriffinqs6.jpg

I have this urge to assault Peter.

[Shaka_Khan]

I don't know about the dong. I know that some countries don't use the decimal system in their currencies. Some just add extra zeros. That's why they use larger numbers.

For example,
1 dollar = 109 Japanese yen
1 dollar = 949 Korean won

Thus a 109 yen or a 949 won is very low to the Japanese and the Koreans, not just the Americans.

The Japanese use
https://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w298/eesang1988/etc/yen.jpg
like an American uses a 50 dollar bill,
and the Koreans use
https://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w298/eesang1988/etc/won.jpg
like an American uses a 10 dollar bill.

[Vladimir]

So you're saying that it's actually smaller than it looks and we Americans shouldn't be ashamed by the size of ours?

[Lemur]

It's always been a stereotype that the Asian ones are smaller than Western ones. Hence a dollar or a euro is worth thousands of yen, or tens of thousands of Vietnamese dongs.

I think in this case the stereotype has some truth to it. If instead of a dollar we used the dong, our dong would be substantially larger than theirs.

-edit-

Since we are all avid currency speculators, I'd like to float a couple of questions:

What are the most dongs you've ever had in your pants?
How many dongs do you think you could wrap your hands around?

[Shaka_Khan]

And my nationality is neither Japanese or Korean, so I didn't say that out of nationalism.

[Gregoshi]

I think in this case the stereotype has some truth to it. If instead of a dollar we used the dong, our dong would be substantially larger than theirs.

Call it King Dong, the G8th Wonder of the World.

[Vladimir]

Since we are all avid currency speculators, I'd like to float a couple of questions:

What are the most dongs you've ever had in your pants?
How many dongs do you think you could wrap your hands around?


I'd like to answer your questions but I've never laid my hands on a single dong before. I'd like to, I'd like to have a pocket full of them. Run them through my fingers, admire the intricate details and variations among them, and etc. Maybe I'm just not looking in the right places. Right now the dollar keeps my pocket fat.

Who here knows where to find a lot of dong?




3k baby!

[edyzmedieval]

Well, as of today, one dollar equals around 19.500 dongs so you get more dong for the buck than before...

[Devastatin Dave]

I loved this thread!!! Thanks Big E!!!

[edyzmedieval]

Dave, you're welcome to continue your analysis if you wish... ~D :laugh4:

[Louis VI the Fat]

I have noticed that as my Euro is aging, it seems to decrease in value.


As little as a few years ago, my currency was considered the hardest in the world. The envy of all. But ever since those Greeks been playing with it while the Irish held me by the balls, my euro has just been sort of curving downwards.

[Meneldil]

Oh my god, this was by far the best thread I've ever read here.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Q: What sits by a street corner waiting for customers, and is capable of taking 10,000 dongs face up as well as face down?

A: A vietnamese vending machine.

[Devastatin Dave]

Oh my god, this was by far the best thread I've ever read here.

This was when creating threads were about skill, art, and the disturbed inner workings of the mind. Ahhh, the good old days...

[Fisherking]

This was when creating threads were about skill, art, and the disturbed inner workings of the mind. Ahhh, the good old days...


Dose that mean your creative juices have all been expended and you just can’t get them up for the dong any more? :laugh4:

[The Stranger]

This was when creating threads were about skill, art, and the disturbed inner workings of the mind. Ahhh, the good old days...

this one is really funny XD good old DD. maybe i should start writing stories about you again

[gaelic cowboy]

I have noticed that as my Euro is aging, it seems to decrease in value.


As little as a few years ago, my currency was considered the hardest in the world. The envy of all. But ever since those Greeks been playing with it while the Irish held me by the balls, my euro has just been sort of curving downwards.

Thats because the Germans require a weak currency to achieve massive export potential Louis, of course a weak currency means the Germans must ensure inflation is low in order to maintain value of "there" currency.

Low inflation is now actually a bad thing as we need to get rid of debt all over the place and not just in Ireland, if we refuse to restructure debt we weaken our currency if we keep inflation low we will also weken our currency in fact every policy were following will weaken our currency.

At a measly couple of percent of EU GDP even in the good times you gotta ask yourself if your being sold a pup.

[edyzmedieval]

I heavily invested in the dong. I expect to get a suitable hands on return.

[Louis VI the Fat]

Thats because the Germans require a weak currency to achieve massive export potential Louis, of course a weak currency means the Germans must ensure inflation is low in order to maintain value of "there" currency.

Low inflation is now actually a bad thing as we need to get rid of debt all over the place and not just in Ireland, if we refuse to restructure debt we weaken our currency if we keep inflation low we will also weken our currency in fact every policy were following will weaken our currency.

At a measly couple of percent of EU GDP even in the good times you gotta ask yourself if your being sold a pup.Well none of this serious talk is going to make my Euro hard again.

I just want it to point upwards again, like it used to do.

[gaelic cowboy]

Well none of this serious talk is going to make my Euro hard again.

I just want it to point upwards again, like it used to do.

I know it was a funny Louis but tis funnier how the two relate.

maybe take a little economic viagra to set off inflation

[Fisherking]

Prime minister Dũng would seem to be trying to inflate his dong in the face of economic droop.

At the risk of being sexist, perhaps a female finance minister would do a better job guiding the dong.

On an intuitive level she may be able to stiffen the dong and drive it to new economic heights without sacrificing its value.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Prime minister Dũng would seem to be trying to inflate his dong in the face of economic droop.

At the risk of being sexist, perhaps a female finance minister would do a better job.

On an intuitive level she may be able to stiffen the dong and drive it to new economic heights without sacrificing its value.

I'm not a rich man, even though I know how to handle my currency. Yet I am inclined to agree with you, I would feel much more comfortable if the dong were in the hands of a woman. While others prefer a free market approach, I am more of an interventionist. I'd rather someone with the right enthusiasm, experience, and know-how stepped in and played with it for a while; someone who is familiar with all the variables, and uses a gentle but firm hand to coax the dong upwards, and isn't discouraged with sudden setbacks or brief economic downturns. I want someone who realizes that the dong can't always compete against other hard currencies, and that maybe, all that international pressure just deflates its value, but that's only temporary. The dong will always come roaring back in a day or two, and besides, maybe I was just tired.

[edyzmedieval]

I'm not a rich man, even though I know how to handle my currency. Yet I am inclined to agree with you, I would feel much more comfortable if the dong were in the hands of a woman. While others prefer a free market approach, I am more of an interventionist. I'd rather someone with the right enthusiasm, experience, and know-how stepped in and played with it for a while; someone who is familiar with all the variables, and uses a gentle but firm hand to coax the dong upwards, and isn't discouraged with sudden setbacks or brief economic downturns. I want someone who realizes that the dong can't always compete against other hard currencies, and that maybe, all that international pressure just deflates its value, but that's only temporary. The dong will always come roaring back in a day or two, and besides, maybe I was just tired.

If I ever have a girlfriend who loves economics, this is going to be my pick up line.

[The Stranger]

eh... last time i checked the pick up line comes before the girlfriend :P

[Askthepizzaguy]

the pick up line comes before the girlfriend :P

That's not the only thing..... http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/smilies/emoticons/shifty4ib.gif

[edyzmedieval]

eh... last time i checked the pick up line comes before the girlfriend :P

You get the drift ~D
Pick up line, seal the deal line, whatever...

It's all about the firmness of the dong on the international markets. I don't want it to soften up and lose in front of the basket of currencies.

[Lemur]

Given that there is a small but real chance of the USA defaulting on its sovereign debt, thus undoing in a weekend the tireless work of John Adams (http://future.state.gov/when/timeline/1776_timeline/francis_dana_in_st_petersburg.html) in the Neds, it may be time to re-evaluate your dong holdings, or lack thereof.

Vietnam's dong may be small compared to our dollar, but it is thursting tirelessly upwards, while our dollar will go limp without serious stimulation. So I ask the Orgahs: Is a small but rising dong better or worse than a large but flaccid dollar?

[InsaneApache]

Indeed, If it wasn't for the central bank in Uan Khing then the Dong would be a spent force.

Just saying like.:creep:

[Adrian II]

It's been a long time since I've had my dollar analyzed by Dave's dong.

AII

[Lemur]

A moment's thought will tell you that while the dollar seems quite big in purchasing power, due to inflation and the cost of living, in situ it is quite soft. Whereas the dong, while seeming small in value, swells when actually used as a hard currency, since the cost of goods and services is so low in Vietnam.

Therefore it would be safe to call the dollar a "shower" and the dong a "grower."

[jirisys]

Ah, but remind yourself that if the dollar becomes soft and the world loses it's grip on the dollar, the salvadoran colon would ultimately become irreparable and so ruptured; no salvadoran could ever consider buying any more dongs.

Let alone the fact that fifty years ago, the dong-wielding soldiers pierced through the american ego as they [americans] could not handle them anymore. Now; it would be possible for a scenario that makes the vietnamese dong much bigger and wieldier that the soft dollar. Especially since the harder euro is still unvanquished as it's bigger rival.

Let alone the possibility that the state of the dollar could be split in this recent unfolding of events.

Now, onto math, right now I will proceed to calculate how many dongs can fit into a colon. Right now, the dollar can very easily grasp around 16000 dongs, right. So divide that number between 8.75, and you will come to the result that around 1828 dongs can fit into a single salvadoran colon.

Now, I recall that the Costa Rican colon is much bigger and stronger than the salvadoran one. So that will have to be another calculation.

~Jirisys ()

[Major Robert Dump]

Of all things I have learnt in 10 years at the Org, the Dong and the Colon rank amongst the most important.

[InsaneApache]

How many Dongs to a Colon? Someone must know.

[Askthepizzaguy]

How many Dongs to a Colon? Someone must know.

Well, currently there's a roughly 1 Dong for every two Colons ratio.

[InsaneApache]

Thankyou for that. I admit I'm surprised, I'd have thought at least two Dongs to a Colon. Perhaps the Dong suffered from a bout of rampant inflation.

I wonder if there's a way of achieving parity: One Dong to one Colon sounds more like it.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Thankyou for that. I admit I'm surprised, I'd have thought at least two Dongs to a Colon. Perhaps the Dong suffered from a bout of rampant inflation.

Two Dongs to a single Colon would be a bit rough on the economy. It wouldn't leave much wiggle room for the lower classes.

[Major Robert Dump]

I think I saw a movie once where it was 7 to 1. It had really awesome music

[edyzmedieval]

Indeed, If it wasn't for the central bank in Uan Khing then the Dong would be a spent force.


:laugh4:

How I love this thread.

[jirisys]

How many Dongs to a Colon? Someone must know.

Well, I made a calculation earlier, but it really depends on which colon.

I figured out that 1828 dongs fit a salvadoran colon, but I do not have the knowledge of the width and inflation that the costa rican colon suffers. So I cannot grasp the amount of dongs needed to fill that colon up.

~Jirisys ()

[InsaneApache]

So. in essence what you're saying is that the colon is roughly nine times more voluminous than the dong,

I must say, I'm surprised.

[Populus Romanus]

I should stash all my assets in the colon, I guess. After all, it appears to be worth so much.

[InsaneApache]

Aye but don't forget to put a couple of Dongs with your Colon.

Hedge your bets.

[Vladimir]

My dong reserves are considerable so I'm ready for anything.

I'd stay out of the colon if I were you; even thought it may be better for a tightening market.

[Lemur]

I want to know if the sudden change in North Korean leadership will have any pull on the dong, given that the won is a free-floating, soft currency, much like the more potent dong.

If you look at a map carefully, you will see that the Korean peninsula thrusts and dangles southward toward the moist, wet tropics of Vietnam. Am I imagining a pull between the dong and the won?

[TinCow]

I think the main concern with North Korea is their taepodong. The North Korean taepodong is rather large and scary, particularly to the Japanese. If the North Korean taepodong were actually to see use, it could cause great pain in the region, which might cause the dong itself to deflate.

[phonicsmonkey]

some years ago on a trip to Vietnam I found myself accosted by border officials who confiscated my US dollars and replaced them with the local currency. When I tried to leave the country I was not permitted to take the leftover currency with me.

I guess you could say they forced me to take their dong and wouldn't let me take it out again.

[Vladimir]

I'm more concerned about North Korea's No-dong. It may force them to consider other package delivery options.

[Banquo's Ghost]

Vladimir, are you telling me that Kim Jong-un has No Dong?


(Merry Christmas all :bow: )

[edyzmedieval]

I must say, I am concerned with the state of the dong, especially when considering the EU had to take such drastic measures against it.

Must be watched, or else the deflationary trend will make the dong a spent force, as some have pointed above.

[Populus Romanus]

As currency reserves continue to be ejected from the Dong, severe market contractions can be expected in Vietnam for the foreseable future, I fear.

[Major Robert Dump]

Seeing the exchange rate dollar to dong makes me consider attending university in Vietnam rather than Philippines, so my us government flat rate housing allowance goes farther.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I must say, I am concerned with the state of the dong, especially when considering the EU had to take such drastic measures against it.

Must be watched, or else the deflationary trend will make the dong a spent force, as some have pointed above.

Wow! You little resurrectionist. This thread has lain fallow for more than a year....but you just can't keep the dong down, can you?

[InsaneApache]

So has the Dong reached the safe haven of the Quim yet? Or is it still tied to the Colon?

[edyzmedieval]

Wow! You little resurrectionist. This thread has lain fallow for more than a year....but you just can't keep the dong down, can you?

Because of the inflationary measures taken, particularly through Quantitative Easing, it was hard for the dong to keep down.

And this thread has lain fallow for more than a year... but the dong had been up for the past 5 years.

[Lemur]

Can we all agree that shorting the dong is a bad idea? Personally, I recommend going long on dong.

[TinCow]

I wish to emphasize that dong necromancy is highly frowned upon. An old dong simply does not have the staying power of a new dong and is likely to disappoint those looking for satisfying entertainment.

[Papewaio]

Tell that to the senior members...

[Montmorency]

The Vietnamese government has recently instituted a restrictive freedom-of-movement policy affecting Vietnamese citizens to mitigate the continual flow of the nation's dongs into foreign countries?

[a completely inoffensive name]

Penis.

[HopAlongBunny]

Is that a dong in your pocket or are you just happy to see me :drummer:

[Lemur]

Is that a dong in your pocket or are you just happy to see me
Dongs. Why do you ask?

https://i.imgur.com/zSTAYGU.jpg

[Lemur]

I hold TEN MILLION DONGS in the palm of my hand.

Jealous?

https://i.imgur.com/qiNLMZ4.jpg

[Shaka_Khan]

Well, 1 dollar is worth over 16,000 dongs. So it's likely to be awhile before it overtakes the dollar. :smash:

link (http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic)
If that happens, then there'd be something very wrong with the U.S. economy. Although a dollar is valued more in Vietnam than it is in the States because of the cheaper prices in Vietnam, it doesn't mean that a Vietnamese would consider 1 dong as the same as an American would value 1 dollar. This is because of inflation in Vietnam ever since Vietnam went capitalism. Other economies that have grown quickly experienced high inflation (such as Japan and South Korea). So when you see a 500 dong coin, don't think that it's worth a lot to a Vietnamese like you would consider 500 dollars.

[Vladimir]

I like the pinkish hues of that Dong. It's also the right size to fit comfortably in one's hand. An American sized Dong would be too big.

[Papewaio]

Also green with an oily tea scent - Texas Tea that is.

[Vladimir]

Also green with an oily tea scent - Texas Tea that is.

I've never seen a Texas teabag.

[Papewaio]

I've never seen a Texas teabag.

The lone star only has one but its sized by the barrel.

[Devastatin Dave]

The Dong thread's creative juices are once again flowing and ready to burst uncontrollably onto the pages of the backroom once more. The dong may often be beaten, battered, and overused, but much like Anthony Weiner, it's value will rise, thrusting upwards, overtaking all, and leaving all other competitive monies drained and quivering around its base. So hold on to your dong with a good, strong grip!!! Its here to stay!!!

[Major Robert Dump]

The economy is Vietnam is going great, which must anger the Murica Ceptionalists who want to think that every place we don't agree with turns to a crap hole.

Nam has very friendly foreign ownership laws for small businesses and retiree properties, and it is one of the fastest growing expat communities in the world. Lots of Vietnam vets are going there. Ironic.

[Lemur]

Two threads and years of back-and-forth, and I don't believe DevDave has ever shown us his dong, much less his preserved collection of dongs. Ridiculous.

Time to emulate your hero, Wiener, and show the internet your dong, sir.

[Papewaio]

I for one would prefer a religions experience on that item and choose to believe rather than empirical assess the nature of DDs dong.

[Devastatin Dave]

Two threads and years of back-and-forth, and I don't believe DevDave has ever shown us his dong, much less his preserved collection of dongs. Ridiculous.

Time to emulate your hero, Wiener, and show the internet your dong, sir.

Nope, much like Jesus, unicorns, and the tooth fairy, my dong will remain a mystical shadow only to be conjured in the imaginations of the deranged...