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Today at lunch we were discussing how so many other countries’ units of currency are named the “Adjectival-Form-of-Country-Name Dollar”. This is sort of lame, because American Dollars came first, and it seems confusing to have so many different kinds of dollars. For instance, if I offered to trade you twenty dollars for your ten dollars, that might seem like a good idea, until you realized that yours were Australian Dollars and mine were Hong Kong Dollars.

If I ever have my own country, the units of currency will be much more creatively named. People spend tremendous amounts of money on entertainment, which makes happiness a valuable commodity. I will name my currency after expressions of happiness. The cent-equivalent unit will be the “lol“, making the dollar-equivalent unit the “rofl“. These words are fun to say, because they have lots of L’s and vowels, so even talking about the currency will make one happy.

Also, these units lead to a lot of fun day-to-day expressions. For instance, if you are trying to pay a parking meter, you might have to ask a passerby “Do you have change for a rofl?” to which you may be answered, “Sorry, I only have 87 lols.” If you see someone driving a red sports car down the road, you might say to yourself, “Man, that is a nice car, but I bet it costs a roflcopter.” Conversely, if you drop plate and it breaks, someone might reassure you that you have not incurred significant financial loss by telling you, “Don’t worry, it’s just lollerskates.”

Definitely beats naming your currency after a video game.