Halfpenny post: Whoever heard of a 100-billion-dollar note

Zimbabwe, grappling with a record 2.2 million percent inflation, has introduced a new 100-billion-dollar bank note in a bid to tackle rampant cash shortages, the central bank said Saturday ... In January, a 10-million-dollar note was issued, then a 50-million-dollar note in April. In May, notes for 100 million and 250 million dollars were issued, swiftly followed by those for five billion, 25 billion and 50 billion.

from AFP Yahoo News 7/19/09

Now that is what I call ridiculous. Can you imagine trying to teach your kid basic math and using the purchase of candy / cookies as an example:

Ty: You have a 50 million dollars and Lemon Creams cost 10 million dollars. How many can you buy?
Kid: Long division or short
T: Let's practice long
K: How many zeros are in 10 million
T: (counting on fingers) 7
K: (15 mins later) 5
T: Good
K: How much were Lemons Creams when you were growing up?
T: 2 dollars (they were $1.65 when I was growing up)
K: 2 million right coz futhi futhi you can't buy anything for 2 dollars.

You get the gist right. BTW futhi means also / and.