A friend is traveling to Germany for the Frankfurt Book Fair next week. The Euro is currently at $1.12 but it wasn't always so. Years ago the German Deutschmark was the strongest currency in Europe (except for the Swiss Franc). It was a time when a certain Japanese businessman made quarterly visits passing thru the Frankfurt Airport and each time he was given fewer DMarks in exchange for his Yen. When protesting he was told "fluctuations!" After his third visit when the man behind the window said "fluctuations!" our visitor rose up and shouted "fluct- u - Germans!"
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