3835. Bartolomeo
was inspired to change his name, changing the “tch” ending to the “ino” ending
when he overheard this comment made by his uncle during a discussion between
his father and an uncle of similar occupation. Here is that comment made by the uncle.
3836. A one
hundred ruble bill is worth one hundred rubles. No one would question that. It
is worth one hundred rubles until the instant that someone discovers that it is
a counterfeit one hundred-ruble bill. At that moment it does not begin to
depreciate in value, and drop say to a value of fifty rubles, but it just
plummets right down to zero.
3837. A counterfeit bill may involve its
owner in some difficulties; you might say that as a counterfeit bill it is
worth considerably less than nothing.
3838. The fall
from grace of some one hundred-ruble bill, however does not call into question
the monetary system because all of the so-called “real” hundreds retain their
status.
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