Due to horrible economic conditions in Zimbabwe their currency is completely worthless.  Just the other week my mom was telling me about a book she read about Zimbabwe and how the government kicked out all of the white land owners who were farming and gave them to the natives of Zimbabwe, but these people did not continue to farm the land properly and it lead to starvation and a dying economy.  I am sure I am completely simplifying the situation, but the Zimbabwe government just kept printing too much money and now things are completely fucked. Anyway, to either draw attention to, or make light of, someone came up with the Million Zimbabwean Dollar Homepage. Remember that site Million Dollar Homepage?  Well it is a parody of that site, except each pixel costs one Zimbabwean dollar, which according to his site is worth 1/90,000 of a US dollar.  So for one cent, you can own a part of history.  I bought 8,100 pixels for Driven By Boredom for 9 cents (plus like $3 in pay pal fees).  It is pretty exciting.  I think I am going to buy some pixels for The Gaskets too.  Dig the site, buy some space.

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