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I've not heard of this particular tradition. This is really cool. Thanks for the post and the previously is helpful Paul Slade, much appreciated.
posted by Fizz at 11:03 AM on August 22, 2017
posted by Fizz at 11:03 AM on August 22, 2017
We did this alot when my father passed away 10 years ago - but mostly just the hell notes and paper gold bullion paper. My dad was the kind of man who made ALL of his own spending decisions and would have not liked us assuming he wanted a BMW when he was more of a Mercedes man.
I remember going to party in my 20's, and my hosts had decorated the walls with paper servants and clothes and other offerings to the dead that they found in a shop in Chinatown. They thought it all looked very cool, so why not decorate a house party with it. I told them what they were - and they kinda freaked out, mostly because they were worried that they were not being culturally sensitive. But it was cool and funny - and well intentioned, so no harm done really.
posted by helmutdog at 1:58 PM on August 22, 2017 [3 favorites]
I remember going to party in my 20's, and my hosts had decorated the walls with paper servants and clothes and other offerings to the dead that they found in a shop in Chinatown. They thought it all looked very cool, so why not decorate a house party with it. I told them what they were - and they kinda freaked out, mostly because they were worried that they were not being culturally sensitive. But it was cool and funny - and well intentioned, so no harm done really.
posted by helmutdog at 1:58 PM on August 22, 2017 [3 favorites]
lmao now you're reminding of several conversations i've had with one particular friend who's basically preoccupied with the concept of hell economic inflation
posted by cendawanita at 7:48 PM on August 22, 2017
posted by cendawanita at 7:48 PM on August 22, 2017
Oh, haha, now I remember, I did a post also last year: Who you gonna call?
posted by cendawanita at 7:51 PM on August 22, 2017
posted by cendawanita at 7:51 PM on August 22, 2017
I heard that Hell money was invented in the 8th century but took another 200 years before a Chinese emperor decided to use it as real money.
Gengis Khan issued paper money that " would keep it's face value for ever. " (Gengis Khan didn't believe in inflation :-)
posted by Narrative_Historian at 3:58 AM on August 23, 2017
Gengis Khan issued paper money that " would keep it's face value for ever. " (Gengis Khan didn't believe in inflation :-)
posted by Narrative_Historian at 3:58 AM on August 23, 2017
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