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Versatile
 Post subject: 120 million colones?
PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 3:08 pm 
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Having a brain fart. How much in USA dollars?
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 Post subject: Re: 120 million colones?
PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 3:18 pm 
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$228,000

(1 million colones is a little under $2,000)
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 Post subject: Re: 120 million colones?
PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 3:32 pm 
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Thank you Sir.
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 Post subject: Re: 120 million colones?
PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 3:47 pm 
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one colone = about 1/5 of a U.S. penny. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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 Post subject: Re: 120 million colones?
PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 4:11 pm 
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Orange wrote:
$228,000

(1 million colones is a little under $2,000)


The little woman went to the farmacia at Walmart spent $120.00 on prescriptions for me and came back with 3 (20 million colon bills) and 6 (10 million bills).
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 4:29 pm 
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10 mil is 10 thousand colones, not 10 million

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 Post subject: Re: 120 million colones?
PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 4:40 pm 
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Bigal211 wrote:
10 mil is 10 thousand, not 10 million


Thanks. i knew i was screwing up somehow.
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 Post subject: Re: 120 million colones?
PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 4:53 pm 
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Spanish: mil
English: thousand
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 Post subject: Re: 120 million colones?
PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 10:38 pm 
Don't do like I did and ask for cincuenta mil for you phone when all you need is cinco mil.
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 Post subject: Re: 120 million colones?
PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 10:42 pm 
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I'm confused about this whole thread. :?
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 Post subject: Re: 120 million colones?
PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 10:51 pm 
Orange wrote:
I'm confused about this whole thread. :?


We're learning about the value of a colones. Pay attention.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 7:34 pm 
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Orange wrote:
I'm confused about this whole thread. :?


The moral of the story is mil NE million
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 9:17 pm 
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Orange wrote:
I'm confused about this whole thread. :?


These kinds of problems are why I quit drinking
"When I cant count my money........."
:shock:

Or maybe he does not have a computer ? lol
Or maybe just getting up in years.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 9:30 pm 
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Icantstayaway wrote:
Orange wrote:
I'm confused about this whole thread. :?


These kinds of problems are why I quit drinking
"When I cant count my money........."
:shock:

Or maybe he does not have a computer ? lol
Or maybe just getting up in years.

I think you're on to something... I quit drinking when I'm out of money!

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