Termites Eat Through ‘Millions’ Worth of Cash in India
- Posted on April 27, 2011 at 2:48pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Money can‘t buy you love and it can’t grow on trees. But it can be eaten.
That’s what happened in Uttar Pradesh, India after termites ate their way through “millions” of Indian rupees at a bank. And now the manager of the bank has been found guilty of “laxity.”
The BBC reports:
The insects are believed to have chewed their way through notes worth some 10 million rupees ($225,000/£137,000).
A similar incident happened in 2008, when termites in Bihar state ate a trader’s savings stored in his bank.
The State Bank of India says an enquiry into the latest incident has been held.
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“The branch management has been found guilty of laxity due to which the notes were damaged by termites in the Fatehpur branch of Barabanki district,” State Bank of India Chief General Manager Abhay Singh told the Press Trust of India.
“Action will be taken against those responsible in the matter.
“As it was the bank’s fault, it will bear the loss caused due to termites… there will be no loss to the public.”
“Action will be taken against those responsible in the matter.” Really? Wouldn’t that be the termites?
Not so, says Singh: “It was earlier brought to the notice of the management that termites were damaging files and furniture. Efforts are on to relocate the bank at some other place.”
Would this be the time to say, I guess the bank was lax-tose intolerant?
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Comments (82)
put my two-cents in
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 4:01pmAll those rupees are termite poopies.
Report Post »MUDFLAPS
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 6:11pmA+ short sweet and well just short and sweet.
Report Post »Beachplum
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:56pmwhat’s next? maybe we can feed them the health care bill….wonder if “they” can stomach it?
Report Post »SueC
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:48pmI wish they‘d visit the Fed’s printing room.
Report Post »REVENANT
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:47pmThat barely covers the cost of Air Force One when Obama goes on some international fling billed as the country’s busuiness.
Report Post »ItTakesFaith
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:42pmSoros-trained termites are being readied for use in all American banks…! The unions have found another ally…
Report Post »Notlad
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:39pmwhich is better: paper or gold?
Report Post »barbiegirl ny
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:37pmWe, too, have parasites eating through our money. They are public sector unions who’ve been in bed far too long with corrupt politicians; those taking two-year vacations, encouraged by the government, because it’s so much easier to collect unemployment than look for a job–or maybe even work off the books WHILE COLLECTING unemployment. And let’s not forget the ever-popular welfare system, whose career recipients feel that nine generations of one family on the dole is not ample time to find a f’n job. India, I’m starting to think you have the better deal.
Report Post »RebelSon
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:34pmThis is what Bernanke’s press conference is about today. There’s a world-wide termite uprising. That’s why we keep printing more money. We gave them food stamps but it wasn’t enough. They ate them and the money, too.
Report Post »landman1
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:33pmI’ve seen this before! All you gotta do is follow them around and the cash will pass. Presto….good as new.
Report Post »RebelSon
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:29pmIt’s not just India. Bernanke will announce today that it’s a world-wide termite epidemic and that’s why we keep printing more and more money. We tried giving food stamps to the termites, but they ate those, too.
Report Post »travlman77
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:19pmI suppose termites will be to blame when the “Gold” in Fort Knox comes up short!
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:41pmSorry, there is no gold in Fort Knox! It was gone long ago…….
Report Post »JP4JOY
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:55pmNot the termites, the “gold bugs” will be at fault!
Report Post »travlman77
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 4:23pmNo even better the “Bush Bugs” did it!!
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:12pmAn act of revenge for building in the path of the elephant, scrimshaw and piano keys?
>reincarnation reclamation by the little army that gave ‘em some teeth
Report Post »trooper
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:11pmSo what, I throw at least 1/100,000,000 the of the food that I get for free. Fortune cookies and I THINK, THAT ABOUT IT!
Report Post »Zer0
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:05pmToo bad we cannot use termites to “eat” up trillions of our bogus, inflated, currency!
Report Post »texasfarmer
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:01pmBring them over here. That’s about all our money is worth.
Report Post »peaceuntou
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:00pmwow really funny
Report Post »Obama Snake Oil Co
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 2:58pmThese termites are the most vile of their kind Pelosimites. They eat all the money and poop on the people. The only good think about this being in india…their money has value to it…ours is just termite fodder…
Report Post »JP4JOY
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:53pmTermites probably can’t eat our money as it is printed on cotton/linen. So it won’t make as good a food for termites or anything else for that matter. Maybe we can stitch it together and wear it, the Germans used their paper money for fuel because coal cost more than the money to buy it.
Report Post »Rosey
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 2:58pmHey if only we (the US) could have that problem, maybe our dollar would be worth more than a nickle…
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:03pm‘Zackly my thoughts.
Report Post »Gary Fishaholic
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 2:57pmI think it was union termites.
Report Post »integrican
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 2:55pmSo? Print more….what could it hurt?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:15pmIs that you Ben?
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 2:54pmWho says money can buy happiness ask the termites
Report Post »Dale
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:54pmThey (the termites) were VERY happy – it’s been a while since they had such an expensive party!
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 5:58pmProbably since the last WH party that our tax dollars paid for.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 2:54pmBernake = termite …. now I understand!
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:01pmFor the right price, maybe my husband would fly over and install Sentricon around the new place.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 7:38pmPut it around Bernake!
TEA!
Report Post »cranberry
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 2:53pmSeriously? where was the money, in a paper sack at the bottom of a drawer? It certain was not
Report Post »in a safe… sheesh.
redneck
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 2:52pmMuch better story than saying the Monkey took it.
Report Post »firstHat
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 4:08pmYup… makes me think of this:
The Termite
by Ogden Nash
Some primal termite knocked on wood
Report Post »And tasted it, and found it good!
And that is why your Cousin May
Fell through the parlor floor today.
MidWestMom
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 4:50pmHaHaHaHa!!!! Thanks for the only laugh I’ve had to day!!! :P
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 2:51pmMust be Democrta termites.
Report Post »smak
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 2:58pmWhy?
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:02pmMillions of rupees eh?
Tens of dollars, gone in an instant!
Report Post »GODSAMERICA
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:15pm@Gonzo
Report Post »Actually it sounds more like what obama and his cronies are doing over here with a lot more damage, unfortunatly intentional I’m afraid.
13th Imam
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:20pmTermites ate Barry’s Birth Certificate
Report Post »Yeah, Thats the Ticket
Dustyluv
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:20pmBernanke is our termite. He is eating our cash…Thats why I have silver and gold. He cant eat that!
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:30pm“10 million rupees ($225,000/£137,000).”
You’d think they would have spent a little bit of that on a safe…. or at least a metal box.
Sheeze….we put our food in a non-eatable by termites (or rodents, coons, bears, nosy neighbors etc) when we go camping.
And this is the second time??? C’mon folks, its not a hard concept to understand.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:36pmoops! add “box” to that second paragraph……its been a long day.
Report Post »Creestof
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:49pmThey should have called Goldline!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 3:54pmWell, this is one case of money literally going to the bugs. Honestly, I do not think there is much else to say about it.
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 4:51pmNo problem just use the Obama theory on money…..Print More.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 5:09pmNot so. Those are patriotic termites, Tea Party termites. THAT’S how you handle inflation.
Send them over here and let them dine at the Fed! We’ve got too much cash floating around here.
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 6:57pmBoo Hoo rupies gone and got sent to long beach, by the termites. it would have been stolen by the same guy that got fired if the funds were in gold. shows you that banknotes aren’t worth a crap.
Report Post »Restored One
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 6:59pmThat is what is wrong here in the US, Obama is now attracting termites. Insects really like him, bees, flies & now maybe termites. Oh or it may be that the termites have infested the FED. I guess we will have to wait until 2012 for the Exterminator to come in and take care of the infestation. Can’t wait for the big tent to cover the White House.
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 7:24pmThose Termites will be pooping pennies for weeks!
Prez Poll Results…
Report Post »http://www.AmericasTeaPartyNews.com
kindling
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 7:26pmWe can’t eat silver and gold either. Put your food in glass!
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on April 27, 2011 at 8:23pmI was wrong Fiat currency is worth something, at least it’s
Report Post »good rat food….
jackrorabbit
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:51amcan we get these to go through all of the excess dollars sitting in our banks? that might help with potential inflation.
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