Funny Money

Kevin Robert Dean qualiall_2 at yahoo.com
Wed Sep 11 23:05:37 PDT 2002


Ok, I'm sure I'm at my limit, but I've been on vacation all this week and haven't posted much...

We really are allergic to euro By Mark Henderson, Science Correspondent

PEOPLE who think that Britain would be rash to join the euro have had their fears confirmed.

Scientists have discovered that the coins are more likely to cause allergic reactions than the currencies they replaced.

Swiss research has revealed that euro coins release up to 320 times more nickel than is allowed under European Union rules, leading to eczema and dermatitis for the one in ten people who have some form of allergy to the metal. Full Story: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-411998,00.html

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